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World Heavyweight Championship
(May 13, 2007 - March 1, 2017)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Christian Cage May 13, 2007 Sacrifice Orlando, FL, 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.
Kurt Angle May 13, 2007 Sacrifice Orlando, FL, USA 154 days
Angle makes Sting submit and at the same time, pins Christian Cage in a 3-way match for the championship.
Sting Oct 14, 2007 Bound For Glory Duluth, GA, USA 11 days
Kurt Angle Oct 25, 2007 iMPACT! Orlando, FL, USA 171 days
Samoa Joe Apr 13, 2008 Lockdown Lowell, MA, USA 182 days
Sting Oct 12, 2008 Bound For Glory Hoffman Estates, IL, USA 189 days
Mick Foley Apr 19, 2009 Lockdown Philadelphia, PA, USA 63 days
Foley defeated Sting in a Six Sides of Steel Match.
Kurt Angle Jun 21, 2009 Slammiversary Auburn Hills, MI, 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.
A.J. Styles Sep 20, 2009 No Surrender Orlando, FL, USA 211 days
Styles pinned Kurt Angle in a 5-Way match that also included Hernandez, Matt Morgan and Sting.
Rob Van Dam Apr 19, 2010 iMPACT! Orlando, FL, USA 122 days
** Title Vacated ** Aug 19, 2010 iMPACT! Orlando, FL, USA
R.V.D. vacated the title due to injury.
Jeff Hardy Oct 10, 2010 Bound For Glory Daytona Beach, FL, 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.
Mr. Anderson Jan 9, 2011 Genesis Orlando, FL, USA 35 days
Jeff Hardy Feb 13, 2011 Against All Odds Orlando, FL, USA 18 days
Sting Mar 3, 2011 iMPACT! Orlando, FL, USA 101 days
Mr. Anderson Jun 12, 2011 Slammiversary Orlando, FL, USA 32 days
Sting Jul 14, 2011 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, USA 24 days
Kurt Angle Aug 7, 2011 Hardcore Justice Orlando, FL, USA 74 days
James Storm Oct 20, 2011 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, USA 14 days
Bobby Roode Nov 3, 2011 IMPACT! Wrestling Macon, GA, USA 248 days
Austin Aries Jul 8, 2012 Destination X Orlando, FL, USA 98 days
Jeff Hardy Oct 14, 2012 Bound For Glory Phoenix, AZ, USA 147 days
Bully Ray Mar 10, 2013 Lockdown San Antonio, TX, USA 130 days
Chris Sabin Jul 18, 2013 IMPACT! Wrestling Louisville, KY, USA 28 days
Bully Ray Aug 15, 2013 IMPACT! Wrestling Norfolk, VA, USA 66 days
A.J. Styles Oct 20, 2013 Bound For Glory San Diego, CA, USA 9 days
** Title 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.
Magnus Dec 19, 2013 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, 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.
Eric Young Apr 10, 2014 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, USA 70 days
Bobby Lashley Jun 19, 2014 IMPACT! Wrestling Bethlehem, PA, USA 132 days
Bobby Roode Oct 29, 2014 IMPACT! Wrestling Bethlehem, PA, USA 70 days
Lashley Jan 7, 2015 IMPACT! Wrestling New York, NY, USA 72 days
Kurt Angle Mar 20, 2015 IMPACT! Wrestling London, England 103 days
Ethan Carter III Jul 1, 2015 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, USA 95 days
Matt Hardy Oct 4, 2015 Bound For Glory Concord, NC, USA 2 days
Hardy defeated Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway in a Triple Threat match for the championship.
** Title Vacated ** Oct 6, 2015 -- --
Hardy vacated the title due to a legal injunction filed by Ethan Carter III as part of the storyline.
Ethan Carter III Jan 5, 2016 IMPACT! Wrestling Bethlehem, PA, 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.
Matt Hardy Jan 19, 2016 IMPACT! Wrestling Bethlehem, PA, USA 56 days
Drew Galloway Mar 15, 2016 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, USA 89 days
Lashley Jun 12, 2016 Slammiversary Orlando, FL, USA 116 days
Eddie Edwards Oct 6, 2016 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, USA 112 days
Lashley Jan 26, 2017 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, USA 157 days
On March 2, 2017, the championship was renamed to the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship following the renaming of the promotion.
Global Force Wrestling
Unified World Heavyweight Championship
(July 2, 2017 — August 17, 2017)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Alberto El Patrón Jul 2, 2017 Slammiversary Orlando, FL, USA 46 days
This was a unification match for the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship and the original GFW Global Championship.
** Title Vacated ** Aug 14, 2017 -- --
Vacated due to Alberto El Patrón's suspension
Global Force Wrestling
Impact Global Championship
(August 17, 2017 — September 18, 2017)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Eli Drake Aug 17, 2017 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, 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".
IMPACT! Wrestling
World Championship
(February 1, 2018 — March 13, 2021)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Austin Aries Feb 1, 2018 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, USA 80 days
Pentagón Jr. Apr 22, 2018 Redemption Orlando, FL, USA 39 days
This was a triple threat match also involving Fénix.
Austin Aries May 31, 2018 IMPACT! Wrestling Orlando, FL, USA 136 days
Johnny Impact Oct 14, 2018 Bound For Glory New York, NY, USA 196 days
Brian Cage Apr 28, 2019 Rebellion Toronto, ON, Canada 184 days
Sami Callihan Oct 29, 2019 IMPACT! Wrestling Windsor, ON, Canada 83 days
Tessa Blanchard Jan 20, 2020 Hard To Kill Dallas, TX, USA 157 days
** Title 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.
Eddie Edwards Jul 18, 2020 Slammiversary Nashville, TN, USA 45 days
This was a five-way elimination match also involving Ace Austin, Trey, Rich Swann, and Eric Young.
Eric Young Sep 1, 2020 IMPACT! Wrestling Nashville, TN, USA 53 days
Rich Swann Oct 24, 2020 Bound For Glory Nashville, TN, 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.
IMPACT! Wrestling
World Championship
(March 16, 2021 — Present)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Kenny Omega Apr 25, 2021 Rebellion Nashville, TN, USA 110 days
This was a Winner-Takes-All match with Omega defending the A.E.W. World Championship.
Christian Cage Aug 13, 2021 Rampage Pittsburgh, PA, USA 71 days
Josh Alexander Oct 23, 2021 Bound For Glory Las Vegas, NV, USA 0 days
Moose Oct 23, 2021 Bound For Glory Las Vegas, NV, USA 182 days
Moose invoked his Call Your Shot Gauntlet championship privilege.
Josh Alexander Apr 23, 2022 Rebellion Poughkeepsie, NY, USA 348 days
** Title Vacated ** Apr 6, 2023 -- --
Steve Maclin Apr 16, 2023 Rebellion Toronto, ON, Canada 54 days
Alex Shelley Jun 9, 2023 Against All Odds Columbus, OH, USA 345 days