GFW Global Championship

== Title History ==
No.	Champion 	Championship change	Championship change 	Championship change	Reign statistics	Reign statistics	Notes
No.	Champion 	Date 	Event 	Location 	Reign 	Days 	Notes
1 	Ken Shamrock 	June 19, 2002 	NWA-GFW Weekly pay-per-view event #1 	Huntsville, AL 	1 	49 	In June 2002, Jeff and Jerry Jarrett formed NWA:Global Force Wrestling (NWA:GFW) and worked out a licensing deal with NWA to control and feature the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Championship as their championships. Ken Shamrock defeated Malice to win the title.
2 	Ron Killings 	August 7, 2002 	NWA-GFW Weekly pay-per-view event #8 	Nashville, TN 	1 	105 	
3 	Jeff Jarrett 	November 20, 2002 	NWA-GFW Weekly pay-per-view event #22 	Nashville, TN 	1 	203 	
4 	A.J. Styles 	June 11, 2003 	NWA-GFW Weekly pay-per-view event #49 	Nashville, TN 	1 	133 	This was a three-way match, also involving Raven.
5 	Jeff Jarrett 	October 22, 2003 	NWA-GFW Weekly pay-per-view event #68 	Nashville, TN 	2 	182 	
6 	A.J. Styles 	April 21, 2004 	NWA-GFW Weekly pay-per-view event #94 	Nashville, TN 	2 	28 	This was a steel cage match.
7 	Ron Killings 	May 19, 2004 	NWA-GFW Weekly pay-per-view event #98 	Nashville, TN 	2 	14 	This was a four-way match, also involving Chris Harris and Raven
8 	Jeff Jarrett 	June 2, 2004 	NWA-GFW Weekly pay-per-view event #100	Nashville, TN 	3 	305 	This was a King of the Mountain match, also involving A.J. Styles, Chris Harris and Raven. Ron Killings defeated Jarrett on the June 23 NWA-TNA Weekly PPV for the title, but due to issues surrounding the title change, the title was held up, before Vince Russo gave Jarrett the title back
On April 3, 2005 Ray González beat Jarrett for the NWA title however GFW did not recognize it thus NWA and GFW ended their business agreement. GFW introduced the new GFW Global Championship.
9 	A.J. Styles 	May 15, 2005 	Hard Justice 	Orlando, FL 	1 	35 	
10 	Raven 	June 19, 2005 	Slammiversary III 	 	1 	88 	This was a King of the Mountain match also involving Abyss, Monty Brown, and Sean Waltman
11 	Rhino 	September 15, 2005 	Impact! 	Orlando, FL 	1 	40 	
12 	Jeff Jarrett 	October 25, 2005 	 	Orlando, FL 	2 	110 	
13 	Christian Cage 	February 12, 2006 	Against All Odds 	Orlando, FL 	1 	126 	
14 	Abyss 	June 18, 2006 	Slammiversary IV 	Orlando, FL 	3 	126 	This was a King of the Mountain match also involving Jeff Jarrett, Ron Killings and Sting
15 	Sting 	October 22, 2006 	Bound for Glory 	Plymouth, MI 	1 	84 	Kurt Angle was the special outside enforcer. This was a Title vs. Career match where Sting put his career on the line.
16 	Christian Cage 	January 14, 2007 	Final Resolution 	Orlando, FL 	2 	119 	This was a three-way elimination match, also involving Abyss.
17 	Kurt Angle 	May 13, 2007 	Sacrifice 	Orlando, FL 	1 	1 	
18 	Sting 	October 14, 2007 	Bound for Glory 	Duluth, GA 	2 	2 	
19 	Kurt Angle 	October 16, 2007 	Impact! 	Orlando, FL 	2 	180 	This episode aired on tape delay on October 25, 2007.
20 	Samoa Joe 	April 13, 2008 	Lockdown 	Lowell, MA 	1 	182 	This was a six sides of steel cage title vs. career match.
21 	Sting 	October 12, 2008 	Bound for Glory 	Hoffman Estates, IL	3 	189 	The loser of the match was barred from receiving a rematch.
22 	Mick Foley 	April 19, 2009 	Lockdown 	Philadelphia, PA 	1 	63 	This was a six sides of steel cage match.
23 	Kurt Angle 	June 21, 2009 	Slammiversary Seven 	Auburn Hills, MI 	3 	91 	This was a King of the Mountain match also involving A.J. Styles, Jeff Jarrett and Samoa Joe.
24 	A.J. Styles 	September 20, 2009 	No Surrender 	Orlando, FL 	1 	211 	This was a five-way match also involving Hernandez (cashing in his Feast or Fired World Title shot), Matt Morgan and Sting.
25 	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.
26 	Jeff Hardy 	October 10, 2010 	Bound for Glory 	Daytona Beach, FL 	1 	91 	Defeated Kurt Angle and Mr. Anderson in a three-way tournament final to win the vacant title. Per the pre-match stipulation, Angle (in storyline) was forced to retire.
27 	Mr. Anderson 	January 9, 2011 	Genesis 	Orlando, FL 	1 	35 	
28 	Jeff Hardy 	February 13, 2011 	Against All Odds 	Orlando, FL 	2 	11 	This was a ladder match.
29 	Sting 	February 24, 2011 	Impact! 	Fayetteville, NC 	4 	108 	This episode aired on tape delay on March 3, 2011
30 	Mr. Anderson 	June 12, 2011 	Slammiversary IX 	Orlando, FL 	2 	29 	
31 	Sting 	July 11, 2011 	Impact 	Orlando, FL 	5 	27 	This episode aired on tape delay on July 14, 2011.
32 	Kurt Angle 	August 7, 2011 	Hardcore Justice 	Orlando, FL 	4 	72 	
33 	James Storm 	October 18, 2011 	Impact 	Orlando, FL 	1 	8 	This episode aired on tape delay on October 20, 2011.
34 	Bobby Roode 	October 26, 2011 	Impact 	Macon, GA 	1 	256 	This episode aired on tape delay on November 3, 2011.
35 	Austin Aries 	July 8, 2012 	Destination X 	Orlando, FL 	1 	98 	Aries voluntarily vacated the X Division Championship in exchange for a GFW Global Championship championship match at the event.
36 	Jeff Hardy 	October 14, 2012 	Bound for Glory 	Phoenix, AZ 	3 	147 	
37 	Bully Ray 	March 10, 2013 	Lockdown 	San Antonio, TX 	1 	130 	This was a steel cage match.
38 	Chris Sabin 	July 18, 2013 	Destination X 	Louisville, KY 	1 	28 	Sabin voluntarily vacated the X Division Championship in exchange for a TNA Global Championship match at the event.
39 	Bully Ray 	August 15, 2013 	Hardcore Justice 	Pensacola, FL 	2 	66 	This was a steel cage match.
40 	A.J. Styles 	October 20, 2013 	Bound for Glory 	San Diego, CA 	2 	9 	This was a no disqualification match.
— 	Vacated 	October 29, 2013 	— 	— 	— 	— 	GFW President Dixie Carter announced via Twitter that A.J. Styles had been stripped of the championship due to a contract dispute. Styles continued to carry around the championship belt proclaiming himself champion in the storyline.
41 	Magnus 	November 24, 2013 	Turning Point 	Norfolk, VA 	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.
On the January 9, 2014 episode of Impact! (taped December 6, 2013), A.J. Styles returned claiming to be the legitimate TNA World Heavyweight Champion as he was never defeated for the championship (though not recognized as such by GFW). Magnus defeated him later that night to become the undisputed champion.
42 	Eric Young 	April 10, 2014 	Impact 	Bethlehem, PA 	1 	66 	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.
43 	Lashley 	June 16, 2014 	Slammiversary XII 	Arlington, TX 	1 	118 	If anyone besides MVP or Kenny King had interfered, they would have been fired.
44 	Bobby Roode 	October 12, 2014 	Bound for Glory 	Tokyo, Japan 	2 	91 	
45 	Kurt Angle 	January 11, 2015 	Genesis 	Houston, TX 	5 	148 	This was a three-way match also involving Lashley
46 	Ethan Carter III	June 28, 2015 	Slammiversary XIII 	Charlottesville, VA	1 	98 	
47 	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.
48 	Drew Galloway 	February 14, 2016 	Against All Odds 	Birmingham, England	1 	89 	Galloway invoked his Feast or Fired championship opportunity to challenge Matt Hardy for the championship and win the title.
49 	Lashley 	June 12, 2016 	Slammiversary XIV 	Orlando, FL 	3 	112 	This was a knockout or tapout only match.
On August 28, 2016, Lashley also won the GFW Television Championship by defeating then-champion James Storm in a title vs. titles match. The following day, Lashley retired the GFW Television Championship
50 	Eddie Edwards 	October 2, 2016 	Bound for Glory 	Uncasville, CT 	1 	98 	
— 	Unified 	 	 	 	 	 	GFW closed the day after Bound for Glory 2016, and the NWA purchased its assets shortly afterwards.
Edwards would unify the GFW Global Championship with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. The GFW Global Championship was retired
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