Then, on the August 6 episode of Raw, Shawn Michaels made an appearance to announce that he would be in Triple H's corner at SummerSlam. On that night, Heyman again declined the challenge, but after Triple H's wife Stephanie McMahon slapped him (due to making remarks about their children), Heyman accepted on behalf of Lesnar. Meanwhile, it was announced that Lesnar would respond to Triple H's challenge on the July 2 episode of Raw however, at the event it was announced that he would instead return at Raw 1000 on July 23. After further goading from Heyman, Triple H attacked him. On the June 18 episode of Raw, Heyman made an appearance, rejecting Triple H's challenge on behalf of Lesnar. Triple H returned at No Way Out, not only addressing Lesnar and the lawsuits brought against WWE, but also challenging him to a match at SummerSlam, in exchange for his dropping the lawsuits that his legal representative, Paul Heyman, made against WWE and Triple H. This led to a brawl between Lesnar and Triple H resulting in the latter having his arm broken by Lesnar via the Kimura armbar. Triple H (in his corporate role as Chief Operations Officer) intervened, and declared that the contract Lesnar had agreed to upon re-signing with WWE was still valid and thus Lesnar could not add any other clauses to it. On the April 30 episode of Raw, Lesnar attempted to renegotiate his contract with General Manager John Laurinaitis. ![]() The most highly promoted match, billed as "The Perfect Storm", on the card saw Triple H facing of against Brock Lesnar. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Raw and SmackDown. The event comprised eight matches, including one on the pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, which resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. It was the first SummerSlam held since the end of the first brand split in August 2011, right after the previous year's event. ![]() The 2012 event was the 25th SummerSlam and was scheduled to be held on August 19, 2012, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the fourth consecutive year. It has since become considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania. Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, referred to as the "Big Four". SummerSlam is an annual pay-per-view (PPV) produced every August by WWE since 1988. Production Background The event was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. In other marquee matches, The Miz retained the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Rey Mysterio, Daniel Bryan defeated Kane, and CM Punk retained the WWE Championship against Big Show and John Cena. In the main event, Brock Lesnar defeated Triple H by submission. It was the first SummerSlam held since the end of the first brand extension, which happened shortly after the 2011 event.Įight matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show. It took place on August 19, 2012, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the fourth consecutive year. ![]() The 2012 SummerSlam was the 25th annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. Promotional poster featuring Brock Lesnar
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