Inaugural and record-setting 7-time champion Gail Kim.
TNA Knockout, or just Knockout for short, is the term used by TNA to refer to its onscreen female performers; this is similar to TNA's main rival World Wrestling Entertainment and their Divas pseudonym. TNA's first women's accomplishment was announced at TNA's first weekly pay-per-view event on June 19, 2002.[4] It was called the "Miss TNA" Crown. The holder of the crown was determined in a lingeriebattle royal on June 19, 2002, which aired on June 26, 2002. The participants in the match were Alexis Laree, Elektra, Erin Bray, Francine, Miss Joni, Sasha, Shannon, Taylor Vaughn, and Teresa Tyler.[5] Vaughn last eliminated Elektra to win the crown.[6] The TNA Knockout of the Year is another award in TNA given to the knockout who achieved the most or had the best run that year.[7] The most recent Knockout of the Year was Jordynne Grace receiving the award in 2024.[8]
On the August 20, 2009 episode of TNA Impact!, backstage interviewer Lauren announced that TNA were planning to host an eight-team single elimination tag team tournament to crown the first TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions.[9] The tournament began on the following Impact! and continued on for four weeks, concluding on September 20 at TNA's No Surrender PPV event. There, the team of Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) to become the first champions.[10][N 1] Two DVDs on the topic of the TNA Knockouts have been released by TNA. The first was named Knockouts: The Ladies of TNA Wrestling Vol.1 and was released on August 29, 2006.[11]Knocked Out: The Women of TNA Wrestling was the second, released on October 7, 2008.[12]
Creation
TNA first announced in early September 2007 through their TNA Mobile service that they planned to start an official women's division and debut a women's title soon.[13][14] Later that month, TNA began to promote a 10 knockout gauntlet match to be held on October 14, 2007 at TNA's Bound for Glory PPV event to crown the first-ever TNA Women's Champion.[15] At the event, Gail Kim defeated Ms. Brooks, Christy Hemme, Awesome Kong, Roxxi Laveaux, Talia Madison, Shelly Martinez, Jackie Moore, ODB, and Angel Williams to become the first champion.[1][16] The championship was renamed in 2008 to the TNA Women's Knockout Championship until 2010 when it became simply known as the TNA Knockouts Championship.
The longest-reigning champion Taya Valkyrie with the third design featuring the silver-and-blue colorway (2018–2020)
Three-time champion Deonna Purrazzo with the red-accent variant of the third design (2020–2024)
One-time champion Ash by Elegance holding the fourth and present TNA design (2024–present) (left, in her right hand)
Throughout its history, the Knockouts Championship has featured four distinct belt designs and three recognized variants.
The first design, introduced at Bound for Glory 2007, featured a white leather strap with dual-tone gold and silver plates, red gem accents, and a crown motif atop the center plate. The center plate displayed the red "TNA" logo with the words "Women's" and "Champion" engraved above and below it respectively. Notably, the term "Knockout" did not appear anywhere on the title.
In December 2014, TNA unveiled an updated variant of this design via its official Instagram account. The championship now featured a black leather strap with blue color accents to match the company’s branding. The plates were refinished in full gold, removing the silver inlays, though the overall design and structure remained unchanged.[21]
The second design debuted in March 2016, introducing a completely new mold with silver plates, blue globe emblems, and the Impact Wrestling logo at the center. This design remained in use until mid-2017, when Impact briefly adopted the Global Force Wrestling (GFW) branding. During that time, a hybrid varian of the 2016 belt appeared—retaining the same plates but featuring modified logos and enamel colors. The GFW insignia was later covered with the Impact Wrestling logo after the company reverted to the Impact name.
At Redemption 2018, a third design was unveiled. It featured new silver plates with blue detailing, the Impact Wrestling logo in the center, and side plates displaying the company’s owl symbol and the letters "KO". In January 2020, the belt was recolored with red enamel and a darker metallic finish to match the company’s refreshed branding. The 2018 design—along with its 2020 red variant—remained in use until January 2024.
At Hard to Kill 2024, the current fourth design was introduced following the company’s reversion to the TNA Wrestling name. This version pays homage to the original 2007 title, returning to a white leather strap with taller gold plates, red accents, and two additional side plates—one on each end. The modern TNA Wrestling logo replaces the former crown motif atop the center plate.
Kelani Jordan is the current champion in her first reign. She defeated Léi Yǐng Lee at Victory Road on September 26, 2025. Previous champion Ash by Elegance vacated the title in order to take time away from in-ring competition.
Notes
↑ TNA Knockouts title is the main women's title of the company. On August 20, 2009, the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship officially became TNA's second women's championship, separate from the first, main, and established TNA Knockouts Championship, giving the TNA Knockouts division and the TNA Knockouts title more credibility and complementing TNA's first Knockouts women's title. The title is also separate from the TNA Digital Media Championship (established September 30, 2021), which is an intergender championship that was inaugurally won by Knockout Jordynne Grace.
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