Title history[]
Names[]
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| TNA World Heavyweight Championship | May 13, 2007 – March 1, 2017 |
| Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship | March 2, 2017 – July 2, 2017 |
| Unified GFW World Heavyweight Championship | July 2, 2017 – August 17, 2017 |
| GFW Global Championship | August 17, 2017 – September 18, 2017 |
| IMPACT Global Championship | September 18, 2017 – January 10, 2018 |
| IMPACT World Championship | January 10, 2018 – March 13, 2021
March 16, 2021 – present |
| IMPACT Unified World Championship | March 13, 2021 – March 16, 2021 |
Reigns[]
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | |||
| 1 | Kurt Angle | May 13, 2007 | Sacrifice | Orlando, FL | 1 | 1 | 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. |
| — | Vacated | May 17, 2007 | TNA iMPACT! | Orlando, FL | — | — | 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 |
| 2 | Kurt Angle | June 17, 2007 | Slammiversary | Nashville, TN | 2 | 119 | 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. |
| 3 | Sting | October 14, 2007 | Bound for Glory | Duluth, GA | 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | Kurt Angle | October 25, 2007 | TNA iMPACT! | Orlando, FL | 3 | 171 | This episode aired on tape delay on October 25, 2007. |
| 5 | Samoa Joe | April 13, 2008 | Lockdown | Lowell, MA | 1 | 182 | This was a Six Sides of Steel title vs. career match. |
| 6 | Sting | October 12, 2008 | Bound for Glory IV | Hoffman Estates, IL | 2 | 189 | The loser of the match was barred from receiving a rematch. |
| 7 | Mick Foley | April 19, 2009 | Lockdown | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 63 | This was a Six Sides of Steel match. |
| 8 | Kurt Angle | June 21, 2009 | Slammiversary | Auburn Hills, MI | 4 | 91 | This was a King of the Mountain match also involving A.J. Styles, Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe. |
| 9 | A.J. Styles | September 20, 2009 | No Surrender | Orlando, FL | 1 | 211 | This was a five-way match also involving Hernandez, Matt Morgan and Sting. |
| 10 | Rob Van Dam | April 19, 2010 | TNA iMPACT! | Orlando, FL | 1 | 113 | |
| — | Vacated | August 19, 2010 | TNA iMPACT! | Orlando, FL | — | — | The championship was vacated due to Rob Van Dam suffering a storyline injury. This episode aired on tape delay on August 19, 2010. |
| 11 | Jeff Hardy | October 10, 2010 | Bound for Glory | Daytona Beach, FL | 1 | 91 | 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. |
| 12 | Mr. Anderson | January 9, 2011 | Genesis | Orlando, FL | 1 | 35 | |
| 13 | Jeff Hardy | February 13, 2011 | Against All Odds | Orlando, FL | 2 | 11 | This was a ladder match. |
| 14 | Sting | March 3, 2011 | TNA iMPACT! | Fayetteville, NC | 3 | 101 | This episode aired on tape delay on March 3, 2011 |
| 15 | Mr. Anderson | June 12, 2011 | Slammiversary IX | Orlando, FL | 2 | 29 | |
| 16 | Sting | July 14, 2011 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 4 | 24 | This episode aired on tape delay on July 14, 2011. |
| 17 | Kurt Angle | August 7, 2011 | Hardcore Justice | Orlando, FL | 5 | 72 | |
| 18 | James Storm | October 20, 2011 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 1 | 14 | This episode aired on tape delay on October 20, 2011. |
| 19 | Bobby Roode | November 3, 2011 | Impact Wrestling | Macon, GA | 1 | 248 | This episode aired on tape delay on November 3, 2011. |
| 20 | Austin Aries | July 8, 2012 | Destination X | Orlando, FL | 1 | 98 | Aries voluntarily vacated the X Division Championship in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at the event. |
| 21 | Jeff Hardy | October 14, 2012 | Bound for Glory | Phoenix, AZ | 3 | 147 | |
| 22 | Bully Ray | March 10, 2013 | Lockdown | San Antonio, TX | 1 | 130 | This was a steel cage match. |
| 23 | Chris Sabin | July 18, 2013 | Impact Wrestling: Destination X | Louisville, KY | 1 | 28 | Sabin voluntarily vacated the X Division Championship in exchange for a TNA World Heavyweight Championship match at the event. |
| 24 | Bully Ray | August 15, 2013 | Impact Wrestling: Hardcore Justice | Norfolk, VA | 2 | 66 | This was a steel cage match. |
| 25 | AJ Styles | October 20, 2013 | Bound for Glory | San Diego, CA | 2 | 9 | This was a no disqualification match. |
| — | Vacated | October 29, 2013 | — | — | — | — | 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. |
| 26 | Magnus | December 19, 2013 | Impact Wrestling: Final Resolution | Orlando, FL | 1 | 112 | Defeated 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. |
| 27 | Eric Young | April 10, 2014 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 1 | 70 | 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. |
| 28 | Lashley | June 19, 2014 | Impact Wrestling | Bethlehem, PA | 1 | 91 | If anyone besides MVP or Kenny King had interfered, they would have been fired. |
| 29 | Bobby Roode | October 29, 2014 | Impact Wrestling | Bethlehem, PA | 2 | 70 | This episode aired on tape delay on October 29, 2014. Kurt Angle was the Special Guest Referee. |
| 30 | Lashley | January 7, 2015 | Impact Wrestling | New York, NY | 2 | 24 | |
| 31 | Kurt Angle | March 20, 2015 | Impact Wrestling | London, England | 6 | 103 | This episode aired on tape delay on March 20, 2015. |
| 32 | Ethan Carter III | July 1, 2015 | Impact Wrestling: Bell to Bell | Orlando, FL | 1 | 95 | This episode aired on tape delay on July 1, 2015. |
| 33 | Matt Hardy | October 4, 2015 | Bound for Glory | Concord, NC | 1 | 2 | This was a three-way match also involving Drew Galloway. Jeff Hardy was the special guest referee. |
| — | Vacated | October 6, 2015 | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to a legal injunction filed by Ethan Carter III as part of the storyline. |
| 34 | Ethan Carter III | January 5, 2016 | Impact Wrestling | Bethlehem, PA | 2 | 14 | Carter defeated Matt Hardy in the finals of the TNA World Title Series to win the vacant title. |
| 35 | Matt Hardy | January 19, 2016 | Impact Wrestling | Bethlehem, PA | 2 | 56 | 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. |
| 36 | Drew Galloway | March 15, 2016 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 1 | 89 | Galloway invoked his Feast or Fired championship opportunity to challenge Matt Hardy for the championship and win the title. |
| 37 | Lashley | June 12, 2016 | Slammiversary | Orlando, FL | 3 | 113 | 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. |
| 38 | Eddie Edwards | October 6, 2016 | Impact Wrestling | Orlando, FL | 1 | 112 | This episode aired on tape delay on October 6, 2016. |
| 39 | Lashley |
January 26, 2017 |
Impact Wrestling: Genesis | Orlando, FL | 4 | 157 | 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. |
| 40 | Alberto El Patrón | July 2, 2017 | Slammiversary XV | Orlando, FL | 1 | 43 | 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 | August 14, 2017 | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Alberto El Patrón's suspension. |
| 41 | Eli Drake | August 24, 2017 | IMPACT! | Orlando, FL | 1 | 161 | 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. |
| 42 | Austin Aries | February 1, 2018 | IMPACT! | Orlando, FL | 2 | 80 | This episode aired on tape delay on February 1, 2018. During his reign, the championship took the IMPACT World Championship name. |
| 43 | Pentagón Jr. | April 22, 2018 | Redemption | Orlando, FL | 1 | 39 | This was a triple threat match also involving Fénix. |
| 44 | Austin Aries | May 31, 2018 | IMPACT!: Under Pressure | Orlando, FL | 3 | 136 | This episode aired on tape delay on May 31, 2018. Aries unified the IMPACT World Championship with the Impact Grand Championship. |
| 45 | Johnny IMPACT | October 14, 2018 | Bound for Glory | New York, NY | 1 | 196 | |
| 46 | Brian Cage | April 28, 2019 | Rebellion | Toronto, ON | 1 | 180 | Lance Storm was the Special Guest Referee. |
| 47 | Sami Callihan | October 29, 2019 | IMPACT! | Windsor, ON | 1 | 75 | This was a steel cage match. The episode aired on tape delay on October 29, 2019. |
| 48 | Tessa Blanchard | January 12, 2020 | Hard to Kill | Dallas, TX | 1 | 165 | Blanchard became the first woman to hold the championship. |
| — | Vacated | June 25, 2020 | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Blanchard being terminated from IMPACT Wrestling. |
| 49 | Eddie Edwards | July 18, 2020 | Slammiversary | Nashville, TN | 2 | 45 | This was a five-way elimination match also involving Ace Austin, Trey, Rich Swann, and Eric Young. |
| 50 | Eric Young | September 1, 2020 | IMPACT! | Nashville, TN | 2 | 53 | |
| 51 | Rich Swann | October 24, 2020 | Bound for Glory | Nashville, TN | 1 | 184 | Defeated Moose on March 13, 2021 at Sacrifice to unify the title with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, after which the IMPACT title was renamed the IMPACT Unified World Championship. |
| 52 | Kenny Omega | April 25, 2021 | Rebellion | Nashville, TN | 1 | 111 | This was a winner take all match with Kenny Omega's AEW World Championship. |
| 53 | Christian Cage | August 13, 2021 | AEW Rampage | Chicago, Ill | 1 | 69 | Debut episode of AEW Rampage. |
| 54 | Josh Alexander | October 23, 2021 | Bound for Glory | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | <1 | Alexander voluntarily vacated the X Division Championship in exchange for an IMPACT World Championship match at the event. |
| 55 | Moose | October 23, 2021 | Bound for Glory | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | 182 | Moose invoked his Call Your Shot Gauntlet privilege he earned at the event. |
| 56 | Josh Alexander | April 23, 2022 | Rebellion | Poughkeepsie, NY | 2 | 348 | |
| — | Vacated | April 6, 2023 | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Josh Alexander requiring surgery for a torn triceps. |
| 57 | Steve Maclin | April 16, 2023 | Rebellion | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1 | 54 | Defeated KUSHIDA to win the vacant championship. |
| 58 | Alex Shelley | June 9, 2023 | Against All Odds | Columbus, OH | 1 | 218 | |
| 59 | Moose | January 13, 2024 | Hard to Kill | Las Vegas, NV | 2 | 98 | Moose invoked his Feast or Fired breifcase. |
| 60 | Nic Nemeth | July 20, 2024 | Slammiversary | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 1 | 1+ | This was a six-way elimination match also involving Josh Alexander, Steve Maclin, Frankie Kazarian, and Joe Hendry. |