WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event The 2016 SummerSlam was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the 29th annual SummerSlam and took place on August 21, 2016, at the Barclays Center in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York. This was the second of four consecutive SummerSlam events to take place at the arena. It was also WWE's first PPV and livestreaming event held after the brand extension, which was reintroduced in July, went into full effect. 658,027 views on August 22, 2016 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2024 Summer Olympics, 2018 Winter Olympics. Wiki link