AGauntlet for the Gold match is aprofessional wrestling match used inTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA - though from 2017-2024 it was known as Impact Wrestling).

Different from the othergauntlet matches, in which one competitor faces several others in turn, the Gauntlet for the Gold match is very similar to the fellowprofessional wrestling promotionWWE'sRoyal 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 standardbattle 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 regularsingles match in which victory must be attained bypinfall orsubmission.

The Gauntlet for the Gold usually involves a double digit number of wrestlers, and the prize is usually either achampionship or a championship match opportunity.

There is atag 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 standardtag team match.

On October 23, 2005, at theBound for Glorypay-per-view, the Gauntlet for the Gold Match was fought as completely elimination-only, since the winner had to immediately face theNWA World Heavyweight Champion for the title.

There was also anUltimate X Gauntlet atVictory 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.

In 2019, a modified version of the match - called theCall 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'sMoney in the Bank briefcase).

Since then, the Call Your Shot Gauntlet has become an annual tradition atBound for Glory, which is TNA's biggest show of the year.^[1][2]

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