TNA unveils Knockouts TV Championship at Slammiversary

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) unveiled a new championship and staged a major pay-per-view event on Sunday, June 28, at the Agganis Arena in Boston. The event, Slammiversary, featured every major TNA title on the line and was headlined by a TNA World Championship defense by Mike Santana against challenger Nic Nemeth.

During the event's pre-show, TNA Hall of Famer Traci Brooks announced the creation of the TNA Knockouts Television Championship. Brooks stated that a 16-woman tournament to crown the inaugural champion will begin on the upcoming Thursday night episode of "Impact." The new title will be defended exclusively on TNA television, becoming the promotion's seventh active championship.

The full Slammiversary card was stacked with high-stakes matches. In the main event, World Champion Mike Santana defended his title against Nic Nemeth. The TNA World Tag Team Championship was contested in a four-way ladder match involving The System (champions Brian Myers and Bear Bronson), The Hardys, The Righteous, and The Great Hands.

Other title matches included Lei Ying Lee defending the Knockouts World Championship against former friend Xia Brookside, and Cedric Alexander putting...