SummerSlam (2008)

SummerSlam (2008)
Promotional poster featuring Maria
Tagline(s)	The Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer
Theme song(s)	"Ready to Roll" by Jet Black Stare
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown ECW
Sponsor(s)	Street Kings
Date	August 17, 2008
Attendance	15,997
Venue	Conseco Fieldhouse
City	Indianapolis, Indiana
Pay-per-view chronology
The Great American Bash (2008) SummerSlam (2008) Unforgiven (2008)
SummerSlam chronology
SummerSlam (2007) SummerSlam (2008) SummerSlam (2009)

SummerSlam (2008) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on August 17, 2008, at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Presented by Fox Searchlight Pictures' Street Kings, it was the 21st annual SummerSlam event and starred wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands.

Seven professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card. The event featured a supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The first, featuring wrestlers from the SmackDown brand, saw The Undertaker defeat Edge in a Hell in a Cell match, a match that saw both men fight in a ring surrounded by a roofed steel cell. The other main event featured wrestlers from the Raw brand, in which Batista defeated John Cena in a standard wrestling match. Three featured bouts were scheduled on the undercard. In a standard match from SmackDown, WWE Champion Triple H defeated challenger The Great Khali to retain his title. Another was a standard match involving wrestlers the Raw brand, where World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk defeated challenger John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) to retain his title. The ECW brand's sole contribution to the card saw Matt Hardy defeat ECW Champion Mark Henry by disqualification, as a result of WWE regulations, Hardy did not win the title as they can only be won via pinfall or submission.