Slammiversary 2010

Slammiversary opens with Angle taking on the #10 Contender, Kazarian.
My Prediction: Angle’s pretty much guaranteed to pick up the win in this match.

Angle gets control early with a side headlock. Kaz shoots Angle off, but gets hit with a shoulder block. Kaz comes back with a pair of arm drags on Angle. Angle regains control, but Kaz uses his agile style to turn an arm lock back on Angle. Angle fights back and takes Kaz down. Kaz kips up and goes to a side headlock. Angle slams Kaz into the corner and sends him into the other. Kaz avoids a splash and hits a springboard dropkick to Angle. Angle comes back and hits 2 German Suplexes, but Kaz kicks his leg backwards with a blatant low blow. The referee threatens Kaz but Angle tells the referee he doesn’t want to win by disqualification. Kaz attacks Angle and tosses him out of the ring. Kaz follows up with an outside dive onto Angle. Kaz rolls Angle into the ring and hits a slingshot leg drop for a 2 count. Kaz goes after Angle, but gets caught with a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker. Kaz fights back with a clothesline to Angle and then chokes Angle with his shin. Angle hits some blows and a vicious German Suplex on Kaz. The two trade blows with Angle getting the better. Angle hits a pair of clotheslines and sends Kaz off. Angle hits a big back body drop. Kaz runs right into an overhead belly to belly suplex. Angle goes for the Angle Slam, but Kaz escapes and hits a spinning neckbreaker for a 2 count. Angle catches Kaz and hits a powerbomb for 2. Angle locks in the Ankle Lock, but Kaz rolls through and rolls Angle up for a 2 count. Kaz hits a front dropkick to Angle for another 2 count. Kaz goes up top, but Angle gets up and hits a belly to belly throw off the top for a 2 count. Kaz counters the Angle Slam again, and again fights out of the Ankle Lock. Angle sends Kaz to the apron, but Kaz fights back and comes in with a slingshot DDT, but still only gets a 2 count. Kaz tries to set up for his reverse piledriver, but Angle grabs the ropes and escapes. Angle hits 4 German Suplexes on Kaz. The straps come down and Kurt stalks Kaz. Kurt goes for the Angle Slam, but Kaz counters with an arm drag. Kaz hits his reverse piledriver on Angle, but Angle still manages to kick out just before 3. Angle fights back, but Kaz rakes his eyes. Angle goes for another tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, but Kaz manages to escape and hits Angle with a clothesline. Kaz goes springboard again, but gets caught with a kick. Angle hits the Angle Slam, but Kaz kicks out just before 3. Angle goes up top, but Kaz fights back and hits a powerbomb. Kaz uses the ropes for leverage, but Angle still kicks out at 2. Kaz looks for his piledriver again, but Angle fights back and locks in the Ankle Lock. Kaz is forced to tap out and Angle wins by submission.

Move of the Match: There were a number of great moves. Kaz had some impressive moves and Angle had some amazing German Suplexes. When it comes down to it, the Ankle Lock is probably one of the best submission moves in pro wrestling today and I’m giving it this title.

1 for 1

Brian Kendrick vs. Douglas Williams for the X-Division Championship is next.
My Prediction: I see Williams picking up the win and retaining the title in this match.

Williams takes control early. Kendrick escapes the arm lock by using the ropes. Kendrick gets an armbar on Williams, but Williams gets to the ropes. Williams comes back using a technical style to take down Kendrick. Kendrick fights back, but Williams fights out of the corner. Rolling leg lock from Williams, but Kendrick fights back and gets a leg lock of his own. Williams kicks Kendrick out of the ring. On the outside, he avoids the charge from Kendrick who runs into the guardrail. Williams follows up with a back suplex on the floor. Williams breaks the count and brings Kendrick back into the ring. He locks in a camel clutch, but rakes Kendrick’s eyes and the referee makes him break the hold. Kendrick goes for a crossbody, but Williams catches him and performs a fall away slam into a Samoan Drop. Williams covers for 2. Williams hits a backbreaker and locks in a surfboard hold. Kendrick fights out and lands on Kendrick for a 2 count. Williams fights back and hits a series of shots on Kendrick. He locks in a cravate hold and finally releases it and goes for a vertical suplex. Kendrick initially blocks, but Williams fights back and drops Kendrick to the apron. He gets a running start, but just as he goes for a running shoulder block, Kendrick springs over. Williams lands on his feet on the outside. Kendrick lands in the ring and hits a suicide dive on Williams on the outside. Kendrick brings Williams back into the ring and hits a missile dropkick off the top for 2. He hits a forearm in the corner and follows up with an enzuigiri and a running kick for a 2 count. He hits another running kick for another 2 count. Williams fights back and hits a low kick in the corner. The referee says it wasn’t a low blow, but warns Williams to be careful where he kicks. Williams alternates between headbutts and European Uppercuts. Kendrick gets a pair of nearfalls, but Williams again fights back. He hits a snap suplex and follows up with a snap gutwrench suplex. Williams hits a t-bone style exploder for a 2 count. Kendrick slaps Williams and counters Chaos Theory by biting Williams’ hand. William fights off the top and hits a tornado DDT for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: Another match with a number of great moves. I’m going to give this to the fall away slam into a Samoan Drop from Williams to Kendrick because that move was vicious.

2 for 2

Christy Hemme is in the back with Bischoff. Bischoff says he doesn’t know what Sting’s plan is. Bischoff says that Sting is about himself while RVD is about the fans. He says that RVD will win tonight, and hopefully Sting will get out of their hair for a while.

Up next is Madison Rayne vs. Roxxi for the Knockouts Championship.
My Prediction: I see Madison finding a way to pick up the win in this match.

Madison gets the microphone. She says for 2 years the Beautiful People have been dominating the Knockouts Division while Roxxi has popped in and out whenever she felt like it. She says Roxxi was handed a title match. She says she has everything to lose, but nothing to gain. She says Roxxi has everything to gain and nothing to lose. Madison goads Roxxi into putting her TNA career on the line. Madison hits her with the microphone and gets a 2 count immediately after the referee starts the match. Roxxi fights back and hits a kick and a big clothesline. Roxxi hits a double axe handle and gets a 2 count. Madison sends Roxxi out of the ring. Roxxi fights her way back in and goes up top, but Madison pulls her off the ropes and slams her to the mat. Madison hits a clothesline and gets a 2 count. Madison locks in an arm lock on Roxxi. Roxxi dodges a kick and hits an enzuigiri. Roxxi hits forearm shots and slaps to Madison. She hits a back elbow in the corner and a running boot. Roxxi hits a fall away slam and a snap VooDoo Drop, but only gets a 2 count. Madison fights back, but Roxxi goes for a second VooDoo Drop, but this time Madison falls out of the ring. Roxxi brings Madison back into the ring, but Madison catches her with a kick and hits the inverted overdrive for the pin and the 3 count.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to the VooDoo Drop. The inverted overdrive is nice, but the VooDoo drop is an impressive move that is always worth mention.

3 for 3

Up next is Jesse Neal taking on Brother Ray.
My Prediction: I expect Brother Ray to find a way to pick up the win in this match.

Brother Ray gets the microphone before the match. He calls out Devon and Shannon Moore comes out too. Ray says he owes them all an apology. He says he’s been acting like a bully and a douche bag. He says Neal is doing what he and Devon trained him to do. He says he was wrong to call Neal a failure in the Navy and that Jesse is a hero. At this point, Moore goes back to the back. Ray says he screwed up and hugs Neal. They all head to the back and Ray suddenly turns around and decks Neal. Security tries to take Devon to the back while Ray brings Neal into the ring. Ray hits a big boot on Neal. Devon heads to the back while Ray continues the attack on Neal. Neal starts to fight back, but Ray hits another big punch and drops him again. Ray tears off Neal’s shirt and nails him with a hard slap. He hits a second slap and some more punches. Neal tries to fight back again with a pair of headbutts, but Ray takes him down again. Ray sets Neal up in the Tree of Woe and hits a neckbreaker off the top. Ray rips off Neal’s best friend’s dog tags and tosses them aside. He hits more slaps, but Neal again fights back. Neal hits a series of blows and hits a pair of clotheslines, but Ray remains standing. Neal hits a springboard crossbody and a belly to belly slam for a 2 count. Ray catches Neal and hits the Bubba Bomb. Tommy Dreamer is in the crowd and just as Ray goes up top he sees Dreamer. Dreamer does his taunt and Ray goes over to the corner to get a better look at Dreamer. Dreamer does his taunt again and Neal goes after Ray, but runs into a boot. Ray misses a senton off the ropes and Neal follows up with the Spear. Neal covers for 3 and the win.

Move of the Match: The spear is great and the Bubba Bomb is impressive, but I’m going to have to give this to the neckbreaker from early on because of how vicious it was.

3 for 4

Christy is in the back with Hernandez. Hernandez says he had to sit at home for 3 weeks because of Morgan. He says Thursday was a small taste of revenge and tonight he’ll get the “whole damn meal.”

Matt Morgan vs. Hernandez is next.
My Prediction: Hernandez picks up the win.

Morgan comes out wearing a neck brace. Morgan says that he will not be performing on tonight’s Pay-Per-View. He says it’s because Hernandez injured him and he has a doctor’s note to prove he cannot wrestle tonight. Morgan starts to make his way to the back when Hernandez’s music hits. Hernandez pulls off the neck brace and sends Morgan into the ring. Hernandez chokes Morgan on the ropes with his shirt. The referee pulls Hernandez off of Morgan. Hernandez hits a series of shoulder blocks in the corner and chokes Morgan in the corner. Hernandez puts the referee on the top rope and tells him to stay. Morgan sends Hernandez out of the ring. He hits Hernandez with a discus clothesline on the outside. Hernandez is sent shoulder first into the ring post and Morgan pulls him back and does it again. Morgan does it a third time and Hernandez falls out of the ring. Morgan tells the referee to count. Hernandez gets back in the ring at 8 and Morgan goes after him again. Morgan hits the back elbows in the corner and follows up with the running splash. Morgan hits a side slam for a 2 count. Hernandez fights back with a splash in the corner and follows up with a clothesline. He hits a big shoulder block and rips Morgan’s shirt off. He chokes Morgan with the shirt. Hernandez keeps choking Morgan with the shirt and when the referee tries to stop him, he tosses the referee away causing the disqualification.

Move of the Match: I’m going to give this to the huge shoulder block from Hernandez during his building momentum.

3 for 5

After the match, Hernandez continues the attack on Morgan and tries to kick Morgan’s head into the ring post, but referee Brian Hebner sacrifices himself to save Morgan and takes a boot from Hernandez. The other referees come out to check on Hebner, who is holding his ribs, while Hernandez chases Morgan to the back.

Christy asks Hogan about the World Heavyweight Championship match. He says Sting is unpredictable and is hitting below the belt. He says RVD is a great champion. He says he will be watching, and he guarantees we will not see a repeat of what happened at Sacrifice.

Up next is the Monster’s Ball Match with Desmond Wolfe taking on Abyss.
My Prediction: I expect Abyss will pick up the win in this match.

Abyss dodges a Kendo Stick shot to start the match. Wolfe runs into a big boot from Abyss. Abyss grabs a chair, but Wolfe kicks it back into his face. Wolfe sets the chair up in the corner and hits Abyss with the Kendo Stick. Wolfe tries to float over in the corner, but Abyss catches him and drops him with a side slam for a 2 count. Abyss gets a board with barbed wire on it from under the ring. Abyss sets the board up in the corner, but Wolfe goes after him. Abyss side steps Wolfe and Wolfe runs into the chair he set up earlier. Abyss brings the trash cans from ringside, but as he gets back in the ring. Wolfe kicks the ropes so they rack Abyss. Wolfe hits Abyss twice with the trash can. Wolfe gets a teddy bear wrapped in barbed wire out of the trash can. Abyss hits a splash on Wolfe in the corner and the teddy bear is sandwiched between them. Abyss takes the teddy bear to the outside and gives it to Chelsea. He gets a black bag from under the ring and goes back in. Abyss empties broken glass from the bag into the ring. Wolfe tries to leave saying he didn’t sign up for this. Wolfe uses Chelsea as a shield. Abyss gently moves Chelsea aside and Wolfe takes advantage to hit Abyss with a Kendo Stick. He chokes Abyss with the Kendo Stick and brings him over by the announce table. Wolfe goes for another Kendo Stick shot, but Abyss chokeslams him through the platform in front of the announce table. Abyss brings Wolfe back into the ring, but only gets a 2 count as Wolfe gets his foot on the rope. Abyss sets up the barbed wire board in the middle of the ring and sets up to superplex Wolfe onto it. Wolfe fights out and hits a rolling powerbomb sending Abyss into the barbed wire. Wolfe covers, but only gets a 2 count. Wolfe hits Abyss with a pair of Kendo Stick shots, but Abyss catches him and hits the Shock Treatment for a 2 count. Abyss looks for a chokeslam into the glass, but Wolfe fights back and gets the Kendo Stick again. He hits Abyss with the Kendo Stick and Abyss goes face first into the pile of glass. Wolfe covers, but only gets a 2 count. Wolfe wants Chelsea’s purse. She gives it to him and he digs through it, but the brass knuckles aren’t there. Chelsea has them and she throws them to Abyss. Abyss hits Wolfe with the knuckles and follows up with the Black Hole Slam for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: This has to go to the Chokeslam through the platform in front of the announce table.

4 for 6

RVD is in the back with Christy. He says he is at his best and that is all that matters.

AJ Styles taking on Jay Lethal is next.
My Prediction: I see AJ picking up the win in this match.

Lethal and Styles lock up. Styles backs Lethal into the corner and hits a big chop, but Lethal answers with a big slap to Styles. Styles gets Lethal in a side headlock and drops him with a takedown, but Lethal comes back with a head scissors. Styles fights back and goes back to the side headlock. Lethal shoots him off, but Styles hits a dropkick to Lethal’s knee. Lethal fights back, but Styles maintains control. Lethal goes for a monkey flip, but Styles lands on his feet. Lethal counters a hip toss and hits his hip toss into a cartwheel and a dropkick. Lethal only gets a 1 count after being distracted by Flair. Lethal hits a snap suplex. Lethal and Styles trade blows. Lethal hits a backbreaker for a 2 count on Styles. Lethal hits a head scissors takedown and goes for a dive, but Styles gets back into the ring. Lethal gets on the apron, but Styles knocks him off. Lethal avoids a dive and Styles lands on the apron. Lethal trips Styles so he falls on the apron and out to the floor. Styles goes after Lethal on the inside and Lethal starts to fight back, but Styles counters the float over in the corner by hanging Lethal up on the top rope. Styles hits a jumping kick to Lethal and gets a 2 count. Styles hits a knee drop for a 2 count. Lethal fights back and hits a series of shoulder blocks in the corner. Styles tries to fight back, but Lethal hits chops and slaps in the corner. Lethal hits a spinning kick, but only gets a 1 count. Styles comes back with a back suplex on Lethal. Styles sends Lethal out of the ring and Flair chokes Lethal with his jacket on the outside. Styles comes out and hits a chop on Lethal. Styles rolls Lethal into the ring and covers for 2. Lethal fights back with elbows to Styles. Styles fights back, but Lethal hits a springboard back elbow. Lethal goes after Styles and Styles keeps going to a front facelock. Lethal hits an inverted atomic drop and builds some momentum. Lethal hits a leg lariat move off the second rope. He follows up with a moonsault crossbody for 2. Lethal hits the Lethal Combination and gets a 2 count. Lethal goes for a slingshot move, but Styles catches him and drops him across his knee with a neckbreaker for a 2 count. Flair grabs Earl Hebner’s leg and tells him he was slow counting. Styles goes for a discus clothesline, but Lethal dodges it and hits a back suplex lift into a neckbreaker. Lethal gets a 2 count. Styles fights back and locks in the Figure Four Leg Lock. Lethal reaches the ropes and the referee breaks the hold. Styles hits a brainbuster for another 2 count. Styles goes for the Clash, but Lethal fights back and hits the release Dragon Suplex. Lethal covers, but Flair grabs Styles’ legs and moves them to the ropes. The referee warns Flair about interfering and Lethal locks in the Figure Four on Styles. Styles reaches the ropes and Lethal hits a backbreaker on him. Lethal goes for the diving elbow drop, but Styles moves. Styles hits the Pelé and goes up top, but slips on the ropes. AJ goes for a springboard sunset flip, but Lethal counters into a Northern Lights Suplex and bridges for the 3 count and the win.

Move of the Match: The Figure Four deserves a mention, as does Lethal’s release Dragon Suplex, but I’m going to give this to the Northern Lights Suplex as a counter to the sunset flip.

4 for 7

After the match, Flair begins to berate Styles. Kaz comes out and tries to play peacemaker between Flair and Styles.

Sting is in the back. He says that tonight he will take the World Title from Rob Van Dam. He says some men want to rule the world, some want to make it a better place and some just want to watch it burn. He asks RVD which one he thinks Sting is.

Jeff Hardy and Mr. Anderson are in the back. Anderson says every good tag team has a name. Hardy and Anderson spitball names and they come up with the “Enigmatic @$$holes.”

The Enigmatic @$$holes taking on Beer Money, Inc. is next.
My Prediction: Still, I think Hardy and Anderson will find a way to pick up the win in this match.

Anderson and Roode start out. Roode takes control early and tags in Storm. Storm locks in a front facelock and Anderson fights out and gets a hammerlock. Storm tags Roode back in and Anderson tags in Hardy. Hardy tries to fight off Roode, but Roode takes him down with a shoulder block. Roode tags Storm back in.Roode hits Hardy with an inverted atomic drop and Storm follows up with a Russian Legsweep. Hardy backs into his corner and Anderson gives him some advice. Hardy tags Anderson back in and they hit a double back elbow followed by a double team move with Hardy hitting a standing flipping senton and Anderson hitting an elbow drop. Roode comes in and Hardy hits his low leg drop and Anderson hits a jumping leg drop at the same time. Anderson goes after Storm, but Storm rakes his eyes. Storm hits a slap and goes after Anderson, but Anderson fights back. Anderson tries to get momentum, but Roode pulls open the ropes and Anderson falls through. Roode slams Anderson into the ring apron and rolls him back into the ring. Storm covers for 2, but Anderson grabs the bottom rope. Roode gets tagged in and they wishbone Anderson. Roode hits some stomps and a big knee drop for 2. Roode tags Storm back in and they double team Anderson. Storm sets Anderson up in the corner and Anderson sends him to the apron, but Storm catches Anderson with a jumping kick. Storm comes back in, but Anderson catches him with a big clothesline. Anderson tags in Hardy and Storm tags in Roode. Hardy takes down both Storm and Roode and hits a gourdbuster on Roode for 2. Storm sends Anderson out of the ring. Roode takes down Hardy and catapults him into a DDT from Storm. Roode covers, but Hardy kicks out at 2. Roode grabs Hardy in a full nelson and Storm looks for the Last Call superkick, but Anderson pulls Storm out of the ring. In the ring, Hardy hits a Stunner on Roode and goes up top. He hits the Swanton, but Storm pulls the referee out of the ring before he can get the 3 count. The referee thinks Anderson pulled him out and yells at him. Storm goes into the ring and pulls Roode into his corner. The referee comes back in and Storm tags himself in. Hardy fights back against Storm and takes him down in the corner. Hardy goes for his dropkick, but Roode comes in and catches him. Roode gets the wheelbarrow and Storm hits the double knee facebuster. Anderson comes in and goes after Roode and Storm. The referee tells Anderson to get out of the ring. Storm covers Hardy and gets a 2 count. Storm hits a rope hung DDT and covers, but only gets 1. Storm tags in Roode who goes over and gets in Anderson’s face. He drops Hardy with a backbreaker for 2. Storm comes in covers for another 2 count. Storm tags Roode back in and they hit the Beer Money Suplex. Roode tags Storm back in and Storm hits a scoop slam. Hardy rolls up Storm, but the referee is distracted by Roode and Anderson arguing in the corner and by the time he comes back, Hardy only gets a 2 count. Storm tags in Roode who gets a 2 count. Hardy fights back and goes for Whisper in the Wind, but Roode moves. Hardy hits the Twist of Fate out of nowhere on Roode. Hardy tags in Anderson who comes and goes after both Storm and Roode. Standing Plunge on Roode and Anderson covers. Storm tries to break up the corner with an elbow drop, but Anderson moves and he drops the elbow on his own partner. Hardy sends Storm out of the ring. Anderson gets down and Hardy uses him to spring out of the ring onto Storm. Anderson goes for the Mic Check, but Roode fights out. Roode hits his Spinebuster, but Hardy breaks up the count at 2. Hardy hits a mule kick on Roode. Storm comes in and hits the Eye of the Storm on Hardy. They set up for the DWI, but Hardy sends Storm out of the ring. Hardy catches Anderson and tosses him back over. Anderson hits the Mic Check on Roode and covers for the 3 count.

Move of the Match: There were a number of great moves. I really liked Anderson and Hardy as a team. I’m going to give this to the double leg drop used by Hardy and Anderson early on that was a variation of the Extreme Leg Drop Combo used by the Hardy Boyz.

5 for 8

After the match, Hardy and Anderson proclaim each other the winners of the match.

Now it’s time for the main event with Rob Van Dam defending his TNA World Championship against Sting.
My Prediction: I expect RVD to pick up the win.

Sting and RVD lock up and Sting gets the advantage early. Sting sends RVD to the ramp and comes out and kicks him. He brings him to ringside and slams him into the guardrail. He sends him over the guardrail and tries to send him into the wall, but RVD sends him into the wall instead. RVD kicks Sting into the wall and sends him into the wall again. He sends him into the wall a few more times. Sting is hanging on the guardrail and RVD drops a leg across him on the guardrail. RVD goes after Sting, but Sting sends him back out onto the concrete floor. Sting sends RVD into the wall and the referee is telling Sting to get back to the ring. Sting pushes RVD against the guardrail and rakes the eyes. Sting brings RVD back into the ring and stomps on RVD. Sting hits the Stinger Splash twice on RVD. Sting covers for 2. Sting locks in a sleeper on RVD. RVD fights back and trades blows with Sting. RVD hits a spinning kick to take Sting down. RVD continues the attack on Sting and takes him down with a pair of clotheslines. RVD hits a superkick. He follows up with punches in the corner and then hits a springboard thrust kick out of the corner. RVD drops Sting with a front slam and hits the split legged moonsault for 2. Sting backs RVD into the corner. Sting hits a series of blows and sends RVD into the other corner. RVD fights out and goes up top. He goes for a cross body, but Sting moves and the referee gets hit. Sting gets his bat and goes after RVD. He hits RVD in the midsection with the bat and nails him in the face with the second shot. He goes to the leg with his third shot. Jeff Jarrett is in the Impact Zone and he comes after Sting. Jarrett takes the bat and nails Sting in the midsection with it. He hits Sting in the jaw with it and leaves the ring. RVD hits Rolling Thunder and covers, but Hebner is still woozy and the slow count only earns RVD 2. RVD goes for the somersault monkey flip, but Sting moves. RVD avoids the Stinger Splash and hits a kick to Sting. He goes up top and hits the 5 Star Frog Splash. Hebner’s count is still slow, but he counts 3 and RVD picks up the win.

Move of the Match: There were a number of great moves, but I’m giving this to the 5 Star Frog Splash.

6 for 9