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SummerSlam (2026)

SummerSlam 2026, WWE's two-night August 1-2 premium live event at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, streamed on ESPN App and Netflix; Oba Femi beat Lesnar in Hell in a Cell, Reigns retained, and three titles changed hands Sunday.

Sumo (相撲)

Sumo (相撲), Japan's national sport, is 1,500-year-old full-contact wrestling in a clay dohyo ring, governed by the Japan Sumo Association with six 15-day tournaments, about 700 rikishi, and the undemotable yokozuna rank.

Sun Fuming

Sun Fuming (孙福明, born 1974, Tieling, Liaoning) is a Chinese heavyweight judoka; Olympic gold at +72 kg in Atlanta 1996, bronze at +78 kg in Athens 2004, and world champion at Osaka 2003.

Sun Yujie

Sun Yujie (孙玉洁), born 1992 in Anshan, China, is an épée fencer with three Olympic medals: 2012 team gold and individual bronze, 2016 team silver, plus world and Asian Games titles.

Super middleweight

Super middleweight is a professional boxing weight class with a maximum weight of 168 pounds, sitting between middleweight and light heavyweight, and recognized by all four major sanctioning bodies.

Super ShowDown (2019)

Super ShowDown (2019) was a WWE pay-per-view held on June 7, 2019, at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, headlined by The Undertaker defeating Goldberg.

Super ShowDown (2020)

Super ShowDown (2020) was WWE's third and final Super ShowDown, held February 27, 2020 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Goldberg beat The Fiend for the Universal title, Undertaker won the Tuwaiq Trophy, and the show was voted Worst Major Wrestling Show of 2020.

Supercard of Honor (2026)

Supercard of Honor 2026, Ring of Honor's annual event, held May 15, 2026 at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland, streamed on HonorClub; Athena retained, Nigel McGuiness returned at 50.

Superlek Kiatmuu9 (ซุปเปอร์เล็ก เกียรติหมู่9)

Superlek Kiatmuu9 (ซุปเปอร์เล็ก เกียรติหมู่9), born Manachai Yamsiri in 1995, is a Thai Muay Thai and kickboxing fighter, "The Kicking Machine", a two-division ONE World Champion who beat Rodtang, Takeru, and Haggerty before injuries in 2026.

Suplex

Suplex: a grappling throw, from French souplesse, in which a wrestler lifts an opponent and slams them back-first behind themselves. Legal in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling (5-point throw), illegal in folkstyle; dozens of variants like the German suplex.

Suren Nalbandyan

Suren Nalbandyan (Սուրեն Նալբանդյան), Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler born 1956 in Geghard; won 1976 Montreal Olympic lightweight gold, first Armenian Soviet Olympic wrestling champion, 1977 European champion, fourth at 1980 Moscow.

Survivor Series

Survivor Series is WWE's annual November professional wrestling event, first held November 26, 1987 at Richfield Coliseum. Known for the Traditional 5-on-5 elimination tag match and, since 2022, WarGames matches; WWE's second longest-running event.

Survivor Series (1987)

Survivor Series (1987) was a WWF pay-per-view held on November 26, 1987 at the Richfield Coliseum in Ohio, the first Survivor Series, with a card entirely of elimination tag matches.

Survivor Series (1990)

Survivor Series (1990), WWF pay-per-view, November 22, 1990, Hartford Civic Center; featured The Undertaker's WWF debut and the one-time Grand Finale Match of Survival won by Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior.

Survivor Series (1993)

Survivor Series 1993, WWF's seventh annual Survivor Series pay-per-view, held November 24, 1993 at Boston Garden; four elimination matches plus an SMW tag title change, with Lex Luger the sole survivor in the All-Americans vs. Foreign Fanatics main event.

Survivor Series (1996)

Survivor Series 1996, the 10th WWF Survivor Series pay-per-view, held November 17, 1996 at Madison Square Garden, New York; marked The Rock's debut as Rocky Maivia, Bret Hart beating Steve Austin, and Sycho Sid winning the WWF Championship from Shawn Michaels.

Survivor Series (1997)

Survivor Series (1997), WWF pay-per-view, November 9, 1997, Molson Centre, Montreal; 20,593 fans; main event Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels ended in the Montreal Screwjob, title change via premature bell.

Survivor Series (1998)

Survivor Series 1998, a WWF pay-per-view on November 15, 1998 in St. Louis, staged the "Deadly Game" 14-man tournament for the vacant WWF Championship; The Rock beat Mankind in the final via McMahon interference, becoming champion.

Survivor Series (1999)

Survivor Series (1999), 13th WWF Survivor Series pay-per-view, November 14, 1999, Detroit; Big Show won the WWF Championship in a Triple Threat main event after Steve Austin's hit-and-run angle.

Survivor Series (2000)

Survivor Series (2000) was the 14th WWF Survivor Series pay-per-view, held November 19, 2000 at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida; Kurt Angle retained the WWE Championship against The Undertaker, and Steve Austin versus Triple H ended in a no-contest.

Survivor Series (2001)

Survivor Series (2001), 15th WWF pay-per-view, November 18, 2001, Greensboro Coliseum, North Carolina; Team WWF beat The Alliance in a winner-take-all elimination match, ending the Invasion storyline, with The Rock sole survivor.

Survivor Series (2002)

Survivor Series (2002) was the 16th annual WWE pay-per-view, held at Madison Square Garden, best known for the first Elimination Chamber match, won by Shawn Michaels.

Survivor Series (2003)

Survivor Series (2003), 17th WWE pay-per-view, November 16, 2003, American Airlines Center, Dallas; Goldberg retained the World Heavyweight Title over Triple H, Randy Orton sole survivor for Team Bischoff, ending Austin's co-GM run.

Survivor Series (2004)

Survivor Series (2004), WWE's eighteenth Survivor Series pay-per-view, held November 14, 2004 at Gund Arena, Cleveland; 7,500 attendance, 325,000 buys; Orton sole survivor, JBL retained the WWE Championship.

Survivor Series (2005)

Survivor Series 2005, WWE pay-per-view held November 27, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan. Team SmackDown beat Team Raw in a 5-on-5 elimination match with Randy Orton as sole survivor; John Cena retained the WWE Championship against Kurt Angle.

Survivor Series (2006)

Survivor Series (2006), WWE's 20th annual Survivor Series pay-per-view, held November 26, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia; Batista and Mickie James won titles, Team DX swept Team Rated-RKO, and Mr. Kennedy upset The Undertaker.

Survivor Series (2008)

Survivor Series (2008), WWE's 22nd Survivor Series pay-per-view, held November 23, 2008 at TD Banknorth Garden, Boston; John Cena beat Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship and Edge won the WWE Championship.

Survivor Series (2009)

Survivor Series (2009), WWE's 23rd annual November pay-per-view, held November 22, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.; John Cena and The Undertaker retained their titles in Triple Threat matches, drawing 225,000 buys.

Survivor Series (2011)

Survivor Series (2011), WWE's 25th-anniversary November pay-per-view on November 20, 2011 at Madison Square Garden: The Rock & John Cena beat The Awesome Truth, and CM Punk won the WWE Championship from Alberto Del Rio, starting a 434-day reign.

Survivor Series (2012)

Survivor Series (2012), WWE's 26th annual Survivor Series pay-per-view, November 18, 2012, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; CM Punk retained the WWE Championship over Cena and Ryback as The Shield (Ambrose, Rollins, Reigns) debuted.