Bound for Glory (2005)
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Attendance | 900[1] | ||
Tagline(s) | A Time for Greatness | ||
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The 2005 Bound for Glory was a
The main event was for the
Bound for Glory is remembered for Nash being removed from the main event and for Rhino's impromptu championship victory.
Production
Background
In March 2005, it was reported that TNA's then-September PPV event titled Bound for Glory was to be the promotion's equivalent to the rival
Storylines
Bound for Glory was scheduled to feature nine professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match, however, due to a medical emergency TNA was forced to change the main event of the show, resulting in ten overall matches. Each of these matches involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
The main storyline heading into Bound for Glory revolved around the
At Unbreakable, the
There were several other matches promoted for the show. The most significant of these were a
Event
Pre-show
Prior to Bound for Glory, TNA held a thirty-minute pre-show. During the broadcast, Mike Tenay announced that Kevin Nash had been hospitalized over the weekend and was not cleared to wrestle in the main event. Tenay stated that a replacement would be determined later in the night.[14][31]
A Four Way match between Sonjay Dutt, Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, and Roderick Strong was held during the pre-show. Dutt won the match at 12 minutes and 7 seconds after performing his signature Bombay-Ranaaerial maneuver on Strong into a pin attempt.[32]
A segment with Raven took place where he demanded to be placed in the main event for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Larry Zbyszko disagreed, resulting in Raven attacking him before security pulled Raven off. Rhino then came out and stated that he deserved the title shot more than Raven.[14]
Miscellaneous
Bound for Glory featured employees other than the wrestlers involved in the matches. Mike Tenay and Don West were the commentators for the telecast.
Preliminary matches
The first bout was between Samoa Joe and Jushin Liger. It lasted 7 minutes and 27 seconds. Joe was accompanied by two Polynesian dancers during his entrance, who performed for the crowd. Liger gained a near-fall on Joe at 6 minutes. Afterwards, Joe slammed Liger in the mat back-first with his signature Muscle Buster maneuver. He then followed by applying his Coquina Clutch submission hold. As the referee waited for Liger to submit, he became limp, causing the referee to lift and drop Liger's arm three times, resulting in the knock-out victory for Joe.[2]
Monty Brown was pitted against Lance Hoyt in the next encounter. Hoyt gained a two-count early on by landing on Brown with a
The fourth match was another Six Man Tag Team match, this time between Team Canada (Bobby Roode, Eric Young, and A-1) and the 3Live Kru (Konnan, Ron Killings, and B.G. James). Team Canada were accompanied by Scott D'Amore. At 6 minutes and 8 seconds, Young gained the pinfall victory for his team on James, after Roode hit James with a hockey stick while the referee was preoccupied.[2]
The Three Way Ultimate X match was next to determine the number-one contender to the TNA X Division Championship. Petey Williams, Chris Sabin, and Matt Bentley were the participants in this encounter, which spanned 13 minutes and 13 seconds. Bentley was accompanied by Traci to the ring. In an Ultimate X match, ropes are hung above the ring in a manner to form an "X", in which the objective is to climb the ropes and retrieve an object at the center of the "X". In this case, the object was a giant red "X". Sabin scaled the ropes above the ring midway through the match, before Bentley jumped up and tackled him to the mat below. The result of this impact caused the "X" to fall off the ropes. TNA officials then had to re-hang it while the match continued. Later, Bentley and Sabin attempted to retrieve the "X" again, only to cause it to fall once more. This time Williams was standing below and caught it; the referee declared Williams the winner, thus becoming the number-one contender to the TNA X Division Championship.[32]
The NWA World Tag Team Championship was defended by AMW, who were accompanied by Gail Kim, against The Naturals in the sixth bout on the card. The duration of the contest was 10 minutes and 37 seconds. Douglas' head was busted open during the match, causing him to bleed from the forehead throughout. The Naturals got a two-count on Harris after they performed AMW's signature Death Sentence maneuver on him by slamming him back-first into the mat while jumping on his throat. Kim interfered in the bout by distracting The Naturals, which allowed Storm to bash Douglas over the head and then handcuff him to the ring-barrier. AMW followed by performing the Death Sentence on Stevens and pinning him to remain champions.[34]
Main event matches
Monster's Ball II was held at Bound for Glory. Rhino, Abyss, Sabu, and Jeff Hardy all participated in the match. James Mitchell accompanied Abyss to the ring. In a Monster's Ball match, pinfalls and submissions count anywhere. There are no disqualifications or count-outs and weapons are supplied and welcomed. It is called Monster's Ball because in the storyline each wrestler has supposedly been locked in a dark room for the preceding 24 hours without food or water.
The TNA X Division Championship was defended by A.J. Styles against Christopher Daniels in a Thirty-Minute Iron Man match. In an Iron Man match, a time-limit is set for a particular amount, in this case thirty-minutes. The match will continue until time runs out and the competitor who gained the most falls when time runs out by pinfall, submission, count-out, or disqualification is the overall winner of the bout. Daniels attempted to get Styles to submit early in the bout by using his Koji Clutch submission hold. Later on, Daniels earned a two-count after landing on Styles with his signature B.M.E. aerial maneuver. Styles also gained a near-fall by holding Daniels on his shoulders before twisting him off and slamming him to the mat for what he calls a Rack Bomb. With only 13 seconds left in the match and the score still tied zero to zero, Styles performed his signature Styles Clash maneuver and followed with the pin. As time ran out, Styles had the most falls thus retaining the TNA X Division Championship.[32]
TNA then held an impromptu Ten-Man Gauntlet match to determine Kevin Nash's replacement in the main event. This was the ninth match of the show with a duration of 14 minutes and 12 seconds. The participants for the match were Abyss, A.J. Styles, Jeff Hardy, Kip James, Lance Hoyt, Monty Brown, Rhino, Ron Killings, Sabu, and Samoa Joe. The rules for a Gauntlet match are as follows: two wrestlers start the match with another entering at 2-minute intervals. The objective of the match is to eliminate opponents by throwing them over the top rope and down to the floor. The last wrestler left in the ring is the winner of the contest. The last two wrestlers were Abyss and Rhino. Rhino won the match after lifting Abyss over the top rope and down to the floor.[34]
The main event was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which then-champion Jeff Jarrett was pitted against Rhino with Tito Ortiz as Special Guest Referee. Jarrett was accompanied to the ring by Gail Kim. A casket was positioned by the ring, as in storyline Jarrett planned to bury his opponent after defeating them. During the match, Kim distracted Ortiz allowing Jarrett to bash Rhino over the head with a guitar for a two-count. AMW then came to ringside to distract Ortiz and slide Jarrett another guitar. As Jarrett attempted to hit Rhino with the guitar, Rhino countered by crashing into Jarrett with his Gore maneuver for the pinfall victory at 5 minutes and 30 seconds to become the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion.[14] After the contest, AMW, Jarrett, and Team Canada attacked Rhino and placed him in the casket. Team 3D came to his defense, as well as the 3LiveKru. A brawl between all the wrestlers took place, with Eric Young of Team Canada ending up in the casket and Rhino standing on top of it holding the NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt as the event came to a close.[32]
Reception
A total of 900 people attended Bound for Glory, while 800 people attended the fanfest.
Kapur rated the main event an 8 out of 10, while he gave the Gauntlet match a 7 out of 10. The Iron Man match received a perfect 10 out of 10 from Kapur, his highest rating of the review. The Ultimate X match and Monster's Ball II were both given the same rating, a 9 out of 10. The NWA World Tag Team Championship match and Jushin Liger versus Samoa Joe were both given a 7 out of 10. The Diamonds in the Rough versus Apolo, Shark Boy, and Sonny Siaki was given the lowest rating of Kapur's review, a 5 out of 10.[2]
Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter reviewed the show. He felt that Rhino versus Jeff Jarrett was "not much of a main event, but it followed the old rule of having the replacement babyface wrestler in a main event always win so fans don't feel ripped off." As for the Iron Man match for the TNA X Division Championship between A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels, Keller expressed that it was a "very good match" that had a "nice change of pattern with just one fall during the match, but ultimately the first two-thirds wasn't particularly exciting or engrossing enough to top their previous Iron Man match." He went on to say that Styles and Daniels "were great in the final minutes at conveying sheer exhaustion mixed with desire to win" and that they "had a tough act to follow with the stunt filled Monsters Ball." As for the Monster's Ball match, Keller said it was a "good one" but it was "tough to go to four stars for a match that includes so many huge spots and little long-term selling, but it's also hard not to rate it this high when there's a potential "big spot of the year" and a crowd chanting "That was awesome!" afterward." Meanwhile, Keller felt the World Tag Team Championship match was "average" and that it "just didn't feel like a major PPV title match." "Just a highspot fest with a lousy ending. The highspots were good, but it was far from a standout Ultimate X match. The "can't miss" match just missed based on not fulfilling high expectations," is what Keller had to say regarding the Ultimate X match. As for Jushin Liger versus Samoa Joe, Keller believed it was an "above average match of below average length," but that it was "disappointing they didn't go longer."[14]
James Caldwell, also of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter, reviewed the show. He felt differently from both Keller and Kapur, as he stated that Bound for Glory overall was a "bad PPV." He believed the main event was a "cluster," the Gauntlet match was "pointless," and the Monster's Ball match was the "same ole' carwreck match with no long-term selling and too many highspots that didn't mean much at the end of the day." He called the NWA World Tag Team Championship match "ridiculous" and the TNA X Division Champion number-one contender the "worst Ultimate X match in TNA history." He did, however, praise the Iron Man match stating it was "definitely the match of the night with some good wrestling holds and believable nearfalls." He also enjoyed the Liger versus Joe bout, say it was a "good start to the show even if it was shorter than expected."[32]
TNA released a DVD counting down the top 50 moments in their history in 2007, with several moments from Bound for Glory making it on the list. Liger's debut was ranked at number 42, Jeff Hardy's jump from the entrance stage marked in at number 27, and Rhino winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was ranked at number 21 on the compilation.[43]
Aftermath
Kevin Nash was released from the hospital following Bound for Glory. Medical personnel stated he had what appeared to be a minor
Jeff Jarrett announced on the October 29 episode of Impact! that a rematch between Rhino and he for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship was scheduled for the November 3 episode of Impact!.
TNA officials were unhappy with the turnout of the Ultimate X match at Bound for Glory, this was due to the technically difficulties involved.[35] A rematch was announced on the October 29 episode of Impact!.[48] It was held on the November 3 episode of Impact!, which Williams also won to remain number-one contender to the TNA X Division Championship.[49] Williams versus Styles for the title was promoted for Genesis after this by TNA. Styles retained the championship at the event.[39]
After Bound for Glory, Monty Brown and Jeff Hardy went on to compete in a match to determine the number-one contender to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at Genesis. This was announced via TNA's official website after Bound for Glory.[50] Brown won the bout at the event.[47]
Abyss and Sabu continued their rivalry heading into Genesis, where they fought in a No Disqualification match. There, Abyss defeated Sabu to win the encounter.[47]
Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels went on to compete in a Four-on-Four Tag Team Elimination X match at Genesis. The match pitted the team of Alex Shelley, Daniels, Roderick Strong, and Joe against the team of Austin Aries, Sabin, Bentley, and Sonjay Dutt. The team of Shelley, Daniels, Strong, and Joe won the match.[39] After the bout, Joe assaulted Daniels, thus injuring him in the storyline, which resulted in Daniels being sidelined indefinitely. Daniels returned at TNA's Turning Point PPV event on December 11 by attacking Joe.[51]
Results
No. | Results NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Tito Ortiz as Special Guest Referee 5:30 | | |||||
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- Gauntlet For The Gold match
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Entrance No.[34] | Wrestler | Elimination No. | Eliminator |
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1 | Samoa Joe | 8 | Abyss |
2 | Ron Killings
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6 | A.J. Styles
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3 | Sabu | 4 | Rhino
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4 | Lance Hoyt
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3 | Rhino
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5 | Abyss | 9 | Rhino
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6 | Jeff Hardy | 1 | Monty Brown |
7 | Monty Brown | 2 | Himself |
8 | Rhino
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Winner | N/A |
9 | Kip James | 5 | Abyss |
10 | A.J. Styles
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7 | Abyss |
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