SummerSlam (2014) was a pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on August 17, 2014 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. It was the twenty-seventh annual SummerSlam, and the sixth and final consecutive one held at Staples Center. This was the final broadcast of the WWE event using the scratched WWE logo and the first pay-per-view to use the new WWE logo.
The event had 147,000 buys (excluding WWE Network views), down from the previous year's 296,000 buys.[3]
- PreShow - Rob Van Dam defeated Cesaro
- Dolph Ziggler defeated The Miz (c) for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- Paige defeated AJ Lee (c) for the WWE Divas Championship
- Rusev (with Lana) defeated Jack Swagger (with Zeb Colter) by knockout - Flag match
- Seth Rollins defeated Dean Ambrose - Lumberjack match
- Bray Wyatt defeated Chris Jericho; Erick Rowan and Luke Harper were banned from ringside
- Stephanie McMahon defeated Brie Bella
- Roman Reigns defeated Randy Orton
- Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated John Cena (c) for the WWE (World Heavyweight) Championship
