Bound for Glory (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that took place on October 23, 2005 at the 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 10-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 30-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 against The Naturals 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.
Results[]
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonjay Dutt defeated Alex Shelley, Austin Aries, and Roderick Strong | Four-way match | 12:07 |
| 2 | Samoa Joe defeated Jushin Liger | Singles match | 07:27 |
| 3 | The Diamonds in the Rough (David Young, Elix Skipper & Simon Diamond) defeated Apolo, Shark Boy and Sonny Siaki | Six-man tag team match | 07:03 |
| 4 | Monty Brown defeated Lance Hoyt | Singles match | 06:29 |
| 5 | Team Canada (A-1, Bobby Roode & Eric Young) defeated 3Live Kru (B.G. James, Konnan & Ron Killings) | Six-man tag team match | 06:08 |
| 6 | Petey Williams defeated Chris Sabin and Matt Bentley (w/ Traci) | Three-way Ultimate X match to become #1 contender to the TNA X Division Championship | 13:13 |
| 7 | America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) (w/ Gail Kim) (c) defeated The Naturals (Andy Douglas & Chase Stevens) | Tag team match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship | 10:37 |
| 8 | Rhino defeated Abyss (w/ James Mitchell), Jeff Hardy and Sabu | Monster's Ball match | 12:20 |
| 9 | A.J. Styles (c) defeated Christopher Daniels (1-0) | 30-minute Iron Man match for the TNA X Division Championship | 30:00 |
| 10 | Rhino won by last eliminating Abyss | Ten-man gauntlet match to replace Kevin Nash in the main event | 14:12 |
| 11 | Rhino defeated Jeff Jarrett (c) (w/ Gail Kim) | Singles match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with Tito Ortiz as Special Guest Referee | 5:30 |
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- Gauntlet match
| Entrance No. | Wrestler | Elimination No. | Eliminator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa Joe | 8 | Abyss |
| 2 | Ron Killings | 6 | A.J. Styles |
| 3 | Sabu | 4 | Rhino |
| 4 | Lance Hoyt | 3 | Rhino |
| 5 | Abyss | 9 | Rhino |
| 6 | Jeff Hardy | 1 | Monty Brown |
| 7 | Monty Brown | 2 | Himself |
| 8 | Rhino | Winner | N/A |
| 9 | Kip James | 5 | Abyss |
| 10 | A.J. Styles | 7 | Abyss |