# King of the Mountain match

The King of the Mountain match (Queen of the Mountain when female wrestlers are involved) is a professional wrestling match exclusive to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

## Match format

The five 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 match's prize (usually a championship belt) and hanging it on the hook suspended above the ring with the aid of ladders stationed outside the ring. An 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.
These modified rules make King/Queen of the Mountain essentially a reverse ladder match, as the competitors attempt to hang the belt instead of retrieving it.

## Stats

As of 2016, Jeff Jarrett has won the most King of the Mountain matches with three, winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship twice in the process. Also, Samoa Joe is the only wrestler to retain a world championship (The TNA World Heavyweight Championship), while Suicide, Eric Young and Bram are the only other wrestlers to retain a championship in the match (Suicide retained the X Division Championship while Eric Young and Bram retained the King of the Mountain Championship).

## Queen of the Mountain

At Slammiversary (2022), the first-ever Queen of the Mountain match took place, with Jordynne Grace defeating champion Tasha Steelz, along with Chelsea Green, Deonna Purrazzo and Mia Yim to win the Impact Knockouts Championship. Four-time Knockouts World Champion Mickie James was the match's enforcer.

## Match history
### King of the Mountain

| # | Match | Stipulations | Event | Date | Location |
| 1 | Jeff Jarrett defeated Ron Killings (c), A.J. Styles, Raven and Chris Harris | For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | TNA Weekly PPV 97 | June 2, 2004 | Nashville, TN |
| 2 | Raven defeated A.J. Styles (c), Monty Brown, Abyss and Sean Waltman | For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | Slammiversary 2005 | June 19, 2005 | Orlando, FL |
| 3 | Jeff Jarrett defeated Christian Cage (c), Abyss, Ron Killings and Sting | For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | Slammiversary 2006 | June 18, 2006 | Orlando, FL |
| 4 | Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles, Christian Cage and Chris Harris | For the inaugural TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Slammiversary 2007 | June 17, 2007 | Nashville, TN |
| 5 (X Division) | Kaz defeated Chris Sabin, Curry Man, Jimmy Rave and Johnny Devine | For a future TNA World Heavyweight Championship match | TNA Impact! | June 5, 2008 | Orlando, FL |
| 6 | Samoa Joe (c) defeated Robert Roode, Booker T, Rhino and Christian Cage | For the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Slammiversary 2008 | June 8, 2008 | Southaven, MS |
| 7 (X Division) | Suicide (c) defeated Jay Lethal, Consequences Creed, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley | For the TNA X Division Championship | Slammiversary 2009 | June 21, 2009 | Auburn Hills, MI |
| 8 | Kurt Angle defeated Mick Foley (c), Jeff Jarrett, A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe | For the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Slammiversary 2009 | June 21, 2009 | Auburn Hills, MI |
| 9 | Jeff Jarrett defeated Matt Hardy, Eric Young, Drew Galloway and Bobby Roode | For the reactivated TNA King of the Mountain Championship | Slammiversary 2015 | June 28, 2015 | Orlando, FL |
| 10 | PJ Black defeated Lashley, Chris Mordetzky, Eric Young and Robbie E | For the vacant TNA King of the Mountain Championship | Impact Wrestling | August 12, 2015 | Orlando, FL |
| 11 | Eric Young (c) defeated Will Ospreay, Big Damo, Bram and Jimmy Havoc | For the TNA King of the Mountain Championship | Impact Wrestling | March 8, 2016 | Birmingham, England |
| 12 | Bram (c) defeated Eli Drake, Andrew Everett, Jessie Godderz and Eddie Edwards | For the TNA King of the Mountain Championship | Impact Wrestling | May 3, 2016 | Orlando, FL |

### Queen of the Mountain

| # | Match | Stipulations | Event | Date | Location | Ref |
| 1 | Jordynne Grace defeated Tasha Steelz (c), Chelsea Green, Deonna Purrazzo and Mia Yim | For the Impact Knockouts World Championship | Slammiversary (2022) | June 19, 2022 | Nashville, Tennessee | |

## Participant list
### King of the Mountain

| Wrestler | Victories | Appearances |
| Jeff Jarrett | 3 | 4 |
| Kurt Angle | 2 | 2 |
| Kaz | 1 | 1 |
| Suicide | 1 | 1 |
| PJ Black | 1 | 1 |
| Raven | 1 | 2 |
| Bram | 1 | 2 |
| Samoa Joe | 1 | 3 |
| Eric Young | 1 | 3 |
| Monty Brown | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Waltman | 0 | 1 |
| Sting | 0 | 1 |
| Curry Man | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Rave | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Devine | 0 | 1 |
| Booker T | 0 | 1 |
| Rhino | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Lethal | 0 | 1 |
| Consequences Creed | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Shelley | 0 | 1 |
| Mick Foley | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Hardy | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Galloway | 0 | 1 |
| Lashley | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Mordetzky | 0 | 1 |
| Will Ospreay | 0 | 1 |
| Big Damo | 0 | 1 |
| Jimmy Havoc | 0 | 1 |
| Eli Drake | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Everett | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Edwards | 0 | 1 |
| Robbie E | 0 | 1 |
| Jessie Godderz | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Killings | 0 | 2 |
| Abyss | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Harris | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Sabin | 0 | 2 |
| Robert/Bobby Roode | 0 | 2 |
| Christian Cage | 0 | 3 |
| A.J. Styles | 0 | 4 |

### Queen of the Mountain

| Wrestler | Victories | Appearances |
| Jordynne Grace | 1 | 1 |
| Chelsea Green | 0 | 1 |
| Deonna Purrazzo | 0 | 1 |
| Mia Yim | 0 | 1 |
| Tasha Steelz | 0 | 1 |