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This is it. The Bound For Glory main event. Since returning this summer, Eric Young has made Rich Swann's life a complete living Hell. Snapping his ankle not once, but twice, Young tried to end Swann's career for good.
At Bound For Glory, Swann had the chance to end Young's reign of terror and capture the top prize in IMPACT Wrestling.
IMPACT Wrestling World Championship at Bound For Glory: Rich Swann vs Eric Young (c)
Rich Swann's leg showed no signs of weakness, as Swann was able to leap around the World Class Maniac, avoiding the champ's offense and sending him to the floor. Young had to take a walk to think up a strategy, but Swann's aggressiveness wouldn't let him.
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Young was launched into the ring post as he attempted to go after Swann's leg again. Swann followed up with a big dive off the apron. However, a back body drop onto the apron saw Swann land on top of his head, injuring his neck. Swann came into Bound For Glory with a strong and fresh ankle, but it looked like he'd be leaving Bound For Glory with a bad neck.
Back in the ring, Young kept up the pressure with neck cranks and a Bret's Rope wheelbarrow neckbreaker. Somehow, Swann kept fighting. Another neckbreaker saw Swann kick out at two.
Young stomped out Swann's neck, but the former X-Division Champion refused to quit. The Death Valley Driver spiked Swann. Again, he kicked out. Eric Young, somehow, got more manic and aggressive at Bound For Glory, but he couldn't get the job done.
Swann yelled at Scott D'Amore and IMPACT that what was happening to Rich Swann was not his fault, but theirs. He demanded that Swann stay down, but the challenger refused. Swann wasn't going to give up at Bound For Glory. He wasn't going to give up on any night.
Swann tanked some strong rights from Young and fired up against Young, pelting him with big punches. Young bolted up the top rope, but Swann followed right after, launching him overhead with an avalanche hip toss. It took as much out of Rich as it the champion, though.
They made it to their feet, and Swann hit Young with a series of spinning back kicks to the gut. A leaping hurricanrana off the top set Young up for a sky-high frog splash. Young kicked out.
Young bit the face of Swann at the top rope, sending Swann to the mat for a big diving elbow to the neck. Swann kicked out but was locked in a crossface.
Swann fired up with a big roundhouse kick, but the handspring cutter was countered with a torture rack neckbreaker. Young got another nearfall at Bound For Glory, and decided to go after Swann's ankle.
Swann escaped a heel hook and countered the piledriver. A straight side kick to the dome knocked out Young. A handspring 450 Splash hit Swann for the two. Swann was half a second away from making history at Bound For Glory.
Young cut Swann off, stopping the Phoenix Splash, before locking him in the tree of woe. However, Swann was able to pop out of it for a cutter. A handspring cutter connected as well, and Swann hit the Phoenix Splash. After a long, hard fought and often tough to watch match, Rich Swann captured the IMPACT World Title at Bound For Glory.
Results: Rich Swann defeated Eric Young via pinfall at Bound For Glory.
Grade: A+
The locker room emptied out to celebrate with Rich Swann, raising him up no their shoulders as Eric Young crawled to the back. Eddie Edwards, The Rascalz, and more joined in to end Bound For Glory.
Becky Lynch has been challenged HERE.
