TNA Television Championship

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TNA Television Championship

The TNA Legends Championship belt
(October 2008 — October 2009)
Details
Current champion(s) Robbie E[1]
Date won November 13, 2011[2]
Promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
Date established October 23, 2008
Other name(s)
  • TNA Legends Championship
    (October 2008 — October 2009)
  • TNA Global Championship
    (October 2009 — July 2010)

The TNA Television Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. It was introduced on the October 23, 2008 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact! as the "TNA Legends Championship". It since has been known as the "TNA Global Championship" and its current name the "TNA Television Championship".

As a professional wrestling championship, it is won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All title changes have occurred at TNA-promoted events thus far. There have been a total of 13 reigns among ten wrestlers.[3] The first champion was Booker T. The current champion is Robbie E, who is in his first overall reign.[1]

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[edit] History

The title was introduced during a storyline that pitted young talent with-in the company (The TNA Front Line) against veterans of professional wrestling (The Main Event Mafia). In the weeks leading up to the unveiling of the physical belt, Booker T carried around a steel briefcase. On the October 23, 2008 episode of TNA Impact!, Booker T introduced the belt by removing it from the steel briefcase, announcing its name as the "TNA Legends Championship", and declaring himself the first champion.[4] He went on to state that the championship was his and that he would defend it when he saw fit; this meant that the championship was unsanctioned by TNA in the storyline.[5] On March 15, 2009 at TNA's Destination X pay-per-view (PPV) event, A.J. Styles defeated Booker T to win the championship.[6] Afterwards on the March 19, 2009 episode of TNA Impact!, Styles was credited as becoming the first-ever TNA Grand Slam Champion, by winning the World Heavyweight (NWA or TNA), the World Tag Team (NWA or TNA), and the TNA X Division Championship along with the Legends Championship.[7][8] Management Director Jim Cornette then announced that the TNA Legends Championship had become an official TNA sanctioned championship thanks to Styles defeating Booker T for it legally via the contract the two had signed to make the match official (in storyline terms).[8] On the October 29, 2009 episode of Impact!, then-champion Eric Young renamed the title the "TNA Global Championship". He went on to declare that he was not going to defend it against any American wrestlers nor on American soil.[9] However, Young's first defense was on the December 11, 2009 episode of TNA Impact! on American soil in Orlando, Florida against Japanese female wrestler Hamada.[10] Young's second, third and fourth defense lived up to his earlier decree, when he defended against Suicide in Glasgow, Hamada in Bournemouth, and - unsuccessfully - against Welsh wrestler Rob Terry in Cardiff, Wales at a live event on January 27, 2010.[11] On the July 22 episode of Impact!, Terry lost the Global Championship to A.J. Styles.[12] On the July 29 episode of Impact!, Styles renamed the title the "TNA Television Championship".[13]

[edit] Reigns

Main article: List of TNA Television Champions

The inaugural champion was Booker T, who awarded the championship to himself on the October 23, 2008 episode of TNA Impact!.[14] At &10000000000000180000000180 days, Eric Young's second reign is the longest in the title's history. Kevin Nash's first reign holds the record for shortest reign in the title's history at three days. A.J. Styles, Nash, and Eric Young are tied for record of most reigns, with two each. The current champion is Robbie E, who is in his first reign.[1] He defeated Eric Young on November 13, 2011, at Turning Point to win the title.[2] Overall, there have been 13 reigns among ten wrestlers.

[edit] References

General
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "Current Champions List at TNAWrestling.com". Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. TNA Entertainment LLC. http://www.tnawrestling.com/roster/Wrestler-Roster. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  2. ^ a b Caldwell, James (2011-11-13). "Caldwell's TNA Turning Point PPV results 11/13: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Roode-Styles, five title matches". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnappvs/article_55119.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-13. 
  3. ^ Oliver, Earl. "TNA Legends Championship Title History". Solie.org. http://solie.org/titlehistories/lttnaction.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  4. ^ Allely, Phil (2008-10-28). "Booker reveals new TNA belt". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/1865344/Booker-reveals-new-TNA-belt.html. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  5. ^ Keller, Wade (2009-11-22). "Keller's TNA Impact report 1 YR. ago (10-23-08): One-year anniversary of the Main Event Mafia formed in Las Vegas, Kevin Nash & Sting vs. A.J. Styles & Samoa Joe main event". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_36203.shtml. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 
  6. ^ Sokol, Chris; Bryan Sokol (2009-03-16). "The TNA Destination X disaster". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2009/03/16/8761106.html. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  7. ^ "Total Nonstop Action Wrestling presents: TNA Impact!". TNA Impact!. Spike TV. 2009-03-19.
  8. ^ a b Boutwell, Josh (2009-03-20). "Impact results - 3/19/09". WrestleView.com. http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1237528436. Retrieved 2009-06-03. 
  9. ^ Wilkenfeld, Daniel (2009-10-29). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 10/29: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_36419.shtml. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
  10. ^ Griend, Blaine Van Der (2009-12-11). "Impact: Foley locates Jarrett; Nash has the book". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/12/11/12117536.html. Retrieved 2010-01-28. 
  11. ^ Gerweck, Steve (2010-01-27). "New TNA Champion crowned in Wales". WrestleView. http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1264627223. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
  12. ^ Wilkenfeld, Daniel (2010-07-22). "Wilkenfeld's TNA Impact report 7/22: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Spike TV broadcast". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42665.shtml. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
  13. ^ Keller, Wade (2010-07-29). "Keller's TNA Impact report 7/29: Tommy Dreamer announces new name for ECW faction, Hulk Hogan addresses situation". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/tnaimpact/article_42785.shtml. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
  14. ^ Sokol, Chris (2008-10-24). "Impact: Main Event Mafia takes over Sin City". SLAM! Sports: Wrestling. Canadian Online Explorer. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2008/10/24/7185111.html. Retrieved 2011-02-26. 

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