Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory Review – October 21, 2023
X Division Title Match
Chris Sabin (c) vs. Kenta
Kenta starts the match taking Chris Sabin down and going for kicks but Sabin takes it to the outside and lands a kick off the apron before diving onto Kenta on the outside then Sabin sends Kenta back inside and hits a crossbody for a two count.
Sabin sends Kenta to the ropes but he escapes to the outside and dodges a diving Sabin before driving him back first into the apron before Kenta sends Sabin back inside where he hits a neckbreaker and goes for 4 back 2 back pins with Sabin kicking out at two every time.
Sabin takes control, hitting a tornado DDT for a two count then Kenta comes back his own tornado DDT on the ropes and a crossbody off the top rope for a two count.
Kenta hits a draping DDT, a boot & dropkick in the corner before heading to the top rope and goes for a double stomp but Sabin dodges it and hits a step up enziguri as both men are laid out.
Sabin picks up Kenta for Cradle Shock but he uses the referee to escape then rolls up Sabin with his feet on the rope but the referee catches him and stops the count.
They go back & forth until Kenta hits a DDT and goes back to the top this time landing the double stomp for a two count.
Sabin escapes out of a Go 2 Sleep attempt as Kenta lands a flurry of strikes just to be stopped by a superkick from Sabin then a bit of back & forth as Sabin hits a missile dropkick to the back of Kenta’s head followed by Clothesline From Hell Michigan & Cradle Shock to get the win.
Winner & Still X Division Champion: Chris Sabin (11:28) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!!)
Rate: 6
Fatal 4 Way Monster’s Ball Match
Steve Maclin vs. Rhino vs. Moose vs. PCO
As Rhino starts to make his entrance he gets attacked from behind by Steve Maclin then Moose runs out and starts attacking Rhino & Maclin with his Feast Or Fired briefcase.
Moose sends Maclin inside and gets ready to hit the spear, but PCO’s music hits as he comes out to officially start the match as PCO goes right after Maclin but ends up getting back body dropped onto a ladder on the outside.
Rhino starts using a trash can on Maclin & Moose before Maclin starts attacking PCO’s back with a chair then Maclin bounced the chair off the ropes onto him as PCO dodged him took him out and cannonballs Rhino on the outside.
PCO follows with a leg drop off the ropes to the back of Maclin’s neck and starts attacking him on the apron. PCO finds a black bag under the ring but Moose takes him out with a trash can lid before he can use it.
Moose hits a uranage on PCO but he gets right back up just for Moose to hit another one and keeps kicking PCO down before giving up and tossing him to the outside. Moose grabs the bag of tacks and spills them on top of a bed of cinder blocks before powerbombing PCO onto them.
Maclin hits a scud missile to Moose on the outside and sends him back inside then puts him in the tree of woe position before hitting the Crosshairs but Rhino stops Maclin from hitting KIA. Rhino finds a barbed wired table from under the ring and sets it up on the outside.
Maclin is able to take control of Rhino and attack his leg and chest with a chair. Maclin heads to the top rope but Bully Ray runs out and pushes Maclin off the top crashing through the barbed-wired table asking him Who’s soft, now?.
Moose & PCO start battling it out inside where PCO hits a DDT & heads to the top rope but gets stopped by Moose attacking him with a chair.
Rhino hits Gore on Moose but he is holding a chair so they both go taken out as PCO hits PCO Sault on Moose to get the win.
Winner: PCO (11:10)
Rate: 6
Backstage Gia Miller is with Mickie James and says tonight is the 1st time ever she’ll be facing off against Trinity and talks about this being the opportunity for James to regain the Knockouts Title she never lost. James reiterates the 1st time scenario and there’s only one way to find out who’s the best Knockout.
Impact World Tag Team Titles Match
The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) (c) vs. ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey)
This is Chris Bey’s Feast Or Fired Cash In Match.
Trey Miguel & Chris Bey starts the match fast by running the ropes and dodging moves from each other before Bey gets backed up into his corner where Ace Austin tags himself and they double team Miguel in their corner.
Zachary Wentz gets involved as The Rascalz now start double teaming on Austin with Wentz tagging in and getting a two count.
Wentz & Austin go back & forth with Miguel getting involved on the apron and taking Austin off the apron with a neckbreaker. Austin & Miguel go at it with Austin kicking Miguel off the ropes to the outside where he hits him & Wentz with a Fosbury Flop.
Bey tags in and fights off The Rascalz but Miguel stops Bey from trying to hit a brainbuster on Wentz. Bey ends up taking them out and does hit the brainbuster on Wentz for a two count.
Austin tags in as he and Bey double team on Wentz just for Miguel to break up the pin attempt. Wentz fights off ABC and tags in Miguel as they go after Austin with a slingshot and superkick combo followed by a stomp from Wentz as he dives onto Bey on the outside.
Both teams start going at it with Miguel hitting a Meteora on Austin followed by a senton from Wentz then goes for the cover but Bey breaks up the cover with a dive from the top rope.
Wentz goes to grab the spray paint, but accidentally sprays Miguel with it as ABC starts taking advantage and hits 1,2 Sweet for the win.
Winners & New Impact World Tag Team Champions: ABC (9:48) (NEW CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Rate: 7
Will Ospreay vs. Mike Bailey
Will Ospreay & Mike Bailey start going at it on the apron where Bailey lands kicks with one knocking Ospreay to the outside where he meets him with a moonsault from inside to the outside.
They start fighting outside and back inside the ring before Ospreay stops Bailey’s momentum with an abdominal stretch. Ospreay goes to dive to Bailey on the outside but he dodges it by jumping off the apron onto the ropes hitting a moonsault to Ospreay.
Bailey starts delivering kicks to Ospreay inside & sets him on the ropes follows him up and hits a hurricanrana then they start running the ropes where Ospreay bounces off and lands a kick right on the head of Bailey as both men are now laid out.
Ospreay follows with a springboard forearm to get a two count then Ospreay continues with a Cheeky Nando’s and tries a powerbomb but Bailey escapes out and eventually hits a poisonrana on Ospreay.
Bailey sweeps Ospreay on the apron & tries the standing double knees but gets kicked into the ring post as Ospreay hits him with an OsCutter then they both beat the outside count as Ospreay follows with a springboard leg drop and another OsCutter but Bailey kicks out.
Ospreay goes for Hidden Blade but Bailey collapses before he can contact before they start trading forearms and kicks with some superkicks before Ospreay catches the back of Bailey with Hidden Blade and both men fall to the mat.
Ospreay tries another OsCutter but Bailey stops him with knees to the back followed by Ultima Weapon for an two count so Ospreay quickly follows with a elbow as they go into a wild sequence as Bailey lands the double knees then places Ospreay on the top rope and hits Meteor Rain for a two count.
Bailey hits the Tornado kick and goes for Flamingo Driver just for Ospreay to escape out and hits Styles Clash for a two count.
Ospreay holds on and hits Tiger Driver 93 as Bailey just gets the shoulders up. Bailey struggles to get up as Ospreay follows with Hidden Blade & Storm Breaker for the win.
Winner: Will Ospreay (17:59)
Rate: 10 (Recommend)
20 Person Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match
Jordynne Grace vs. Brian Myers vs. Bully Ray vs. Dirty Dango vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Gisele Shaw vs. Heath vs. Jake Something vs. Jody Threat vs. Joe Hendry vs. Johnny Swinger vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Juventud Guerrera vs. Kenny King vs. Kilynn King vs. Matt Cardona vs. Rich Swann vs. Sonny Kiss
Jake Something & Eddie Edwards starts the 2023 Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match & they start fighting in the corner as Something tells Edwards to give him his best with his chops before Something knocks Edwards down with a couple of shoulder blocks.
Kenny King came out at #3 accompanied by Sheldon Jean as he & Edwards started double teaming on Something then Juventud Guerrera comes out at #4 and takes out Jean off the apron. Johnny Swinger is #5 and goes right after King.
Guerrera goes after King and clotheslines him over the top rope to get our 1st elimination. Swinger goes to hug his old friend Guerrera but Crazzy Steve who is not in this match comes out and starts attacking Swinger & Guerrera with his briefcase.
Gisele Shaw comes out at #6 as security runs out to escort Crazzy Steve out & Shaw eliminates Swinger as Steve starts going after Swinger with a fork and Digital Media Champion Tommy Dreamer runs out to take Steve and brawl all the way through the crowd.
Jody Threat is out at #7 and goes after Shaw but she is saved by Jai Vidal & Savannah Evans on the outside from elimination. Kilynn King is out at #8 and goes after Threat. Edwards & Guerrera go at it on the apron before Edwards tosses Guerrera to the outside, eliminating him.
Sonny Kiss at #9 & Kiss sends Shaw to the outside eliminating her. Bully Ray is #10 and has a staredown with Kiss and challenges him to a dance off which Bully agrees on.
Matt Cardona at #11 as Bully & Kiss do the what’s up headbutt to Cardona before Bully yells at Kiss to get the tables but King attacks Kiss stopping that from happening.
Jordynne Grace is out at #12 and goes after Bully followed by Eric Young at #13 & he takes out Cardona with a piledriver before clotheslining Edwards over the top rope eliminating him. Joe Hendry comes out at #14 and goes right after Cardona followed by Brian Myers at #15 & he takes out Hendry.
Myers & Cardona have a face off before hugging it out only for Kiss to attack them both only for them to toss Kiss over the top rope for the elimination.
Heath is out at #16 and starts hitting Wake Up Calls on everyone but Myers ends up tossing Heath over the top rope eliminating him. Frankie Kazarian is out at #17 followed by Rich Swann at #18. Jonathan Gresham is out at #19 and eliminates Jody Threat.
Dirty Dango is out as the 20th & final entrant along with Oleg Prudius & Alpha Bravo but Something tosses Dango the second he enters the ring. Prudius enters the ring and starts attacking everybody before security and officials escort Prudius out of the ring.
Major Players eliminate Kazarian as Gresham is trying to eliminate Grace. Myers ends up kicking Swann off the apron eliminating him as Cardona eliminates Young. Something catches Gresham off the ropes with a moonsault attempt to toss him over the top rope.
Major Players try to suplex Something but he’s able to turn it and hit one on them both. Something goes to eliminate Cardona but Myers takes him out from behind with a low blow as they both toss out Something just for Cardona to then eliminate Myers
We are now down to the final 4 in Cardona, King, Grace & Bully Ray as Ray eliminates King & Grace eliminates Cardona & it is now down to Ray & Grace as now the match must be won by pinfall or submission.
Grace challenges Ray to hit her as he knocks her down with a chop. Grace dodges a senton from Ray and hits 3 Spinning Backfists but Ray is able to knock her down before missing an elbow drop. Grace follows with 7 more Spinning Backfists followed by Juggernaut Driver for the pin
Winner Of The 2023 Call Your Shot Gauntlet: Jordynne Grace (28:57)
Rate: 5
After the match Grace gets on the mic after and says she loves making history as she has become the 1st Knockout to win a Call Your Shot Gauntlet match and says she is already calling her shot for the Knockouts Title at Hard To Kill.
Knockouts Title Match
Trinity (c) vs. Mickie James
Trinity & Mickie James starts the match slow by locking up and trying to take each other down before going into pin attempts as Trinity tries to go for Star Struck but James is able to reverse out of it.
They continue to trade pin attempts as Trinity is able to duck and dodge out from James then a bit more back & forth with Trinity taking James out with a hurricanrana.
They start trading forearms and punches as they duck each other’s kicks and knock each other down with a double crossbody.
They both end up on the outside but both are able to get into the ring at the 9 count then back inside Trinity stops James from running the ropes with Rear View for a two count.
They start trading trademark poses as James knocks Trinity down then heads to the top rope and hits a seated senton for a two count. Trinity takes advantage by hitting a split legged moonsault for a two count.
James hits Mick Kick then goes for the cover but Trinity is able to kick out at two then Trinity puts on bodyscissors and is able to roll James around for a bunch of pin attempts, which James is able to kick out at everyone.
They wrestle in the corner where James hits a tornado DDT getting a two count before we get a bit of back & forth until James is able to drive Trinity head first off the ropes onto the mat as the referee goes to check on Trinity.
Trinity stops the MickieDT attempt until she eventually puts on Star Struck & tweaking the move a bit until James taps out.
Winner By Submission & Still Knockouts Champion: Trinity (11:58) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 7
Backstage Gia Miller is with Moose and says he is not a loser but always a winner when he has the briefcase as he says at Hard To Kill he will cash in his Feast Or Fired contract for an Impact World Title shot.
Impact World Title Match
Alex Shelley (c) vs. Josh Alexander
Alex Shelley & Josh Alexander starts the match by trying to take each other down and rolling around the mat before having a bit of a standstill.
We see them both escaping out of their moves as Alexander escapes Shell Shock and puts on the Ankle Lock just for Shelley to slither out of the ring.
Shelley starts twisting on Alexander’s fingers, before rolling him up for a two count then they start running the ropes to take each other down before going into a forearm exchange with Shelley screaming come on you son of a b*tch.
Alexander comes back by kicking Shelley down with a big boot before they battle on the apron where Shelley stomps on Alexander’s arm just for Alexander to send him down with him tries a C4 Spike but gets back body dropped on the outside.
Shelley starts bending Alexander’s arm and fingers in between the steel of the ring post but eventually grabs Shelley and drives him face first into the post. Alexander puts on the ring post figure 4 before they take it back inside as Shelley catches Alexander in the corner.
Alexander holds on for a couple of German suplexes as Shelley takes a turnbuckle pad off with the 1st one then Shelley hits a tilt a whirl into Border City Stretch but Alexander is able to escape by putting his leg on the rope.
They go back & forth a bit until Shelley hits a twisting neckbreaker before Shelley stops Alexander by sending him face first into the corner followed by a snap German suplex and a Sliced Bread but Alexander holds on and hits a German suplex for a two count.
Shelley stops a couple of C4 Spike attempts before they head into the ropes where Alexander hits a dragon screw. They head to the outside where Shelley sends Alexander into the barricade with a Shell Shock & Sliced Bread off the ring post.
Back inside Shelley hits a frog splash for a two count and immediately locks in Border City Stretch but Alexander rolls it into a pin attempt followed by the Ankle Lock but Shelley gets out but Alexander traps on a knee bar.
Shelley slaps his way out by knocking Alexander’s headgear off then a bit more back & forth at the end each trying to go for the other’s moves until Shelley finally hits Shell Shock. Shelley follows with another Shell Shock to get the win.
Winner & Still Impact World Champion: Alex Shelley (22:32) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 9 (Recommend)
After the match they shake hands as Alexander straps the Impact World Title around Shelley’s waist.
We see a video of the entire Impact roster in the woods talking about a change and going back to where it all started as it’s announced they are going back to being TNA Wrestling with their next show Hard To Kill taking place on January 13th in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Palms.
We cut to the ring where Scott D’Amore and the roster are there with D’Amore saying we’re back before dropping the mic.
