mike johnson, from pwinsider, said that the main event was "really good, hard hitting, well told story here. easily the best thing on the show and a really good main event." however, he criticized the magnus-sting due to "the idea here was to make magnus by having sting lose clean in a back and forth contest. on paper, it made sense but the match didn't feel like it had the spark needed for that sort of moment". also, described ethan's debut as "pitch-perfect". he described the entire show as "it was just a show - some good, some eh, but bound for glory should never be just a show, it's their wrestlemania, except this year, it wasn't." pat mcneill, from pwtorch, said bound for glory "wasn't a great event". bob kapur, from canoe slam, said that he enjoyed the event overall. also, matthew asher, from canoe too, enjoyed the ppv but said the ultimate success of this bound for glory rests on the future storylines this event sets up.