TNA World Heavyweight Championship

= TNA World Heavyweight Championship =
The TNA World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It is the promotion's principal championship. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won via the result of a predetermined match. The current champion is Lashley, who is in his fourth reign.
TNA World Heavyweight Championship 	TNA World Heavyweight Championship 	 	
The current TNA World Heavyweight Championship belt (2017–present)	The current TNA World Heavyweight Championship belt (2017–present)	 	
Details 	Details 	 	
Promotion 	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 	 	
Date established 	May 13, 2007 	 	
Current champion(s) 	Lashley 	 	
Date won 	January 8, 2017 	 	
Other name(s) 	Other name(s) 	 	
* TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2007–Present) 	
* TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2007–Present) 	 	
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{| class="wikitable" 	Statistics	Statistics
First champion(s) 	Kurt Angle 	 	
Most reigns 	Kurt Angle (6 reigns) 	 	
Longest reign 	Bobby Roode (256 days) 	 	
Shortest reign 	Kurt Angle (1 day) 	 	
Oldest champion 	Sting (52 years, 113 days) 	 	
Youngest champion 	Magnus (27 years, 28 days) 	 	
Heaviest champion 	Mick Foley (287 lbs) 	 	
Lightest champion 	Austin Aries (202 lbs) 	 	
Before the championship was created, the promotion, then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), controlled the NWA World Heavyweight Championship via an agreement with the National Wrestling Alliance(NWA). In 2007, the agreement between TNA and the NWA ended, leading to the creation of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The championship was unveiled on May 14, 2007, at the taping of TNA's primary television program, Impact!, which aired on May 17, 2007. The inaugural champion was Kurt Angle, who also holds the record for the most reigns at six.
When TNA changed in March 2017, the title become the main world title in TNA! Where The GFW Global Championship after TNA And GFW Merge Announced On May 13, 2017 at GFW Amped Live 
== History ==
== Championship belt design ==
== Reigns ==
Main article: List of TNA World Heavyweight Champions
Overall, there have been 55 reigns shared among 32 wrestlers. The inaugural champion was Kurt Angle, who won the championship by defeating Christian Cage and Sting in a three-way match on May 13, 2007, at TNA's Sacrifice event. Angle also holds the record for the most reigns, at six. At 256 days, Bobby Roode's first reign is the longest in the title's history. Kurt Angler's 1 day reign is the shortest. The title has been vacated five different times.
The current champion is [[Lashley (wrestler)|Lashley], who is in his fourth reign. He defeated Eddie Edwards in a 30-Minute Iron Man Match on January 8, 2017, at Impact: Genesis in Orlando, Florida.
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