Top 10 Greatest Bound For Glory Moments In Impact Wrestling History

Intro: In recent years, Bound For Glory has become the second biggest wrestling event under the Impact Wrestling banner with Slammiversary often taking the top spot as the company's major PPV since 2017.

That said, BFG back then and today have provided fans the world over with some of the most wildest, strangest and no pun intended impactful moments in all of professional wrestling and with this year's event shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory, now seems like a good time to go over what I believe are some the best moments in this pay per views long and storied history.

Honorable Mentions

Matt Hardy Wins the World Title (BFG 2015)

EC3's Debut (Bound For Glory 2013)

Rosemary Returns (BFG 2018)

Rhino Wins the NWA Title (BFG 2005)

Kevin Nash Turns on Samoa Joe (BFG 2008)

Rich Swann Wins the World Title (BFG 2020)

Bobby Roode's Devastating Loss (BFG 2011)

Moose Defeats EC3 (BFG 2020)

Gail Kim and Lei'd Tapa Join Forces (BFG 2013)

Johnny Impact Wins the World Title (BFG 2018)

All of the Hall of Fame Inductions (BFG 2012-Present Day)

10. Acey Gets Thrown Off the Ladder (Bound For Glory 2019)

Starting off the list, we have this moment here where indie star turned recently signed Impact wrestler, Acey Romero gets chucked off a ladder in his very first match as an official member of Impact Roster.

The moment occurred in the middle of a five person ladder match for the X Division Championship which saw Ace Austin, Daga, Acey Romero, Jake Crist and Tessa Blanchard fight for one of the company's most prestigious titles.

In the midst of all the high flying maylay happening in and outside the ring the most memorable part of the match was the 300 plus pound, Acey climbing the ladder to retrieve the title when Tessa Blanchard re-entered the ring and used all of her strength to push the ladder off balance with Romero still on it. This led to Acey crashing into a table that was previously set up outside of the ring and the ladder itself also fell out which came dangerously close to hitting some fans in the audiences.

As risky as the moment itself was it stands out as highlight for the match, the PPV and in the career's of both Blanchard and Romero.

9. Su Yung's Surprise Return (Bound For Glory 2020)

BFG 2020 aka that Covid Era BFG ended up being a really good show all things considered but one of the biggest talking points about the event centered around the Knockouts Championship match.

Then defending champion, Deonna Purrazzo was set to put her title on the line against Kylie Rae in a highly anticipated match but when the time came for the match to get underway...things dramatically changed.

You see Kylie no showed the event due to anxiety and mental health concerns, however this news was not revealed to the public until days after the pay per view, so in order to give the fans watching at home a Knockouts title match the decision was made to bring 'The Undead Bride' Su Yung back to accept Purrazzo's challenge at the last minute due to Su's alter ego Susie being an ally to Kylie during Rae's feud with the Virtusoa.

The match itself was a good showing for both ladies even though the bout and Yung's unexpected title win would be overshadowed by the absence of Kylie Rae, but regardless as a last minute change things went as smoothly as it could and it provided a great return for the former Knockouts Champion.

8. The Debut of the Death Machine (Bound For Glory 2017)

Often seen as the worse Bound For Glory in company history (next to 2014), BFG 2017 came a very low point in the promotion's tenure with many of the matches varying in quality and the show itself not being well received by the public...However there is one thing about this show that fans can look back at with fondness at that's the debut of Sami Callihan.

Towards the end of a 5150 street fight between Santana and Ortiz of LAX vs. Jake and Dave Crist of oVe, an unknown figure is seen throwing powder into the eyes of Ortiz when that figure who turns out to be Callihan leaps to the ring apron and attacks Santana before hitting a piledriver through a table thus allowing the Crist Brothers to walk away as the new World Tag Team Champions.

After the match, Jake and Dave continued their assault on LAX with Sami takes the group's flag and spits on it before draping it across their prone bodies, he then takes the mic to announce that he and the Crist Brother's were oVe and that they were taking over...Everything!!!

At first glance this moment should be much higher on the list, however the lack of fan enthusiasm from the majority of the crowd is what really dampers the greatness of this moment, but it's still a great moment nonetheless when you consider how much of a locker room leader Callihan would end up becoming for Impact in the years to come.

7. Smiley Kylie's Impact Debut (Bound For Glory 2019)

We briefly talked about Kylie Rae earlier on in this list, now it's time to do it again but this time for all right reasons.

Long before Acey Romero was getting sent off the ladder into a table later on in the show, BFG 2019 kicked off officially with the first ever Call Your Shot Gaunlet match which saw a number of surprising faces appear in the match including the 'Smiley' Kylie Rae.

Coming out as number 17, the crowd in Villa Park Illnois erupted into cheers as one of their own was taking part in the match and it was completely unexpected. Rae's performance in this match was stellar even if she didn't win the match but her debut was well received in terms of fan reaction which is why it places sligthy higher that Callihan's debut.

6. Abyss Goes Through The Flaming Table (Bound For Glory 2008)

Ok now were moving into the all time classic BFG moments right now kicking off with this shocking moment from what many consider to be one of the best pay per views to bare to the BFG name.

At Bound For Glory 2008, Beer Money Inc. put their TNA World Tag Team Titles on the line against LAX, Matt Morgan and Abyss and Team 3D in a four way Monster's Ball tag team match with football star turned pro wrestler, Steve 'Mongo' McMichael being the special guest referee.

The action was hard hitting and spectular in equal measure but much like the five person ladder match from BFG 2019, the biggest moment of the match saw 300 plus pound wrestler getting sent through a table except this one was much different at Brother Ray and Devon of Team 3D chokeslammed 'The Monster' Abyss off the stage onto a flaming table which not only took the Impact Hall of Famer out of action for the rest of the match, but it also has become of the most iconic moments in the event's history.

5. Jeff Hardy's Massive Swanton Bomb (Bound For Glory 2005)

Were going all the way back to the very first BFG event for this next entry as 'The Monster' Abyss is seen taking part in another four way Monster's Ball match where his going through a table but thankfully for him no flames were involved.

The match saw Sabu, Jeff Hardy, Rhino and Abyss beating the hell out of each other for more than twelve minutes with a number of great spots taking place, but the greatest in this match has to belong to Jeff Hardy.

At one point in the match, Abyss and Jeff Hardy can be seen brawling around the staging and entrance ramp when Hardy manages to get Abyss onto a table set near by and consider this is Jeff Hardy were talking about you can probably imagine what happens next.

Hardy hits a big time Swanton Bomb from the top of the staging area onto Abyss through the table which gets the commentators and the fans in attendance to pop in shock and awe over what they just witness and allowing "The Charismatic Enigma" to once again show off his daredevil abilities.

But as awesome as this whole thing was, it wouldn't be the only classic moment to involve Jeff Hardy at Bound For Glory as that honor goes to...

4. Jeff Hardy's Heel Turn (Bound For Glory 2010)

BFG 2010 is best remembered for the being the event to take place on October 10th 2010 aka 10/10/10 and it's also well known for the shocking final moments as it relates to the main event.

The main event saw Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson and Kurt Angle face off in a three way match match to crown a new TNA World Heavyweight Champion, but it's the events that happened towards the end that are the most iconic as Eric Bischoff could be seen entering the ring with a steel chair getting ready hit one of the competitors when suddenly Hulk Hogan walking on crutches makes his way to ring much to the disbelief of Bischoff.

This then leads to both staring down the other and grabbing a crutch when Jeff Hardy intervenes on Hogan's behalf, but rather than strike Bischoff with the crutch he ends up nailing Anderson and Angle with both crutches leading to Hogan and Bischoff hugging each other in the ring and Hardying hitting the Twist of Fate onto Anderson becoming the new TNA World Champion and in the process turning his back on the fans by joining forces with both Hogan and Bischoff in a masterplan to russle away power from TNA President Dixie Carter.

While Hardy's heel run ended in the worse of ways at Victory Road 2011, his heel turn and everything he did before Victory Road was some of the best non high flying work of his entire career.

3. The Ole Hogan is Back (Bound For Glory 2011)

A year after Hogan turned heel along with Bischoff and Hardy at the previous event, the Hulkster would end up fighting one of his long time rivals, Sting in what would be to date Hogan's final televised match as an active competitor.

While the action between both Sting and Hogan was exceptional especially considering their ages at the time, it's what happened after the match that I'll be focusing on here. Following the match Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair and the rest of Immortal came down to beat up what was left of Sting as Hogan's loss in the match meant that the power and control they previously had must now go back to Dixie Carter.

As the beat down continued, A bloody faced Sting could be seen crawling for help from an equally bloody Hogan who is standing in the corner as all of this was going down; As the Hulkster looks at the crowd and the fans are encouraging him to get in there, Hogan rips off his shirt and begins laying into his former allies in Immortal before saving his final blow to knock out Bischoff.

It was a moment that truly was special even today and regardless of what you may think of Hogan or his time in TNA, it can't be argued that this was one of his better moments in the company.

2. Gail Kim Makes History (Bound For Glory 2007)

Has there ever been anyone who's helped to shape modern women's wrestling in Impact more than Gail Kim...probably not, but her career stands for a number of great achievements and her victory at BFG 2007 is undoubtedly one of the greatest.

At Bound For Glory 2007, Gail along with a host of other Knockouts took part in a gaunlet match to crown the first ever TNA Knockouts Champion with the end result seeing Gail becoming the first woman to win the belt and paving the way for all the future ladies that would go on to hold that title.

While I'd like to give a quick mention to her victory at BFG 2017 where she won the title for a record breaking seventh and final time, it's his first title win that stands out as one of the all time best. 

1. Moose Steals Alexander's Moment (Bound For Glory 2021)

Yes, it's the most recent entry on this list and maybe it's too soon to call it the greatest moment in the PPV's history but if there was a moment from the recent string of Bound For Glory's that could hold it's own with some of the classic moments I've already mentioned, then it's this one.

In the main event of that year's BFG pay per view, Josh Alexander defeated Christian Cage to become the brand new Impact World Heavyweight Champion in a moment that felt deserved after years of hardship and injuries to get to Impact Wrestling and have this feeling was truly special.

But just as the fans and commentary team are applauding over Josh's win and his family coming in to celebrate with him, the moment itself gets ruined at Moose (who had previously won the Call Your Shot Gaunlet match earlier in the night) sneaks in a cashes in his oppertunity to get a shot at the world title right now.

Exhausted and a little bit pissed at what Moose is doing, Josh quickly tries to move his wife and son out of the ring as the bell rings but before Alexander could be able to deliver any offense, Moose hits him with a spear before going for the three count and just like that Moose fufills his destiny and become the World Champion for the very first time in his career all at the expense of Josh Alexander.

This moment was not only unexpected and shocking but it would set the foundation for a one-on-one contest between Alexander and Moose for the title at Rebellion 2022 but led to months Josh taking on various opponents on his way the belt and Moose himself had a pretty good run as champion as well.

It's due to all of these reasons why I say this moment from BFG 2021 is one of the greatest BFG moments in Impact Wrestling history.

So what do you think? What's your favorite Bound For Glory moment and what are you looking forward to at this year's event?Leave your thoughts down below.

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