Slammiversary
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Promotion(s) | Impact Wrestling |
First event | Slammiversary (2005) |
Signature match types | King 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 |
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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
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References[]
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Launches Brand New ‘IMPACT Insiders’ YouTube Membership
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Slammiversary Main Event Set: Galloway vs Lashley With Knockout or Tap Out Stipulation". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Announces Venue For Slammiversary XVII | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary XVII Set For July 7 In Dallas | Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ^ "IMPACT On AXS TV Results: June 9, 2020". Impact Wrestling. 9 June 2020.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 25, 2021). "IMPACT Teases Released WWE Superstars In Slammiversary Video, Dates Announced For IMPACT+ Events". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
External links[]
- Slammiversary