TNA X Division Championship
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The TNA X Division Championship, created on June 19, 2002, is a professional wrestling title contested in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It is the only TNA championship that does not represent the National Wrestling Alliance.
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[edit] X Division
This championship is competed for by wrestlers of the X Division, where a high-flying, high risk style of wrestling is used. 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 these wrestlers perform by calling it the "X Division", making it a key attraction of the company. As of 2006, the heaviest champion to date is Samoa Joe who, despite being around 280 lb (127 kg), competed primarily and virtually exclusively in the X Division for his first year with TNA.
The slogan for the X Division, first coined by TNA announcer Mike Tenay, has been "it's not about weight limits, it's about no limits."
TNA promotes the X Division and the X Division championship as "wrestling reinvented" and views it as the innovative side of professional wrestling, whereas the NWA World Heavyweight Championship is promoted as the "traditional" side to wrestling, representing prestige and history.
On May 25, 2003, Chris Sabin won the WWA International Cruiserweight Championship, unifying it with the X Division Championship as World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) folded after that show.
[edit] Current champion
Christopher Daniels is the current X Division Champion. Daniels defeated Chris Sabin and A.J. Styles in a 3-way match on iMPACT! on November 16, 2006 (taped November 6).
[edit] Title history
Thirteen different wrestlers have won the X Division Championship. Of them, eight (A.J. Styles, Jerry Lynn, Matt Bentley (a.k.a. Michael Shane), Chris Sabin, Frankie Kazarian, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe and Senshi (a.k.a. Low Ki)) have won the belt at least twice. Sabin and Styles are the only wrestlers with more than two reigns, at three and six, respectively.
| Wrestler: | Reign: | Date: | Place: | Type of Match: | Event: |
| A.J. Styles | 1 | June 19, 2002 | Huntsville, Alabama | Double Elimination Four-Way | NWA-TNA 2 |
| Low Ki | 1 | August 7, 2002 | Nashville, Tennessee | Three-Way | NWA-TNA 8 |
| Jerry Lynn | 1 | August 21, 2002 | Nashville, Tennessee | Three-Way Ladder | NWA-TNA 10 |
| Syxx-Pac | 1 | October 9, 2002 | Nashville, Tennessee | Ladder | NWA-TNA 15 |
| A.J. Styles | 2 | October 23, 2002 | Nashville, Tennessee | Singles | NWA-TNA 17 |
| Jerry Lynn | 2 | November 6, 2002 | Nashville, Tennessee | Three-Way | NWA-TNA 19 |
| Sonny Siaki | 1 | December 11, 2002 | Nashville, Tennessee | Singles | NWA-TNA 24 |
| Kid Kash | 1 | February 12, 2003 | Nashville, Tennessee | Singles | NWA-TNA 31 |
| Amazing Red | 1 | April 30, 2003 | Nashville, Tennessee | Singles | NWA-TNA 42 |
| Chris Sabin | 1 | May 14, 2003 | Nashville, Tennessee | Three Way | NWA-TNA 44 |
| Michael Shane | 1 | August 20, 2003 | Nashville, Tennessee | Ultimate X | NWA-TNA 58 |
| Chris Sabin | 2 | January 7, 2004 | Nashville, Tennessee | Ultimate X | NWA-TNA 76 |
| Kazarian | 1 | March 31, 2004 | Nashville, Tennessee | Singles | NWA-TNA 87 |
| A.J. Styles | 3 | June 9, 2004 | Nashville, Tennessee | Singles | NWA-TNA 98 |
| Michael Shane & Kazarian | 2, 2 | July 28, 2004 | Nashville, Tennessee | Ultimate X | NWA-TNA 105 |
| Petey Williams | 1 | August 11, 2004 | Nashville, Tennessee | Gauntlet | NWA-TNA 107 |
| A.J. Styles | 4 | January 16, 2005 | Orlando, Florida | Ultimate X | Final Resolution |
| Christopher Daniels | 1 | March 13, 2005 | Orlando, Florida | Ultimate X Challenge | Destination X |
| A.J. Styles | 5 | September 11, 2005 | Orlando, Florida | Three-Way | Unbreakable |
| Samoa Joe | 1 | December 11, 2005 | Orlando, Florida | Singles | Turning Point |
| Christopher Daniels | 2 | March 12, 2006 | Orlando, Florida | Ultimate X | Destination X |
| Samoa Joe | 2 | April 10, 2006 | Orlando, Florida | Singles | iMPACT! |
| Senshi (Low Ki) | 2 | June 19, 2006 | Orlando, Florida | Three-Way | iMPACT! |
| Chris Sabin | 3 | October 22, 2006 | Plymouth Township, Michigan | Singles | Bound for Glory 2006 |
| A.J. Styles | 6 | November 2, 2006 | Orlando, Florida | Singles | iMPACT! |
| Christopher Daniels | 3 | November 16, 2006 | Orlando, Florida | Triple Threat | iMPACT! |
[edit] Statistics
| Record: | Record holder: | Record number: | Notes: |
| Most reigns | A.J. Styles | 6 | Styles has held or shared this record ever since he became the inaugural X Division Champion at NWA-TNA 2. Styles won his 6th title from Chris Sabin in a singles match on iMPACT!. |
| Longest reign | Christopher Daniels | 182 days | Daniels beat A.J. Styles for the title at TNA Destination X 2005 in the Ultimate X Challenge match (also involving Ron Killings and Elix Skipper). He would lose the belt back to Styles at TNA Unbreakable 2005 in a three-way match (also involving Samoa Joe). |
| Shortest reign | Chris Sabin | 11 days | Sabin won the title for a third time from Senshi on October 22, 2006 at TNA Bound for Glory 2006. He lost the title to A.J. Styles at the November 2 edition of iMPACT!. |
| Oldest champion | Jerry Lynn | 39 years | Lynn beat A.J. Styles for the title at NWA-TNA 19. He would lose the title to Sonny Siaki at NWA-TNA 24. |
| Youngest champion | The Amazing Red | 21 years | The Amazing Red beat Kid Kash for the title at NWA-TNA 42. He would lose the title 2 weeks later to Chris Sabin at NWA-TNA 44. |
| Heaviest Champion | Samoa Joe | 280 lbs. | Joe won the title at Turning Point 2005 by defeating AJ Styles. |
[edit] Trivia
- Samoa Joe's second title win marked the first time which the title has changed hands during a non-pay per-view event. (He also lost it weeks later at a non-pay per-view event)
- 2 wrestlers have won both the X Division and WWF Light Heavyweight Championships: Syxx-Pac (as "X-Pac" in WWE), and Jerry Lynn.
- 2 wrestlers have won both the X Division and WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Championships: Syxx-Pac (as "Syxx" in WCW and "X-Pac" in WWE), and Kid Kash.
- Matt Bentley, then Michael Shane, and Frankie Kazarian are the only men to date to become co-holders of the X Division Championship, when they were declared co-winners of Ultimate X4.
- Sean Waltman (also known as 1-2-3 Kid, Syxx, X-Pac, or Syxx-Pac) is the only man to have won the TNA X-Division Championship, the WCW/WWE Cruiserweight Championship, and the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship.
[edit] References
- Wrestling Information Archive
- The Vault's TNA X Championship History
- CygyWrestling.com
- Official TNA X Division Championship History
