Slammiversary (2022)

It took place on June 19, 2022 at The Asylum in Nashville, Tennessee and celebrated the promotion's 20th anniversary, with the show being held exactly 20 years to the date of Impact's very first event.

This event featured videos and appearances honoring the anniversary by Sting, Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, James Storm, Chris Harris and Dixie Carter.

[3][4][5] The event featured several professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines.

[7] On the May 12 episode of Impact!, Eric Young won the Gauntlet for the Gold by last eliminating Chris Sabin to become the number one contender for the title.

where Violent By Design would attack Scott D'Amore and Alexander ultimately leaving him bloody after a Young piledriver on the exposed wood portion of the ring.

[14] Kenny King, Mike Bailey, and Trey Miguel qualified for the match by defeating Chris Bey,[8][9] Laredo Kid,[15][16] and Alex Shelley,[17][18] respectively.

[20][21] On June 3, at the Best of the Super Juniors event held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Austin joined Bullet Club.

[24][25] On the day of Slammiversary, it was announced that, due to Evans suffering an injury, Andrew Everett would take his place in the match.

[8][9][27] On June 10, Impact announced that former four-time Knockouts World Champion Mickie James will serve as the match's special guest enforcer.

[13] On the June 16 episode of Impact!, The Briscoes would defeat Jay White & Chris Bey despite having fellow Bullet Club members (The Good Brothers and Hikuleo) at ringside.

This was after Taven and Bennett were denied a rematch with The Good Brothers Impact World Tag Team Championship The Briscoes, proclaiming that "if they can't have what they want, nobody can".

While Rhino was stretchered out of the arena, Kazarian and The Motor City Machine Guns (Sabin and Alex Shelley) arrived before anymore damage was done.

[30] On May 28, at the Vegas Vacation event held by The Wrestling Revolver, Rich Swann defeated Matt Cardona to win the Impact Digital Media Championship.

[38][39] On the June 9 episode of Impact!, Cardona appeared on a Zoom call with tag team partner Brian Myers, "relinquishing" the title to the latter after suffering a torn bicep.

The field included Johnny Swinger, Chris Bey, David Young, Zicky Dice, Shera, Raj Singh, Bhupinder Gujjar, Shark Boy, Shogun, Nate Webb, Aiden Prince, Crazzy Steve, Mike Jackson, Steve Maclin, Chase Stevens, and Slash with Father James Mitchell.

In the second stage, the participants seek to eliminate each other by tossing their opponents over the top rope and out of the ring, as in a traditional battle royal.

The opening contest was the Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship between defending champion Ace Austin, "Speedball" Mike Bailey, Trey Miguel, Kenny King, Alex Zayne, and Andrew Everett, who replaced Jack Evans due to injury.

The next match was a 10-man tag team match featuring the Impact Originals (The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley), Frankie Kazarian, Nick Aldis, and Davey Richards) versus Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, The OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett), Vincent, and PCO).

Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Frankie Kazarian and Nick Aldis would join the brawl and help the others to run off Doering, Deaner and Honor No More.

Alexander would then address the crowd praising the fans, wrestlers and backstage staff for helping Impact reach the twenty year milestone and beyond.