Capitol Punishment 2011 Capitol Punishment 2011 ( formerly known as Fatal 4 - Way 2011 ) was a professional wrestling pay - per - view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on June 19 , 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington , D . C . . " Capital " by Jim Johnston was the event ' s official theme song . Background . Capitol Punishment featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre - existing scripted feuds , plots , and storylines that were played out on WWE ' s television programs . Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a match or a series of matches . The predominant feud on the card was between John Cena and R - Truth for Cena ' s WWE Championship . The crazed R - Truth started to set his sights on the WWE Championship and John Cena after Truth realized that there was a " conspiracy " against him in the WWE . Truth started to attack merchandise stands featuring John Cena merch , and then he even turned his attention to the fans in attendance at arenas . Truth labeled the fans " Little Jimmys " and " Little Jennys " , and they were just as big a part of the conspiracy as the people in the WWE . Truth attacked fans , and managed to trick John Cena into getting counted - out when the two had a match . This put Truth in contention for the WWE Championship yet again . As the weeks to the pay - per - view drew closer , Truth was nearly put into a match with John Morrison by " Stone Cold " Steve Austin on the All - Star RAW episode , but Truth attacked Morrison backstage , re - injuring Morrison ' s neck . The second most predominant feud on the card was between former World Heavyweight Champion Christian and current World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton . Christian felt as though he deserved another shot at Randy Orton ' s title due to poor officiating at the Over the Limit pay - per - view . SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long didn ' t grant Christian his title match , but he placed Christian in a match as the Special Guest Referee between Sheamus and Orton . During the course of the match , Christian refused to count " three " against Orton while Sheamus had his shoulders pinned to the match . This angered Sheamus , but also let Orton connect with an RKO on Sheamus , and Christian counted the three to give Orton the victory . When the match was over , Christian hit Randy in the face with the World Heavyweight Championship instead of giving him the belt . Christian then managed to taunt and mock Orton to the point that Orton agreed to another World Heavyweight Championship bout at Capitol Punishment . Sheamus was going to be added to the match after winning a No Disqualification Match against Orton on SmackDown , thanks to interference from Christian . The match was Sheamus vs . Christian , but Christian won the match . Afterwards , Randy Orton stormed the ring , but Christian escaped . Randy then settled on kicking Sheamus in the head , putting him out of action indefinitely . Evan Bourne and Jack Swagger led a mini - feud leading up to Capitol Punishment . Bourne and Swagger exchanged a series of wins and losses . But a more important feud on the card was between CM Punk and Rey Mysterio . Punk and Mysterio similarly exchanged a series of wins and losses like Evan Bourne and Jack Swagger did , but Punk and Mysterio were reigniting a feud dating back to WrestleMania XXVI . Punk enlisted the aid of his New Nexus cronies to help him win against Rey , but they were to be banned from ringside at the pay - per - view . Ezekial Jackson started to grow apart from The Corre , and wanted to pursue a singles career away from the group . Wade Barrett , Heath Slater , and Justin Gabriel didn ' t take kindly to Jackson ' s new aspirations , and promptly beat him down backstage . Jackson was given multiple opportunities at Wade Barrett ' s Intercontinental Championship , but each time he got Wade in the Torture Rack , his signature submission maneuver , Heath and Justin would run down and attack Jackson . This would make Jackson win the match by DQ , but titles can ' t change hands by disqualification . During a six - man tag team match against The Usos and Ezekial Jackson on SmackDown , Wade abandoned Heath and Justin . He claimed he was preserving his own interests since he had a title match at Capitol Punishment against Zeke , but Justin and Heath were angered by his actions . Justin and Heath then announced to Wade that The Corre was no more and he could defend his title on Sunday without their help , effectively dissolving the group . Big Show sat on Alberto Del Rio ' s luxury car , which angered Del Rio . When they lost the WWE Tag Team Championships to The New Nexus , Alberto Del Rio mocked The Big Show and Kane backstage during an interview segment . Del Rio even slapped Big Show across the face . Big Show then chased Del Rio into the parking lot , but Del Rio ' s personal ring announcer Ricardo Rodriguez accidentally ran Big Show over with his car . This injured Big Show ' s leg and left Kane without a partner . Del Rio and Ricardo then made fun of Big Show by having Ricardo dress like him , mocking Big Show ' s weight . Big Show then ran down to the ring and beat Ricardo to a pulp , putting him in the hospital and leaving Del Rio without his ring announcer . Kane had to pull Show away to keep him from killing Ricardo . Despite his injury , Show still wanted a match against Del Rio , and was granted one at the pay - per - view . The Miz blamed his former protege Alex Riley for him not regaining the WWE Championship from John Cena at Over the Limit . Miz fired Riley live on Raw and then demeaned him in front of the world . Riley responded violently , attacking Miz . Riley and Miz battled each other over the next few weeks , leading to a match between the two at the show . The opening match was between Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston , who were feuding over the United States Championshp after Dolph beat Kofi in a non - title match on Raw . Event . Production . As WWE ' s 2011 June pay - per - view event , WWE Capitol Punishment replaced the 2010 Fatal 4 - Way themed event . Promotion towards this event was centered around the setting for the PPV , that being the United States capital , Washington , D . C . This promotion , however , wasn ' t all praised . WWE produced a video to promote the event using actual press footage of President Barack Obama spliced and edited with footage that WWE recorded using actors . The video is intended to show Obama answering questions about Capitol Punishment in a press conference . First airing on May 22 at Over the Limit , WWE received criticism for the video . To avoid legal complications with the U . S . government , WWE added a disclaimer at the start of the video for future airings . This included spelling out their acronym as " World Wrestling Entertainment " , a name they ceased using earlier in the year . The promotional poster for the event also featured the President , where Obama is acting as a referee in a confrontation between WWE Superstars John Cena and Rey Mysterio . WWE released a similar disclaimer for the artwork as they did for the video . The event , however , did feature an appearance by Obama impersonator Reggie Brown .