Slammiversary (2007) Explained

Slammiversary (2007)
Tagline:"Massacre in Music City!"
Promotion:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date:June 17, 2007[1]
Venue:Nashville Municipal Auditorium
City:Nashville, Tennessee
Attendance:3,500[2]
Lastevent:Sacrifice
Nextevent:Victory Road
Event:Slammiversary
Nextevent2:2008
Lastevent2:2006

The 2007 Slammiversary (sometimes stylized as SlammiVersary) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, which took place on June 17, 2007, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] It was the third event under the Slammiversary chronology and marked the fifth anniversary of the promotion. Ten professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's card.

Prior to the main event, Jeff Jarrett held a shoot interview where he discussed the recent death of his wife Jill,[3] who died on May 23, 2007, of breast cancer.[4] [5] Jarrett discussed how she influenced the company during the "early days" followed by saying he doesn't know when or where he'll wrestle again.[3] Jarrett then concluded by thanking the fans for their support on his and his wife's behalf.[3] The fans responded by chanting Jill's name as well as "Thank you Jeff".[3]

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
CommentatorMike Tenay
Don West
InterviewerJeremy Borash
Ring announcer
RefereeEarl Hebner
Rudy Charles
Andrew Thomas

Results

King of the Mountain match statistics

No.WrestlerWrestler pinned or made to submitMethod
1Chris HarrisA.J. StylesPinned after a Catatonic
2Kurt AngleChris HarrisPinned after an Olympic Slam off the top of the ladder
3Christian CageKurt AnglePinned after Joe choked Angle out with a Coquina Clutch
-A.J. StylesN/ANever qualified
-Samoa JoeN/ANever qualified
Kurt AngleN/AAngle scaled a ladder and hung the TNA World Heavyweight Championship belt to win.

Notes

Celebrity guests in attendance for Slammiversary 2007 included LeVar Woods, Zach Piller, Jason Matthews, Vanilla Ice, Rocket Ismail, Johnny Fairplay, Josh Haynes, Francesco Quinn, Michelle Deighton, Dan Clark, Kenny Bartram, Jake Bell, Dr. Justin Davis, Judge Adam Pate, Aaron Severns, Brian Canter, Chris Newman, Craig Newman and "Filthy" Rich Lawson. Nathan Nease was not in attendance.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TNA Announces Ticket And Venue Info For Slammiversary. April 25, 2007. September 14, 2007. TNAWrestling.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930032502/http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=1309. September 30, 2007.
  2. Web site: TNA Slammiversary results. ProWrestlingHistory.com. September 14, 2007.
  3. Web site: Jason. Clevett. TNA scores with Slammiversary. https://archive.today/20120713145350/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/06/17/4269895.html. usurped. July 13, 2012. SLAM! Sports. July 18, 2007. September 14, 2007.
  4. Web site: Jill Jarrett passes away. Meltzer. Dave. Dave Meltzer. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. May 23, 2007. May 23, 2007.
  5. Web site: Pain fills wrestler's life script. Biddle, J.. The Tennessean. June 28, 2007. June 30, 2007.
  6. Web site: Celebrities in attendance at Slammiversary. September 14, 2007. Banks. Bill. June 19, 2007. TNAWrestling.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070908060244/http://www.tnawrestling.com/news/fullnews2.php?all=1403. September 8, 2007.