SummerSlam (2010)

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.

SummerSlam (2010)
Theme song(s)	"Rip It Up" by Jet[1]
Information
Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)	Raw SmackDown
Date	August 15, 2010
Venue	Staples Center
City	Los Angeles, California
Pay-per-view chronology
Money in the Bank (2010) SummerSlam (2010) Night of Champions (2010)
SummerSlam chronology
SummerSlam (2009) SummerSlam (2010) SummerSlam (2011)

Results

#	Matches	Stipulations	Times[5]
1D	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		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		Chris Jericho	19:13
8	Chris Jericho	WWE	Heath Slater	20:05
9	Edge		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		John Cena	35:15
Winner:	John Cena (Team WWE)