Slammiversary is a
professional wrestling
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pay-per-view
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(PPV)
event produced by the American promotion
Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the pro ...
. It is one of Impact's “Big Four” PPV events (along with
Hard to Kill,
Rebellion
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, and
Bound for Glory), and celebrates the anniversary of the promotion's first event that was held on June 19, 2002.
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The event had been held in July since 2017; the 2022 event took place on June 19 – 20 years to the day after the promotion held their first show.
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
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and, later, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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. The match debuted on the June 2, 2004, edition of Impact's (then known as NWA:TNA) weekly pay-per-views in Nashville, Tennessee
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, 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
References
External links
ImpactWrestling.com
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