TNA World Championship/Champion history

TNA World Championship/Champion history

The following champion history features the TNA World Championship.

Champion history

Wrestler:	Times:	Date:	Location:	Notes:
The NWA World Heavyweight Championship was defended as TNA's main championship from June 19, 2002 to May 13, 2007.
On May 13, 2007 the National Wrestling Alliance severs ties with TNA and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship is introduced.
Christian Cage	1 †	May 13, 2007	N/A	As the NWA severs ties with TNA, Christian Cage was the last champion and becomes the first TNA champion yet is not recognised as the first.
Kurt Angle	1 †	May 13, 2007	N/A	Kurt Angle defeats Christian Cage for the NWA World Heavyweight title but due to the NWA severing ties that day this title reign is not recognised by either company.
Vacant	-	May 14, 2007	Orlando, Florida	Angle was stripped of the championship due to a double-fall result of the three way encounter at Sacrifice. This episode aired on tape delay on May 17, 2007.
Kurt Angle	1 (2)†	June 17, 2007	Nashville, Tennessee	Kurt Angle wins the King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary for the vacant title.
Sting	1	October 14, 2007	Atlanta, Georgia	Won at Bound for Glory.
Kurt Angle	2 (3)†	October 16, 2007	Orlando, Florida	Recorded on October 16.
Samoa Joe	1	April 13, 2008	Lowell, Massachusetts	Won at Lockdown.
Sting	2	October 12, 2008	Hoffman Estates, Illinois	N/A
Mick Foley	1	April 19, 2009	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	N/A
Kurt Angle	3 (4)†	June 21, 2009	Detroit, Michigan	N/A
AJ Styles	1	September 20, 2009	Orlando, Florida	N/A
Rob Van Dam	1	April 19, 2010	Orlando, Florida	N/A
Vacant	-	August 10, 2010	Orlando, Florida	The title was vacated due to Rob Van Dam suffering a storyline injury. This episode aired on tape delay on August 19, 2010.
Jeff Hardy	1	October 10, 2010	Daytona Beach, Florida	Bound for Glory 2010 Hardy defeated Kurt Angle and Mr. Anderson in a Three Way tournament final match to win the vacant title.
Mr. Anderson	1	January 9, 2011	Orlando, Florida	Genesis 2011
Jeff Hardy	2	February 13, 2011	Orlando, Florida	Against All Odds 2011 Hardy won it in a ladder match
Sting	3	February 24, 2011	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Won On TNA Impact
Mr. Anderson	2	June 12, 2011	Orlando, Florida	Slammiversary IX
Sting	4	July 11, 2011	Orlando, Florida	Impact Wrestling
Kurt Angle	4 (5)†	August 7, 2011	Orlando, Florida	Hard-Core Justice 2011
James Storm	1	October 18, 2011	Orlando, Florida	This episode aired on tape delay on October 20, 2011.
Bobby Roode	1	October 26, 2011	Orlando, Florida	This episode aired on tape delay on November 3, 2011.
Austin Aries	1	July 8, 2012	Orlando, Florida	Destination X 2012
Jeff Hardy	3	October 14, 2012	Phoenix, Arizona	Bound for Glory VIII
Bully Ray	1	March 10, 2013	San Antonio, Texas	Lockdown 2013
Chris Sabin	1	July 18, 2013	Louisville, Kentucky	Destination X 2013
Bully Ray	2	August 15, 2013	Norfolk, Virginia	Impact:Hardcore Justice 2013
A.J Styles	2	October 20, 2013	San Diego, California	Bound for Glory 2013
Vacant	-	October 29, 2013	-	Title stripped by TNA President Dixie Carter due to a contract dispute.
Magnus	1	December 3, 2013	Orlando, Florida	Impact: Final Resolution 2013
Eric Young	1	April 10, 2014	Orlando, Florida	Impact Wrestling
Lashley	1	June 19, 2014	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Impact Wrestling
Bobby Roode	2	September 18, 2014	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Impact Wrestling This episode aired on tape delay on October 29, 2014 Kurt Angle was the special guest referee.
Lashley	2	January 7, 2015	New York City, New York	Impact Wrestling
Kurt Angle	5 (6)†	January 31, 2015	London, England
Ethan Carter III	1	June 25, 2015	Orlando, Florida	Impact Wrestling This episode airs on tape delay on July 1, 2015
Matt Hardy	1	October 4, 2015	Charlotte, North Carolina	Bound for Glory XI
Vacant	-	October 6, 2015	-	Title vacated due to a legal injunction filed by Ethan Carter III as part of the storyline.
Ethan Carter III	2	January 5, 2016	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Defeated Matt Hardy in the finals of the TNA World Title Series
Matt Hardy	2	January 8, 2016	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Defeated Ethan Carter III
Drew Galloway	1	March 15, 2016	Orlando, Florida	Defeated Matt Hardy after cashing in the Feast or Fired Briefcase for the World Heavyweight Championship
Lashley	3	June 12, 2016	Orlando, Florida	Defeated Drew Galloway at Slammiversary
Eddie Edwards	1	October 3, 2016	Orlando, Florida	Defeated Lashley
Lashley	4	January 8, 2017	Orlando, Florida	This was a 30-minute Iron Man match. This episode aired on tape delay on January 26, 2017
Alberto El Patrón	1	July 2, 2017	Orlando, Florida	Defeated Lashley at Slammiversary XV in Unification match to unify the Impact World Heavyweight Championship and the GFW Global Championship
Vacant	–	August 14, 2017	-	Vacated due to Alberto El Patrón's suspension.
Eli Drake	1	August 17, 2017	Orlando, Florida	This was a 20-man Gauntlet for the Gold match Drake pinned Eddie Edwards to win the match once they were the last two wrestlers. The title took the GFW Global Championship name, while retaining the TNA title history. On September 18, 2017, the title was renamed "Impact Global Championship". Aired on tape delay August 24, 2017.
Austin Aries	2	January 10, 2018	Orlando, Florida	Aired on tape delay on February 1, 2018. During his reign, the title took the Impact World Championship name.
Pentagon Jr.	1	April 22, 2018	Orlando, Florida	Impact Wrestling Redemption
Austin Aries	3	April 24, 2018	Orlando, Florida	This episode aired on tape delay on May 24, 2018.
Johnny Impact	1	October 14, 2018	Astoria, New York	Defeated Austin Aries at Bound for Glory
Brian Cage	1	April 28, 2019	Toronto, Canada	Defeated Johnny Impact at Impact Wrestling Rebellion
Sami Callihan	1	October 25, 2019	Windsor, Ontario, Canada	Defeated Brian Cage in a Steel Cage match on an episode of Impact Wrestling
Tessa Blanchard	1	January 12, 2020	Dallas, Texas
Championship vacated on June 25, 2020
Eddie Edwards	2	July 18, 2020	Nashville, Tennessee	Defeated Ace Austin and Trey Miguel and Rich Swann and Eric Young in a Five Way Elimination Match at Slammiversary 2020 to win the vacant Impact World Championship
Eric Young	2	September 1, 2020	Nashville, Tennessee
Rich Swann	1	October 24, 2020	Nashville, Tennessee
Kenny Omega	1	April 25, 2021	Nashville, Tennessee
Christian Cage	1	August 13, 2021	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Josh Alexander	1	October 23, 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada
Moose	1	October 23, 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada
Josh Alexander	2	April 23, 2022	Poughkeepsie, New York
Championship vacated on March 24, 2023 after Josh Alexander suffered an injury and was unable to defend the championship.
Steve Maclin	1	April 16, 2023	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Defeated KUSHIDA at Rebellion to win the vacant championship.
Alex Shelley	1	June 9, 2023	Columbus, Ohio
Moose	2	January 13, 2024	Las Vegas, Nevada
Nic Nemeth	1	July 20, 2024	Montreal, Quebec, Canada

†Indicates reigns not recognized by TNA.

List of reign lengths

As of December 7, 2024

Wrestler	Days Held	Date Won	Date Lost
Josh Alexander (2)	335	April 23, 2022	March 24, 2023
Bobby Roode	256	October 26, 2011	July 8, 2012
Alex Shelley	218	June 9, 2023	January 13, 2024
AJ Styles	211	September 20, 2009	April 19, 2010
Johnny Impact	196	October 14, 2018	April 28, 2019
Moose (2)	189	January 13, 2024	July 20, 2024
Sting (2)	189	October 12, 2008	April 19, 2009
Rich Swann	183	October 24, 2020	April 25, 2021
Samoa Joe	182	April 13, 2008	October 12, 2008
Moose	182	October 23, 2021	April 23, 2022
Brian Cage	180	April 28, 2019	October 25, 2019
Kurt Angle (2)(3}†	180	October 16, 2007	April 13, 2008
Lashley (4)	175	January 8, 2017	July 2, 2017
Austin Aries (3)	173	April 24, 2018	October 14, 2018
Tessa Blanchard	165	January 12, 2020	June 25, 2020
Kurt Angle (5)(6}†	152	January 31, 2015	July 1, 2015
Jeff Hardy (3)	147	October 14, 2012	March 10, 2013
Eli Drake	146	August 17, 2017	January 10, 2018
Bully Ray	130	March 10, 2013	July 18, 2013
Magnus	128	December 3, 2013	April 10, 2014
Kurt Angle (1)(2}†	119	June 17, 2007	October 14, 2007
Rob Van Dam	113	April 19, 2010	August 10, 2010
Lashley (3)	113	June 12, 2016	October 3, 2016
Bobby Roode (2)	111	September 18, 2014	January 7, 2015
Kenny Omega	110	April 25, 2021	August 13, 2021
Sting (3)	108	February 24, 2011	June 12, 2011
Austin Aries (2)	102	January 10, 2018	April 22, 2018
Ethan Carter III	101	June 25, 2015	October 4, 2015
Austin Aries	98	July 8, 2012	October 14, 2012
Eddie Edwards	97	October 3, 2016	January 8, 2017
Lashley	91	June 19, 2014	September 18, 2014
Jeff Hardy	91	October 10, 2010	January 9, 2011
Kurt Angle (3)(4)†	91	June 21, 2009	September 20, 2009
Drew Galloway	89	March 15, 2016	June 12, 2016
Sami Callihan	79	October 25, 2019	January 12, 2020
Kurt Angle (4)(5}†	72	August 7, 2011	October 18, 2011
Christian Cage	71	August 13, 2021	October 23, 2021
Eric Young	70	April 10, 2014	June 19, 2014
Matt Hardy (2)	67	January 8, 2016	March 15, 2016
Bully Ray (2)	66	August 15, 2013	October 20, 2013
Mick Foley	63	April 19, 2009	June 21, 2009
Steve Maclin	54	April 16, 2023	June 9, 2023
Eric Young (2)	53	September 1, 2020	October 24, 2020
Eddie Edwards (2)	45	July 18, 2020	September 1, 2020
Alberto El Patrón	43	July 2, 2017	August 14, 2017
Mr. Anderson	35	January 9, 2011	February 13, 2011
Mr. Anderson (2)	29	June 12, 2011	July 11, 2011
Chris Sabin	28	July 18, 2013	August 15, 2013
Sting (4)	27	July 11, 2011	August 7, 2011
Lashley (2)	24	January 7, 2015	January 31, 2015
Jeff Hardy (2)	11	February 13, 2011	February 24, 2011
A.J Styles (2)	9	October 20, 2013	October 29, 2013
James Storm	8	October 18, 2011	October 26, 2011
Ethan Carter III	4	January 5, 2016	January 8, 2016
Pentagon Jr.	2	April 22, 2018	April 24, 2018
Sting	2	October 14, 2007	October 16, 2007
Matt Hardy	2	October 4, 2015	October 6, 2015
Nic Nemeth	140+	July 20, 2024	Current Champion
Josh Alexander	0	October 23, 2021

†Indicates reigns not recognized.