TNA X Division Championship
The TNA X Division Championship[7] is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of TNA's second then-weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event.[1] The current champion is Mustafa Ali, who is in his first reign.
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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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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 edit
X Division edit
The TNA X Division was established on June 19, 2002 at Total Nonstop Action's first weekly PPV event with a Six Man Tag Team match resulting in Jimmy Yang, Jorge Estrada, and Sonny Siaki—collectively known as The Flying Elvises—defeating A.J. Styles, Jerry Lynn, and Low Ki.[1][8] 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.[1][8] 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.[8] The division was until 2011 promoted under the motto "It is not about weight limits, it is about no limits" by commentator Mike Tenay.[8][9][10][11] On the August 11, 2011, edition of TNA's primary television program, Impact Wrestling, TNA authority figure Eric Bischoff announced that from that point onwards the X Division would have a weight limit of 225 lb (102 kg).[12] Following Hulk Hogan becoming the new on-screen General Manager in March 2012, the weight limit was ignored on June 10, 2012, at Slammiversary when the 280 lb (130 kg) Samoa Joe was allowed to challenge for the belt.[13][14] In October 2012, the weight limit was officially repealed when 237 lb (108 kg) Rob Van Dam challenged for, and eventually won, the title at Bound for Glory.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.[15][16]
Speciality matches edit
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.[17] It involves multiple competitors racing to retrieve the X Division Championship or a giant red letter "X", which is suspended above the ring by two cables.[11][17] The cables are attached to posts that stand behind the turnbuckles of the ring.[11][17] These cables intertwine to form an "X" over the center of the ring.[11][17] This match has become successful in TNA; it was featured in the 2008 DVD "TNA: Ultimate Matches", released by 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 April 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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| Won match | Lost match |
| No. | Recipient | Date | Location | Event | Results |
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| 1 | Austin Aries | July 8, 2012 | Orlando, FL | Destination X | Aries defeated Bobby Roode for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| 2 | Chris Sabin | July 18, 2013 | Louisville, KY | Destination X | Sabin defeated Bully Ray for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| 3 | Austin Aries | June 26, 2014 (Taped) July 31, 2014 (Aired) | New York, NY | Destination X | Lashley defeated Aries to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| 4 | Rockstar Spud | May 17, 2015 (Taped) June 10, 2015 (Aired) | Orlando, FL | Destination X | Kurt Angle defeated Spud to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. |
| 5 | Brian Cage | January 6, 2019 | Nashville, TN | Homecoming | Johnny Impact defeated Cage to retain the Impact World Championship. |
| 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 | Over Drive | Josh Alexander defeated Kazarian to retain the Impact World Championship. |
Championship Tournaments edit
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2009) edit
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) edit
On the June 28, 2012, episode of Impact Wrestling, TNA announced a tournament for the TNA X Division Championship, which would take place at Destination X, where Austin Aries would vacate the title for a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The tournament was preceded by four qualifying matches featuring wrestlers from the independent circuit.[31] TNA contracted wrestlers Douglas Williams, Kid Kash and Zema Ion were given automatic spots in the first round of the tournament.[32] 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.[33] At Destination X the eight wrestlers will face each other in four singles matches, with the winners advancing to an Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship.[32]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| – | – | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| – | – | ||||||||||||||
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2013) edit
On the Destination X edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Chris Sabin traded it in for a shot at the World Championship. 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.
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| Sonjay Dutt | ||||||||
| Homicide | ||||||||
| Sonjay Dutt | ||||||||
| Petey Williams | ||||||||
| Manik | ||||||||
| Manik | ||||||||
| Greg Marasciulo | ||||||||
| Chavo Guerrero Jr. | ||||||||
| Kenny King | ||||||||
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2014) edit
On the Destination X edition of Impact! TNA started a tournament to determine a new TNA X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Austin Aries traded it in for a shot at the World Championship. 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.
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| Low-Ki | ||||||||
| Manik | ||||||||
| Zema Ion | ||||||||
| Brian Cage | Low-Ki | |||||||
| Crazzy Steve | Sanada | |||||||
| Sanada | Samoa Joe | |||||||
| Samoa Joe | ||||||||
| Homicide | ||||||||
| Tigre Uno | ||||||||
TNA X Division Championship Tournament (2015) edit
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 Rockstar Spud traded it in for a shot at the World Championship. 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.
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| Low-Ki | ||||||||
| Crazzy Steve | ||||||||
| Low-Ki | ||||||||
| Manik | ||||||||
| Grado | ||||||||
| Grado | ||||||||
| Tigre Uno | ||||||||
| Cruz | ||||||||
| Kenny King | ||||||||
Impact X Division Championship Tournament (2021) edit
On the September 23 episode of Impact!, Impact started a tournament to determine the new Impact X Division Champion, since the title was vacated after Josh Alexander invoked Option C to challenge for the Impact World Championship. The tournament consist of three three–way semi-final matches, with the finals, another three-way match, will taking place at Bound for Glory.[34]
| 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) edit
On October 20, 2022, after Frankie Kazarian vacated the Impact X Division Championship for a shot at the Impact World Championship 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.[39]
| Quarterfinals Impact! Before the Impact October 21, 2022 (aired October 27 and November 3, 2022) | Semifinals Impact! October 22, 2022 (aired 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 | Pin | |||||||||||||
| 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 edit
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 professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling All-Stars' (WWA) foreclosure, then NWA–TNA X Division champion Chris Sabin defeated WWA International Cruiserweight Champion Jerry Lynn, Frankie Kazarian, and Johnny Swinger in a Four Corners championship unification match to unify the X Division Championship with the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship.[3][44] In Winter 2004, Petey Williams defended the title in various IWA-Mid South events.
During Christopher Daniels' first reign in mid-2005, he defended the X Division Championship at several Pro Wrestling Guerrilla shows. The first defense happened at All Star Weekend - Night One on April 1 against Alex Shelley, while the second occurred at All Star Weekend – Night Two on April 2 against Chris Hero; Daniels won both encounters retaining the championship.[45][46] 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.[47] Daniels successfully defended the X Division Title two more times in PWG; once at Guitarmageddon on June 11 against El Generico, while once at The 2nd Annual PWG Bicentennial Birthday Extravaganza - Night One on July 9 against fellow TNA wrestler Chris Sabin.[48][49] In September 2005 at TNA's Unbreakable 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 defended the championship against A.J. Styles and Samoa Joe.[50]
The title was once again defended in the main event of a monthly event at TNA's August 2007 Hard Justice PPV event, where Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe to win the TNA X Division and the TNA World Tag Team Championship and retain the TNA World Heavyweight and IGF's version of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.[51] 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.[52]
On March 4, 2014, The title was defended in Japan as part of Kaisen: Outbreak - a supershow event promoted by Wrestle-1 in partnership with TNA - where the title was won by Wrestle-1 star Seiya Sanada.[53] On March 22, Sanada defended and retained the title on a Wrestle-1 show.[54]
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 edit
- Christopher Daniels with the original design of the X-Division Championship belt.
- Kenny King with the 2nd design of the X-Division title.
- Tigre Uno with the 2015 design of the championship belt.
- Trevor Lee with the 2017 design of the belt.
- The 2020 design of the title.
In May 2007, the National Wrestling Alliance (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.[55] TNA then introduced a new TNA X Division Championship belt on the May 16, 2007 edition of TNA's online podcast TNA Today.[56][57][58] Jeremy Borash and Management Director Jim Cornette, TNA's on-screen authority figure at the time, unveiled the new belt and awarded it to then-champion Chris Sabin.[56]
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 edit
The inaugural champion was A.J. Styles, 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.[1][3] At 301 days, Austin Aries' first reign holds the record for longest in the title's history.[3] At less than one day, Eric Young's only reign, Chris Sabin's sixth reign and Rockstar Spud's second reign are the shortest in the title's history.[5] Chris Sabin holds the record for most reigns with 10.
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 edit
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Notes edit
- Total Nonstop Action. TNA Wrestling: Ultimate Matches. TNA Home Video.
- Total Nonstop Action. TNA Wrestling: Year One. TNA Home Video.
- Total Nonstop Action. TNA Wrestling: The Best of the X Division Vol. 1. TNA Home Video.
- Total Nonstop Action. TNA Wrestling: The Best of the X Division Vol. 2. TNA Home Video.
External links edit
- Impact Wrestling X-Division Championship at Cagematch.net