2010 in professional wrestling

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2010 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.

Calendar of notable live events

January

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
17	TNA	Genesis	Orlando	AJ Styles (c) defeated Kurt Angle in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
31	WWE	Royal Rumble	Atlanta	Edge won by last eliminating John Cena, in a 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXVI
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

February

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
14	TNA	Against All Odds	Orlando	D'Angelo Dinero defeated Mr. Anderson in Finals of the 8 Card Stud Tournament
21	WWE	Elimination Chamber	St. Louis	Chris Jericho defeated The Undertaker (c), John Morrison, R-Truth, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

March

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
21	TNA	Destination X	Orlando	AJ Styles (c) fought Abyss to a no-contest for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
28	WWE	WrestleMania XXVI	Glendale	The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels in No Disqualification Streak vs. Career match	This was Shawn Michaels's last match in his wrestling career.
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

April

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
3	ROH	ROH The Big Bang!	Charlotte	Blue Demon, Jr. and Magno defeated Super Parka and Misterioso in a Tag team match
18	TNA	Lockdown	Saint Charles	Team Hogan (Abyss, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Jarrett, Jeff Hardy, and D'Angelo Dinero) defeated Team Flair (Sting, James Storm, Robert Roode, Desmond Wolfe, and Samoa Joe) Lethal Lockdown match. Had Team Flair won, Hulk Hogan would have left the company.
25	WWE	Extreme Rules	Baltimore	John Cena (c) defeated Batista in Last Man Standing match to retain the WWE Championship	This was Triple H's last appearance as full-time wrestler
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

May

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
16	TNA	Sacrifice	Orlando	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated AJ Styles in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
23	WWE	Over the Limit	Detroit	John Cena (c) defeated Batista in "I Quit" match to retain the WWE Championship	This was Batista's last match in WWE.
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

June

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
13	TNA	Slammiversary	Orlando	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Sting in a Singles match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
19	ROH	Death Before Dishonor	Toronto	Tyler Black (c) defeated Davey Richards in a Singles match to retain the ROH World Championship
20	WWE	Fatal 4-Way	Uniondale	Sheamus defeated John Cena (c), Randy Orton, and Edge in a Fatal 4-Way match to win the WWE Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

July

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
11	TNA	Victory Road	Orlando	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson and Abyss in a Fatal 4-Way match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
18	WWE	Money in the Bank	Kansas City	Sheamus (c) defeated John Cena in a Steel Cage match to retain the WWE Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

August

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
8	TNA	Hardcore Justice	Orlando	Rob Van Dam defeated Sabu in the Hardcore Rules match
12	TNA	The Whole F'n Show	Orlando	Rob Van Dam (c) defeated Abyss in Stairway to Janice Ladder match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Eric Bischoff as the guest referee
15	WWE	SummerSlam	Los Angeles	Team WWE (John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, R-Truth and John Morrison) vs. The Nexus (Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, David Otunga, Skip Sheffield, Michael Tarver and Darren Young) in 7-on-7 Elimination tag team match
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

September

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
5	TNA	No Surrender	Orlando	Mr. Anderson defeated D'Angelo Dinero in Semi-Finals of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship Tournament
11	ROH	Glory By Honor	New York City	Roderick Strong defeated Tyler Black (c) No Disqualification match to win the ROH World Championship	This was Tyler Black's last match in ROH before signing with the WWE
19	WWE	Night of Champions	Rosemont	Randy Orton defeated Sheamus (c), Wade Barrett, John Cena, Edge, and Chris Jericho in a Six-Pack Challenge to win the WWE Championship	Last event of Women's Championship
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

October

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event	Note
3	WWE	Hell in a Cell	Dallas	Kane (c) defeated The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
10	TNA	Bound for Glory	Daytona Beach	Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Anderson and Kurt Angle in a Three-way match to win the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship Since Angle lost, he had to retire.
24	WWE	Bragging Rights	Minneapolis	Wade Barrett defeated Randy Orton (c) by disqualification in a Singles match for the WWE Championship Had Barrett lost, John Cena would have been fired.	Team SmackDown win in the second time for 14-man elimination tag team match This was The Undertaker's last appearance as full-time wrestler
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

November

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
7	TNA	Turning Point	Orlando	Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Matt Morgan in a Single match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
21	WWE	Survivor Series	Miami	Randy Orton (c) defeated Wade Barrett in a Singles match to retain the WWE Championship with John Cena as special guest referee Since Orton won, Cena was fired. Had Barrett won, Cena would be free from Nexus
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

December

Date	Promotion(s)	Event	Location	Main Event
5	TNA	Final Resolution	Orlando	Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Matt Morgan in No Disqualification match to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Mr. Anderson as special guest referee
18	ROH	Final Battle	New York City	El Generico defeated Kevin Steen in an Unsanctioned Fight Without Honor for El Generico's mask vs. Kevin Steen leaving ROH
19	WWE	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Houston	John Cena defeated Wade Barrett in a Chairs match
(c) - denotes defending champion(s)

WWE

The Undertaker defending his World Heavyweight Championship at the Royal Rumble in January 2010

Edge after winning the 2010 Royal Rumble

Cena as WWE Champion in 2010

Events

WWE PPVs

Date	Event	Location	Notes
January 29	Royal Rumble	Atlanta, Georgia	In the main event Edge last eliminated John Cena to win the 30-man Royal Rumble match for the first time in his career
February 21	Elimination Chamber	St. Louis, Missouri	In the main event Chris Jericho defeated The Undertaker (c), John Morrison, R-Truth, CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio^[1] in an Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship
March 28	WrestleMania XXVI	Glendale, Arizona	In the main event The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels in a No Disqualification Streak vs. Career match^[2] This was Shawn Michaels's last match in his wrestling career.
April 25	Extreme Rules	Baltimore, Maryland	In the main event John Cena (c) defeated Batista in Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship This was Triple H's last appearance as full-time wrestler
May 23	Over the Limit	Detroit, Michigan	In the main event John Cena (c) defeated Batista in "I Quit" match for the WWE Championship, This was Batista's last match in WWE up until 2014.
June 20	Fatal 4-Way	Uniondale, New York	This was the first and only Fatal 4-Way event In the main event Sheamus defeated John Cena (c), Randy Orton, and Edge in Fatal 4-Way match for the WWE Championship
July 18	Money in the Bank	Kansas City, Missouri	This was the inaugural event In the main event Sheamus (c) defeated John Cena in Steel Cage match for the WWE Championship
August 15	SummerSlam	Los Angeles, California	In the main event Team WWE (John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Edge, Chris Jericho, Bret Hart, R-Truth and John Morrison) vs. The Nexus (Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater, David Otunga, Skip Sheffield, Michael Tarver and Darren Young) in 7-on-7 Elimination tag team match
September 19	Night of Champions	Rosemont, Illinois	In the main event Randy Orton defeated Sheamus (c), Wade Barrett, John Cena, Edge, and Chris Jericho in Six-Pack Challenge for the WWE Championship Last event to feature Women's Championship until 2016
October 3	Hell in a Cell	Dallas, Texas	In the main event Kane (c) defeated The Undertaker in Hell in a Cell match for the World Heavyweight Championship
October 24	Bragging Rights	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Final Bragging Rights event In the main event Wade Barrett defeated Randy Orton (c) by disqualification for WWE Championship Had Barrett lost, John Cena would have been fired. Team SmackDown won for the second time in a 14-man elimination tag team match This was The Undertaker's last appearance as full-time wrestler
November 21	Survivor Series	Miami, Florida	In the main event Randy Orton (c) defeated Wade Barrett for WWE Championship with John Cena as a special guest referee Since Orton won, Cena was fired. Had Barrett won, Cena would be free from Nexus
December 19	TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs	Houston, Texas	In the main event John Cena defeated Wade Barrett in a Chairs match

Deaths

January 8 - Tony Halme, 47
March 20 - Mikel Scicluna, 80
August 13 - Lance Cade, 29
August 30 - J. C. Bailey, 27
September 10 - Mike Shaw, 53
September 22 - Giant González, 44 ^[3]

References

↑ Burdick, Michael (21 May 2017). "Results: Heartbroken". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved February 22, 2010.
↑ McAvennie, Mike (February 22, 2010). "The Undertaker def. Shawn Michaels". WWE. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
↑ "Jorge 'Giant' Gonzalez, Former WWF Wrestler, Dead At 44". 27 September 2010 – via Huff Post.

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