Gauntlet for the Gold

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Template:Short description A Gauntlet for the Gold match is a professional wrestling match used in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA - though from 2017-2024 it was known as Impact Wrestling).

Match format

Different from the other gauntlet matches, in which one competitor faces several others in turn, the Gauntlet for the Gold match is very similar to the fellow professional wrestling promotion WWE's Royal Rumble match. It consists of two competitors beginning the match in the ring, followed by competitors entering the ring at timed intervals. Elimination is in the standard battle royal format in which a competitor must go over the top rope and hit the floor in order to be eliminated. If a wrestler falls to the floor without going over the top rope or is thrown over the top but does not fall to the floor, the competitor may re-enter the ring and continue the match.

The final portion of the match consists of the last two competitors squaring off in a regular singles match in which victory must be attained by pinfall or submission.

The Gauntlet for the Gold usually involves a double digit number of wrestlers, and the prize is usually either a championship or a championship match opportunity.

Variations

There is a tag team variation of the Gauntlet for the Gold. A single wrestler enters one at a time at predetermined intervals. When all but two competitors are eliminated, the partners of the two survivors return and the match becomes a standard tag team match.

On October 23, 2005, at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view, the Gauntlet for the Gold Match was fought as completely elimination-only, since the winner had to immediately face the NWA World Heavyweight Champion for the title.

There was also an Ultimate X Gauntlet at Victory Road in 2007, with over-the-top-rope rules and after all 10 participants entered the match, it became a standard Ultimate X match, with the remaining entrants in the match competing in it.

Call Your Shot

In 2019, a modified version of the match - called the Call Your Shot Gauntlet - was introduced. While continuing to use the same rules and format as before, the Call Your Shot version is open to both men and women. The Call Your Shot winner receives a trophy, and earns a future championship match (for the title, and at the time, of their choosing) with the stipulation of having one year to invoke their championship match privilege (which is done by handing in the trophy to an official - similar to WWE's Money in the Bank briefcase).

Since then, the Call Your Shot Gauntlet has become an annual tradition at Bound for Glory, which is TNA's biggest show of the year.[1][2]

Match history

Gauntlet for the Gold / Bound for Gold

# Winner Runner up Stipulations Event Air date Location Ref
1 Ken Shamrock Malice For the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #1 June 19, 2002 Huntsville, AL [3]
2 America's Most Wanted Brian Lee and Ron Harris For the vacant NWA World Tag Team ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #13 September 18, 2002 Nashville, TN [4]
3 Raven Shane Douglas #1 Contender's match for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #59 August 20, 2003 Nashville, TN [5]
4 3Live Kru America's Most Wanted #1 Contender's Match for the NWA World Tag Team ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #70 November 12, 2003 Nashville, TN [6][7]
5 Jeff Jarrett Ron Killings For the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #102 July 7, 2004 Nashville, TN [8]
6 Petey Williams Amazing Red For the TNA X Division ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #107 August 11, 2004 Nashville, TN [9]
7 Abyss Ron Killings #1 Contender's match for the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hard Justice May 15, 2005 Orlando, FL [10]
8 Rhino Jeff Jarrett For the NWA World Heavyweight ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 23, 2005 Orlando, FL [11]
9 Samoa Joe Tomko #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact! February 15, 2007 Orlando, FL [12]
10 A.J. Styles and Tomko The Motor City Machine Guns #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Tag Team ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". No Surrender September 9, 2007 Orlando, FL [13]
11 Gail Kim Roxxi Laveaux For the TNA Women's Knockout ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 14, 2007 Duluth, GA [14]
12 The Motor City Machine Guns Team 3D #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Tag Team ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL [15]
13 ODB Roxxi Laveaux #1 Contender's match for the TNA Women's Knockout ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL [16]
14 Petey Williams Senshi #1 Contender's match for the TNA X Division ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL [17]
15 Christian Cage Samoa Joe #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL [18]
16 Sojournor Bolt Madison Rayne #1 Contender's match for the TNA Women's Knockout ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact! February 12, 2009 Orlando, FL [19]
17 Tyrus Mr. Anderson #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 4, 2015 Concord, NC [20]
18 Awesome Kong Madison Rayne #1 Contender's match for the TNA Knockouts ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". TNA One Night Only: Live January 8, 2016 Bethlehem, PA [21]
19 Gail Kim Sienna #1 Contender's match for the TNA Knockouts ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact! September 15, 2016 Orlando, FL [22]
20 Eli Drake Tyrus #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 2, 2016 Orlando, FL [23]
21 ODB Madison Rayne #1 Contender's match for the TNA Knockouts ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact Wrestling April 6, 2017 Orlando, FL [24]
22 Eli Drake Eddie Edwards For the Impact Global ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact! August 24, 2017 Orlando, FL [25]
23 Kylie Rae Taya Valkyrie #1 Contender's match for the Impact Knockouts ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Slammiversary July 18, 2020 Nashville, TN [26]
24 Eric Young Chris Sabin #1 Contender's match for the Impact World ChampionshipScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Impact! May 12, 2022 Newport, KY [27]

Call Your Shot Gauntlet

# Winner Runner up Stipulations Event Air date Location Ref
1 Eddie Edwards Mahabali Shera #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 20, 2019 Villa Park, IL [28]
2 Rhino Sami Callihan #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 24, 2020 Nashville, TN [29]
3 Moose Matt Cardona #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 23, 2021 Sunrise Manor, NV [30]
4 Bully Ray Steve Maclin #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 7, 2022 Albany, NY [31]
5 Jordynne Grace Bully Ray #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 21, 2023 Cicero, Illinois
6 Frankie Kazarian Rhino #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bound for Glory October 26, 2024 Detroit, Michigan

Records

Most Gauntlet for the Gold victories

Wrestler Wins
Petey Williams 2
Gail Kim
ODB
Eli Drake
Rhino

Most times being a Gauntlet for the Gold runner-up

Wrestler Times
Madison Rayne 3
Ron Killings 2
Roxxi Laveaux

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