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The Slammiversary Pre-Show is at UBS Arena in Elmost New York. The panel for the pre-show is Tommy Dreamer, Dave LeGreca, Gia Miller, and Skid Row guitarist Dave "Snake" Sabo. We do get Tommy Dreamer putting over Jonny Rodz, who shows for the pre-show.
We also get some pre-show notes from the announcing team's Matthew Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan.
The Elegance Brand (Ash by Elegance and Heather by Elegance) (TNA Knockout Tag Team Champions) (with M by Elegance and The Personal Concierge) vs. The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay)
Iceman introduces the Elegance Brand with over-the-top USA talk while calling IInspiration migrants.
Jessica and Heather start off and after some words between them, Jessica tosses Heather to the corner, gets a snap mare and tags in Cassie. Ash gets in the ring and IInspiration kicks them down and poses. Jessie is nailed behind the ref’s back by Ash before she tags in and beats her down. Ash and Heather work over Jessie with quick tags and referee distractions.
Jessica dodges an attack and is able to get the hot tag to Cassie, who runs wild. Cassie gets a fisherman’s buster and holds on for two on Heather. They move to fighting on the top and Ash tags in and Cassie knocks down Heather and then hits a hurricanrana from the top. She puts Ash on the top and gets a superplex for two, but M puts Ash’s foot on the bottom rope. As Elegance regroups, each of the Iinspiration dives onto them.
Iinspiration tries to set up Ash for the Idolizer broken up by Heather. M hits a torch to the face on Cassie and Ash covers for the pin and the win.
Winners and still TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions: Elegance Brand
The panel goes back to setting up big matches on the show, discussing who they think will win. They are interrupted by The Northern Armory, Eric Young, Travis Williams, and Judas Icarus. They take over the ring and Young degrades the local sports teams. He says all of the things that have happened to him is a conspiracy and he is in his Wrestling Gear and challenges a Local Wrestler to challenge him and he’s met by Home Town Man.
Eric Young vs. Home Town Man
HTM takes out Williams and Icarus and gets into the ring and tosses Young to the floor. Young gets into the ring and takes a back suplex. HTM gets a couple in the corner, but he has to stop to fight off Icarus and Williams. Young rips off HTM’s Hockey Jersey and Man fights back until Young drops him and covers for two.
Young grabs a rear chinlock and HTM escapes with a jawbreaker. HTM hits a series of jabs and then a big clothesline. NOW he gets ten in the corner for two. They go to the top again and Young gets a headbutt and then an elbow drop for two. Young threatened the ref for only counting two, but Williams and Icarus pull him out of the ring to calm down. Young returns to the ring and tries a pile driver, but HTM is able to reverse it into a backdrop. She grabs the leg on hold on the pin and the win.
Winner: Home Town Man
Steve Maclin, Jake Something, and Mance Warner (with Steph De Lander) vs. Fourth Rope (Real1, Zilla Fatu, and Josh Bishop)
We are told Maclin’s team have been at odds over Maclin’s International Championship in the past few weeks.
Zilla and Mance start off throwing hands. Zilla gets a quick Samoan drop and then goes to the top, but misses a dive. Maclin tags in and takes everyone down and then gets Thesz press on Real 1. Zilla accidentally hits a splash on Bishop and Maclin puts Real 1 in the tree of woe and tags in Jake. Jake gets a spear on Real 1 and then Bishop gets a choke slam on Jake.
Mance gets a DDT off of Jake’s back and the fight spills to the floor. Jake dives onto everyone on the floor and tosses Real 1 in the ring. Real 1 is able to dump Mance out of the ring and then gets Eat Defeat on Jake for the pin and the win:
Winners: The Fourth Rope
Mustafa Ali (w/Jason Hotch, John Skyler, and Tasha Steelz) vs. Cedric Alexander
They lock up and Cedric is able to get a headlock toss. They move to mat wrestling and then to their feet and Cedric gets an arm bar. Ali reverses it and Cedric picks the leg. They continue the mat wrestling and Cedric gets a cover for two. They trade chips and then run the ropes and Ali gets a rollup for two. Cedric gets a rollup for two as well. They trade chops and both have to recover. Cedric gets a German suplex on Ali to the floor.
Ali is rolled into the ring and then pulls him out for a German suplex on the floor. Ali is tossed back in the ring as his Secret Service gets in Cedric’ face. Ali then dives into Cedric on the floor. Cedric is rolled into the ring and comes off the top, but Cedric avoids it and slams Ali into the middle turnbuckle. Cedric goes to the apron and as they get on the ropes, Ali gets a big slap. Alexander hits him with a Michinoku Driver into the Secret Service.
Ali is rolled into the ring and Cedric covers for two. Ali avoids a power bomb and hits a spin kick followed by a spinning DDT. Ali misses a standing sky twister. Cedric then gets a front face lock suplex into the turnbuckles for two. Ali pulls Cedric down by his hair and then locks in a sharpshooter. Cedric bridges up and crawls to the ropes for the break.
Ali goes to the floor and uses the ring apron to choke Cedric. They fight on the floor and Ali gets a super kick. He charges at Cedric who gets a back body drop pulling Ali onto the steel steps. As the ref is distracted, a member of the Secret Service attacks Cedric on the floor and rolls him into the ring. Ali hits a 450 for two only.
Tasha is in the ring yelling at the ref and she….is….outta here!
Ali rolls into a cutter from Cedric and then hits two German suplexes and then a third into the top turnbuckle. Another Secret Service guy gets into the ring and Cedric hits him with a slam on the apron. Cedric then hits the Lumbar Check on Ali for two. Ali tries to beg off and then pulls Cedric into the turnbuckles. Ali goes to the top and Cedric hits the ropes to crotch him.
Cedric goes to the top and Tasha comes back to the ring with a chair. Cedric sees her and stands on the chair. He then hits a Lumbar Check on Tasha, but Ali uses this to hit a 450 for the pin and the win.
Winner: Mustafa Ali
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