TNA Bound for Glory 2005

TNA Bound for Glory 2005

Oct. 23, 2005

Bound for Glory (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on October 23, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the Bound for Glory name and tenth event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. The show was promoted as TNA's premiere PPV event and their equivalent to the rival World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) WrestleMania. Ten professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match were featured on the card, three of which involved championships. The main event was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which champion Jeff Jarrett fought the challenger Rhino with Tito Ortiz as Special Guest Referee. The match was originally Jarrett versus Kevin Nash with Ortiz as referee, however Nash was not cleared to wrestle due to a medical emergency. A Ten-Man Gauntlet match was held to determine Nash's replacement, which Rhino won.

TNA Bound for Glory 2005

Oct. 23, 2005

TNA Bound for Glory 2005
Bound for Glory (2005) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on October 23, 2005 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the first event under the Bound for Glory name and tenth event in the 2005 TNA PPV schedule. The show was promoted as TNA's premiere PPV event and their equivalent to the rival World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) WrestleMania. Ten professional wrestling matches and one pre-show match were featured on the card, three of which involved championships. The main event was for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, in which champion Jeff Jarrett fought the challenger Rhino with Tito Ortiz as Special Guest Referee. The match was originally Jarrett versus Kevin Nash with Ortiz as referee, however Nash was not cleared to wrestle due to a medical emergency. A Ten-Man Gauntlet match was held to determine Nash's replacement, which Rhino won.
Producers Total Nonstop Action (TNA)
Original title TNA Bound for Glory 2005
Directors
Writers

Cast

Jeffrey Jarrett

as Jeff Jarrett

Terry Gerin

as Rhino

Allen Jones

as AJ Styles

Daniel Covell

as Christopher Daniels

Jeff Hardy

as Jeff Hardy

Sabu

as Sabu

Chris Parks

as Abyss

James Allen Cox

as "Cowboy" James Storm

Chris Harris

as "Wildcat" Chris Harris

Chase Stevens

as Chase Stevens

Andy Douglas

as Andy Douglas

Peter Williams III

as Petey Williams

Josh Harter

as Chris Sabin

Matt Bentley

as Matt Bentley

Brian James

as BG James

Ron Killings

as Ron "The Truth" Killings

Charles Ashenoff

as Konnan

Robert Roode Jr.

as Bobby Roode

Jeremy Fritz

as Eric Young

Montaque Brown

as "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown

Lance Vance Hoyt

as Lance Hoyt

Elix Skipper

as Elix Skipper

David Williams

as David Young

Patrick Kenney

as Simon Diamond

Sonny Siaki

as Sonny Siaki

Germán Figueroa

as Apolo

Dean Roll

as Shark Boy

Monty Sopp

as Kip James

Keiichi Yamada

as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger

Nuufolau Joel Seanoa

as Samoa Joe

Tito Ortiz

as Tito Ortiz (Special Guest Referee)

Scott D'Amore

as Coach D'Amore (Manager)

James Mitchell

as Father James Mitchell (Manager)

Gail Kim

as Gail Kim (Ringside)

Tracy Brookshaw

as Traci (Valet)

Mark LoMonaco

as Brother Ray (Appearance)

Devon Hughes

as Brother Devon (Appearance)

Daniel Solwold Jr.

as Austin Aries

Chris Lindsey

as Roderick Strong

Patrick Martin

as Alex Shelley

Retesh Bhalla

as Sonjay Dutt