SummerSlam (2011)
WWE's 2011 SummerSlam pay-per-view
SummerSlam (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view show made by WWE. It took place on August 14, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.[1] It was the 24th yearly SummerSlam event held by WWE and the last pay-per-view of the first brand extension, which ended on August 29.[2]
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| Tagline(s) | The Biggest Party Of The Summer | |||
| Theme song(s) | "Bright Lights Bigger City" by Cee Lo Green featuring Wiz Khalifa | |||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | WWE | |||
| Date | August 14, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Staples Center | |||
| City | Los Angeles, California | |||
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| SummerSlam chronology | ||||
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There were eight matches on the card. In the main event, CM Punk defeated John Cena to become the Undisputed WWE Champion. Triple H was the special guest referee. After the match, Alberto Del Rio cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Punk to win the WWE Championship.[3]
Results
change| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1D | Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) defeated Alex Riley[4] | Singles match | N/A |
| 2 | Kofi Kingston, John Morrison and Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz, R-Truth and Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez)[5] | Six-man tag team match | 9:40 |
| 3 | Mark Henry defeated Sheamus by countout[6] | Singles match | 9:22 |
| 4 | Kelly Kelly (c) (with Eve Torres) defeated Beth Phoenix (with Natalya)[7] | Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship | 6:48 |
| 5 | Wade Barrett defeated Daniel Bryan[8] | Singles match | 11:48 |
| 6 | Randy Orton defeated Christian (c)[9] | No Holds Barred match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 23:43 |
| 7 | CM Punk (c) defeated John Cena (c) | Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee[3] | 24:08 |
| 8 | Alberto Del Rio defeated CM Punk (c)[3] | Singles match for the WWE Championship This was Alberto Del Rio's Money in the Bank cash-in match |
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References
change- ↑ "WWE SummerSlam 2011 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ↑ Nemer, Paul (August 30, 2011). "Raw Results – 8/29/11". WrestleView. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "CM Punk def. John Cena; Alberto Del Rio cashed in Raw Money in the Bank briefcase (New Undisputed WWE Champion)". WWE. Retrieved 2013-10-31.
- ↑ "WWE News: Dark Match result prior to Summerslam PPV for the live crowd in Los Angeles". Pro Wrestling Torch. August 14, 2011. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
- ↑ "Rey Mysterio, John Morrison & Kofi Kingston def. The Miz, R-Truth & Alberto Del Rio". WWE. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
- ↑ "Sheamus vs. Mark Henry". WWE. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ↑ "Divas Champion Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix". WWE. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett". WWE. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ↑ "World Heavyweight Champion Christian vs. Randy Orton (No Holds Barred Match". WWE. Retrieved August 14, 2011.