Nic Nemeth wins TNA World title at Slammiversary
Nic Nemeth can now call himself TNA World Champion after he survived a six-way elimination match to win the title at Saturday’s Slammiversary in Montreal.
Nemeth, also the reigning AAA Mega Champion, picked up the victory after pinning Frankie Kazarian in a match that also included former World Champions Josh Alexander and Steve Maclin, Joe Hendry and reigning champion Moose.
The big surprise came when Hendry pinned Moose which ensured there would be a new champion. Alexander then eliminated Hendry to the surprise of some who may have assumed the popular star would leave Montreal with the title given his crossover success in WWE NXT.
In the process, Alexander went heel as he kicked Hendry low to lead into his C4 for the pin. The Montreal fans were not happy with that outcome, but got a small bit of satisfaction when Alexander was pinned by Nemeth shortly afterward.
The loss ended Moose’s 190-day second reign as champion after defeating Alex Shelley for the gold at January’s Hard to Kill. Going into Saturday, he had ten title defenses under his belt.
It was the fourth and final title change of the night as the X-Division, Tag Team and Digital Media/International Heavyweight titles all found new homes in Montreal.
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.