SummerSlam (2010)

SummerSlam (2010)
SummerSlam (2010)
Theme; song(s)	"Rip It Up" by Jet
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)	Raw; SmackDown
Date	August 15, 2010
Venue	Staples Center
City	Los Angeles, California
Pay-per-view chronology
SummerSlam chronology

SummerSlam (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on August 15, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.^[2]^[3] It was the 23rd SummerSlam event held by WWE. There were 6 matches on the card.^[4] The main event saw the surprise return of Daniel Bryan, who joined team WWE to fight his former stable The Nexus.

Results

#	Matches	Stipulations	Times^[5]
1^D	Evan Bourne defeated Zack Ryder^[6]	Singles match	N/A
2	Dolph Ziggler (c) vs Kofi Kingston ended in a no contest^[7]	Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship	07:05
2	Melina defeated Alicia Fox (c)^[8]	Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship	05:20
3	The Big Show defeated The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk, Joey Mercury and Luke Gallows)^[9]	3-on-1 Handicap Match	06:45
4	Randy Orton defeated Sheamus (c) by disqualification^[10]	Last chance match for the WWE Championship. Had anyone interfered in the match, they would have been suspended indefinitely. Had Orton lost, he would never get another match for the title as long as Sheamus was champion.	18:55
5	Kane (c) defeated Rey Mysterio^[11]	Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship	13:31
6	Team WWE (John Cena, John Morrison, R-Truth, Bret Hart, Edge, Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan) defeated The Nexus (Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, Darren Young, Skip Sheffield and Michael Tarver)^[12]	Seven-on-seven elimination tag team match	35:19
(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match. D - This match was a dark match

7-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match

Elimination	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Time^[5]
1	Darren Young	Nexus	Daniel Bryan	00:42
2	Michael Tarver	Nexus	John Morrison	03:42
3	John Morrison	WWE	Skip Sheffield	07:32
4	R-Truth		Skip Sheffield	07:59
5	Bret Hart		DQ	12:08
6	Skip Sheffield	Nexus	Edge	13:13
7	David Otunga	Nexus	Chris Jericho	19:13
8	Chris Jericho	WWE	Heath Slater	20:05
9	Edge	WWE	Heath Slater	20:38
10	Heath Slater	Nexus	Daniel Bryan	29:02
11	Daniel Bryan	WWE	Wade Barrett	29:32
12	Justin Gabriel	Nexus	John Cena	34:50
13	Wade Barrett	Nexus	John Cena	35:15
Winner:	John Cena (Team WWE)

References

↑ "SummerSlam: "Rip It Up" by Jet is one of the official theme songs for SummerSlam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
↑ "WWE and Slim Jim Present SummerSlam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
↑ "WWE: SummerSlam". iN DEMAND. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
↑ "WWE SummerSlam 2010 Matches". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Eck, Kevin (2010-08-16). "SummerSlam thoughts". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
↑ Caldwell, James (2010-08-15). "WWE News: Summerslam news & notes – two big returns, one title change, Team WWE vs. Team Nexus". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
↑ "Results: Intercontinental interruption". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
↑ "Results: Homecoming scream queen". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
↑ "Results: Society shaken". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
↑ "Results: Orton's ire lands". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
↑ "Results: At death's door". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
↑ "Results: The Seventh Sign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[1] "SummerSlam: "Rip It Up" by Jet is one of the official theme songs for SummerSlam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-06-24.

[2] "WWE and Slim Jim Present SummerSlam". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2012-08-27. Retrieved 2010-06-21.

[3] "WWE: SummerSlam". iN DEMAND. Retrieved 2010-07-01.

[4] "WWE SummerSlam 2010 Matches". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2010-08-04. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

[Eck-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Eck, Kevin (2010-08-16). "SummerSlam thoughts". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

[dark-6] Caldwell, James (2010-08-15). "WWE News: Summerslam news & notes – two big returns, one title change, Team WWE vs. Team Nexus". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2010-08-16.

[WWEIntercontinentalChampionship-7] "Results: Intercontinental interruption". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[WWEDivasChampionship-8] "Results: Homecoming scream queen". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[HandicapMch-9] "Results: Society shaken". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[WWEChampionship-10] "Results: Orton's ire lands". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[WHChampionship-11] "Results: At death's door". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

[7on7-12] "Results: The Seventh Sign". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-08-15.

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