", "Caldwell's TNA Impact report 5/26: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of "Impact Wrestling" – Angle vs. RVD, Street Fight, 1990s Night", "Roode retains title at highly forgettable Turning Point", "Caldwell's TNA Turning Point PPV results 11/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV — Roode-Styles, five title matches", "Caldwell's TNA Victory Road PPV results 3/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Sting-Roode main event, Angle-Hardy, Storm-Ray", "TNA News: Television Title officially vacated; TNA announces four wrestlers with chance to become new TV champ", "Caldwell's TNA Impact results 9/27: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact – new TV champ, BFG PPV hype, Hogan at the Clubhouse", "Caldwell's TNA Impact results 12/6: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Impact – Team Hardy vs. [18] Angle ended up winning the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary over Joe, Cage, Styles and Harris, who was a mystery participant chosen by Cornette, to become the "undisputed TNA World Heavyweight Champion".[19][20]. [4] Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result of a predetermined match. [9] Angle defeated Cage and Sting to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Roode had a dominant TNA World Championship reign and a King of the Mountain title reign at the end of his TNA run. [1][2] Being a professional wrestling championship, it is won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. The TNA Television Championship was a professional wrestling championship … Angle's first reign holds the record for shortest reign in the title's history at one day. As of the February 1, 2018 episode of Impact!, the title has been known as the Impact World Championship. TNA trusted Kurt Angle to be the face of the company for many years. The inaugural champion was Kurt Angle, who won the championship by defeating Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match on May 13, 2007, at TNA's Sacrifice event. champion determined on TNA. RELATED: 10 Youngest Wrestlers To Ever Compete In TNA History (& Their Ages). [1] Later on during the broadcast, Cornette stripped Angle of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship due to a controversial finish to the match at Sacrifice. Over the center plate was a large TNA Wrestling logo and below it the words "Heavyweight Champion" engraved in silver. Kim also holds the record for shortest reign in the title's history, during her seventh reign at 25 hours, while Taya Valkyrie's reign holds the record for longest in the title's history, with 377 days. The title was then known as the TNA Legends Championship and was unsanctioned by TNA in the storyline. [16] At the event, Gail Kim defeated Ms. Brooks, Christy Hemme, Awesome Kong, Roxxi Laveaux, Talia Madison, Shelly Martinez, Jackie Moore, ODB, and Angel Williams to become the first champion. The World Championship, Tag Team Championship, and X-Division Championship have always been the main three. Two-time and current champion Eric Young. [1] Later on during the broadcast, Cornette stripped Angle of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship due to a controversial finish to the match at Sacrifice. Samoa Joe was one of the most important wrestlers in TNA history who contributed in every role asked of him. [16] The next bout pitted Chris Harris against James Storm on the June 7 episode Impact!, which ended in a double disqualification, therefore neither man advanced to the King of the Mountain match. The holder of the crown was determined in a lingerie battle royal on June 19, 2002, which aired on June 26, 2002. Following departure of Jeff Jarrett from the promotion, the company reverted to the Impact Wrestling name and the title belt was updated with an Impact name plate to reflect the change. This was a knockout or tapout only match. The TNA career of Abyss saw him doing everything possible to make a positive impact. The first was named "Knockouts: The Ladies of TNA Wrestling Vol.1" and was released on August 29, 2006. Results - 5/31/07 (AJ Styles advances in KOTM Tourny, more)", "Keller's TNA Impact report 6/7: Storm vs. Harris in big brawl, Christian-Tomko", "iMPACT! In 2020, the belt was modified, with red replacing the previous blue, to reflect the new color of the Impact Wrestling logo introduced following the move to AXS TV. In 2020, the belt was modified, with red replacing the previous blue, to reflect the new color of the Impact Wrestling logo introduced following the move to AXS TV. In early 2017 After TNA rebranded as Impact Wrestling, the name of its flagship show, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship changed its name to the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship to reflect the name changes of the company. The current champion is Eric Young, who is in his second reign. TNA Knockout, or just Knockout for short, is the term used by TNA to refer to its onscreen female performers; this is similar to TNA's main rival World Wrestling Entertainment and their Divas pseudonym. One major storyline saw Angle winning all the gold when also having the X-Division Championship and Tag Team Championship at the same time. The championship was unveiled on May 14, 2007 at the taping of TNA's primary television program, Impact!, which aired on May 17, 2007. The title has been vacated six different times. [6] On that day, NWA's Executive Director Robert Trobich announced that the NWA were ending their five-year agreement with TNA, which had allowed them full control over both titles. As of the February 1, 2018 episode of Impact!, the title has been known as the Impact World Championship. Angle's first reign also holds the record for shortest reign in the title's history, at 1 day. Abyss holds the record for combined days as champion, with 460. [1] TNA commentator Mike Tenay announced when Angle made his way to the ring that Management Director Jim Cornette, TNA's on-screen authority figure at the time, "made the decision that due to TNA's growing worldwide exposure, the company needed to have its own TNA title belts"; thereby not acknowledging the NWA ending their agreement with TNA and giving a storyline explanation as to why the championship was created. The success of EY saw him winning the TNA World Championship, X-Division Championship, Tag Team Championship, and the Global Championship. [11] At the first taping, Angle came to the ring with the new TNA World Heavyweight Championship belt and announced that he was the "new TNA World Heavyweight Champion". The word "World" was placed above the eagle's head on a ribbon. The championship debuted on October 14, 2007 at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view (PPV) event under the name the TNA Women's World Championship;[2] it was renamed the TNA Women's Knockout Championship in 2008 through 2010, then simplified to TNA Knockouts Championship until the promotion changed its name in March 2017. The return of Eric Young gave Impact Wrestling another legend back on the roster after some time away in WWE. [1][12] Cornette then announced the championship would be contested for at TNA's Slammiversary on June 17, 2007 in a King of the Mountain match—a match which involves five participants racing to gain a pinfall or submission to become eligible to hang a championship belt to win. The inaugural champion was Gail Kim, who defeated Ms. Brooks, Christy Hemme, Awesome Kong, Roxxi Laveaux, Velvet Sky, Shelly Martinez, Jackie Moore, ODB, and Angelina Love in a ten Knockout Gauntlet for the Gold match on October 24, 2007 at TNA's Bound for Glory PPV event. Angle won the TNA World Championship within a few months of his debut when TNA made their own world title to replace the NWA Heavyweight Championship. At the end of December 2014, TNA uploaded a photo on their Instagram account, in which the Knockouts Championship has a new design, replacing the white strap with a black strap, with the red color scheme changed to blue to coincide with the company's color scheme and the plates are now fully gold thus the encrusted silver is removed.