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Promotional poster featuring Edge
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"Crash" by Fit for Rivals | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
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Raw SmackDown |
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Sponsor(s) | Axe Hair | |||
Date | May 23, 2010 | |||
Attendance | 11,000 | |||
Venue | Joe Louis Arena | |||
City | Detroit, Michigan | |||
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WWE Over the Limit chronology | ||||
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Over the Limit (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and 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.
Nine matches took place at the event, eight of which were broadcast live on pay-per-view. In the main event from the Raw brand, John Cena faced Batista for the WWE Championship, while 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.