TNA was Bound for Glory on Sunday

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TNA was Bound for Glory on Sunday

This is the biggest show of the year, and what a year it has been for TNA. From getting major exposure through their partnership with NXT, this is arguably the biggest show of the companies history. Here is the card:

  • TNA World Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Mike Santana
  • Tables Match for the TNA and NXT Tag Team Titles: The Hardys (c) vs. Team 3D
  • TNA Knockouts World Championship: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Indi Hartwell
  • TNA International Championship: Frankie Kazarian (c) vs. Steve Maclin
  • TNA X-Division Championship: Leon Slater (c) vs. Je’Von Evans
  • Hardcore War: The System vs. Order Four
  • TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles: The IInpsiration (c) vs. The Elegance Brand
  • Gia Miller vs. Tessa Blanchard
  • Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match

With all this and more, let’s get to the results.

Countdown to Bound For Glory:

During the TNA Bound For Glory pre-show, the three inductees for the 2025 class of the TNA Hall of Fame were inducted

TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles: The IInpsiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay) (c) vs. The Elegance Brand (M & Heather) (w/ The Personal Concierge)

McCay got the tag and ran wild on her opponents. She threw Ashley into M, then hit M with a boot so she DDT’d her partner. McCay caught a pump kick from M but kicked out at two. McKay ducked a shot from Ashley, who hit her partner. Then the IInspiration finished off M with the Idolizer and Lee got the pinfall.

After the match, TNA President Carlos Silva presented the IInspiration with their tag team title belts

Bound for Glory – Main Show

Bound For Glory kicks off with a video package hyping tonight’s show, narrated by the voice of the Boston Celtics, Sean Grande.

TNA International Championship: Frankie Kazarian (c) vs. Steve Maclin

Kazarian hit a Pelé kick and the Angle’s Wings for a near fall since stealing people’s moves is all the rage this weekend. Kazarian tried to go for an avalanche Fade to Black, but Maclin broke that up by biting Kazarian. Kazarian dodged a top rope headbutt, then caught Maclin with a cutter for a near fall. Kazarian hung Maclin upside down for a running shoulder block, but Maclin escaped, hung up Kazarian and hit him with the shoulder block. Maclin hit the KIA and got the pinfall to regain the championship.

Gabby LaSpisa is backstage with TNA World Champion Trick Williams and his lawyer. Williams says there won’t be any cheating tonight, and is ready to sue people if someone gets involved. He then turns his attention to Mike Santana and says all Mike Santana has is a good story, but he is best for business and TNA.

Gia Miller (w/ Jody Threat) vs. Tessa Blanchard (w/ Victoria Crawford)

Blanchard hit Miller with a superkick. Crawford interfered in front of the referee, who ejected Crawford. Blanchard dumped Crawford to the floor. Security tried to escort Crawford away, but Blanchard interfered. Threat then came off the top with a forward moonsault to take out everybody. Threat chased Crawford to the back. Back in the ring, Miller comes back into the match and hits a Lou Thez press and monkey flipped Blanchard out of the corner. Moments later, Miller goes for a crossbody that missed.

Miller walked into a boot and Blanchard puts attention to Miller’s hands. Miller countered by locking up Blanchard’s arms and hit her with a huge headbutt. Miller looked for a Powebomb, but Blanchard pulled a roll of quarters and knocked Miller out, and got the win

Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match

Two wrestlers start and every 1 minute a wrestler enters. Eliminations occur by pinfall until the final 2 wrestlers are left and then its a one-on-one match to determine a winner. The winner gets a title shot at whatever championship they want for up to a calendar year.

Order of entrants:

  1. Lei Ying Lee
  2. Mara Sade
  3. Ryan Nemeth
  4. Nic Nemeth
  5. Cedric Alexander
  6. Rich Swann
  7. AJ Francis
  8. Saint
  9. BDE
  10. All three members of The Rascalz (Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz, and Myron Reed)
  11. Dani Luna
  12. Eric Young
  13. Jake Something
  14. Rosemary
  15. The Hometown Man
  16. Zack Clayton
  17. Jody Threat (who is taken out by Frankie Kazarian before she can get to the ring)
  18. Santino Marella
  19. Matt Cardona
  20. Mance Warner

Order of elimination:

  1. Mara Sade (by AJ Francis)
  2. Lei Ying Lee (by AJ Francis)
  3. Rich Swann (by AJ Francis)
  4. AJ Francis (by BDE and The Rascalz)
  5. Saint (by Eric Young)
  6. BDE (by Eric Young)
  7. Trey Miguel (by Eric Young)
  8. Cedric Alexander (by Eric Young)
  9. Jake Something (by The Hometown Man)
  10. Rosemary (by Dani Luna)
  11. Dani Luna (by The Hometown Man)
  12. Frankie Kazarian (by Santino Marella)*
  13. Santino Marella (by Nic Nemeth)
  14. Zack Clayton (by Matt Cardona)
  15. Myron Reed (by the Nemeth Brothers)
  16. Zachary Wentz (by the Nemeth Brothers)
  17. The Hometown Man (by Eric Young)
  18. Eric Young (by Matt Cardona)
  19. Mance Warner (by Matt Cardona)
  20. Ryan Nemeth (by Nic Nemeth)
  21. Matt Cardona (by Frankie Kazarian, who they say was never truly eliminated and went through the middle rope)

Nic Nemeth vs. Frankie Kazarian

Nic and Kazarian wrestled for a bit, and eventually both men did a double-pin after a superplex. Santino Marella then announced both men won and they are co-winners

Winners: Nic Nemeth vs. Frankie Kazarian

TNA Knockouts World Championship: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Indi Hartwell

Hartwell stretched Jordan’s back across her knees. Jordan fought out and came out of the corner with a clothesline. Jordan hit a cartwheel back elbow. Hartwell went for a death valley driver, but Jordan escaped and hit a split jawbreaker for a near fall. Hartwell caught Jordan with a Hurts Donut, but Jordan breaks the pin with her foot touching the ropes. . Hartwell went to the top again, but Jordan followed her up and tried for a Spanish Fly, but Hartwell elbowed her down. Hartwell went for another top rope elbow, but Jordan ducked. This gave Jordan the moment to hit Hartwell with a split-legged moonsault for the win.

Winner: AND STILL Knockouts Champion; Kelani Jordan

The Nemeth brothers and Frankie Kazarian are backstage all arguing about the the Call Your Shot Trophy. Nic Nemeth says he’s not going to listen to someone who’s never been a World Champion and Kazarian teases he might cash in on the TNA World Championship later.

Hardcore War: The System vs. Order Four

Order of entrants:

  1. Jason Hotch
  2. Eddie Edwards
  3. John Skyler
  4. JDC
  5. Tasha Steelz
  6. Alisha Edwards
  7. Special Agent Zero
  8. Brian Myers
  9. Mustafa Ali
  10. Moose

Moose wrapped himself in the chair to spear Agent Zero. Eddie tried to check on Alicia, but Ali hit him with a chair. Ali dumped more thumbtacks on Alicia Edwards and goes for a 450 splash, but Alicia rolled out of the way and Ali dove right into the tacks. Eddie Edwards came back up and wrapped his knee in barb wire and hits a Boston Knee Party wrapped in barbed wire, and got the win.

Winners: The System

TNA X-Division Championship: Leon Slater (c) vs. Je’Von Evans

Evans came off the ropes with a springboard right into a flying hangman’s neckbreaker from Slater. Slater with a series of chops. Evans with a cutter, then another springboard cutter, but this was only good for a nearfall. Evans went to the top, but Slater caught him with an enziguri. Both fight at the top rope, eventually they end up at ringside and Slater tried for a springboard off the barricade, but Evans shoved him into the crowd. Evans then hit a running dive over the barricade onto Slater in the crowd.

Evans jumped the rail, and Slater followed hitting his own dive over the barricade as the bell rang to signify the time limit for the match had expired. Santino Marella came out and announced they would have five more minutes. Slater hit Evans with Utopia, and Evans slid to the floor. Slater followed him with his over the post dive. Slater went to the top, but Evans jumped up and pulled Slater down with Spanish Fly. Evans went for the cover… and the lights went out. Dark State ran in and attacked both Slater and Evans giving both men double-team power bombs. This match was declared a no contest.

Winner: No contest

Tables Match for the TNA and NXT Tag Team Titles: The Hardys (c) vs. Team 3D (w/ Spike Dudley)

Brother Runt (aka Spike Dudley) came out and gave Team 3D their Dudley glasses. The Dudleys dumped Jeff to the floor and hit Matt with a 3D right away. Jeff tried to go at the Hardys 2-on-1. He tried for the Whisper in the Wind, but the Dudleys moved out of the way. D-Von gave Jeff the “Wassup” headbutt. The Dudleys gave Jeff the 3D through the table. Matt came back in with the steel chair and fights with Bubba. On the floor D-Von took too long setting up a table, and Matt caught D-Von with the Twist of Fate. Matt set up D-Von for an elbow through the table, but D-Von got out of the way and Matt went though the table.

Bubba tried to powerbomb Jeff through a table, but Matt moved it. The Hardys fight and claw their way back as Jeff hit Bubba with a swanton bomb. We get more chair action from Team 3D and The Hardys. The Hardys work over Bubba and he saw the end. The Hardy threw the chairs and grab Bubba and do a double-team uranagi through the table to end this historic feud.

Winners: The Hardys

After the match, all four men hug, as Bully Ray and D-Von both take their boots off and hand them to the Hardy’s. All four men hug it out one last time.

TNA World Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Mike Santana (w/ Konnan)

Santana with a powerbomb for a near fall. Santana went to the top rope and hits a 450 splash for another near fall. Trick’s lawyer came out to distract Santana. Moments later, Santana went for his discus lariat, but Williams ducked it and hit a pair of uranages. Williams went to the top, but Santana followed him up and the two battle at the top rope. Williams with a avalanche uranage.

Williams grabbed his title belt and went to hit Santana, but ducked and went for a roll up, for a 2-count. Santana hit the discus lariat. The lawyer got up on the apron again, and this time Santana pulled him in the ring and gave him a discus lariat. Williams caught Santana with a Trick Shot, but it only got 2. Santana was slow to get up, and Williams goes for another Trick Shot, but Santana ducked and hit a flying lariat, followed by one more for good measure and picked up the win and the TNA Championship.

Winner: And NEW TNA World Champion, Mike Santana!

TNA President Carlos Silva is shown walking in to hand over the title to Santana, but Nic Nemeth came out to cash in his title shot. The lights go out and when they come back, Elijah was behind Nemeth, and he took him out with a chair shot. Moments later, Frankie Kazarian was out and wanted to cash in, but since he didn’t have the trophy, he couldn’t. Santana hits him with a Lariat. That was that and the show ends as Santana hands over the title to his daughter.

In recent news, Steve Maclin’s contract with TNA is reportedly coming to an end at the end of 2025.

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