Rules[]
- Three 3 minute rounds, with special event matches going 5 minutes per round.
- 10 point must system.
- Judging categories: Physicality, aggressiveness, controlling the action.
- Wins can happen anytime via pin or submission.
- If there is no winner after three rounds, a winner is decided by judge's decision.
Title history[]
Reigns[]
As of June 3, 2020, there have been eight reigns between seven different wrestlers. Aron Rex became the inaugural champion by defeating Eddie Edwards in the tournament final at 2016's Bound for Glory on October 2. Moose holds the most reigns with two, with his second reign being the longest at 174 days, while Josh Mathews' reign is the shortest at one day.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||
| 1 | Aron Rex | October 2, 2016 | Bound for Glory | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 60 | Defeated Eddie Edwards in a tournament final by split decision to become the inaugural champion. Edwards was a substitute for Drew Galloway, who was legitimately injured. |
| 2 | Moose | December 1, 2016 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 49 | Aired on tape delay December 1, 2016. |
| 3 | Drew Galloway | January 19, 2017 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 42 | Aired on tape delay January 19, 2017. |
| 4 | Moose | March 2, 2017 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, Florida | 2 | 154 | Won by split decision. Aired on tape delay March 2, 2017. |
| 5 | Ethan Carter III | August 3, 2017 | IMPACT! | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 175 | Won by split decision. Aired on tape delay August 3, 2017. |
| 6 | Matt Sydal | January 25, 2018 | IMPACT! | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 1 | 49 | Aired on tape delay January 25, 2018. |
| 7 | Josh Mathews | March 15, 2018 | IMPACT! | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 14 | Mathews was gifted the title by Sydal after he was revealed as Sydal's "spirit guide". Aired on tape delay March 15, 2018. |
| 8 | Austin Aries | March 29, 2018 | IMPACT! | Orlando, Florida | 1 | 67 | Defeated Matt Sydal (defending on Mathews' behalf) in a Winner Take All match, with Aries' IMPACT World Heavyweight Championship also at stake. Aired on tape delay March 29, 2018. |
| — | Unified | June 4, 2018 | Slammiversary XVI Press Conference | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | — | — | Aries unified the title with the IMPACT World Championship. |
Combined reigns[]
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moose | 2 | 264 |
| 2 | Austin Aries | 1 | 141 |
| 3 | Ethan Carter III | 1 | 128 |
| 4 | Matt Sydal | 1 | 64 |
| 5 | Aron Rex | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Drew Galloway | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Josh Mathews | 1 | 1 |