2017 Impact Wrestling pay-per-view event
The 2017
Bound for Glory
was a
professional wrestling
pay-per-view
(PPV)
event
produced by
Impact Wrestling
. It took place on November 5, 2017, at the
Aberdeen Pavilion
in
Ottawa, Ontario
.
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It was the thirteenth event under the
Bound for Glory
chronology, the second and last Impact pay-per-view event of 2017.
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Due to Impact Wrestling's partnership with Mexican Promotion
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
(AAA), wrestlers from that promotion also appeared on the card, including
El Hijo del Fantasma
,
Pagano (wrestler)
,
El Texano Jr.
,
Garza Jr.
, and
Johnny Mundo
also with Impact Wrestling's Partnership with Japanese Promotion
Pro Wrestling Noah
, wrestlers from that promotion also appeared on the card, including
Taiji Ishimori
and
GHC Heavyweight Champion
Eddie Edwards
.
In October 2017, with the launch of the
Global Wrestling Network
, the event became available to stream on demand.
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Storylines
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Bound for Glory featured
professional wrestling matches
involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines
. Wrestlers portrayed
villains
,
heroes
, or
less distinguishable characters
in the scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
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On August 17, a video package was shown at
Destination X
revealing that
Johnny Impact
will be debuting for the company next week. On the August 24 episode of
Impact!
, he made his televised in-ring debut in a
Gauntlet for the Gold match
for the vacant
Impact Global Championship
, ending in the final three before being eliminated by eventual winner
Eli Drake
. The following week, Impact and
Eddie Edwards
interrupted Eli Drake's championship celebration, which led to a tag-team match on the main-event, which Drake and
Chris Adonis
won. On the September 14 episode of
Impact!
, Johnny Impact defeated
Low Ki
to become the number one contender to the Impact Global Championship at
Victory Road
. After the match, Drake and Adonis brutally attacked Impact. The following week, Impact defended his number one contender status in two matches, defeating both
KM
and
Texano
in the same night.
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At Victory Road, Impact was defeated by Drake and failed to win the Impact Global Championship. After the match, he was attacked by Drake and Adonis but was saved by
Garza Jr.
However, the two of them were assaulted by
The Latin American Xchange
. On the October 12 episode of
Impact!
, Impact defeated Garza in a number one contendership match to challenge Eli Drake for the Impact Global Championship at Bound for Glory.
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It was announced that
Impact Knockouts Champion
Sienna
would defend her title against
Allie
,
Gail Kim
, and
Taryn Terrell
. However, Terrell was pulled from the match due to leaving Impact. On November 4, 2017, it was announced that the scheduled match between
Rosemary
and
Taya Valkyrie
had been cancelled, due to unforeseen personal circumstances regarding Taya.
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Reception
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Bound for Glory received negative reviews by critics. Mike Johnson of
PWInsider
summarized Bound for Glory by writing that "Impact has their chance to make a statement but instead does the same old thing". This was referencing the "completely bullshit finish" of Alberto El Patron's decisive interference in the "really, really good" Drake-Impact main event, which "was the same overbooked ending that we've seen in a ton of Impact main events dating back a decade plus" - despite those who were "blamed for these decisions in the past" (
Vince Russo
,
Jeff Jarrett
, or
Dixie Carter
) having left the company. Johnson felt this was a highly inappropriate way to treat "fans in a brand new market" and die-hard paying customers at Impact's "biggest show of the year."
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Jason Powell of
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
described Bound for Glory as "a poor show with few redeeming qualities ... the new creative regime made a lousy first impression". Regarding the main event, Powell criticized the "bush league TNA finish" and "a chair shot to the head in 2017".
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Mike McMahon of
Pro Wrestling Torch
wrote that Bound for Glory was "really bad ... 3/10 at most. There wasn't any matches that stood out as being great, and at the same time, a lot of it felt flat ... The booking on the show was below average, at best." Also, McMahon felt that it was "absolutely inexcusable to make El Patron the focal point of the company" given his "long history" of screwing up.
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Adam Martin of
Wrestleview
wrote that "Bound for Glory disappoints in Ottawa" and that "the pacing of the show was really bad".
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Larry Csonka of
411Mania
rated the show a "bad" rating of 3/10. He wrote that although he wanted the show to be great, "highly questionable booking, some bad wrestling and mostly flat action with a crowd that died as the night went on" were reasons why the show failed to deliver. He would end his review stating "Nothing was special, nothing was memorable in a good way; this show failed its fans."
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Results
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See also
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References
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Ravens, Andrew (2017-08-24).
"SPOILERS: Full Lineup For GFW Bound For Glory PPV - eWrestlingNews.com"
.
eWrestlingNews.com
. Retrieved
2017-08-31
.
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"Impact Wrestling Official 'Bound For Glory' Announcement, No References To GFW"
.
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"Find Out Monday Where In The World Bound For Glory 2017 Will Take Place - Impact Wrestling"
.
Impact Wrestling
. 2017-09-15. Archived from
the original
on 2017-09-17
. Retrieved
2017-12-19
.
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"Anthem, Impact announce Global Wrestling Network launch"
. Retrieved
20 March
2018
.
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Grabianowski, Ed.
"How Pro Wrestling Works"
.
HowStuffWorks, Inc
.
Discovery Communications
. Archived from
the original
on 2013-11-29
. Retrieved
2014-03-02
.
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"Impact Wrestling Results: Eli Drake Defends in Mexico"
.
Wrestling Observer
. Retrieved
23 September
2017
.
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"Impact Wrestling Results: Moose and Stephan Bonnar Invade ATT"
.
Wrestling Observer
. Retrieved
14 October
2017
.
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"MATCH YANKED FROM BOUND FOR GLORY PPV | PWInsider.com"
.
www.pwinsider.com
. Retrieved
2017-12-19
.
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Johnson, Mike.
"Impact has their chance to make a statement but instead does the same old thing"
.
pwinsider.com
. Retrieved
6 November
2017
.
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Powell, Jason.
"11/5 Powell's Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory live review"
.
prowrestling.net
. Retrieved
6 November
2017
.
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McMahon, Mike.
"McMahon's Bound for Glory live report 11/5"
.
pwtorch.com
. Retrieved
6 November
2017
.
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Martin, Adam.
"Wrestleview Live #24: Bound for Glory disappoints in Ottawa on Sunday"
.
wrestleview.com
. Retrieved
6 November
2017
.
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Csonka, Larry.
"Csonka's Impact Bound for Glory 2017 Review"
.
411mania.com
. Retrieved
6 November
2017
.
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Powell, Jason.
"11/5 Powell's Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory live review: Eli Drake vs. Johnny Impact for the Impact Wrestling Championship, OVE vs. LAX in a 5150 Street Fight for the IW Tag Titles, Sienna vs. Gail Kim vs. Allie for the Knockouts Title"
.
Pro Wrestling Dot Net
. Retrieved
November 5,
2017
.
External links
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