Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
Slammiversary is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It is one of TNA's “Big Four” PPV events (along with Hard To Kill, Rebellion, and Bound for Glory), and celebrates the anniversary of the promotion's first event that was held on June 19, 2002.[1]
The event had been held in July since 2017; the 2022 event took place on June 19 – twenty years to the day of the promotion's first ever event.
History[edit]
King of the Mountain[edit]
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.
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. |
| – | TNA 1st Anniversary Show | June 18, 2003 | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville Fairgrounds | AJ Styles and Syxx-Pac vs. Jeff Jarrett and Sting | |
| – | TNA 2nd Anniversary Show | June 23, 2004 | Nashville Fairgrounds | Jeff Jarrett (c) vs. Ron Killings for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 1 | Slammiversary (2005) | June 19, 2005 | Orlando, Florida | TNA 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 | |
| 2 | Slammiversary (2006) | June 18, 2006 | 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 | |
| 3 | 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 | |
| 4 | 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 | |
| 5 | 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 | |
| 6 | Slammiversary VIII | June 13, 2010 | Orlando, Florida | TNA Impact Zone | Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 7 | Slammiversary IX | June 12, 2011 | Impact Zone | Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle to become number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the Olympic gold medal | [2] |
| 8 | Slammiversary 10 | June 10, 2012 | Arlington, Texas | College Park Center | Bobby Roode (c) vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 9 | 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 | |
| 10 | Slammiversary XII | June 15, 2014 | Arlington, Texas | College Park Center | Eric Young (c) vs. Austin Aries vs. Lashley in a three-way steel cage match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 11 | Slammiversary (2015) | June 28, 2015 | Orlando, Florida | Impact Zone | Bobby Roode vs. Drew Galloway vs. Eric Young vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Matt Hardy in a King of the Mountain match for the inaugural TNA King of the Mountain Championship | |
| 12 | Slammiversary (2016) | June 12, 2016 | Drew Galloway (c) vs. Lashley in a Tap Out or Knockout match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | [3] |
| 13 | Slammiversary XV | July 2, 2017 | Lashley (Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship) vs. Alberto El Patrón (GFW Global Championship) in a Title vs. title Winner takes all match | |
| 14 | Slammiversary XVI | July 22, 2018 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | The Rebel Complex | Austin Aries (c) vs. Moose for the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 15 | Slammiversary XVII | July 7, 2019 | Dallas, Texas | Gilley's Dallas | Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard | [4][5] |
| 16 | Slammiversary (2020) | July 18, 2020 | Nashville, Tennessee | Skyway Studios | Ace Austin vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young vs. Rich Swann vs. Trey in a Five-way elimination match for the vacant Impact World Championship | [6] |
| 17 | Slammiversary (2021) | July 17, 2021 | Kenny Omega (c) vs. Sami Callihan in a no disqualification match for the Impact World Championship | [7] |
| 18 | Slammiversary (2022) | June 19, 2022 | Nashville Fairgrounds | Josh Alexander (c) vs. Eric Young for the Impact World Championship | |
| 19 | Slammiversary (2023) | July 15, 2023 | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | St. Clair College | Alex Shelley (c) vs. Nick Aldis for the Impact World Championship | [8] |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match |
References[edit]
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Launches Brand New 'IMPACT Insiders' YouTube Membership". Impact Wrestling. August 4, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tessier, Colin (March 24, 2023). "IMPACT Wrestling Announces Date And Location For Slammiversary 2023". Fightful. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
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