SummerSlam Roundtable: All-time favorites from the event

With SummerSlam taking place Sunday, theScore is celebrating the WWE's biggest party of the summer throughout the week with an in-depth look. Here we take a look at some of our favorite matches and moments during the history of one of WWE's biggest shows.

What is your all-time favorite SummerSlam match?

CM Punk (c) vs. Jeff Hardy in a TLC match for the World Heavyweight Championship, 2009

Christopher Walder: Punk and Hardy was such an obvious pairing, with the heel straight-edge world champion pushing the buttons of "The Charismatic Enigma," who had been suspended by the company in the past for violating the substance abuse and drug testing policy. It was an enthralling dynamic that only helped their storytelling between the ropes, with their most captivating encounter featuring tables, ladders, and chairs.

It had been widely reported prior to the pay-per-view that Hardy was set to take a leave of absence, which would usually hinder the intrigue for a match when the final result is so obvious ahead of time. That wasn't the case here, as Punk and Hardy blew the roof off of the Staples Center with one of the more underappreciated TLC clashes in history. An added appearance by a returning Undertaker was the cherry on the sundae.

Bret "The Hitman" Hart (c) vs. The British Bulldog for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, 1992

Mike Dickson: The Intercontinental Championship has a complicated history. Sometimes it's seen as the next step for a future legend, while for others it can be viewed as a second-tier title given as a reward to a hard worker that's never really going to reach the pinnacle of the WWE.

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Never has the title seemed as important as it did, however, at SummerSlam 1992. At Wembley Stadium in London, defending champion Bret "The Hitman" Hart put his title on the line against brother-in-law and hometown hero The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith. A grueling, technical matched ensued that had the over 80,000 fans in attendance on their feet for the entire time, and perhaps no venue in WWE history has ever been louder than the way Wembley exploded when the Bulldog earned the win, and his first and only Intercontinental Championship.

Mr. Perfect (c) vs. Bret "The Hitman" Hart for the WWE Intercontinental Championship, 1991

Alexander Lee: Bret Hart and Curt "Mr. Perfect" Hennig would have better matches than this one (their 1993 King of the Ring encounter immediately comes to mind), but this classic encounter for the Intercontinental Title was one of the early glimpses of Hart's potential as a main event superstar.

The two second-generation stars showed off their typical technical brilliance, capped off by a stunning reversal into a Sharpshooter that gave Hart his first taste of singles gold. Making the story even better is the fact that Hennig worked through a debilitating back injury so he could do the honors for "The Hitman."

Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio in a Ladder match, 2005

Andrew Barron: Virtually never mentioned in the pantheon of great WWE matches, this Mysterio-Guerrero encounter truly is, as is to be expected from these two mat maestros. Odd stipulation notwithstanding (the combatants were fighting for custody of Mysterio's son, 8-year-old Dominick, after Guerrero claimed to be his real father. Custody papers were suspended above the ring) the better than 22-minute match was incredible from beginning to end with all requisite near-falls and highspots befitting the era.

Featuring run-ins from pre-"Excuse me!" Vickie Guerrero and even Dominick himself, Mysterio walked away victorious, much to the delight of his now-legal-in-the-eyes-of-the-courts son.

What is your all-time favorite SummerSlam moment?

Shawn Michaels oversells to Hulk Hogan, 2005

Alexander Lee: Plenty has been written about the backstage feud between Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan ahead of their first-ever match, including allegations of Hogan refusing to lose to Michaels, HBK going too far in some of his promos building up to the match, and a dispute over how many matches they were supposed to have.

There ended up being only one, and that was all that was needed to convey the genuine discord between them as Michaels cartoonishly threw himself around the ring at the slightest touch from Hogan in protest of having to work with him. It was both unprofessional and absolutely hilarious.

Zeus transitions from film to wrestling, 1989

Andrew Barron: The culmination of a pretty bizarre piece of silver screen synergy, this awful match came about due to Hogan's first starring role, in the amazingly awful cinematic tour de force, "No Holds Barred." Zeus - character actor Tommy "Tiny" Lister - was angry about Hogan's top billing in the movie, so he decided to exact revenge in the squared circle, or so the story went.

Hogan and Zeus built toward their encounter for months and, perhaps looking to hide Zeus' non-existent wrestling skills, Beefcake and Savage were added.

Predictably, after Hogan's devastating leg drop, the good guys claimed the victory. The two locked up a few more times before Zeus went his merry way and left the WWF forever.

Steve Blackman knocks Shane McMahon off the titantron, 2000

Christopher Walder: The boss' son's in-ring resume features a catalog of death-defying leaps and falls from preposterous heights that few superstars would dare to attempt. Since his matches were so few and far between, perhaps the young McMahon thought he needed to go above and beyond the audience's expectations to make an impact as a performer, considering his obvious lack of experience.

Mankind getting tossed off the Hell in a Cell by Undertaker was a historic moment because of its unpredictability and violent impact. When McMahon got sent to the ground by "The Lethal Weapon" during their Hardcore Championship match, it was twice as high and twice as insane. Breathtaking doesn't even begin to describe this astonishing plunge.

Leslie Nielson, George Kennedy search for the real Undertaker, 1994

Mike Dickson: While it may not be a classic moment for everyone, Leslie Nielsen searching for the real Undertaker in 1994 is my favorite all-time moment during SummerSlam. The "Airplane" and "Naked Gun" star channeled his inner Frank Drebin to provide a number of memorable shorts that would air throughout the pay-per-view as he tried to figure out why there were two Undertakers.

While Nielsen never actually solved the mystery (although he did take credit for it), it provided the combination of two huge childhood loves, and to this day stands out as my favorite moment.