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44-436: The festival featured several free events including car shows, concerts with local and big name bands, a midway with rides, vendors, beer gardens, complimentary breakfast each morning, and exotic animal displays. Past performers include Theory of a Deadman in 2008 and Hedley in 2010. In 2012, in lieu of a big name band, Fort Erie's Festival opted to put on a concert series throughout the entire festival, featuring 27 bands from

88-475: A KillSwitch on Orton for a near-fall. Orton performed a Snap Scoop Powerslam through a table on Christian and an Elevated DDT onto a Trash Can. Christian attempted a Sunset Flip out of the corner but Orton countered the move into an RKO on the steel steps to win the title. In the Raw main event, John Cena wrestled CM Punk to determine the undisputed WWE Champion . Triple H served as guest referee . Cena executed

132-750: A ladder match to win the vacant World Heavyweight Championship for the first time, only to lose it to Orton on the May 6 episode of SmackDown . After two unsuccessful attempts at regaining the title from Orton at the Over the Limit and Capitol Punishment pay-per-views, Christian finally won the championship for the second time at the Money in the Bank event in July, after he spat in Orton's face, provoking

176-571: A 33-city tour in the United States during the fall of 2017. The tour was extended into 2018 to include shows throughout western Canada and Europe, and the group toured in Australia for the first time in their career in June 2018. Connolly told The Music , "There's a real dichotomy of Theory now, two very different sides. Not that we want to get away from our old songs, but the new songs are so diverse, such

220-412: A Deadman was initially formed in 1999 by lead guitarist/vocalist Tyler Connolly and bassist Dean Back. They later became the first act to sign with Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger 's 604 Records imprint in 2001 after Connolly convinced Kroeger's ex-girlfriend Jodi to send him a copy of their first demo recording. Shortly afterwards; Kroeger invited Connolly to a barbecue and discussed giving his band

264-509: A Step Up Enziguiri on Punk to win the title. In March 2002, WWE initiated the brand extension, which promoted its core business of professional wrestling through such brands, named after their two major television shows, Raw and SmackDown . On the August 29 episode of Raw , it was announced that performers from Raw and SmackDown were no longer exclusive to their respective brand. Subsequently, championships previously exclusive to one show or

308-523: A juxtaposition. We're really working on building a big show, and trying to make it all more visual, as well." The band returned to London in April 2019 to begin work on their seventh record with Terefe. In August 2019, Connolly informed the public that the group would continue their 2019 headlining tour efforts in September. On September 25, Theory of a Deadman announced their seventh album, Say Nothing , which

352-471: A promotional tour, headlined by Breaking Benjamin and The Exies . Songs from Gasoline appeared in the soundtrack of the 2005 video game Fahrenheit , which was released under the title Indigo Prophecy in the United States. The band performed the theme song to World Wrestling Entertainment 's No Way Out 2006 pay-per-view, a cover version of "Deadly Game" from the WWE Anthology album. The song

396-508: A record deal soon after. They released their eponymous debut album Theory of a Deadman on September 17, 2002, co produced by Kroeger. The name of the band comes from a song from their first album, whose lyrics describe a man preparing to commit suicide. That track was later renamed " The Last Song ". The album was a large success for the band in North America, peaking at #4 in Canada and #85 in

440-517: The Attitude Adjustment for a near-fall. Punk performed a GTS on Cena for a near-fall. Punk executed a GTS to win the title, despite Cena's foot being on the bottom rope. As Punk celebrated his WWE Championship win, Kevin Nash returned and attacked Punk with a Jackknife Powerbomb . Immediately afterwards Alberto Del Rio appeared and cashed in his Money in the Bank contract . Del Rio performed

484-597: The WWE Championship . In another prominent match, Randy Orton defeated Christian in a No Holds Barred match to regain the World Heavyweight Championship . SummerSlam attracted a sellout crowd of 17,404 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles, grossing more than $ 1 million, marking the highest grossing SummerSlam held at Staples Center. The event garnered 296,000 pay-per-view buys, down from 350,000 buys

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528-473: The WWE Championship . In the weeks leading to the Money in the Bank pay-per-view in July on Raw , Punk announced the expiration of his WWE contract on the night of the Money in the Bank, en route lambasting WWE for failing to promote him as the "best wrestler in the world", and threatened some high authority figures like WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon , of defeating Cena and leaving WWE with the championship. At Money in

572-431: The World Heavyweight Championship against Randy Orton in a No Holds Barred match. Before the match, Christian revealed that Edge will be in his corner for the match, but Edge told Christian that he was disappointed with him and walked away. During the match, Christian attempted an RKO through a broadcast table on Orton but Orton countered the move into an RKO through the broadcast table on Christian. Christian executed

616-450: The coronavirus global pandemic . On October 20, 2022, the band released a new single, "Dinosaur", which marked a return to their hard rock sound. Theory of a Deadman's music style has generally been regarded as post-grunge , hard rock , alternative rock , alternative metal , and pop rock . The band also mixes country , pop , and acoustic elements into their sound. SummerSlam (2011) The 2011 SummerSlam

660-511: The "Big Four". It has since become considered WWE's second biggest event of the year behind WrestleMania. The 2011 event was the 24th SummerSlam and was scheduled to be held on August 14, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the third consecutive year. It featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions . Much like the previous year's SummerSlam , WWE promoted

704-469: The 2008/2009 tour. They also played at Crüe Fest 2 . Total Nonstop Action used Theory of a Deadman's song "Got it Made", from the album Scars & Souvenirs , for their special 2008 year review video. The song later went on to be used by Sun Sports for Miami Heat post-game video recaps during the 2010-11 season . It was also used in the NASCAR 09 video game. On April 9, 2009, Scars & Souvenirs

748-473: The Bank, Punk pinned Cena to win the title, and even after McMahon tried to have Alberto Del Rio – who had won the Raw Money in the Bank briefcase earlier that night – cash in his contract against Punk. The latter nevertheless left the arena with the championship. The following night on Raw , McMahon dismissed Punk's claim to the title, and announced an 8-man tournament to decide the new WWE Champion. Also, on

792-545: The Bank, initiating a title dispute between Cena and Punk. As they were now two wrestlers with a claim to the WWE Championship, a one-on-one match between Punk and Cena was scheduled for SummerSlam to determine the undisputed WWE Champion. On the August 8 episode of Raw , Triple H made himself the special guest referee for the Undisputed WWE Championship match. The Divas rivalry heading into SummerSlam

836-466: The Niagara and Buffalo areas. This article related to an American festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to Buffalo, New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Theory of a Deadman Theory of a Deadman (abbreviated as Theory or T.O.A.D ) is a Canadian rock band from North Delta, British Columbia . Formed in 1999,

880-450: The US. The band would later tour in support of the album as an opening act for Nickelback throughout 2002 and 2003. The album was certified platinum in the United States and Canada on May 12, 2006. On March 29, 2005, Theory of a Deadman released their second album, Gasoline . After the release of the album, the band toured with Shinedown and No Address . Starting on March 1, 2005, Theory began

924-796: The Way ", " Little Smirk ", " Bad Girlfriend ", " All or Nothing ", " Hate My Life ", " Not Meant to Be ", and "Wait for Me". The song "By the Way" features vocals from Chris Daughtry and Robin Diaz. On April 6, 2008, they appeared at the Juno Awards in Calgary, Alberta , after making various stops across Canada in a promotion known as Journey to the Junos. Theory also performed in the 96th Grey Cup halftime show, along with Suzie McNeil and Andree Watters, on November 23, 2008. Along with Hinder , they supported Mötley Crüe during

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968-641: The album would serve as the theme song for WWE's October pay-per-view Hell in a Cell . On April 28, 2015 the band released a 5 track acoustic EP titled Angel . On November 11, 2016, the band released a cover of the song " Hallelujah " by Leonard Cohen , a tribute in recognition of his death on the seventh of the same month. In January 2017, the band announced that they were recording their sixth studio album. They released two cover singles shortly after— Sting 's " Shape of My Heart " in February and Major Lazer 's " Cold Water " on March 17. Instead of working with

1012-531: The band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as 604 Records . The band includes traits of music styles, such as country and acoustic , in addition to their post-grunge and alternative rock foundation. Nine of their singles have entered the top ten of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, including four songs that peaked at number one: " Bad Girlfriend ", " Lowlife ", " Rx (Medicate) " and " History of Violence ". Theory of

1056-523: The barricade. Sheamus was counted out, giving Henry the win. In the next match, Kelly Kelly defended the WWE Divas Championship against Beth Phoenix . Phoenix attempted a Glam Slam on Kelly but Kelly countered the move into a Roll Up to retain the title. Next, Wade Barrett faced Daniel Bryan . Barrett executed Wasteland to win the match. In the SmackDown main event, Christian defended

1100-622: The event with its SummerSlam Axxess fan convention , held at the Nokia Plaza in LA Live on August 13 and 14. R&B singer Cee Lo Green performed both "' Bright Lights Bigger City ", the official theme song for the event, and his hit " Forget You " during the broadcast. The commentators for this event were Michael Cole , Jerry Lawler and Booker T . The professional wrestling matches at SummerSlam featured professional wrestlers performing as characters in scripted events pre-determined by

1144-530: The hosting promotion , WWE. Storylines between the characters were produced on WWE's weekly television shows Raw and SmackDown with the Raw and SmackDown brands—storyline divisions in which WWE assigned its employees to different programs. The main feud headed into SummerSlam from the SmackDown brand was between Christian and Randy Orton , over Christian's World Heavyweight Championship . At Extreme Rules in May, Christian defeated Alberto Del Rio in

1188-428: The latter to kick Christian in the groin and get himself disqualified ; as per pre-match stipulations enacted by Christian, he won the title. On the July 29 episode of SmackDown , the new Chief Operating Officer of WWE, Triple H , scheduled a title defense by Christian against Orton in a No Holds Barred match at SummerSlam. The main event from the Raw brand for SummerSlam would pit John Cena against CM Punk for

1232-401: The name of their band with people who are unfamiliar with their music was challenging. Connolly equated it to rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers frequently abbreviating their name to Chili Peppers. Wake Up Call has been described by critics as a departure from Theory of a Deadman's usual hard rock foundation, moving into pop and pop rock territory. To promote the album, the band launched

1276-488: The other were available for wrestlers from any show to compete for; this would mark the end of the brand extension, as all programming and live events featured the full WWE roster. In turn, SummerSlam 2011 was the last pay-per-view to occur under the first brand split. In 2013, Stephanie McMahon revealed in an interview with Advertising Age that WWE's decision to end the brand extension was due to wanting their content to flow across television and online platforms. However,

1320-478: The previous year. SummerSlam is an annual pay-per-view (PPV) produced every August by WWE since 1988—in April 2011, the promotion ceased going by its full name of World Wrestling Entertainment, with "WWE" becoming an orphaned initialism . Dubbed "The Biggest Party of the Summer", it is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania , SummerSlam , and Survivor Series , referred to as

1364-521: The same night, Triple H relieved McMahon of his duties, and assumed control over WWE as the Chief Operating Officer just as the chairman was about to fire Cena. On the July 25 edition of Raw , Rey Mysterio defeated The Miz in the finals to become the WWE Champion but lost it later on the same night against Cena. After the match, Punk returned to WWE with the title belt he had won at Money in

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1408-498: The same production team in Los Angeles that they had used for their previous four albums, they decided to work with Swedish music producer Martin Terefe , and spent seven weeks recording in London at Terefe's Kensaltown Studios. The group announced the name of their upcoming album— Wake Up Call —on July 27, 2017, with the release of its lead single, " Rx (Medicate) ". The song, which handles

1452-541: The topic of prescription drug addiction , topped the Billboard US Mainstream Rock Songs chart for six consecutive weeks later that year, and earned the band a "No. 1 Song Award" from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). With the release of the new album, the band decided to undergo a name change, shortening it to Theory. The group cited that discussions involving

1496-518: The upcoming album was announced to be The Truth Is... In 2011, Theory co-headlined the second annual Carnival of Madness Tour with Alter Bridge . The supporting bands were Black Stone Cherry , Adelitas Way , and Emphatic. The band contributed a new song, which was co-written with The Exies singer Scott Stevens, called "Head Above Water", to the Transformers: Dark of the Moon soundtrack, which

1540-437: Was attacked by Kelly after the match. The first match was a six-man tag team match pitting Kofi Kingston , John Morrison and Rey Mysterio against The Miz , R-Truth and Alberto Del Rio . Mysterio performed a 619 followed by a slingshot Splash on R-Truth to win the match. Next, Sheamus faced off against Mark Henry . Sheamus executed a Brogue Kick on Henry but Henry rolled out of the ring. Henry tackled Sheamus through

1584-513: Was between Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix over the WWE Divas Championship . On the August 1 edition of Raw , Phoenix won a Divas battle royal to become the #1 Contender for the Kelly's Divas Championship at SummerSlam. Phoenix turned heel after her victory by attacking Kelly in and out of the ring, and later told Kelly that "her days as the cute, blonde little bimbo are over." On the following week, Phoenix defeated Eve Torres in singles action, but

1628-474: Was certified gold by the RIAA, with sales reaching 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone. In late 2010, it was announced that the band would start recording their fourth studio album, which was projected to be released in mid-2011. It was then confirmed by Tyler Connolly that the band's fourth album would be released on July 12, 2011. The first single from the album, "Lowlife", was released on May 17, 2011. The title of

1672-407: Was confirmed via Theory's Twitter page that pre-production on their fifth album had started. In January 2014, they stated that they were "finishing up record number 5 next week" with release dates and news soon to come. In April 2014, Theory of a Deadman announced that a new single titled "Drown" would be released in April, with their new album Savages released in July. The song "Panic Room" from

1716-537: Was introduced in March 2002, although the brand split would be reintroduced in July 2016. The card consisted of eight matches, but only seven were televised. In the main event, WWE Champion CM Punk defeated WWE Champion John Cena to become the Undisputed WWE Champion with Triple H as the special guest referee, after which, Alberto Del Rio cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated CM Punk to win

1760-424: Was released on January 31, 2020; the news coincided with the release of the first single, accompanied by its music video, " History of Violence ", a song that addresses domestic violence . "Strangers" was the second song to be released from Say Nothing and was released on November 8; the track examines the polarizing effect of politics on society and how current events are creating a new generation of activists. It

1804-450: Was released on June 14, 2011. Another track titled "Drag Me to Hell" was made available for free through the official Roadrunner Records website on June 16, 2011. The second official single, "Out Of My Head", was released on June 14, 2011. On July 1, 2011, the unreleased single, "Let Me Go", featuring Pop Idol 's Cveta Majtanović , was also released via CloudMusic and for the parted collaboration music video. On November 9, 2013, it

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1848-573: Was released on the WWE Wreckless Intent album. They also did a cover of "No Chance In Hell", the theme song for WWE chairman Vince McMahon . The song was released on WWE The Music, Vol. 8 on March 25, 2008. They also performed the theme song for the 2011 edition of the WWE pay-per-view SummerSlam . On April 1, 2008, Theory of a Deadman released their third album, Scars & Souvenirs , from which they released eight singles: " So Happy ", " By

1892-429: Was released simultaneously with an official animated music video. The band headlined a Canadian tour, beginning on January 31, 2020, to coincide with the release of the album. Two North American tours were scheduled in 2020—one with American band 10 Years , and the second with Breaking Benjamin , Bush , Saint Asonia , and Cory Marks . Both were canceled due to the restrictions on large-scale gatherings on account of

1936-422: Was the 24th annual SummerSlam professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE . It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions . The event took place on August 14, 2011, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the third consecutive year. It was the final WWE pay-per-view event held before the dissolution of the original brand extension, which

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