Slammiversary

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Slammiversary
TNA Slammiversary Logo
TNA Slammiversary Logo
Promotion(s)Impact Wrestling
First eventSlammiversary (2005)
Signature match typesKing of the Mountain match

Slammiversary is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion Impact Wrestling. It is considered one of Impact's signature events (along with Lockdown and Bound for Glory), and remains one of the promotion's "Big Four" PPV events.[1] The event was originally held in June, celebrating the anniversary of the promotion's first event that was held on June 19, 2002. Since 2017, the event has been held in July.

History[]

King of the Mountain[]

Slammiversary's signature match was the King of the Mountain match, a five-man reverse ladder match which was previously contested for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and, later, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The match debuted on the June 2, 2004, edition of Impact's (then known as NWA:TNA) weekly pay-per-views in Nashville, Tennessee, and has been featured at all Slammiversary events up until the 2010 edition. The match made its return in 2015, where the newly announced TNA King of the Mountain Championship was on the line to crown the inaugural champion.

Events[]

# Event Date City Venue Main Event Ref
1 TNA 1st Anniversary Show June 18, 2003 Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Fairgrounds Jeff Jarrett and Sting vs. AJ Styles and Syxx-Pac
2 Slammiversary (2004) June 23, 2004 Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Fairgrounds Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Ron Killings for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
3 Slammiversary (2005) June 19, 2005 Orlando, Florida Impact Zone A.J. Styles (c) vs. Abyss vs. Monty Brown vs. Raven vs. Sean Waltman in a King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
4 Slammiversary (2006) June 18, 2006 Orlando, Florida Impact Zone Christian Cage (c) vs. Abyss vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Ron Killings vs. Sting in a King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
5 Slammiversary (2007) June 17, 2007 Nashville, Tennessee Nashville Municipal Auditorium A.J. Styles vs. Chris Harris vs. Christian Cage vs. Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match for the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship
6 Slammiversary (2008) June 8, 2008 Southaven, Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center Samoa Joe (c) vs. Booker T vs. Christian Cage vs. Rhino vs. Robert Roode in a King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Kevin Nash as special guest enforcer
7 Slammiversary Seven June 21, 2009 Auburn Hills, Michigan The Palace of Auburn Hills Mick Foley (c) vs. A.J. Styles vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle vs Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
8 Slammiversary VIII June 13, 2010 Orlando, Florida Impact Zone Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
9 Slammiversary IX June 12, 2011 Orlando, Florida Impact Zone Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett to become number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the Olympic gold medal [2]
10 Slammiversary 10 June 10, 2012 Arlington, Texas College Park Center Bobby Roode (c) vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
11 Slammiversary XI June 2, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts Agganis Arena Bully Ray (c) vs. Sting in a No Holds Barred match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
12 Slammiversary XII June 15, 2014 Arlington, Texas College Park Center Eric Young (c) vs. Lashley vs. Austin Aries in a Three-way Steel Cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
13 Slammiversary (2015) June 28, 2015 Orlando, Florida Impact Zone Jeff Jarrett vs. Eric Young vs. Matt Hardy vs. Bobby Roode vs. Drew Galloway in a King of the Mountain match for the inaugural TNA King of the Mountain Championship
14|14} Slammiversary (2016) June 12, 2016 Orlando, Florida Impact Zone Drew Galloway (c) vs. Lashley in a Tap Out or Knockout match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship [3]
15|15} Slammiversary XV July 2, 2017 Orlando, Florida Impact Zone Lashley (Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship) vs. Alberto El Patrón (GFW Global Championship) in a Title vs. Title Winner Takes All Match
16|16} Slammiversary XVI July 22, 2018 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rebel Complex Austin Aries (c) vs. Moose for the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship
17 Slammiversary XVII July 7, 2019 Dallas, Texas Gilley's Dallas[4] Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard [5]
18 Slammiversary (2020) July 18, 2020 Nashville, Tennessee Skyway Studios Ace Austin vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Trey vs. Eric Young vs. Rich Swann in a Fatal five way elimination match for the vacant Impact World Championship [6]
19 Slammiversary (2021) July 17, 2021 Nashville, Tennessee Skyway Studios Kenny Omega (c) vs. Sami Callihan in a No Disqualification match for the Impact World Championship [7]
(c) - refers to the champion prior to the match

References[]

  1. ^ IMPACT Wrestling Launches Brand New ‘IMPACT Insiders’ YouTube Membership
  2. ^ Caldwell, James (2011-01-14). "TNA News: TNA reveals date & location for annual Slammiversary PPV, updated 2011 TNA PPV dates". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
  3. ^ "Slammiversary Main Event Set: Galloway vs Lashley With Knockout or Tap Out Stipulation". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  4. ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Announces Venue For Slammiversary XVII | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  5. ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary XVII Set For July 7 In Dallas | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  6. ^ "IMPACT On AXS TV Results: June 9, 2020". Impact Wrestling. 9 June 2020.
  7. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 25, 2021). "IMPACT Teases Released WWE Superstars In Slammiversary Video, Dates Announced For IMPACT+ Events". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

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