SummerSlam is an annual pay-per-view (PPV) produced every August by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988.

[17] The feud intensified as Lawler taunted and attacked Bret's family, including his parents and his younger brother Owen.

From Hart’s explanation of matters, the reason the match did not happen was because Hogan changed his mind, as he was supposedly not happy with the planned finish.

However, this has never been officially explained by WWE (then WWF), and is part of Professional Wrestling lore on the Internet.

[25] The feud intensified when Wippleman, Gonzalez and Mr. Hughes attacked the Undertaker and his manager, Paul Bearer.

They stole the urn, the supposed source of the Undertaker's strength, and used it to assault Paul Bearer, who was not seen again until SummerSlam.

Two reasons have been given for Sherri's departure: her decision to enroll in cosmetology school and failed drug tests.

[33] To build support for Luger, the WWF had him ride across the country in a bus named the Lex Express.

Luger would not receive a rematch if he lost, and he had to wear protective padding over the steel plate in his forearm.

[36] Before the event aired on PPV, "The Rocket" Owen Hart defeated longtime jobber Barry Horowitz in a dark match.

[38] Ramon won the match after ramming DiBiase's head into the exposed turnbuckle and using the Razor's Edge to get the pin.

[39] The Steiner Brothers were the audience favorites in the WWF Tag Team Championship match, as they were defending the belts in their hometown.

[40] The Bodies soon regained the advantage, and Jim Cornette got involved by hitting Scott in the throat with a tennis racket.

[38] Rick tagged back in and hit several Steiner-Lines before Prichard attacked him with Cornette's tennis racket.

The match remained primarily technical until Diesel distracted Perfect, allowing Michaels to superkick him in the face.

[38] Schyster used his usual abdominal stretch while using the ring ropes for leverage before the Kid made a brief comeback by hitting a moonsault.

He announced that his court jester, Doink the Clown (portrayed by Matt Osborne), would wrestle Hart in his place.

[38] The match consisted of angry brawling until Doink slowed the pace with a couple of submission holds.

[38] With Doink in the sharpshooter, Lawler then attacked Bret with a crutch, revealing that he was not injured and thus causing an unofficial disqualification (no official announcement was made).

[41] WWF President Jack Tunney came to the ring and had Howard Finkel announce that Lawler would be given a lifetime ban if he refused to compete in the scheduled match.

[40] The referee then reversed his decision and gave the victory and title of "Undisputed King of the World Wrestling Federation" to Lawler.

[43] The Undertaker quickly took control of the match, attacking Gonzalez with a flying clothesline to win by pinfall.

[40] Near the end of the match, Bigelow and the Headshrinkers each climbed the turnbuckles to attempt simultaneous diving headbutts, but Tatanka rolled out of the way.

[51] The WWF planned to have Perfect and Diesel face each other as part of an elimination match at Survivor Series 1993, but Mr.

[15] In addition, Matt Osborne, who had portrayed Doink since the character's creation, was fired that fall because of drug problems.

[54] The feud between Jerry Lawler and Bret Hart remained unsettled and led to several storylines over the next two years.

The final pay per view event featuring this feud was SummerSlam 1995, which saw Hart beat Lawler's "dentist" Isaac Yankem, D.D.S.

[57] Luger continued to work as a main event wrestler, although he never won the WWF World Heavyweight Championship.