The 2016 Bound for Glory was a

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(PPV)

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produced by

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(TNA). It took place on October 2, 2016 at the

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, the first time since the inaugural

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event to be held at the venue. It was the twelfth event in the Bound for Glory chronology, and the last live pay-per-view event under the TNA name until the 2024 Hard To Kill event. It included the induction of

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into the

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, with

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and

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returning to induct her. The event also featured the official TNA debut of Cody and

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. Eight matches, one of which was a match taped for ''

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'', took place at the event. In the main event, Lashley defeated

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to retain the

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, and

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(

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and Brother Nero) defeated

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(

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and

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) in The Great War to become the

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. In October 2017, with the launch of the

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, the event became available to stream on demand.

Storylines

Bound for Glory featured

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involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. On July 8, 2016, TNA is announced that ''

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'' would begin airing at 8pm EST on Thursday nights on July 21, the night that would feature the start of the "Bound For Glory Playoff" to determine a new #1 contender to the

. In the first round,

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and Mike Bennett advanced to the semifinals with victories over

James Storm James Allen Cox (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name James Storm. He currently competes on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He sta ...

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and

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respectively. Second round action lead to Carter pinning Broken Matt Hardy, and Bennett pinning Galloway. In the final, Carter pinned Bennett to become the number one contender. On the August 4 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', James Storm defeated Eli Drake to win the

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. Lashley would then come out and challenge Storm to a match for his King of the Mountain Championship, whilst putting his

and

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on the line as well, which Lashley won. The title was introduced at the August 13, 2016 tapings of TNA's television program ''

'' after TNA President

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announced that the

would be deactivated and retired in favor for the new

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. Corgan also announced an eight-man single elimination tournament that would feature new rules that would apply to the title. The new rules would be similar to how bouts were contested in professional wrestling in Europe in which each match will consist of three timed rounds, with a team of judges to award the win based on points, if there is no winner via pin or submission within the time limit. The final match was supposed to be scheduled to be at Bound for Glory to determine the inaugural champion, however, TNA Wrestling announced two days before the PPV that Drew Galloway had an undisclosed injury and will not be able to compete at Bound for Glory. Eddie Edwards was soon announced to be Aron Rex's new opponent for the Impact Grand Championship finals. : On the August 19 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'',

won an Ascension to Hell (

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) to become the number one contenders for the

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against

. On the September 1 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', Mike Bennett failed to win the TNA World Heavyweight Champion from Lashley in a no-disqualification match after

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refused to help him. Afterwards, Bennett called Moose "a failed football player" before Moose attacked him, thus ending their partnership and turning

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in the process. On September 15,

won a gauntlet match to become the number one contender for the TNA Knockouts Championship, Kim was then scheduled to face

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for the title. Gauntlet entrances and eliminations On September 22, TNA announced that the Bound for Gold concept will be making a return for this year's twelfth Bound for Glory event. On October 2, TNA announced that

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will defend his

against

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at Bound for Glory. The status of the event was called into question in the days preceding it, with reports indicating that the promotion lacked the funds to go forward and was searching for a new buyer After spending the week leading into the PPV negotiating with President Billy Corgan, as well as

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, ''

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'' reported that an unidentified third party had given the company the funds needed to proceed with the event. It was later learned that the third party was

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, which proceeded to purchase TNA.

Results

Bound for Gold Gauntlet entrances and eliminations

References

External links

* {{TNAPPV, Bound for Glory 2016 in professional wrestling in Florida 2016 Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view events Bound for Glory (wrestling pay-per-view) October 2016 in the United States Professional wrestling shows in Orlando, Florida

Storylines

Results

Bound for Gold Gauntlet entrances and eliminations

See also

References

External links