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COMPLETE IMPACT WRESTLING SLAMMIVERSARY 2022 PPV COVERAGE

Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing Slammiversary PPV coverage from Nashville, TN!

20 years ago tonight, when NWA: TNA launched Don West was a big part of the promotion.  Today, a GoFundMe Campaign to assist West as he battles brain cancer is still ongoing, so donate at this link!

Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rewohldt are your announce team.

Brian Myers vs. Rich Swann

Swann is the Digital Media Champion but Myers has possession of the physical title.  Swann started out fast but Myers cut him off and worked him over, scoring a series of near falls but Swann kept kicking out.  Swann came back with a series of kicks and a cutter.  Swann came off the ropes with a 450 splash and scored the pin.

Your winner and still Digital Media Champion, Rich Swann!

Good opener.

The announcers ran down the lineup for tonight before going to a video package on the main event for tonight, Josh Alexander vs. Eric Young.

Reverse Battle Royal

Mike Jackson (!), David Young (!), Shark Boy, Slash (Wolfie D) with Jim Mitchell are involved, returning to the promotion alongside Johnny Swinger, Crazzy Steve, Steve Maclin, Zicky Dice, Shogun, Gujjar, Chase Stevens, Mahabali Shera, Raj Singh and Chris Bey are among those included. 

Everyone battled on the outside.  The first 8 men into the ring will continue on in a traditional battle royal. 

Jackson walked the ringside barricade, holding Shera at Bey before coming off and drilling him.  This was a great idea in concept but took too long in part because some fan hung his MANY title belts on the guard rail and time stood still as Jackson waited for him to move them.  Singh prevented Jackson from hitting the ring and shoved Shera in.

The final eight are Mackin, Swinger, Shera, Shark Boy, Young, Stevens, Bey and Gujjar are the final eight.

Stevens was booted off the apron to the floor.  Bey and Maclin battled on the outside on the apron, chopping the hell out of each other.  Bey came off the ropes and nailed the Art of Finesse on the apron with both men bouncing rudely off the apron to the floor, eliminated.    The crowd chanted for Shark Boy.  Gujjar and Shera were eliminated.

Young and Swinger worked over Shark Boy.  Young nailed a big spinebuster on Sharky but Swinger tossed him.  Sharky was tossed Sharky over the top but to get the final elimination, you need a pinfall or submission.  He brought Shark Boy back into the ring but played to the crowd and was hit with a stunner for the pin.

Your winner, Shark Boy!

The PPV kicked off with a GREAT package on the history of the company, including a lot of faces from the past, including  archival footage of Jeff Jarrett, Mike Tenay, Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle, Abyss, AJ Styles and the late Bob Ryder.  It was really, truly nice.

Ultimate X: X-Division Champion Ace Austin vs. Kenny King vs. Speedball Mike Bailey vs. Trey Miguel vs. New Japan's Alex Zayne vs. the returning Andrew Everett.

Everett is replacing the hurt Jack Evans and is the biggest showcase for Everett in some kind.

Everyone battled at the bell.  Zayne and Bailey were the last men standing and tried to maneuver the ropes but were pulled down by King and Miguel.  They teamed and then turned on each other.  Miguel avoided the Royal Flush and nailed a rana, then hit a flip dive to the floor.  He returned to the ring and worked over Austin with a series of kicks.

Austin drilled Zayne and Speedball with kicks from the apron but Miguel caught him with a leaping neckbreaker on the outside.  Everett nailed a big snap German suplex and left alone, thought about going for the belt but instead hit a springboard twisting dive to the floor on everyone.  Speedball tried to prevent him from getting to the cables but failed.  Zayne nailed a big German suplex and then pulled Miguel down.  He lifted Miguel for a powerbomb but King springboarded it and nailed a Blockbuster on Miguel.

Everyone battled with Speedball going across the cables.  Bailey came off the ropes, flipping into Ultima Weapon, his knee strike.  Bailey and Everett battled on the top.  Everyone joined in, setting up an insane Tower of Doom that saw everyone but Miguel (who held onto the girder) going down.  Zayne went to attack him but Miguel nailed a Canadian Destroyer off the top into the ring.  The crowd chanted, "Holy sh**."

The battle continued.   Kenny and Trey each maneuevered across the ropes.  Bailey and Austin joined them as all four battled above the the ring.  Bailey kicked down King.  Ace lowblowed Trey.  Bailey and Austin hung themselves by their legs above the ring, trying to grab the belt.  They slapped each other.  Everett joined the fray above the ring, using his legs to hang off as well.  He pulled himself above the belt and tried to unhook it but Bailey used his legs to headscissor him off the cables down to the ring, which was nutty.

Bailey and Austin continued to battle, but this time Zayne made his way across.  He was kicked off.  Austin was kicked off the ropes, leaving Bailey alone.  He removed the title and wins.

Your winner and new X-Division Champion, Speedball Mike Bailey!

A really entertaining athletic display with lots of big dives and multi-man sequences.  Thoroughly enjoyable.

The announcers talked about the importance of Bob Ryder and specifically his importance to the creation of the company dating back to that fateful fishing trip with Jeff and Jerry Jarrett.  They announced the broadcast tonight was dedicated to Bob Ryder, who passed away in 2020.  This was well deserved and the only other thing that could have been nicer is they announced he was inducted into the company's Hall of Fame, which could still be coming for all I know.

Scott Hudson was back as a backstage interviewer.  He tried to find out who the mystery partner was against Honor No More but Team Impact wasn't spilling beans.

They had a message from AEW's Sting, who talked about how the promotion was his outlet to return to professional wrestling.  He talked about how much fun he had doing Joker Sting and wrestling Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle, Hulk Hogan and Jeff Jarrett.

They announced a DVD release of tonight's show is now available for pre-sale at www.ShopImpact.com.

Impact Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team Champions The Influence vs. Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary.

Taya started with Madison but Rosemary tagged herself in and continued beating on Madison.  Tenille and Madison cut off Rosemary and tagged in and out, preventing her from making the tag.  Rosemary finally nailed a belly to back suplex and crawled over to make the tag but was almost stopped.  Taya finally got the tag and battled Madison.  Taya nailed a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count.

Pandemonium exploded as they battled in the corner.  Rayne and Dashwood escaped the beating and slammed the challengers into the buckles but Taya and Rosemary came back with a double spear for a stereo two count.  The Influence came back to nail the Collab (double Stroke) but Taya knocked Tenille out of the ring.  Rosemary came back to life.  Madison tried to flee but Taya kicked her in the face, sending her stumbling into a sit-out powerbomb for the pin by Rosemary.

Your winners and new Knockouts Tag Team Champions, Taya & Rosemary!

Coverage continues on Page 2!

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