TNA Television Championship

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TNA Television Championship
A red and gold championship belt with a red leather strap
The TNA Television Championship belt
Details
PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
Date establishedOctober 23, 2008
Date retiredAugust 12, 2016
Other name(s)
  • TNA Legends Championship
    (2008–2009)
  • TNA Global Championship
    (2009–2010)
  • TNA Television Championship
    (2010–2014)
  • TNA King of the Mountain Championship
    (2015–2016)
Statistics
First champion(s)
Robbie E
(201 Ibs)

The TNA Television Championship was a

Impact Wrestling, now TNA). It was introduced on the October 23, 2008 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact! as the TNA Legends Championship. It was later known as the TNA Global Championship and the TNA King of the Mountain Championship. The title appeared in Global Force Wrestling
(GFW), during a talent exchange partnership.

As a professional wrestling championship, it was won via a planned ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All title changes occurred at TNA-promoted events. Reigns that occurred on TNA Impact!, or its later title Impact Wrestling, usually aired on tape delay. The first champion was Booker T. The final champion was Lashley, as the title was retired on August 12, 2016. There were a total of 26 reigns among 20 wrestlers.[1]

History

Booker T, inaugural TNA Legends Champion

The title was introduced during a storyline that pitted The

The Main Event Mafia. In the weeks leading up to the unveiling of the physical belt, Booker T carried around a steel briefcase. On the October 23, 2008, episode of Impact!, Booker T introduced the belt by removing it from the briefcase, announcing its name as the "TNA Legends Championship", and declaring himself the first champion. He went on to state that the championship was his and that he would defend it when he saw fit; this meant that the championship was unsanctioned by TNA in the storyline.[2]

On March 15, 2009, at TNA's

TNA X Division Championship, and the Legends Championship.[4] TNA Management Director Jim Cornette then announced that the TNA Legends Championship had become an official TNA sanctioned championship thanks to Styles defeating Booker T for it legally via the contract the two had signed to make the match official.[5]

On the October 29, 2009, episode of Impact!, then-champion

Suicide in Glasgow, Hamada in Bournemouth, and unsuccessfully against Welsh wrestler Rob Terry in Cardiff, Wales at a live event on January 27, 2010.[8] On the July 22, 2010, episode of Impact!, Terry lost the Global Championship to AJ Styles.[9] Styles then renamed the title the "TNA Television Championship" on the July 29, 2010, episode of Impact!.[10]

On the April 19, 2012, episode of the newly titled Impact Wrestling, TNA General Manager Hulk Hogan ordered that the TNA Television Championship had to be defended every week.[11] The weekly title defenses lasted until the June 21, 2012, episode of Impact Wrestling.[12]

Abyss was the longest reigning champion

On July 3, 2014, TNA Executive Director Kurt Angle declared the championship inactive.[13] The title was reactivated on June 25, 2015, by TNA under the new name of the "TNA King of the Mountain Championship." TNA announced that a new champion would be determined in a King of the Mountain match at their Slammiversary PPV event on June 28.[14][15] Jeff Jarrett defeated Matt Hardy, Eric Young, Drew Galloway, and Bobby Roode to win the championship.[16] The title ended up appearing in GFW at a July 9 live event where Young attacked Jarrett and stole the championship belt.[17]

During the August 18, 2016, taping of

Impact Wrestling, it was announced that the King of the Mountain Championship was vacated, deactivated and retired with announcement of a new title, the Impact Grand Championship.[18]

Reigns

Main article: List of TNA Television Champions

The inaugural champion was Booker T, who awarded the championship to himself on the October 23, 2008, episode of Impact!.

P. J. Black and Lashley
share the record for shortest reign in the title's history at one day. Abyss holds the record for combined days as champion, with 460. Lashley was the final champion, having defeated James Storm for the championship with his X Division and World Heavyweight Championships on the line, and unifying the title with his World Title, thus retiring the King of the Mountain Championship in the process.

Overall, there have been 25 reigns shared among 19 wrestlers, with three vacancies and two deactivations.

References

  1. ^ Oliver, Earl. "TNA Legends Championship Title History". Solie.org. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  2. ^ Keller, Wade (2009-11-22). "Keller's TNA Impact report 1 YR. ago (10-23-08): One-year anniversary of the Main Event Mafia formed in Las Vegas, Kevin Nash & Sting vs. A.J. Styles & Samoa Joe main event". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
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  5. ^ Boutwell, Josh (2009-03-20). "Impact results - 3/19/09". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  6. ^ Wilkenfeld, Daniel (2009-10-29). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 10/29: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
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  8. ^ Gerweck, Steve (2010-01-27). "New TNA Champion crowned in Wales". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  9. ^ Wilkenfeld, Daniel (2010-07-22). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 7/22: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  10. ^ Keller, Wade (2010-07-29). "Keller's TNA Impact report 7/29: Tommy Dreamer announces new name for ECW faction, Hulk Hogan addresses situation". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  11. ^ Caldwell, James (2012-04-19). "Caldwell's TNA Impact Wrestling results 4/19: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of Lockdown fall-out, Hogan's "big announcement"". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  12. ^ "TNA News: Live Impact preview - Tag Title main event, BFG Series matches, Gut Check, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  13. Total Nonstop Action. Impact Wrestling.com. Archived from the original
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  14. Total Nonstop Action. Impact Wrestling.com. Archived from the original
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  15. ^ "TNA KOTM Championship". YouTube. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  16. ^ Caldwell, James (2015-06-28). "Caldwell's TNA Slammiversary PPV result 6/28: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live PPV from Orlando - King of the Mountain match, Storm vs. Magnus, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  17. ^ Namako, Jason (2015-07-10). "Video: Eric Young attacks Jeff Jarrett at 7/9 GFW event". WrestleView.com. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  18. ^ Martin, Adam. "SPOILER: TNA retires championship, introduces new title at Impact Wrestling TV tapings from Orlando". Wrestleview. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
  19. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved 2015-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link
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