Slammiversary (2005)
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Date | June 19, 2005 | ||
City | Orlando, Florida | ||
Venue | TNA Impact! Zone | ||
Attendance | 775[1] | ||
Tagline(s) | "Three Year Anniversary Spectacular" | ||
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The 2005 Slammiversary was a
The main event was the
The event is marked for the second-ever King of the Mountain match and the debut of Samoa Joe. Jason Clevett of the professional wrestling section of the
Production
Background
In March 2005, it was announced TNA would be holding their third anniversary event on June 19, 2005.
Storylines
Slammiversary featured nine professional wrestling matches and one pre-show matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
The main event at Slammiversary was a
TNA promoted a Three Way match for the TNA X Division Championship between then-champion Christopher Daniels and the challengers Chris Sabin and Michael Shane heading into Slammiversary. At Hard Justice, Sabin teamed with Traci to face the team of Shane and Trinity in a Mixed Tag Team match. The match ended with Traci and Shane turning on their partners, forming an alliance.[9] On the May 20 episode of Impact!, Shane attacked Daniels and demanded a championship match; then Sabin attacked Shane, resulting in a brawl between the three wrestlers which was broken up by security.[10] The following week on Impact!, Sabin made an alliance with Trinity and Daniels versus Sabin and versus Shane for the title was promoted for Slammiversary.[11]
A storyline heading into Slammiversary revolved around the recent losing streak and declension of
Event
Role: | Name: |
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Commentator
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Mike Tenay |
Don West | |
Ring announcer | Jeremy Borash |
Referee | Rudy Charles
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Mark "Slick" Johnson
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Andrew Thomas | |
Interviewers
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Jeremy Borash |
Shane Douglas |
Pre-Show
Prior to the beginning of the event, TNA held a thirty-minute pre-show during which Larry Zbyszko announced that Director of Authority Dusty Rhodes had been relieved of his position in the storyline.
Miscellaneous
The event featured employees other than the wrestlers involved in the matches.
Preliminary matches
The first match on the card was an X Division Six Way match between Amazing Red, Delirious, Elix Skipper, Jerrelle Clark, Shark Boy, and Zach Gowen. The contest lasted 6 minutes and 25 seconds. In the final moments of the bout, multiple near-falls occurred. The first was by Gowen on Clark, ending in a two count. Then followed one by Skipper on Shark Boy, which was broken up by Amazing Red. Amazing Red then attempted a cover on Skipper, which was broken up by Clark, who then attempted to cover Amazing Red before it was stopped by Delirious. Shark Boy ended up gaining the pinfall on Delirious after using his signature maneuver the Dead Sea Drop.[18]
Shocker fought Alex Shelley in the following bout. Its duration was 10 minutes and 13 seconds. During the contest, the two fought on the outside of the ring, where Shocker performed a dropkick on Shelley and went to follow up with a backflip splash. Shelley raised his legs, causing Shocker to crash his ribs directly on Shelley's knees. Although Shocker went on to win the encounter by using a roll-up pin.[15]
Ron Killings versus The Outlaw was the third encounter to take place on the card. It lasted 7 minutes and 30 seconds. The Outlaw attempted to apply a Cobra Clutch submission maneuver near the end; Killings countered it by a roll-up pin for the win. After the match, The Outlaw attacked Killings until B.G. James came down to the ring to save Killings as The Outlaw was about to bash Killings with a steel chair.[16]
The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) defended the NWA World Tag Team Championship against Team Canada (Eric Young and Petey Williams), who were accompanied by A-1 and Coach D'Amore, next. During the contest, The Naturals performed their Natural Disaster tag team maneuver on Young; the pin attempt was broken up by Williams. Near the end, Williams attempted to perform his signature maneuver the Canadian Destroyer, but Jimmy Hart interfered in the contest and handed Stevens a megaphone. Stevens then bashed Williams with the megaphone and covered for the pin, retaining the NWA World Tag Team Championship at 15 minutes and 22 seconds.[18]
The fifth match featured the TNA debut of Samoa Joe, who was pitted against Sonjay Dutt in a bout lasting 6 minutes and 22 seconds. Joe won the encounter by submission after performing his signature Muscle Buster maneuver and followed by placing Dutt in his Coquina Clutch submission hold.[15]
Main event matches
The seventh match pitted America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) against the 3Live Kru (B.G. James and Konnan), who were accompanied by Ron Killings. The duration of the contest was 6 minutes and 54 seconds. Storm gained a near-fall after
The TNA X Division Championship was defended next in what was originally promoted as a Three Way match but was fought under elimination rules. Christopher Daniels defended the title against Chris Sabin, who was accompanied by Trinity, and Michael Shane, who was accompanied by Traci. Near the 11 minute mark, Sabin eliminated Shane after performing his signature Cradle Shock maneuver. With the match down to Sabin and Daniels, Daniels gained a near-fall after performing his signature Best Moonsault Ever aerial maneuver. Sabin also gained a near-fall after jumping off the ropes and driving Daniels' head into the mat. Daniels eventually won the bout at 17 minutes and 10 seconds by utilizing his signature Angel's Wings maneuver.[18]
The main event was the King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which then-champion A.J. Styles defended the title against Abyss, Monty Brown,
Reception
A total of 775 people attended the event.
Aftermath
After winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Raven fought Abyss in a
After Slammiversary Team Canada continued their feud with The Naturals and Lance Hoyt. On the July 1 episode of Impact!, Team Canada attacked Hoyt after his match with Eric Young. At this time, The Naturals came to Hoyt's defense, creating an alliance between them.[24] Hoyt and The Naturals then defeated Team Canada (A-1, Bobby Roode, and Young) in a Six Man Tag Team match on the July 8 episode of Impact!.[25] At No Surrender, Team Canada defeated Hoyt and The Naturals in a rematch.[20]
The 3Live Kru went on to face Monty Brown and The Outlaw in a Tag Team Street Fight at No Surrender. On the June 24 episode of Impact!, Brown and The Outlaw attacked Konnan and Killings during an interview with Mike Tenay. During this time, light was shown on the absence of B.G. James in the storyline.[23] Brown and The Outlaw defeated Konnan and Killings at the event. Afterwards, James entered the ring, where The Outlaw offered him a steel chair to bash Konnan with, which he declined and left.[20]
Following his debut at Slammiversary, Samoa Joe defeated Chris Sabin at No Surrender.
Results
No. | Results NWA World Heavyweight Championship 14:17 | | |||||
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TNA X Division Championship eliminations
No. | Wrestler Eliminated | Eliminated by | Method[15] | Time |
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1 | Michael Shane | Chris Sabin | Sabin pinned Shane after performing his signature Cradle Shock maneuver. | 11:00 |
2 | Chris Sabin | Christopher Daniels | Daniels pinned Sabin after performing his signature Angel's Wings maneuver. | 17:10 |
King of the Mountain match statistics
No. | Wrestler | Wrestler pinned or made to submit | Method[16] |
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1 | Monty Brown | Raven | Brown pinned Raven after his signature Pounce maneuver. |
2 | Raven | A.J. Styles
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Raven pinned Styles after a Pounce by Brown. |
3 | Abyss | Monty Brown | Abyss pinned Brown after his signature Black Hole Slam maneuver. |
4 | A.J. Styles
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Abyss | Styles pinned Abyss after a Spiral Tap through a table.
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5 | Sean Waltman | A.J. Styles
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Waltman pinned Styles after his signature X-Factor maneuver off the top of a ladder. |
Winner | Raven | N/A | Raven scaled a ladder and hung the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt to win.
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References
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- ^ Martin, Adam (2005-03-23). "TNA officially announces June PPV Three Year Anniversary event, more". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
- ^ Martin, Adam (2005-03-30). "News & Notes regarding Sean Waltman, Raven DVD, future PPV's, more". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ Martin, Adam (2005-05-17). "TNAwrestling.com Notes - Hard Justice highlights, Slammiversary, more". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
- ^ Martin, Adam (2005-05-19). "Note on Scott D'Amore & new role in TNA, Monty Brown article, TNA poll". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
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