List of Impact World Champions
Reigns
For a list of world champions in TNA between 2002 and 2007, see List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions. As of April 30, 2019.

List of Impact World Champions

Section Title: Reigns
Table Section Text: For a list of world champions in TNA between 2002 and 2007, see List of NWA World Heavyweight Champions. As of April 30, 2019.

No.	Champion	Championship change	Reign statistics	Notes	Ref.

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 14, 2007	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.

3	Sting	October 14, 2007	Bound for Glory	Duluth, GA	1	2

4	Kurt Angle	October 16, 2007	Impact!	Orlando, FL	3	180	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 cage 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 cage 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	Impact!	Orlando, FL	1	113

—	Vacated	August 10, 2010	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.

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	February 24, 2011	Impact!	Fayetteville, NC	3	108	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 11, 2011	Impact	Orlando, FL	4	27	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 18, 2011	Impact	Orlando, FL	1	8	This episode aired on tape delay on October 20, 2011.

19	Bobby Roode	October 26, 2011	Impact	Macon, GA	1	256	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 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: 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: Hardcore Justice	Norfolk, VA	2	66	This was a steel cage match.

25	A.J. 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.

26	Magnus	December 3, 2013	Impact: Final Resolution	Orlando, FL	1	128	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.

27	Eric Young	April 10, 2014	Impact	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	Bethlehem, PA	1	91	If anyone besides MVP or Kenny King had interfered, they would have been fired.

29	Bobby Roode	September 18, 2014	Impact	Bethlehem, PA	2	111	This episode aired on tape delay on October 29, 2014. Kurt Angle was the special guest referee.

30	Lashley	January 7, 2015	Impact	New York, NY	2	24

31	Kurt Angle	January 31, 2015	Impact	London, England	6	145	This episode aired on tape delay on March 20, 2015.

32	Ethan Carter III	June 25, 2015	Impact	Orlando, FL	1	101	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	Bethlehem, PA	2	3	Carter III defeated Matt Hardy in the finals of the TNA World Title Series to win the vacant title.

35	Matt Hardy	January 8, 2016	Impact	Bethlehem, PA	2	67	This was a Last Man Standing match. Had Hardy not won, he would have left TNA.

36	Drew Galloway	March 15, 2016	Impact	Orlando, FL	1	89	Galloway invoked his Feast or Fired championship opportunity to challenge 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.

38	Eddie Edwards	October 3, 2016	Impact	Orlando, FL	1	97	This episode aired on tape delay on October 6, 2016.

39	Lashley	January 8, 2017	Impact: Genesis	Orlando, FL	4	175	This was a 30-minute Iron Man match. This episode aired on tape delay on January 26, 2017.

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 17, 2017	Impact!	Orlando, FL	1	146	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.

42	Austin Aries	January 10, 2018	Impact!	Orlando, FL	2	102	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	2	This was a triple threat match also involving Fénix.

44	Austin Aries	April 24, 2018	Impact! Under Pressure	Orlando, FL	3	173	This episode aired on tape delay on May 31, 2018. Aries unified Impact World Championship with 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	2+

Sentence(s)

Angle was the inaugural TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

final_sentence: Angle was the inaugural TNA World Heavyweight Champion.