Jump to content

Slammiversary (2024)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 2a01:cb01:107e:6d5c:efaa:8acc:61e2:c21e (talk) at 22:45, 9 July 2024 (→Matches). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Slammiversary
Promotional poster
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
DateJuly 20, 2024
CityMontreal, Quebec, Canada
VenueVerdun Auditorium
Pay-per-view chronology
← Previous
Rebellion 		Next →
—
Slammiversary chronology
← Previous
2023 		Next →
—

The 2024 Slammiversary is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It will take place on July 20, 2024, at Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and celebrate the promotion's 22nd anniversary. It will be the 20th event under the Slammiversary chronology.

Production

Background

Slammiversary is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) to celebrate the anniversary of the company's first event, which was held on June 19, 2002. As such, the event is usually held in the summer (June or July). The first event took place nearly a year after that event on June 18, 2003, and has since been considered one of Impact's premiere PPV events, along with Bound for Glory and – since 2020 – Hard To Kill, and Rebellion.[1]

On April 20, 2024, at Rebellion, it was announced by TNA that Slammiversary would take place on July 20, 2024, at Verdun Auditorium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[2][3]

Storylines

The event will feature several professional wrestling matches, which involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced on the company's weekly programs, Impact! and Xplosion.[4]

On the June 20 episode of TNA Impact!, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella announced the "Road to Slammiversary Series," where five singles matches would take place over the next few weeks. The winner of each match would go on to Slammiversary to challenge TNA World Champion Moose in a six-way elimination match. The Road to Slammiversary began that same episode, with Josh Alexander defeating Eric Young to qualify.[5][6] The following week, Steve Maclin and Nic Nemeth qualified by defeating Sami Callihan and Rich Swann, respectively.[7] And the week after, Frankie Kazarian and Joe Hendry defeated Mike Santana and Jake Something, respectively, to earn the final two spots in the match.[8][9]

At Hard To Kill, Ash by Elegance (formerly Dana Brooke in WWE), was spotted in the crowd during the TNA Knockouts World Championship match between Jordynne Grace and Trinity, the former defeating the latter to win the title.[10][11] Since then, the newly signed Ash took to sitting ringside for Grace's title matches, scouting potential competition. Ash would even return to WWE at NXT Battleground during Grace's match with NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez, preventing Tatum Paxley from stealing the Knockouts World Championship before being hit with it by Grace.[12][13] Five days later at Against All Odds, after Grace retained her title against Paxley in an open challenge, Ash tried getting physical with Grace for the first time but was unsuccessful.[14][15] However, on the subsequent episode of TNA Impact!, Ash tried sending a message to Grace after a victory, putting her opponent down with Grace's finisher, the Juggernaut Driver. This brought Grace to the ring, but she was laid out by Ash, who then held the Knockouts World Championship over a fallen Grace.[5][6] On the next week's episode, a furious Grace granted Ash a title match for that night, but the latter's "Personal Concierge" declared that the two would have their match at Slammiversary instead, which TNA made official.[16]

On the May 23 TNA Impact!, Mike Bailey and Trent Seven faced off to see who would challenge Mustafa Ali for the TNA X Division Championship at Against All Odds. Near the end of the match, Ali, who came out to sit ringside and was inadvertently knocked down by Bailey, tried to lunge at the latter, who was perched on the top turnbuckle. This allowed Champagne Singh, who would later join Ali as "Campaign Singh," to shove Bailey off and allow Seven to pick up the win and earn the title shot.[17] At Against All Odds, however, before their match, Seven revealed unseen footage from Ali's interview with Tom Hannifan a few weeks ago, where Ali disavowed and dismissed his hometown of Chicago, where the show was being held. Regardless, Ali was able to defend his title against Seven.[14][15] Two weeks later on the June 27 TNA Impact!, Ali held a "State of the Union Address" to discuss the footage from Against All Odds, trying to pass it off as AI-generated slander. However, several fans began heckling Ali by chanting for Mike Bailey, who many believe Ali to be avoiding. Ali tried to have the fans escorted from the arena. But, when one of them threw water in Ali's face, he snapped and attacked the fan, before being stopped by Speedball Mountain (Bailey and Seven).[7] Angered at the injunction and believing Bailey had ruined his return to Chicago, Ali threatened to ruin Bailey's return to Montreal as he challenged him to an X Division Championship match at Slammiversary.[18] However, the following week, Ali confronted Santino Marella to call off the match, saying that Bailey hadn't earned it. Marella reluctantly agreed and made a three-way number one contender's match for next week between Bailey, Kushida, and Jonathan Gresham to determine Ali's Slammiversary challenger.[8][9]

For the past month, Fir$t Cla$$ (TNA Digital Media Champion A. J. Francis and Rich Swann) took to mocking the budding romance between PCO and Steph De Lander, starting on the June 13 TNA Impact! when they took the black rose PCO had given De Lander before being attacked by PCO.[19][20] This later led to a match between PCO and Swann at Against All Odds, which PCO won despite interference from Francis.[14][15] It was after the match that De Lander accepted PCO's offer for a date, which the two had in-ring on the following TNA Impact! Unfortunately, Fir$t Cla$$ crashed the date, attacking and tying PCO to the ropes before Francis chokeslammed De Lander through a table.[5][6] Fir$t Cla$$ continued to mock PCO the following week, when Francis, with the help of DJ Whoo Kid, purchased the Canadian International Heavyweight Championship, a retired title that had been defended during the 1970s and 80s in PCO's native Quebec, and upon gaining ownership of the title, Francis revived it as an active championship and declared himself as champion.[7] The week after, Santino Marella confronted Fir$t Cla$$ and announced that Francis would face PCO at Slammiversary for the Canadian International Heavyweight Championship and, if Francis still held it, the TNA Digital Media Championship.[21]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Moose (c) vs. Josh Alexander vs. Steve Maclin vs. Nic Nemeth vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Joe HendrySix-way elimination match for the TNA World Championship[22]
2Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Ash by Elegance (with The Personal Concierge)Singles match for the TNA Knockouts World Championship[16]
3Mustafa Ali (c) (with Campaign Singh) vs. Mike Bailey (with Trent Seven)Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship[18]
4A. J. Francis (c) (with Rich Swann) vs. PCOSingles match for the TNA Digital Media Championship and the Canadian International Heavyweight Championship[21]
5The Malisha (c) vs. SpitfireTag team match for the TNA Knockouts World Tag team Championship
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References

  1. ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Launches Brand New 'IMPACT Insiders' YouTube Membership". Impact Wrestling. August 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Nason, Josh (April 20, 2024). "TNA announces date & location for Slammiversary". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 20, 2024). "TNA Slammiversary To Take Place On July 20 In Montreal, Quebec, Canada". Fightful. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c TNA Wrestling Staff (June 20, 2024). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: June 20, 2024". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Moore, John (June 21, 2024). "TNA Impact results (6/20): Powell's review of the Against All Odds fallout show with Ace Steel vs. Frankie Kazarian in a Chicago Street Fight, The System's opening segment, PCO and Steph De Lander's date". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c TNA Wrestling Staff (June 27, 2024). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: June 27, 2024". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  8. ^ a b TNA Wrestling Staff (July 4, 2024). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: July 4, 2024". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Moore, John (July 5, 2024). "TNA Impact results (7/4): Moore's review of Mike Santana vs. Frankie Kazarian and Joe Hendry vs. Jake Something in qualifiers for the six-way TNA Title match at Slammiversary". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  10. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (January 13, 2024). "TNA Hard To Kill 2024 Full Results". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  11. ^ Powell, Jason (January 13, 2024). "TNA Hard To Kill results: Powell's live review of Alex Shelley vs. Moose for the TNA Title, Trinity vs. Jordynne Grace for the Knockouts Title, Josh Alexander vs. Alex Hammerstone". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  12. ^ WWE.com Staff (June 9, 2024). "Full NXT Battleground results". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  13. ^ Moore, John (June 9, 2024). "NXT Battleground results: Moore's live review of Trick Williams vs. Ethan Page for the NXT Championship, Roxanne Perez vs. TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace for the NXT Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  14. ^ a b c TNA Wrestling Staff (June 14, 2024). "TNA Against All Odds 2024 Results". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c Vetter, Chris (June 14, 2024). "TNA Against All Odds results (6/14): Vetter's review of Moose vs. Matt Hardy in a Broken Rules match for the TNA Title, Jordynne Grace defends the Knockouts Title in an open challenge". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  16. ^ a b TNA Wrestling Staff (June 27, 2024). "Jordynne Grace vs. Ash By Elegance for Knockouts Championship set for TNA Slammiversary LIVE July 20 on TNA+!". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  17. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (May 23, 2024). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: May 23, 2024". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  18. ^ a b TNA Wrestling Staff (June 27, 2024). "Ali vs. Bailey for The X Division Championship set for TNA Slammiversary LIVE July 20 on TNA+!". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  19. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (June 13, 2024). "TNA iMPACT! on AXS TV Results: June 13, 2024". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  20. ^ Moore, John (June 14, 2024). "TNA Impact results (6/13): Moore's review of The System visiting the Hardy Compound, ABC vs. Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth, Mike Santana vs. Zachary Wentz, Masha Slamovich vs. Marti Belle". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  21. ^ a b "AJ Francis vs. PCO Set for TNA Slammiversary LIVE July 20 on TNA+!". TNA Wrestling.com. TNA Wrestling. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  22. ^ TNA Wrestling Staff (July 4, 2024). "Moose to Defend TNA World Title in 6-Way Elimination Match at Slammiversary". TNA Wrestling. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slammiversary_(2024)&oldid=1233595850"