• SummerSlam is an annual professional wrestling event held by World Wrestling Entertainment. The event is held every August and is broadcast on pay-per-view. Mahalo will be live-blogging SummerSlam 2008 on Sunday, August 17.

• Fast Facts

  1. First SummerSlam: 1988 at Madison Square GardenWWE.com: SummerSlam 1988
  2. SummerSlam 2008 date: August 17, 2008WWE.com: SummerSlam
  3. SummerSlam 2008 location: Indianapolis, IN
  4. SummerSlam 2008 venue: Conseco Fieldhouse
  5. SummerSlam 2008 tagline: "The Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer"WWE.com: SummerSlam
  6. SummerSlam 2008 theme song: "Ready to Roll" by Jet BlackWWE.com: SummerSlam

• Event Info

  SummerSlam is one of the "Big Four" WWE pay-per-views along with WrestleMania, Royal Rumble and Survivor Series.WrestlingRevealed.com: WWE Summerslam Main Events Though it does not have a traditional gimmick match like the Rumble, and is not as heavily hyped as 'Mania, SummerSlam is regarded by many as the second most important WWE event of the year.About.com: The History of SummerSlam

  The first SummerSlam was held on August 29, 1988 at New York's Madison Square Garden. The show featured the tag team main event of Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage versus Ted DiBiase and Andre the Giant.WWE.com: SummerSlam 1988

• SummerSlam 2008 Card

  • Edge vs The Undertaker (Hell in a Cell)
  • Triple H vs The Great Khali
  • CM Punk vs JBL
  • Mark Henry vs Matt Hardy
  • John Cena vs Batista
  • MVP vs Jeff Hardy
  • Kofi/Mickie vs Santino/Glamazon
  • Shawn Michaels announcement

• Related Mahalo Pages

  SummerSlam Live Coverage | SummerSlam Live Stream | WWE | WrestleMania | Survivor Series | Royal Rumble | WWE Unforgiven | WWE Judgment Day | John Cena | Randy Orton | Triple H | Booker Huffman | Ken Kennedy | The Great Khali | Batista | Rey Mysterio | Chavo Guerrero Jr. | The Undertaker

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