WWE Over the Limit was a

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pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by

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, a professional wrestling promotion based in

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. The event was created in 2010, replacing Judgment Day as the annual May PPV. The name "Over the Limit" was a reference to the hardcore-based match types that occurred as the main event match for each year: an "I Quit" match in 2010 and 2011 and a

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in 2012.

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competed in the main event match at all three Over the Limit events. In 2013, as Extreme Rules was scheduled for May, Over the Limit was pushed back to October, however, it was canceled and replaced by Battleground.

History

In 2010,

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(WWE) replaced their previously annual May pay-per-view (PPV) Judgment Day with a new PPV titled Over the Limit. The inaugural event was held on May 23, 2010, at the

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. Over the Limit would be a short-lived PPV, however, as the 2012 event was the final Over the Limit event held. In 2013, Extreme Rules took the May PPV slot, while Over the Limit was instead scheduled for October, however, it was canceled and replaced by Battleground. The name "Over the Limit" was a reference to the hardcore-based match types that occurred as the main event match for each year: an "I Quit" match in 2010 and 2011 and a

in 2012. Over the Limit was introduced during WWE's first brand extension period, in which the promotion divided its roster into brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform. As such, the 2010 and 2011 events featured wrestlers from the

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and

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brands. The first brand extension ended in August 2011. Also in April 2011, WWE ceased using its full name of World Wrestling Entertainment, with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an

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for the promotion.

Events

References

External links

Official WWE Over the Limit website
{{WWEPPV, Over the Limit Recurring events established in 2010 Recurring events disestablished in 2012

History

Events

See also

References

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