TNA Television Championship

= TNA Television Championship =
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"TNA Global Championship" redirects here. For the title briefly known as the Global Championship in the renamed company, see Impact World Championship.
The TNA Television Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, now Impact Wrestling). It was introduced on the October 23, 2008 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact! as the TNA Legends Championship. It was later known as the TNA Global Championship and the TNA King of the Mountain Championship. The title appeared in Global Force Wrestling (GFW), during a talent exchange partnership.
TNA Television Championship 	TNA Television Championship 	 	
The TNA Television Championship belt	The TNA Television Championship belt	 	
Details 	Details 	 	
Promotion 	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)	 	
Date established 	October 23, 2008 	 	
Current champion(s) 	The Pope: Elijah Burke 	 	
Date won 	June 15, 2017 	 	
Other name(s) 	Other name(s) 	 	
* TNA Legends Championship (2008–2009)
* TNA Global Championship (2009–2010)
* TNA Television Championship (2010–2014)
* TNA King of the Mountain Championship (2015–2016)
* TNA Television Championship (2017–Present)	
* TNA Legends Championship (2008–2009)
* TNA Global Championship (2009–2010)
* TNA Television Championship (2010–2014)
* TNA King of the Mountain Championship (2015–2016)
* TNA Television Championship (2017–Present)	 	
{| class="wikitable" 	
{| class="wikitable" 	Statistics	Statistics
First champion(s) 	Booker T 	 	
Most reigns 	Eric Young (3 reigns) 	 	
Longest reign 	Abyss (396 days) 	 	
Shortest reign 	PJ Black and Bobby Lashley (1 day) 	 	
Oldest champion 	Kevin Nash (49 years) 	 	
Youngest champion 	Robbie E (27 years) 	 	
Heaviest champion 	Abyss (350 Ibs) 	 	
Lightest champion 	Robbie E (201 Ibs) 	 	
As a professional wrestling championship, it was won via a planned ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All title changes occurred at TNA-promoted events. Reigns that occurred on TNA Impact!,or its later title Impact Wrestling, usually aired on tape delay. The first champion was Booker T. The final champion was Lashley, as the title was retired on August 12, 2016. There were a total of 25 reigns among 19 wrestlers.
== History ==
== 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 Impact!. Eric Young holds the record for most reigns, with three, and is the only wrestler to hold the title under all four of its incarnations. Abyss' second reign is the longest in the title's history at 396 days. PJ Black and Lashley share the record for shortest reign in the title's history at one day. Abyss holds the record for combined days as champion, with 460. Lashley was the final champion, having defeated James Storm for the championship with his X Division and World Heavyweight Championships on the line, and unifying the title with his World Title, thus retiring the King of the Mountain Championship in the process.
Overall, there have been 25 reigns shared among 19 wrestlers, with three vacancies and two deactivations.
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