The Impact Grand Championship was a

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owned by

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History

The title was introduced at the August 13, 2016, tapings of TNA's television program ''

'', after then-TNA President

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announced that the

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would be deactivated and retired in favor for the new championship. Corgan also announced an eight-man single elimination tournament that would feature new rules that would apply to the title. The new rules would be similar to how bouts were contested in professional wrestling in Europe in which each match would consist of three timed rounds, with a team of judges to determine the outcome based on points, if there is no winner via pin or submission within the time limit. The final match of the tournament took place at Bound for Glory on October 2, with Aron Rex becoming the inaugural champion by defeating Eddie Edwards (replacement for the legitimately injured

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). On the January 25, 2018

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episode of ''Impact!'',

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defeated champion

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in a "No Rounds, No Judges" match. Subsequent title defenses would also be contested under standard rules, no longer using rounds, points systems or judges. On June 4, 2018, during the

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press conference, Austin Aries announced that the Grand and

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would be merged/unified.

Original rules

* Three 3 minute rounds, with special event matches going 5 minutes per round. * 10 point must system. * Judging categories: Physicality, aggressiveness, controlling the action. * Wins can happen anytime via pin or submission. * If there is no winner after three rounds, a winner is decided by judge's decision.

Inaugural championship tournament (2016)

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Reigns

As of , , there have been eight reigns between seven different wrestlers.

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became the inaugural champion by defeating Eddie Edwards in the tournament final at

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's Bound for Glory on October 2.

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holds the most reigns with two, with his second reign being the longest at 174 days, while

Josh Mathews Joshua Matthew Lomberger (born November 25, 1980), better known by the ring name Josh Mathews, is an American professional wrestling Sports commentator, play by play commentator and former professional wrestler, currently signed to Impact Wrestlin ...

' reign is the shortest at one day.

Combined reigns

References

External links

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