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After months of teasing, IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary was finally here. IMPACT Wrestling had hinted that we'd be seeing some major surprises tonight, indicating at NJPW, AEW, NWA, and former WWE stars in multiple vignettes.
Every single championship was on the line tonight, culminating with a No Disqualification match between Sami Callihan and IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Kenny Omega. Speaking of Omega, his Elite buddies The Good Brothers had a chance to win the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Titles in a four-way tag match.
Deonna Purrazzo's Knockouts Championship was on the line as she faced off against a mystery opponent that ended up being worth the wait. All that plus the spectacular Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship.
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The shower kicked off with a pre-show match where Fire 'N Flava defended the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Tag Titles against Rosemary and Havok.
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IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Tag Title Match: Rosemary and Havok w/Decay vs Fire 'N Flava
Havok started off with Tasha Steelz. The champion ducked away from Havok's splash in the corner and caught the challenger with a roundhouse kick. She made a huge mistake, though, coming off the ropes with a crossbody. Havok caught her for a spin-out sidewalk slam, nearly winning the IMPACT Tag Titles in the opening moments.
Kiera Hogan tagged in and slapped Havok across the face. Another poor decision by the IMPACT Knockout Tag Champions. Havok sent her into her corner and tagged in Rosemary. An exploder tossed Hogan across the ring for a near fall. Rosemary followed with the Upside Down, choking Kiera out in the ropes.
However, as she released Hogan, Tasha grabbed a hold of the former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion, holding her still for a baseball slide from Hogan. Fire 'N Flava took turns beating down the Demon Assassin, all the while taunting Havok and Decay.
Steelz, in particular, pinned Rosemary while twerking in Havok's direction. Had she gone for an actual cover, she may have won. Steelz put Rosemary in the corner for Hogan's ring-rounding basement dropkick, earning them another close call.
Rosemary finally got to her corner, and Havok came in like a house on fire. IMPACT Wrestling's Kaiju Queen hoofed Steelz into the corner with a big boot and followed up with a running boot to the jaw. Steelz was sent back into the corner with a buckle bomb, but she avoided the running shoulder thrust.
Hogan tagged in and followed with another basement dropkick while Steelz hit Rosemary and Crazzy Steve with a massive dive off the top rope. Hogan choked out Havok in the corner and called for Steelz to finish the job. However, Rosemary pulled Stelz back outside, leaving Hogan with an angry monster.
Havok spiked Hogan with a Tombstone Piledriver. 1-2-3, we've got new IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team Champions!
Results: Havok and Rosemary defeated Fire 'N Flava via pinfall at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary.
Grade: B+
Ultimate X Match for the IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Championship: Trey Miguel vs Ace Austin vs Petey Williams vs Rohit Raju vs Chris Bey vs Josh Alexander (c)
The IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion was at a disadvantage in this one, as his best game came with the mat, not the air. In a ring with five other high-flyers, it was going to be a struggle.
Ace Austin and Josh Alexander found each other by themselves in the ring, and Alexander spiked him with a high-angle German suplex. Rohit Raju rushed to try and get to the belt. He was a bit too short to get to the ropes, and after the crowd's encouragement, he went for a jump. Missing, he wound up getting taken out with a boot from the champion.
Chris Bey was the one to bring IMPACT Wrestling's Walking Weapon down, as he sent the champ to the floor for a big dive. However, a slingshot hurricanrana from Petey Williams would bring Bey down. Petey was hit with a powerslide DDT by Trey, while Rohit and Ace moved up top to go for the title.
Rohit Raju sent Ace Austin to the group below, leaving everyone down while he went for the title. Since he couldn't reach the ropes, he chalked up his hands and grabbed a climbing rope. After a few failed attempts, he got it around the X floating above and nearly climbed all the way up. Instead, he was pulled down by IMPACT Wrestling's Maple Leaf Muscle Petey Williams.
Williams dropped Raju with the tilt-a-whirl Russian leg sweep but was hit with a Fameasser by Chris Bey. As Bey moved up, he was met by Trey Miguel. Though Trey couldn't knock Bey off, a returning Raju was used as a weapon. Trey jumped off the ropes for a hurricanrana, sending Raju spearing Bey off the X.
Ace, Trey, and Petey were going for a superplex when Josh Alexander noticed Raju had grabbed a tool used to fix the skylights in the studio. Raju cracked Alexander as well as Petey and Ace. When Raju went for the title, he was sent flying across the ring with a missile dropkick from Trey Miguel.
Josh Alexander tried to reclaim his title, but Petey Williams yanked him off. The IMPACT Wrestling Veteran then locked Trey Miguel in a Sharpshooter. Raju added the pressure, placing Trey in a crossface. While Trey suffered, Alexander and Austin went for the title again. In one of the strangest moments I've ever seen in wrestling, Austin threw Bey at a climbing Alexander.
Alexander caught Bey in an ankle lock as Bey grabbed onto Ace with a sleeper. Raju noticed what was happening and left to crack Alexander with a chair. When all the smoke cleared, former IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champions Ace Austin and Chris Bey were left going for the gold.
Austin felt the wrath of Bey, who jumped off for a cutter from the X all the way to the mat below. Petey Williams spiked Raju with the Canadian Destroyer, as well as Trey Miguel. With nobody around, it looked like Petey Williams would be the one to win the IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Championship.
Alexander put Bey upon his shoulders in an electric chair position to try and grab Williams. Williams let go of the X, hitting an avalanche Canadian Destroyer on Bey. At this point, it was just Williams and Alexander left.
Williams was spiked with the Divine Intervention by Alexander. As soon as it looked like the Walking Weapon was going to walk away with his title, a reinvigorated Trey Miguel and Rohit Raju entered the ring.
Raju put Trey on Alexander's shoulders, hitting a double flatliner. A double running single leg dropkick laid the competitors out, leaving Raju all on his own. Raju climbed the steel structure holding the X. He was just inches away from the IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Championship when Trey yanked him off the top.
Trey's kicking combination left Raju on the floor, and it was once again Trey, and Josh Alexander left. On top, Alexander hit an avalanche exploder suplex. Bey was next to go for the gold. Alexander met him in the middle of the X with both men fighting for the title. The title was unsnapped, and Ace Austin tried to leap while they fought for it.
He missed, and Alexander sent Bey to the mat. With that, Alexander retained the IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Championship.
Results: Josh Alexander retained the X-Division Title at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary.
Grade: A+
Former IMPACT Wrestling EVP Don Callis came out of IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Kenny Omega's dressing room to speak to Mean Gia Miller. Callis said that the new stipulation, the No Disqualification rules, for the IMPACT Wrestling World Title was made for Sami Callihan.
Callis added that he felt Tommy Dreamer was trying to ruin Omega's run with this decision and continued to claim that Callihan should be in prison.
Brian Myers and Tenille Dashwood w/Sam Beale and Kaleb with a K vs Matt Cardona and a Mystery Partner at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary
On the last IMPACT Wrestling, Brian Myers brought in Matt Cardona's ex Tenille Dashwood to attack Cardona. IMPACT Wrestling EVP Scott D'Amore told Cardona he'd get a tag match against them at Slammiversary if he could get a partner.
The question was, who would he bring in? Well, of course, he went for the Hot Mess. That's right; it was Chelsea Green!
Matt Cardona got the better of Brian Myers early on, even sending Myers to the floor after a facebuster. However, after dealing with Sam Beale and Kaleb with a K, Cardona was dropped on the ramp with a flatliner. Back in the ring, Cardona was left in the ropes for Tenille Dashwood, Sam Beale, and Kaleb with a K to attack when the ref was distracted by Brian Myers.
As Cardona got to his corner, Dashwood pulled Chelsea Green off the apron. When Cardona turned around, IMPACT Wrestling's Most Professional Wrestler spiked him with an Impaler. As he went for a spear, though, Cardona countered with one of his own.
Cardona finally made it to his partner, and the former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion ran in to lay out Dashwood. A ripcord elbow and a running knee laid out Dashwood for the two-count. Cardona and Myers got back in the ring, and Cardona blocked a low blow from Dashwood with a cup.
Green laid out Dashwood with the Unprettier.
Results: Chelsea Green and Matt Cardona defeated Tenille Dashwood and Brian Myers at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary.
Grade: B
In her IMPACT Wrestling return, Chelsea Green got a major win. Hopefully, we'll see more of the former Laurel Van Ness on IMPACT Wrestling going forward.
W. Morrissey vs Eddie Edwards at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary
W. Morrissey tried to intimidate the heart and soul of IMPACT Wrestling but failed. Eddie Edwards was scared of no man, and he hammered the big man with a series of chops. Morrissey responded with a fallaway slam.
They moved to the floor, where Edwards managed to get the upper hand. He blocked a big boot from the giant and sent Morrissey's leg into the ring post. Morrissey's brute strength cut that lead short, though, as he manhandled the former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion, even on one leg.
A nasty elevated heart stomp left Eddie gasping as the crowd went quiet. Somehow, Edwards sent Morrissey over with a counter suplex and began to fire up. A series of knife-edge chops pelted Morrissey, and he was sent to the floor.
Morrissey countered a suicide dive, though, chokeslamming Edwards spine first on the apron. Morrissey didn't want to end it there, though, and Edwards managed to drop him on the ramp. After that, a Boston Knee Party laid out the IMPACT Wrestling newcomer.
Both men got in the ring before the ten count. Morrissey sent Edwards around the ring with the F-5 and slowly stalked his opponent. Edwards countered a superplex with a sunset bomb and followed a Blue Thunder Bomb for an incredibly close two-count.
Morrissey used the ref to stop the Boston Knee Party and rocked the IMPACT Wrestling veteran with a big boot. Somehow, Edwards kicked out. Morrissey ate a Boston Knee Party but fell to the floor.
Edwards was clocked with a studded belt while the ref was distracted, and W. Morrissey followed with a monstrous powerbomb for the win.
Results: W. Morrissey defeated Eddie Edwards via pinfall at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary.
Grade: A-
After the match, we saw a vignette of someone debuting for IMPACT Wrestling very soon. While we didn't get a name, a painted sign read "Long live the Drama King."
Madman Fulton and Mahabali Shera vs FinJuice at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary
IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary was interrupted by Madman Fulton and Shera, who were furious that they were banned from Ultimate X earlier. IMPACT Wrestling EVP Scott D'Amore came out and said that he had a special plan for this.
The former IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champions FinJuice are back!
Juice Robinson pelted Shera with some punches and went for the leaping crescent kick. Shera ducked it and decleated Robinson with a lariat. Madman Fulton tagged himself in, much to the chagrin of Shera. After they argued with one another, FinJuice took back over.
A Dudley Dog from Robinson took out Fulton while David Finlay kept Shera out of the ring. That was quick!
Results: FinJuice defeated Madman Fulton and Shera via pinfall at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary.
Grade: C
Moose vs Chris Sabin at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary
Moose overpowered the former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion early, catching Chris Sabin with a running elbow in the corner. Sabin followed him across the ring for a shotgun dropkick. When Moose went for the same, Sabin avoided it. At this point, Sabin went after the leg.
A series of dragon screws left Moose in a rough spot. He shoved Sabin off before he could lock in a Figure-4. Still, Sabin bounced Moose's knee off the apron repeatedly before getting back in the ring.
A few more dragon screws allowed Sabin to finally lock in the Figure-4 Leglock. How did Moose break out of it? Grabbing Chris Sabin by the throat and picking him up, of course. Moose then launched Sabin like a lawn dart at high speed, sending him face-first into the middle turnbuckle with snake eyes.
Moose took the IMPACT Wrestling veteran to the apron and wrapped him in the ropes. With nowhere to go, Sabin was hammered by some deadly chops. An incredible standing dropkick rocked Sabin as well.
Moose tried to tear Sabin's jaw off, and the Motor City Machine Gun responded by biting the fingers of the big man. Moose spiked him with a uranage slam and a fallaway slam. After a nip-up, he moved up for a Bret's Rope moonsault but missed. Sabin took the big man to the floor and followed with a dive.
Sabin had the self-proclaimed Mr. IMPACT Wrestling on the ropes and hit an insane diving tornado DDT for the two-count. As Sabin went up for another dive, though, Moose chased him up for a fallaway moonsault slam. Somehow, Sabin had the wherewithal to fall to the floor.
Moose followed and powerbombed Sabin on the apron before slinging him into the steel barricade repeatedly. Somehow, Sabin was able to catch Moose with a schoolboy and a sunset flip in the ring for a pair of two-counts.
A victory roll finally did the trick, catching Moose for the three.
Results: Chris Sabin defeated Moose via pinfall at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary.
Grade: A
IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Title Match: Rich Swann and Willie Mack vs Fallah Bahh and No Way Jose vs The Good Brothers vs Violent By Design (c)
Originally, TJP was supposed to team up with Fallah Bahh to challenge for the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Titles. Unfortunately, TJP was injured before the match. Luckily, Bahh was able to find a tag team partner. Could he truly replace TJP? To quote Bahh, "No...no...no...No Way Jose!"
No Way Jose started things off with Rich Swann, who danced a little in the ring before Karl Anderson tagged Swann out. Anderson was hit with a shoulder block, immediately losing control.
Jose and Fallah Bahh took turns battering the Machine Gun before Jose tagged out to Willie Mack. Swann and Mack hit a pair of splashes on Anderson. However, when Swann was legal, Anderson drove him to his corner to tag in Doc Gallows.
A nasty big boot laid out the former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion as Gallows continued to demolish Swann. The Good Brothers took turns tearing Swann apart while Anderson repeatedly told the crowd to shut up.
Swann caught Anderson with the step-up enzuigiri but had to tag out to No Way Jose. He came in like a house on fire, lighting up Anderson while also pelting Doc Gallows and Rhino. A flatliner planted Anderson for a two-count. Anderson responded with a Double-A spinebuster, leading to both Gallows and IMPACT Wrestling Tag Champion Joe Doering tagging in.
The heavyweight maulers of this match hammered one another, and both went for chokeslams but were attacked by the other two teams. Swann was left alone with Fallah Bahh and caught him with a series of kicks. Bahh countered a rolling flatliner with a Samoan Drop.
Mack hit a Samoan Drop of his own but turned around into a lariat from No Way Jose. Doering turned Jose inside out with a short-armed lariat. Swann managed to break up the pin by sending Rhino into Joe Doering.
Rhino set up for the Gore on No Way Jose. Doering was taken to the floor, distracting Rhino. After that, the Good Brothers tagged in and dropped Rhino with the Magic Killer.
Results: The Good Brothers defeated Violent By Design via pinfall at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary.
Grade: B
The Good Brothers are officially two-time IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champions.
IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship: Thunder Rosa vs Deonna Purrazzo (c)
The IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion was told two weeks ago that her opponent for Slammiversary would be a mystery. Fans racked their minds for so long, wondering who it would be that would challenge The Virtuosa of IMPACT Wrestling.
It turned out to be none other than former NWA World Champion Thunder Rosa!
Arguably two of the greatest in the business right now, Deonna Purrazzo and Thunder Rosa, were evenly matched. After going back and forth, Rosa caught Purrazzo with a victory roll for a two-count. A dropkick in the ropes earned her another near fall.
Purrazzo responded with an elevated Divorce Court, severely damaging the shoulder. Purrazzo locked Rosa up with an octopus stretch, only to be picked up and driven into the turnbuckle.
Rosa followed with a slingshot double knee strike in the corner and a running basement dropkick. Purrazzo was in dire straits, and Rosa continued to pile on the pressure with a single underhook suplex. Purrazzo managed to catch Rosa, though, with the Fujiwara Armbar.
Rosa was able to block the Venus Demilo and transitioned into a rear-naked choke. Purrazzo broke away and rocked Rosa with a palm strike as she ascended the turnbuckle. Purrazzo tried to follow her up but was sent crashing to the mat.
A double stomp to the lower back earned Rosa a close call on the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion. It was only enough for a two-count. Back to their feet, Purrazzo rocked Rosa with a pump kick and escaped the Thunder Driver with a victory roll.
A boot to the face laid out Rosa, and Purrazzo hit the Queen's Gambit. with that, Deonna Purrazzo defeated one of the greatest wrestlers on the planet.
Results: Deonna Purrazzo defeated Thunder Rosa via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: A+
Deonna Purrazzo grabbed a microphone, but the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion didn't even have a chance to speak. Multi-time IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion Mickie James appeared to loud applause.
Purrazzo was furious that Mickie James ruined her moment. This was Purrazzo's Knockouts Division. James apologized and said she understood how great she was, highlighting all of her accolades.
Mickie James offered a personal invitation to the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion, hoping to get her on NWA EmPowerrr. Purrazzo told her off, still mad that she lost her moment. She told James to take her trash bag and get out and would ultimately eat a Chick Kick from James in the process.
No Disqualification Match for the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship: Sami Callihan vs Kenny Omega (c)
Before Don Callis could finish his introduction for the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion, Sami Callihan blindsided Kenny Omega. He spiked Omega with the Cactus Driver for a near fall. While Omega struggled to get to his feet, Callihan threw some weapons into the ring.
Callihan brought in a chair and sat down, holding onto Omega's hair. He pulled a fork out to skewer Omega, but the champ fought out of the grasp of Callihan in the nick of time. Callian blocked a sunset flip and pulled out a pizza cutter. With nowhere to go, Omega was sliced with the cutter. The Draw of IMPACT Wrestling had drawn first blood.
He wasn't done, as he took Omega to the ropes and sawed into the head of the Best Bout Machine. Omega was drenched in red. Callihan bowed to the crowd, but the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion took advantage of Callihan's own distraction with a series of right hands.
Omega was caught with a death valley driver and immediately rolled to the floor. Omega finally got in on the hardcore action, battering Callihan with a series of baking pans and wet floor signs. The Finlay Roll planted Callihan and Omega followed with a second rope moonsault with a trash can to the ankle.
The former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion kicked out at one. Omega set up a chair in the corner and sent Callihan into it after breaking away from an O'Connor Roll. He finally got a chance to bleed Callihan as he dragged a fork across Callihan's forehead.
He took it one step further, driving the fork into Callihan's mouth and tearing at the lips. The action spilled to the floor as the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion launched Callihan into the steel barricade and the apron. A table was placed on top of Callihan, and Omega hit a double stomp into the hardwood.
With the table now set up, Omega moved for the snapdragon suplex off the apron. Callihan bit the hands of Omega, and the two traded shots on the apron. A poke to the eyes set up for the piledriver, but Callihan countered with a groin lock.
A piledriver through the table left Omega in a lot of trouble. With Omega back in the ring, IMPACT Wrestling's Innovator of Violence brought in a piece of plywood and another trash can. Omega was driven into the trash can with a backbreaker, and Callihan followed up with a powerbomb through the wood for another two-count.
Hiding under the steel steps was a chair wrapped in barbed wire. Omega escaped a Razor's Edge and blasted Callihan with the V-Trigger. A leaping Fameasser into the chair, as well as a powerbomb, set up for another V-Trigger. Callihan just barely got to the ropes to break it up.
Omega set up a pile of metal in the middle of the ring, looking to put an end to IMPACT Wrestling's last hope. The superplex drove Callihan into the pile. Again, Callihan kicked out.
Another V-Trigger set up for the One-Winged Angel. Callian escaped and hit Omega low for a piledriver attempt. Omega escaped but found himself spiked on the barbed wire chair with a tombstone piledriver. Somehow, someway, Omega found the wherewithal to kick out.
Omega went to the floor for another weapon, and when Sami Callihan went toward him, he was blinded with salt. Callihan thought IMPACT Wrestling official Brian Hebner was Kenny Omega and spiked him with the piledriver.
Omega took advantage and rocked the challenger with the title belt. A piledriver would've done it, but the ref was out. A new referee came down for the two-count, and Omega laid him out for failing to give him the win.
The Good Brothers appeared on the ramp, but the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Champions were taken back by Chris Sabin and Eddie Edwards. Back in the ring, Callihan spiked Omega with a package piledriver. Hebner was too hurt to make a regular count, allowing Omega to kick out.
What was left? Thumbtacks, of course! Callihan poured them over the mat and went for the piledriver. Callis came in to distract Callihan and did just that, allowing Omega to send thumbtacks into Callihan's face for the V-Trigger.
Callihan loaded up his knee with thumbtacks for the V-Trigger, leaving Callihan out cold. Callihan kicked out again! Omega dumped the tacks into Callihan's mouth for another V-Trigger, and the One-Winged Angel finished the job.
Results: Kenny Omega defeated Sami Callihan via pinfall at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary.
Grade: A+
Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows joined Don Callis and Kenny Omega in the ring to celebrate with the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion. The lights went out, and when they came back up, we saw the Bullet Club's music hit. It wasn't just the Bullet Club, but Switchblade Jay White's music.
Omega, Callis, and the Good Brothers threw up the Too Sweet. Before White could do anything, someone ran down to the ring and the feed from IMPACT Wrestling cut out.
