SummerSlam (2011)
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Attendance | 17,404[1] | ||
Buy rate | 296,000[2] | ||
Tagline(s) | "The Biggest Party of the Summer" | ||
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SummerSlam chronology | |||
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The 2011 SummerSlam was the 24th annual
The card consisted of eight matches, but only seven were televised. In the main event,
Production
Background
Much like the
Storylines
The
The main
The main event from the Raw brand for SummerSlam would pit John Cena against CM Punk for the WWE Championship. In the weeks leading to the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in July on Raw, Punk announced the expiration of his WWE contract on the night of the Money in the Bank, en route lambasting WWE for failing to promote him as the "best wrestler in the world", and threatened some high authority figures like WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon, of defeating Cena and leaving WWE with the championship. At Money in the Bank, Punk pinned Cena to win the title, and even after McMahon tried to have Alberto Del Rio – who had won the Raw Money in the Bank briefcase earlier that night – cash in his contract against Punk. The latter nevertheless left the arena with the championship. The following night on Raw, McMahon dismissed Punk's claim to the title, and announced an 8-man tournament to decide the new WWE Champion. Also, on the same night, Triple H relieved McMahon of his duties, and assumed control over WWE as the Chief Operating Officer just as the chairman was about to fire Cena. On the July 25 edition of Raw, Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz in the finals to become the WWE Champion but lost it later on the same night against Cena. After the match, Punk returned to WWE with the title belt he had won at Money in the Bank, initiating a title dispute between Cena and Punk. As they were now two wrestlers with a claim to the WWE Championship, a one-on-one match between Punk and Cena was scheduled for SummerSlam to determine the undisputed WWE Champion. On the August 8 episode of Raw, Triple H made himself the special guest referee for the Undisputed WWE Championship match.[18]
The Divas rivalry heading into SummerSlam was between Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix over the WWE Divas Championship. On the August 1 edition of Raw, Phoenix won a Divas battle royal to become the #1 Contender for the Kelly's Divas Championship at SummerSlam. Phoenix turned heel after her victory by attacking Kelly in and out of the ring, and later told Kelly that "her days as the cute, blonde little bimbo are over."[19] On the following week, Phoenix defeated Eve Torres in singles action, but was attacked by Kelly after the match.
Event
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English Commentators
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Michael Cole |
Jerry Lawler | |
Booker T | |
Spanish Commentators | Carlos Cabrera |
Marcelo Rodríguez | |
Ring announcers | Tony Chimel (SmackDown) |
Justin Roberts (Raw) | |
Referees | Mike Chioda |
Justin King | |
Jack Doan | |
Scott Armstrong | |
Chad Patton | |
Charles Robinson | |
Triple H (Punk vs. Cena) |
Preliminary matches
The first match was a six-man tag team match pitting Kofi Kingston, John Morrison and Rey Mysterio against The Miz, R-Truth and Alberto Del Rio. Mysterio performed a 619 followed by a slingshot Splash on R-Truth to win the match.[1]
Next, Sheamus faced off against Mark Henry. Sheamus executed a Brogue Kick on Henry but Henry rolled out of the ring. Henry tackled Sheamus through the barricade. Sheamus was counted out, giving Henry the win.[1]
In the next match, Kelly Kelly defended the WWE Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix. Phoenix attempted a Glam Slam on Kelly but Kelly countered the move into a Roll Up to retain the title.[1]
Next, Wade Barrett faced Daniel Bryan. Barrett executed Wasteland to win the match.[1]
Main event matches
In the SmackDown main event,
In the Raw main event,
As Punk celebrated his WWE Championship win,
Aftermath
In March 2002, WWE initiated the brand extension, which promoted its core business of professional wrestling through such brands, named after their two major television shows,
Results
No. | Results dark match |
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