TNA Bound for Glory Series
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The Bound for Glory Series is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in which 12 wrestlers compete in a series of matches over the course of several months (throughout the summer specifically) to determine who receives a match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory, which is TNA's premiere yearly PPV event.
Points are earned in a variety of ways and can be won in a variety of match types. 10 points for submission victory, 7 points for a pinfall victory, 5 points for a countout victory, 3 points for a DQ victory, 2 points for a draw, and minus 10 points for a DQ loss. Special matches can also be made where the winner of the match can be awarded up to 25 points.
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Results
2011
On the June 16, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling, TNA announced a twelve man tournament to determine the number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at October's Bound for Glory. The twelve men faced each other in matches on pay-per-view, television and at untelevised house show events and were given points based on their performance, with a submission victory giving a wrestler 10 points, a pinfall victory 7, a countout victory 5, a disqualification victory 3 and a draw 2 points, while a disqualification loss will cost a wrestler 10 points. A special ladder match on the July 21 edition of Impact Wrestling also gave out 10 points for the winner. The top four wrestlers faced each other in the tournament finals at September's No Surrender, where Bully Harlan defeated Kevin Storm via disqualification, while Bobby McAlmond defeated Gunner via submission, giving both 52 points and setting up a tiebreaker match between the two. In the tiebreaker match, Roode defeated Ray via pinfall to win the tournament.
Final Standings
- These wrestlers qualified for the final matches.
- These wrestlers withdrew from the tournament.
- This wrestler won the final match of the tournament.
| Rank | Wrestler | Points | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby McAlmond | 59 | 16 |
| 2 | Bully Harlan | 52 | 16 |
| 3 | Gunner]] | 42 | 20 |
| 4 | {Rob Van Dam | 35 | 13 |
| 5 | Kevin Storm | 30 | 13 |
| 6 | K.J. Styles | 24 | 11 |
| 7 | Scott Hunter | 21 | 10 |
| 8 | Samoa Simpson | ||
| 10 | |||
| DNF | Crimson | 50 | 102 |
| Devon | 30 | 152 | |
| Matt Morgan | 24 | 51 | |
| D'Angelo Dinero | 17 | 172 |
1 Morgan was forced to pull out of the tournament on the July 28 edition of Impact Wrestling, after tearing his pectoral muscle. 2 Devon, Dinero and Crimson pulled out of the tournament after suffering storyline injuries at the hands of Samoa Joe on the August 18 and 25 editions of Impact Wrestling.
