Claim: Samoa Joe is a wrestler.

right | thumb | 175px | Current champion Sonjay Dutt  The Impact Wrestling X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Impact Wrestling -LRB- formerly Total Nonstop Action Wrestling -LRB- TNA -RRB- -RRB- professional wrestling promotion . The title was created and debuted on June 19 , 2002 at the taping of TNA 's second weekly pay-per-view -LRB- PPV -RRB- event .   Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches between wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines , or by scripted circumstances . Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes as they follow a series of tension-building events , which culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship . Title changes that happen on episodes of TNA 's primary television program , TNA Impact ! , air on television two to nine days from the date the match was taped . Changes that happened on weekly PPV events aired either during a live broadcast or aired on taped delay up to seven days apart . The inaugural champion was A.J. Styles , who defeated Low Ki , Jerry Lynn , and Psicosis in a Four Way Double Elimination match on June 19 , 2002 at the taping of TNA 's second weekly PPV event , which aired on June 26 , 2002 . Chris Sabin currently holds the record for the most reigns , with eight . At 301 days , Austin Aries ' first reign is the longest in the title 's history . At less than one day , Eric Young 's only reign , Rockstar Spud 's second reign , and Sabin 's sixth reign are the shortest in the title 's history .   The current champion is Sonjay Dutt who is in his first reign as champion .