IMPACT Wrestling Bound For Glory 2021 - Star ratings for every match

Christian Cage vs. Josh Alexander for the IMPACT World Championship (IMPACT Wrestling Bound For Glory 2021)

The IMPACT Wrestling Bound For Glory 2021 main event saw AEW's Christian Cage defend the IMPACT World Championship against former X-Division Champion Josh Alexander. This has been a well told story ahead of the pay-per-view, with the friendly competition spiraling into a more aggressive tone as the weeks went by.

Christian Cage defeated Kenny Omega to win the IMPACT World Championship on the debut of AEW Rampage and has successfully defended the gold against Brian Myers and Ace Austin since. Josh Alexander had been firing on all cylinders as the X-Division Champion, defeating the likes of TJP, Jake Something, and Chris Sabin on the road to Bound For Glory 2021.

Following his win over Sabin at Victory Road, it was the Motor City Machine Gun member who put an idea in the ear of the Walking Weapon. After Christian defeated Ace Austin, Alexander came down to the ring and invoked "Option C" to relinquish the X-Division Title for a shot at the IMPACT World Championship at Bound For Glory 2021.

The Bound For Glory 2021 main event started out with a feeling out process and Christian showing a subtle heel tone to his strategy. Josh Alexander looked for an ankle lock on the floor, but Cage reversed and sent Josh head-first into the guardrail. Alexander hit a killer German suplex on Christian that sent him to the corner.

The Walking Weapon kept going for the ankle lock and also attacked Christian's taped up shoulder. This paid off in the finish when Alexander sent Cage into the ring post shoulder-first. He then applied the ankle lock. Christian couldn't push himself off the mat on the bad shoulder, so Josh stepped on his good hand and Cage was forced to tap out, making Alexander the new IMPACT World Champion.

Josh Alexander had a special post-match moment with his wife and young son crying in the ring. Just when the show looked like it would end on this babyface happy ending, Moose came down and cashed in his Call Your Shot trophy for an automatic IMPACT World Title Match. He hit the spear and defeated Alexander to win the title in front of his family.

The main event was great with technical action and a simple story being told. Christian Cage and Josh Alexander worked very well with one another and had a brilliant contest that escalated in intensity as the bout went on. The ending with Moose was shocking and will make Bound For Glory 2021 that much more memorable.

Star rating: ****