TNA World Title Series

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced the first ever World Title Series to determine a new TNA World Heavyweight Champion. The rules are as followed:
== Background ==
On October 7, 2015, it was announced that a tournament would take place, after TNA World Heavyweight Champion Matt Hardy vacated the title a day prior due to a legal injunction filed by former champion Ethan Carter III. The World Title Series places 32 wrestlers into 8 groups of 4, with the first round being under a round-robin format which was called Group Play. Also, for the first time ever, the Knockouts will have a chance to compete for the World Heavyweight Title.
Each winner in the round-robin matches is awarded 3 points, and a draw is worth 1 point for each, with each match having a 15-minute time limit. The two members of each group with the most points will advance to the final 16, where at that point the tournament switches to a single elimination format. So far, there have been two draws in the Aries/Carter (time limit) and Micah/Drake (count out) matches.
The winner of the tournament will become the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
=== Group Play ===
: These wrestlers qualified for the Round of 16 to become the TNA World Heavyweight Champion.
: These wrestlers were mathematically eliminated from the tournament during Group Play.
* Group Champions
Place	Wrestler 	Points	Matches
 	Ethan Carter III	 	
 	Lashley 	 	
 	Austin Aries 	 	
 	Mr. Anderson 	 	
* Group UK
Place	Wrestler 	Points	Matches
 	Drew Galloway	 	
 	Bram 	 	
 	Rockstar Spud	 	
 	Grado 	 	
* Group Knockouts
Place	Wrestler 	Points	Matches
 	Awesome Kong 	 	
 	Gail Kim 	 	
 	Brooke 	 	
 	Madison Rayne	 	
* Group Wildcard
Place	Wrestler 	Points	Matches
 	Mahabali Shera	 	
 	Kenny King 	 	
 	Aiden O'Shea 	 	
 	Crazzy Steve 	 	
* Group TNA Originals
Place	Wrestler 	Points	Matches
 	Bobby Roode	 	
 	Eric Young 	 	
 	Abyss 	 	
 	James Storm	 	
* Group Tag Team Specialists
Place	Wrestler 	Points	Matches
 	Matt Hardy 	 	
 	Davey Richards	 	
 	Robbie E 	 	
 	Eddie Edwards 	 	
* Group X Division
Place	Wrestler 	Points	Matches
 	DJ Z 	 	
 	Tigre Uno	 	
 	Manik 	 	
 	Mandrews 	 	
* Group Future 4
Place	Wrestler 	Points	Matches
 	Eli Drake 	 	
 	Jessie Godderz	 	
 	Micah 	 	
 	Crimson 	 	
=== TNA World Heavyweight Championship tournament ===
Category:Total Nonstop Action Wrestling tournaments
Category:Tournaments