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Gauntlet for the Gold is a battle royal-style professional wrestling match used in IMPACT Wrestling. The final portion of the match consists of the last two competitors squaring off in a standard singles match in which victory must be attained by pinfall and submission.

Variations[]

There is a tag team variation of the Gauntlet for the Gold. A single wrestler enters one at a time at predetermined intervals. When all but two competitors are eliminated, the partners of the two survivors return and the match becomes a standard tag team match.

On October 23, 2005, at Bound for Glory, the Gauntlet for the Gold Match was fought as completely elimination-only, since the winner had to immediately face the NWA World Heavyweight Champion for the title.

There was also an Ultimate X Gauntlet at Victory Road  with over-the-top-rope rules and after all 10 participants entered the match, it became a standard Ultimate X match, with the remaining entrants in the match competing in it.

Match history[]

# Winner Runner up Stipulations Event Air date Location
1 Ken Shamrock Malice For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #1 June 19, 2002 Huntsville, AL
2 America's Most Wanted Brian Lee and Ron Harris For the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #12 September 18, 2002 Nashville, TN
3 Raven Shane Douglas #1 Contenders match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #58 August 20, 2003 Nashville, TN
4 3Live Kru America's Most Wanted #1 Contenders Match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #70 November 12, 2003 Nashville, TN
5 Jeff Jarrett Ron Killings For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #105 July 7, 2004 Nashville, TN
6 Petey Williams Amazing Red For the vacant TNA X Division Championship NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #110 August 11, 2004 Nashville, TN
7 Abyss Ron Killings #1 Contenders match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Hard Justice May 15, 2005 Orlando, FL
8 Rhino Jeff Jarrett For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Bound for Glory October 23, 2005 Orlando, FL
9 Samoa Joe Tomko #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship TNA iMPACT! February 15, 2007 Orlando, FL
10 A.J. Styles and Tomko The Motor City Machine Guns #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship No Surrender September 9, 2007 Orlando, FL
11 Gail Kim Roxxi Laveaux For the TNA Women's Knockout Championship Bound for Glory October 14, 2007 Duluth, GA
12 The Motor City Machine Guns Team 3D #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship TNA iMPACT! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL
13 ODB Roxxi Laveaux #1 Contenders match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship TNA iMPACT! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL
14 Petey Williams Senshi #1 Contenders match for the TNA X Division Championship TNA iMPACT! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL
15 Christian Cage Samoa Joe #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship TNA iMPACT! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL
16 Sojournor Bolt Madison Rayne #1 Contenders match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship TNA iMPACT! February 12, 2009 Orlando, FL
17 Tyrus Mr. Anderson #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship Bound for Glory October 4, 2015 Concord, NC
18 Awesome Kong Madison Rayne #1 Contenders match for the TNA Knockouts Championship One Night Only: Live! January 8, 2016 Bethlehem, PA
19 Gail Kim Sienna #1 Contenders match for the TNA Knockouts Championship Impact Wrestling September 15, 2016 Orlando, FL
20 Eli Drake Tyrus #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship Bound for Glory October 2, 2016 Orlando, FL
21 ODB Madison Rayne #1 Contenders match for the TNA Knockouts Championship Impact Wrestling April 6, 2017 Orlando, FL
22 Eli Drake Eddie Edwards For the vacant GFW Global Championship IMPACT! August 24, 2017 Orlando, FL
23 Kylie Rae Taya Valkyrie #1 Contender's match for the IMPACT Knockouts Championship Slammiversary July 18, 2020 Nashville, TN
24 Eric Young Chris Sabin #1 Contender's match for the IMPACT World Championship IMPACT! May 12, 2022 Newport, KY

Most Gauntlet for the Gold victories[]

Wrestler Wins
Petey Williams 2
Gail Kim
ODB
Eli Drake

Most times being a Gauntlet for the Gold runner-up[]

Wrestler Times
Madison Rayne 3
Ron Killings 2
Roxxi Laveaux
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