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.
John Cena
as John Cena
Adam Copeland
as Edge
Bret Hart
as Bret "Hitman" Hart
Bryan Danielson
as Daniel Bryan
Chris Irvine
as Chris Jericho
Ron Killings
as R-Truth
John Hennigan
as John Morrison
Stuart Bennett
as Wade Barrett
Paul Lloyd Jr.
as Justin Gabriel
Heath Miller
as Heath Slater
David Otunga
as David Otunga
Ryan Reeves
as Skip Sheffield
