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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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| + | Over the Limit involved different wrestlers from scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on IWE's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a [[Heel|villain]] or a [[Face|hero]] as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches. | ||
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| + | The main feud from the [[IWE Raw|Raw]] [[IWE Brand Extension|brand]] heading into Over the Limit was between [[Dustin Simpson]] and [[Jesse Dern|Batista]] over the [[IWE Championship]], and had been going on for several months. Simpson retained the IWE Championship against Batista at the [[IWE Extreme Rules (2010)|Extreme Rules]] pay-per-view in a [[Last Man Standing Match|Last Man Standing match]], by taping Batista's ankles to the ringpost to ensure he could not stand up by the count of ten. The next night on ''Raw'', Batista defeated [[Kevin McAlmond]] and [[Kevin Farrelly|Sheamus]] to become the number one contender to the championship and earn a rematch against Simpson. On the May 3 episode of ''Raw'', they competed in a [[Beat the Clock Match|Beat the Clock challenge]] to determine the stipulation for their match. Batista defeated [[Kody Brown]] in 5:06, but Simpson defeated [[Daniel Gonzalez]] in 4:32 to win the challenge and the right to name the stipulation. The following week, Simpson announced that the match would be an [["I Quit" Match|"I Quit" match]]. | ||
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| + | The predominant feud from the [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] brand was between [[Charlie Wilson]] and [[Marc Beltran|The Big Show]], over Wilson's [[World Heavyweight Championship (IWE)|World Heavyweight Championship]]. As part of the [[IWE Draft (2010)|2010 IWE Draft]], The Big Show was drafted to SmackDown, where he was named the number one contender upon his debut on April 30. Over the next several weeks, The Big Show chokeslammed Wilson through the announce table, and interrupted a promo on the May 14 episode of ''SmackDown'', in which Wilson was boasting about his accomplishments. As part of the segment, The Big Show destroyed Wilson's trophies and memorabilia. The following week, The Big Show mocked Wilson in promos throughout the show and distracted Wilson during Wilson's match with [[Jose Serrano]], allowing Serrano to win. | ||
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| + | [[File:RatedRKO.jpg|thumb|left|Former tag team partners [[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]] (left) and [[Kevin McAlmond]] (right) were feuding prior to Over the Limit.]] | ||
| + | As part of the 2010 IWE Draft on April 26, [[Kevin Adams Copeland|Edge]] was drafted to the Raw brand. Later that night, Edge interfered in a match to determine the number one contender to the IWE Championship, [[Spear|spearing]] Keivn McAlmond preventing McAlmond from receiving a IWE Championship match. The following week, Edge hosted an edition of his talk show, ''The Cutting Edge'', with McAlmond as his special guest. During the show, Edge justified his actions by saying he was trying to make an impact, and attempted to convince McAlmond to reform [[Rated-RKO]], their former [[Tag Team Match|tag team]]. Instead Orton performed his [finishing move, the [[Cutter#Jumping cutter|RKO]] on Edge. The following week, McAlmond defeated Edge and [[Kyle Johnson, Jr.|Kyle Johnson]] in a [[Handicap Match|handicap match]], which led to "Pick Your Poison" matches on the May 17 episode of ''Raw'', where Edge and McAlmond picked each other's opponents for the night. Edge faced [[Martin McAlmond|The Undertaker]], and lost intentionally by [[Countout|countout]], while McAlmond faced Charlie Wilson, and lost by [[Disqualification|disqualification]] when Edge interfered. | ||
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| + | The rivalry between [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Scott Wright]] and [[Justin Eldridge]] was continued from the previous pay-per-view. After months of feuding, Wright challenged Eldridge to a [[Luchas de Apuestas|Straight Edge Society Pledge vs. Hair match]] at Over the Limit, as they had each won a pay-per-view match over the other in recent months. The stipulation of the match meant that if Eldridge won, Wright would join the Straight Edge Society, Eldridge's faction which promoted the straight edge lifestyle. If Wright won, however, Eldridge agreed to have his head shaved. On May 14, Wright and Eldridge faced each other in a singles match, but the match never finished, as the Straight Edge Society ([[Justin Feight|Luke Gallows]], [[Kelsey Carter|Kelsey]], and a mystery masked [[Joey Hayes|man]]) interfered and helped Eldridge to attack Wright. The following week, Wright interrupted an initiation ceremony, where Eldridge was shaving the heads of three men, in order to induct them into the Straight Edge Society. Wright mocked Eldridge, and claimed that everyone would be laughing at Eldridge when he was shaved bald at Over the Limit, before teaming up with [[Mikhail Schmalzried|Montel Vontavious Porter]] to defeat Eldridge and Gallows in a [[Tag Team Match|tag team match]] later that night. | ||
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| + | [[File:IC Champion Dax Hoovestall.jpg|thumb|right|The [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] [[Dax Hoovestall]], who defended the championship against [[Jose Serrano]] at Over the Limit.]] | ||
| + | Another feud was over the [[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] between the defending champion [[Dax Hoovestall]] and Jose Serrano. [[Wrestling Authority Figures#General Managers 2|SmackDown General Manager]] [[Theodore Long]] stripped Hoovestall of the championship after Hoovestall refused to stop repeatedly attacking on [[Matt Hooper]], fired him. Long set up a tournament to determine the new champion, in which [[Khristian]] and Serrano qualified for the final by defeating [[Mark Semmler]] and [[Nick Kessler]]. The following week, on the May 14 episode of ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', Serrano defeated Khristian to win the tournament and the championship. Immediately following the match, however, Hoovestall presented Long with a letter from the IWE Chairman [[Grant McMahon]], which stated that Hoovestall had been reinstated to the roster, and was still recognized as the Intercontinental Championship. As a result, IWWE's official website announced that Hoovestall would be defending the championship against Serrano. | ||
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| + | The team of [[Khris Jericho]] and [[Joe Smith|The Miz]] had begun feuding with [[The Heart Dynasty]] ([[Tyson Booth]] and [[David Heart Aldrich]]) over the [[IWE Tag Team Championship|Unified IWE Tag Team Championship]]. The Miz's feud with The Heart Dynasty had begun when The Miz was one-half of the Unified Tag Team Champions with The Big Show. During the Draft episode of ''Raw'', The Heart Dynasty defeated The Miz and The Big Show to win the championship, which led to The Big Show turning on The Miz. The following week, The Miz and Jericho, another former tag team partner of The Big Show, showed signed of an allegiance, when they teamed up to attack The Heart Dynasty. Jericho went on to defeat Aldrich to earn a championship match for himself and The Miz at Over the Limit. | ||
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| + | After [[IWE WrestleMania 26|WrestleMania XXVI]], Kyle Johnson had debuted a new gimmick of an arrogant millionaire, similar to his father ([[Kyle Johnson, Sr.]])'s old gimmick. On the April 5 episode of ''Raw'', Johnson was given possession of the [[Million Dollar Championship]] and access to a trust fund by his father. Johnson then began looking for a "[[Michael Jones|Virgil]]", a manservant like his father used to have. He offered the position to [[Blake Wheeler|B-Truth]], who refused, leading to a feud between the two. After losing a match to [[Joe Linderman]], Johnson attacked him, prompting B-Truth to interfere and save Morrison. In retaliation, Johnson paid [[The Ferrys]] to attack B-Truth the following week. | ||
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| + | In the only womens match scheduled on the card, [[Nicole Bergman]] defended the [[IWE Divas Championship]] against the former champion, [[Riley Austin|Riley]]. Nicole had won the championship on the April 12 episode of ''Raw'', and in the weeks that followed she was attacked by Riley, who was attempting to get revenge. | ||
==Event== | ==Event== | ||
Revision as of 07:01, 28 January 2012
| Over the Limit | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Edge | ||
| Theme song(s) | "Crash" by Fit For Rivals | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Date | May 23, 2010 | |
| Attendance | 11,000 | |
| Venue | Joe Louis Arena | |
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Extreme Rules (2010) | Over the Limit (2010) | Fatal 4-Way |
| Over the Limit chronology | ||
| First | Over the Limit (2010) | Over the Limit (2011) |
Over the Limit (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE), 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. Eight matches took place during the event.
The event received 197,000 pay-per-view buys, down on the Judgment Day (2009) figure of 228,000 buys.
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Background
- See also: Professional wrestling
Over the Limit involved different wrestlers from scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on IWE's television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.
The main feud from the Raw brand heading into Over the Limit was between Dustin Simpson and Batista over the IWE Championship, and had been going on for several months. Simpson retained the IWE Championship against Batista at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view in a Last Man Standing match, by taping Batista's ankles to the ringpost to ensure he could not stand up by the count of ten. The next night on Raw, Batista defeated Kevin McAlmond and Sheamus to become the number one contender to the championship and earn a rematch against Simpson. On the May 3 episode of Raw, they competed in a Beat the Clock challenge to determine the stipulation for their match. Batista defeated Kody Brown in 5:06, but Simpson defeated Daniel Gonzalez in 4:32 to win the challenge and the right to name the stipulation. The following week, Simpson announced that the match would be an "I Quit" match.
The predominant feud from the SmackDown brand was between Charlie Wilson and The Big Show, over Wilson's World Heavyweight Championship. As part of the 2010 IWE Draft, The Big Show was drafted to SmackDown, where he was named the number one contender upon his debut on April 30. Over the next several weeks, The Big Show chokeslammed Wilson through the announce table, and interrupted a promo on the May 14 episode of SmackDown, in which Wilson was boasting about his accomplishments. As part of the segment, The Big Show destroyed Wilson's trophies and memorabilia. The following week, The Big Show mocked Wilson in promos throughout the show and distracted Wilson during Wilson's match with Jose Serrano, allowing Serrano to win.
As part of the 2010 IWE Draft on April 26, Edge was drafted to the Raw brand. Later that night, Edge interfered in a match to determine the number one contender to the IWE Championship, spearing Keivn McAlmond preventing McAlmond from receiving a IWE Championship match. The following week, Edge hosted an edition of his talk show, The Cutting Edge, with McAlmond as his special guest. During the show, Edge justified his actions by saying he was trying to make an impact, and attempted to convince McAlmond to reform Rated-RKO, their former tag team. Instead Orton performed his [finishing move, the RKO on Edge. The following week, McAlmond defeated Edge and Kyle Johnson in a handicap match, which led to "Pick Your Poison" matches on the May 17 episode of Raw, where Edge and McAlmond picked each other's opponents for the night. Edge faced The Undertaker, and lost intentionally by countout, while McAlmond faced Charlie Wilson, and lost by disqualification when Edge interfered.
The rivalry between Scott Wright and Justin Eldridge was continued from the previous pay-per-view. After months of feuding, Wright challenged Eldridge to a Straight Edge Society Pledge vs. Hair match at Over the Limit, as they had each won a pay-per-view match over the other in recent months. The stipulation of the match meant that if Eldridge won, Wright would join the Straight Edge Society, Eldridge's faction which promoted the straight edge lifestyle. If Wright won, however, Eldridge agreed to have his head shaved. On May 14, Wright and Eldridge faced each other in a singles match, but the match never finished, as the Straight Edge Society (Luke Gallows, Kelsey, and a mystery masked man) interfered and helped Eldridge to attack Wright. The following week, Wright interrupted an initiation ceremony, where Eldridge was shaving the heads of three men, in order to induct them into the Straight Edge Society. Wright mocked Eldridge, and claimed that everyone would be laughing at Eldridge when he was shaved bald at Over the Limit, before teaming up with Montel Vontavious Porter to defeat Eldridge and Gallows in a tag team match later that night.
Another feud was over the IWE Intercontinental Championship between the defending champion Dax Hoovestall and Jose Serrano. SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long stripped Hoovestall of the championship after Hoovestall refused to stop repeatedly attacking on Matt Hooper, fired him. Long set up a tournament to determine the new champion, in which Khristian and Serrano qualified for the final by defeating Mark Semmler and Nick Kessler. The following week, on the May 14 episode of SmackDown, Serrano defeated Khristian to win the tournament and the championship. Immediately following the match, however, Hoovestall presented Long with a letter from the IWE Chairman Grant McMahon, which stated that Hoovestall had been reinstated to the roster, and was still recognized as the Intercontinental Championship. As a result, IWWE's official website announced that Hoovestall would be defending the championship against Serrano.
The team of Khris Jericho and The Miz had begun feuding with The Heart Dynasty (Tyson Booth and David Heart Aldrich) over the Unified IWE Tag Team Championship. The Miz's feud with The Heart Dynasty had begun when The Miz was one-half of the Unified Tag Team Champions with The Big Show. During the Draft episode of Raw, The Heart Dynasty defeated The Miz and The Big Show to win the championship, which led to The Big Show turning on The Miz. The following week, The Miz and Jericho, another former tag team partner of The Big Show, showed signed of an allegiance, when they teamed up to attack The Heart Dynasty. Jericho went on to defeat Aldrich to earn a championship match for himself and The Miz at Over the Limit.
After WrestleMania XXVI, Kyle Johnson had debuted a new gimmick of an arrogant millionaire, similar to his father (Kyle Johnson, Sr.)'s old gimmick. On the April 5 episode of Raw, Johnson was given possession of the Million Dollar Championship and access to a trust fund by his father. Johnson then began looking for a "Virgil", a manservant like his father used to have. He offered the position to B-Truth, who refused, leading to a feud between the two. After losing a match to Joe Linderman, Johnson attacked him, prompting B-Truth to interfere and save Morrison. In retaliation, Johnson paid The Ferrys to attack B-Truth the following week.
In the only womens match scheduled on the card, Nicole Bergman defended the IWE Divas Championship against the former champion, Riley. Nicole had won the championship on the April 12 episode of Raw, and in the weeks that followed she was attacked by Riley, who was attempting to get revenge.
Event
Preliminary matches
Main event matches
Aftermath
Reception
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
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| Dark | Mikhail Vontavious Porter defeated Chavo McAlmond | Singles match |
| 1 | Jose Serrano defeated Dax Hoovestall (c) | Singles match for the IWE Intercontinental Championship |
| 2 | B-Truth defeated Kyle Johnson (with Virgil) | Singles match |
| 3 | Scott Wright defeated Justin Eldridge | S.E.S. Pledge vs. Hair match |
| 4 | The Heart Dynasty (David Heart Aldrich and Tyson Booth) (with Shannon) (c) defeated Kris McGowan and Joe Smith | Tag team match for the Unified IWE Tag Team Championship |
| 5 | Kevin McAlmond fought Edge to a double countout | Singles match |
| 6 | The Big Marc defeated Charlie Wilson (c) via disqualification | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
| 7 | Nicole Bergman (c) defeated Riley | Singles match for the IWE Divas Championship |
| 8 | Dustin Simpson (c) defeated Jesse Dern | "I Quit" match for the IWE Championship |
