WWE Summer Slam (2010)

Summer Slam is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE, which took place on August 13, 2010 at the AllState Arena in Chicago. It will be the ninth Summer Slam event since 2002.

Summer Slam will feature professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds,plots, and storylinesthat play WWE television programs. Wrestlers portray villains or heroesas they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches.

The main feud heading into Summer Slam was between Nexus and Derrick. On the June 7th episode of Raw, the seven rookies from NXT Leslie, Ronnie, Jaira, Brittany G., Brittany L., Donald and Stephan attacked Derrick and then World Heavyweight Champion Crystal during a match. In the coming weeks they would be referred to as The Nexus with attacks on Ricky Steamboat, WWE Chairman Mrs.Whitley and numberous WWE Superstars and Legends, The Monday following The Bash PPV, Derrick issued a challenge to The Nexus to have a seven on seven elimination tag match.

The main fued heading into Summer Slam from the Raw Brand was World Heavyweight Champion Ashley and Cashondra. At The Bash, Cashondra won a six men Battle Royal to win a World Championship Match. Later that night, Ashley defeated Crystal in a Steel Cage Match to retain the world title. Cashondra vs. Ashley would be named later for Summer Slam.