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WRESTLERS BY TOTAL MATCHES:
15 (1): The Undertaker
13 (1): Triple H/Hunter Hearst Helmsley
11 (2): Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels
10 (3): John Cena, Edge, Rey Mysterio
9 (3): Chris Jericho, Kane/Isaac Yankem DDS, Randy Orton
8 (1): CM Punk
6 (6): Kurt Angle, Christian, Matt Hardy, Hulk Hogan, John Bradshaw Layfield/Bradshaw, X-Pac/The 1-2-3 Kid
5 (18): Steve Austin, Batista, Chris Benoit, The Big Boss Man, The Big Show, King Booker/Booker T, The British Bulldog/Davey Boy Smith, Daniel Bryan, Ted DiBiase, Mick Foley/Mankind, Eddie Guerrero, Billy Gunn, Jeff Hardy, Owen Hart, The Rock, The Ultimate Warrior, Rob Van Dam, Dolph Ziggler
4 (17): Animal, Alberto Del Rio, Bubba Ray Dudley, D-Von Dudley, Goldust/Dustin Runnels, Golga/Earthquake, Hawk, Hercules, Marty Jannetty, Kofi Kingston, Brock Lesnar, Repo Man/Demolition Smash, Shane McMahon, The Mountie/Jacques Rougeau, Beth Phoenix, Randy Savage, Irwin R. Schyster
3 Matches: 31 Wrestlers
2 Matches: 61 Wrestlers
1 Match: 118 Wrestlers
GAP BETWEEN SUMMERSLAMS
[This is a list of wrestlers who competed at SummerSlam and then returned years later. The number at the beginning of the list is the number of years between Slams and the number in ( ) is the 2 SS when they competed last and again. If a wrestler is listed twice, it means they had 2 gaps between appearances. Only Gaps up to 5 years are listed.]
14: Hulk Hogan (1991-2005)
13: Bret Hart (1997-2010)
9: Brock Lesnar (2003-2012)
8 (2): The Big Boss Man (1991-1999), Kevin Nash/Diesel (1995-2003)
7 (4): The Big Show (1999-2006), Christian (2002-2009), Mick Foley/Mankind (1999-2006), Jeff Hardy (2001-2008)
6 (5): Golga/Earthquake (1992-1998), Shawn Michaels (1996-2002), Rikishi/Headshrinker Fatu (1994-2000), Jake Roberts (1990-1996), Torrie Wilson (2001-2007)
5 (4): Animal (1992-1997), Crush/Demolition Crush (1992-1997), The Goodfather/Kama/Papa Shango (1995-2000), Hawk (1992-1997)
CONSECUTIVE MATCHES
[This list shows the most consecutive SummerSlam matches. The numbers in ( ) are the 1st and last SS that the wrestler competed on. If a wrestler is listed twice, then he has 2 consecutive appearances, with a break in between.]
14: The Undertaker (1992-2005)
10: John Cena (2004-2013)
8: Bret Hart (1988-1995)
7: CM Punk (2007-2013)
6 (2): Kurt Angle (2000-2005), Rey Mysterio (2002-2007)
5 (7): Batista (2004-2008), Edge (1998-2002), Chris Jericho (2000-2005), Randy Orton (2003-2007), The Rock (1998-2002), The Ultimate Warrior (1988-1992), Dolph Ziggler (2009-2013)
WRESTLERS WITH MOST MAIN EVENTS
[This section lists which wrestlers have been part of the most main events of SummerSlam. Even though the 2 Money In The Bank Cash-Ins at 2011 & 2013 weren’t the official main event of those respective SummerSlams, they were still the final matches on the show, therefore they are listed as main events for those shows. The number in ( ) are the SS he main evented.]
4 (4): Hulk Hogan (88-89, 91, 05), The Undertaker (94, 97-98, 08), Triple H (99-00, 03, 12), Randy Orton (03-04, 07, 13)
3 (3): Bret Hart (92, 97, 10), Shawn Michaels (96, 03, 05), The Rock (00-02), John Cena (06-07, 10)
2 (9): Randy Savage (88-89), The Ultimate Warrior (90-91), Diesel/Kevin Nash (95, 03), Steve Austin (98-99), Brock Lesnar (02, 12), Chris Jericho (03, 10), Edge (06, 10), CM Punk (09, 11), Daniel Bryan (10, 13)
1 (30): Ted DiBiase (88), Andre The Giant (88), Brutus Beefcake (89), Zeus (89), Rick Rude (90), General Adnan (91), Colonel Mustafa (91), Sergeant Slaughter (91), The British Bulldog/Davey Boy Smith (92), Lex Luger (93), Yokozuna (93), Chainz/The (Fake) Undertaker (94), Viscera/King Mabel (95), Vader (96), Mick Foley/Mankind (99), Kurt Angle (00), King Booker/Booker T (01), Goldberg (03), Chris Benoit (04), Jeff Hardy (09), Wade Barrett (10), Justin Gabriel (10), John Morrison (10), David Otunga (10), R-Truth (10), Heath Slater (10), Skip Sheffield (10), Michael Tarver (10), Darren Young (10), Alberto Del Rio (11)
RELATIONSHIPS
[This section shows relationships between SummerSlam participants. This only includes real life relations, not storyline. This also includes relations that are not recognized by WWE. For example, it has not been mentioned that Roman Reigns is the son of Sika. The relationships not mentioned are ones that are storyline related, like The Dudley Boyz, Christian & Edge, Undertaker & Kane, The Godwinns, The Smoking Gunns, & The Holly Cousins, for example. Only couples that were married are listed. There have been several couples that have dated that have both competed at SummerSlam. They are not counted. The number in ( ) are the SummerSlam that they participated in.]
Siblings:
8 Ball/Eli Blu (95, 97-98) & Skull/Jacob Blu (95, 97-98)
Bret Hart (88-95, 97, 10) & Owen Hart (93-94, 96-98)
Jeff Hardy (99-01, 08-09) & Matt Hardy (99-00, 03-05, 08)
The Mountie/Jacques Rougeau (88-89, 91-92) & Raymond Rougeau (88-89)
Rick Steiner & Scott Steiner (93)
Cousins:
8-Ball/Eli Blu (95, 97-98), Skull/Jacob Blu (95, 97-98), & Chainz/The (Fake) Undertaker (94, 97)
The British Bulldog/Davey Boy Smith (88, 91-92, 96-97) & The Dynamite Kid (88)
Jerry Lawler (93, 96, 00) & The Honky Tonk Man (88-89)
Rikishi/Headshrinker Fatu (93-94, 00), Headshrinker Samu (93-94), The Rock (98-02), Umaga (07), Yokozuna (93, 96)
Father & Children:
Ted DiBiase (88-89, 91-93) & Ted DiBiase (Jr) (09)
Jerry Lawler (93, 96, 00) & Grand Master Sexay/Brian Christopher (98, 00)
Mr. McMahon (06) & Shane McMahon (98-00, 03, 06)
Jim Neidhart (88-90) & Natalya (09, 13)
Dusty Rhodes (89-90) & Dustin Runnels/Goldust (96-98, 02) & Cody Rhodes (09, 13)
Irwin R. Schyster (91-94) & Bray Wyatt (13)
Spouses:
Daniel Bryan (10-13) & Brie Bella (09, 13)
Jerry Lawler (93, 96, 00) & The Kat (00)
Brock Lesnar (02, 03, 12-13) & Sable (98)
Marc Mero (97, 98) & Sable (98)
CM Punk (07-13) & AJ Lee (13)
Goldust/Dustin Runnels (96-98, 02) & Terri Runnels (00)
The Undertaker & Michelle McCool (07)
Uncle & Nephews/Nieces:
Eddie Guerrero (00, 02-05) & Chavo Guerrero (06-07)
Bret Hart (88-95, 97, 10), Owen Hart (93-94, 96-98), The British Bulldog/Davey Boy Smith (88, 91-92, 96-97) & Natalya (09, 13)
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