The Impact X Division Championship is a
professional wrestling championship
A championship or title in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.
Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in predetermined rivalri ...
created and promoted by
Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the
taping
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of then-TNA's second
weekly pay-per-view (PPV)
event
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Gatherings of people
* Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion
* Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest
* Event management, the organization of eve ...
.
The current champion is
Trey Miguel
Trey McBrayer (born August 30, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Trey Miguel, and is the current Impact X Division Champion in his second reign.
Early life
Tre ...
, who is in his second reign.
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a predetermined match. There have been 101 reigns among 50 wrestlers.
History
X Division
![AJ Styles in London Sep 2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/AJ_Styles_in_London_Sep_2008.jpg)
The TNA
X Division
The X Division is a high-flying, high-risk, fast-paced style of professional wrestling seen in Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) and since then in various NWA member promotions. Its tagline is that "It's not about weight ...
was established on June 19, 2002 at Total Nonstop Action's first weekly PPV event with a
Six Man Tag Team match
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resulting in
Jimmy Yang
James Carson Yun (born May 13, 1981) is an American professional wrestler and actor of Korean and German descent. He is also best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and the World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Ente ...
,
Jorge Estrada
Jorge Moraza is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jorge Estrada. He is a former National Wrestling Alliance North American Heavyweight champion and participated in the first televised match of NWA Total Nonstop A ...
, and
Sonny Siaki
Sonny Siaki (born July 23, 1974) is an American retired professional wrestler of American Samoan descent. He is best known for his time in NWA Total Nonstop Action, where he was a one-time TNA X Division Champion.
Early life
When Siaki was thr ...
—collectively known as The Flying Elvises—defeating
A.J. Styles
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,
Jerry Lynn
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, and
Low Ki
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.
Later that day at the taping of the next weekly PPV event, TNA introduced the X Division Championship—then known as the X Championship—to showcase the division more prominently.
The division is described as wrestling reinvented, as it takes traditional wrestling and mixes it with the fast-paced, high–risk style of wrestling incorporated in
cruiserweight divisions and
lucha libre
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.
The division was until 2011 promoted under the motto ''"It is not about weight limits, it is about no limits"'' by commentator
Mike Tenay
Michael William Tenay (born March 1, 1955) is an American podcast presenter and retired professional wrestling play-by-play announcer known for his time as an announcer for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA ...
.
On the August 11, 2011, edition of TNA's primary television program, ''
Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment.
Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...
'', TNA authority figure
Eric Bischoff
Eric Aaron Bischoff (born May 27, 1955) is an American television producer, professional wrestling booker, and performer. He is best known for serving as Executive Producer and later Senior Vice President of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and ...
announced that from that point onwards the X Division would have a weight limit of . Following
Hulk Hogan
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becoming the new on-screen General Manager in March 2012, the weight limit was ignored on June 10, 2012, at
Slammiversary
Slammiversary is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the American promotion Impact Wrestling. It is one of Impact's “Big Four” PPV events (along with Hard to Kill, Rebellion, and Bound for Glory), and celebrates ...
when the
Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Samoa Joe who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Joe is currently a double champion - in his first reign both as AEW ...
was allowed to challenge for the belt. In October 2012, the weight limit was officially repealed when
Rob Van Dam
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challenged for, and eventually won, the title at
Bound for Glory. In March 2013, the X Division was given a new set of rules, which meant all matches were wrestled in Triple Threat format, and a new weight limit of 230 lbs. This proved to be extremely unpopular with fans, and the rules and weight limit were repealed once again in August of that year.
Speciality matches
![Ultimate X](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Ultimate_X.jpg)
The Total Nonstop Action X Division has multiple styles of match types used to showcase the talent within the division and to defend the TNA X Division Championship in more marketable matches. Three of the matches used in TNA are the
Ultimate X match
The Ultimate X match is a type of professional wrestling match created by Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling aka TNA), mainly used in their X Division. It is considered the signature match of the X Division.
Match format
...
,
The Steel Asylum, and the
Xscape match
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a ...
.
* The Ultimate X match was introduced in 2003.
It involves multiple competitors racing to retrieve the X Division Championship or a giant red letter "X", which is suspended above the
ring
Ring may refer to:
* Ring (jewellery), a round band, usually made of metal, worn as ornamental jewelry
* To make a sound with a bell, and the sound made by a bell
:(hence) to initiate a telephone connection
Arts, entertainment and media Film and ...
by two cables.
The cables are attached to posts that stand behind the turnbuckles of the ring.
These cables intertwine to form an "X" over the center of the ring.
This match has become successful in TNA; it was featured in the 2008 DVD "TNA: Ultimate Matches", released by
TNA Home Video
Impact Home Video is a division of Impact Wrestling that releases Impact's pay-per-view (PPV) events, documentaries and other Impact produced compilations on physical mediums via ShopImpact.com. Impact Home Video was formed in 2005 originally as T ...
.
* The Steel Asylum made its debut in May 2008 at TNA's
Sacrifice
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PPV event, under the name "The TerrorDome".
It was used once again in October 2008 at their
Bound for Glory IV
Bound for Glory IV was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion that took place on October 12, 2008 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It was the fourth ...
PPV event, under the new and current moniker "The Steel Asylum".
As of , this match has only been used to determine the number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship.
The layout of the match involves the ring being surrounded by a giant red steel barred cage with a domed ceiling.
The only way to achieve victory is to escape the cage through a hole in the center of the ceiling.
* The Xscape match is the third specialty match primarily used in TNA. It is held annually at TNA's
Lockdown
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The term is used for a prison ...
PPV event in April—an all–steel cage format PPV event.
The first two Xscape matches were held to determine the number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship, while, since 2007, it has been contested for the X Division Championship.
The contest involves four to six participants. To win this match, two or more participants—depending on how many are involved in the encounter—must be eliminated by
pinfall
In wrestling, a pin is achieved by holding an opponent's shoulders to the mat for a three count. Pinfall is the term used in professional wrestling which is a way to win the match for that person or team.
Background
A pinfall is a victory condi ...
or
submission
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leaving only two participants.
These two men then race to see who escapes the cage first to claim victory.
Creation
The championship was created and debuted before the main event at the taping of TNA's second weekly PPV event on June 19, 2002; the event aired on June 26, 2002.
Later, A.J. Styles defeated Low Ki, Jerry Lynn, and
Psicosis
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in a
Four Way Double Elimination match to be crowned the inaugural champion;
this match was announced as being for the NWA X Championship on the onscreen graphic while the
ring announcer
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In boxing and mixed martial arts bouts, ...
stated it was for the "NWA–TNA X Championship".
Afterwards, the title was renamed the NWA–TNA X Division Championship and then shortened to just the TNA X Division Championship.
It is the oldest title in Impact Wrestling.
Option C
Option C is a concept in which the current X Division Champion may voluntarily vacate the championship in exchange for a World Heavyweight Championship match. It began in June 2012 when then-champion
Austin Aries
Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the Control Your Narrative wrestling promotion. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrest ...
said that he was not satisfied with being just the X Division Champion, which led to then-General Manager
Hulk Hogan
Terry Eugene Bollea (; born August 11, 1953), better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 19 ...
offering him a match for the World Heavyweight Championship, but only if he first vacated the X Division Championship. Aries agreed to Hogan's terms, on the condition that future X Division Champions be given the same opportunity.
Cash-in matches
Championship Tournaments
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2009)
The tournament was the result of a match for the
TNA X Division Championship
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey M ...
at
Final Resolution
Final Resolution is a professional wrestling Impact Plus event held by Impact Wrestling in December. Initially introduced as a pay-per-view by TNA in 2005, the event originally took place in January until 2008, when TNA moved the event to Decem ...
between
Eric Young and
Sheik Abdul Bashir ending in a controversial fashion, with Young winning the championship thanks to the referee's help. Management Director
Jim Cornette
James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17, 1961) is an American author and podcaster who has previously worked in the professional wrestling industry as an agent, booker, color commentator, manager, promoter, trainer, and occasional prof ...
stripped Young of the belt and announced the tournament to crown the new champion. The tournament final took place at
Genesis
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Bible
* Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of mankind
* Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Book of ...
.
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2012)
On the June 28, 2012, episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', TNA announced a tournament for the
TNA X Division Championship
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey M ...
, which would take place at
Destination X
Destination X is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held by Impact Wrestling currently in the month of August. The event primarily revolves around the X-Division, the 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010 events had Ultimate X matches.
It w ...
, where
Austin Aries
Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the Control Your Narrative wrestling promotion. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrest ...
would vacate the title for a shot at the
TNA World Heavyweight Championship
The Impact World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result o ...
. The tournament was preceded by four qualifying matches featuring wrestlers from the
independent circuit
In professional wrestling, the independent circuit or indie circuit is the collective noun, collective name of independent professional wrestling promotions which are smaller than major televised promotions. It is roughly analogous to a minor lea ...
.
TNA contracted wrestlers
Douglas Williams,
Kid Kash
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and
Zema Ion
Michael Paris (born October 5, 1986) is a American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Smackdown brand, under the ring name Joaquin Wilde. He is a member of Legado Del Fantasma.
Paris began his career in 2004, ...
were given automatic spots in the first round of the tournament.
[ The eighth and final spot in the tournament would be filled by the winner of a four-way between the losers of the qualifying matches. At Destination X the eight wrestlers will face each other in four singles matches, with the winners advancing to an ]Ultimate X match
The Ultimate X match is a type of professional wrestling match created by Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling aka TNA), mainly used in their X Division. It is considered the signature match of the X Division.
Match format
...
for the X Division Championship.
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2013)
On the Destination X
Destination X is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held by Impact Wrestling currently in the month of August. The event primarily revolves around the X-Division, the 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010 events had Ultimate X matches.
It w ...
edition of ''Impact!'' TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey M ...
, since the title was vacated after Chris Sabin
Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, and is also known for his work in Ring of Honor.
After being trained by Scott D ...
traded it in for a shot at the World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the July 18 edition of ''Impact!'', with the finals, another three-way match, taking place on July 25, 2013.
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2014)
On the Destination X
Destination X is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event held by Impact Wrestling currently in the month of August. The event primarily revolves around the X-Division, the 2005, 2006, 2009, and 2010 events had Ultimate X matches.
It w ...
edition of ''Impact!'' TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey M ...
, since the title was vacated after Austin Aries
Daniel Healy Solwold Jr. (born April 15, 1978), better known by his ring name Austin Aries, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to the Control Your Narrative wrestling promotion. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrest ...
traded it in for a shot at the World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the July 31 edition of ''Impact!'', with the finals, another three-way match, taking place on August 7, 2014.
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2015)
On the Destination X 2015 edition of ''Impact!'' TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey M ...
, since the title was vacated after Rockstar Spud
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traded it in for a shot at the World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
. The tournament consisted of three three–way semifinal matches, taking place on the June 10th edition of ''Impact!'', with the finals, another three-way match, taking place on June 27, 2015.
Impact X Division Championship Tournament (2021)
On the September 23 episode of ''Impact!'', Impact started a tournament to determine the new Impact X Division Champion
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey M ...
, since the title was vacated after Josh Alexander
Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Josh Alexander. He is a two-time Impact World Champion, with his second reign being the longest reig ...
invoked Option C
The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey M ...
to challenge for the Impact World Championship
The Impact World Championship is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#World championships, world championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional w ...
. The tournament consist of three three–way semi-final matches, with the finals, another three-way match, will taking place at Bound for Glory.
Impact X Division Championship Tournament (2022)
On October 20, 2022, after Frankie Kazarian
Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. In addition, Kazarian also pe ...
vacated the Impact X Division Championship for a shot at the Impact World Championship
The Impact World Championship is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#World championships, world championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional w ...
it was announced that there will be an eight-man tournament to determine who will be the new Impact X Division Champion on November 18, 2022, at Impact Pay-per-view Over Drive.
Unifications and outside defenses
In July 2002, the X Division Champion AJ Styles defended the title against Adam Jacobs and David Young at Ring of Honor's Crowning a Champion, the first defense outside TNA.
In May 2003, before the professional wrestling promotion
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World Wrestling All-Stars
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' (WWA) foreclosure, then NWA–TNA X Division champion Chris Sabin
Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by his ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Impact Wrestling, and is also known for his work in Ring of Honor.
After being trained by Scott D ...
defeated WWA International Cruiserweight Champion Jerry Lynn, Frankie Kazarian
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, and Johnny Swinger
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in a Four Corners
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championship unification
Championship unification is the act of combining two or more separate professional wrestling championships into a single title.
History
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match to unify the X Division Championship with the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship. In Winter 2004, Petey Williams defended the title in various IWA-Mid South events.
During Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell (born March 24, 1970), better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is the Head of Talent Relations. He is best kno ...
' first reign in mid-2005, he defended the X Division Championship at several Pro Wrestling Guerrilla
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Los Angeles, California. It is owned and operated by wrestlers themselves, having been created by Disco Machine, Excalibur, Scott Lost, Joey Ryan, Super Drago ...
shows. The first defense happened at All Star Weekend - Night One on April 1 against Alex Shelley
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, while the second occurred at All Star Weekend – Night Two on April 2 against Chris Hero
Chris Spradlin (born December 24, 1979), better known by his ring name Chris Hero, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. He is currently signed to Ring of Honor as a producer. Hero has worked for a number of independent wrestling pr ...
; Daniels won both encounters retaining the championship. At Jason Takes PWG on May 13, Daniels fought A.J. Styles for the X Division Championship and Styles' PWG Championship to a one-hour time-limit draw. Daniels successfully defended the X Division Title two more times in PWG; once at Guitarmageddon on June 11 against El Generico
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Prior to joi ...
, while once at The 2nd Annual PWG Bicentennial Birthday Extravaganza - Night One on July 9 against fellow TNA wrestler Chris Sabin. In September 2005 at TNA's Unbreakable
Unbreakable may refer to:
* '' Unbreakable: My Story, My Way'', a book written by Jenni Rivera
* Unbreakable (horse) (1935–1962), a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
Film and television
* ''Unbreakable'' (film series), a trilogy directed by M ...
PPV event, the TNA X Division Championship was defended in the main event for the first time at a monthly PPV event; then-champion Christopher Daniels
Daniel Christopher Covell (born March 24, 1970), better known by the ring name Christopher Daniels, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is the Head of Talent Relations. He is best kno ...
defended the championship against A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe.
The title was once again defended in the main event of a monthly event at TNA's August 2007 Hard Justice
Hardcore Justice, originally known as Hard Justice, is an annual professional wrestling Impact Plus event produced by Impact Wrestling. It was originally introduced as a pay-per-view (PPV) event held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in 200 ...
PPV event, where Kurt Angle
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defeated Samoa Joe to win the TNA X Division and the TNA World Tag Team Championship TNA may refer to:
Organisations
* Tamil National Alliance, a political coalition in Sri Lanka
* The National Alliance, a political party in Kenya
* The National Archives (United Kingdom), a UK public body
* Tonga Nurses' Association, a trade union ...
and retain the TNA World Heavyweight and IGF's version of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
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. This win made Angle the only in the history of TNA to hold every active championship at the same time; TNA World, X Division, and World Tag Team.
On March 4, 2014, The title was defended in Japan
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as part of Kaisen: Outbreak - a supershow event promoted by Wrestle-1
was a Japanese ''puroresu'' or professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion, founded in July 2013 by Keiji Mutoh following his resignation from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). The core of the promotion's roster was formed by ...
in partnership with TNA - where the title was won by Wrestle-1 star Seiya Sanada
, better known by his ring name Sanada (stylized as SANADA), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a member of the stable ''Los Ingobernables de Japón''.
As part of NJPW, Sanada is mostly ...
. On March 22, Sanada defended and retained the title on a Wrestle-1 show.
Four Women have unsuccessfully challenged for the X Division Title during its 20-year History. . Athena (became the first female challenger on January 22, 2003) Trinity ( March 19, 2003) Tessa Blanchard ( October 20, 2019 and February 9, 2020) Jordynne Grace ( October 20, 2020 and April 1, 2022)
Belt designs
In May 2007, the National Wrestling Alliance
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Founded in 1948, the NWA ...
(NWA) ended their five-year partnership with TNA, which allowed the NWA to regain control over the NWA World Heavyweight and World Tag Team Championships that TNA had controlled since June 2002. TNA then introduced a new TNA X Division Championship belt on the May 16, 2007 edition of TNA's online podcast ''TNA Today
''TNA Today'' was an online professional wrestling program produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), now known as Impact Wrestling. It was hosted by interviewer Jeremy Borash, with occasional appearances by Don West. The show purported to ...
''. Jeremy Borash and Management Director Jim Cornette
James Mark "Jim" Cornette (born September 17, 1961) is an American author and podcaster who has previously worked in the professional wrestling industry as an agent, booker, color commentator, manager, promoter, trainer, and occasional prof ...
, TNA's on-screen authority figure at the time, unveiled the new belt and awarded it to then-champion Chris Sabin.
On July 19, 2013, former TNA President Dixie Carter
Dixie Virginia Carter (May 25, 1939 – April 10, 2010) was an American actress. She starred as Julia Sugarbaker on the sitcom ''Designing Women'' (1986–1993) and as Randi King on the drama series ''Family Law (American TV series), Family La ...
unveiled a new design for the championship, with blue accents to match the color scheme of the company.
On June 16, 2015, TNA tweaked the title's design by recoloring its accents from blue to green.
On August 18, 2017, the X Division Championship design was given a complete overhaul to reflect TNA's transfer to the Global Force Wrestling moniker.
On October 26, 2017, Trevor Lee was seen in a taped segment on Impact! with a new version of the title belt branded for Impact Wrestling.
In 2020, Impact Wrestling redesigned the belt, putting a big red "X" on the center plate (a nod to the original belt), and made red the dominant color.
Reigns
The inaugural champion was A.J. Styles
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, who won the championship by defeating Low Ki, Jerry Lynn, and Psicosis in a Four Way Double Elimination match on June 19, 2002 at TNA's second weekly PPV event. At 301 days, Austin Aries
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' first reign holds the record for longest in the title's history. At less than one day, Eric Young's only reign, and Chris Sabin's sixth reign and Rockstar Spud's second reign are the shortest in the title's history. Chris Sabin
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After being trained by Scott D ...
holds the record for most reigns with eight.
Trey Miguel
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Early life
Tre ...
is the current champion in his second reign. He defeated Black Taurus
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He is primarily kno ...
on November 18, 2022 at Over Drive in Louisville, Kentucky
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to win the vacant title.
See also
*X Division
The X Division is a high-flying, high-risk, fast-paced style of professional wrestling seen in Impact Wrestling (formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) and since then in various NWA member promotions. Its tagline is that "It's not about weight ...
References
Notes
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External links
Impact Wrestling X-Division Championship
at Cagematch.net
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Impact Wrestling championships
X Division championships