TNA Slammiversary Results – 15 June, 2014
MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley are backstage. MVP says he isn’t supposed to be here but he’s here to make sure everything gets done right because Dixie Carter is on his back. King ends up storming off and says he’s going to win the title tonight. MVP tells Lashley to “put some ice in the kids drink.”
TNA X Division Title Ladder Match: Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Tigre Uno vs. Crazzy Steve vs. Manik vs. Sanada
Edwards come in and takes Tigre off the ladder. Richards leaps off into Edwards powerbombing Tigre for a nice double team move. Richards lands bad on his knee. The Wolves come face to face now. They climb up for the belt and trade shots at the top of the ladder. They trade headbutts up high now. Edwards reaches for the belt but Sanada pulls him down and suplexes him, making them both tumble to the floor. Manik springboards in onto the ladder. He goes at it with Richards up high. Manik sunset flip powerbombs Richards from the top of the ladder onto another ladder that is going from the main ladder to the middle rope like a bridge. Sanada climbs up for the title and grabs it out of nowhere.
Winner: Sanada
– Tenay and Taz hype tonight’s show. MVP comes out with Kenny King and Bobby Lashley. Fans boo and MVP asks how they treat him when he’s supposed to be in the hospital. MVP says he came here for the fans but they continue to boo him. MVP talks about the change to tonight’s main event. MVP says he won’t be getting involved in any of the matches. King cuts a promo and rips on the Dallas Cowboys for some heel heat. King says he’s going to be serving up ass whippings all night long and there’s no vegan recipe for that, Austin Aries. MVP speaks for Lashley about Joe and that match is next.
Samoa Joe vs. Bobby Lashley
Lashley drops an elbow for another 2 count. More offense from Lashley in the corner. Lashley nails a snap suplex for another 2 count. Joe starts to make his comeback. Lashley strikes but Joe blocks and fires back. Joe with an inverted atomic drop, a running big boot and a senton for a 2 count. Joe nails the urinagi. Lashley blocks the rear naked choke in the corner. Joe ends up with Lashley on the top. Lashley blocks a Muscle Buster. More back and forth. Joe almost runs into Earl Hebner and stops to check on him. Joe turns around to a spear from Lashley for the win.
Winner: Bobby Lashley
– Jeremy Borash is up in the Carter Family suite. JB asks her about high-level meetings she had this past week and she teases making another announcement when she’s in the ring in front of the world.
Magnus vs. Willow
Willow nails two Twist of Fate for a 2 count. Bram has a piece of the steel turnbuckle but Abyss pulls Janice out from under the ring. Abyss backs Bram up the ramp with Janice. Magnus runs into an elbow in the ring but knocks Willow off balance on the top. Magnus nails his finisher for the win out of nowhere.
Winner: Magnus
– After the match, Bram comes back to celebrate with Magnus. Abyss runs to the ring with Janice but everyone leaves. Abyss stares down Magnus and Bram while Willow recovers.
– We go to the announcers for more talk about tonight’s show.
– JB is in the ring. He brings out TNA Hall of Famer Kurt Angle to make the announcement on the next Hall of Famer. Angle comes out to a big pop.
Angle comes to the ring and a big USA chant breaks out. Angle introduces the next TNA Hall of Famers and out comes Team 3D. They will be inducted at Bound For Glory.
3D hits the ring to a big pop. Devon says when he left TNA, he vowed to never come back because he thought he was done. Fans chant “you still got it” at Devon. Devon says they’re going out together and if that means they’re going out at the Hall of Fame, it’s going to be in a blaze of glory. Devon does the “testify!” and Team 3D hits the corners to pose as their music hits.
– EC3 is backstage with JB. Ethan isn’t impressed by the Team 3D announcement and points out that he’s beaten Sting and Angle already. Ethan says we’re not in Von Erich country tonight, we’re in Carter country. Ethan says he’s doing this for his grandma, EC2 and the rest of the family but most importantly, Aunt D.
Kenny King vs. Austin Aries
Aries with a neckbreaker over top of the top rope. Aries goes to the top and nails a missile dropkick for a 2 count. King come back with an overhead throw. Aries ducks the knees in the corner. Aries with chops in the corner now. Aries runs and gets dropped by a big boot. King with a kick to the head and a spinebuster for a 1 count as he cheated with his feet on the ropes and the referee saw it. Aries with a discus forearm for a close 2 count. Aries with the Last Chancery but the hold is broken.
More offense from King now. King goes for a big top rope move but Aries counters and turns it into a super Brainbuster for the win. Aries is going to the main event.
Winner: Austin Aries
– We see some of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys at ringside.
– We go to the ring and Jeremy Borash is there. He talks about the Von Erich family before bringing out Ross, Marshall and wrestling legend Kevin. The Von Erichs come out to a pop.
JB wishes Kevin a Happy Father’s Day and he talks about how good it is to be here with so many memories and how good it is to introduce his sons.
Ross and Marshall Von Erich vs. Jessie Godderz and DJ Zema Ion
Fans chant for the Von Erichs but Jessie comes in and dropkicks Ross. Jessie misses a leg drop. Jessie blocks a sunset flip but misses a punch. Zema tags in but Ross manages to tag in Marshall. Marshall unloads and dropkicks Zema back into the corner. Marshall gets fired up and nails clotheslines no both opponents. More offense from the Von Erichs. Jessie brings a chair in but Ross dropkicks him out of the ring. Zema with a jawbreaker on Ross. Marshall takes out Zema with a clothesline. They double team Zema. Ross with a kick to the face. Marshall with a moonsault for a pin but Jessie hits him with a chair for the disqualification.
Winners by DQ: The Von Erichs
– After the bell, Kevin Von Erich comes in and takes out Jessie. He then applies The Claw on Zema as the crowd pops. Fans chant “you still got it” as Kevin poses in the ring with his sons.
– JB is backstage with Angelina Love and Velvet Sky to discuss the next match.
TNA Knockouts Title Match: Gail Kim vs. Angelina Love
Velvet gets on the apron and sprays Gail with hairspray but the referee ignores it. Gail turns around to a Botox Injection from Angelina. Gail kicks out at 2. Earl Hebner comes down and sends Velvet to the back. He argues with the other referee and sends him to the back also. Hebner tags himself in as the new referee. Gail nails a clothesline and a dropkick. Another clothesline by Gail. Gail with a neckbreaker for 2. Gail with a crossbody from the top for another 2 count. Gail with right hands in the corner. Angelina drops her with a powerbomb but uses the ropes for leverage and Hebner sees it. Gail goes for a dropkick and accidentally knocks Hebner down. She checks on him, allowing Angelina to roll up from behind but there is no referee. We see the original referee Stiffler still at ringside. Gail nails Eat Defeat and covers for the win but Hebner is still down and Stiffler can’t get him up. Angelina rolls Gail up and Stiffler comes in to make the count.
Winner: Angelina Love
– We see Team 3D backstage talking about their segment earlier. Devon is going to celebrate Father’s Day with his kids and Ray is going to destroy EC3. Ray tells the cameraman, “over my dead body” and says it several times until the fans say it along with him. Ray says EC3 said those words on Impact. Ray says ECW signed his death warrant. Ray brings up the Von Erichs, The Freebirds, Stan Hansen and Terry Funk, all getting pops from the Texas crowd. Ray says Ethan is in for a match that he never expected. Ray tells Ethan to start praying to God. Ray says he’s going to crucify Ethan for the sins of his Aunt Dixie and then baptize him in blood.
Texas Death Match: Ethan Carter III vs. Bully Ray
Ethan rolls to the floor and barely makes it up before the count. Ray goes to the floor and drops Ethan with a kendo stick. Ray rolls Ethan onto the tables that he positioned over the exposed concrete earlier. Ray goes to the apron to crash through but out comes Dixie Carter. Dixie tells Ray not to. Ray tells her he’s going to kill her, bitch. Ray chases Dixie around the ring. Dixie runs into Ethan and they collide. Dixie goes down and she’s out. Ray drops Ethan with a right hand. Fans chant for tables now. Ray grabs Dixie and lays her on top of the tables that’s over the exposed concrete. Ray goes back to the apron to splash her but Ethan nails him with a kendo stick. Spud runs over and pulls Dixie to safety as Ray falls forward and crashes through the tables, hitting the concrete. The referee starts counting as fans chant “bullshit” at what happened. Ray doesn’t make it back up and Ethan wins the match.
Winner: Ethan Carter III
– After the match, Dixie gets in Bully’s face and yells at him. She also yells at the announcers. Dixie and Spud raise Ethan’s arms in victory. Dixie yells about how her blood is Ethan’s blood and how we shouldn’t mess with the Carters. Dixie, Spud and Ethan leave together as we go to replays.
James Storm vs. Mr. Anderson
Storm kicks Anderson out to the floor and follows. Storm has words with the Cowboys at ringside. Storm spits beer at one of them and they come over the guardrail. Security has a tough time stopping a brawl from happening. Storm finally makes it back in and shoves the referee down. The Cowboys are still fuming and George Selvie comes over. He distracts Storm, allowing Anderson to nail a Mic Check for the win.
Winner: Mr. Anderson
– After the match, the Cowboys come in the ring to celebrate with Anderson.
Steel Cage Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Title: Austin Aries vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Eric Young
Aries nails a Brainbuster on EY for a 2 count. Lashley spears Aries but EY breaks the pin at 2. EY goes down again. Lashley charges for a spear but EY moves and Lashley goes through the cage door, landing out on the floor. EY climbs to the top rope and nails the top rope elbow on Aries for a 2 count. Aries blocks a piledriver and dropkicks EY in the face. They get up and trade shots in the middle of the ring. Aries misses the discus. EY misses the flying forearm. Aries nails the discus forearm in the corner. Aries hits another and the running dropkick in the corner. EY blocks a Brainbuster and hits a piledriver out of nowhere for the win.
Winner: Eric Young
– After the match, we go to replays. Young helps Aries up but Aries is hesitant. Fans chant TNA. Aries grabs EY and they shake hands as fans pop. Slammiversary goes off the air with EY and his title.
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