WWE SummerSlam 2010

Overview

SummerSlam (2010) was a PPV that took place on August 15, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the second consecutive year. It was the 23rd annual SummerSlam event. The main event focused on the invasion of The Nexus into the WWE. Team WWE (John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, R-Truth, and John Morrison) fought The Nexus (Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, David Otunga, Michael Tarver, Skip Sheffield, and Darren Young) in a seven-on-seven elimination match. Other matches included Kane defending the World Heavyweight Championship from Rey Mysterio, Sheamus defending the WWE Championship from Randy Orton with stipulations to prevent interference, Big Show versus the Straight Edge Society in a 3 on 1 handicap match, and Dolph Ziggler defending the IC Title from Kofi Kingston in a singles match.

Cast

John Cena

John Cena

Adam Copeland

Edge

Bret Hart

Bret "Hitman" Hart

Bryan Danielson

Daniel Bryan

Christopher Keith Irvine

Chris Jericho

Ron Killings

R-Truth

John Hennigan

John Morrison

Stuart Bennett

Wade Barrett

Paul Lloyd Jr.

Justin Gabriel

Heath Miller

Heath Slater

David Otunga

David Otunga

Ryan Reeves

Skip Sheffield