Slammiversary is a

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(PPV)

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produced by the American promotion

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. It is one of Impact's “Big Four” PPV events (along with

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, and Bound for Glory), and celebrates the anniversary of the promotion's first event that was held on June 19, 2002.IMPACT Wrestling Launches Brand New ‘IMPACT Insiders’ YouTube Membership
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History

King of the Mountain

Slammiversary's signature match was the

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, a five-man reverse

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which was previously contested for the

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and, later, the

TNA World Heavyweight Championship The Impact World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result o ...

. The match debuted on the June 2, 2004, edition of Impact's (then known as NWA:TNA) weekly pay-per-views in

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, and has been featured at all Slammiversary events up until the 2010 edition. The match made its return in 2015, where the newly announced

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History

King of the Mountain

Events

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