Slammiversary is the name given to professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) events held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in the month of June. This is of historical significance since June 19 is the date of the first TNA event in 2002.
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Major aspects of Slammiversary
King of the Mountain
Slammiversary has become the home of the King of the Mountain match, a five-man reverse ladder match for TNA's World Heavyweight Championship (TNA or NWA). The match debuted on the June 2, 2004 edition of TNA's weekly Pay-Per-View in Nashville, Tennessee, and has since been featured at Slammiversary since then.
Authority changes
On the pre-show to Slammiversary 2005, Larry Zbyszko took the mic and announced that former TNA Director of Authority Dusty Rhodes had buckled under the pressure and would be resigning, meaning that Zbyszko would be taking over as interim authority as per his role as a member of the NWA Championship Committee.
In 2006, a much longer developed storyline came to a climax as TNA Management finally announced its long-awaited "new face" with the debut of Jim Cornette at Slammiversary 2006.
Events
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event |
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| 1 | Slammiversary (2005) | June 19, 2005 | Orlando, Florida | TNA Impact! Zone | A.J. Styles (c) vs. Abyss vs. Sean Waltman vs. Monty Brown vs. Raven in a King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 2 | Slammiversary (2006) | June 18, 2006 | Orlando, Florida | TNA Impact! Zone | Christian Cage (c) vs. Abyss vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. Ron Killings vs. Sting in a King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 3 | Slammiversary (2007) | June 17, 2007 | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville Municipal Auditorium | Christian Cage vs. A.J. Styles vs. Chris Harris vs. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match for the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 4 | Slammiversary (2008) | June 8, 2008 | Southaven, Mississippi | DeSoto Civic Center | Samoa Joe (c) vs. Christian Cage vs. Rhino vs. Robert Roode vs. Booker T in a King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship |
| 5 | Slammiversary (2009) | June 21, 2009 | Auburn Hills, Michigan | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Mick Foley (c) vs. Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett vs. A.J. Styles vs. Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship |
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(c) - refers to the champion prior to the match
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