For this year’s Slammiversary (2010) the event wasn’t named
after the year but the anniversary which it marked for TNA. This wasn’t the
only change which we saw either as the format of the show changed too. It also
marked the first time that the Slammiversary Pay per View had forgone its
trademark King of the Mountain Match, instead opting for a Singles Match for
the TNA Heavyweight Championship of the World. The card featured 9 matches with
3 titles on the line.
The show kicked off with a #TREMENDOUS match, as Al Snow
would say, between Kaz and ‘The Olympic Gold Medallist’ Kurt Angle. As you can
imagine this was a great encounter full of Suplex’s and High Risk attacks. The
end finally came as Kurt Angle trapped Kaz in the middle of the ring with an
Angle Lock and a Leg Grapevine which forced Kaz to tap out.
In the second match of the night we had the pleasure of
watching one of the greatest technical wrestlers in the world today put his X
Division Championship on the line as the Champ, Douglas Williams, faced Brian
Kendrick. Kendrick put up a great fight with a lot of Aerial Attacks but
Williams’ knowhow helped him retain his title as he hit a Top Rope Spinning DDT
for the win.
The TNA Knockouts title was on the line in the next match as
Madison Rayne faced Roxxi Laveaux. This match had a special stipulation in that
if Roxxi did not capture the title she would be immediately released from TNA.
After a fairly mundane match Rayne hit her finisher, the Rayne Drop, and picked
up the win.
In the match which followed we saw the student Jesse Neal go
up against his teacher Brother Ray. With their rivalry becoming even more
heated, Brother Devon came to the ring just before the match could start and
seemingly calmed the situation as Ray and Neal hugged and walked up the ramp
together.
As they reached the top of the ramp Ray turned on Neal and
began a vicious beat down on him. Neal tried to mount several come backs but
Ray was just too powerful. The match ended as the Hardcore Legend Tommy Dreamer
made his TNA debut in the crowd and distracted Ray long enough for Neal to hit
him with a Spear for the win.
Up next we saw Hernandez face Matt Morgan. The pair powered
each other around the ring with throws and tackles and the end saw Hernandez
getting disqualified as he turned on Referee Brian Hebner.
Next we saw the British Asshole Desmond Wolfe, who was
accompanied by his valet Chelsea, in a brutal Monsters Ball Match with The
Monster himself Chris you know, Abyss. Tables, chairs, barbed wire, Kendo sticks
and glass were all used in this bloody brawl.
Even though Abyss found himself face first in a mat full of glass
at one stage in the match, he managed to muster up enough strength to slam
Wolfe almost through the mat with a Black Hole Slam for the win.
Two great talents faced each other next for what was
perceived as the best match of the event. ‘The Phenomenal’ AJ Styles, who came
to this fight with his manager Ric Flair, faced off against the not so ‘Black
Machismo’ Jay Lethal. After some great technical wrestling and some picture
perfect athleticism the fight sadly came to an end as AJ seemed to botch a Top
Rope move allowing Lethal to take full advantage and grab the win.
In the penultimate match we had Beer Money (James Storm and
Robert Roode) vs. the oddball team of the Enigmatic Assholes (Jeff Hardy and
Ken Anderson). After a very good match and a lot of false finishes we saw Ken
Anderson hit the Mic Check on Roode for the 3 count.
Finally we saw the TNA World Heavyweight Champion and ‘The
Whole F’in Show’ Rob Van Dam go up against ‘The Icon’ Sting. After a valiant
effort from Sting, RVD retained his World Championship as Jeff Jarrett
interfered and hit Sting with his own signature baseball bat. RVD then jumped
to the top rope and flew through the air with a wonderful Five Star Frog Splash
for the win.
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