professional wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...
pay-per-view
Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast.
Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program ...
(PPV)
event
Event may refer to:
Gatherings of people
* Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion
* Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest
* Event management, the organization of eve ...
produced by
Impact Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busine ...
. It took place on October 14, 2018, at the Melrose Ballroom in
Astoria, New York
Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Queens. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to four other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City, Queens, Long Island C ...
. It was the fourteenth event under the Bound for Glory chronology.
Eight matches were contested at the event. In the main event,
Johnny Impact
John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979), better known by his ring name John Morrison, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Johnny TV. He also perfo ...
defeated
Austin Aries
Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, where he is a t ...
for the
Impact World Championship
The TNA World Championship is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#World championships, world championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It is the promotion's principal championship. Like mo ...
. In other prominent matches,
The Latin American Xchange
The Latin American Xchange (LAX) is a professional wrestling stable that has wrestled in various incarnations primarily for Total Nonstop Action / Impact Wrestling and currently in Major League Wrestling (MLW).
The group achieved initial succ ...
(
Konnan
Charles Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises; January 6, 1964),''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'', Dave Meltzer, ed., May 10, 2010, issue.Sims, Steve"Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame/Founded by Dave Meltzer - Konnan". Accessed August 1, 2016. On ...
,
Santana and Ortiz
Santana and Ortiz, sometimes nicknamed Proud & Powerful, were an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Mike Santana (real name Mark Sanchez, born February 4, 1991) and Ortiz (real name Miguel Molina, born September 27, 1991), wh ...
) defeated The OGz (
King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
Homicide
Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a Volition (psychology), volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from Accident, accidenta ...
Ohio Versus Everything
Ohio Versus Everything (oVe) was a professional wrestling stable in Impact Wrestling that consisted of Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, and Madman Fulton and Rich Swann.
The group's name was based on a majority of the members over the faction's lif ...
(
Dave Crist
The Crist Brothers were an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of brothers David Crist Jr. and John Crist, who are best known by their ring names Dave Crist and Jake Crist. They are best known for their time with Impact Wrestling ...
,
Jake Crist
John Crist (born July 13, 1984), better known by the ring name Jake Crist, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW). He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling where he is a one-time Impa ...
and
Sami Callihan
Samuel Alton Johnston (born September 1, 1987), better known by the ring name Sami Callihan, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and promoter. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestlin ...
Tessa Blanchard
Tessa Blanchard (born July 26, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former Impact World Champion, and a former Impact Knockouts Champion. She previously performed for ...
defeated
Taya Valkyrie
Kira Renée Magnin-Forster (born October 22, 1983), better known by her ring name Taya Valkyrie, is a Canadian professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and Model (people), model. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where she is one-half ...
to retain the
Impact Knockouts Championship
The TNA Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The championship debuted on October 14, 2007, at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view (PPV) event and the ina ...
.
Production
Background
At
Slammiversary XVI
Slammiversary XVI was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Impact Wrestling. The event took place on July 22, 2018, at The Rebel Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the fourteenth event under the Slammiversary chr ...
, Impact Wrestling announced that Bound for Glory was to be held on October 14, 2018, at the Melrose Ballroom.
Storylines
The event featured
professional wrestling matches
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick, gimmick matches" in the Glossary of professional wrestling terms, jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick m ...
that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed
villains
A villain (also known as a " black hat", "bad guy" or "baddy"; The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.126 "baddy (also baddie) noun (pl. -ies) ''informal'' a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc.". the feminine form is villai ...
,
heroes
Heroes or Héroes may refer to:
* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
On September 6 episode of '' Impact!'',
Konnan
Charles Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises; January 6, 1964),''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'', Dave Meltzer, ed., May 10, 2010, issue.Sims, Steve"Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame/Founded by Dave Meltzer - Konnan". Accessed August 1, 2016. On ...
and
King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
were called for a meeting by their commissioner, who stated that King along with The OGz ( Hernandez and
Homicide
Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a Volition (psychology), volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from Accident, accidenta ...
) will face the team of Konnan and
The Latin American Xchange
The Latin American Xchange (LAX) is a professional wrestling stable that has wrestled in various incarnations primarily for Total Nonstop Action / Impact Wrestling and currently in Major League Wrestling (MLW).
The group achieved initial succ ...
(
Santana and Ortiz
Santana and Ortiz, sometimes nicknamed Proud & Powerful, were an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Mike Santana (real name Mark Sanchez, born February 4, 1991) and Ortiz (real name Miguel Molina, born September 27, 1991), wh ...
Johnny Impact
John Randall Hennigan (born October 3, 1979), better known by his ring name John Morrison, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Johnny TV. He also perfo ...
revealed that he will challenge
Austin Aries
Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, TNA Wrestling, where he is a t ...
at Bound for Glory for the
Impact World Championship
The TNA World Championship is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#World championships, world championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It is the promotion's principal championship. Like mo ...
. He was later attacked by Aries,
Killer Kross
Kevin Robert Kesar (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Karrion Kross.
Prior to his time at WWE, Kesar performed for Impact Wrestling, Lucha Libre ...
and
Moose
The moose (: 'moose'; used in North America) or elk (: 'elk' or 'elks'; used in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is also the tal ...
.
On September 13 episode of ''Impact!'',
Ohio Versus Everything
Ohio Versus Everything (oVe) was a professional wrestling stable in Impact Wrestling that consisted of Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, and Madman Fulton and Rich Swann.
The group's name was based on a majority of the members over the faction's lif ...
(Dave Crist and Jake Crist) and
Sami Callihan
Samuel Alton Johnston (born September 1, 1987), better known by the ring name Sami Callihan, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and promoter. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestlin ...
issued a challenge to
Brian Cage
Brian Christopher Joseph ButtonFénix and Pentagón Jr. to an oVe Rules match at Bound for Glory.
On September 21, it was announced that Eddie Edwards will face Moose at Bound for Glory.
After
Tessa Blanchard
Tessa Blanchard (born July 26, 1995) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former Impact World Champion, and a former Impact Knockouts Champion. She previously performed for ...
successfully defended the
Impact Knockouts Championship
The TNA Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The championship debuted on October 14, 2007, at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view (PPV) event and the ina ...
against
Faby Apache
Fabiola Balbuena Torres (born 26 December 1980) is a Mexican '' Luchadora'', or female professional wrestler, best known for her time with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) where she performed as Faby Apache (sometimes written as "Fabi Apache").
Be ...
on the September 27 episode of ''Impact!'',
Taya Valkyrie
Kira Renée Magnin-Forster (born October 22, 1983), better known by her ring name Taya Valkyrie, is a Canadian professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and Model (people), model. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where she is one-half ...
challenged Blanchard to a match at Bound for Glory for the Impact Knockouts Championship.
During a match between
Rich Swann
Richard Anthony Swann (born February 15, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. he is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former Impact World Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2020–2021), ...
and
Matt Sydal
Matthew Joseph Korklan (born March 19, 1983), better known by the ring name Matt Sydal, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is also known for his tenure with WWE from 2008 to 2014 under the ring nam ...
on October 4 episode of ''Impact!'',
Ethan Page
Julian Micevski (born September 20, 1989), better known by his ring name Ethan Page, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand, and is ...
attacked Swann while the referee was distracted, helping Sydal to win the match. Later in that episode, Sydal announced that he and Page will face Swann on Bound for Glory, with a tag team partner of Swann's choosing. Swann announced that his tag team partner will be
Willie Mack
Willie McClinton Jr. (born January 5, 1987) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Willie Mack, currently appearing in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling, Major League Wres ...
.
On October 11 episode of ''Impact!'',
Eli Drake
Shaun Edward Ricker (born November 1, 1982) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name LA ...
issued an open challenge for anyone to wrestle against him at Bound for Glory.
Event
Preliminary matches
The pay-per-view opened with Rich Swann and Willie Mack facing Matt Sydal and Ethan Page in a tag team match. In the end, Swann pinned Sydal with the Phoenix splash to win.
Backstage, Ortiz and Santana found Konnan on the ground, who stated he was attacked by King. After that, Eli Drake entered the ring for his open challenge, which was answered by James Ellsworth. Drake quickly defeated Ellsworth after performing the ''Gravy Train''. After the match, Drake said that he was looking for a real competitor. That brought out the
Impact Hall of Fame
The TNA Hall of Fame is a hall of fame that honors professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities who contributed to the history of the American based professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
It was established i ...
r,
Abyss
Abyss may refer to:
Religion
* Abyss (religion), a bottomless pit, or a passage to the underworld
* Abyss (Thelema), a spiritual principle within the system of Thelema
Film and television
* ''The Abyss'' (1910 film), a Danish silent film s ...
. The two brawled until Abyss
chokeslam
A chokeslam is a type of body slam in professional wrestling, in which a wrestler grasps an opponent's neck, lifts them up, and slams them to the mat. It is common in televised wrestling because it is simple and relatively safe, yet looks powerf ...
med Drake through a table.
Next, Tessa Blanchard defended the Impact Knockouts Championship against Taya Valkyrie. Blanchard retained her title after performing the ''Magnum''.
In the following match, Eddie Edwards faced Moose. Edwards won by disqualification after being attacked by Killer Kross. Kross and Moose continued to attack Edwards until Tommy Dreamer made the save, that led into a tag team match with Dremaer and Edwards against Kross and Moose. Edwards pinned Moose with a roll up. After the match, Kross and Moose attacked Dreamer and Edwards.
After that, Ohio Versus Everything (Dave Crist, Jake Crist and Sami Callihan) defeated Brian Cage, Fénix and Pentagón Jr. in an oVe Rules match. Callihan performed a
piledriver
Piledriver or pile driver may refer to:
*Pile driver, a person trained to use the diesel hammer that drives piles into the ground for foundations and bridges
*Piledriver (professional wrestling), a move used in professional wrestling
Entertainme ...
on Cage to win the match for his team.
Later, The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) faced The OGz (Hernandez, Homicide and King) in a Concrete Jungle Death match, which featured the ring stripped of its canvass and padding, exposing the wooden boards and turnbuckles. Konnan joined Santana and Ortiz near the end of the match. Santana and Ortiz performed a combo of a blockbuster and a
powerbomb
A powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders) and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a s ...
on King to win the match.
Next,
Allie
Allie is a unisex given name, a nickname and, more rarely a surname. It is a diminutive form of several names beginning with ''Al-''. It may refer to:
Given name or nickname Female
* Allie (wrestler) (born 1987), Canadian professional wrestler
...
entered into the Undead Realm to save
Kiera Hogan
Kiera Hogan (born September 16, 1994) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion (with Tasha Ste ...
. Allie fought
Su Yung
Vannarah Riggs (born June 30, 1989) is an American professional wrestler best known for her time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Su Yung, with the character also having the alter egos of Susan and Susie. Riggs is a f ...
and her undead bridesmaids, and with the assist of
Rosemary
''Salvia rosmarinus'' (), commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers. It is a member of the sage family, Lamiaceae.
The species is native to the Mediterranean r ...
, Allie was able to save Hogan. However, as Allie and Hogan left the Undead realm, it turned out that Allie was possessed.
Main event
In the main event, Austin Aries (accompanied by Killer Kross and Moose) defended the Impact World Championship against Johnny Impact (accompanied by Taya Valkyrie). Impact performed the ''Starship Pain'' on Aries to win the title.
Aftermath
Moments after the main event ended, Aries immediately rose to his feet, effectively no-selling Impact's Starship Pain finisher, and pointed to the arena balcony while shouting at Impact Wrestling co-executive vice president and commentator
Don Callis
Donald Callis (born October 13, 1963) is a Canadian professional wrestling manager (wrestling), manager, color commentator, actor, and former professional wrestler and business executive. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he works a ...
. Then, Aries walked up the ramp while flipping off the fans in attendance and one to Callis before leaving. It was unclear at the time if this was an example of a
worked shoot
A shoot in professional wrestling is any unplanned, unscripted, or real-life occurrence within a wrestling event. It is a carny term shortened from "straight shooting", which originally referred to a gun in a carnival target shooting game that ...
.
Results
See also
*
2018 in professional wrestling
2018 in professional wrestling describes the year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
List of notable promotions
These promotions held notable events in 2018.
Calendar of notable shows
January
February
March
April ...
*
Bound for Glory Series The Bound for Glory Series is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by Impact Wrestling in which 12 wrestlers compete in a series of matches over the course of several months (throughout the summer specifically) to determine who receives ...