List of TNA Television Champions

The TNA Television Championship was a professional wrestling championship owned by the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, formerly Impact Wrestling).[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. All title changes occurred at TNA-promoted events. Title changes that occurred on TNA's television program Impact Wrestling (also known as TNA Impact! until May 3, 2011) usually aired on tape delay and as such are listed with the day the tapings occurred, rather than the air date.

Final champion Lashley

The title was introduced by Booker T as the "TNA Legends Championship" on the October 23, 2008 episode of Impact!.[3] Since its introduction, the title has gone under several different names. It continued as the Legends Championship until Eric Young renamed it the "TNA Global Championship" during his first reign on the October 29, 2009 episode of Impact!.[4] During A.J. Styles' second reign, it was named the "TNA Television Championship" on the July 29, 2010 episode of Impact!.[5] It remained under this name until July 3, 2014, when TNA Executive Director Kurt Angle deactivated the title.[6] It was reactivated a year later when TNA renamed it the TNA King of the Mountain Championship and held a King of the Mountain match at their Slammiversary pay-per-view (PPV) event on June 28 between Jeff Jarrett, Matt Hardy, Young, Drew Galloway, and Bobby Roode.[7] Jarrett won the match and the championship, and as a result of Jarrett being GFW founder, the title was also featured in GFW along with TNA.[1][2]

The inaugural champion was Booker T.[3] Eric Young holds the record for most reigns, with three, and is the only wrestler to hold the title under all four of its incarnations. The longest reign in the title history is Abyss' second reign at 396 days. P. J. Black and Lashley's only reigns hold the record for shortest reign in the title's history at one day. Abyss holds the record for combined days as champion, with 460. Overall, there have been 26 reigns shared among 21 wrestlers, with One vacancies and one deactivation.

Reigns

Names
NamesDatesRef(s).
TNA Legends ChampionshipOctober 23, 2008 – October 29, 2009[3]
TNA Global ChampionshipOctober 29, 2009 – July 22, 2010[4]
TNA Television ChampionshipJuly 29, 2010 – July 3, 2014[5][6]
TNA King of the Mountain ChampionshipJune 28, 2015 – August 12, 2016[7]

Reigns

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1Booker TOctober 23, 2008TNA ImpactLas Vegas, NV1143Booker T declared himself the first champion after he unveiled the title belt. The title was then known as the TNA Legends Championship and was unsanctioned by TNA in the storyline.[3][8]
2A.J. StylesMarch 15, 2009Destination XOrlando, FL1126On the March 19, 2009 episode of Impact!, A.J. Styles was credited as becoming the first-ever TNA Grand Slam Champion thanks to winning the TNA Legends Championship. The title became officially sanctioned by the promotion after this title change.[9][10][11][12]
3Kevin NashJuly 19, 2009Victory RoadOrlando, FL13[13][14]
4Mick FoleyJuly 22, 2009TNA ImpactOrlando, FL125Foley teamed with Bobby Lashley against TNA Legends Champion Kevin Nash and TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle in a Tag Team match, in which if a champion was pinned he lost his title. Foley pinned Nash to become the new champion. This episode aired on tape delay on July 30, 2009.[15][16]
5Kevin NashAugust 16, 2009Hard JusticeOrlando, FL263[17][18]
6Eric YoungOctober 18, 2009Bound for GloryIrvine, California1101Young renamed the title the "TNA Global Championship" on the October 29, 2009 episode of TNA Impact!.[4][19][20]
7Rob TerryJanuary 27, 2010Live eventCardiff, Wales1167[21][22]
8A.J. StylesJuly 13, 2010TNA ImpactOrlando, FL2145This episode aired on tape delay on July 22, 2010. A.J. Styles renamed the title the "TNA Television Championship" on the July 29, 2010 episode of TNA Impact!.[5][23][24]
9Douglas WilliamsDecember 5, 2010Final ResolutionOrlando, FL135[25][26]
10 AbyssJanuary 9, 2011GenesisOrlando, FL164[27][28]
VacatedMarch 14, 2011TNA ImpactOrlando, FLThe title was vacated due to Abyss being unable to defend it after suffering a storyline injury. This episode aired on tape delay on March 17, 2011.[29][30]
11 GunnerMarch 14, 2011TNA ImpactOrlando, FL161Gunner defeated Murphy and Rob Terry in a Three-way match to win the vacant title. This episode aired on tape delay on March 17, 2011. Impact was re-branded Impact Wrestling on May 3, 2011 at the scheduled episode tapings.[29][30][31]
12Eric YoungMay 17, 2011Impact WrestlingOrlando, FL2180This episode aired on tape delay on May 26, 2011.[32][33]
13Robbie ENovember 13, 2011Turning PointOrlando, FL1126[34][35]
14 DevonMarch 18, 2012Victory RoadOrlando, FL1192[36]
[37]
VacatedSeptember 26, 2012The title was vacated due to contract negotiations between TNA and Devon breaking off.[38]
15Samoa JoeSeptember 27, 2012Impact WrestlingOrlando, FL170Joe defeated Mr. Anderson to win the vacant championship.[39][40]
16 DevonDecember 6, 2012Impact WrestlingOrlando, FL2178[41][42]
17 AbyssJune 2, 2013Slammiversary XIBoston, MA2396[43][44]
DeactivatedJuly 3, 2014TNA Executive Director Kurt Angle declared the title inactive. The championship had not been defended, seen, or even mentioned throughout the entirety of Abyss's reign.[6]
18Jeff JarrettJune 28, 2015SlammiversaryOrlando, FL130The title was renamed the "TNA King of the Mountain Championship." Jarrett defeated Bobby Roode, Drew Galloway, Eric Young, and Matt Hardy in a King of the Mountain match to win the championship.[2]
19Bobby RoodeJuly 28, 2015Impact WrestlingOrlando, FL1162This episode aired on tape delay on September 2, 2015.[45]
20Eric YoungJanuary 6, 2016Impact WrestlingBethlehem, PA373This episode aired on tape delay on January 12, 2016. With this victory, Young becomes the only wrestler to win this championship under all four of its incarnations.[46]
21 BramMarch 19, 2016Impact Wrestling: SacrificeOrlando, FL135This was contested in Falls Count Anywhere match. This episode aired on tape delay on April 26, 2016.[47]
22Eli DrakeApril 23, 2016Impact WrestlingOrlando, FL182Drake invoked his Feast or Fired contract after Bram had been attacked by Lashley.
This episode aired on tape delay on May 31, 2016.
[48]
23James StormJuly 14, 2016Impact WrestlingOrlando, FL128This episode aired on tape delay on August 4, 2016.[49]
24 LashleyAugust 11, 2016Impact WrestlingOrlando, FL11This was a Winner Takes All match, also for Lashley's TNA World Heavyweight Championship and TNA X Division Championship.[50]
DeactivatedAugust 12, 2016Impact WrestlingOrlando, FLLashley unified the championship with his TNA World Heavyweight Championship, however at the August 13, 2016 tapings of Impact Wrestling, TNA President Billy Corgan announced that the title would be deactivated and retired. This episode aired on tape delay on August 18, 2016.[51]

Combined reigns

The longest-reigning and two-time champion Abyss
Record three-time champion Eric Young. Young is the only wrestler to have held the title under all four of its incarnations.
Rank[A]WrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined days
1Abyss2460
2Devon370
3Eric Young3354
4A.J. Styles2271
5Rob Terry1167
6Bobby Roode162
7Booker T143
8Robbie E126
09Eli Drake82
10Samoa Joe70
11Kevin Nash266
12Gunner164
13Bram35
Douglas Williams35
15Jeff Jarrett29
16James Storm28
17Mick Foley25
18Lashley1
PJ Black1

Footnotes

A. ^ Each wrestler's total number of days as champion is ranked highest to lowest; wrestlers with the same number are tied for that certain rank.

References

General

  • Oliver, Earl. "TNA Legends/Global/Television Title History". Solie.org. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

Specific

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