Bound for Glory is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced annually in October by the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion. It is one of TNA's “Big Four” PPV events (along with Hard To Kill, Rebellion, and Slammiversary). The event was created in 2005 to serve as the company's flagship PPV event, similar to WWE's WrestleMania, in which wrestlers competed in various professional wrestling match types in what was the culmination of many feuds and storylines that occurred during the calendar year. As of , twenty-one events have occurred under the chronology, with the latest being the 2025 event taking place on October 12.
History The 2006 edition was the company's first three-hour monthly PPV event to take place outside of the Impact Zone (the sound stage owned by Universal Studios, and operated within Universal Studios Florida, from which the company's television series and much of their pay-per-views were produced), emanating from the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth Township, Michigan. The event would return to the Impact Zone for the 2016 edition. Bound for Glory IV, which took place at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, on October 12, 2008, was the only event under the chronology to have Roman numerals featured in its title.
From its inception in 2005 until 2013, all events were held in the United States. The 2014 event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, in conjunction with the Wrestle-1 promotion. The 2017 event was held at Aberdeen Pavilion in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It has been held in seven different U.S. states, where every event has been held in an indoor arena with the exception of 2005, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021. 2014 marked the first time since the inaugural event that the World Heavyweight Championship was not defended in the main event. To date, thirteen championship matches have taken place in the main event.
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#EventDateCityVenueMain eventRef.1Bound for Glory (2005)October 23, 2005Orlando, FloridaTNA Impact! Zone at Universal Studios FloridaJeff Jarrett (c) vs. Rhino for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, with Tito Ortiz as the special guest referee2Bound for Glory (2006)October 22, 2006Plymouth Township, MichiganCompuware Sports ArenaJeff Jarrett (c) vs. Sting in a Title vs. Career match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, with Kurt Angle as the special guest enforcer3Bound for Glory (2007)October 14, 2007Duluth, GeorgiaGwinnett CenterKurt Angle (c) vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship4Bound for Glory IVOctober 12, 2008Hoffman Estates, IllinoisSears Centre ArenaSamoa Joe (c) vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship5Bound for Glory (2009)October 18, 2009Irvine, CaliforniaBren Events CenterA.J. Styles (c) vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship6Bound for Glory (2010)October 10, 2010Daytona Beach, FloridaOcean CenterJeff Hardy vs. Kurt Angle vs. Mr. Anderson in a three-way match for the vacant TNA World Heavyweight Championship7Bound for Glory (2011)October 16, 2011Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaLiacouras CenterKurt Angle (c) vs. Bobby Roode for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship8Bound for Glory (2012)October 14, 2012Phoenix, ArizonaGCU ArenaAustin Aries (c) vs. Jeff Hardy for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship9Bound for Glory (2013)October 20, 2013San Diego, CaliforniaViejas ArenaBully Ray (c) vs. A.J. Styles in a No Disqualification match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship10Bound for Glory (2014)October 12, 2014Tokyo, JapanKorakuen HallThe Great Muta and Tajiri vs. James Storm and The Great Sanada11Bound for Glory (2015)October 4, 2015Concord, North CarolinaCabarrus ArenaEthan Carter III (c) vs. Drew Galloway vs. Matt Hardy in a three-way match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, with Jeff Hardy as the special guest referee12Bound for Glory (2016)October 2, 2016Orlando, FloridaImpact Zone at Universal Studios FloridaLashley (c) vs. Ethan Carter III in a No Holds Barred match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship13Bound for Glory (2017)November 5, 2017Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaAberdeen PavilionEli Drake (c) vs. Johnny Impact for the Impact Global Championship14Bound for Glory (2018)October 14, 2018New York City, New YorkMelrose BallroomAustin Aries (c) vs. Johnny Impact for the Impact World Championship15Bound for Glory (2019)October 20, 2019Villa Park, IllinoisOdeum Expo CenterBrian Cage (c) vs. Sami Callihan in a No Disqualification match for the Impact World Championship16Bound for Glory (2020)October 24, 2020Nashville, TennesseeSkyway StudiosEric Young (c) vs. Rich Swann for the Impact World Championship17Bound for Glory (2021)October 23, 2021Sunrise Manor, NevadaSam's Town LiveChristian Cage (c) vs. Josh Alexander for the Impact World Championship, then Josh Alexander (c) vs. Moose for the Impact World Championship18Bound for Glory (2022)October 7, 2022Albany, New YorkWashington Avenue ArmoryJosh Alexander (c) vs. Eddie Edwards for the Impact World Championship19Bound for Glory (2023)October 21, 2023Cicero, IllinoisCicero StadiumAlex Shelley (c) vs. Josh Alexander for the Impact World Championship20Bound for Glory (2024)October 26, 2024Detroit, MichiganWayne State FieldhouseThe System (Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards) (c) vs. The Hardys (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) vs. ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) in a Three-way Full Metal Mayhem match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship21Bound for Glory (2025)October 12, 2025Lowell, MassachusettsTsongas CenterTrick Williams (c) vs. Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship22Bound for Glory (2026)October 11, 2026Tampa, FloridaYuengling CenterNic Nemeth (c) vs. Leon Slater for the TNA World Championship
2005
Production On June 19, 2005, at TNA's Slammiversary PPV event, TNA commentators Mike Tenay and Don West announced that the first Bound for Glory event would take place on October 23, 2005. Like previous monthly PPV events hosted by TNA, it was scheduled to take place at the TNA Impact! Zone, though no official announcement was made. A fanfest, which TNA calls "Total Nonstop InterAction", was also being planned as early as June 2005 to stress the event being their biggest of the year. On October 22, 2005, TNA held the second annual—the first being at TNA's Victory Road PPV event nearly a year earlier—Total Nonstop InterAction fanfest at the Doubletree Hotel in Orlando, Florida, where 800 fans were in attendance. The fanfest help gross US$45,000 in revenue for TNA.It is determined the proceeds are due to the fanfest, since Universal Orlando Resort does not allow TNA to charge for admission to shows held at the TNA Impact! Zone.
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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 professional wrestling matches. Before the event began TNA aired a thirty-minute pre-show with Sonjay Dutt defeating Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, and Roderick Strong in a match involving four participants. Approximately 900 people were in attendance for the event, which was the maximum capacity of the Impact! Zone at that time. All three of TNA's active championships at the time were defended at the event. The event was dedicated to Reginald "The Crusher" Lisowski, who had died the night before. The main event on the card was Jeff Jarrett defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Rhino with Tito Ortiz as the Special Guest Referee, which Rhino won. The TNA X Division Championship was also defended by A.J. Styles in a thirty-minute Iron Man match against Christopher Daniels, in which Styles retained the title. There were several matches featured on the event's undercard: including a Monster's Ball match resulting in a victory for Rhino over Jeff Hardy, Sabu, and Abyss, who was accompanied by James Mitchell; an Ultimate X match to become the number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship where Petey Williams defeated Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley; and an encounter resulting in Samoa Joe defeating Jushin Thunder Liger.
Reception Bound for Glory 2005 met with generally positive reviews. Bob Kapur of the Slam Sports section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the event a 9 out of 10. Kapur commented on the overall event stating that it "was one of the best PPVs in recent memory, and has to be a strong contender for Card of the Year honours." He later stated that TNA "definitely lived up to its name, delivering Total Nonstop Action from top to bottom" with a "well-executed mixture of excellent storytelling in the Iron Man match, high-flying excitement in the Ultimate X match, and brutal hardcore violence in the Monsters Ball, this show is definitely one that has to be seen, either on the replay or on the DVD when it becomes available." James Caldwell, a PWTorch columnist, had different feelings toward the event, stating that the finish to the main event was "fitting, a bad close to a bad PPV." Wade Keller, another PWTorch columnist, rated the Iron Man match 4 stars out of 5, while he rated the main event 1 star, which were his highest and lowest ratings during his review of the event. He did not give an overall event rating. The event was released on DVD on January 31, 2006, by TNA Home Video.
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. On July 16, 2006, at TNA's Victory Road PPV event, TNA commentators Mike Tenay and Don West introduced a video package which announced that the second Bound for Glory event would be held in Detroit, however, its actual location was the charter township of Plymouth, Michigan, at the Compuware Sports Arena, which is a suburb west of Detroit area. This announcement meant that this would be the first monthly PPV event hosted by TNA to be held outside of the Impact! Zone or Orlando, Florida, in general. Another Total Nonstop InterAction event was also planned for this event, which took place on October 21, 2006. Tickets for Bound for Glory 2006 went on sale August 5, 2006. A thirty-minute "Road to Glory" special aired on October 21, 2006, highlighting the main matches on the card. The song "Enemy" by the American heavy metal band Fozzy was used as the official theme of the show.
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