WWE held another edition of Saturday Night's Main Event in Salt Lake City, Utah, and this one was definitely a bigger occasion than some of the previous SNME episodes.

In late 2009, an Irishman named Sheamus was put on the map when he defeated John Cena to become the WWE Champion. Cena had just ended a lengthy rivalry with Randy Orton and even scored a win over Shawn Michaels and Triple H, so the rookie's victory was unexpected.