#3. Slammiversary
At first glance, you’d think Slammiversary 2022 would easily be somewhere near or at the number one spot as it’s the 20th anniversary of Impact Wrestling’s existence and it also provided fans a number of returns, gimmick matches and great action taking center stage on this show…So why isn’t this the case?
For starters, the marketing was lackluster even from some of the most hardcore fans as evident by the fact this was the first PPV since Redemption 2018 to not be a sell out. Secondly the card itself was okay, but aside from the gimmick matches everything else looked like something that could’ve taken place on a episode of Impact or a monthly special…Not one of the major PPV’s.
Okay so those are the biggest criticisms myself and many others have had about Slammiversary, but how was the show itself?
Aside from Rich Swann defeating Brian Myers in a servable match to remain the Impact Digital Media Champion and Sharkboy won the infamously so bad it’s good Reverse Battle Royal on the preshow, the event was basically a night of new champions crowned as ‘Speedball‘ Mike Bailey defeated the likes of Trey Miguel, Ace Austin, Alex Zanye and last minute replacement Andrew Everett in an Ultimate X to become the new X Division Champion and the makeshift team of Taya Valykrie and Rosemary pulled off the upset to become the new Knockouts Tag Team Champions.
Sami Callihan and Moose pulled out all the stops when it came to their Monster’s Ball match with ‘The Death Machine‘ coming out on top, the Good Brothers defeated the Briscoes to become the Impact Tag Team Champions once again before James Storm and Chris Harris came out to propose a toast celebrating 20 years of Impact’s history.
The 10 man tag team match between Honor No More versus the Impact Originals aka The Motor City Machine Guns, Nick Aldis, Kazarian and a returning Davey Richards can best be described as overbooked, silly nonsense that you either loved or hated.
Jordynne Grace continued the trend of new champions by winning the Knockouts Championship in the first ever Queen of the Mountain Match and the main event saw Josh Alexander beat Eric Young to retain the Impact World Championship
The disappointing hype, so-so line up for the card and the clunky final moments of the Queen of the Mountain match are the only things that keep Slammiversary from going any higher on this list, however the special guest cameos of Goldy Locks, Scott Hudson, Dixie Carter, Sting, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles and the action within the Ultimate X, Monster’s Ball Match and parts of the Queen of the Mountain match are the real highlights of the show.
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