TNA Slammiversary Report - 6/15/14

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- Tonight's TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view opens up with MVP, Kenny King and Bobby Lashley 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" and that's it. We go to an opening video.

TNA X Division Title Ladder Match: Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Tigre Uno vs. Crazzy Steve vs. Manik vs. Sanada

We're live from Dallas, Texas as Mike Tenay and Taz welcome us to Slammiversary. We go to the ring for tonight's opener and out comes TNA Tag Team Champions The Wolves. Tigre Uno is out next. The Menagerie is out next with all of their shenanigans. Manik is out next. TNA X Division Champion Sanada is out next. As Sanada approaches the ring, Maniik leaps out and takes him out. Here we go.

Fans actually chant for Crazzy Steve. He pulls a ladder out from under the ring but gets taken out. Tigre corkscrews from the top and takes everyone out on the floor. Manik brings a ladder in the ring but Sanada works him over. Sanada springboards in with a big chop. Wolves come in and Tigre gets suplexed into a ladder. Steve comes back in and gets another chant. Steve spins the ladder around and takes out everyone with it. Steve climbs up for the belt but Manik meets him. Manik goes down. Steve gets close to the belt but Sanada makes the save and tips the ladder over. Sanada slams Steve on top of the ladder. Sanada moonsaults on to Steve and the ladder. Tigre and Sanada go at it now.

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 heads to the ring. The winner of this match will get a spot in tonight's main event. Samoa Joe is out next to a pop.

The bell rings and they go at it, taking it to the corner. Lashley with a big thrust in the corner. Lashley runs into a big boot. Joe turns it around and drops Lashley with a big kick to the head. Joe drops Lashley again. Joe runs the ropes but Lashley clotheslines him. Joe comes back with right hands and beats Lashley down. Lashley rolls to the floor for a breather as fans boo. Joe runs the ropes and leaps out, knocking Lashley to the floor.

Joe beats Lashley around the ring now. Lashley gets a shot in and sends Joe into the steps. Lashley slams Joe face first into the steps now. Lashley sends Joe into the apron and brings him back in for a quick pin attempt. Lashley works Joe over in the corner now. Fans chant for Joe. Joe catches Lashley but Lashley counters with a spinning neckbreaker. 2 count for Lashley and another. Lashley works Joe over on the middle rope now. Lashley goes back with more strikes and the referee warns him.

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. He says Janice and Bob are here. JB talks to Dixie Carter about Ethan Carter III's match tonight. She says she's in her hometown where everyone loves her. She says nobody has seen Ethan's hardcore side but Bully Ray will tonight. 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.

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Magnus vs. Willow

We go to the ring and out comes Magnus with Bram watching his back. Willow is out next.

Before the bell rings, Abyss' music hits and out he comes. He's going to be at ringside to watch Willow's back. Willow goes to strike Bram first but gets distracted and Magnus attacks to start the match. Magnus unloads and works Willow over. Magnus with more offense and some pin attempts. Willow kicks him in the face but Magnus nails a big clothesline off the ropes. Magnus covers for a 2 count.

Hardy tries to turn it around again but Magnus powerbombs him for a 2 count. Magnus with forearms to the face now. Magnus works Willow over in the corner again. Magnus lands a suplex and covers for another 2 count. More control by Magnus. Willow makes a comeback and hits some signature Jeff Hardy moves. Willow drops Magnus in the corner and nails boots to the chest. Magnus blocks a Twist of Fate but Willow splashes him from the second rope for a 2 count. Willow goes back to the top but misses the Swanton. Abyss and Bram start brawling at ringside. Magnus holds Abyss while Bram beats on him. Willow leaps backwards off the top rope and takes out Bram and Willow. Abyss brings Bram in the ring but Bram beats on him. They runt he ropes and Abyss nails clotheslines. Abyss with a big splash in the corner. Abyss tosses Bram back to the floor.

They come back in and Willow nails two Twist of Fates 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. He thanks the fans and thanks the Board of Directors for allowing him to make this announcement. Angle says reaching the TNA Hall of Fame means you've reached a level of greatness that's respected by everyone in the back and all of the fans. Angle says he's grateful. A big "thank you Kurt" chant starts and Angle says he's not retired yet, don't thank him now. 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. There's a very very long "we want tables" chant. Ray says that's the best tables chant they've ever heard. A big "3D" chant starts next. Ray tells Devon it's great to be standing in the ring with him again and they have a long embrace. Fans chant "one more match" now. Ray says they accept the induction and they accept it for one reason - because of every single fan. 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!" gimmick 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

We go to the ring and out comes Kenny King. Austin Aries is out next to a pop.

Aries gets things going early on. He drops a running elbow for a 2 count. Aries goes to the top but King crotches him. King with a kick to the head that sends Aries out to the floor. King works over Aries on the barrier at ringside. King runs his mouth to the announcers and Aries fights back. King slams Aries face first into the apron now. King slams him into the steel steps before bringing it back in the ring for a 2 count.

King keeps control in the ring now. Aries make a comeback and leaps out with a suicide dive. Aries brings it back in and takes King head first from turnbuckle to turnbuckle. 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

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