Gauntlet for the Gold

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A Gauntlet for the Gold match is a professional wrestling match used in 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, Impact Wrestling modified the match, now referred to as the Call Your Shot Gauntlet. While continuing to use the same rules and format as before, the match is now intergender, open to both men and women. Whoever wins the match now 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).

Under the "Call Your Shot" banner, the gauntlet has become an annual tradition at Bound for Glory, which is Impact'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 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 Contenders 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 Contenders 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 Contenders match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Hard Justice (2005) May 15, 2005 Orlando, FL [10]
8 Rhino Jeff Jarrett For the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Bound for Glory (2005) October 23, 2005 Orlando, FL [11]
9 Samoa Joe Tomko #1 Contenders 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 Contenders match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship No Surrender (2007) September 9, 2007 Orlando, FL [13]
11 Gail Kim Roxxi Laveaux For the TNA Women's Knockout Championship Bound for Glory (2007) October 14, 2007 Duluth, GA [14]
12 The Motor City Machine Guns Team 3D #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Tag Team Championship Impact! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL [15]
13 ODB Roxxi Laveaux #1 Contenders match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship Impact! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL [16]
14 Petey Williams Senshi #1 Contenders match for the TNA X Division Championship Impact! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL [17]
15 Christian Cage Samoa Joe #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship Impact! January 3, 2008 Orlando, FL [18]
16 Sojournor Bolt Madison Rayne #1 Contenders match for the TNA Women's Knockout Championship Impact! February 12, 2009 Orlando, FL [19]
17 Tyrus Mr. Anderson #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship Bound for Glory (2015) October 4, 2015 Concord, NC [20]
18 Awesome Kong Madison Rayne #1 Contenders match for the TNA Knockouts Championship TNA One Night Only: Live January 8, 2016 Bethlehem, PA [21]
19 Gail Kim Sienna #1 Contenders match for the TNA Knockouts Championship Impact! September 15, 2016 Orlando, FL [22]
20 Eli Drake Tyrus #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship Bound for Glory (2016) October 2, 2016 Orlando, FL [23]
21 ODB Madison Rayne #1 Contenders 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 (2020) July 18, 2020 Nashville, TN [26]

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 choosing Bound for Glory (2019) October 20, 2019 Villa Park, IL [27]
2 Rhino Sami Callihan #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosing Bound for Glory (2020) October 24, 2020 Nashville, TN [28]
3 Moose Matt Cardona #1 Contender's match for any championship of the winner's choosing Bound for Glory (2021) October 23, 2021 Sunrise Manor, NV

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

References[]

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