One year and five days after then-company President Scott D’Amore announced to the wrestling world that TNA Wrestling was back, the company returned to Michigan for the first time since 2006 and delivered yet another impressive Bound For Glory event. This was a night filled with new champions, history-making moments, and continued growth for the promotion as the year comes to a close. Here are some of the most intriguing facts about this landmark show. Welcome to Pop Culture Sports! Here are 10 Interesting Facts About Bound For Glory 2024
#10. Monty and Styles Were Originally Slated for the Hall of Fame
This year, longtime TNA backstage figurehead Bob Ryder and former world champion Rhino were inducted into the Hall of Fame, which fans widely agreed was well-deserved. Both men made crucial contributions to wrestling that shaped the professional landscape we know today. However, two other TNA legends who almost made it in were Monty Brown and AJ Styles. The former Marcus Cor Von in WWE, Monty Brown was known for his dynamic mic skills, his football-inspired finisher “The Pounce,” and remains one of wrestling’s biggest “What Ifs.” Meanwhile, AJ Styles is practically synonymous with TNA Wrestling, representing its face throughout much of the 2000s and early 2010s. When TNA’s YouTube channel released a video compilation of Brown’s signature moves, fans speculated that “The Alpha Male” might return to TNA for a Hall of Fame induction. However, this was not to be, as the company struggled to contact him. AJ Styles also declined an induction, preferring not to enter the Hall of Fame while still active in the ring—which makes sense.
#9. Rosemary’s 0-4 Record
Although Rosemary has been with TNA for nearly a decade and is one of the most recognizable figures on the roster, she surprisingly has never won a match at Bound For Glory. Prior to this year, she had appeared at Bound For Glory from 2016 to 2019 and then again from 2021 to 2022, losing all three matches she competed in. At Bound For Glory 2024, she teamed up with Wendy Choo in a Knockouts Tag Title match against Jody Threat and Dani Luna of Spitfire. Unfortunately, this resulted in another loss, putting her on a list alongside Deonna Purrazzo and Awesome Kong as Knockouts who’ve competed four times at Bound For Glory without a win—perhaps explaining Rosemary’s anger at her partner post-match.
#8. The First DMC Match on the Main Card
Since its inception at the 2021 Countdown to Bound For Glory, the IMPACT/TNA Digital Media Championship has typically been defended during pre-show events. However, at Bound For Glory 2024, PCO defended both the Digital Media and Canadian Heavyweight titles against Matt Cardona in a Monster’s Ball match, where he emerged victorious. This was the first time the Digital Media Championship was defended on the actual Bound For Glory event itself; previously, it had been relegated to the pre-show, such as when Brian Myers defended it against Dirty Dango.
#7. Josh Alexander Doesn’t Main Event
Steve Maclin’s second pay-per-view match against Josh Alexander was another hard-hitting bout, with “The Walking Weapon” forcing his opponent to submit to the Ankle Lock. This marked the first time since 2020 that Alexander didn’t headline Bound For Glory. From 2021 to 2023, he was a consistent main-eventer at BFG, second only to Sting in main-event appearances. The last time Alexander missed the Bound For Glory main event, he was still part of a tag team with Ethan Page, and the world was grappling with the pandemic. Much has changed for Alexander since then.
#6. Santana’s First BFG Appearance in Six Years
Mike Santana, a former TNA and GFW World Tag Team Champion, has been critical of his time in AEW, so his return to TNA in April was not too surprising. Since returning, Santana has been on a mission to dismantle The System, culminating in his Bound For Glory match against Moose, where he claimed a career-defining victory. This appearance was his first since 2019, when he and then-partner Ortiz faced Homicide and Hernandez in the infamous “Concrete Jungle” match.
#5. Four Wrestlers Set BFG Match Records
In addition to Hall of Fame honors, four active wrestlers—Eddie Edwards, Frankie Kazarian, Moose, and Rhino—set new records for most Bound For Glory appearances. Edwards and Rhino have each competed in eleven BFG matches, while Kazarian has ten, and Moose has nine, showcasing their legacy in TNA.
#4. Masha Slamovich and Jordynne Grace Make History
In a thrilling Knockouts World Championship rematch, Masha Slamovich avenged her BFG 2022 loss to Jordynne Grace, making Slamovich the first Russian-born wrestler to win a championship in TNA. At 26, she is also one of the youngest champions, comparable to Grace, who won her first title at 23. Jordynne Grace’s combined reigns total 677 days, placing her second only to Gail Kim’s 711-day record across seven reigns.
#3. No World Title Match in the Main Event
When the world heavyweight title match between Nic Nemeth and Joe Hendry was scheduled as the second-to-last match, it signaled to fans that Hendry likely wasn’t closing the show as champion. This was the first time the TNA World Heavyweight Championship didn’t main-event Bound For Glory, a choice that met with some silence from the crowd. The only other time a BFG ended without a world title main event was in 2014, when no title match appeared on the card.
#2. The First Tag Title Main Event in BFG History
The main event saw the Hardy Boyz, ABC, and The System (Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers) compete in a Full Metal Mayhem match for the TNA World Tag Team Titles, marking the first time in Bound For Glory history that the tag titles headlined the event. Previously, a tag match closed out BFG in 2014, but it wasn’t for the titles.
The last tag title main event in TNA was in 2019 when Santana and Ortiz of LAX defeated Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix in a Full Metal Mayhem match at Rebellion.
#1. TNA’s Fifth Consecutive Sold-Out Event
Bound For Glory 2024 capped a strong 2024 for TNA, becoming the company’s fifth consecutive sold-out event, with over 5,000 PPV buys and its highest U.S. attendance in over a decade.
From June to October, TNA achieved sold-out crowds across Against All Odds, Emergence, Victory Road, Slammiversary, and now Bound For Glory, setting a high bar with record-breaking attendance. The October event surpassed the 2,000 fans that Victory Road drew in Texas, filling Michigan’s Wayne State Fieldhouse with 2,500-3,000 fans—an impressive achievement for TNA Wrestling.
