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.
as John Cena
as Edge
as Bret "Hitman" Hart
as Daniel Bryan
as Chris Jericho
as R-Truth
as John Morrison
as Wade Barrett
as Justin Gabriel
as Heath Slater
as David Otunga
as Skip Sheffield
as Darren Young
as Michael Tarver
as Kane
as Rey Mysterio
as Sheamus
as Randy Orton
as Big Show
as CM Punk
as Luke Gallows
as Joseph Mercury
as Alicia Fox
as Melina
as Dolph Ziggler
as Kofi Kingston
as Vickie Guerrero (Ringside)
as Serena (Ringside)
as Michelle McCool (Appearance)
as Layla (Appearance)
as The Undertaker (Appearance)