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#2. Deonna Purrazzo vs Mystery Opponent (IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship)
The Virtuosa made her way to the ring to find out who will be challenging her on Slammiversary. The titantron flashed Thunder Rosa as the former NWA Women's champion entered the IMPACT Zone.
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The match started with Thunder Rosa looking for a quick pin. Purrazzo repeatedly worked Rosa's arm and looked to lock in her Fujiwara armbar submission hold, but Rosa countered every time.
She delivered a double stomp from the top rope to the champion for a near fall. Rosa went for a Thunder Driver, but Purrazzo countered, hit the Queen Gambit Piledriver to pick up a massive win, and retained her Knockouts Championship.
Mickie James made her way to the ring and offered Deonna a spot in her new promotion that The Virtuosa disrespectfully declined. This likely sets up a post-Slammiversary angle between the two.
Thunder Rosa was one of the biggest surprises on Slammiversary. She managed to get in a ton of offense and had The Virtuosa on the backfoot for large stretches of the bout, a rare sight. The finish felt slightly abrupt, though taking the match down a notch. Regardless, it was one of the best matches on Slammiversary.
Grade: A-
#1. Sami Callihan vs Kenny Omega (No-DQ match for the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship); Jay White appears on Slammiversary
The most anticipated bout of the evening saw The Death Machine take on The Best Bout Machine. Don Callis got on commentary as the crowd chanted, "you got fired."
Callihan got an immediate near fall with a piledriver to start off the match. He followed it up with a chin lock and an attempted forehead stabbing with a fork. Omega countered, but Callihan busted him open with a pizza cutter anyway.
Omega made a comeback, jabbing Callihan in the head with the fork before smashing various objects against his head.
Callihan produced a steel chair wrapped in barbed wire, but Omega powerbombed him onto it for a near fall. Callihan hit a tombstone on the chair, but Omega kicked out.
Eddie Edwards and Chris Sabin prevented the Good Brothers from interfering as Kenny Omega hit a couple of thumbtack-assisted V-Triggers, but Callihan still powered out. But a One-Winged Angel onto the thumbtacks earned him the win as he retained his title.
Post-match, Jay White interrupted the Elite's celebrations before FinJuice attempted to attack Switchblade as the show went off the air.
The match was every bit as violent as expected, and both men came out of Slammiversary looking like absolute warriors. The post-match staredown between White and Omega made the next episode of IMPACT Wrestling unmissable and put an emphatic end to another great Slammiversary.
Grade: A
