These four events - the Royal Rumble in January , WrestleMania in March or April , SummerSlam in August , and Survivor Series in November - were the only annual pay-per-view offerings ( other than the King of the Ring ) from the WWF until 1995 . The Royal Rumble in January , WrestleMania in March or April , SummerSlam in August , and Survivor Series in November â `` were the only annual pay-per-view offerings until 1993 , when the WWF started the King of the Ring in June .