Impact World Championship

Impact World Title History
No. Won By Won From Location Date
1. Kurt Angle Sting and Christian Cage* Orlando, FL 5/13/07
2. Kurt Angle Christian Cage, Chris Harris, Samoa Joe and AJ Styles*(2) Nashville, TN 6/17/07
3. Sting Kurt Angle Atlanta, GA 10/14/07
4. Kurt Angle Sting Orlando, FL 10/16/07
5. Samoa Joe Kurt Angle Lowell, MA 4/13/08
6. Sting Samoa Joe Chicago, IL 10/12/08
7. Mick Foley Sting Philadelphia, PA 4/19/09
8. Kurt Angle Mick Foley, AJ Styles, Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe*(3) Detroit, MI 6/21/09
9. AJ Styles Kurt Angle, Hernandez, Matt Morgan and Sting*(4) Orlando, FL 9/20/09
10. Rob Van Dam AJ Styles Orlando, FL 4/19/10
11. Jeff Hardy Mr. Anderson and Kurt Angle*(5) Daytona Beach, FL 10/10/10
12. Mr. Anderson Jeff Hardy Orlando, FL 1/9/11
13. Jeff Hardy Mr. Anderson Orlando, FL 2/13/11
14. Sting Jeff Hardy Fayetteville, NC 2/24/11
15. Mr. Anderson Sting Orlando, FL 6/12/11
16. Sting Mr. Anderson Orlando, FL 7/11/11
17. Kurt Angle Sting Orlando, FL 8/7/11
18. James Storm Kurt Angle Orlando, FL 10/18/11
19. Bobby Roode James Storm Macon, GA 10/26/11
20. Austin Aries Bobby Roode Orlando, FL 7/8/12
21. Jeff Hardy Austin Aries Phoenix, AZ 10/14/12
22. Bully Ray Jeff Hardy San Antonio, TX 3/10/13
23. Chris Sabin Bully Ray Louisville, KY 7/18/13
24. Bully Ray Chris Sabin Norfolk, VA 8/15/13
25. AJ Styles Bully Ray San Diego, CA 10/20/13
26. Magnus Jeff Hardy*(6) Orlando, FL 12/3/13
27. Eric Young Magnus Orlando, FL 4/10/14
28. Lashley Eric Young Bethlehem, PA 6/19/14
29. Bobby Roode Lashley Bethlehem, PA 9/18/14
30. Lashley Bobby Roode New York, NY 1/7/15
31. Kurt Angle Lashley London, UK 1/31/15
32. Ethan Carter III Kurt Angle Orlando, FL 6/25/15
33. Matt Hardy Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway*(7) Concord, NC 10/4/15
34. Ethan Carter III Matt Hardy*(8) Bethlehem, PA 1/5/16
35. Matt Hardy Ethan Carter III Bethlehem, PA 1/8/16
36. Drew Galloway Matt Hardy Orlando, FL 3/15/16
37. Lashley Drew Galloway Orlando, FL 6/12/16
38. Eddie Edwards Lashley Orlando, FL 10/3/16
39. Lashley Eddie Edwards Orlando, FL 1/8/17
40. Alberto El Patron*(9) Lashley Orlando, FL 7/2/17
41. Eli Drake Eddie Edwards*(10) Orlando, FL 8/17/17
42. Austin Aries Eli Drake Orlando, FL 1/10/18
43. Pentagon Jr. Austin Aries and Fenix*(11) Orlando, FL 4/22/18
44. Austin Aries Pentagon Jr. Orlando, FL 4/24/18
45. Johnny Impact Austin Aries New York, NY 10/14/18
46. Brian Cage Johnny Impact Toronto, ON 4/28/19
47. Sami Callihan Brian Cage Windsor, ON 10/25/19
48. Tessa Blanchard Sami Callihan Dallas, TX 1/12/20
49. Eddie Edwards Ace Austin, Trey, Rich Swann and Eric Young*(12) Nashville, TN 7/18/20
50. Eric Young Eddie Edwards Nashville, TN 8/15/20
51. Rich Swann Eric Young Nashville, TN 10/24/20
52. Kenny Omega Rich Swann Nashville, TN 4/25/21
53. Christian Cage Kenny Omega Nashville, TN 8/13/21
54. Josh Alexander Christian Cage Sunrise Manor, NV 10/23/21
55. Moose Josh Alexander Sunrise Manor, NV 10/23/21
56. Josh Alexander Moose Poughkeepsie, NY 4/23/22

*TNA severed ties with the NWA, and this Three Way Match was billed to be for the "World Heavyweight Championship." Angle's win crowned him as the first TNA World Champion.

*(2)The belt was held up due to the controversial finish of the three-way match the night before. This was a King of the Mountain Match to determine the new TNA World Champion.

*(3)This was a King of the Mountain Match.

*(4)This was a Five-Way Match.

*(5)RVD vacated the title due to an injury. This was the three-way final of a tournament to crown the new champion.

*(6)AJ Styles had grown frustrated with TNA and left the promotion, taking the belt with him. This was the finals of a tournament to crown a new TNA World Champion. Styles continued to defend his belt outside of TNA during the tournament.

*(7)This was a Three Way Match.

*(8)Two days after Hardy's title win, the championship was vacated due to a legal injunction filed by Carter due to the circumstances of his title loss. This was the finals of a World Title Series to crown a new champion.

*(9)This was a Unification Match with Patron's GFW Global Championship also on the line. The TNA World Title was absorbed into the GFW Title.

*(10)Patron was suspended, and the title was vacated. This was the final mach in a Gauntlet for the Gold to determine the new champion.

*(11)This was a Three Way Match.

*(12)Blanchard was released by the company, and the title was vacated. This was a King of the Mountain Match to determine the new champion.

Title Defenses

1. Kurt Angle
---N/A

2. Kurt Angle
---beat Samoa Joe in a Winner Take All Match, Hard Justice: 8/12/07
---submitted Abyss, No Surrender: 9/9/07

3. Sting
---N/A

4. Kurt Angle
---w/ Kevin Nash, beat Sting & Booker T in a Special Tag Challenge, Genesis: 11/11/07
---pinned Kaz, Impact: 11/13/07
---pinned Christian Cage, Final Resolution: 1/6/08
---pinned Christian Cage, Against All Odds: 2/10/08

5. Samoa Joe
---pinned Kurt Angle, Impact: 4/16/08
---beat Scott Steiner and Kaz in a Three Way Match, Sacrifice: 5/11/08
---beat Christian Cage, Robert Roode, Booker T and Rhino in a King of the Mountain Match, Slammiversary: 6/8/08
---pinned Kaz, Impact: 6/9/08
---no contest against Booker T, Victory Road: 7/13/08
---beat Booker T in a Steel Cage Match, Hard Justice: 8/10/08
---beat Kurt Angle and Christian Cage in a Three Ways to Glory Match, No Surrender: 9/14/08

6. Sting
---pinned AJ Styles, Turning Point: 11/9/08
---pinned Jay Lethal, Impact: 11/11/08
---w/ Scott Steiner, Kevin Nash and Booker T, beat the TNA Frontline in an eight-man tag, Final Resolution: 12/7/08
---pinned Rhino, Genesis: 1/11/09
---lost to Hernandez by DQ, Impact: 1/12/09
---beat Brother Ray, Brother Devon and Kurt Angle in a Four Way Match, Against All Odds: 2/8/09
---pinned Kurt Angle, Destination X: 3/15/09

7. Mick Foley
---lost to Kurt Angle, Sting and Jeff Jarret in an Ultimate Sacrifice Match, Sacrifice: 5/24/09

8. Kurt Angle
---submitted Mick Foley, Victory Road: 7/19/09
---beat Sting and Matt Morgan in a Triple Threat Match, Hard Justice: 8/16/09

9. AJ Styles
---pinned Sting, Bound for Glory: 10/18/09
---beat Samoa Joe and Daniels in a Three Way Match, Turning Point: 11/15/09
---pinned Desmond Wolfe, Impact: 12/7/09
---pinned Daniels, Final Resolution: 12/20/09
---pinned Kurt Angle, Impact: 1/4/10
---pinned Tomko, Impact: 1/5/10
---pinned Kurt Angle, Genesis: 1/17/10
---submitted Kurt Angle, Impact: 1/18/10
---pinned Samoa Joe, Against All Odds: 2/14/10
---beat D'Angelo Dinero, Desmond Wolfe and Abyss in a Four Way Match, Impact: 2/16/10
---no contest against Abyss, Destination X: 3/21/10
---beat D'Angelo Dinero in a Steel Cage Match, Lockdown: 4/18/10

10. Rob Van Dam
---pinned Desmond Wolfe, Impact: 5/3/10
---pinned AJ Styles, Sacrifice: 5/16/10
---pinned Sting, Slammiversary: 6/13/10
---beat Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson and Abyss in a Four Way Match, Victory Road: 7/11/10
---pinned Abyss, Impact: 8/9/10

11. Jeff Hardy
---pinned Matt Morgan, Turning Point: 11/7/10
---beat Matt Morgan in a No DQ Match, Final Resolution: 12/5/10

12. Mr. Anderson
---pinned Jeff Hardy, Impact: 1/31/11
---pinned Matt Morgan, Impact: 2/1/11

13. Jeff Hardy
---pinned Rob Van Dam, Impact: 2/14/11

14. Sting
---pinned Jeff Hardy, Victory Road: 3/13/11
---beat Rob Van Dam and Mr. Anderson in a Three Way Cage Match, Lockdown: 4/17/11
---pinned Matt Hardy, Impact: 4/19/11
---pinned Rob Van Dam, Sacrifice: 5/15/11

15. Mr. Anderson
---N/A

16. Sting
---N/A

17. Kurt Angle
---pinned Sting, Impact: 8/25/11
---beat Sting and Mr. Anderson in a Three Way Match, No Surrender: 9/11/11
---pinned Robert Roode, Bound for Glory: 10/16/11

18. James Storm
---N/A

19. Bobby Roode
---pinned James Storm, Impact: 10/26/11
---pinned AJ Styles, Turning Point: 11/13/11
---time limit draw against AJ Styles in an Ironman Match, Final Resolution: 12/11/11
---submitted AJ Styles, Impact: 12/12/11
---lost to Jeff Hardy by DQ, Genesis: 1/8/12
---beat Bully Ray, Jeff Hardy and James Storm in a Four Way Match, Against All Odds: 2/12/12
---beat Jeff Hardy in a No DQ Match, Impact: 2/13/12
---no contest against Bully Ray, Impact: 2/28/12
---beat James Storm in a Steel Cage Match, Lockdown: 4/15/12
---beat Rob Van Dam in a Ladder Match, Sacrifice: 5/13/12
---pinned AJ Styles, Impact: 5/15/12
---pinned Sting, Slammiversary: 6/10/12
---pinned Mr. Anderson, Impact: 6/14/12

20. Austin Aries
---pinned Bobby Roode, Hardcore Justice: 8/12/12

21. Jeff Hardy
---pinned Kurt Angle, Impact: 10/25/12
---beat Austin Aries in a Ladder Match, Turning Point: 11/11/12
---pinned Bobby Roode, Final Resolution: 12/9/12
---pinned Austin Aries, Impact: 12/11/12
---beat Bobby Roode and Austin Aries in a Three Way Elimination Match, Impact - Genesis: 1/13/13
---pinned Christopher Daniels, Impact: 1/18/13

22. Bully Ray
---beat Jeff Hardy in a Full Metal Mayhem Match, Impact: 4/11/13
---pinned Sting, Slammiversary: 6/2/13

23. Chris Sabin
---N/A

24. Bully Ray
---beat Mr. Anderson in a Last Man Standing Match, Impact - No Surrender: 9/12/13

25. AJ Styles
---pinned Bully Ray, Impact: 10/24/13
---pinned El Mesias, AAA on Televisa: 11/4/13
---pinned Seiya Sanada, Wrestle-1 Tour 2013 - Night 1: 11/16/13

26. Magnus
---beat AJ Styles in a No DQ Unification Match, Impact: 12/5/13
---beat Sting in a No DQ Match, Impact - Genesis: 1/16/14
---beat Gunner in a Magnus Rules Match, Impact: 1/31/14
---pinned KAI, OutBreak: 3/1/14
---beat Samoa Joe in a Steel Cage Match, Lockdown: 3/9/14
---pinned Samoa Joe, Impact: 3/15/14
---beat Eric Young, Samoa Joe and Abyss in a Four Way Match, Impact: 3/16/14

27. Eric Young
---beat Abyss in a Monster's Ball Match, Impact: 4/10/14
---pinned Magnus, Impact - Sacrifice: 4/27/14
---pinned Bobby Roode, Impact: 4/28/14
---beat MVP by DQ, Impact: 4/29/14
---beat Austin Aries and Bobby Lashley in a Steel Cage Match, Slammiversary: 6/15/14

28. Bobby Lashley
---pinned Eric Young, Impact: 6/20/14
---pinned Jeff Hardy, Impact: 6/25/14
---pinned Austin Aries, Impact - Destination X: 6/26/14
---pinned Bobby Roode, Impact - No Surrender: 8/7/14

29. Bobby Roode
---N/A

30. Bobby Lashley
---beat Austin Aries, MVP and Bobby Roode in a Four Way Match, Impact: 1/9/15
---pinned MVP, Impact: 1/30/15

31. Kurt Angle
---pinned Bobby Lashley, Impact: 3/13/15
---beat Bobby Lashley and Eric Young in a Three Way Match, Impact: 3/14/15
---submitted Eric Young, Impact: 5/8/15
---beat Eric Young in an I Quit Match, Impact: 5/9/15

32. Ethan Carter III
---pinned Norv Fernum, Impact: 6/26/15
---pinned Shark Boy, Impact: 6/26/15
---lost to Kurt Angle by DQ, Impact: 6/26/15
---pinned Drew Galloway, Impact: 6/26/15
---beat Matt Hardy in a Full Metal Mayhem Match, Impact: 6/27/15
---pinned PJ Black, Impact: 7/27/15
---pinned Matt Hardy, Impact: 7/28/15
---pinned Rockstar Spud, Impact: 7/30/15

33. Matt Hardy
---N/A

34. Ethan Carter III
---N/A

35. Matt Hardy
---pinned Kurt Angle, Impact: 1/9/16
---beat Ethan Carter III in a Six Sides of Steel Match, Impact - Lockdown: 2/23/16
---no contest against Ethan Carter III and Jeff Hardy in a Three Way Match, Impact: 3/15/16

36. Drew Galloway
---pinned Jeff Hardy, Impact: 3/17/16
---pinned Matt Hardy, Impact: 3/17/16
---pinned Eli Drake, Impact: 4/22/16
---beat Lashley by DQ in a Lumberjack Match, Impact: 4/22/16

37. Lashley
---pinned Drew Galloway, Impact: 6/14/16
---beat Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway in a Three Way Match, Impact: 6/15/16
---no contest against Eddie Edwards, Impact - Destination X: 7/12/16
---beat Eddie Edwards in a Six Sides of Steel Match, Impact: 7/13/16
---beat Mike Bennett in a No DQ Match, Impact: 8/13/16
---beat Ethan Carter III in a No Holds Barred Match, Bound For Glory: 10/2/16

38. Eddie Edwards
---pinned Lashley, Impact: 10/5/16
---pinned Eli Drake, Impact: 10/8/16
---no contest against Ethan Carter III, Impact: 10/9/16
---pinned Ethan Carter III, One Night Only: 1/6/17

39. Lashley
---pinned Josh Barnett, Impact: 3/2/17
---lost to Alberto El Patron (decision overturned), Impact: 3/2/17
---pinned Moose, Impact - Turning Point: 4/22/17
---pinned Moose, Impact: 5/30/17

40. Alberto El Patron
---beat Ethan Carter III in a Six Sides of Steel Match, Impact Wrestling: 4/23/17
---submitted Chris Adonis, Impact: 5/30/17
---beat Lashley in a Unification Match, Slammiversary: 7/2/17
---lost to Lashley by DQ, Impact: 7/3/17

41. Eli Drake
---pinned Matt Sydal, Impact: 8/18/17
---pinned Johnny Impact, Victory Road: 8/20/17
---pinned Johnny Impact, Bound For Glory: 11/5/17
---pinned Petey Williams, Impact: 11/6/17
---beat Johnny Impact and Alberto El Patron in a Six Sides of Steel Match, Impact: 11/8/17