The Impact Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Impact Wrestling. It is primarily contested for in Impact's women's division, though it has been challenged one time by a male competitor (Cody Deaner). It was introduced on October 14, 2007, at TNA's Bound for Glory pay-per-view (PPV) event under the name "TNA Women's World Championship"; [1] it was later renamed "TNA Women's Knockout Championship" in 2008. The word "Knockout" in the championship's name alludes to the term TNA Knockout, which TNA uses to refer to its female wrestlers. [2] Today, the company name is changed from TNA Total Nonstop Action Wrestling to Impact Wrestling and the Knockouts name is changed from TNA Knockouts to Impact Knockouts.
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 have occurred at TNA-promoted events; reigns that occurred on TNA's primary television program, Impact Wrestling , usually aired on tape delay and as such are listed with the day the tapings occurred, rather than the air date. The inaugural champion was Gail Kim who defeated Ms. Brooks, Christy Hemme, Awesome Kong, Roxxi Laveaux, Velvet Sky, Shelly Martinez, Jackie Moore, ODB, and Angelina Love in a ten–Knockout gauntlet match. [1] Taya Valkyrie's first reign is the longest in the title's history, with 377 days. Gail Kim's seventh reign holds the record for shortest reign in the title's history at 18 hours, due to her relinquishing the title because of her retirement. [3] Overall, there have been 63 reigns shared among 26 wrestlers, with four vacancies.
Name | Duration |
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TNA Women's World Championship | October 14, 2007—2008 |
TNA Women's Knockout Championship | 2008—2010 |
TNA Knockouts Championship | 2010—March 1, 2017 |
Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship | March 2, 2017—July 2, 2017 |
Unified GFW Knockouts Championship | July 2, 2017—August 17, 2017 |
GFW Knockouts Championship | August 17, 2017—September 18, 2017 |
Impact Knockouts Championship | September 18, 2017 – 2021 |
Impact Knockouts World Championship | 2021–January 13, 2024 |
TNA Knockouts World Championship | January 13, 2024 |
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||||
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) | ||||||||||
1 | Gail Kim | October 14, 2007 | Bound for Glory | Duluth, GA | 1 | 85 | Kim defeated Roxxi Laveaux in the finals of a ten woman gauntlet match also involving Ms. Brooks, Miss Jackie Moore, Shelly Martinez, Awesome Kong, Christy Hemme, ODB, Angel Williams, and Talia Madison to become the inaugural champion. The TNA Women's World Championship prefix came from the original title design physically having the word women's in the middle center plate above the red TNA sign, and the World prefix came from the original belt design also having a design of a world on each side plate from right to left on the original title design. | [1] | ||
2 | Awesome Kong | January 7, 2008 | TNA Impact! | Orlando, FL | 1 | 169 | This episode aired on tape delay on January 10, 2008. Also during that time the title was renamed the TNA Women's Knockout Championship. | [4] | ||
3 | Taylor Wilde | June 24, 2008 | TNA Impact! | Orlando, FL | 1 | 121 | This episode aired on tape delay on July 10, 2008. | [5] | ||
4 | Awesome Kong | October 23, 2008 | TNA Impact! | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 178 | [6] | |||
5 | Angelina Love | April 19, 2009 | Lockdown | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 67 | This was a three-way six sides of steel cage match also involving Taylor Wilde, who Love pinned. | [7] | ||
6 | Tara | June 25, 2009 | TNA Impact! | Orlando, FL | 1 | 24 | This episode aired on tape delay on July 9, 2009. | [8] | ||
7 | Angelina Love | July 19, 2009 | Victory Road | Orlando, FL | 2 | 28 | [9] | |||
8 | ODB | August 16, 2009 | Hard Justice | Orlando, FL | 1 | 2 | This was a tag team match where ODB teamed with Cody Deaner and Angelina Love with Velvet Sky, Deaner pinned Sky to win the championship for ODB. | [10] | ||
— | Vacated | August 18, 2009 | TNA Impact! | Orlando, FL | — | — | The championship was declared vacant and held up because Cody Deaner felt that he was the rightful champion as he was the one who scored the pin at Hard Justice. This episode aired on tape delay on August 27, 2009. | [11] [12] | ||
9 | ODB | September 20, 2009 | No Surrender | Orlando, FL | 2 | 91 | ODB defeated Cody Deaner in an intergender match to win the vacant title. | [13] | ||
10 | Tara | December 20, 2009 | Final Resolution | Orlando, FL | 2 | 15 | [14] | |||
11 | ODB | January 4, 2010 | TNA Impact! | Orlando, FL | 3 | 13 | Somewhere in 2010 the title was finally officially called the TNA Knockouts Championship, even though the belt had always been called the knockouts championship even by ring announcers ever since the belt was established. | [15] | ||
12 | Tara | January 17, 2010 | Genesis | Orlando, FL | 3 | 78 | This was a two out of three falls match. | [16] | ||
13 | Angelina Love | April 5, 2010 | TNA Impact! | Orlando, FL | 3 | 13 | Love, Tara, Daffney, and Velvet Sky were the four winners in a Lockbox eight Knockout elimination tag team match, each earning a key to a box containing an unknown prize. Love won the key containing the Knockouts Championship, therefore winning the title; Tara won her pet tarantula Poison and Sky won an open match contract, while Daffney's box resulted in her being forced to perform a striptease. | [17] | ||
14 | Madison Rayne | April 18, 2010 | Lockdown | St. Charles, MO | 1 | 84 | This was a steel cage tag team match in which Rayne and Velvet Sky competed against Angelina Love and Tara. Rayne pinned Tara to win the title. | [18] | ||
15 | Angelina Love | July 11, 2010 | Victory Road | Orlando, FL | 4 | 2 | Love defeated Madison Rayne via disqualification in a title vs. career match when a masked woman attacked Angelina. According to a stipulation that the title would change hands if either Velvet Sky or Lacey von Erich interfered, Angelina Love would win the title. | [19] | ||
16 | Madison Rayne | July 13, 2010 | TNA Impact! | Orlando, FL | 2 | 27 | The Championship was returned to Rayne, after she threatened to sue TNA due to the controversial finish to the match at Victory Road. This episode aired on tape delay on July 22, 2010. | [20] [21] | ||
17 | Angelina Love | August 9, 2010 | TNA Impact!: The Whole F'n Show | Orlando, FL | 5 | 62 | This episode aired on tape delay on August 12, 2010. | [22] [23] | ||
18 | Tara | October 10, 2010 | Bound for Glory | Daytona Beach, FL | 4 | 1 | This was a four-way match also involving Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky, who Tara pinned. Mickie James was the special guest referee. | [24] | ||
19 | Madison Rayne | October 11, 2010 | TNA Impact! | Orlando, FL | 3 | 188 | This episode aired on tape delay on October 14, 2010. | [25] [26] | ||
20 | Mickie James | April 17, 2011 | Lockdown | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | 112 | This was a title vs. hair six sides of steel match . | [27] | ||
21 | Winter | August 7, 2011 | Hardcore Justice | Orlando, FL | 1 | 18 | [28] | |||
22 | Mickie James | August 25, 2011 | Impact Wrestling | Huntsville, AL | 2 | 17 | This episode aired on tape delay on September 1, 2011. | [29] [30] | ||
23 | Winter | September 11, 2011 | No Surrender | Orlando, FL | 2 | 35 | [31] | |||
24 | Velvet Sky | October 16, 2011 | Bound for Glory | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 28 | This was a four-way match also involving Madison Rayne and Mickie James, who Sky pinned. Karen Jarrett was the special guest referee; however, Traci Brooks acted as an enforcer and counted Velvet's pin. | [32] | ||
25 | Gail Kim | November 13, 2011 | Turning Point | Orlando, FL | 2 | 210 | [33] | |||
26 | Miss Tessmacher | June 10, 2012 | Slammiversary | Arlington, TX | 1 | 63 | [34] | |||
27 | Madison Rayne | August 12, 2012 | Hardcore Justice | Orlando, FL | 4 | 4 | [35] | |||
28 | Miss Tessmacher | August 16, 2012 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 2 | 59 | [36] | |||
29 | Tara | October 14, 2012 | Bound for Glory | Phoenix, AZ | 5 | 104 | [37] | |||
30 | Velvet Sky | January 26, 2013 | Impact Wrestling | London, England | 2 | 117 | This was a four-way elimination match also involving Brooke and Gail Kim, who Sky last eliminated. This episode aired on tape delay on February 21, 2013. | [38] | ||
31 | Mickie James | May 23, 2013 | Impact Wrestling | Tampa, FL | 3 | 112 | [39] | |||
32 | ODB | September 12, 2013 | Impact Wrestling | St. Louis, MO | 4 | 38 | This episode aired on tape delay on September 19, 2013. | [40] | ||
33 | Gail Kim | October 20, 2013 | Bound for Glory | San Diego, CA | 3 | 88 | This was a three-way match also involving Brooke, who Kim pinned. | [41] | ||
34 | Madison Rayne | January 16, 2014 | Impact Wrestling: Genesis | Huntsville, AL | 5 | 101 | [42] | |||
35 | Angelina Love | April 27, 2014 | Sacrifice | Orlando, FL | 6 | 54 | [43] | |||
36 | Gail Kim | June 20, 2014 | Impact Wrestling | Bethlehem, PA | 4 | 88 | This episode aired on tape delay on July 3, 2014. | [44] | ||
37 | Havok | September 16, 2014 | Impact Wrestling | Bethlehem, PA | 1 | 3 | This episode aired on tape delay on October 1, 2014. | [45] | ||
38 | Taryn Terrell | September 19, 2014 | Impact Wrestling | Bethlehem, PA | 1 | 279 | This was a three-way match also involving Gail Kim, who Terrell pinned. This episode aired on tape delay on November 19, 2014. | [46] | ||
39 | Brooke | June 25, 2015 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 3 | 34 | This episode aired on tape delay on July 15, 2015. Brooke was formerly known as Miss Tessmacher. | |||
40 | Gail Kim | July 29, 2015 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 5 | 232 | This was a four-way match also involving Awesome Kong and Lei'D Tapa. This episode aired on tape delay on September 16, 2015. | [47] | ||
41 | Jade | March 17, 2016 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 1 | 87 | This was a three-way match also involving Madison Rayne. This episode aired on tape delay on April 5, 2016. | [48] | ||
42 | Sienna | June 12, 2016 | Slammiversary | Orlando, FL | 1 | 61 | This was a three-way match also involving Gail Kim. | [49] | ||
43 | Allie | August 12, 2016 | Impact Wrestling: Turning Point | Orlando, FL | 1 | 1 | This was a five-way match also involving Jade, Marti Bell, and Madison Rayne, who Allie pinned. This episode aired on tape delay on August 25, 2016. | [50] [51] | ||
44 | Maria Kanellis-Bennett | August 13, 2016 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 1 | 50 | This episode aired on tape delay on September 1, 2016. | [52] | ||
45 | Gail Kim | October 2, 2016 | Bound for Glory | Orlando, FL | 6 | 7 | [53] | |||
— | Vacated | October 9, 2016 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | — | — | The championship was declared vacant due to an injury that Gail Kim suffered. This episode aired on tape delay on November 17, 2016. | [ citation needed ] | ||
46 | Rosemary | October 9, 2016 | Impact! | Orlando, FL | 1 | 266 | Rosemary defeated Jade in a Six Sides of Steel match to win the vacant title. This episode aired on tape delay on December 1, 2016. The championship was renamed to the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship following the renaming of the promotion on March 2, 2017. | [54] | ||
Global Force Wrestling (GFW) | ||||||||||
47 | Sienna | July 2, 2017 | Slammiversary XV | Orlando, FL | 2 | 126 | This was a unification match to unify the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship and the GFW Women's Championship. The Championship was renamed the Unified GFW Knockouts Championship, immediately after the title was renamed the GFW Knockouts Championship. During Sienna's second reign, the championship was also once again renamed the Impact Knockouts Championship. | [55] | ||
Impact Wrestling | ||||||||||
48 | Gail Kim | November 5, 2017 | Bound for Glory | Ottawa, ON | 7 | 1 | This was a three-way match also involving Allie. | |||
— | Vacated | November 6, 2017 | Impact! | Ottawa, ON | — | — | The championship was declared vacant due to Kim's legit retirement. This episode aired on tape delay on November 16, 2017. | |||
49 | Laurel Van Ness | November 8, 2017 | Impact! | Ottawa, ON | 1 | 65 | Laurel Van Ness defeated Rosemary to win the vacant title. This episode aired on tape delay on December 14, 2017. | [56] | ||
50 | Allie | January 12, 2018 | Impact! Crossroads | Orlando, FL | 2 | 102 | This episode aired on tape delay on March 8, 2018. | [57] | ||
51 | Su Yung | April 24, 2018 | Impact! Under Pressure | Orlando, FL | 1 | 110 | This was a Last Rites match. This episode aired on tape delay on May 31, 2018. | |||
52 | Tessa Blanchard | August 12, 2018 | Impact! ReDefined | Toronto, ON | 1 | 147 | This was a three-way match also involving Allie, who Blanchard pinned. This episode aired on tape delay on August 30, 2018. | |||
53 | Taya Valkyrie | January 6, 2019 | Homecoming | Nashville, TN | 1 | 377 | Gail Kim was the special guest referee. | |||
54 | Jordynne Grace | January 18, 2020 | Impact! | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 182 | This episode aired on tape delay on February 11, 2020. | [58] | ||
55 | Deonna Purrazzo | July 18, 2020 | Slammiversary | Nashville, TN | 1 | 98 | [59] | |||
56 | Su Yung | October 24, 2020 | Bound for Glory | Nashville, TN | 2 | 21 | [60] | |||
57 | Deonna Purrazzo | November 14, 2020 | Turning Point | Nashville, TN | 2 | 343 | This was a No Disqualification match. | [61] | ||
58 | Mickie James | October 23, 2021 | Bound for Glory | Sunrise Manor, NV | 4 | 133 | During her reign, the Impact Knockouts Championship was renamed the Impact Knockouts World Championship. During this reign, she appeared in WWE's Royal Rumble event with the title belt, marking the first time a TNA or Impact title has been featured on WWE programming. During the event, commentators referred to her as the "Impact Women's Champion". | [62] [63] | ||
59 | Tasha Steelz | March 5, 2022 | Sacrifice | Louisville, KY | 1 | 106 | [64] | |||
60 | Jordynne Grace | June 19, 2022 | Slammiversary | Nashville, TN | 2 | 208 | This was a Queen of the Mountain match also involving Chelsea Green, Deonna Purrazzo, and Mia Yim. Mickie James was the special guest enforcer. | [65] | ||
61 | Mickie James | January 13, 2023 | Hard to Kill | Atlanta, GA | 5 | 71 | This was a Title vs. Career match. | [66] | ||
— | Vacated | March 25, 2023 | Impact! | Windsor, ON | — | — | James vacated the title during the Impact tapings due to a broken rib. This episode aired on tape delay on April 13, 2023. | [67] | ||
62 | Deonna Purrazzo | April 16, 2023 | Rebellion | Toronto, ON | 3 | 90 | Defeated Jordynne Grace to win the vacant championship. | [68] | ||
63 | Trinity | July 15, 2023 | Slammiversary | Windsor, ON | 1 | 164+ | During this reign the name of the company was reverted back to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). | [69] | ||
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) |
As of December26, 2023.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Gail Kim | 7 | 711 |
2 | Deonna Purrazzo | 3 | 531 |
3 | Mickie James | 5 | 445 |
4 | Madison Rayne | 5 | 404 |
5 | Jordynne Grace | 2 | 390 |
6 | Taya Valkyrie | 1 | 377 |
7 | Awesome Kong | 2 | 347 |
8 | Taryn Terrell | 1 | 279 |
9 | Rosemary | 1 | 266 |
10 | Angelina Love | 6 | 226 |
11 | Tara | 5 | 222 |
12 | Sienna | 2 | 187 |
13 | Trinity † | 1 | 164+ |
14 | Miss Tessmacher/Brooke | 3 | 156 |
15 | Tessa Blanchard | 1 | 147 |
16 | Velvet Sky | 2 | 145 |
17 | ODB | 4 | 144 |
18 | Su Yung | 2 | 131 |
19 | Taylor Wilde | 1 | 121 |
20 | Tasha Steelz | 1 | 106 |
21 | Allie | 2 | 103 |
22 | Jade | 1 | 87 |
23 | Laurel Van Ness | 1 | 65 |
24 | Winter | 2 | 53 |
25 | Maria Kanellis-Bennett | 1 | 50 |
26 | Havok | 1 | 3 |
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