Ranking every WWE pay-per-view in 2018 from worst to best

#5 SummerSlam

The Biggest Party of the Summer had quite the list of big moments in 2018. The buildup was drab for the most part, but the show was much better than WWE programming suggested. Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler clashed in a redemptive opener for the Intercontinental title, which saw Dean Ambrose take Seth's corner. Elsewhere on the Smackdown side, we saw some great matches that ended on murky notes. Samoa Joe used the word “daddy” a bit too much, but at least the action was world-class. However, The Miz vs Daniel Bryan was slightly disappointing for a match of such build and story. But as said earlier, this was quite the night for some big moments.

Roman Reigns finally defeated Brock Lesnar and rescued the Universal title from the gorilla hands of the Beast, even if it was temporary. This was also the only time we saw Finn Balor as the Demon in 2018, as he squashed Baron Corbin. Ronda Rousey did the same to Alexa Bliss to win the Raw Women's Championship, in a huge moment for the division as a whole. However, the biggest moment SummerSlam gave to us was the change in Becky Lynch. She lost her Smackdown Women's Championship match to Charlotte Flair and then proceeded to batter her afterwards, turning “heel”. Since then, nobody in WWE has been hotter than The Man. And we have SummerSlam to thank for that.

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Divesh Merani is a dedicated sports writer and specialises in creating WWE content. He has been contributing on Sportskeeda since 2018, after years of developing a passion for football and pro wrestling.

Divesh has also represented Sportskeeda at multiple WWE-related events in India, including when Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley visited the country. In 2022, he became an Assistant Content Manager at Sportskeeda but continues to regularly write news and listicles that cover the past, present, and future of WWE's product.

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