As we head into the spooky season, wrestling fans are gearing up for one of TNA’s biggest events of the year in Bound For Glory.

From Leon Slater and Nic Nemeth fighting for the TNA World Championship in the main event to crowning a brand new X Division Champion and all the other matches announced, This year’s event certainly has the opportunity to be one of the the best shows of 2026 (which is no easy feat).

So to celebrate the occasion, I decided to go over what I think are the best shows to bare the Bound For Glory label in TNA Wrestling; Now some of these events have one or more matches I might not be in favor of, but thankfully everything else on the card or the show itself manages to make up for those deficiencies…So let’s get into it.

#10. 2019

Looking back for the purpose of this list, 2019’s Bound For Glory was carried by memorable moments and some good in-ring action mostly due to the show looking a little cheap in comparison to BFG’s from the past and most recently.

In fact had it not been for a handful of matches on the card, the show proabably would’ve been on the lower end of things

Here are some the matches that took place:

• A very underwhelming Knockouts Title match
• Ken Shamrock stepping back into the ring after more than a decade (and it showed)
• Plus a forgettable tag title bout that saw RVD turn heel for some reason

But outside of that and the overall lackluster feel of the event, the show was pretty great; From the inaugural Call Your Shot Gauntlet bout, an interpromotion match between Mike Elgin and Marufuji, the X Division Ladder match and the main event of Brian Cage and Sami Callihan was decent enough.

Add in incredible moments like Kylie Rae making her TNA debut in her homestate plus Acey Romero getting shoved off a ladder and this BFG manages to be good in certain areas despite lacking in other parts.

#9. 2005

The first ever Bound For Glory surprisingly still holds up today in terms of spectacle and ringwork, plus the star power throughout the card is amazing.

While the opening bout between Jushin Liger and Samoa Joe was not the instant classic many were expecting and next three matches were good for what they were, the show really picks up starting with that three way Ultimate X match and continues with a tag title bout between the Naturals and AMW, a four way monster’s ball match and a 30 minute iron man match for the X Division Title between Daniels and AJ Styles.

The last minute main event change due to Kevin Nash being unable to compete at least gave us The War Machine Rhino capturing the NWA World Title which allowed the fans to go home happy…and the show itself became the template for all the other Bound For Glory’s that were to follow.

#8. 2022

Most of the the modern Bound For Glory’s (for good or for bad) have at least one or two memorable things about it outside of the the wrestling; 2021’s event is notably for Moose finally becoming world champion in a great closing moment, 2025’s event (which nearly made this list) was bogged down by questionable booking decisions…but perhaps the most underrated of the recent BFG’s has to be the 2022 event.

The past met the present in the opening X Division Title opener, Mickie James and Mia Yim has put on a good performance in their match plus a few tag title matches peppered throughout.

But by far the best matches to come out of this show was the hard htting bout between Eddie Edwards and Josh Alexander for the Impact World Title and the highly anticipated Streak versus Title encounter between Masha Slamovich and Jordynne Grace in the semi-main event.

The show does lose some points thanks to the baffingly decision of having Bully Ray win that year’s Call Your Shot Gauntlet match, but the opening contest plus the final two matches (especially the Knockouts Title bout) manages to put BFG 2022 into the top ten.

#7. 2023

And speaking of Bound For Glory’s with a high profile match that manage to eclipse the main event, the 2023 edition saw the return of Will Ospreay as well as a barn burner of a match between him and Speedball Mike Bailey, which led to TNA getting it’s first five star rated match from Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer since Unbreakable 2005.

While the Tag Title match and the Call Your Shot Gauntlet were fun matches to watch, the rest of the card was a mix bag with Chris Sabin versus Kenta being a fine opening match, the monster’s ball match was forgettable and the same could be said for the Knockouts Title bout…Well outside of Dave Penzer’s botch during the ring introduction for Mickie James.

The main event between Josh Alexander and Alex Shelley for the World Title was a great follow-up to their 2022 encounter at Emergence, but outside of that or the Ospreay/Bailey match this show will be remembered as the night TNA Wrestling officially returned after a video package and loud declaration from then President Scott D’Amore made it clear that the days of Impact Wrestling were over.

A beautiful way to end the show and along with some of the aforementioned good to great matches helps to make this show memorable.

#6. 2011

Much has been said about the Hogan era in TNA with most of it being understandably negative, but looking back at it the three Bound For Glory’s that took place during that time were actually a lot better than you might remember.

While the 2010 event was a good show and culminated in Jeff Hardy turning heel and winning his first TNA World Championship, the 2011 show was even better; An X Division Title match kicked things off (because of course it did), before the Philadelphia crowd was given a nice bit of nostalgia with the Full Metal Mayhem match between RVD and Jerry Lynn and the Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight between Mr. Anderson and Bully Ray.

AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels temporarily ended their feud in a vicious I Quit Match and Hulk Hogan wrestled (in what turned out to be his last televised match) against his longtime rival Sting in a match that was surprisingly good given the ages of both men and saw the Hulkster turn babyface in one of the all best moments in BFG History.

The main event between Bobby Roode and Kurt Angle left fans disappointed to due to Kurt’s method of cheating that helped him win and made many wonder if TNA just wasted the opportunity to create a brand new main event star, of course what happened weeks later and the ensuing title reign more than made up for that baffingly booking decision.

Outside of the Knockouts Title match, the show more than delivered in terms of action, storyline progression, and iconic wrestling moments.

#5. 2006

Known as the night in which all the titles in TNA changed hands, the ’06 version of BFG came one month after the shocking announcement and debut of Kurt Angle to TNA (still one of the biggest wrestling defections in modern history)…So needless to say the eyes of the wrestling world were paying close attention now to Jeff Jarrett’s promotion.

While some parts of the show were goofier than others, fans bared witness to Chris Sabin defeating Senshi for the X Division Title, Christian Cage and Rhino brawled throughout the arena in an 8 Mile Street Fight and Samoa Joe won a Monster’s Ball match that included Abyss, Raven, Brother Runt and the bout was officiated by Jake “The Snake” Roberts for some reason.

Homicide and Hernandez fought in a cage match to become the new Tag Team Champions while also wrapping up their incredible feud with AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, and the show wrapped up with Sting defeating Jarrett to become the new NWA World Champion which basically signalled the end of Double J’s reign of terror over the world title picture.

Tack on an impressive buyrate that ranges from 45-50,000 and it’s safe to say TNA had a great night in Michigan.

#4. 2009

If were being honest: 2009 was not as strong of a year as most might remember as it gave us Samoa Joe during his “Nation of Violence” Gimmick, Cody Deaner was fighting for the Knockouts Championship and pretty much the entirety of that year’s Victory Road event was one of the worst in company history.

That said, the months of October, November and December can be seen as the pinnacle of excellence for TNA in 2009 and one of the biggest examples of that would be that year’s Bound For Glory.

The Ultimate X match is still to this day one of the greatest openers in TNA history, ODB retained her Knockouts Championship in a three way match against Awesome Kong and Tara, the Full Metal Mayhem Tag Team Match saw not one but two new champions crowned and ‘The Monster’ Abyss won his namesake match in what was essentially a handicap match between himself versus Mick Foley, Stevie Richards and Daffney.

Matt Morgan had the biggest match of his career up to that point when wrestled Kurt Angle in the semi-main event and AJ Styles retained his TNA World Championship against Sting (marking the first time ‘The Icon’ loss a match at BFG).

The show isn’t perfect:

• The Knockouts Tag Title match was too short (clocking in a nearly three minutes)
• The three way legends title bout was…okay
• The first ever meeting between Bobby Lashley and Samoa Joe was kinda lackluster.

Despite this the show still holds up well and more than earns it spot on this list.

#3. 2012

Much like the 2011 show being a step up from the previous year, Bound For Glory 2012 is arguably the best of the entire Hogan era.

Rob Van Dam and Zema Ion for the X Division Title match was good (and of course kicked off the show), the Three Way Tag Team Title was excellent and the Knockouts Title match between Tara and Brooke was better than anyone could’ve imagine.

The main event saw Austin Aries and Jeff Hardy fight for the TNA World Championship and despite some disconnect in the beginning and the weird crowd reaction (due to Aries’ last minute heel turn), they both manage to recover and the it capped off with Jeff Hardy winning back the title one year after being his road to redemption.

Former tag partners collided when Samoa Joe retained his TV Title against Magnus and we can’t forget the emotional and blood soaked Street Fight between James Storm and Bobby Roode (which might go down as one the best matches in all of 2012).

The Debut of reality star Jesse Godderz in TNA went about as well as you can imagine and (even without hindsight) the Al Snow/Joey Ryan match is still one of the worst in BFG history.

2012 could be considered that last great year for TNA for sometime and that year’s Bound For Glory certainly lived up to expectations.

#2. 2008

When you talk about a roster filled with star power mixed with some incredible homegrown talent…TNA is 2008 had that in spades as seen with Bound For Glory that year which saw some of the company’s best go all out for this night.

The X Division Steel Asylum match was chaotic in all the right ways, Taylor Wilde and Sheik Abdul Bashir both retained their Knockouts and X Division titles respectively in a pair of good matches and the match between Booker T, Christian Cage and AJ Styles was another solid match on the card.

TNA’s tag straps were on the line in a Monster’s Ball tag match with the bout being notably for:

• The incredible action both in and out of the ring
• Team 3D chokeslamming Abyss off the stage into a flame table
• Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael’s laughably bad officiating

Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett squared off for the first time ever on this show with Mick Foley playing the role of special guest enforcer and the match more than delivered, and finally the main event saw Sting capture the TNA World Championship from Samoa Joe in a fanastic match and served as the another piece in the eventual formation of the Main Even Mafia.

Outside of the underwhelming six person Bimbo Brawl, Bound For Glory 2008 saw a company continuing to rise in popularity and become the WWE alternative many fans had been clamouring for.

#1. 2024

In spite of the disappointing World Title bout between Joe Hendry and Nic Nemeth in the semi-main event, BFG 2024 might just be the best Bound For Glory’s in recent memory and it’s easy to see by looking at the card:

Speedball Mike Bailey retaining his X Division Title against Vikingo in a match that got the fans excited, Dani Luna and Jody Threat retained their Knockouts Tag Titles over the demonic duo of Wendy Choo and Rosemary, PCO defeated Matt Cardona in a Monster’s Ball Match, Mike Santana pulling off the upset by beating Moose in singles action and Josh Alexander made Steve Maclin pass out to the ankle lock after ziptyping his opponent’s hands together and the match itself was great.

Masha Slamovich got her win back from two years prior as she beat Jordynne Grace to become Knockouts World Champion and the main event three way full Full Metal Mayhem match saw Ace Austin and Chris Bey, the Hardy’s plus Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards put on an amazing match with Matt and Jeff becoming the new champions while also being the last great match to involved Chris Bey before his tragic neck injury.

Simply put, TNA’s Bound For Glory has found a way to entertain fans with some of the best wrestling in the world and 2024 more than proved that…and it’s going to be interesting to see how this year’s October Extravaganza turns out.

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