X Division The X Division is a high - flying , high - risk , fast - paced style of professional wrestling seen originally in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and since then in various NWA member promotions . Its tag line is that " It ' s not about weight limits , it ' s about no limits ! " The TNA X Division Championship has changed hands forty - eight times since 2002 , and is currently held by Jay Lethal . History . The high - flying , high risk style of wrestling had become one of the features of World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late ' 90s . Rather than emphasizing the fact that most wrestlers who perform this style are under 220 lb ( 100 kg ) by calling it a cruiserweight division , TNA decided to emphasize the high - risk nature of the moves that these wrestlers perform . As such , according to Bob Ryder in " The History of TNA : Year 1 " , they named the division after the X Games . There is no upper weight limit on the X Division or its title , though in practice , most of the wrestlers in this division have been cruiserweights , with Sonny Siaki , Samoa Joe , and Kurt Angle , being notable exceptions . To further emphasize this point , the slogan " " It ' s not about weight limits , it ' s about no limits " " is used to describe the division . Although it was de - emphasized throughout 2007 and throughout 2009 , the X Division is generally regarded as one of the key attractions of TNA . A 2005 three - way match between Christopher Daniels , Samoa Joe and A . J . Styles was given the rare rating of 5 stars by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter . In 2006 , Kevin Nash had a well - publicized feud with the entire X Division , easily defeating several X Division stars , before defeating Chris Sabin at Slammiversary 2006 . Nash also praised the X Division , saying that there was " some tremendous talent " in the division . Kurt Angle believes that the X Division has gone downhill since its peak around 2005 . At that time , the division was based on Christopher Daniels , Samoa Joe and A . J . Styles . He also said that he would like to join the X Division , to help it create its own stars , instead of relying on an ex - WWE Superstar . One of the most intense feuds in the X Division was between A . J . Styles , Christopher Daniels , and Samoa Joe . The feud started when Joe won the 2005 Super X Cup , becoming one of the best wrestlers in the division . Both Daniels and Styles disliked Joe , despite having had a feud of their own . TNA has been in contact with Spike TV possibly airing an all X - Division TV series . Tournaments . X Division wrestlers are the only TNA wrestlers that compete in the TNA X Cup Tournaments . The first such tournament was the TNA 2003 Super X Cup Tournament , which was won by Chris Sabin . Because of the positive response for that tournament , several more have occurred since . Ultimate X Match . The Ultimate X match is the signature gimmick match of the X Division . It is very similar to a ladder match , except that two cables criss - cross through the ring , and the item of value is hung at the intersection of the cables . The winner is the one who can jump up to the cables , hand - over - hand their way to the center , and take down the item of value . It was originally created in August 2003 and pitted Michael Shane , Frankie Kazarian , and Chris Sabin . Since then , eighteen Ultimate X matches have taken place , some for the X Division championship , some for the TNA World Tag Team Championship , and some with a giant red X suspended above the ring symbolizing something such as number one contender status .