TNA Digital Media Championship

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TNA Digital Media Championship
TNA Digital Title.jpg
The current TNA Digital Media Championship belt
Details
Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
Date establishedSeptember 30, 2021
Current champion(s) Laredo Kid
Date won April 20, 2024
Other name(s)
  • Impact Digital Media Championship
    (2021–2024)
  • TNA Digital Media Championship (2024–present)
Statistics
First champion(s) Jordynne Grace
Longest reign Joe Hendry
(266 days)
Shortest reign Rich Swann
(34 days)
Oldest champion Tommy Dreamer
(52 years, 207 days)
Youngest champion Jordynne Grace
(25 years, 232 days)
Heaviest champion Tommy Dreamer
(265 lb (120 kg))
Lightest champion Jordynne Grace
(150 lb (68 kg))

The TNA Digital Media Championship is a professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). [1] [2] It is an intergender championship, open to both male and female wrestlers. [2] The current champion is Laredo Kid, who is in his first reign.

Contents

History

On the September 30 episode of Impact!, the Impact Digital Media Championship was introduced and it was announced that an intergender tournament will be held with the inaugural champion being crowned in the final at Bound for Glory. The first round matches aired on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on Impact Plus and on YouTube for Impact Ultimate Insider members, before being distributed to the public across all social media platforms 24 hours later. [3] [4]

On October 23, 2021 Jordynne Grace won the intergender six-way match tournament final to become the inaugural Impact Digital Media Championship holder by defeating Chelsea Green, Crazzy Steve, Fallah Bahh, John Skyler, and Madison Rayne at Bound for Glory. [5]

The inaugural Impact Digital Media Champion Jordynne Grace. Jordynne Grace entrance Impact Bash at the Brewery (cropped).jpg
The inaugural Impact Digital Media Champion Jordynne Grace.

Championship Tournament(s)

Impact Digital Media Championship Tournament (2021)

First round

Final

*Madison Rayne replaced Tenille Dashwood, who was removed from match. [9]

Championship belt design(s)

The original design of the Impact Digital Media Championship design is Silver with Gold indented thick lines with Red indented diamond shaped jewels on the sides with two side plates per side equaling to a total of four side plates, with one center plate. The center piece has the words Digital Media Impact Wrestling Champion in the middle with the words Impact Wrestling in the middle center in the color gold and with a red square shaped box in the background only surrounding the words on the outside of it in the very center with the words Digital Media indented above the word Impact Wrestling with a black square shaped box surrounding it as the lettering is gold and the word Champion under the word Impact Wrestling with the same black shape square box design with gold indented lettering. [10]

Reigns

Current champion Laredo Kid Laredo Kid 2.jpg
Current champion Laredo Kid

As of April25, 2024, there have been nine reigns between nine champions. Jordynne Grace was the inaugural champion. Grace is also the youngest champion at the age of 25, while Tommy Dreamer is the oldest, winning the title at 52. Joe Hendry's reign is the longest at 266 days, while Rich Swann's reign is the shortest at 34 days.

Laredo Kid is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Crazzy Steve at the Rebellion pre-show on April 20, 2024, in Paradise, Nevada.

Names

NameYears
Impact Digital Media ChampionshipSeptember 30, 2021–January 13, 2024
TNA Digital Media ChampionshipJanuary 13, 2024 –
Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
Impact Wrestling
1 Jordynne Grace October 23, 2021 Bound for Glory
pre-show		 Sunrise Manor, NV 190Defeated Chelsea Green, Crazzy Steve, Fallah Bahh, John Skyler, and Madison Rayne in a tournament final intergender six-way match to become the inaugural champion. [5]
2 Matt Cardona January 21, 2022 Impact! Pembroke Pines, FL 1127The episode aired on tape delay on February 3, 2022. [11]
3 Rich Swann May 28, 2022Wrestling Revolver's Vegas Vacation Las Vegas, NV 134This was an event promoted by The Wrestling Revolver. [12]
4 Brian Myers July 1, 2022 Against All Odds
pre-show		 Atlanta, GA 1113This was a Dot Combat match. [13]
5 Joe Hendry October 22, 2022 Impact! Sunrise Manor, NV 1266The episode aired on tape delay on November 10, 2022. [14]
6 Kenny King July 15, 2023 Slammiversary
pre-show		 Windsor, ON 155 [15]
7 Tommy Dreamer September 8, 2023 Victory Road White Plains, NY 1127This was a Title vs. Career match. Also during this reign the company name was reverted back to the name Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). [16]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
8 Crazzy Steve January 13, 2024 Hard To Kill Paradise, NV 198This was a No Disqualification match. [17]
9 Laredo Kid April 20, 2024 Rebellion
pre-show		 Paradise, NV 15+ [18]


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