Tessa Blanchard vs. Sami Callihan official for Slammiversary XVII
Impact Wrestling has officially announced an intergender match for Slammiversary XVII.
Tessa Blanchard vs. Sami Callihan is set for Slammiversary. The pay-per-view is taking place at Gilley’s Dallas in Dallas, Texas on Sunday, July 7.
Blanchard vs. Callihan was set up when Callihan challenged Blanchard to a one-on-one match at Slammiversary on last week’s episode of Impact. Blanchard tweeted out a video today accepting the challenge and saying that she’ll see Callihan in Dallas.
Blanchard defeated Callihan’s oVe stablemate Jake Crist in a match that aired on last Friday’s Impact.
The night before Slammiversary, the American Airlines Center in Dallas is hosting the opening night of this year’s NJPW G1 Climax. WWE Raw is also taking place at the American Airlines Center next Monday.
Here’s the updated card for Slammiversary:
- Impact World Champion Brian Cage defending against Michael Elgin
- X-Division Champion Rich Swann defending against Johnny Impact
- Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie defending against Su Yung, Jessicka Havok, and Rosemary in a Monster’s Ball match
- Impact Tag Team Champions LAX (Santana & Ortiz) defending against The Rascalz (two of Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel)
- Tessa Blanchard vs. Sami Callihan
- RVD vs. Moose