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Bound For Glory 2020 was a fun show for the duration that it lasted, and there was a general feel-good factor to the whole thing, especially the ending. That said, Bound For Glory wasn't nearly as good as Slammiversary, the event that preceded it, because of a few major disappointing developments too.
That said, you are welcome to weigh in with your thoughts and comments about IMPACT Wrestling Bound For Glory in the comments section below, ladies, and gentlemen. Do let us know what you thought of Bound for Glory 2020 and rate it out of 10!
#1 Best: James Storm, Swoggle & Daivari return at Bound for Glory 2020!
The Call Your Shot Gauntlet match had the right outcome with Rhino lasting through the competition and standing tall at the conclusion of Bound for Glory 2020. But what made the match so interesting and so very intriguing was the fact that James Storm, Daivari, and Swoggle made their return to IMPACT Wrestling at Bound for Glory. It remains to be seen what role they will play in the weeks and months that follow, but their surprise returns would have popped the audience if there had been an audience. Even so, their returns got people talking and made the already explosive match even more so.
It was the perfect way to kick off IMPACT Wrestling's Bound for Glory and one can only hope that James Storm, in particular, will stay around for the long haul because he could be a very big player in the singles division or even the tag team division if the plan is for him to stick around. Many felt like this was the high point of the show, until the very end of the night when Rich Swann won the title.
#1 Worst: Kylie Rae is replaced by IMPACT Wrestling star Su Yung in the big Knockouts Championship match at Bound for Glory
With all due respect to Rich Swann and Eric Young, perhaps the most highly anticipated match of Bound for Glory was the clash between Kylie Rae and Deonna Purrazzo for the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship. It's a shame that without any prior announcements by IMPACT Wrestling, the company chose to replace Kylie Rae in this highly-anticipated match with Su Yung.
As of writing this article, there is speculation that Kylie Rae is injured, but if IMPACT Wrestling had known about it beforehand, they should have made some kind of announcement about the same, because a lot of people may have purchased the pay-per-view to see Kylie Rae take on Deonna Purrazzo after the fantastic build for the match. Also, is it the wisest decision to have Su Yung become the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion at Bound for Glory when Purrazzo has been doing such a commendable job when it comes to ruling the Knockouts division as a heel? Completely boggles the mind!
#2 Best: Rich Swann becomes the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion at Bound for Glory
Going into the big match, it was pretty obvious that Rich Swann was going to become the new IMPACT Wrestling World Champion, by defeating Eric Young and overcoming the odds, despite his injury but nobody could have predicted just how good the match was. On paper, it did not seem like the biggest match on the Bound for Glory card (everyone seemed a lot more hyped for the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship match), but boy, did these two deliver! Eric Young is criminally underrated and it's a shame that nobody in WWE realized his true potential.
In Rich Swann's case, the emotions were real, when he was crowned the face of IMPACT Wrestling.
The locker room cleared out to celebrate with him and one has to commend Josh Mathews, Madison Rayne, and Don Callis (who was a very welcome addition to the IMPACT Wrestling commentary desk at Bound for Glory) for telling the story of all the hardships that Rich Swann has had to overcome on his way to the World Championship, making his win even sweeter.
#2 Worst: Heath's crowning moment gets marred by an injury at Bound for Glory 2020
Heath's storyline of having to win a gauntlet to get his contract was one of the most engrossing things about IMPACT Wrestling heading into Bound For Glory, but as luck would have it, Heath was seemingly injured in the match. This is the worst-case-scenario for the talented young man because, from the way that the match played out, the company probably had massive plans for him in the coming weeks. One hopes that it is just a minor injury and that he can return to action as soon as possible, following Bound for Glory 2020.
There are very few compelling stories in wrestling anymore, which seems to be all about flips and high spots, but what was achieved with Heath, Rhino, and Scott D'Amore in the weeks leading up to Bound for Glory has to be applauded, because, in this instance, one was rooting for the underdog.
We at Sportskeeda wish him all the best and hope he can return in no time at all.
#3 Best/Worst: The North become the face of the IMPACT Wrestling tag team division at Bound for Glory
It was a very strange decision indeed to have Alex Shelley, who could have been a very integral component in the highly-anticipated IMPACT Wrestling World Tag Team Championship match at Bound for Glory written off at the very start of the night considering that this was yet another match that people were really looking forward to seeing, and there is no better sight than the Machine Guns in sync. At the same time, there is no doubt at all that Josh Alexander and Ethan Page deserve all the plaudits in the world for capturing the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Championships because they are awesome.
The rest of the card wasn't all that memorable, and one has to wonder if Ken Shamrock, who went into the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame and was inducted by The Rock, should have put over the much younger Eddie Edwards. Their match at Bound for Glory was pretty good, however.
Whenever you get the time, do check out Sportskeeda's interview with Chris Sabin of the Motor City Machine Guns, in the link above.
