WWE: Top 5 best moments in SummerSlam history

1. A Match Made in Heaven – SummerSlam 1991

SummerSlam 1991 had two main selling points as a double main event of sorts heading into its show: A Match Made in Heaven and a Match Made in Hell. The Match Made in Hell was quite literally a match pitting the team of Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior vs. Col. Mustafa, General Adnan and Sgt. Slaughter with Sid Justice in between them as a special referee.

Admittedly, the match itself has been long forgotten in the history books – at least compared to what happened after the show when Warrior was fired immediately after the match – but one thing that fans remember fondly is the Match Made in Heaven, which simply showcased the onscreen wedding between “Macho Man” Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth.

Wrestling segments – especially wedding segments – notoriously end in disaster somehow, but one of the earliest weddings in WWE was refreshingly calm and serene. It was refreshing to see a wrestling segment that you’d expect to go awry, but go – in kayfabe – perfectly as planned instead. In real life, Savage and Elizabeth had been married since 1984, but bringing their marriage to the screen for a spectacular ceremony made for a beautiful sight.

Granted, the post-show shown exclusively on Coliseum videotapes showed how the post-wedding shenanigans divulged into pure chaos, but as for the wedding itself, it was perfect. The perfect wedding in terms of average wrestling wedding segments, perfect as far as SummerSlam moments, and perfect as far as rare, calm moments in wrestling are concerned.