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The 2023 Slammiversary was a
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produced by
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. It took place on July 15, 2023, at
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in
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, Canada and celebrated the promotion's 21st anniversary. It was the 19th event under the
Slammiversary Slammiversary is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion Impact Wrestling. It is one of Impact's “Big Four” PPV events (along with Hard to Kill, Rebellion, and Bound for Glory), and celebrates th ...
chronology. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show and one taped as a digital exclusive. In the main event,
Alex Shelley Patrick Kenneth Martin (born May 23, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and physical therapy clinician, better known by the ring name, Alex Shelley, makes appearances with Impact Wrestling (formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) ...
defeated
Nick Aldis Nicholas Aldis (born 6 November 1986) is an English professional wrestler best known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He is also known for his time in Impact Wrestling under the ring name Magnus. Aldis made his debut on ...
to retain the
Impact World Championship The Impact World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result o ...
. In other prominent matches,
Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the ...
defeated
Deonna Purrazzo Deonna Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts World Champion and a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. She also appe ...
by
submission Deference (also called submission or passivity) is the condition of submitting to the espoused, legitimate influence of one's superior or superiors. Deference implies a yielding or submitting to the judgment of a recognized superior, out of re ...
to win the
Impact Knockouts World Championship The Impact Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Impact Wrestling. It is primarily contested for in Impact's women's division, known as the Impact Knockouts. The championship debuted on Octo ...
,
Scott D'Amore Scott Francis D'Amore (born August 8, 1974) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, manager, promoter, booker and entrepreneur. He is the current Executive Vice President of Impact Wrestling, where he also worked from 2003 to 2010 as an on- ...
and Eric Young defeated
Bully Ray Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Impact Wrestling under the ring name Bully Ray. He was previously known as one-half of The Dudley Boyz tag tea ...
and Deaner, and
Lio Rush Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994), better known by the ring name Lio Rush, is an American professional wrestler and musician currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the Chaos stable. He has also a ...
defeated
Chris Sabin Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, and is also known for his work in Ring of Honor. After being trained by Scot ...
to win the
Impact X Division Championship The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Tr ...
. The event featured the returns of
Jake Something Jacob Doyle (born July 25, 1989) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he performed under the ring name Jake Something. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2010–present ...
, who competed in the
Ultimate X match The Ultimate X match is a type of professional wrestling match created by Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling aka TNA), mainly used in their X Division. It is considered the signature match of the X Division. Match format ...
; Eric Young, who had signed with
WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and var ...
prior to the event;
Traci Brooks Tracy Brookshaw (born May 22, 1975) is a Canadians, Canadian retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, Manager (professional wrestling), professional wrestling valet and Referee (professional wrestling), professional wrestling referee ...
(who made an appearance as
Frankie Kazarian Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. In addition, Kazarian also performs for Impact Wres ...
's manager); and
Josh Alexander Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Josh Alexander. He is a two-time Impact World Champion, with his second reign being the longest rei ...
, who had suffered a triceps tear.


Production


Background

Slammiversary is a
professional wrestling Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...
pay-per-view Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program g ...
event produced by
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 ...
to celebrate the anniversary of Impact'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 "Big Four" PPV events, along with – since 2020 –
Hard To Kill ''Hard to Kill'' is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth, starring Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, William Sadler and Frederick Coffin. Seagal's second film after '' Above the Law'', it features him as Mason Storm, a d ...
,
Rebellion Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...
, and Bound for Glory. On March 24, 2023, at Sacrifice, it was announced by
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 ...
that Slammiversary would take place on July 15, 2023, at
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in
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,
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...
.


Storylines

The event featured several
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, which involved different wrestlers from pre-existing
scripted ''Scripted'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Icon for Hire. It was released on Tooth & Nail Records on August 23, 2011, and went on to break the label's new artist record for albums sold during the first week of release. Backg ...
feuds A feud , referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one par ...
, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed
heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
,
villains A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character ...
, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on Impact's weekly television program. At Against All Odds,
Nick Aldis Nicholas Aldis (born 6 November 1986) is an English professional wrestler best known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He is also known for his time in Impact Wrestling under the ring name Magnus. Aldis made his debut on ...
won the first ever "8-4-1 Match" to become the number one contender to the
Impact World Championship The Impact World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result o ...
at Slammiversary. Later in the main event,
Alex Shelley Patrick Kenneth Martin (born May 23, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and physical therapy clinician, better known by the ring name, Alex Shelley, makes appearances with Impact Wrestling (formerly known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) ...
defeated
Steve Maclin Stephen Kupryk (born May 26, 1987) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Steve Maclin. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name S ...
to become Impact World Champion for the first time, with Aldis now set as his challenger at Slammiversary. On the May 4 episode of ''Impact!'',
Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the ...
(formerly Naomi in
WWE World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and var ...
) made her Impact debut, letting it be known that she has eyes on the
Impact Knockouts World Championship The Impact Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Impact Wrestling. It is primarily contested for in Impact's women's division, known as the Impact Knockouts. The championship debuted on Octo ...
. This declaration would soon draw out champion
Deonna Purrazzo Deonna Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts World Champion and a former Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion. She also appe ...
, with the two and
Jordynne Grace Patricia Forrest Parker (born March 5, 1996) is an American professional wrestler and powerlifter currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Jordynne Grace. She is currently the Impact Knockouts World Champion ...
sharing a tense stare-down in the ring. Nearly a month later on June 1, after Trinity won her match, she challenged Purrazzo to a title match at Slammiversary. Purrazzo accepted the challenge, and the match was soon made official. At
Under Siege ''Under Siege'' is a 1992 American action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis, written by J. F. Lawton, and starring Steven Seagal as a former Navy SEAL who must stop a group of mercenaries, led by Tommy Lee Jones, after they commandeer th ...
, then-Impact World Champion Steve Maclin retained the title over PCO in a
no disqualification match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a ...
. After the match, per an agreement made the night before on ''Impact!'', Impact President
Scott D'Amore Scott Francis D'Amore (born August 8, 1974) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler, manager, promoter, booker and entrepreneur. He is the current Executive Vice President of Impact Wrestling, where he also worked from 2003 to 2010 as an on- ...
came out to strap the title belt around Maclin's waist, though Maclin refused to shake D'Amore's hand as was the agreement. However, as D'Amore watched Maclin walk away,
Bully Ray Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Impact Wrestling under the ring name Bully Ray. He was previously known as one-half of The Dudley Boyz tag tea ...
came from behind and strangled D'Amore with a cable.
Matthew Rehwoldt Matthew Thomas Rehwoldt (born October 7, 1987) is an American color commentator and retired professional wrestler who currently appears in Impact Wrestling where he performs under his real name. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he per ...
, PCO, and
The Motor City Machine Guns The Motor City Machine Guns is an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin. They are currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where they are three-time and current Impact World Tag Team Champions. The team ...
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) attempted to intervene but were all shut down by Ray and Maclin. This all culminated in the two putting D'Amore through a flaming table. Two weeks later at Against All Odds, Ray competed in the "8-4-1 Match," when D'Amore struck Ray with a steel chair to incapacitate him. The week later on ''Impact!'', Ray cut a promo that revealed he filed a complaint with the
Anthem Sports & Entertainment Anthem Sports & Entertainment (formerly Anthem Media Group) is a Canadian multinational media company based in Toronto, Ontario and founded by Leonard Asper. Its assets include combat sports and sports entertainment properties (including the MMA ...
Board of Directors about D'Amore's involvement in his business. D'Amore confronted Ray soon after, saying that the board advised that he take a leave of absence from his duties as president. D'Amore also said he agreed with the board, though only because it allowed him to attack Ray right then and there. Maclin would soon come out and assist Ray once again before PCO appeared and took out both men. A recovered D'Amore then announced that, before officially accepting his leave, he signed a tag team match for Slammiversary, in which Ray and Maclin would face PCO and himself. This would be D'Amore's first official match in 4 years. On June 29, Impact announced that former
Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the East ...
enforcer
Darren McCarty Darren Douglas McCarty (born April 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward, best known for his years playing with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). McCarty has been known for taking on the role of th ...
, who Bully Ray had prior history with, would act as the
special guest enforcer In professional wrestling, a referee is an authority figure present in or near the ring during matches. The referee's purpose is similar to that of referees in combat sports such as boxing or mixed martial arts, that is, as an arbiter of the ru ...
. However, on the July 6 ''Impact!'', Ray and Maclin ambushed D'Amore and PCO in the ring, cuffing D'Amore to the ring ropes before dragging PCO to the backstage area. They would proceed to pour car battery acid into PCO's mouth before dousing him in lighter fluid and setting him on fire. PCO's status for Slammiversary is currently unknown, but it has left D'Amore without a partner. On July 8, Impact announced on its website that Maclin is also unable to participate at Slammiversary due to suffering a serious injury during Impact's Down Under Tour in Wagga Wagga, Australia. Ray’s new tag team partner was announced live on Busted Open Radio the following Monday to be Deaner. D'Amore, meanwhile, has yet to name his new partner. On the June 29 ''Impact!'',
Lio Rush Lionel Gerard Green (born November 11, 1994), better known by the ring name Lio Rush, is an American professional wrestler and musician currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the Chaos stable. He has also a ...
made his Impact Wrestling in-ring debut. Later in the night, while Impact World Champion Alex Shelley and Nick Aldis were having a brawl, Shelley's tag team partner,
Impact X Division Champion The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey ...
Chris Sabin Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, and is also known for his work in Ring of Honor. After being trained by Scot ...
, attempted to intervene on behalf of Shelley, only to be jumped from behind by Rush. As such, Sabin would challenge Rush to an X Division Championship match at Slammiversary, which Impact made official the following day. In addition to the title match, Impact also announced an
Ultimate X match The Ultimate X match is a type of professional wrestling match created by Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling aka TNA), mainly used in their X Division. It is considered the signature match of the X Division. Match format ...
for Slammiversary, with the winner earning a guaranteed X Division Championship match at the time and place of their choosing. The participants are: Mike Bailey,
Jonathan Gresham Jonathan Gresham (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. He has previously wrestled for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion, ROH ...
,
Kushida is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, better known by his mononymous ring name Kushida. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), as well as Impact Wrestling. He is best known for his tenure in NJ ...
, Kevin Knight, and Alan Angels. On the June 22 episode of ''Impact!'',
Killer Kelly Raquel Lourenço-Winkler (born 21 March 1992) is a Portuguese professional wrestler best known under the ring name Killer Kelly, currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She is best known for her tenure with WWE where she competed on the NXT UK bran ...
defeated
Taylor Wilde Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born January 26, 1986) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is signed with Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Taylor Wilde. Malawski was under a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract fr ...
, one half of the
Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champions The Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship is a women's professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling. It is contested for mainly by teams consisting of two female wrestlers in I ...
The Coven. After the match, Wilde and her partner
KiLynn King KiLynn King (born May 4, 1991) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed with Impact Wrestling, where she is the current Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champion in her first reign alongisde Taylor Wilde as The Coven. Prior to Impa ...
attacked Kelly, but the latter would be saved by her old rival
Masha Slamovich Ann Khozine (russian: Анна Хозина, ''Anna Khozina''; born 18 June 1998), known by her ring name Masha Slamovich, is a Russian-American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. Early life Ann Khozine was born in M ...
with a dog collar and chain. The following week, Slamovich defeated King in a singles match. Wilde heavily got involved in the match but was eventually taken out by Kelly with a chain clasped around her neck. After the match, Slamovich would clasp the other end of the chain around her neck and pull Kelly towards her, signaling a new partnership between the two. On July 4, Impact would announce on their website that The Coven would defend the Knockouts World Tag Team Championship against Kelly and Slamovich at Slammiversary. On the June 22 ''Impact!'', Joe Hendry defended the
Impact Digital Media Championship The Impact Digital Media Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is an open championship, available to both male and female wrestlers. The current champion is Joe Hendry in his first rei ...
against
Yuya Uemura is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Early life In March 2013, Uemura graduated from Imabari Technical High-school. He wrestled collegiately before he started his professional wrestling care ...
, with
Kenny King Kenneth, Ken or Kenny King may refer to: Ken King * Ken King (born 1971), American politician and businessman * Ken King (ice hockey) (1952–2020), Canadian sports executive Kenneth King * Kenneth George King or Jonathan King (born 1944), English ...
unexpectedly providing special guest commentary. After the match, King grabbed Hendry's title belt from the referee, holding it for a good amount of time before tossing back at Hendry. On the following episode, after King won his match, Hendry displayed a music video that highlighted King's past as a male stripper. On July 6, Impact announced on its website that King will challenge Hendry for the Digital Media Championship on the Countdown to Slammiversary pre-show. At Against All Odds,
Frankie Kazarian Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. In addition, Kazarian also performs for Impact Wres ...
defeated Eddie Edwards in a first-time ever singles match. On the subsequent episode of ''Impact!'', Kazarian mocked Bully Ray and Steve Maclin for their failed attack against Scott D'Amore and PCO, with Edwards backing him up believing their relationship had been mended. This led to a tag team match for the following week, with Edwards and Kazarian losing to Ray and Maclin. In the closing moments of the match, Kazarian had Maclin in a chicken wing submission when Edwards hit a kick that was apparently meant for Maclin but hit Kazarian instead. Edwards and Kazarian later mutually agreed that they were better opponents than allies, facing each other again in a singles match on the July 6 ''Impact!''. There, Edwards won after heavy interference by his wife
Alisha Edwards Alisha Maher (née Inacio; born January 7, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to Impact Wrestling under the ring name Alisha Edwards (most frequently under the mononym Alisha). Professional wrestling career New England ...
. Backstage after the match, Kazarian challenged Edwards to one more match at Slammiversary, bringing his own wife, former Impact Knockout
Traci Brooks Tracy Brookshaw (born May 22, 1975) is a Canadians, Canadian retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, Manager (professional wrestling), professional wrestling valet and Referee (professional wrestling), professional wrestling referee ...
, to counter Alisha at ringside.


Reception

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from the ''
Wrestling Observer Newsletter The ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON'') is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four W ...
'' reported that the event had over 4,400 pay-per-view buys through the television, an increase of nearly 250% from the previous Slammiversary event, which had less than 1,300 buys.


Results


Notes


References


External links

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