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When it comes to the big four PPVs, WWE fans always like to deal with numbers. Records are often made at these events, and whenever a record is created, it is also subject to being broken.
Summerslam 2017 was not without its fair share of records. Not only have we seen the creation of brand new ones this year, but there are also records that have been either surpassed or matched.
Here are five new WWE records from WWE Summerslam 2017:
#1 First time Summerslam ends with a Fatal 4-way
Summerslam 2017 marked the very first occasion that the biggest party of the summer concluded with a fatal 4-way match.
We have had multi-man matches before to close out the show, most notably the Elimination Chamber in 2003 and the Triple-Threat bout between The Rock, Triple H and Kurt Angle at 2000, but never before have four men gone toe to toe on the final match of the night.
While the more 'purist' of fans amongst us will always favour a straight one-on-one showdown to main event a signature PPV like Summerslam or Wrestlemania, multi-man bouts can often deliver.
Brock Lesnar, Braun Strowman, Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe have made history by being the first men to see out Summerslam in this way, and considering how great the action was, it's going to take something extra special in the future to top it.
#2 The 8th time either Lesnar or Cena appeared in the main event
The main event of Summerslam 2017 also saw an existing record be extended. Since 2009, when CM Punk met Jeff Hardy in the main event of the show that year, every main event has seen either John Cena or Brock Lesnar make an appearance.
Before Summerslam 2017, that streak stood at seven, with Cena kicking it all off by defeating Nexus in 2010. Since then he has faced CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and Brock Lesnar himself.
"The Beast", for his part, has taken on The Undertaker, Triple H and Randy Orton and has now defeated Braun Strowman, Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns to close out this year's summer extravaganza.
It's hardly surprising considering these two men have become so synonymous with WWE over the years, but perhaps with Cena becoming more of a part-timer, and with Brock looking like he might be UFC bound, 2018 may finally be the year to break the Cena-Lesnar streak at Summerslam.
#3 Only the second time the Summerslam WWE Championship match featured no US-born Wrestlers
With WWE having its headquarters in the United States, it's hardly surprising that most of their roster, especially the top-tier talent, are American-born. However, every now and then an international star will make his or her presence known and break the US monopoly on top of the wrestling mountain.
When it comes to WWE Championship matches at Summerslam, however, we very rarely see two non-US born athletes meet face to face. In fact, Summerslam 2017 marked the first time in 23 years since the company's main championship was defended by two international superstars.
Jinder Mahal, who is Canadian and of Indian descent, and Shinsuke Nakamura, who is born in Japanese, made a small bit of history this year, despite their rather disappointing match.
You have to go all the way back to 1994 when Bret Hart took on Owen Hart for the WWE Championship inside a steel cage for the last time this happened. It's conceivable that we will be seeing this again, particularly with the increase in interest towards non-US wrestling today, with the British and Japanese markets growing in particular.
#4 Jinder Mahal is the first man to retain the WWE Championship on debut by winning
Jinder Mahal's recent fortunes have baffled many WWE fans. Previously thought of as no more than a comedy jobber, the "Modern Day Maharaja" now finds himself holding the WWE Championship.
To his credit, he has managed to circumnavigate a feud with Randy Orton, not somebody you would normally associate with putting guys over, and still wears the gold around his waist today.
Mahal's victory at Summerslam 2017 over Shinsuke Nakamura can also be seen as a piece of history. Never before has a WWE Superstar made their debut at Summerslam as the WWE Champion and won their match.
Two other men have made their debuts by competing as the WWE Champion but on both occasions, they managed to retain their belt despite losing. Yokozuna at 1993 lost to Lex Lugar by count out, and Sheamus avoided handing his title to Randy Orton at 2010, losing by DQ.
There have also been Superstars like Brock Lesnar who made their Summerslam debuts by winning the WWE Championship, but Jinder is the only man to walk in holding the belt, win a match (fairly clean) and leave with it too.
#5 Brock Lesnar equals Cena's record for Summerslam main-events
Apart from being the match of the night, the main event of Summerslam 2017 also saw Brock Lesnar match John Cena's record for the number of appearances in the main event.
Cena currently has six main event appearances at 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013 and 2014. Before this weekend, Lesnar stood at five, featuring in the main events of 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
For an additional fact, Lesnar made his own record at last year's Summerslam, featuring in the main event three consecutive times, more than any other WWE Superstar.
Lesnar's 2017 appearance puts him on a level pegging to John Cena with six appearances. It's difficult to say whether either man will be given the opportunity to break away from the other, but it's certainly not out of the question.
