Impact Grand Championship Explained

Championshipname:Impact Grand Championship
Promotion:Impact Wrestling
Created:October 2, 2016
Retired:June 4, 2018
(unified with the TNA World Championship)
Mostreigns:Moose (2 reigns)
Firstchamp:Aron Rex
Longestreign:Moose (2nd Reign, 174 days)
Shortestreign:Josh Mathews (1st Reign, 1 day)
Oldest:Austin Aries
Youngest:Drew Galloway
Heaviest:Moose 299lb
Lightest:Josh Mathews 143lb
Finalchamp:Austin Aries

The Impact Grand Championship was a professional wrestling championship owned by Impact Wrestling.[1]

History

The title was introduced at the August 13, 2016, tapings of TNA's television program Impact Wrestling, after then-TNA President Billy Corgan announced that the TNA King of the Mountain Championship would be deactivated and retired in favor of the new championship. Corgan also announced an eight-man single elimination tournament that would feature new rules that would apply to the title. The new rules would be similar to how bouts were contested in professional wrestling in Europe in which each match would consist of three timed rounds, with a team of judges to determine the outcome based on points, if there is no winner via pin or submission within the time limit. The final match of the tournament took place at Bound for Glory on October 2, with Aron Rex becoming the inaugural champion by defeating Eddie Edwards (replacement for the legitimately injured Drew Galloway).[2] [3]

On the January 25, 2018 Genesis episode of Impact!, Matt Sydal defeated champion Ethan Carter III in a "No Rounds, No Judges" match. Subsequent title defenses would also be contested under standard rules, no longer using rounds, points systems or judges.[4]

On June 4, 2018, during the Slammiversary XVI press conference, Austin Aries announced that the Grand and Impact World Championship would be merged/unified.[5]

Original rules

Championship Tournament(s)

Inaugural championship tournament (2016)

Reigns

Reigns

As of,, 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.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined days
12 264
21 141
31 128
41 64
51 7
61 5
71 1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Once again, title is done. It is not a title change it is a prop.. Cowboy. Halliburton. January 13, 2018. @CyrusOverHuge. en. January 14, 2018.
  2. Web site: Martin. Adam. SPOILER: TNA retires championship, introduces new title at Impact Wrestling TV tapings from Orlando. Wrestleview. August 14, 2016.
  3. Web site: Bocook. Gerald. TNA Impact Wrestling Results – 9/8/16 (#DELETEorDECAY, Billy Corgan makes major announcement). Wrestleview. September 18, 2016.
  4. Web site: IMPACT Results Jan. 25th, 2018. Impact Wrestling. March 4, 2018. January 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180128213255/http://impactwrestling.com/impact-results-jan-25th-2018/. dead.
  5. Web site: Impact Press Conference Notes: Slammiversary main event, titles merged. Wrestleview. June 4, 2018. June 4, 2018.