WWE Summerslam 2011 CM Punk Vs John Cena

SummerSlam (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE that took place on August 14, 2011.

It was the third consecutive SummerSlam presented by 7-Eleven. For the third consecutive year, SummerSlam was held at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, and it was the 24th annual SummerSlam event.

Six matches were originally scheduled for the event, but a seventh was added during the show when Alberto Del Rio cashed in his "Money in the Bank" briefcase and defeated CM Punk. It was later announced that SummerSlam attracted a sellout crowd of 17,404 fans at Staples Center in Los Angeles, grossing more than $1 million. This marks the highest grossing SummerSlam ever held at Staples Center. The event garnered 296,000 pay-per-view buys, down from 350,000 buys the previous year.