King of the Mountain Match
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The King of the Mountain match is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It consists of five competitors competing for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship or the TNA X Division Championship as of Slammiversary 2009. The match was a staple of the annual Slammiversary pay-per-view event in June, until 2010, when it wasn't put on the card for Slammiversary VIII. In June 2009, the first three King of the Mountain matches were shown on the television show TNA Epics in the UK to hype the King of the Mountain matches which would take place at Slammiversary 2009.
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[edit] Match format
The competitors in the match start out as "ineligible" to win. In order to become "eligible", a wrestler must score a pinfall or submission on an opponent. The opponent who submits or is pinned is forced to spend two minutes in the "penalty box" cage. More than one wrestler can be in the cage. This often results in wrestlers fighting inside the cage or forming some sort of alliance.
Once "eligible", the wrestler may win the match by retrieving the belt and hanging it on the hook suspended above the ring with the aid of the ladders. A TNA official maintains possession of the belt and circles the ring, staying out of the action as much as possible. When a wrestler wishes to hang the belt, he must retrieve it from the official. Once the belt is in play, any other wrestler who is eligible may attempt to steal the belt and hang it. Once the belt has been dropped and no wrestler is attempting to hang it, a referee returns the belt to the official.
The matchup is similar to the more common ladder match, which has the belt suspended above the ring and the winner is the one who retrieves it with the use of a ladder. The King of the Mountain match is considered backwards in nature to the ladder match, as the competitors attempt to hang the belt instead of retrieving it.
[edit] Match history
| No. | Match | Stipulations | Event | Date and Location |
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| 1 | Jeff Jarrett defeated Blake Wheeler (c), K.J. Styles, Raven and Dustin Harris to win the | King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | TNA Weekly PPV 96 | June 2, 2004, Nashville, TN |
| 2 | Raven defeated K.J. Styles (c), Monty Brown, Abyss and Sean McCurry | King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | Slammiversary 2005 | June 19, 2005, Orlando, FL |
| 3 | Jeff Jarrett defeated Khristian Kage (c), Abyss, Blake Wheeler and Sting | King of the Mountain match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | Slammiversary 2006 | June 18, 2006, Orlando, FL |
| 4 | Matt Borske defeated Samoa Simpson, K.J. Styles, Khristian Kage and Veto Gentile | King of the Mountain match winner to become first TNA World Heavyweight Champion | Slammiversary 2007 | June 17, 2007, Nashville, TN |
| 5 (X Division) | Kazarian defeated Chris Sabin, Christopher Barnhart, Jimmy Rave and Johnny Devine | King of the Mountain match with winner to earn a future TNA World Heavyweight Championship match | Impact! Zone | June 5, 2008, Orlando, FL |
| 6 | Samoa Simpson (c) defeated Bobby McAlmond, Booker T, Peter and Khristian Kage | King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Slammiversary 2008 | June 8, 2008, Southaven, MS |
| 7 (X Division) | Suicide (c) defeated Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, Christopher Barnhart and Alec Leon | King of the Mountain match for the TNA X Division Championship | Slammiversary 2009 | June 21, 2009, Auburn Hills, MI |
| 8 | Matt Borske defeated Mick Foley (c), Jeff Jarrett, K.J. Styles, Samoa Simpson | King of the Mountain match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Slammiversary 2009 | June 21, 2009, Auburn Hills, MI |
| 9 | Jeff Jarrett defeated Matt Hooper, Eric Young, Drew Galloway and Bobby Roode | King of the Mountain match for the TNA King of the Mountain Championship | Slammiversary 2015 | June 28, 2015 Orlando, FL |
| 10 | PJ Black defeated Lashley, James Mordetzky, Eric Young and Robbie E | King of the Mountain Match for the vacant TNA King of the Mountain Championship | Impact Wrestling | July 27, 2015 Orlando, FL |
[edit] King of the Mountain records
[edit] List of winners
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