{"id":115292,"date":"2022-08-18T22:02:53","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T02:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=115292"},"modified":"2022-08-18T22:02:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T02:02:53","slug":"eddie-edwards-bound-for-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/08\/18\/eddie-edwards-bound-for-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Event of Bound for Glory 2022 Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The main event for <strong>IMPACT Wrestling&#8217;s<\/strong> biggest show of the year is set. <em>Bound for Glory<\/em> will be headlined by IMPACT World Champion <strong>Josh Alexander<\/strong> taking on former champion <strong>Eddie Edwards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Eddie Edwards Is Headed to the Main Event of Bound for Glory<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEddieEdwards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheEddieEdwards<\/a> is Bound For Glory. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMPACTonAXSTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#IMPACTonAXSTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LvHDM3pfBJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LvHDM3pfBJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1560446454807896071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Edwards earned his chance at the IMPACT World Championship tonight on IMPACT on AXS TV. He defeated <strong>Steve Maclin,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Moose,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Sami Callihan, Bandido,<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Rich Swann<\/strong> in an elimination match to become the number one contender.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards is the current leader of <strong>Honor No More<\/strong> and is a former two-time TNA\/IMPACT World Champion. He is also a former five-time TNA World Tag Team Champion with <strong>Davey<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Richards<\/strong> as <strong>The Wolfs.<\/strong> Edwards has also held the IMPACT X-Division Championship twice making him a triple crown champion in TNA\/IMPACT.<\/p>\n<p>Josh Alexander became IMPACT World Champion at <em>Rebellion<\/em> earlier this year when he defeated <strong>Moose.<\/strong> Alexander has since defended the title against Moose, <strong>Tomohiro Ishii, Gabriel Fuerza,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Eric Young, Aiden Price, Joe<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Doering<\/strong>, <strong>Jacob Fatu,<\/strong> and <strong>Alex Shelley.<\/strong> Alexander has been a fighting champion and has proven he is willing to take on anyone. Edwards will surely be a tough test for the current IMPACT World Champion.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander is hoping to end this year&#8217;s <em>Bound for Glory<\/em> on a happier note than last year. At the 2021 edition of <em>Bound for Glory<\/em> Alexander defeated <strong>Christian Cage<\/strong> to become IMPACT World Champion. However, Moose cashed in his Call Your Shot Gauntlet trophy and immediately defeated Alexander for the title. Alexander is looking to end this year&#8217;s<em> Bound for Glory<\/em> on a high note.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can catch IMPACT Wrestling on Thursday nights on AXS TV and Twitch.TV as well as all the time on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/impactplus.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>IMPACT Plus<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main event for IMPACT Wrestling&#8217;s biggest show of the year is set. Bound for Glory will be headlined by IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander taking on former champion Eddie Edwards. 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