Bound for Glory Series

The Bound for Glory Series is an annual professional wrestling tournament held by Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action, 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 Impact Wrestling's premiere yearly PPV event. In 2016 TNA announced the Bound for Glory Playoffs which took place in a tournament format instead of the original round robin format.

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.

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 Ray defeated James Storm via disqualification, while Bobby Roode 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.

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