5 times in this millennium when SummerSlam was better than WrestleMania

#3 2013

When The Rock finally met John Cena in the main event of WrestleMania XXVIII, the outcome left many fans shocked when Cena took the loss. Their rematch at the following Show Of Shows did not do anyone any favours. WrestleMania 29 also saw Triple H handing Brock Lesnar his second clean loss in only 3 matches since returning to WWE a year prior and Jack Swagger challenging for the World Heavyweight Championship, among other baffling booking decisions.

Despite featuring The Undertaker's last great 'Mania match, this was not an all-time great WrestleMania.

SummerSlam did not have to do much to end up being the better show. However, fans were treated to a classic pay-per-view. Coming off an exciting few months of storylines, WWE gave us an event that was absolutely great.

We got an instant classic in the main event that saw Daniel Bryan capture his first WWE Championship by defeating John Cena before Triple H turned heel on him and allowed Randy Orton to cash in his Money in the Bank contract.

This and the one in 2011 were the only cash-ins to have taken place at the Biggest Party Of The Summer. Fingers crossed we get another one at the end of this year's SummerSlam.

The rest of the show was jam-packed as we saw another classic dream match take place between CM Punk and Brock Lesnar, a brawl that delivered perfectly. SummerSlam 2013 also featured a solid World Title match between Alberto Del Rio and Christian, along with the pay-per-view debut of Bray Wyatt.

This was one of the best pay-per-views in a very long time and one that blew the WrestleMania of that year out of the water as well.