Good evening Fight Fans, and welcome to our coverage for IMPACT Wrestling's Slammiversary event!
Pre-Show
- We open with a video package for tonight's event and the history of the promotion in what is essentially a mini-documentary of the company.
Knockouts Tag Team Championship Match
Fire N' Flava (c) vs Havok & Rosemary
Havok and Tasha start things off before Kiera comes in and slaps Havok before Havok tosses her into the corner and tags in Rosemary before the two double team Kiera in the corner and Rosemary hits an exploder for two before tossing her across the ring by her hair. Rosemary misses a running splash in the corner before applying the Upside Down and playing to the crowd before Tasha grabs her and Kiera hits a baseball slide before Tasha tosses her back inside and Kiera drops Rosemary with a knee before raining down punches for two. FNF isolate Rosemary until she gets the hot tag to Havok who drops Tasha with a knee and boots her before hitting a running hip attack and a buckle bomb before missing a spear and Kiera hits a sliding dropkick before Tasha takes out Rosemary and the rest of Decay at ringside. Kiera then chokes Rosemary in the corner before Havok pins Kiera with a tombstone for the pin and the win to become the new tag team champions.
Winner: Rosemary and Havok defeat Fire N' Flava via pinfall to become the new Knockouts Tag Team champions.
Main Show
- We see Kenny and Don coming in through a private door and Sami right past the fans standing outside earlier today.
Ultimate X Match
Josh Alexander (c) vs Trey Miguel vs Ace Austin vs Petey Williams vs Rohit Raju vs Chris Bey
Everyone pairs off before Chris is first to try and grab the belt before he's caught and ripped down before Josh hits a German where Ace nearly lands on his head before Rohit goes up top and fails to jump to the belt before Bey clears the ring and everyone takes turns hitting topes before Rohit and Ace exchange up top. Rohit sends Ace down and onto everyone else at ringside before grabbing a rope and climbing it to get to the top before Petey rips him down and takes out Rohit before Bey takes him out and Rohit and Trey go for a frankensteiner and Trey lands on his head. Trey recovers and they hit a tower of doom before Rohit tries to use a metal hook to get the belt down before standing on a chair and trying to hook it before Trey hits a missile dropkick with Rohit standing on the chair before Rohit and Petey lock in a double submission on Trey. Josh climbs the rope before everyone except Rohit are in a submission and he throws a chair at Josh who's upside down before Josh falls down and rolls out onto the apron before Chris hits a cutter to Ace while he's upside down before Petey hits the Destroyer to Rohit and Trey. Petey climbs the scaffold and the rope before Josh puts Chris on his shoulders and makes him grab Petey before Petey hits a Destroyer in midair to Chris on Josh's shoulders before Trey takes out Rohit and Chris and Josh exchange strikes upside down. The two then grab the belt before Ace launches and nearly grabs it, but they lift it and he crashes onto the mat before Josh knocks Chris down and grabs the title for the win.
Winner: Josh Alexander retains his X-Division title by grabbing the belt from the top of the ropes across the ring.
- We get a backstage interview with Don ahead of Kenny's title defense against Sami in our main event.
- We get a video package for the rivalry between Matt Cardona and Brian Myers ahead of their inter-gender tag match tonight.
Brian Myers (w/ Sam Beale) & Tenille Dashwood (w/ Kaleb) vs Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green
Chelsea and Tenille slap each other before everyone brawls and the match starts with Matt and Brian before Matt nearly gets the hot tag to Chelsea, but Tenille rips her down and off of the apron before he can before he finally gets the hot tag and drops Tenille repeatedly before hitting a PK for two that Brian breaks up. Chelsea and Brian argue before Chelsea slaps Brian and Tenille sends her out onto the apron before hitting a neckbreaker in the ropes and Matt lays into Brian with strikes in the corner before Tenille hurts herself when she goes for a low blow, Matt revealing that he's wearing a metal cup. Chelsea and Matt clear the ring before Chelsea low blows Tenille and pins her with a Killswitch for the pin and the win.
Winner: Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green defeat Tenille Dashwood and Brian Myers via pinfall.
W.Morrissey vs Eddie Edwards
W shoves Eddie before Eddie chops him and W hits a fall away slam before dropping Eddie with a right hand and choking him in the ropes before countering a tornado DDT and booting Eddie off of the top and down onto the floor before meeting Eddie up top and Eddie headbutts him repeatedly. Eddie hits a sunset bomb and a blue thunderbomb for a near fall before W pulls the referee between he and Eddie and drops Eddie with a boot for a near fall before Eddie hits the Boston Knee Party, but it knocks W out of the ring. W then hits Eddie with a gimmick he takes out of his boot before finishing Eddie with a powerbomb for the pin and the win.
Winner: W.Morrissey defeats Eddie Edwards via pinfall.
- We get a cryptic drawing by a hand that mentions the King of Drama.
- Madman Fulton and Shera come out and argue with the referee about how they were barred from ringside before Scott comes out and makes a match between them and FinJuice.
FinJuice vs Shera & Madman Fulton
FJ double up on Fulton before clearing the ring of Shera and finishing Fulton with their finisher for the quick win in little over a minute.
Winner: FinJuice defeat Madman Fulton and Shera via pinfall.
Moose vs Chris Sabin
Chris goes right after the knee of Moose before Moose hits a running uppercut in the corner before Chris dropkicks him and Moose misses a running dropkick in the corner before Chris hits a dragon screw and Moose sends him out of the ring when he goes for a figure four before Chris hits a hurricanrana and locks in a figure four. Moose chokes Chris to break the hold before lawn darting Chris into the corner and chopping him when he traps him in the ropes before dropkicking him off of the apron and locking in a rear chin lock once they're back inside before tearing at the face and mouth of Chris. Moose hits a uranage into a fall away slam before kipping up and missing a moonsault off of the second rope before Chris low bridges Moose and hits a PK from the apron before hitting a diving cross body and a tornado DDT for a deep two count before Moose hits an avalanche fall away slam. Chris lays into Moose with a flurry of strikes at ringside before Moose powerbombs him onto the edge of the apron and swings him into the railing before Chris gets back in at nine before rolling Moose up for two and hitting a sunset flip before pinning Moose with a clutch for the win.
Winner: Chris Sabin defeats Moose via pinfall.
- Backstage Rosemary and Havok celebrate their victory with Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus, Havok seemingly now joining as a member of the stable.
IMPACT Tag Team Championship Fatal Four Way Match
Violent By Design (Rhino & Joe Doering (w/ Eric Young & Deaner)) (c) vs Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs Fallah Bahh & No Way vs The Good Brothers
Rich and No kick things off for their respective teams before Karl tags himself in and gets dropped by No before he tags in Bahh and the two double up on Karl before Rich and Willie double team Karl for two before Doc comes in and beats on Rich and TGB isolate Rich until he gets the hot tag to No who drops Karl repeatedly. No knocks Rhino off of the apron and hits a running splash in the corner before hitting a flat liner for two before Karl hits a spinebuster for a two count that Joe breaks up and drags Karl to the corner before tagging himself in and facing off with Doc. The two exchange strikes before everyone come in and send them out of the ring before brawling until it's just Rich and Bahh and Bahh hits Rich with a Samoan drop before everyone hits a move and VBD get a near fall before Joe takes out both Rich and Willie and tags in Rhino. Rhino then comes in and gets hit with a Gun Stun before TGB hit Rhino with the Magic Killer for the pin and the win.
Winner: The Good Brothers defeat Violent By Design, Rich Swann and Willie Mack, and Fallah Bahh and No Way via pinfall to become the new IMPACT World Tag Team champions.
Knockouts Championship Match
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs Thunder Rosa
Deonna and Thunder lock up for a stalemate and a clean break before exchanging wrist and head locks before running the ropes and Deonna locks in a Gory special before Thunder turns it into a sunset flip for two before Thunder hits a running dropkick in the ropes for two before Deonna hits a draping arm breaker. Deonna plays to the crowd before locking in an octopus stretch and Thunder backs her into the corner before Deonna stomps her in the corner and Thunder hits a missile dropkick before clotheslining Deonna repeatedly and hitting a running dropkick in the corner. Thunder hip tosses Deonna before Deonna hits a side Russian leg sweep into a Fujiwara before Thunder locks in a rear naked choke and Deonna reapplies the arm bar before Thunder hits a DVD and a diving stomp for a near fall before they exchange strikes until Deonna hits a piledriver for the pin and the win.
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo retains her Knockouts title by defeating Thunder Rosa via pinfall.
- After the match TNA alum Mickie James comes out to the ring and congratulates Deonna before inviting Deonna to NWA Empowerrrr before Deonna rejects her and Mickie slaps her before they face off and Mickie drops Deonna with a kick.
- IMPACT Plus Homecoming is announced for July 31st as well as Bound for Glory in Las Vegas in October.
IMPACT World Championship No Disqualification Match
Kenny Omega (c) (w/ Don Callis) vs Sami Callihan
Sami attacks Kenny when he's playing to the crowd during the introductions before hitting a piledriver as soon as the match starts for an early near fall before bringing a trash can into the ring and sitting on a chair before locking in a rear chin lock before slicing Kenny with a pizza cutter and a bloody Kenny comes back with strikes. Sami DVDs Kenny out of the ring before Kenny hits him with a trash can lid and a baking sheet before dropping him with a wet floor sign and hits a rolling senton and missing a moonsault with the trash can before sending Sami head first into a chair in the corner. Kenny chokes Sami in the ropes before stabbing him with a fork and hits a back suplex onto the edge of the apron before bringing out a table and lying it on top of Sami before hitting a diving stomp off of the apron and onto the table onto Sami. Sami hits a piledriver through a table at ringside before hitting him with a trash can and hitting a back drop onto the trash can and powerbombing through a metal backed chip board for two before bringing in a chair wrapped in barbed wire and Kenny hits a bulldog onto it. Kenny powerbombs Sami onto the chair before hitting a V-Trigger for a near fall before piling the chip board on top of the trash can and chair before hitting a superplex for a near fall before Sami hits a tombstone onto a chair for yet another near fall. Kenny throws powder in Sami's face before Sami accidentally takes out the referee with a piledriver and Kenny hits Sami with the belt before hitting Sami with a piledriver, but the referee is incapacitated before another referee comes in and Kenny gets a near fall. Kenny then attacks the referee that just came in before Chris and Eddie fight TGB to the back when they try to come out to the ring before Sami hits a piledriver for a near fall before dumping thumb tacks on the mat and gets distracted by Don. Kenny then throws tacks in Sami's eyes before hitting a V-Trigger and puts tacks in his knee pad before hitting another V-Trigger for a near fall before feeding Sami tacks and hitting another V-Trigger into the One Winged Angel for the pin and the win.
Winner: Kenny Omega retains his IMPACT World title by defeating Sami Callihan via pinfall.
- After the match TGB come out and celebrate with Kenny and Don before they're interrupted by Jay White before someone runs out from the back and the show goes off all of a sudden.