Slammiversary 2008: Styles-Angle and Joe's King of the Mountain Defense Give the Anniversary Show a Powerful Finish

The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated Johnny Devine and Lance Hoyt. The bout is presented as Tag team match on the main card. No exact duration is listed for the bout, so its value has to come from the result, placement and the way the match functions within the card. The result is non-title, so its value comes primarily from match quality, rivalry movement and the role it plays in the event's overall pacing. The match is useful supporting material: competent, appropriately placed and meaningful enough to help the card, but not essential on a selective rewatch. Within Slammiversary 2008, the match is judged on the complete bell-to-bell proposition: its placement, established time allocation, competitive stakes, stipulation value, finish and how much the result strengthens the surrounding card. The 6.8 score reflects what this match contributes on this night rather than treating name value or later reputation as a substitute for the actual role it plays in the event.

Petey Williams (c) (with Rhaka Khan and Scott Steiner) defeated Kaz. The bout is presented as Singles match for the TNA X Division Championship on the main card. The bout runs 15:19. The champion's retention gives the match clear stakes and leaves the division with a defined hierarchy at the finish. The match is a strong feature that materially improves the event, using its time and stakes well enough to stand clearly above routine supporting material. Within Slammiversary 2008, the match is judged on the complete bell-to-bell proposition: its placement, established time allocation, competitive stakes, stipulation value, finish and how much the result strengthens the surrounding card. The 8.0 score reflects what this match contributes on this night rather than treating name value or later reputation as a substitute for the actual role it plays in the event.

Gail Kim, ODB, and Roxxi defeated The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) and Moose. The bout is presented as Six-woman tag team match on the main card. The bout runs 10:14. The result is non-title, so its value comes primarily from match quality, rivalry movement and the role it plays in the event's overall pacing. The match is useful supporting material: competent, appropriately placed and meaningful enough to help the card, but not essential on a selective rewatch. Within Slammiversary 2008, the match is judged on the complete bell-to-bell proposition: its placement, established time allocation, competitive stakes, stipulation value, finish and how much the result strengthens the surrounding card. The 6.7 score reflects what this match contributes on this night rather than treating name value or later reputation as a substitute for the actual role it plays in the event.

The Latin American Xchange (Hernandez and Homicide) (c) (with Héctor Guerrero and Salinas) defeated Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray). The bout is presented as Tag team match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship on the main card. The bout runs 15:00. The champion's retention gives the match clear stakes and leaves the division with a defined hierarchy at the finish. The match is a strong feature that materially improves the event, using its time and stakes well enough to stand clearly above routine supporting material. Within Slammiversary 2008, the match is judged on the complete bell-to-bell proposition: its placement, established time allocation, competitive stakes, stipulation value, finish and how much the result strengthens the surrounding card. The 8.2 score reflects what this match contributes on this night rather than treating name value or later reputation as a substitute for the actual role it plays in the event.

Awesome Kong (with Raisha Saeed) defeated Serena Deeb. The bout is presented as Singles match on the main card. The bout runs 2:26. The result is non-title, so its value comes primarily from match quality, rivalry movement and the role it plays in the event's overall pacing. The match is weak and underdeveloped, contributing little beyond a simple result and failing to justify much replay value. Within Slammiversary 2008, the match is judged on the complete bell-to-bell proposition: its placement, established time allocation, competitive stakes, stipulation value, finish and how much the result strengthens the surrounding card. The 4.8 score reflects what this match contributes on this night rather than treating name value or later reputation as a substitute for the actual role it plays in the event.

Awesome Kong (with Raisha Saeed) defeated Josie Robinson. The bout is presented as Singles match on the main card. The bout runs 1:42. The result is non-title, so its value comes primarily from match quality, rivalry movement and the role it plays in the event's overall pacing. The match is weak and underdeveloped, contributing little beyond a simple result and failing to justify much replay value. Within Slammiversary 2008, the match is judged on the complete bell-to-bell proposition: its placement, established time allocation, competitive stakes, stipulation value, finish and how much the result strengthens the surrounding card. The 4.5 score reflects what this match contributes on this night rather than treating name value or later reputation as a substitute for the actual role it plays in the event.

A.J. Styles defeated Kurt Angle (with Tomko). The bout is presented as Singles match on the main card. The bout runs 22:44. The result is non-title, so its value comes primarily from match quality, rivalry movement and the role it plays in the event's overall pacing. The match is the card's clearest elite-level performance, combining time, stakes and a decisive result into a bout that can carry the event on its own. Within Slammiversary 2008, the match is judged on the complete bell-to-bell proposition: its placement, established time allocation, competitive stakes, stipulation value, finish and how much the result strengthens the surrounding card. The 9.1 score reflects what this match contributes on this night rather than treating name value or later reputation as a substitute for the actual role it plays in the event.

Samoa Joe (c) defeated Booker T, Christian Cage, Rhino and Robert Roode. The bout is presented as King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with Kevin Nash as Special Guest Enforcer on the main card. The bout runs 19:49. The champion's retention gives the match clear stakes and leaves the division with a defined hierarchy at the finish. The match is excellent and earns its prominent placement, with enough time and consequence to stand among the night's strongest reasons to revisit the show. Within Slammiversary 2008, the match is judged on the complete bell-to-bell proposition: its placement, established time allocation, competitive stakes, stipulation value, finish and how much the result strengthens the surrounding card. The 8.8 score reflects what this match contributes on this night rather than treating name value or later reputation as a substitute for the actual role it plays in the event.