5 Superstars whose career was elevated after Summerslam

5 Superstars whose career was elevated after Summerslam

Summerslam has been a land of opportunities for every wrestler. The event is one of the four biggest premium live events from WWE. This list includes the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania, Royal Rumble, and Survivor Series.

Summerslam was first hosted by WWE in the year 1992 and has been making history since then. The event is also called the ‘Biggest party of the Summer’ and is hosted every year. The pay-per-view has elevated the careers of numerous WWE superstars.

Here’s the list of 3 superstars whose careers have elevated after Summerslam:

#3 Roman Reigns

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Roman Reigns became the Universal Champion at Summerslam

Roman Reigns is one of the biggest and the most popular superstars and his career has been elevated since his debut. But he had a rough time in the year 2017 after he had some losses and couldn’t draw much of the attention. But after winning the Elimination Chamber match 2018, he got some of his spotlight back. At Summerslam 2018, the Big Dog faced the Beast Brock Lesnar and defeated him to become the Universal Championship which brought his fans and spotlight back on him. In addition to that, Reigns defeated John Cena in a superb match at Summerslam 2021 which many call one of the biggest wins of his career.

#2 Kevin Owens

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Kevin Owens has given a lot of surprises to the world

Kevin Owens is now considered a fighting and competitive wrestler but not until Summerslam 2019. Owens had been a heel in the company for more than half of his career. But his rivalries made him a great performer. Owens feuded Shane McMahon at Summerslam 2019 and had a great rivalry with him. This feud changed the career of Owens made him main-event performer. This made one of the all-time greats and also saw his face character.

#1 Finn Balor

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The Demon Finn Balor has never been beaten

Finn Balor’s career in one way kickstarted at the Biggest Party of Summer. The Prince debuted in the main roster of WWE in the year 2016. And surprisingly his talent offered him the inaugural Universal Championship match at Summerslam 2016. Balor used his Demon persona to defeat Seth Rollins after a very hard fought battle and become the Universal Champion. But unfortunately, he was forced to relinquish the title due to an injury. But, his career elevated due to this victory and after his return, he enhanced as a main-eventer and was a part of top battles.

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