10 Biggest Stories From IMPACT's Slammiversary And What They Mean Going Forward

10. Their Largest Attendance In Five Years

Nearly four-thousand fans packed the Rebel Entertainment Complex on Sunday night, located in Toronto, Canada. Slammiversary was only the second pay-per-view event for IMPACT this year, with Redemption being the only previous airing. While IMPACT may be light on pay-per-view offerings, they weren’t lacking in fans for the extravaganza. The former-TNA continues to pull itself out of the murky shadows in which it once dwelled.

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With the IMPACT rebranding and new leadership behind the scenes — including current NJPW announcer, Don Callis — Slammiversary marked the company’s largest attendance figure in over five years. The pay-per-view may not have broken the official record — set at 2013’s Lockdown event with 7,200 fans — but it did earn its place as the most attended show since.

The increase in fan turnout is a surefire sign that the effort to improve is finally paying off. Many online communities, such as Reddit and other forums, who have often laid harsh criticism at IMPACT’S feet spent Sunday eve lauding Slammiversary as the company’s best show in recent memory. While helping quiet many detractors, it also proved IMPACT’s renewed worth to their most dedicated fans and also those who left long ago. The Toronto event drawing IMPACT's largest house in half a decade can only be good as they will spend the remainder of 2018 in Canada, save for Bound For Glory — but more on that in a bit.

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