Preliminary matches The actual pay-per-view opened with a
triple threat ladder match for the
Intercontinental Championship involving
Dolph Ziggler defending against
Kofi Kingston and
Jack Swagger. Ziggler was the first to climb a ladder only to be stopped by Kingston and Swagger. Ziggler performed a
leg drop bulldog on Kingston onto a ladder, which Swagger was laid outunder. With all three men down, Ziggler's manager
Vickie Guerrero attempted to climb the ladder. Kingston tried to tip her off the ladder but was stopped by Swagger. Swagger applied an
ankle lock on Kingston whilst he was trying to climb the ladder. Ziggler attempted to grab the title but was stopped by Kingston, Ziggler locked in the
sleeper hold on him at the top of the ladder, but Kingston managed to escape. Kingston tried to grab the title but when Swagger arrived up the ladder, both of them unhooked the title and it fell. Ziggler took the opportunity to retrieve the title and retained the championship. Next, the
tag team tables match between
LayCool (
Layla and
Michelle McCool) and
Beth Phoenix and
Natalya was contested. Phoenix and Natalya wasted little time as they brought in the customized pink table which featured a
caricature drawing of LayCool. McCool and Layla dominated the duo for a while, they tossed Phoenix out of the ring and focused on Natalya. McCool attempted to put Natalya through one of the standard tables only for Phoenix to come to her rescue. Phoenix and Natalya picked Layla up ready to put her through the table but McCool knocked the table over. Later, Natalya applied a double
sharpshooter on Layla and McCool whilst Phoenix prepared the caricature table. McCool and Layla gained control and attempted a double
superplex on Natalya but Natalya pushed the two onto the customized table and performed a
splash, which broke the table and The Divas of Doom won the match. After that, The
WWE Tag Team Championship match was contested. The champions
Santino Marella and
Vladimir Kozlov faced
The Nexus members
Justin Gabriel and
Heath Slater. The match went back and forth with Gabriel and Slater tagging in and out regularly. Eventually, Gabriel and Slater were disqualified when fellow Nexus member
Michael McGillicutty interfered. Afterward, the rest of the Nexus attacked Marella and Kozlov until Nexus leader
Wade Barrett arrived with a steel chair and attacked the two with it. In the fourth match,
John Morrison faced
Sheamus in a
ladder match to determine the #1 contender for the
WWE Championship. Not long after the bell, the match spilled outside the ring, where Sheamus bridging a ladder between the ring apron and a broadcast table. Sheamus backed Morrison into the corner using the erect ladder but Morrison leapfrogged over it and performed a
corkscrew on Sheamus. Later, Sheamus trapped Morrison by causing him to hang upside down on the ladder by his knee and then tipped the ladder over. Sheamus continued to target Morrison's knee. Morrison attempted to climb the ladder but Sheamus executed a
Brogue Kick to Morrison's knee. Sheamus tried to grab the contract but Morrison stopped him. After brawling, the pair eventually fell with Morrison falling to the outside whilst Sheamus fell through the bridged ladder, which broke in half. Morrison climbed the ladder and Sheamus tried to tip him off but Morrison delivered a
kick to Sheamus and retrieved the contract to win the match. The fifth match was a tables match for the WWE Championship. This match saw the champion
The Miz (accompanied by
Alex Riley) square off against
Randy Orton. After the two fought in the ring, Orton performed a
suplex on The Miz outside the ring. The Miz set up a table outside the ring and Orton attempted to put him through it, but The Miz countered. The Miz then set up another table in the corner and Orton tried to suplex The Miz through the table from the turnbuckle, but Riley dragged the table away. Orton retrieved another table and delivered a
clothesline to Riley. With the table set up, Orton prepared to put The Miz through it, but Riley distracted him. The Miz attempted a
Skull Crushing Finale but Orton countered it, and the referee was accidentally knocked down. Orton performed an
RKO on Riley and performed a
powerbomb on him through the table. The Miz then gave Orton a Skull Crushing Finale, moved Riley away from the broken table and put Orton in his place. He then tried to tell the referee that he had put Orton through the table, so the referee called for the bell and The Miz was declared the winner of the match. However, the referee saw the replays after the match and restarted the match. Orton attacked The Miz, who retreated to the ring. As Orton climbed the apron, The Miz pushed Riley into Orton, who fell through a table outside the ring. This meant that The Miz retained the championship. In the penultimate match, the fatal four-way
Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match for the
World Heavyweight Championship was contested. This match saw defending champion
Kane take on
Rey Mysterio,
Alberto Del Rio, and
Edge. Wasting little time, Mysterio set up the first ladder and climbed it but was pushed off by Del Rio and landed outside the ring on top of Kane and Edge. Del Rio tried to climb the ladder but was stopped by Mysterio. Mysterio used a smaller ladder to perform a
seated senton on Del Rio with the ladder sandwiched between them. Edge and Kane went one on one for a while until Kane turned his attention to everyone which resulted in the other three participants teaming on him. After placing Kane on a table outside the ring, Edge climbed the ladder inside the ring and jumped straight onto Kane breaking the table. Del Rio and Mysterio took the opportunity to fight one on one. Edge performed the
spear on Mysterio and climbed the ladder, Kane pushed the ladder over. Kane then went on to dominate all three men. All four of them took the match to the stage, where Edge gave Kane a spear. Mysterio climbed onto one of the tables that was hanging from the stage and jumped off it landing on Kane. Del Rio, Mysterio and Edge returned to the ring where Edge blocked Mysterio's
619 with a chair. Mysterio and Edge both climbed the ladder and both fell to the canvas too. During this time Ricardo Rodriguez climbed the ladder only to be
chokeslammed by Kane. Del Rio tried to grab the title, but Mysterio pushed the ladder, sending Del Rio through a table outside the ring. Mysterio was stopped from climbing the ladder by Kane and received a
Tombstone piledriver. Edge speared Kane off the apron through a table. With all three men down, Edge climbed the ladder and grabbed the title to become the new champion.
Main event In the main event, the chairs match between
John Cena and
The Nexus leader
Wade Barrett was contested.
CM Punk made his way down to the ring for commentary. Not long into the match Barrett picked up a chair and tried to strike Cena numerous times but was unsuccessful. Cena delivered a
bulldog to Barrett on a steel chair. Later, Barrett dominated and slowed down the pace of the match as he followed Cena around the ring and up the ramp whilst hitting him with a chair. Barrett then set the steel steps upright at the bottom of the ramp. Cena went backstage and returned with a swivel chair. He sat a groggy Barrett in the swivel chair, threw water at his face and pushed him down the ramp straight into the steel steps. Barrett quickly recovered, placed a steel chair around Cena's neck and pushed him into the ring post. Barrett tossed Cena back into the ring and trapped Cena under a chair by sitting on it. Barrett continued to dominate again as he trapped Cena's arms between the top and middle ropes and attacked him with a chair. Cena managed to kick Barrett away, escape from the tangled ropes and build some momentum. However, Cena's dominance was quickly diminished as Barrett seized control once again. Barrett went to the top rope with a steel chair and attempted a
diving elbow drop but Cena rolled out of the way. Cena went to the top rope this time and successfully performed a
diving leg drop bulldog with a steel chair. He then set up six chairs, in two rows and delivered an
Attitude Adjustment to Barrett through them. Cena then got the pinfall on Barrett to win the match. Afterward, Cena followed a crawling Barrett up the ramp with a steel chair. He positioned Barrett under the hanging steel chairs at the side of the stage and pulled the set down which led all the chairs to come crashing down on top of Barrett thus ending the show. ==Reception==