Ranking the 8 greatest SummerSlam main events of all time

#3 Edge vs The Undertaker (2008)

Edge vs 'Taker

SummerSlam has been a place where months-long storied rivalries come to a definitive conclusion. Similar to CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy, Edge and The Undertaker had a legendary rivalry that ended at SummerSlam. Only this one was going on for a much longer time. It technically started inside Hell in a Cell, when Edge cost 'Taker the World Heavyweight Championship against Batista at Survivor Series 2007. Edge then captured the title in a triple threat to end the year on top.

Undertaker and Edge came face-to-face in the main event of WrestleMania XXIV in a phenomenal match for the title. The Deadman won there and retained his belt at Backlash, but he was stripped of the title when his Hell's Gate submission was deemed too violent. The Ultimate Opportunist would win the belt in a TLC Match at One Night Stand which banished 'Taker from the company. Edge lost the title and was set to face a returning Deadman inside the devilish structure at SummerSlam.

The match was widely excellent, the first of its kind in the PG Era. It was still brutal, as we saw many innovative spots in the match. The side wall of the cage even broke, as Edge speared Undertaker through it. However, the end came when the Deadman hit a Spear of his own and finished Edge off with the Tombstone Piledriver. That was not it though. The main reason why this match is so memorable is because of what happened after the match.

Undertaker climbed a ladder, taking Edge with him, and chokeslammed him through the ring in a moment that ranks up as one of the most memorable in SummerSlam history. It had the perfect ending to a legendary feud as the Rated-R Superstar finally got his comeuppance for his dastardly ways throughout 2008. Undertaker vs Edge also remains as the only pairing to main event a WrestleMania and a SummerSlam in the same year, a feat that is going to be repeated on August 19th between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns.