TNA Slammiversary 2005
**Pre-show**
LARRY ZBYZSKO, JEFF JARRETT, & RAVEN SEGMENT - Great!
**Main Show**
Good, fun, spotty opener
SHOCKER & ALEX SHELLEY SEGMENT - Good promo by Shocker, and a great promo by Shelley.
Great match
3 LIVE KRU BACKSTAGE SEGMENT - GREAT!
An okay match, marred by the fact that Kip’s shoulder was definitely up for the match-ending three count.
AFTERMATH - Great stuff, but it left you with the feeling that this angle wasn’t going anywhere. It needs to go somewhere soon or I will stop caring.
SHANE DOUGLAS INTERVIEWS TEAM CANADA - Roode was outstanding, Petey was eh, D’Amore was pretty good.
NWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH:
If I were the Naturals, I would have wanted Jimmy Hart in my corner the whole match, not just at the end. A swerve for the sake of a swerve, rather than a swerve that makes logical sense.
SEAN WALTMAN PROMO - Okay
Did it’s job perfectly, though. It showed what Joe could do and made him look like an absolute monster.
RAVEN PROMO - Great!
The aftermath was decent
Heh. When I said that the 3LK angle needed to go somewhere soon, I guess they heard me.
TREE-WAY ELIMINATION MATCH FOR THE TNA X-DIVISION TITLE:
Props to Traci and Trinity. The crowd (and the announcers) were ready for a catfight… so Traci and Trinity start chopping the sh*t out of each other, instead.
MONTY BROWN PROMO - GREAT!
Major props to whoever came up with the idea to keep Jeff Jarrett in the graphic for this match. Yes, they could have come up with a new graphic in less than three hours, but this feels more real.
KING OF THE MOUNTAIN MATCH FOR THE NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE:
Awesome match, completing Raven’s face turn with his big title win. I popped HUGE for all of Monty Brown’s offense, especially hitting the PUNCE to knock Abyss off of the ladder.
Final Thoughts
Overall, a great show from TNA.
LARRY ZBYZSKO, JEFF JARRETT, & RAVEN SEGMENT - Great!
SIMON DIAMOND & TRYTAN vs. SONNY SIAKI & APOLO - 3.25/10
**Main Show**
DELIRIOUS vs. AMAZING RED vs. ZACK GOWEN vs. SHARK BOY vs. ELIX SKIPPER vs. JERELLE CLARK - 5.75/10
Good, fun, spotty opener
SHOCKER & ALEX SHELLEY SEGMENT - Good promo by Shocker, and a great promo by Shelley.
ALEX SHELLEY vs. SHOCKER - 7/10
Great match
3 LIVE KRU BACKSTAGE SEGMENT - GREAT!
KIP JAMES vs. RON “THE TRUTH” KILLINGS- 4/10
An okay match, marred by the fact that Kip’s shoulder was definitely up for the match-ending three count.
AFTERMATH - Great stuff, but it left you with the feeling that this angle wasn’t going anywhere. It needs to go somewhere soon or I will stop caring.
SHANE DOUGLAS INTERVIEWS TEAM CANADA - Roode was outstanding, Petey was eh, D’Amore was pretty good.
NWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH:
The Naturals(c) vs. Petey Williams & Eric Young) (w/Team Canada) - 6.75/10
If I were the Naturals, I would have wanted Jimmy Hart in my corner the whole match, not just at the end. A swerve for the sake of a swerve, rather than a swerve that makes logical sense.
SEAN WALTMAN PROMO - Okay
SAMOA JOE vs. SONJAY DUTT - 5.5/10
Did it’s job perfectly, though. It showed what Joe could do and made him look like an absolute monster.
RAVEN PROMO - Great!
LANCE HOYT vs. BOBBY ROODE (w/Scott D’Amore) - 5/10
The aftermath was decent
AMERICA’S MOST WANTED vs. B.G. JAMES & KONNAN - no rating. Good segment
Heh. When I said that the 3LK angle needed to go somewhere soon, I guess they heard me.
TREE-WAY ELIMINATION MATCH FOR THE TNA X-DIVISION TITLE:
Christopher Daniels(c) vs. Chris Sabin (w/Trinity) vs. Matt Bentley (w/Traci) - 7.25/10
Props to Traci and Trinity. The crowd (and the announcers) were ready for a catfight… so Traci and Trinity start chopping the sh*t out of each other, instead.
MONTY BROWN PROMO - GREAT!
Major props to whoever came up with the idea to keep Jeff Jarrett in the graphic for this match. Yes, they could have come up with a new graphic in less than three hours, but this feels more real.
KING OF THE MOUNTAIN MATCH FOR THE NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE:
AJ Styles(c) vs. Raven vs. Abyss vs. Sean Waltman vs. “The Alpha Male” Monty Brown - 8/10
Awesome match, completing Raven’s face turn with his big title win. I popped HUGE for all of Monty Brown’s offense, especially hitting the PUNCE to knock Abyss off of the ladder.
Final Thoughts
Overall, a great show from TNA.