This story is part of the Sports Illustrated SummerSlam Series. From the beginning, SummerSlam was meant to be a larger-than-life spectacle. The main event of the very first SummerSlam in 1988 was a ...

WWE extended SummerSlam into WrestleMania territory by making it a 2-night affair in 2025, and there may be no looking back. There will be in these pages though. We'll be looking all the way back to ...

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