TNA X Division Championship
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Promotion | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) | ||||||||||||||||||
Date established | June 19, 2002[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Current champion(s) | Mustafa Ali | ||||||||||||||||||
Date won | February 23, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The TNA X Division Championship
Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a predetermined match. There have been 104 reigns among 51 wrestlers.[3]
History
X Division
The TNA
Speciality matches
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 Steel Asylum, and the Xscape match.
- The Ultimate X match was introduced in 2003.TNA Home Video.[18]
- The Steel Asylum made its debut in May 2008 at TNA's Sacrifice PPV event, under the name "The TerrorDome".[19] It was used once again in October 2008 at their Bound for Glory IV PPV event, under the new and current moniker "The Steel Asylum".[20][21] As of March 2024, this match has only been used to determine the number one contender to the TNA X Division Championship.[19][21] The layout of the match involves the ring being surrounded by a giant red steel barred cage with a domed ceiling.[20] The only way to achieve victory is to escape the cage through a hole in the center of the ceiling.[22]
- The Xscape match is the third specialty match primarily used in TNA. It is held annually at TNA's Lockdown PPV event in April—an all–steel cage format PPV event.[23][24][25][26][27] 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.[23][24][25][26][27] 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 or submission leaving only two participants.[24] These two men then race to see who escapes the cage first to claim victory.[28]
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.[1] Later, A.J. Styles defeated Low Ki, Jerry Lynn, and Psicosis in a Four Way Double Elimination match to be crowned the inaugural champion;[29] this match was announced as being for the NWA X Championship on the onscreen graphic while the ring announcer stated it was for the "NWA–TNA X Championship".[1][30] Afterwards, the title was renamed the NWA–TNA X Division Championship and then shortened to just the TNA X Division Championship.[3] 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 said that he was not satisfied with being just the X Division Champion, which led to then-General Manager Hulk Hogan 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
Won match | Lost match |
No. | Recipient | Date | Location | Event | Results |
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1 | Austin Aries | July 8, 2012 | Orlando, FL
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Destination X | Aries defeated TNA World Heavyweight Championship .
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2 | Chris Sabin | July 18, 2013 | Louisville, KY
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Destination X | Sabin defeated Bully Ray for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
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3 | Austin Aries | June 26, 2014 (Taped) July 31, 2014 (Aired) |
New York, NY
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Destination X | Lashley defeated Aries to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. |
4 | Rockstar Spud
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May 17, 2015 (Taped) June 10, 2015 (Aired) |
Orlando, FL
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Destination X | Kurt Angle defeated Spud to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. |
5 | Brian Cage | January 6, 2019 | Nashville, TN
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Homecoming | Johnny Impact defeated Cage to retain the Impact World Championship.
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6 | Josh Alexander | October 23, 2021 | Sunrise Manor, NV | Bound for Glory | Alexander defeated Christian Cage for the Impact World Championship. |
7 | Frankie Kazarian | November 18, 2022 | Louisville, KY
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Over Drive | Josh Alexander defeated Kazarian to retain the Impact World Championship. |
Championship Tournaments
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2009)
The tournament was the result of a match for the TNA X Division Championship at Final Resolution 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 stripped Young of the belt and announced the tournament to crown the new champion. The tournament final took place at Genesis.
Quarterfinals (TV - TNA Impact!) | Semifinals (TV - Impact!) | Final (PPV - Genesis) | ||||||||||||
Eric Young | Pin | |||||||||||||
Sheik Abdul Bashir | ||||||||||||||
Eric Young | ||||||||||||||
Alex Shelley | Pin | |||||||||||||
Alex Shelley | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jay Lethal | ||||||||||||||
Alex Shelley | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | 16:38 | |||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | Pin | |||||||||||||
Sonjay Dutt | ||||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | Pin | |||||||||||||
Kiyoshi | ||||||||||||||
Consequences Creed | ||||||||||||||
Kiyoshi | Pin |
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, which would take place at
Qualifiers | Semifinals | Finalists | Finals | ||||||||||||
Sonjay Dutt | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Rubix | |||||||||||||||
Sonjay Dutt | |||||||||||||||
Rashad Cameron | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Rashad Cameron | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Mason Andrews | |||||||||||||||
Sonjay Dutt | |||||||||||||||
Zema Ion | |||||||||||||||
Flip Cassanova | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Dakota Darsow | |||||||||||||||
Flip Cassanova | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Zema Ion | |||||||||||||||
Zema Ion | BYE | ||||||||||||||
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Zema Ion | Win | ||||||||||||||
Sonjay Dutt, Kenny King, and Mason Andrews | |||||||||||||||
Kenny King | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Lars Only | |||||||||||||||
Kenny King | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Douglas Williams | |||||||||||||||
Douglas Williams | BYE | ||||||||||||||
– | – | ||||||||||||||
Kenny King | |||||||||||||||
Mason Andrews | |||||||||||||||
Mason Andrews | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Dakota Darsow, Lars Only, and Rubix | |||||||||||||||
Mason Andrews | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kid Kash | |||||||||||||||
Kid Kash | BYE | ||||||||||||||
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TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2013)
On the
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Manik | ||||||||
Greg Marasciulo | ||||||||
Chavo Guerrero Jr. | ||||||||
Kenny King | ||||||||
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2014)
On the
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, since the title was vacated after
Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
Low-Ki | ||||||||
Crazzy Steve | ||||||||
Low-Ki | ||||||||
Manik | ||||||||
Grado | ||||||||
Grado | ||||||||
Tigre Uno | ||||||||
Cruz | ||||||||
Kenny King | ||||||||
Impact X Division Championship Tournament (2021)
On the September 23 episode of Impact!, Impact started a tournament to determine the new
First round Impact! (September 30, 2021 – October 14, 2021) | Final Bound for Glory (October 23, 2021) | |||||||
8:41[35] | Alex Zayne | |||||||
Laredo Kid | ||||||||
Pin | Trey Miguel | |||||||
7:12[36] | Black Taurus | Pin | Trey Miguel | |||||
Petey Williams | 13:21[38] | Steve Maclin | ||||||
Pin | Steve Maclin | El Phantasmo | ||||||
Pin | El Phantasmo | |||||||
9:38[37] | Willie Mack | |||||||
Rohit Raju | ||||||||
Impact X Division Championship Tournament (2022)
On October 20, 2022, after
Quarterfinals October 27 and November 3, 2022) | Semifinals November 10 and 17, 2022) | Final Over Drive (November 18, 2022) | ||||||||||||
Black Taurus | Pin | |||||||||||||
Laredo Kid | 8:05[40] | |||||||||||||
Black Taurus | Pin | |||||||||||||
PJ Black | 6:19 | |||||||||||||
Yuya Uemura | 8:33[41] | |||||||||||||
PJ Black
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Black Taurus | 15:50 | |||||||||||||
Trey Miguel | Pin | |||||||||||||
Alan Angels | 8:17[40] | |||||||||||||
Trey Miguel | Pin | |||||||||||||
Trey Miguel | DQ | |||||||||||||
Mike Bailey | 7:02[42] | |||||||||||||
Kenny King | 8:44[41] | |||||||||||||
Mike Bailey | Pin |
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.[43] In May 2003, before the
During
The title was once again defended in the main event of a monthly event at TNA's August 2007
On March 4, 2014, The title was defended in
Five 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), and Billie Starkz (October 4, 2022, during Pro Wrestler Revolver).
Championship belt designs
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Christopher Daniels with the original design of the X-Division Championship belt.
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Kenny King with the 2nd design of the X-Division title.
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Tigre Uno with the 2015 design of the championship belt.
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Trevor Leewith the 2017 design of the belt.
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The 2020 design of the title.
In May 2007, the
On July 19, 2013, then TNA President Dixie Carter unveiled a new design for the championship, with blue accents to match the color scheme of the company.[59] On June 16, 2015, TNA tweaked the belt's design by recoloring its accents from blue to green.[60]
On August 18, 2017, the X Division Championship belt was given a complete overhaul to reflect TNA's short-lived change to the Global Force Wrestling moniker. On October 26, 2017, Trevor Lee was seen in a taped segment on Impact! with the title belt re-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.
With the company's return to the TNA name in 2024, a new belt was introduced.
Reigns
The inaugural champion was
Mustafa Ali is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Chris Sabin on February 23, 2024, at No Surrender in Westwego, Louisiana to win the title.
See also
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- TNA Home Video.
- TNA Home Video.
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External links
- Impact Wrestling X-Division Championship at Cagematch.net