TNA Bound for Glory 2005 (2005)
October 23, 2005Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Jeffrey Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett
Charles Ashenoff
Konnan
Terry Gerin
Rhino
Matt Bentley
Matt Bentley
Allen Jones
AJ Styles
Sonjay Dutt
Sonjay Dutt
Jeremy Borash
Jeremy Borash
Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Tracy Brookshaw
Traci
Chris Parks
Abyss
Montaque Brown
Monty Brown
James Cox
'Cowboy' James Storm
Chris Harris
'Wildcat' Chris Harris
Sabu
Sabu
Chase Stevens
Chase Stevens
Scott D'Amore
Scott D'Amore
Christopher Daniel Covell
Christopher Daniels
Andy Douglas
Andy Douglas
Peter Williams III
Petey Williams
Josh Harter
Chris Sabin
Brian James
BG James
Ron Killings
Ron 'The Truth' Killings
Robert Roode Jr.
Bobby Roode
Jeremy Fritz
Eric Young
Alastair Ralphs
A1
Lance Hoyt
Lance Hoyt
Elix Skipper
Elix Skipper
David Williams
David Young
Patrick Kenney
Simon Diamond
Sonny Siaki
Sonny Siaki
Germán Figueroa
Apolo
Dean Roll
Shark Boy
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Release DateOctober 23, 2005
StatusReleased
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The 2005 Bound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on October 23, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the Bound for Glory name and tenth event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. The show was promoted as TNA's premiere PPV event and their equivalent to the rival World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) WrestleMania. Ten professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match were featured on the card, three of which involved championships.
The main event was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which champion Jeff Jarrett fought the challenger Rhino with Tito Ortiz as Special Guest Referee. The match was originally Jarrett versus Kevin Nash with Ortiz as referee, however Nash was not cleared to wrestle due to a medical emergency. A Ten-Man Gauntlet match was held to determine Nash's replacement, which Rhino won. Rhino then went on to defeat Jarrett to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship at the show. The TNA X Division Championship was defended in a Thirty-Minute Iron Man match by champion A.J. Styles against the challenger Christopher Daniels at the event. Styles defeated Daniels one fall to zero falls to retain the championship. Monster's Ball II was held at Bound for Glory, in which Rhino defeated Abyss, Jeff Hardy, and Sabu. The NWA World Tag Team Championship was successfully defended by America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) against The Naturals (Andy Douglas and Chase Stevens) at the show. Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley, and Petey Williams competed in a Three Way Ultimate X match to determine the number-one contender to the TNA X Division Championship also on the card. Williams won the encounter to earn a future title match.
Bound for Glory is remembered for Nash being removed from the main event and for Rhino's impromptu championship victory. Rhino becoming champion was ranked by TNA as the 21st greatest moment in the company's history. The event was dedicated to Reggie Lisowski, who died the night prior. Bob Kapur of the professional wrestling section of the Canadian Online Explorer rated the show a 9 out of 10, higher than the 2006 edition. It also received a higher rating by the Canadian Online Explorer than WWE's WrestleMania 21 PPV event held on April 3, 2005, which had been given a 5 out of 10 by Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk.
In May 2019, with the launch of iMPACT Plus, the event became available to stream on demand