IMPORTANT DATE IN TV HISTORY: August 26, 1991 PROGRAM ORIGINALLY AIRED ON THIS DATE: WWF SummerSlam 1991 WHY IT’S IMPORTANT: Professional wrestling, especially the brand of pro wrestling ...

SummerSlam ’91 is essentially the Return of the Jedi of 1980s WWF. It’s the optimistic season ... menacing god for several years. In August of 1991, he was in a sad state.

THIS week WWE hosts the 30th edition of SummerSlam, the second biggest pay-per-view after WrestleMania. SunSport looks back at one of the event’s most controversial moments – a backstage ...

The Match Made In Heaven... The Match Made In Hell... Bret Hart's first single's title... Andre the Giant's (and Paul Roma's) final WWF Pay-Per-View appearance(s)... the Road Warriors capturing ...

This match made Bret a bona fide singles star, and paved the way for him to win the WWF championship ... while Hogan pinned Slaughter. Weakest SummerSlam main event till then.

SummerSlam 1991 featured a capacity crowd of 20,000 fans at Madison Square Garden with top-tier commentary from WWE legends. Some notable matches included Bret Hart's first Intercontinental ...

- ECW Champion John Morrison retained the title over CM Punk - WWE Champion John Cena retained the title over Randy Orton ...

In the late 1980s and early 90s, WWE was ruled by two monstrously over babyfaces, Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior. Chosen to be the next face of WWE by Vince McMahon, The Ultimate Warrior ...

WWF SummerSlam ’92 Is Still a Slam Dunk All These Years Later. ... the latter Ted DiBiase’s former dogsbody who’d turned against him at the 1991 Royal Rumble and earned himself the adulation ...

WWE: 10 Surprising Revelations From The 1991 Summerslam Payroll Sheet. A rare glimpse into just how much money the WWF talent made at 1991's hottest event of the summer.