Slammiversary

The Official TNA Slammiversary Logo

Slammiversary is the name given to professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) events held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of June. This is of historical significance since June 19 is the date of the first TNA event in 2002. It is considered one of TNA's flagship PPV events along with Lockdown and Bound for Glory due to the show celebrating the company's anniversary. Slammiversary is the host of the King of the Mountain Match.

History

The Impact Wrestling Zone has hosted Slammiversary, a total of four times.

One of the most popular matches in TNA, The King of the Mountain match has made Slammiversary one of the most successful pay-per-views in TNA. As of Slammiversary VIII, The King of the Mountain Match is no longer a feature of the Slammiversary PPV.

Major aspects of Slammiversary

King of the Mountain

Slammiversary has become the home of the King of the Mountain match, a five-man reverse ladder match for TNA's World Heavyweight Championship (TNA or NWA). The match debuted on the June 2, 2004 edition of TNA's weekly Pay-Per-View in Nashville, Tennessee, and has since been featured at Slammiversary since then. The 2010 edition Slammiversary is the first not to have a King of the Mountain Match in the Main Event or at the event at all.

Authority changes

On the pre-show to Slammiversary 2005, Larry Zbyszko took the mic and announced that former TNA Director of Authority Dusty Rhodes had buckled under the pressure and would be resigning, meaning that Zbyszko would be taking over as interim authority as per his role as a member of the NWA Championship Committee.

In 2006, a much longer developed storyline came to a climax as TNA Management finally announced its long-awaited "new face" with the debut of Jim Cornette at Slammiversary 2006.

Events

#	Event	Date	City	Venue	Main Event	Ref
01 !1	Slammiversary 2005 !Slammiversary (2005)	02005-06-19 June 19, 2005	Orlando !Orlando, Florida	TNA Impact! Zone !TNA Impact! Zone	A.J. Styles (c) versus Abyss versus Monty Brown versus Raven versus Sean Waltman in a King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
02 !2	Slammiversary 2006 !Slammiversary (2006)	02006-06-18 June 18, 2006	Orlando !Orlando, Florida	TNA Impact! Zone !TNA Impact! Zone	Christian Cage (c) versus Abyss versus Jeff Jarrett versus Ron Killings versus Sting in a King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
03 !3	Slammiversary 2007 !Slammiversary (2007)	02007-06-17 June 17, 2007	Nashville !Nashville, Tennessee	Nashville Municipal Auditorium !Nashville Municipal Auditorium	A.J. Styles versus Chris Harris versus Christian Cage versus Kurt Angle versus Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match for the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship
04 !4	Slammiversary 2008 !Slammiversary (2008)	02008-06-08 June 8, 2008	Southaven !Southaven, Mississippi	DeSoto Civic Center !DeSoto Civic Center	Samoa Joe (c) versus Booker T versus Christian Cage versus Rhino versus Robert Roode in a King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
05 !5	Slammiversary 2009 !Slammiversary (2009)	02009-06-21 June 21, 2009	Auburn Hills !Auburn Hills, Michigan	The Palace of Auburn Hills !The Palace of Auburn Hills	Mick Foley (c) versus A.J. Styles versus Jeff Jarrett versus Kurt Angle versus Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
06 !6	Slammiversary 2010 !Slammiversary VIII	02010-06-13 June 13, 2010	Orlando !Orlando, Florida	TNA Impact! Zone !TNA Impact! Zone	Rob Van Dam (c) versus Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
07 !7	Slammiversary 2011 !Slammiversary IX	02011-06-12 June 12, 2011	Orlando !Orlando, Florida	Impact Wrestling Zone !Impact Wrestling Zone	Jeff Jarrett versus Kurt Angle to become number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
08 !8	Slammiversary 2012 !Slammiversary X	02012-06-10 June 10, 2012
(c) - refers to the champion prior to the match

External links

• TNA Wrestling.com