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 |
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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 |
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Petey Williams | 2 |
Gail Kim | |
ODB | |
Eli Drake |
Most times being a Gauntlet for the Gold runner-up[]
Wrestler | Times |
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Madison Rayne | 3 |
Ron Killings | 2 |
Roxxi Laveaux |