WWE Over the Limit 2010 ( 2010 )

Overview

Over the Limit (2010) was a PPV presented by Axe Hair, which took place on May 23, 2010 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. It was the first event promoted under the Over the Limit name. In the main event from the Raw brand, John Cena faced Batista for the WWE Championship, while The Big Show versus World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger was the main event from the SmackDown brand. Matches on the undercard included Randy Orton against Edge, CM Punk facing Rey Mysterio, and Drew McIntyre defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston. Other championships defended at the event were the WWE Divas Championship and the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship. The event drew 197,000 pay-per-view buys, and was attended live by 11,000 people. Five wrestlers sustained legitimate injuries during the course of the show.

Top Cast

John Cena

John Cena

Dave Bautista

Batista

Donald Hager Jr.

Jack Swagger

Paul Wight

Big Show

Adam Copeland

Edge

Randy Orton

Randy Orton

Eve Torres

Eve

Maryse Mizanin

Maryse

Óscar Gutiérrez Rubio

Rey Mysterio

Phil Brooks

CM Punk

Ron Killings

R-Truth

Ted DiBiase Jr.

Ted DiBiase Jr.

Harry Smith

David Hart Smith

T.J. Wilson

Tyson Kidd

Chris Irvine

Chris Jericho

Mike Mizanin

The Miz

Andrew Galloway

Drew McIntyre

Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah

Kofi Kingston

Nattie Neidhart-Wilson

Natalya

Michael Jones

Virgil (Bodyguard)

Matthew Hardy

Matt Hardy (Appearance)

Drew Hankinson

Luke Gallows (Ringside)

Adam Birch

Joseph Mercury (Ringside)

Serena Deeb

Serena (Ringside)

Glenn Jacobs

Kane (Appearance)

Stephen Farrelly

Sheamus (Appearance)