TNA announces Fade to Black: Slammiversary cinematic experience
TNA Wrestling has announced “a first of its kind cinematic experience” titled Slammiversary: Fade to Black.
In a social media post on Saturday, TNA described Fade to Black as a “cinematic experience that fuses the rawness of live sports with the emotion and spectacle of professional wrestling.” It will premiere on TNA+ exclusively for annual VIP members on Monday.
TNA’s video announcing the news includes the following narration:
“There’s a moment right after the final bell rings when the noise dies and the silence sets in. No entrance music, just the truth, your heartbeat, your regrets, and the weight of what you gave and what you lost. On July 20th at UBS Arena in New York, a statement was made, and when a statement’s made in this city, the world listens.”
“The fans have spoken. The world took notice. And now we look back at the night that will define the future of a company. This is where the show ends and the truth begins. TNA Wrestling proudly presents Slammiversary: Fade to Black.”
TNA set its all-time North American attendance record for the July 20 PPV in Belmont, Long Island. The show ended with both the TNA and Knockouts World titles being held by NXT wrestlers. Dave Meltzer wrote in Friday’s edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that this was done to “create an outsiders feud and that only works when you put the outsiders over.” The highest rated match of the show via star-rating was Moose vs. Leon Slater, which received four-and-a-half stars.
TNA’s post announcing Slammiversary: Fade to Black is below: