TNA World HeavyWeight Championship

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Wrestler

Ken Shamrock 
Ron Killings
Jeff Jarrett
A.J. Styles
Jeff Jarrett
AJ Styles
Ron Killings
Jeff Jarrett
Raay Gonzalez
A.J. Styles
Raven
Jeff Jarrett
Rhino 
Jeff Jarrett
Christian Cage
Jeff Jarrett
Sting
Abyss
Christian Cage
Vacate
Kurt Angle
Vacated
Kurt Angle
Sting
Kurt Angle
Samoa Joe
Sting
Mick Foley
Jurt Angle
A.J. Styles
Rob Van Dam
Vacated
Jeff Hardy 
Mr. Andreson
Jeff Hardy
Sting
Mr. Andreson
Sting
Kurt Angle
James Storm
Bobby Roode
Austin Aries
Jeff Hardy
Bully Ray
Chris Sabin
Bully Ray
A.J. Styles
Vacated
Magnus
Eric Young
Lashley
Bobby Roode
Lashley
Kurt Angle
Ethan Carter III
Matt Hardy
Vacated
Ethan Carter III
Matt Hardy
Drew Galloway
Lashley
Eddie Edwards
Lashley
Alberto El Patron
Vacated
Eli Drake 
Austin Aries
Pentagon Jr.
Austin Aries
Johnny Impact
Brian Cage
Sami Callihan
Tessa Blanchard

Reign

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Days held
49
105
203
133
182
28
14
47
0
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88
38
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126
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6+

Date

June 19, 2002
August 7, 2002
Nov 20, 2002
June 11, 2003
October 22, 2003
April 21, 2004
May 19, 2004
June 2, 2004
April 3, 2005
May 15, 2005
June 19, 2005
Sept 15, 2005
October 23, 2005 
October 25, 2005
February 12, 2006
June 18, 2006
October 22, 2006
Nov 19, 2006
January 14, 2007
May 13, 2007
May 13, 2007
May 14, 2007
June 17, 2007
October 14, 2007
October 16, 2007
April 13, 2008
October 12, 2008
April 19, 2009
June 21, 2009
Sept 20, 2009
April 19, 2010
August 10, 2010
October 10, 2010
January 9, 2011
February 13, 2011
February 24, 2011
June 12, 2011
July 11, 2011
August 7, 2011
October 18, 2011
October 26, 2011
July 8, 2012
October 14, 2012
March 10, 2013
July 18, 2013
August 15, 2013
October 20, 2013
October 29, 2013
December 3, 2013
April 10, 2014
June 19, 2014
Sept 18, 2014
January 7, 2015
January 31, 2015
June 25, 2015
October 4, 2015
October 6, 2015
January 5, 2016
January 8, 2016
March 15, 2016
June 12, 2016
October 3, 2016
January 8, 2017
July 2, 2017
August 14, 2017
August 17, 2017
January 10, 2018
April 22, 2018
April 24, 2018
October 14, 2018
April 28, 2019
October 25, 2019
January 12, 2020

Event

TNA Weekly PPV #1
TNA Weekly PPV #8
TNA Weekly PPV #22
TNA Weekly PPV #49
TNA Weekly PPV #67
TNA Weekly PPV #91
TNA Weekly PPV #95
TNA Weekly PPV #97
IWAPR Juicio Final
Hard Justice (2005)
Slammiversary (2005)
International Incident
Bound for Glory (2005)
Impact!
Against All Odds (2006)
Bound for Glory (2006)
Genesis (2006)
Final Resolution (2007)
N/A
Sacrifice
Impact!
Slammiversary
Bound for Glory
Impact!
Lockdown
Bound for Glory IV
Lockdown
Slammiversary
No Surrender
Impact!
Impact!
Bound for Glory
Genesis
Against All Odds
Impact!
Slammiversary IX
Impact
Hardcore Justice
Impact
Impact
Destination X
Bound for Glory
Lockdown
Impact: Destination X
Impact: Hardcore Justice
Bound for Glory
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Impact: Final Resolution
Impact
Impact
Impact
Impact
Impact
Impact
Bound for Glory
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Impact
Impact
Impact
Slammiversary
Impact
Impact: Genesis
Slammiversary XV
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Impact!
Impact!
Redemption
Impact!
Under Pressure
Bound for Glory
Rebellion
Impact!
Hard to Kill 

Location

Huntsville, AL
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN
San Juan, PR
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Oldcastle, Ontario
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Plymouth, MI
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
N/A
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Nashville, TN
Duluth, GA
Orlando, FL
Lowell, MA
Hoffman Estates, IL
Philadelphia, PA
Auburn Hills, MI
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Daytona Beach, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Fayetteville, NC
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Macon, GA
Orlando, FL
Phoenix, AZ
San Antonio, TX
Louisville, KY
Norfolk, VA
San Diego, CA
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Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Bethlehem, PA
Bethlehem, PA
New York, NY
London, England
Orlando, FL
Concord, NC
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Bethlehem, PA
Bethlehem, PA
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
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Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
New York, NY
Toronto, ON
Windsor, ON
Dallas, TX

 Notes
1 Defeated Malice in the finals of a Gauntlet for the Gold.  
3 Unified with the WWA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Sting on May 25, 2003 in Auckland,   New Zealand.  
4 This was a three-way match, also involving Raven.  
6 This was a Steel Cage match.  
7 This was a four-way match, also involving Raven and
8 This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving A.J.
- Live event This title change isn't recognized by the NWA
9 Defeated Jeff Jarrett for title.  
10 This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving
12 Rhino won the right to face Jarrett in a Gauntlet for the
13 Aired November 3, 2005.  
15 This was a King of the Mountain match. Jarrett
17 First masked wrestler to win the title
18 This was a Three-Way Elimination match, also involving Sting.
-  Cage is stripped of the championship when the NWA and TNA sever their business relationship. The NWA regains control of the title. 
19 Angle defeated then-NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match to become the inaugural champion after National Wrestling Alliance's (NWA) Executive Director Robert Trobich stripped Christian Cage of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and ended NWA's business relations with TNA earlier that day.
— Angle was stripped of the championship due to a double-fall result of the three-way match at Sacrifice. This episode aired on tape delay on May 17, 2007
20 Angle defeated A.J. Styles, Chris Harris, Christian Cage and Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match to win the vacant championship. After the event, Angle's reign and the vacancy were no longer recognized and thus is viewed to be the start of the title's history. TNA counts Angle's previous reign to his credit without detailing why, thus giving loose recognition towards that reign.
22 This episode aired on tape delay on October 25, 2007.
23 This was a six sides of steel cage title vs. career match.
24 The loser of the match was barred from receiving a rematch.
25 This was a six sides of steel cage match.
26 This was a King of the Mountain match also involving A.J. Styles, Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe.
27 This was a five-way match also involving Hernandez, Matt Morgan and Sting.
— The championship was vacated due to Rob Van Dam suffering a storyline injury. This episode aired on tape delay on August 19, 2010.
28 Hardy defeated Kurt Angle and Mr. Anderson in a three-way tournament final to win the vacant title. Per the pre-match stipulation, Angle (in storyline) was forced to retire. [27][28]
30 This was a ladder match.
31 This episode aired on tape delay on March 3, 2011
33 This episode aired on tape delay on July 14, 2011.
35 This episode aired on tape delay on October 20, 2011.
36 This episode aired on tape delay on November 3, 2011.
37 Aries voluntarily vacated the X Division Championship in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship championship match at the event.
39 This was a steel cage match.
40 Sabin voluntarily vacated the X Division Championship in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at the event.
41 This was a steel cage match.
42 This was a no disqualification match.
— TNA President Dixie Carter announced via Twitter that A.J. Styles had been stripped of the championship due to a contract dispute. Styles continued to carry around the championship belt proclaiming himself champion in the storyline. 43Defeated Jeff Hardy in a tournament final to win the vacant title. This was a Dixieland match which aired on tape delay on December 19, 2013.
On the January 9, 2014 episode of Impact Wrestling (taped December 6, 2013), A.J. Styles returned claiming to be the legitimate TNA World Heavyweight Champion as he was never defeated for the championship (though not recognized as such by TNA). Magnus defeated him later that night to become the undisputed champion.
44 If Magnus had been counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title. If anyone had interfered in the match, they would have been fired.
45 If anyone besides MVP or Kenny King had interfered, they would have been fired.
46 This episode aired on tape delay on October 29, 2014. Kurt Angle was the special guest referee.
48 This episode aired on tape delay on March 20, 2015.
49 This episode aired on tape delay on July 1, 2015.
50 This was a three-way match also involving Drew Galloway. Jeff Hardy was the special guest referee.
— Vacated due to a legal injunction filed by Ethan Carter III as part of the storyline.
51 Carter III defeated Matt Hardy in the finals of the TNA World Title Series to win the vacant title.
52 This was a last man standing match. Had Hardy not won, he would have left TNA. This episode aired on tape delay on January 19, 2016.
53 Galloway invoked his Feast or Fired championship opportunity to challenge Matt Hardy for the championship and win the title.
54 This was a knockout or tapout only match. On July 13, 2016, Lashley also won the TNA X Division Championship defeating then-champion Eddie Edwards in a title vs. title steel cage match. On August 11, 2016, Lashley also won the TNA King of the Mountain Championship by defeating then-champion James Storm in a title vs. titles match. The following day, Lashley retired the TNA King of the Mountain Championship and vacated the X Division Championship.
55 This episode aired on tape delay on October 6, 2016.
56 This was a 30-minute Iron Man match. This episode aired on tape delay on January 26, 2017. On March 2, 2017, the championship was renamed to the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship following the renaming of the promotion.
57 This was a unification match to unify the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship and the original GFW Global Championship. The championship was renamed to the Unified GFW World Heavyweight Championship.
— Vacated due to Alberto El Patrón's suspension.
58 This was a 20-man Gauntlet for the Gold match. Drake pinned Eddie Edwards to win the match once they were the last two wrestlers. The Championship took the GFW Global Championship name, while retaining the TNA championship history. On September 18, 2017, the championship was renamed "Impact Global Championship".This episode aired on tape delay August 24, 2017.
59 This episode aired on tape delay on February 1, 2018. During his reign, the championship took the Impact World Championship name.
60 This was a triple threat match also involving Fénix.
61 This episode aired on tape delay on May 31, 2018. Aries unified the Impact World Championship with the Impact Grand Championship.
63 Lance Storm was the special guest referee.
64 This was a steel cage match. The episode aired on tape delay on October 29, 2019.
65 Blanchard became the first woman to hold the championship.