Bound for Glory (wrestling pay-per-view)
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Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | | |
First event | 2005 | |
Last event | 2023 |
Bound for Glory is a
History
The
From its inception in 2005 until 2013, all events were held in the United States. The 2014 event was held at
Events
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1 | Bound for Glory (2005) | October 23, 2005 | Orlando, Florida | TNA Impact! Zone | special guest referee
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2 | Bound for Glory (2006) | October 22, 2006 | Plymouth Township, Michigan | Compuware Sports Arena | special guest enforcer
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3 | Bound for Glory (2007) | October 14, 2007 | Duluth, Georgia | Gwinnett Center | TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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4 | Bound for Glory IV | October 12, 2008 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | Sears Centre Arena | TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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5 | Bound for Glory (2009) | October 18, 2009 | Irvine, California | Bren Events Center | TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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6 | Bound for Glory (2010) | October 10, 2010 | Daytona Beach, Florida | Ocean Center | TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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7 | Bound for Glory (2011) | October 16, 2011 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Liacouras Center | TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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8 | Bound for Glory (2012) | October 14, 2012 | Phoenix, Arizona | GCU Arena
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TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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9 | Bound for Glory (2013) | October 20, 2013 | San Diego, California | Viejas Arena | TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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10 | Bound for Glory (2014) | October 12, 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | Korakuen Hall | The Great Muta and Tajiri vs. James Storm and The Great Sanada | |||||
11 | Bound for Glory (2015) | October 4, 2015 | Concord, North Carolina | Cabarrus Arena | special guest referee
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12 | Bound for Glory (2016) | October 2, 2016 | Orlando, Florida | Impact Zone | TNA World Heavyweight Championship
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13 | Bound for Glory (2017) | November 5, 2017 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Aberdeen Pavilion | Impact Global Championship
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14 | Bound for Glory (2018) | October 14, 2018 | New York City, New York | Melrose Ballroom | Impact World Championship
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15 | Bound for Glory (2019) | October 20, 2019 | Villa Park, Illinois | Odeum Expo Center | Impact World Championship
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16 | Bound for Glory (2020) | October 24, 2020 | Nashville, Tennessee | Skyway Studios | Impact World Championship
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17 | Bound for Glory (2021) | October 23, 2021 | Sunrise Manor, Nevada | Sam's Town Live | Call Your Shot Gauntlet championship match)
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18 | Bound for Glory (2022) | October 7, 2022 | Albany, New York | Washington Avenue Armory | Impact World Championship
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19 | Bound for Glory (2023) | October 21, 2023 | Cicero, Illinois | Cicero Stadium | Impact World Championship
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2005
Production
On June 19, 2005, at TNA's
Event
The first installment of the Bound for Glory chronology took place on October 23, 2005, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida, where the event featured ten
Reception
Bound for Glory 2005 met with generally positive reviews. Bob Kapur of the Slam Sports section of the
2006
Production
In early June 2006 TNA updated their PPV and TV taping schedule. On this schedule, the second Bound for Glory event was slotted to take place on October 22, 2006, though no location for the event was announced.
Event
Hailing from Plymouth, Michigan, at the Compuware Sports Arena on October 22, 2006, TNA held the second annual Bound for Glory event, where it featured eight professional wrestling matches.
Reception
Bound for Glory 2006 met with generally positive reviews. Chris Sokol of the Slam Sports section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a 7 out of 10.
2007
Production
The third installment of Bound for Glory was announced in early July 2007 via TNA's official website, with it being scheduled for October 14, 2007; no location for the event was announced.
Event
On October 14, 2007, TNA held the third annual Bound for Glory event, which featured nine professional wrestling matches on the card, at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia.
Reception
The 2007 incarnation, like previous events, gained mainly positive reviews. Chris Sokol rated the event a 7.5 out of 10.
2008
Production
On the first day of 2008, TNA updated their official website to publicize the official dates for all of their PPV events to take place later that year.
Event
Bound for Glory IV took place on October 12, 2008, at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates,
Reception
Chris and Bryan Sokol of the Slam Sports section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a 7 out of 10.
2009
Production
The fifth installment of the Bound for Glory chronology was first announced in late 2008, when TNA released their PPV event schedule for February through October 2009.
Reception
Greg Parks reported on the first half of the show[64] and James Caldwell reported the second half.[65] Caldwell's highest rating was given to Angle versus Morgan at 4 out of 5 stars. His lowest actual rating was given to the Knockouts Championship match at 1 and a half stars while the Extreme Monster's Ball match was simply rated a "DUD."[65]
2010
Production
The sixth annual Bound for Glory PPV spectacle was announced in a press release on June 25, 2010, where it was determined that the event would take place at the
In October, the final
Reception
Bound for Glory was received with mixed reviews.
Phil Allely, a pro wrestling section writer for The Sun commented about the main event saying, "The finish was a shock for many reasons as, after the many near falls, moonsaults, finishing moves and obligatory ref bump, the title went to the unpredictable Hardy" and added, "The fans were obviously stunned as Hardy went on to deck his "friend" RVD and join Hogan, Bischoff, Abyss and Jarrett, subsequently revealing them to be the mysterious "They" as the PPV went off the air". About the pre-main event Lethal Lockdown match, Allely said, "Lethal Lockdown was everything it should be, a full-throttle cage match where all hell breaks loose and the opposing teams finally get the chance to work through their differences with the cage and weapons as added extras". Overall he commented, "Bound for Glory was perhaps TNA's best offering of 2010".
2011
Production
It was announced on July 13, 2011, that the location for this year's annual Bound for Glory would be revealed the following day on
On September 18, 2011, a new series called The Bound for Glory Chronicles debuted on TNA's website. The show featured exclusive interviews with wrestlers talking about their memories from previous Bound for Glory events. The wrestlers featured included
For the PPV, TNA also organized their annual Bound for Glory VIP Weekend, which included events such as Fan InterAction held at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott on the eve of Bound for Glory. This was a series of fan interaction sessions, which allowed fans to get close and personal with their favorite stars for opportunities such as pictures, autographs and special interviews. Other events included the "Night Before the Glory" Dinner Party, which featured more interaction between the fans and wrestlers after the Fan InterAction.
Reception
Bound for Glory was met with mixed to positive reviews.
411 Mania writer of the wrestling section, Colin Rinehart, rated the event an 8.5 out of 10, praising the show as "far and away TNA's best PPV of the year so far" and "probably the most consistently entertaining Bound for Glory yet in company history", giving it an "Easy and enthusiastic Thumbs Up." The top two highest rated bouts were given to Van Dam-Lynn that got 3 and 3/4 out of 5 stars and the Angle-Roode main event got 3 and a 1/2 out of 5 stars. The lowest went to Velvet Sky-Winter-Madison Rayne-Mickie James at 1 and a 1/4 stars.
2012
Production
The eighth event in the Bound for Glory chronology was first announced on June 10, 2012, at the
TNA hyped up their flagship PPV further by producing a series of Road To Bound for Glory preview videos featuring several wrestlers speaking highly of the event. After issuing a press release a month prior, TNA's programming home
To celebrate the event, TNA arranged travel packages and organized festivities to take place the weekend prior to the show. On October 13, 2012, the Bound for Glory VIP Weekend hosted events such as the Inaugural Hall of Fame Induction Celebration for Sting that was held at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, and on that same day, the annual Bound for Glory Fan InterAction gave fans a chance to get close with their favorite stars for conversations, autographs, and photographs.
2013
Production
The ninth event in the Bound for Glory chronology was first announced on June 2, 2013, at the Slammiversary PPV to around the weekend where Kurt Angle would be formally inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame. In late May, the official press release for the event was sent out, in which TNA President Dixie Carter stated, "I'm really looking forward to bringing our biggest Pay-Per-View event of the year to San Diego for the first TNA show ever in this great city", adding that "Since 2005, Bound for Glory has brought fans from across the world together to enjoy a jam-packed weekend of fun and intense competition, and I'm thrilled that we will have the sunny Southern California coast as our backdrop. Tickets for the event went on sale June 7, 2013.
In September, TNA announced their deal with
Reception
Mike Johnson, from PWInsider, said that the main event was "Really good, hard hitting, well told story here. Easily the best thing on the show and a really good main event." However, he criticized the Magnus-Sting due to "The idea here was to make Magnus by having Sting lose clean in a back and forth contest. On paper, it made sense but the match didn't feel like it had the spark needed for that sort of moment". Also, described Ethan's debut as "pitch-perfect". He described the entire show as "It was just a show – some good, some eh, but Bound for Glory should never be just a show, it's their Wrestlemania, except this year, it wasn't. Pat McNeill, from PWTorch, said Bound for Glory "Wasn't a great event". Bob Kapur, from CANOE Slam, said that he enjoyed the event overall. Also, Matthew Asher, from CANOE too, enjoyed the PPV but said the ultimate success of this Bound for Glory rests on the future storylines this event sets up.
2014
On June 25 before TNA
2015
The 2015 edition took place on October 4, 2015, at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina.
2016
The 2016 edition took place on October 2, 2016, at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida. The inaugural Impact Grand Championship was crowned.
2017
The 2017 edition took place on November 5, 2017, at the
2018
The 2018 edition took place on October 14, 2018, at the Melrose Ballroom in Astoria, Queens, New York.
2019
The 2019 edition took place on October 20, 2019, at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois. In addition to the Impact Roster wrestlers from Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), and Japan's Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH), with which Impact Wrestling has partnerships, also appeared on the card.
2020
The 2020 edition took place on October 24, 2020.
2021
The 2021 edition took place on October 23, 2021. In addition with the Impact roster, wrestlers from All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Mexico's Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), and Japan's New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), with which Impact Wrestling has partnerships also appeared on the card.
2022
2023
See also
- WrestleMania: the premier event produced by WWE
- Double or Nothing: the premier event produced by All Elite Wrestling
- Wrestle Kingdom: the premier event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Triplemanía: the premier event produced by Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- Starrcade: the premier event produced by the defunct World Championship Wrestling
- November to Remember: the premier event produced by the defunct Extreme Championship Wrestling
Notes
- TNA Impact! Zone.
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TNA's 10/23 Bound for Glory PPV in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios
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A video announced that Detroit, Mich. would host their annual biggest PPV, Bound for Glory, on Oct. 22. Tenay and West they get asked about PPVs being taken on the road more than anything else.
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Eleven times we've seen all three titles successfully defended on the same night, but only once have we seen all three change hands. Bound For Glory 2006 saw Sting win the World Title from Jeff Jarrett, Chris Sabin defeat Senshi for the X title, and LAX over Styles and Daniels to win the tag titles.
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Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling announced that "Bound For Glory 2009" would be held Sunday, October 18, at the Bren Events Center at University of California at Irvine in Irvine, California, live and exclusively on pay-per-view.
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Bound for Glory theme by: "Crawl Back In" – Dead by Sunrise Album "Out of Ashes" – in stores Oct. 13
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