Gauntlet for the Gold

Professional wrestling battle royal

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

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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

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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

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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

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### Gauntlet for the Gold / Bound for Gold

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#  | Winner  | Runner up  | Stipulations  | Event  | Air date  | Location  | Ref

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1  | Ken Shamrock | Malice | For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | 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 Championship | NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #13  | September 18, 2002  | Nashville, TN | [4]
3  | Raven | Shane Douglas | #1 Contender's match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | 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 Championship | NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #70  | November 12, 2003  | Nashville, TN | [6][7]
5  | Jeff Jarrett | Ron Killings | For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #102  | July 7, 2004  | Nashville, TN | [8]
6  | Petey Williams | Amazing Red | For the TNA X Division Championship | NWA-TNA Weekly PPV #107  | August 11, 2004  | Nashville, TN | [9]
7  | Abyss | Ron Killings | #1 Contender's match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | Hard Justice | May 15, 2005  | Orlando, FL | [10]
8  | Rhino | Jeff Jarrett | For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship | Bound for Glory | October 23, 2005  | Orlando, FL | [11]
9  | Samoa Joe | Tomko | #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | 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 Championship | No Surrender | September 9, 2007  | Orlando, FL | [13]
11  | Gail Kim | Roxxi Laveaux | For the TNA Women's Knockout Championship | 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 Championship | Impact! | January 3, 2008  | Orlando, FL | [15]
13  | ODB | Roxxi Laveaux | #1 Contender's match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship | Impact! | January 3, 2008  | Orlando, FL | [16]
14  | Petey Williams | Senshi | #1 Contender's match for the TNA X Division Championship | Impact! | January 3, 2008  | Orlando, FL | [17]
15  | Christian Cage | Samoa Joe | #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Impact! | January 3, 2008  | Orlando, FL | [18]
16  | Sojournor Bolt | Madison Rayne | #1 Contender's match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship | Impact! | February 12, 2009  | Orlando, FL | [19]
17  | Tyrus | Mr. Anderson | #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Bound for Glory | October 4, 2015  | Concord, NC | [20]
18  | Awesome Kong | Madison Rayne | #1 Contender's match for the TNA Knockouts Championship | TNA One Night Only: Live | January 8, 2016  | Bethlehem, PA | [21]
19  | Gail Kim | Sienna | #1 Contender's match for the TNA Knockouts Championship | Impact! | September 15, 2016  | Orlando, FL | [22]
20  | Eli Drake | Tyrus | #1 Contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Bound for Glory | October 2, 2016  | Orlando, FL | [23]
21  | ODB | Madison Rayne | #1 Contender's match for the TNA Knockouts Championship | Impact Wrestling | April 6, 2017  | Orlando, FL | [24]
22  | Eli Drake | Eddie Edwards | For the Impact Global Championship | Impact! | August 24, 2017  | Orlando, FL | [25]
23  | Kylie Rae | Taya Valkyrie | #1 Contender's match for the Impact Knockouts Championship | Slammiversary | July 18, 2020  | Nashville, TN | [26]
24  | Eric Young | Chris Sabin | #1 Contender's match for the Impact World Championship | Impact! | May 12, 2022  | Newport, KY | [27]

### Call Your Shot Gauntlet

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#  | Winner  | Runner up  | Stipulations  | Event  | Air date  | Location  | Ref

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1  | Eddie Edwards | Mahabali Shera | #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosing | 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 choosing | Bound for Glory | October 24, 2020  | Nashville, TN | [29]
3  | Moose | Matt Cardona | #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosing | 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 choosing | 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 choosing | Bound for Glory | October 21, 2023  | Cicero, Illinois |
6  | Frankie Kazarian | Rhino | #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosing | Bound for Glory | October 26, 2024  | Detroit, Michigan |

## Records

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### Most Gauntlet for the Gold victories

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Wrestler  | Wins

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Petey Williams | 2
Gail Kim
ODB
Eli Drake
Rhino

#### Most times being a Gauntlet for the Gold runner-up

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Wrestler  | Times

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Madison Rayne | 3
Ron Killings | 2
Roxxi Laveaux

## References

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1. ^ "Call Your Shot Gauntlet Returns At Impact's "Bound For Glory" Pay-Per-View".
2. ^ "Rhino Wins Call Your Shot Gauntlet, James Storm Among The Surprises At IMPACT Bound For Glory".
3. ^ "NWA-TNA 6/19/2002 results".
4. ^ "NWA-TNA - 9/18/02 Results".
5. ^ "NWA-TNA Weekly PPV 58 results".
6. ^ "NWA-TNA - 11/12/03 Results".
7. ^ "NWA-TNA Weekly PPV 70 Results".
8. ^ "NWA-TNA - 7/7/04 results".
9. ^ "NWA-TNA - 8/11/04 results".
10. ^ "Hard Justice 2005 results".
11. ^ "Bound For Glory 2005 results".
12. ^ "TNA Impact 2/15/07 - Results".
13. ^ "TNA No surrender 2007 9/9/07 - Results".
14. ^ "CALDWELL'S TNA BOUND FOR GLORY REPORT 10/14: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV".
15. ^ "TNA Impact \- 1/3/08 Results".
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19. ^ "TNA Impact \- 2/12/09 Results". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
20. ^ "TNA Bound For Glory Results (10/4) – New #1 Contender 'Bound For Gold', EY vs Angle, New World Champion!".
21. ^ "Csonka's TNA One Night Only: Live Review 1.08.16". 411MANIA. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
22. ^ Staff, PWMania com. "TNA Impact Wrestling Results - September 15, 2016". PWMania. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
23. ^ McMahon, Mike. "10/2 TNA Bound for Glory PPV: McMahon's ongoing coverage – EC3 vs. Lashley, Decay vs. Broken Matt Hardy & Nero". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
24. ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Results: April 6, 2017 - Full Episode". Impact Wrestling. April 6, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
25. ^ "Csonka's GFW Impact Review 8.24.17". 411MANIA. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
26. ^ Moore, John (July 18, 2020). "7/18 Impact Wrestling Slammiversary results: Moore's live review of Ace Austin vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Trey Miguel vs. a mystery person for the vacant Impact World Championship, Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo for the Knockouts Championship, The North vs. Ken Shamrock and Sami Callihan for the Impact Tag Titles, Willie Mack vs. Chris Bey for the X Division Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
27. ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (May 12, 2022). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results: May 12, 2022". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
28. ^ "Csonka's Impact Bound for Glory 2019 Review". 411MANIA. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
29. ^ Moore, John (October 24, 2020). "10/24 Moore's Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory live review: Eric Young vs. Rich Swann for the Impact World Championship, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kylie Rae for the Knockouts Title, Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Good Brothers vs. The North vs. Ace Austin and Madman Fulton for the Impact Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
30. ^ "Moose Wins Call Your Shot Gauntlet At IMPACT Bound For Glory 2021".
31. ^ "Bully Ray Returns To Impact Wrestling By Winning Big Match At Bound For Glory".

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Gauntlet for the Gold winners

Gauntlet for the Gold/
Bound for Gold|

| Heavyweight|

* Ken Shamrock (2002)
* Raven (2003)
* Jeff Jarrett (2004)
* Abyss (2005)
* Rhino (2005)
* Samoa Joe (2007)
* Christian Cage (2008)
* Tyrus (2015)
* Eli Drake (2016, 2017)
* Eric Young (2022)

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X Division|

* Petey Williams (2004, 2008)

Tag Team|

* America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) (2002)
* 3 Live Kru (B.G. James and Ron Killings) (2003)
* Christian's Coalition ( A.J. Styles and Tomko) (2007)
* Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) (2008)

Knockouts|

* Gail Kim (2007, 2016)
* ODB (2008, 2017)
* Sojournor Bolt (2009)
* Awesome Kong (2016)
* Kylie Rae (2020)

Call Your Shot Gauntlet|

| Open|

* Eddie Edwards (2019)
* Rhino (2020)
* Moose (2021)
* Bully Ray (2022)

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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

Championships|

| Men's Division|

* World
* reigns
* X Division
* reigns
* Digital Media
* World Tag Team
* reigns
* Canadian International

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Women's (Knockouts) Division|

* Knockouts World
* reigns
* Knockouts World Tag Team
* reigns

Former|

* List of former championships in TNA Wrestling

Accomplishments|

* Bound for Glory Series
* Call Your Shot Gauntlet
* Super X Cup
* Tournaments
* Awards
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* Triple Crown
* Grand Slam

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* Before the Impact
* Xplosion
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* Reaction
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* Today
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Pay-per-view and supercards|

* Pay-per-view events
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* Twitch specials (2018–2019)
* TNA+ Monthly Specials (2019–present)

Subsidiaries|

* TNA Home Video
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Parent company|

| Current|

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Former|

* Panda Energy International

Sister company|

* Invicta Fighting Championships

Partnerships|

| Current|

* Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
* WWE (NXT)

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Former|

* All Elite Wrestling
* New Japan Pro-Wrestling
* Alianza Universal De Lucha Libre
* All Japan Pro Wrestling
* Border City Wrestling
* Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
* CWF Mid-Atlantic
* Dragon Gate
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* House of Hardcore
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* IWA-PR
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* National Wrestling Alliance
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* Pro Wrestling Noah
* Reality of Wrestling
* Ring Ka King
* Ring of Honor
* Toryumon Mexico
* The Crash
* WWC Lucha Libre
* World Wrestling League
* Wrestle-1

Video games|

* TNA Wrestling
* TNA Impact!
* TNA Impact!: Cross The Line
* TNA Wrestling Impact!

See also|

* AXS TV
* Fight Network
* Global Wrestling Network
* Impact Zone
* TNA Entertainment, LLC v. Wittenstein

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Super X Cup|

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Fight for the Right|

* 2006
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Turkey Bowl|

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World Cup|

* 2013
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Other|

* America's X Cup
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