SummerSlam (2010)
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The 2010 SummerSlam was the 23rd annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on August 15, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the second consecutive year.
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Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
Date | August 15, 2010 | ||
City | Los Angeles, California | ||
Venue | Staples Center | ||
Attendance | 17,463[1] | ||
Buy rate | 350,000 | ||
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Six matches were contested at the event. The main events of the evening included: Team WWE defeating The Nexus in a 7-on-7 elimination tag team match, Randy Orton defeating Sheamus via disqualification for the WWE Championship even though Sheamus retained the title, Melina winning the Divas Championship against Alicia Fox, Kane retaining the World Heavyweight Championship against Rey Mysterio. Other matches featured on the show were WWE Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler versus Kofi Kingston, but ended in a no contest while Big Show defeated The Straight Edge Society (CM Punk, Joey Mercury and Luke Gallows) in a three-on-one handicap match.
SummerSlam received 350,000 pay-per-view buys, a decrease on the 369,000 buys garnered by the 2009 event.