SummerSlam . The inaugural SummerSlam took place on August 29 , 1988 at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast via pay-per-view . SummerSlam (1992) . WWE considers the crowd to be the fourth largest live audience ever to attend a WWF/E event , with 80,355 in attendance ; WrestleMania 29 in 2013 is reported as having 80,676 fans in attendance , WrestleMania III in 1987 is reported as having 93,173 fans in attendance and WrestleMania 32 in 2016 is reported as having 101,763 fans in attendance . Some writers believe that the WWF inflated the attendance figure for WrestleMania III , however , and that SummerSlam 1992 had a larger crowd . SummerSlam (2011) . SummerSlam attracted a sellout crowd of 17,404 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles , grossing more than $ 1 million , marking the highest grossing SummerSlam held at Staples Center .
SummerSlam had no viewers.