TNA World Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the TNA World Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The TNA World Championship is a World Title contested in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, by men wrestlers.

The championship was first established on May 13, 2007, and the inaugural champion was Kurt Angle.

This is a newer version of the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship, with its own distinct lineage.

The Impact Grand Championship, TNA World Heavyweight Championship (unofficial) and GFW Global Championship were previously unified into this championship.

The current champion is Mike Santana, who won the title on the episode of TNA Impact! on January 15, 2026, and has been reigning for 119 days.

TNA World Championship: Title History

TNA World Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Champion	Reign
65	Mike Santana 2 January 15, 2026 Garland, TX \| TNA Impact!	119+ days
64	Frankie Kazarian 1 November 13, 2025 Winter Park, FL \| TNA Impact! Cashed in the Call Your Shot title opportunity.	63 days
63	Mike Santana 1 October 12, 2025 Lowell, MA \| TNA Bound for Glory 2025	32 days
62	Trick Williams 1 May 25, 2025 Tampa, FL \| NXT Battleground (2025)	140 days
61	Joe Hendry 1 January 19, 2025 Garland, TX (Dallas) \| TNA Genesis 2025	126 days
60	Nic Nemeth 1 July 20, 2024 Montréal, Québec, Canada \| TNA Slammiversary 2024	183 days
59	Moose 2 January 13, 2024 Paradise, NV \| TNA Hard to Kill 2024 Cashed in the Feast or Fired title opportunity.	189 days
58	Alex Shelley 1 June 9, 2023 Columbus, OH \| Impact Wrestling Against All Odds 2023 During this reign the name of the company was reverted back to TNA and the title was renamed as TNA World Championship.	218 days
57	Steve Maclin 1 April 16, 2023 Toronto, Ontario, Canada \| Impact Wrestling Rebellion 2023 Defeated KUSHIDA to win the vacant title.	54 days
	Vacant April 6, 2023 Windsor, Ontario, Canada \| Impact! Vacated due to Josh Alexander suffering an injury.	10 days
56	Josh Alexander 2 April 23, 2022 Poughkeepsie, NY \| Impact Wrestling Rebellion 2022	348 days
55	Moose 1 October 23, 2021 Sunrise Manor, NV \| Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory 2021 Cashed in the Call Your Shot title opportunity.	182 days
54	Josh Alexander 1 October 23, 2021 Sunrise Manor, NV \| Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory 2021 Alexander uses Option C: voluntarily vacated the X Division Title in exchange for a Impact World Title match.	0 days
53	Christian Cage 1 August 13, 2021 Pittsburgh, PA \| AEW Rampage Cage retired the TNA World Heavyweight Championship belt on the August 19, 2021, episode of Impact!, leaving the title once again represented by a single belt.	71 days
52	Kenny Omega 1 April 25, 2021 Nashville, TN \| Impact Wrestling Rebellion 2021	110 days
51	Rich Swann 1 October 24, 2020 Nashville, TN \| Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory 2020 At Sacrifice on March 13, 2021, Swann defeated Moose to unify the TNA World Heavyweight Championship (which was officially sanctioned as a separate title) into the Impact World Championship. The title became briefly known as the Impact Unified World Championship, before reverting to Impact World Championship. The title, from that moment on, had been represented by both belts.	183 days
50	Eric Young 2 September 1, 2020 Nashville, TN \| Impact!	53 days
49	Eddie Edwards 2 July 18, 2020 Nashville, TN \| Impact Wrestling Slammiversary 2020 Defeated Ace Austin, Trey, Rich Swann and Eric Young in a fatal 5-way elimination match to win the vacant title.	45 days
	Vacant June 25, 2020 After a period of inactivity during which Blanchard missed multiple tapings due to COVID-19-related travel restrictions, her contract was terminated by Impact Wrestling and she was stripped of the title.	23 days
48	Tessa Blanchard 1 January 12, 2020 Dallas, TX \| Impact Wrestling Hard to Kill 2020	165 days
47	Sami Callihan 1 October 29, 2019 Windsor, ON \| Impact Wrestling	75 days
46	Brian Cage 1 April 28, 2019 Toronto, ON \| Impact Wrestling Rebellion 2019	184 days
45	Johnny Impact 1 October 14, 2018 New York, NY \| Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory 2018	196 days
44	Austin Aries 3 May 31, 2018 Orlando, FL \| Impact Wrestling: Under Pressure This episode aired on tape delay on May 31, 2018. Aries unified the Impact Grand Championship into the Impact World Championship.	136 days
43	Pentagón Dark 1 April 22, 2018 Orlando, FL \| Impact Wrestling Redemption	39 days
42	Austin Aries 2 February 1, 2018 Orlando, FL \| Impact Wrestling During this reign, the title took the Impact World Championship name.	80 days
41	Eli Drake 1 August 17, 2017 Orlando, FL \| Impact Wrestling Won a 20-man Gauntlet for the Gold match for the vacant title. The title took the GFW Global Championship name. On September 18, 2017, the title was renamed Impact Global Championship.	168 days
	Vacant August 14, 2017 Vacated due to Alberto El Patrón's suspension.	3 days
40	Alberto El Patrón 1 July 2, 2017 Orlando, FL \| Impact Wrestling Slammiversary XV This was a unification match to unify the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship and the original GFW Global Championship. The title was renamed to Unified GFW World Heavyweight Championship.	43 days
39	Lashley 4 January 26, 2017 Orlando, FL \| Impact Wrestling: Genesis 2017 On March 2, 2017, the tltle was renamed to Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship following the renaming of the promotion.	157 days
38	Eddie Edwards 1 October 6, 2016 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact Wrestling	112 days
37	Lashley 3 June 12, 2016 Orlando, FL \| TNA Slammiversary 2016	116 days
36	Drew Galloway 1 March 15, 2016 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact Wrestling Cashed in the Feast or Fired championship opportunity.	89 days
35	Matt Hardy 2 January 19, 2016 Bethlehem, PA \| TNA Impact Wrestling	56 days
34	Ethan Carter III 2 January 5, 2016 Bethlehem, PA \| TNA Impact Wrestling Defeated Matt Hardy in the finals of the TNA World Title Series to win the vacant title.	14 days
	Vacant October 6, 2015 Vacated due to a legal injunction filed by Ethan Carter III as part of the storyline.	91 days
33	Matt Hardy 1 October 4, 2015 Concord, NC \| TNA Bound for Glory 2015	2 days
32	Ethan Carter III 1 July 1, 2015 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact Wrestling	95 days
31	Kurt Angle 6 March 20, 2015 London, England \| TNA Impact Wrestling	103 days
30	Lashley 2 January 7, 2015 New York, NY \| TNA Impact Wrestling	72 days
29	Bobby Roode 2 September 29, 2014 Bethlehem, PA \| TNA Impact Wrestling	100 days
28	Lashley 1 June 19, 2014 Bethlehem, PA \| TNA Impact Wrestling	102 days
27	Eric Young 1 April 10, 2014 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact Wrestling	70 days
26	Magnus 1 December 19, 2013 Orlando, FL \| Impact Wrestling: Final Resolution 2013 Defeated Jeff Hardy in a tournament final to win the vacant title. On the January 9, 2014 episode of Impact Wrestling, AJ Styles returned claiming to be the legitimate TNA World Heavyweight Champion; Nick Aldis / Magnus defeated him later that night to become the undisputed champion.	112 days
	Vacant October 29, 2013 AJ Styles was stripped of the title by TNA President Dixie Carter due to a contract dispute. Styles continued to carry around the title belt proclaiming himself champion in the storyline.	51 days
25	AJ Styles 2 October 20, 2013 San Diego, CA \| TNA Bound for Glory 2013	9 days
24	Bully Ray 2 August 15, 2013 Norfolk, VA \| Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice 2013	66 days
23	Chris Sabin 1 July 18, 2013 Louisville, KY \| Impact Wrestling: Destination X 2013 Sabin uses Option C: voluntarily vacated the X Division Title in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Title match.	28 days
22	Bully Ray 1 March 10, 2013 San Antonio, TX \| TNA Lockdown 2013	130 days
21	Jeff Hardy 3 October 14, 2012 Phoenix, AZ \| TNA Bound for Glory 2012	147 days
20	Austin Aries 1 July 8, 2012 Orlando, FL \| TNA Destination X 2012 Aries uses Option C: voluntarily vacated the X Division Title in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Title match.	98 days
19	Bobby Roode 1 November 3, 2011 Macon, GA \| TNA Impact Wrestling	248 days
18	James Storm 1 October 20, 2011 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact Wrestling	14 days
17	Kurt Angle 5 August 7, 2011 Orlando, FL \| TNA Hardcore Justice 2011	74 days
16	Sting 4 July 14, 2011 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact Wrestling	24 days
15	Mr. Anderson 2 June 12, 2011 Orlando, FL \| TNA Slammiversary IX	32 days
14	Sting 3 March 3, 2011 Fayetteville, NC \| TNA Impact Wrestling	101 days
13	Jeff Hardy 2 February 13, 2011 Orlando, FL \| TNA Against All Odds 2011	18 days
12	Mr. Anderson 1 January 9, 2011 Orlando, FL \| TNA Genesis 2011	35 days
11	Jeff Hardy 1 October 10, 2010 Daytona Beach, FL \| TNA Bound for Glory 2010 Hardy defeated Kurt Angle and Mr. Anderson in a 3-way tournament final to win the vacant title.	91 days
	Vacant August 19, 2010 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact! Vacated due to Rob Van Dam suffering a storyline injury.	52 days
10	Rob Van Dam 1 April 19, 2010 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact!	122 days
9	AJ Styles 1 September 20, 2009 Orlando, FL \| TNA No Surrender 2009	211 days
8	Kurt Angle 4 June 21, 2009 Auburn Hills, MI \| TNA Slammiversary VII	91 days
7	Mick Foley 1 April 19, 2009 Philadelphia, PA \| TNA Lockdown 2009	63 days
6	Sting 2 October 12, 2008 Hoffman Estates, IL \| TNA Bound for Glory IV	189 days
5	Samoa Joe 1 April 13, 2008 Lowell, MA \| TNA Lockdown 2008	182 days
4	Kurt Angle 3 October 25, 2007 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact!	171 days
3	Sting 1 October 14, 2007 Duluth, GA \| TNA Bound for Glory 2007	11 days
2	Kurt Angle 2 June 17, 2007 Nashville, TN \| TNA Slammiversary 2007 Defeated AJ Styles, Chris Harris, Christian Cage and Samoa Joe in a King of the Mountain match to win the vacant title.	119 days
	Vacant May 17, 2007 Orlando, FL \| TNA Impact! Angle was stripped of the title due to a double-fall result of the 3-way match at Sacrifice.	31 days
1	Kurt Angle 1 May 13, 2007 Orlando, FL \| TNA Sacrifice 2007 Defeated Christian Cage and Sting in a 3-way match to become the inaugural champion after NWA stripped Cage of the NWA World Heavyweight Title and ended NWA's business relationship with TNA.	4 days

For the Title History of the previous version of this championship, see the page for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship.

TNA World Championship: Names & Belt Designs

- TNA World ChampionshipJanuary 13, 2024
- Impact World ChampionshipAugust 19, 2021January 12, 2024
- Impact Unified World ChampionshipMarch 14, 2021August 18, 2021
- Impact World ChampionshipJanuary 1, 2020March 13, 2021
- Impact World ChampionshipApril 22, 2018December 31, 2019
- Impact World ChampionshipJanuary 10, 2018April 21, 2018
- Impact Global ChampionshipSeptember 18, 2017January 9, 2018
- GFW Global ChampionshipAugust 17, 2017September 17, 2017
- GFW World Heavyweight ChampionshipJuly 2, 2017August 16, 2017
- TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipMarch 10, 2012July 1, 2017
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (Jeff Hardy)October 14, 2012March 9, 2012
- TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipMarch 14, 2011October 13, 2012
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (Immortal - Jeff Hardy)November 8, 2010March 13, 2011
- TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipJune 13, 2010November 8, 2010
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (Deception)June 10, 2010June 13, 2010
- TNA World Heavyweight ChampionshipMay 13, 2007November 7, 2010

TNA World Championship: Statistics

Promotions History
Promotion from to
PromotionTNA May 13, 2007 Present

Promotion	from	to
PromotionTNA	May 13, 2007	Present

Promotion Total Nonstop Action
TerritoryWorld Tier 1
DivisionPrimary
GenderMale
Date EstablishedMay 13, 2007
Preceded By NWA World Heavyweight Championship
Unified With Impact Grand Championship TNA World Heavyweight Championship (unofficial)GFW Global Championship

First ChampionKurt Angle
Current ChampionMike Santana

Most Number of Reigns

Rank	Wrestler	Reigns
	Kurt Angle	6
	Lashley	4
	Sting	4
	Austin Aries	3
	Jeff Hardy	3

Most Combined Days

Rank	Wrestler	Days
	Kurt Angle	562
	Lashley	447
	Moose	371
	Josh Alexander	348
	Bobby Roode	348

Longest Reigns

Wrestler	Reign	Days
Josh Alexander	April 23, 2022 - April 6, 2023	348
Bobby Roode	November 3, 2011 - July 8, 2012	248
Alex Shelley	June 9, 2023 - January 13, 2024	218
AJ Styles	September 20, 2009 - April 19, 2010	211
Johnny Impact	October 14, 2018 - April 28, 2019	196

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Draysin Martin · 6 months ago
This is the worst TNA win Kazarian won the title, Santana just dethroned Trick not that long ago and he's losing it now?
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DCXWARLORD · 11 months ago
Trick Williams Is Now The World Champion
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GHOST · 1 years ago
Correct the date for the first TNA World Championship design, it says from 2007 to present. Thank you.
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