TNA World Heavyweight Championship

Years Active 2007 — 2017

Promotion TNA

Brand N/A

Total Reigns 39

Total Champions 20

Last Champion Bobby Lashley

Longest Reign

Bobby Roode

256 days as the TNA World Heavyweight Champion

Won at Impact! against James Storm on October 26, 2011 and held title until July 8, 2012.

Most Reigns

Longest Reigns

Bobby Roode (256 days)
AJ Styles (211 days)
Sting (189 days)

About This Championship

The TNA World Heavyweight Championship was Total Nonstop Action Wrestling’s primary men’s singles title from May 13, 2007, until March 1, 2017. TNA created the championship after its agreement to use the NWA World Heavyweight Championship ended. The new title received its own lineage and didn’t continue the history of the NWA Championship.

Kurt Angle became the inaugural champion by defeating Christian Cage and Sting at Sacrifice on May 13, 2007. A disputed finish caused the championship to be vacated, but Angle won it again in a King of the Mountain match at Slammiversary. He went on to hold the title six times, the most reigns under the original TNA name.

The championship was also held by Sting, Samoa Joe, Mick Foley, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, Bully Ray, Magnus, Eric Young, Lashley, Ethan Carter III, Matt Hardy, Drew Galloway, and Eddie Edwards.

Major periods included Samoa Joe’s run as TNA’s leading champion, Bobby Roode’s lengthy first reign, AJ Styles leaving the company while carrying a second championship belt, and the use of Option C to allow X Division champions to challenge for the title.

The TNA World Heavyweight Championship name was retired when the promotion adopted the Impact Wrestling identity in March 2017. The title continued without a vacancy or lineage reset as the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship.

Championship Name History

TNA World Heavyweight Championship 2007 – 2017

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Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship 2017 – 2017

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GFW Global Championship 2017 – 2017

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Impact Global Championship 2017 – 2018

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Impact World Championship 2018 – 2024

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TNA World Championship 2007 – Present

Complete List of Champions and Reign History for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

= Reign Distinction = Includes Reign Notes

# Click to sort	Wrestler Click to sort	Date Won Click to sort	Opponent(s) Click to sort	Event Click to sort	Match Type Click to sort	Partner(s) Click to sort
39	Lashley	Jan 8, 2017	Eddie Edwards	Impact: Genesis	Iron Man Match	175
During Lashley’s reign, the championship was renamed the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship on March 2, 2017, after TNA changed its name to Impact Wrestling. The name remained in use until Lashley lost the title to Alberto El Patrón on July 2, 2017, when the championship was unified with the GFW Global Championship and renamed the Unified GFW World Heavyweight Championship.
38	Eddie Edwards	Oct 3, 2016	Lashley	Impact!	Singles Match	97
37	Lashley	Jun 12, 2016	Drew Galloway	Slammiversary 2016	Knockout or Tapout Only Match	113
36	Drew Galloway	Mar 15, 2016	Matt Hardy	Impact!	Feast or Fired Match	89
35	Matt Hardy	Jan 8, 2016	Ethan Carter III	Impact!	Last Man Standing Match	67
34	Ethan Carter III	Jan 5, 2016	Matt Hardy	Impact!	Tournament Final Match	3
—	Title Vacated from October 6, 2015 to January 5, 2016 (91 days)
33	Matt Hardy	Oct 4, 2015	Ethan Carter III	Bound for Glory 2015	Three-Way Match	2
Matt Hardy vacated the title on October 6, 2015, after Ethan Carter III filed an injunction challenging Hardy’s Bound for Glory title win. The injunction kept Hardy off Impact Wrestling while the case was unresolved, so he gave up the championship rather than leave it tied up for months.
32	Ethan Carter III	Jun 25, 2015	Kurt Angle	Impact!	Singles Match	101
31	Kurt Angle	Jan 31, 2015	Lashley	Impact!	Singles Match	145
30	Lashley	Jan 7, 2015	Bobby Roode	Impact!	Singles Match	24
29	Bobby Roode	Sep 18, 2014	Lashley	Impact!	Singles Match	111
28	Lashley	Jun 19, 2014	Eric Young	Impact!	Singles Match	91
27	Eric Young	Apr 10, 2014	Magnus	Impact!	Singles Match	70
26	Magnus	Dec 3, 2013	Jeff Hardy	Impact: Final Resolution	Tournament Final Match	128
—	Title Vacated from October 29, 2013 to December 3, 2013 (35 days)
25	AJ Styles	Oct 20, 2013	Bully Ray	Bound for Glory 2013	No Disqualification Match	9
AJ Styles was stripped of the title on October 29, 2013, after leaving TNA during a contract dispute while still holding the championship. Styles continued to carry the title belt and claimed he was still the rightful champion because he had never been defeated for it.
24	Bully Ray	Aug 15, 2013	Chris Sabin	Impact: Hardcore Justice	Steel Cage Match	66
23	Chris Sabin	Jul 18, 2013	Bully Ray	Impact: Destination X	Singles Match	28
22	Bully Ray	Mar 10, 2013	Jeff Hardy	Lockdown 2013	Steel Cage Match	130
21	Jeff Hardy	Oct 14, 2012	Austin Aries	Bound for Glory 2012	Singles Match	147
20	Austin Aries	Jul 8, 2012	Bobby Roode	Destination X	Singles Match	98
19	Bobby Roode	Oct 26, 2011	James Storm	Impact!	Singles Match	256
18	James Storm	Oct 18, 2011	Kurt Angle	Impact!	Singles Match	8
17	Kurt Angle	Aug 7, 2011	Sting	Hardcore Justice 2011	Singles Match	72
16	Sting	Jul 11, 2011	Mr. Anderson	Impact!	Singles Match	27
15	Mr. Anderson	Jun 12, 2011	Sting	Slammiversary IX	Singles Match	29
14	Sting	Feb 24, 2011	Jeff Hardy	Impact!	Singles Match	108
13	Jeff Hardy	Feb 13, 2011	Mr. Anderson	Against All Odds 2011	Ladder Match	11
12	Mr. Anderson	Jan 9, 2011	Jeff Hardy	Genesis 2011	Singles Match	35
11	Jeff Hardy	Oct 10, 2010	Mr. Anderson & Kurt Angle	Bound for Glory 2010	Tournament Final Match	91
—	Title Vacated from August 10, 2010 to October 10, 2010 (61 days)
10	Rob Van Dam	Apr 19, 2010	AJ Styles	Impact!	Singles Match	113
Rob Van Dam vacated the title on August 10, 2010, after Abyss attacked him and left him with storyline injuries that prevented him from defending the championship.
9	AJ Styles	Sep 20, 2009	Kurt Angle, Hernandez, Matt Morgan, and Sting	No Surrender 2009	Five-Way Match	211
8	Kurt Angle	Jun 21, 2009	Mick Foley, AJ Styles, Jeff Jarrett, and Samoa Joe	Slammiversary 2009	King of the Mountain Match	91
7	Mick Foley	Apr 19, 2009	Sting	Lockdown 2009	Six Sides of Steel Match	63
6	Sting	Oct 12, 2008	Samoa Joe	Bound for Glory IV	No Count-Out Match	189
5	Samoa Joe	Apr 13, 2008	Kurt Angle	Lockdown 2008	Six Sides of Steel Match	182
4	Kurt Angle	Oct 16, 2007	Sting	Impact!	Singles Match	180
3	Sting	Oct 14, 2007	Kurt Angle	Bound for Glory 2007	Singles Match	2
2	Kurt Angle	Jun 17, 2007	AJ Styles, Chris Harris, Christian Cage, and Samoa Joe	Slammiversary 2007	King of the Mountain Match	119
—	Title Vacated from May 14, 2007 to June 17, 2007 (34 days)
1	Kurt Angle	May 13, 2007	Christian Cage & Sting	Sacrifice 2007	Three-Way Match	1
Kurt Angle was declared the inaugural champion at Sacrifice on May 13, 2007, after forcing Sting to submit to the Ankle Lock while Sting was simultaneously pinning Christian Cage. Because the match produced two finishes at the same time, the result was overturned and Angle was stripped of the title on May 14, leaving the championship vacant.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Historical Reign Leaders List

#	Champion	Reigns	Total Days Held	Longest Reign (Days)	Avg. Reign (Days)	% of Career Title Held
1	Kurt Angle	6	608	180	101	7.6%
2	Lashley	4	403	175	101	5.1%
2	Sting	4	326	189	82	2.2%
4	Jeff Hardy	3	249	147	83	2.1%
5	Bobby Roode	2	367	256	184	3.7%
5	AJ Styles	2	220	211	110	2.1%
5	Bully Ray	2	196	130	98	1.5%
5	Ethan Carter III	2	104	101	52	1.2%
5	Matt Hardy	2	69	67	35	0.58%
5	Mr. Anderson	2	64	35	32	0.63%
11	Samoa Joe	1	182	182	182	1.9%
11	Magnus	1	128	128	128	1.6%
11	Rob Van Dam	1	113	113	113	0.84%
11	Austin Aries	1	98	98	98	1%
11	Eddie Edwards	1	97	97	97	1.1%
11	Drew Galloway	1	89	89	89	0.95%
11	Eric Young	1	70	70	70	0.67%
11	Mick Foley	1	63	63	63	0.57%
11	Chris Sabin	1	28	28	28	0.29%
11	James Storm	1	8	8	8	0.07%

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