Championships in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

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Total Nonstop Action Wrestling has maintained at least one primary world championship and tag team championship for its male performers since 2002. [1]

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For their female performers, a world championship and tag team championship existed from 2007 and 2009. The tag team title was abandoned in 2013. In 2020 Impact Wrestling re-introduced the Knockouts tag team championship. [2]

During the first five years of the promotion, founder Jeff Jarrett had an agreement with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) to use the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and NWA World Tag Team Championship. [3] On May 13, 2007, the NWA announced it would end their relationship with TNA Wrestling effective immediately stripping Christian Cage and Team 3D of their titles. [4]

On May 14, 2007, Following the end of the NWA relationship Total Nonstop Action Wrestling introduced new official TNA Championship belts. [5] [6] In September 2007, TNA first announced through their TNA Mobile service that they planned to start an official women's division and debut a women's title soon. [7] [8] On October 14, TNA introduced the Knockouts Championship at Bound for Glory event to crown the inaugural Champion. [9]

Overview of titles

Male

#NameYears
1 NWA World Heavyweight Championship 2002 – 2007 (Used as a part of an agreement with the NWA)
2 TNA World Championship 2007 – present
3 NWA World Tag Team Championship 2002 – 2007 (Used as a part of an agreement with the NWA)
4 TNA World Tag Team Championship 2007 – present

Female

#NameYears
1 TNA Knockouts World Championship 2007 – present
2 TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship 2009 – 2013, 2020 – present

Superlative reigns

Male

Top 10 World Championship reigns

The following list shows the top 10 World Championship reigns in Impact Wrestling history.

No.TeamTitleReignLength
(days)
Notes
1 Josh Alexander Impact World Championship 2335
2 Jeff Jarrett NWA World Heavyweight Championship 3305
3 Bobby Roode TNA World Heavyweight Championship 1256
4 AJ Styles TNA World Heavyweight Championship 1211
5 Jeff Jarrett NWA World Heavyweight Championship 1203
6 Johnny Impact Impact World Championship 1196
7 Sting TNA World Heavyweight Championship 2189
8 Rich Swann Impact World Championship 1183
9 Moose TNA World Championship 1182
10 Jeff Jarrett NWA World Heavyweight Championship 2
11 Samoa Joe TNA World Heavyweight Championship 1

Longest per championship

The following list shows the longest reigning champion for each world championship created and/or promoted by Impact Wrestling.

No.ChampionTitleReignDates heldLength
(days)
Notes
1 Jeff Jarrett NWA World Heavyweight Championship 3June 2, 2004 – April 3, 2005305 [10]
2 Josh Alexander Impact World Championship 2April 23, 2022 – March 24, 2023335 [11]

Most reigns per championship

The following list shows the wrestlers with the most reigns for each world championship created and/or promoted by Impact Wrestling.

No.ChampionTitleNo. of reignsNotes
1 Jeff Jarrett NWA World Heavyweight Championship 6
2 Kurt Angle TNA World Championship 6

Most total World Championship reigns

The following list shows the wrestlers who have the most world championship reigns in total, combining all titles they have held as recognized by TNA. This list also shows the titles that they won to achieve this record (minimum two world championship reigns).

No.ChampionTitlesNo. of ReignsNotes
1 Kurt Angle 7
2 Jeff Jarrett 6
3 AJ Styles 5
Sting
5 Lashley 4During his fourth reign the title was known as the Impact World Heavyweight Championship
6 Austin Aries 3During his first reign the title was known as the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Christian Cage
Jeff Hardy
Moose
10 Bobby Roode 2
Bully Ray
Ethan Carter III
Eric Young During his first reign the title was known as the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Eddie Edwards During his first reign the title was known as the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Matt Hardy
Mr. Anderson
Josh Alexander
Rich Swann
Ron Killings

Top 10 Tag Team Championship reigns

The following list shows the top 10 tag team championship reigns in Impact Wrestling history.

No.TeamTitleReignLength
(days)
Notes
1 The North
(Ethan Page and Josh Alexander)
Impact World Tag Team Championship 1380
2 The Latin American Xchange
(Ortiz and Santana)
Impact World Tag Team Championship 3261
3 America's Most Wanted
(Chris Harris and James Storm)
NWA World Tag Team Championship 6250
4 The Good Brothers
(Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)
Impact World Tag Team Championship 2231
5 Beer Money, Inc.
(Robert Roode and James Storm)
TNA World Tag Team Championship 4212
6 Decay
(Abyss and Crazzy Steve)
TNA World Tag Team Championship 1197
7 The Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
TNA World Tag Team Championship 5186
8 Christian's Coalition
(AJ Styles and Tomko)
TNA World Tag Team Championship 1184
9 The Motor City Machine Guns
(Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin)
TNA World Tag Team Championship 1182
10 The Latin American Xchange
(Hernandez and Homicide)
NWA World Tag Team Championship 2175

Longest per championship

The following list shows the longest reigning champion for each tag team championship created and/or promoted by Impact Wrestling.

TitleChampionReignDates heldLength
(days)
Notes
NWA World Tag Team Championship America's Most Wanted
(Chris Harris and James Storm)
6October 11, 2005 – June 18, 2006250
Impact World Tag Team Championship The North
(Ethan Page and Josh Alexander)
1July 5, 2019 – July 19, 2020380

Most reigns per championship

The following list shows the wrestlers with the most reigns for each tag team championship created and/or promoted by Impact Wrestling.

No.ChampionTitleNo. of reignsNotes
1 America's Most Wanted
(Chris Harris and James Storm)
NWA World Tag Team Championship 6
2 The Wolves
(Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
Impact World Tag Team Championship 5
Beer Money, Inc.
(Bobby Roode and James Storm)

Most total Tag Team Championship reigns

The following list shows the wrestlers who have the most tag team championship reigns in total as individuals, combining all titles they have held as recognized by Impact Wrestling. This list also shows the titles that they won to achieve this record. (minimum five tag team championship reigns).

No.ChampionTitlesNo. of ReignsNotes
1 James Storm 14
2 Bobby Roode 8
Christopher Daniels
3 Chris Harris 7
Hernandez
Eric Young During two reigns the TNA World Tag Team Championship were known as the Impact World Tag Team Championship
6 AJ Styles 6
Eddie Edwards
8 Brother Devon 5
Brother Ray
Davey Richards

Female

Top 10 Women's World Championship reigns

The following list shows the top 10 Women's World Championship reigns in Impact Wrestling history.

No.TeamTitleReignLength
(days)
Notes
1 Taya Valkyrie Impact Knockouts Championship 1377
2 Deonna Purrazzo Impact Knockouts Championship 2343
3 Taryn Terrell TNA Knockouts Championship 1279
4 Rosemary TNA Knockouts Championship 1266
5 Gail Kim TNA Knockouts Championship 5232
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7 Jordynne Grace Impact Knockouts World Championship 2208
8 Madison Rayne TNA Knockouts Championship 3188
9 Jordynne Grace Impact Knockouts Championship 1182
10 Awesome Kong TNA Knockouts Championship 2178

Top 10 Women's tag team championship reigns

The following list shows the top 10 women's tag team championship reigns in Impact Wrestling history.

No.TeamTitleReignLength
(days)
Notes
1 Eric Young and ODB TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship 1478
2 The Death Dollz
(Jessicka, Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie)
Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship 1142
3 The Beautiful People
(Lacey Von Erich, Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky)
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship 1141
4 The IInspiration
(Jessie McKay and Cassie Lee)
Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship 1133
5 Hamada and Taylor Wilde TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship 1132
6 Gail Kim and Madison Rayne TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship 1125
7 Mexican America
(Rosita and Sarita)
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship 1121
8 Sarita and Taylor Wilde TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship 1106
9TnT
(Brooke Tessmacher and Tara)
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship 1
10The Influence
(Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood)
Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship 1

Total reigns

Most total Championship reigns

The following list shows the wrestlers who have the most championship reigns in total, combining all titles they have held as recognized by Impact Wrestling. This list also shows the titles that they won to achieve this record.

No.ChampionTitlesNo. of ReignsNotes
1 AJ Styles 19
2 James Storm 16
3 Eric Young 13During his first reign as World Champion the title was known as the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and during two reigns the Tag Team title was known as the Impact World Tag Team Championship
4 Chris Sabin 12During his first reign the title was known as the TNA World Tag Team Championship
5 Austin Aries 11During his first reign the title was known as the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Bobby Roode
Christopher Daniels
6 Kurt Angle 10

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