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SummerSlam (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by 7-Eleven and Slim Jim, that took place on August 15, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the second consecutive year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WWE and Slim Jim Present SummerSlam )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WWE: SummerSlam )〕 It was the twenty-third annual SummerSlam event and six matches took place.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WWE SummerSlam 2010 Matches )〕 SummerSlam received 350,000 pay-per-view buys, a decrease on the 369,000 buys garnered by SummerSlam (2009). ==Background== SummerSlam featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment )〕 The main rivalry heading into SummerSlam from the Raw brand was between the champion Sheamus and Randy Orton over the WWE Championship. On the July 19 episode of ''Raw'', Orton defeated Edge and Chris Jericho in a Triple Threat match to earn the right to face Sheamus for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam. On the August 9 episode of ''Raw'', the Raw General Manager added two stipulations to the match, stating that anyone who interfered in this match would be suspended indefinitely and if Orton lost, he would not receive another match for the championship while Sheamus is champion. The main rivalry heading into SummerSlam from the SmackDown brand was between the champion Kane and Rey Mysterio over the World Heavyweight Championship. On the May 28 episode of ''SmackDown'' Kane's storyline brother, The Undertaker defeated Mysterio to qualify for the fatal four-way match for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view in June. During the match however, The Undertaker suffered a legitimate injury, forcing him to be written out of the match by having him found in a "vegetative state" by Kane over the Memorial Day weekend. As a result, Kane accused several wrestlers of incapacitating his brother, and attacked them. Mysterio won a Battle Royal to replace The Undertaker, and went on to defeat the defending champion Jack Swagger, Big Show and CM Punk at Fatal 4-Way to win the World Heavyweight Championship. At the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, Kane won a Money in the Bank ladder match and cashed in his championship opportunity on Mysterio, after Mysterio had defeated Swagger to retain. Kane defeated Mysterio to win the World Heavyweight Championship. On the July 23 episode of ''SmackDown'', Mysterio defeated Swagger in a two out of three falls match to earn the right to face Kane for the World Championship at SummerSlam. On the July 30 episode of ''SmackDown'', Kane revealed that The Undertaker had disclosed that his attacker was Rey Mysterio, and vowed to get revenge. Another main rivalry from Raw featured The Nexus, a stable consisting of former ''NXT'' 'rookies' led by the season's winner Wade Barrett, against 'Team WWE', led by John Cena. The Nexus made their debut as a collective unit on the June 7 episode of ''Raw'', attacking Cena, CM Punk, and members of the ringside crew, on the pretext of demanding guaranteed WWE contracts for all of them. The following week on ''Raw'', the then-General Manager Bret Hart refused and as a result, The Nexus attacked him, incapacitating him, and forcing WWE Chairman Vince McMahon to appoint a new, anonymous General Manager, who ultimately signed all members of The Nexus to the show. The Nexus continued to frequently attack various WWE wrestlers, crew, and legends to display their dominance, although they focused mainly on Cena, costing him the WWE Championship twice. On the July 19 episode of ''Raw'', Cena confronted The Nexus, who offered him a place in their stable, which he refused and instead revealed that he had assembled a team, christened 'Team WWE' (consisting of Cena himself, Edge, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, R-Truth, The Great Khali, and Bret Hart), to face The Nexus in a seven-on-seven tag team match at SummerSlam. On the July 26 episode of ''Raw'', the anonymous general manager changed the match to an elimination format. Following dissension on Cena's team in the next few weeks, Edge and Jericho left the SummerSlam match on the August 2 episode of ''Raw''. They rejoined the following week, however, when The Nexus tried to attack the members of Team WWE and Edge and Jericho. On the same episode of ''Raw'', Khali was attacked by The Nexus, removing him from the match at SummerSlam. The Miz offered his services to the team as Khali's substitute, ultimately saying he would reveal his final decision at SummerSlam itself. Another rivalry from the SmackDown brand pitted Big Show against the Straight Edge Society, a stable preaching the hardlined straight edge lifestyle, led by CM Punk and consisting of Luke Gallows, Joey Mercury and Serena. In May, at the Over the Limit pay-per-view, Punk lost a match to Rey Mysterio, forcing Punk to have his head shaved bald as a result of the stipulation. In order to conceal his baldness, Punk started wearing a mask until Big Show forcibly removed it on the July 16 episode of ''SmackDown''. In attempt to avenge Punk's humiliation, the Straight Edge Society's masked "mystery man" faced The Big Show in a match, but had his own mask removed during the match, revealing him to be Joey Mercury. On the July 30 episode of ''SmackDown'', the Straight Edge Society attacked Big Show and repeatedly stomped on his right hand into the steel ring steps. The following week, it was announced that the Straight Edge Society would be facing Big Show in a three-on-one handicap match at SummerSlam. Another rivalry from the Raw brand was between the champion Alicia Fox and Melina over the WWE Divas Championship. In December 2009, Melina tore her ACL at a live event, which caused her to vacate the Divas Championship. At Fatal 4-Way in June, Fox won the title in a Fatal Four-Way match, also featuring the then-champion Eve, Maryse and Gail Kim, and retained the championship against Eve at Money in the Bank. On the August 2 episode of ''Raw'', Melina made her return and attacked Fox. The following week on ''Raw'', Melina defeated Fox in a non-title match and was rewarded with a title opportunity at the Divas Championship at SummerSlam. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SummerSlam (2010)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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