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Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling
World Heavyweight Championship
(May 13, 2007 - March 1, 2017)
Global Force Wrestling
Unified World Heavyweight Championship
(July 2, 2017 — August 17, 2017)
Global Force Wrestling
Impact Global Championship
(August 17, 2017 — September 18, 2017)
IMPACT! Wrestling
World Championship
(February 1, 2018 — March 13, 2021)
IMPACT! Wrestling
World Championship
(March 16, 2021 — Present)
Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling
World Championship
(Janauary 2024 — Present)
World Heavyweight Championship
(May 13, 2007 - March 1, 2017)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Christian Cage | May 13, 2007 | Sacrifice | Orlando, USA | 0 days |
N.W.A. Executive Director, Robert K. Trokich announces that the National Wrestling Alliance has ended its 5 year relationship with TNA Entertainment, LLC. As a result, Christian Cage is stripped of the N.W.A. World Heavyweight Championship. Cage is then awarded the T.N.A. World Heavyweight Championship.
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Kurt Angle | May 13, 2007 | Sacrifice | Orlando, USA | 154 days |
Angle makes Sting submit and at the same time, pins Christian Cage in a 3-way match for the championship.
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Sting | Oct 14, 2007 | Bound For Glory | Duluth, USA | 11 days |
Kurt Angle [2] | Oct 25, 2007 | iMPACT! | Orlando, USA | 171 days |
Samoa Joe | Apr 13, 2008 | Lockdown | Lowell, USA | 182 days |
Sting [2] | Oct 12, 2008 | Bound For Glory | Hoffman Estates, USA | 189 days |
Mick Foley | Apr 19, 2009 | Lockdown | Philadelphia, USA | 63 days |
Foley defeated Sting in a Six Sides of Steel Match.
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Kurt Angle [3] | Jun 21, 2009 | Slammiversary | Auburn Hills, USA | 91 days |
Kurt Angle won a King Of The Mountain match after Samoa Joe handed the belt to Angle to win the match. The match also included the champion Mick Foley, the Legend's Champion A.J. Styles and Jeff Jarrett.
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A.J. Styles | Sep 20, 2009 | No Surrender | Orlando, USA | 211 days |
Styles pinned Kurt Angle in a 5-Way match that also included Hernandez, Matt Morgan and Sting.
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Rob Van Dam | Apr 19, 2010 | iMPACT! | Orlando, USA | 122 days |
** Vacated ** | Aug 19, 2010 | iMPACT! | Orlando, USA | |
R.V.D. vacated the title due to injury.
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Jeff Hardy | Oct 10, 2010 | Bound For Glory | Daytona Beach, USA | 91 days |
Hardy defeated Kurt Angle and Ken Anderson in a 3-Way Match for the vacant title. Another stipulation stated if Kurt Angle lost the match, he would have to retire.
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Mr. Anderson | Jan 9, 2011 | Genesis | Orlando, USA | 35 days |
Jeff Hardy [2] | Feb 13, 2011 | Against All Odds | Orlando, USA | 18 days |
Sting [3] | Mar 3, 2011 | iMPACT! | Orlando, USA | 101 days |
Mr. Anderson [2] | Jun 12, 2011 | Slammiversary | Orlando, USA | 32 days |
Sting [4] | Jul 14, 2011 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 24 days |
Kurt Angle [4] | Aug 7, 2011 | Hardcore Justice | Orlando, USA | 74 days |
James Storm | Oct 20, 2011 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 14 days |
Bobby Roode | Nov 3, 2011 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Macon, USA | 248 days |
Austin Aries | Jul 8, 2012 | Destination X | Orlando, USA | 98 days |
Jeff Hardy [3] | Oct 14, 2012 | Bound For Glory | Phoenix, USA | 147 days |
Bully Ray | Mar 10, 2013 | Lockdown | San Antonio, USA | 130 days |
Chris Sabin | Jul 18, 2013 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Louisville, USA | 28 days |
Bully Ray [2] | Aug 15, 2013 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Norfolk, USA | 66 days |
A.J. Styles [2] | Oct 20, 2013 | Bound For Glory | San Diego, USA | 9 days |
** Vacated ** | Oct 29, 2013 | -- | -- | |
T.N.A. President Dixie Carter announced via Twitter that Styles had been stripped of the tile due to a contract dispute.
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Magnus | Dec 19, 2013 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 112 days |
Magnus defeated Jeff Hardy in a Dixieland Match finals of a tournament for the vacated title. Later that night, Magnus defeated A.J. Styles, whom still claimed to be champion, to unify the championship.
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Eric Young | Apr 10, 2014 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 70 days |
Bobby Lashley | Jun 19, 2014 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Bethlehem, USA | 132 days |
Bobby Roode [2] | Oct 29, 2014 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Bethlehem, USA | 70 days |
Lashley [2] | Jan 7, 2015 | IMPACT! Wrestling | New York, USA | 72 days |
Kurt Angle [5] | Mar 20, 2015 | IMPACT! Wrestling | London, England | 103 days |
Ethan Carter III | Jul 1, 2015 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 95 days |
Matt Hardy | Oct 4, 2015 | Bound For Glory | Concord, USA | 2 days |
Hardy defeated Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway in a Triple Threat match for the championship.
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** Vacated ** | Oct 6, 2015 | -- | -- | |
Hardy vacated the title due to a legal injunction filed by Ethan Carter III as part of the storyline.
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Ethan Carter III [2] | Jan 5, 2016 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Bethlehem, USA | 14 days |
Carter defeated Matt Hardy in the finals of a 2-part, 32-person series for the vacant title. The first part was a round-robin type tournament, with the top 2 of each group of 4 competitors qualifying for a single-elimination tournament. Other competitors in the tournament include Awesome Kong, Bobby Roode, Bram, Davey Richards, DJ Z, Drew Galloway, Eli Drake, Eric Young, Gail Kim, Jessie Godderz, Kenny King, Lashley, Mahabali Shera, and Tiger Uno.
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Matt Hardy [2] | Jan 19, 2016 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Bethlehem, USA | 56 days |
Drew Galloway | Mar 15, 2016 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 89 days |
Lashley [3] | Jun 12, 2016 | Slammiversary | Orlando, USA | 116 days |
Eddie Edwards | Oct 6, 2016 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 112 days |
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Lashley [4] | Jan 26, 2017 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 157 days |
On March 2, 2017, the championship was renamed to the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship following the renaming of the promotion.
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Unified World Heavyweight Championship
(July 2, 2017 — August 17, 2017)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Alberto El Patrón | Jul 2, 2017 | Slammiversary | Orlando, USA | 46 days |
This was a unification match for the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship and the original GFW Global Championship.
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** Vacated ** | Aug 14, 2017 | -- | -- | |
Vacated due to Alberto El Patrón's suspension
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Impact Global Championship
(August 17, 2017 — September 18, 2017)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Eli Drake | Aug 17, 2017 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 154 days |
Drake last pinned Eddie Edwards in a 20-man Gauntlet for the Gold match. The championship took the GFW Global Championship name, while retaining the TNA World Heavyweight Championship history. On the September 18, 2017 episode of iMPACT! Wrestling, the championship was renamed the "Impact Global Championship".
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World Championship
(February 1, 2018 — March 13, 2021)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Austin Aries [2] | Feb 1, 2018 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 80 days |
Pentagón Jr. | Apr 22, 2018 | Redemption | Orlando, USA | 39 days |
This was a triple threat match also involving Fénix.
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Austin Aries [3] | May 31, 2018 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Orlando, USA | 136 days |
Johnny Impact | Oct 14, 2018 | Bound For Glory | New York, USA | 196 days |
Brian Cage | Apr 28, 2019 | Rebellion | Toronto, Canada | 184 days |
Sami Callihan | Oct 29, 2019 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Windsor, Canada | 83 days |
Tessa Blanchard | Jan 20, 2020 | Hard To Kill | Dallas, USA | 157 days |
** Vacated ** | Jun 25, 2020 | -- | -- | |
After a period of inactivity during which Blanchard missed multiple tapings due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions, her contract was terminated by Impact Wrestling and she was stripped of the title.
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Eddie Edwards [2] | Jul 18, 2020 | Slammiversary | Nashville, USA | 45 days |
This was a five-way elimination match also involving Ace Austin, Trey, Rich Swann, and Eric Young.
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Eric Young [2] | Sep 1, 2020 | IMPACT! Wrestling | Nashville, USA | 53 days |
Rich Swann | Oct 24, 2020 | Bound For Glory | Nashville, USA | 183 days |
At Sacrifice on March 13, 2021, Swann defeated Moose to unify the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and Impact World Championship. The TNA title was deactivated while the Impact title became briefly known as the Impact Unified World Championship before reverting to Impact World Championship.
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World Championship
(March 16, 2021 — Present)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Kenny Omega | Apr 25, 2021 | Rebellion | Nashville, USA | 110 days |
This was a Winner-Takes-All match with Omega defending the A.E.W. World Championship.
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Christian Cage [2] | Aug 13, 2021 | Rampage | Pittsburgh, USA | 71 days |
Josh Alexander | Oct 23, 2021 | Bound For Glory | Las Vegas, USA | 0 days |
Moose | Oct 23, 2021 | Bound For Glory | Las Vegas, USA | 182 days |
Moose invoked his Call Your Shot Gauntlet championship privilege.
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Josh Alexander [2] | Apr 23, 2022 | Rebellion | Poughkeepsie, USA | 348 days |
** Vacated ** | Apr 6, 2023 | -- | -- | |
Steve Maclin | Apr 16, 2023 | Rebellion | Toronto, Canada | 54 days |
Alex Shelley | Jun 9, 2023 | Against All Odds | Columbus, USA | 218 days |
World Championship
(Janauary 2024 — Present)
Won By: | Date: | Event: | Location: | Reign: |
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Moose [2] | Jan 13, 2024 | Hard To Kill | Paradise, USA | 189 days |
Nic Nemeth | Jul 20, 2024 | Slammiversary | Montreal, Canada | 40 days |
Last pinned Frankie Kazarian in a 6-way elimination match that also included the champion, Moose, Joe Hendry, Josh Alexander, and Steve Maclin.
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