King of the Mountain History
The King of the Mountain match is an exclusive match developed by TNA Wrestling which has been held every year since 2004. Five competitors compete for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship or more recently the TNA X Division Championship. The match has become a Slammiversary PPV Tradition.
Match Rules
» A superstar stars our the match "ineligible" to win and must fight to become
"eligible".
» The Opponent who submits or is pinned spends two minuties in the pentality cage
» Once "eligible" the wrestler may win the match by retrieving the belt and hanging it on the hook suspended above the ring.
TNA pay-per-viewJune 2, 2004,Nashville, TennesseeJeff Jarrett defeated Ron Killings (c), A.J. Styles, Raven and Chris Harris to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Slammiversary 2005June 19, 2005,Orlando, FloridaRaven defeated A.J. Styles (c), Monty Brown, Abyss and Sean Waltman to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Slammiversary 2006
June 18, 2006,
Orlando, Florida
Jeff Jarrett defeated Christian Cage (c), Abyss, Ron Killings and Sting to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Slammiversary 2007June 17, 2007,Nashville, TennesseeKurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles, Christian Cage and Chris Harris to become the first TNA World Heavyweight Champion
Impact! ZoneJune 5, 2008,Orlando, FloridaKaz defeated Chris Sabin, Curry Man, Jimmy Rave and Johnny Devine to earn a future TNA World Heavyweight Championship match
Slammiversary 2008June 8, 2008,Southaven, MississippiSamoa Joe (c) defeated Robert Roode, Booker T, Rhino and Christian Cage to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Slammiversary 2009June 21, 2009,Auburn Hills, MichiganSuicide (c) defeated Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley to retain the TNA X Division Championship
Slammiversary 2009
June 21, 2009,
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Kurt Angle defeated Mick Foley (c), Jeff Jarrett, A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.