Over the Limit (2010) was a PPV 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. In the main event from the Raw brand, John Cena faced Batista for the WWE Championship, while The 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. The event drew 197,000 pay-per-view buys, and was attended live by 11,000 people. Five wrestlers sustained legitimate injuries during the course of the show.
as John Cena
as Batista
as Jack Swagger
as Big Show
as Edge
as Randy Orton
as Eve
as Maryse
as Rey Mysterio
as CM Punk
as R-Truth
as Ted DiBiase Jr.
as David Hart Smith
as Tyson Kidd
as Chris Jericho
as The Miz
as Drew McIntyre
as Kofi Kingston
as Natalya
as Virgil (Bodyguard)
as Matt Hardy (Appearance)
as Luke Gallows (Ringside)
as Joseph Mercury (Ringside)
as Serena (Ringside)
as Kane (Appearance)
as Sheamus (Appearance)
