Bound for Glory VII Bound for Glory 2011 is a professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) , that took place on October 16 , 2011 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It is the seventh annual event under the Bound for Glory chronology . Bound For Glory is considered to be the premiere event of the year for TNA . This event is the first Bound for Glory in the state of Philadelphia and the second TNA PPV to be held in Philadelphia after Lockdown . Background . Bound for Glory featured eight professional wrestling matches and one pre - show match that involved different wrestlers from pre - existing scripted feuds and storylines . Wrestlers portrayed villains , heroes , or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches . The primary feud heading into Bound for Glory was between Sting and Hulk Hogan . On the January 4 , 2010 special 3 hour Monday night episode of TNA Impact ! , Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff debuted in TNA . From the moment they arrived , Sting suspected that they were up to a conspiracy and tried to warn TNA President Dixie Carter to no avail . The master plan was soon revealed on October 10 at Bound for Glory 2010 , when Hulk Hogan , Eric Bischoff , Jeff Jarrett , Abyss and newly crowned TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy were revealed to be " They " , an entity Abyss claimed for several months would come forth at the event . The group subsequently named themselves Immortal and Sting , along with his ally Kevin Nash , who had stuck by him and his suspicion for months , were invited to join the group but the two left the company . After several months of Immortal controlling TNA , Sting returned on the March 3 , 2011 episode of Impact ! to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship , retaining the belt during his feud with Immortal until on June 12 at Slammiversary IX , where he began a short back - and - forth rivalry with Mr . Anderson for the title and eventually won it back . During this time , Sting began to assume a maniacal , Joker - like gimmick dubbed the " Insane Icon " . On August 8 at Hardcore Justice , Sting lost the title to Kurt Angle following interference from Hogan , recruiting Angle to Immortal in the process . After Hogan cost Sting the opportunity to regain the title on two separate occasions in September 2011 , Sting started plaguing Hogan to change for the better and fought long - time rival and Immortal member Ric Flair to earn the victory and a match against Hogan on October 16 at Bound for Glory . On the October 6 episode of Impact , Hogan agreed to give TNA back to Dixie Carter if Sting won the match . During June , the implementation of a three - months long points tournament referred to as the " Bound for Glory Series " , became the focal point in determining a number one contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory out of twelve top contenders . According to the rules , the top four wrestlers that accumulated the most points that were earned from matches held on Impact ! , live shows , and pay per views , would compete in tournament finals matches at No Surrender , where the winner would gain the opportunity to challenge for the TNA World Title at the company ' s biggest annual spectacle . [ 9 ] In September , Bobby Roode , Bully Ray , Gunner and James Storm emerged as the top four contenders heading into No Surrender . At the PPV on September 11 , Roode and Bully Ray finished tied in the top of the standings , after Roode defeated Gunner via submission and Bully Ray defeated Storm via disqualification . Roode then defeated Bully Ray later in the night to break the tie and become the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . A . J . Styles versus Christopher Daniels was another rekindled feud heading into an " I Quit " match at Bound for Glory . On the March 31 episode of Impact ! , Daniels returned saving the heroic Fortune group from a beat down by the villain group , Immortal , who had also been responsible for an injury which temporarily sidelined Styles . On April 17 at Lockdown , Daniels teamed with the rest of Fortune to defeat Immortal in a Lethal Lockdown match during which saw the return of Styles seeking retribution against Immortal member Bully Ray . In June , Styles declared he was returning to the X Division for one night when it would be commemorated . Challenged by Daniels , Styles later accepted the match , with the two agreeing not to make the competition compromise their friendship . On July 10 at the X Division - based Destination X PPV , Styles defeated Daniels in the main event . Over the next several weeks , Daniels asked for a rematch which took place on the September 1 episode of Impact ! , with Daniels picking up the win . After the match , Daniels refused to shake Styles ' hand . On the September 22 episode of Impact ! , Daniels kept bragging about his victory over Styles , which eventually led to a brawl between the two that was broken up by Fortune member Kazarian before Daniels then hit Styles , completing his turn into a villain . Two weeks later it was announced that , under Daniels ' request , the two would face each other in an " I Quit " match at Bound for Glory . Another rivalry heading into Bound for Glory was between Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn , who fought in a Full Metal Mayhem match . The two reignited their rivalry over their extreme days in the defunct ECW similar to how the X Division operated and on July 10 at Destination X , Van Dam defeated Lynn . Over the next month , Lynn accompanied Van Dam to his matches . On August 8 at Hardcore Justice , Van Dam , ranked number two in the Bound for Glory Series , faced Crimson , ranked number one . In the match , Lynn came in and attacked Crimson , causing Van Dam to lose by disqualification , that cost him not only the match , but several spots in the tournament ' s standings . On the August 18 episode of Impact ! , Lynn ensured a loss for Van Dam in a match against A . J . Styles in similar fashion . On the September 1 episode of Impact ! , Lynn turned on Van Dam , costing him a loss in a match with Gunner and the entire tournament as a whole . On the following Impact , Lynn explained his actions saying that he was sick of being in Van Dam ' s shadow . Two former group mates Mr . Anderson and Bully Ray , fought in a Falls Count Anywhere Philadelphia Street Fight . Given the ultimatum to join Immortal or go against them , Mr . Anderson became a member of the Immortal group in July 2011 , after Immortal member Eric Bischoff assisted him to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Sting on June 12 at Slammiversary IX . On the July 14 edition of Impact , Anderson lost the title back to Sting . Anderson ' s alliance with Immortal went short - lived as tension grew when Immortal ' s Bully Ray became the distraction that allowed Kurt Angle to defeat Anderson in a cage match on the July 28 episode of Impact . After Anderson and Bully Ray battled on August 8 at Hardcore Justice , which saw Bully Ray come out as the winner , Immortal later evicted Anderson from the group . Continuing his feud with Bully Ray , eventually on the October 7 edition of Impact , Anderson challenged Bully Ray to an Anything Goes match , which was later accepted by his counterpart . Samoa Joe versus Crimson versus Matt Morgan was an altercation that headed into the PPV . The feud between Crimson and Samoa Joe continued since the Summer of 2011 . Crimson had engaged in conflict with Joe , who was unhelpful to him during an attack from Abyss . Joe eventually claimed that he did not need help when he had his 18 - month winning streak going . Competing in the Bound for Glory Series and maintaining a winning streak , Crimson faced Kurt Angle in a match , where Joe gave Crimson the disqualification win after attacking him and forcing him to the sidelines with an ankle injury , effectively eliminating him from the BFG Series . On the September 28 edition of Impact , Crimson returned and challenged Joe to an accepted fight , ending when Matt Morgan fended off Joe , who targeted harm to Crimson ' s ankle . After losing singles matches to Crimson and Morgan in consecutive weeks , Joe , who was fed up of the two looking out for one another in his business with Crimson , challenged them to a three - way match at Bound for Glory . TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries defended his title against Brian Kendrick . On September 11 at No Surrender , Austin Aries defeated Brian Kendrick to win the X Division Title for the first time , after Aries returned to the company in June 2011 and pursued the title . On the September 29 edition of Impact , Kendrick won a five - man Ladder match against Alex Shelley , Zema Ion , Kid Kash , and Jesse Sorensen to earn a rematch with Aries for the title . TNA Women ' s Knockout Champion Winter defended her title against Velvet Sky , Mickie James , and Madison Rayne , with Karen Jarrett serving as special guest referee . Over the Summer of 2011 , Winter feuded with Mickie James , alternating reigns with the title , until eventually Winter regained the championship on September 11 at No Surrender . On the September 15 edition of Impact , Velvet Sky defeated Angelina Love to earn a shot at the Knockouts Title , and over the next two weeks , Mickie James and Madison Rayne did the same after defeating Brooke Tessmacher and Tara in singles matches , respectively . Karen Jarrett , who was newly appointed the Commissioner of the Knockouts , became the referee of the match . Aftermath . On the following edition of Impact after Bound For Glory , James Storm defeated Kurt Angle to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship . The following week , Bobby Roode defeated Samoa Joe to earn a title opportunity against Storm , which he received a week later on November 3 . On that edition of Impact , Roode turned heel and smashed a beer bottle on Storm ' s head during the match , allowing him to defeat Storm to win the TNA World Title . At Turning Point , Roode defeated AJ Styles to retain the World Title . Also on the October 20 edition of Impact , Velvet Sky ' s championship celebration was interrupted when Gail Kim returned to TNA as a villainess and attacked her in the ring , with Madison Rayne joining her . Kim was named the # 1 Contender to Velvet ' s Knockouts Championship by Knockouts VP Karen Jarrett on the following edition of Impact . At Turning Point , the evil Kim defeated Sky to win the Knockouts Championship .