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#4 AJ Styles vs. Bully Ray in a Last Man Standing Match (Slammiversary 2011)
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As previously mentioned, AJ Styles made a habit of having showstealing performances at Slammiversary during his time with TNA. That trend continued in the 2011 edition, where he faced one of his stiffest challenges to date in Bully Ray. The Team 3D member turned on his long-time partner D-Von and went on a revitalized run that proved that he could be a singles star.
After his transformative heel turn, Bully Ray joined the Immortal stable headed up by Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff. AJ Styles was a member of Fortune that was also aligned with Immortal until they turned on them representing TNA against the heel faction. Styles and Ray had animosity with one another following this turn and led to a blow-off at the 2011 Slammiversary in a Last Man Standing Match.
The Slammiversary 2011 contest went all over the building with the two men using whatever wasn't nailed down to put their opponent down for the count of 10. Steel chairs, chains and tables were used as weapons in vicious ways. Ray was the more powerful and extreme of the two, but Styles had a speed advantage along with his high-risk arsenal.
AJ Styles put his high flying ability to the next level in the conclusion of this Last Man Standing Match. With Bully Ray sprawled across a table, AJ Styles climbed the steel rigging structure near the stage over 25 feet in the air. He then flew off with an elbow drop through Bully Ray on the table in one of the most insane spots in Slammiversary history.
It looked as if this would Styles the victory. However, Bully kicked AJ down as he was getting up and got up at the count of nine to win the Last Man Standing Match. This Slammiversary 2011 encounter would become a signature win for Bully Ray in his eventual march to win the TNA Heavyweight Championship.
