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WWE Fatal 4-Way
Promotional poster featuringRandy Orton
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
DateJune 20, 2010
CityUniondale, New York
VenueNassau Coliseum
Attendance10,000[1]
Buy rate143,000
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WWE Fatal 4-Waywas aprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view(PPV)eventproduced byWorld Wrestling Entertainment(WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion'sRawandSmackDownbrand divisions.The event took place on June 20, 2010, at theNassau ColiseuminUniondale, New York.The show was based around a few matches on the card being contested asfatal four-way matches.Fatal 4-Way replacedThe Bashas the June 2010 PPV.

The event received 143,000 pay-per-view buys, down on The Bash's figure of 178,000 buys. This was the final WWE pay-per-view event to be held in Nassau Coliseum before its 2015 renovation. This was the only Fatal 4-Way PPV produced by WWE for their main roster, as it was replaced byCapitol Punishmentin 2011; however, the promotion revived the name for theirdevelopmental territoryNXTin 2014 as the brand's secondTakeOverevent titledNXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way.

Production[edit]

Background[edit]

The event was held at theNassau ColiseuminUniondale,New York.

World Wrestling Entertainment(WWE) previously ran an annual summerpay-per-view(PPV) titledThe Great American Bashfrom 2004 to 2009, which they had acquired in 2001 when the promotion purchasedWorld Championship Wrestling.The 2009 event was titledThe Bash.In 2010, WWE discontinued The Bash and replaced it with Fatal 4-Way. The event took place on June 20, 2010, at theNassau ColiseuminUniondale, New Yorkand featured wrestlers from theRawandSmackDownbrand divisions.Tickets went on sale on April 24 throughTicketmaster.[2]

Storylines[edit]

The card included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayedheroes,villains,orless distinguishable charactersin scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows,RawandSmackDown.[3][4]

The main feud for the Raw brand was afatal four-way matchfor theWWE Championshipbetween defending championJohn Cena,Randy Orton,Edge,andSheamus.After Cena retained his title againstBatistain an"I Quit" matchatOver the Limit,Sheamus attacked Cena.[5]On the May 24 episode ofRaw,Bret Hartwas announced as the newRaw General Manager.Before Batista could cut a promo, Hart interrupted and said that if Batista wanted his rematch, then he would have to qualify. Batista refused to wrestle, citing an injury and Hart then let Orton qualify by forfeit, causing Batista to quit the WWE afterwards. Edge and Sheamus won their respective qualifying matches to gain entry into the match alongside Orton.[6]The following three weeks saw the four wrestlers compete against each other in singles and tag team bouts.[7][8][9]

The main event for the SmackDown brand was a fatal four-way match for theWorld Heavyweight ChampionshipbetweenJack Swagger,Big Show,CM Punk,andRey Mysterio.At Over the Limit, Big Show defeated Swagger by disqualification but did not win the championship since it cannot change hands on a disqualification, and as a result qualified for the fatal four-way match.[5]The Undertakerand CM Punk won their respective qualifying matches against Rey Mysterio andKane.[10]Later, Kane found his half-brother Undertaker in astorylinevegetative state, unable to compete and The Undertaker was removed from the match. Abattle royalwas put in place to determine The Undertaker's replacement in the match, which was won by Mysterio, who last eliminated Kane.[11]

On the April 12 episode ofRaw,Eve TorresbeatMarysefor the Divas Championship.[12]When Maryse attempted to seek revenge at Over the Limit, she was defeated by Eve.[5]On the May 17 episode,Gail Kimteamed up withEvan Bourneto defeatAlicia FoxandZack Ryder.After this, Kim and Fox started to feud for several weeks.[13]On the June 14 episode, the current Divas Champion, Eve, teamed up with Kim in a winning effort against Maryse and Fox and a fatal four-way match was announced between the four.[9]

Event[edit]

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Englishcommentators Michael Cole
Jerry Lawler
Matt Striker
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Ring announcers Tony Chimel
Justin Roberts
Backstageinterviewer Savannah
Referees Charles Robinson
Rod Zapata

Preliminary matches[edit]

Kofi Kingstonretained theIntercontinental Championship.

The event began withKofi Kingstondefending theIntercontinental ChampionshipagainstDrew McIntyre.SmackDown General ManagerTheodore Longwas also in attendance near the announce table. The contest was even between both competitors. Kingston executed anS.O.S.on McIntyre for a near-fall. Kingston then applied a submission near the turnbuckle, but it was countered by McIntyre, who threw Kingston's legs into refereeCharles Robinson,knocking him out. Since the referee was unable to officiate the match, McIntyre forced Long to fill in for the referee. When McIntyre attempted the pin, however, Long refused to count to three. As they argued,Matt Hardyinterfered and attacked McIntyre, which allowed Kingston to performTrouble in Paradiseon McIntyre. Kingston then pinned McIntyre for the win and retained the title.

The WWE Divas Championship was defended next by Eve against Alicia Fox, Maryse, and Gail Kim in a fatal four-way match. Eve performed a moonsault on Maryse, but her pin attempt was broken up by Fox, who threw Eve out of the ring. She then covered Maryse and won her first title in the WWE.

Chris Jerichocut a promo, challengingEvan Bourneto an impromptu match. Jericho executed a Codebreaker on Bourne for a near-fall. The match ended when Bourne executed anAir Bourneon Jericho's back and pinned him for the win.

Main event matches[edit]

Rey Mysterio won theWorld Heavyweight Championshipfor the second time.

In the first main event match, Jack Swagger, Rey Mysterio, Big Show, and CM Punk competed in a fatal four-way match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Big Show dominated the first half of the match, quickly knocking down his opponents. The advantage turned when the other three concentrated their offense mainly on him taking him out for some time. The match was then contested evenly until Punk delivered a GTS to Swagger, but before he could pin him, Kane interrupted them, attempting to put Punk in a casket but Punk escaped with Kane in pursuit. Mysterio took advantage of the situation and delivered the 619 to Swagger and covered him to win the World Heavyweight Title.

In the next match,The MizfacedR-Truthfor theUnited States Championship.The match went at a quick pace throughout and ended when Miz reversed R-Truth for a pin attempt to retain the title.

In the next match,Unified WWE Tag Team ChampionsThe Hart Dynasty(Tyson Kidd,David Hart SmithandNatalya), facedThe UsosandTamina Snuka.The Hart Dynasty won after Natalya pinned Tamina after a Nattie-By-Nature.

In the main event, John Cena faced Sheamus, Randy Orton, and Edge in a fatal four-way match for the WWE Championship. None of the competitors stayed in the ring for long as when one would get an advantage over another opponent they would be interrupted by another one of the challengers. The match came to an abrupt end whenthe rookiesfrom the first season ofNXTwho had previously formed a faction against the roster of the Raw brand, interrupted. The rookies first attacked Cena in the ring. Edge then tried to help him but instead was attacked by Nexus. In the midst of the commotion, Sheamus pinned Cena to win the title, bringing the event to a premature conclusion.

Reception[edit]

Approximately 10,000 people attended Fatal 4-Way live at theNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseuminUniondale, New York.[1]

The event received generally mixed reviews. Bob Kapur fromCanadian Online Explorer's wrestling section awarded the WWE Championship match an eight out of ten and the World Heavyweight Championship match a seven out of ten. He also appreciated Chris Jericho and Evan Bourne for their performances in their match and rated the match as eight out of ten. Overall, he awarded the event a score of eight out of ten.[14]

Aftermath[edit]

This would be the only Fatal 4-Way PPV produced by WWE for their main roster as it was replaced byCapitol Punishmentin 2011. In April 2011, WWE ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming anorphaned initialism.[15]WWE revived the event's name in 2014 for theirdevelopmental territoryNXTas aTakeOverevent titledNXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way.[16]

Results[edit]

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[25]
1DZack RyderdefeatedMontel Vontavious PorterbypinfallSingles match[17]3:38
2Kofi Kingston(c) defeatedDrew McIntyrebypinfallSingles matchfor theWWE Intercontinental Championship[18]16:29
3Alicia FoxdefeatedEve Torres(c),Gail Kim,andMarysebypinfallFatal 4-Way matchfor theWWE Divas Championship[19]05:42
4Evan BournedefeatedChris JerichobypinfallSingles match[20]12:04
5Rey MysteriodefeatedJack Swagger(c),Big Show,andCM PunkbypinfallFatal four-way matchfor theWorld Heavyweight Championship[21]10:28
6The Miz(c) defeatedR-TruthbypinfallSingles matchfor theWWE United States Championship[22]13:23
7The Hart Dynasty(David Hart Smith,Natalya,andTyson Kidd) defeatedThe Usos(Jey UsoandJimmy Uso) andTaminabypinfallSix-personmixed tag team match[23]09:29
8SheamusdefeatedJohn Cena(c),Edge,andRandy Ortonbypinfall[24]Fatal four-way matchfor theWWE Championship[24]17:25
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
D– this was adark match

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