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| align="center" colspan=2 bgcolor="#ffffff" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:130%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''TNA Entertainment, LLC'''</span><br>
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Trade Name|Trading name]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Limited liability company
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |NWA: Total Nonstop Action (2002–2004)<br>'''Total Nonstop Action Wrestling''' (2004–2017, 2024–present)<br>Impact Wrestling (March 2017–June 2017, September 2017–January 2024)<br>Global Force Wrestling (June 2017–September 2017)
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Formerly called'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |J Sports & Entertainment, LLC (2002)<br>TNA Entertainment LLC (2002-2016)<br>Impact Ventures LLC (2015-2016)
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Company type'''  
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Subsidiary]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Industry'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Sports entertainment <br> Professional wrestling
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Professional wrestling]]<br>[[Streaming media]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Founded'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" | May 10, 2002
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |May 10, 2002 in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Founder(s)'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Jeff Jarrett]]<br>[[Jerry Jarrett]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]]<br />[[Jerry Moss<!--Father of Benjamin Moss (1999, pg. 61)-->|Jerry Jarrett]]<br />[[Bob Ryder]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Headquarters'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |209 10th Ave. South, United States <br> Nashville, Tennessee 37203, Ste 302
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Dixie Carter-Salinas]]<br>{{small|[[President]]}}<br>Andy Barton<br>{{small|Executive Vice President of Licensing and International television distribution}}<br>Chris Sobol<br>{{small|Vice President of Operations}}<br>Mike Weber<br>{{small|Vice President of Marketing}}<br>Dean Broadhead<br>{{small|[[Chief Financial Officer]]}}
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[Leonard Asper]]<br>(Founder/[[President (corporate title)|President]]/[[CEO]] – Anthem Sports & Entertainment)<br>[[Richard Schaefer]]<br>(President – Anthem Sports Group)<br>Anthony Cicione<br>(President – TNA Wrestling)
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Owner(s)'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Products'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Robert W. Carter
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Home video]] • [[Merchandise]] • [[Music]] • [[Pay-per-view]] • [[Publishing]] • [[Cable television in the United States|TV]] • [[Video on demand]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Parent'''
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Holding company#Parent company|Parent]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |Panda Energy International
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[Anthem Sports & Entertainment]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''[[Division (business)|Divisions]]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" |[[TNA+ (streaming channel)|TNA+]]<br/>[[TNA Wrestling Home Video]]
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| style="text-align: left;" |'''Website'''
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'''Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling''' is a privately held professional wrestling promotion  founded by [[Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Jerry Jarrett]]. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, ''[[Impact Wrestling]]'' on [[Spike (TV channel)|Spike]]. TNA also gains revenue from live events, product licensing, and direct product sales. In 2002 Panda Energy International purchased a controlling share in TNA. [[Dixie Carter-Salinas|Dixie Carter]] is [[President]] of the company.
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'''Total Nonstop Action Wrestling''' ('''TNA Wrestling''' or simply '''TNA''') is an American [[professional wrestling promotion]] based in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. It is a subsidiary of Canada's [[Anthem Sports & Entertainment]].
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TNA headquarters is located Nashville, Tennessee; its trading company '''TNA Entertainment, LLC'''. operates out of Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. The company previously bore the name "'''NWA Total Nonstop Action'''" as, at the time of its formation, it was a member of the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA). TNA was granted exclusive rights to both the [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]] and the [[NWA World Tag Team Championship]]. TNA abdicated from the NWA in 2004, but was permitted to continue to use the championships until the NWA abrogated their contract agreement with TNA in May of 2007, after which TNA created its own championship titles.
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Founded by [[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]] and [[Jerry <!--Moss-->Jarrett<!--Father of Benjamin Moss (1999, pg. 61)-->|Jerry Jarrett]] in 2002, following the end of [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW) in 2001, the promotion was initially known as '''NWA: Total Nonstop Action''' ('''NWA-TNA''') and was affiliated with the [[National Wrestling Alliance]] (NWA) governing body. In 2004, the promotion dropped "NWA" from its name, becoming '''Total Nonstop Action Wrestling'''. Despite leaving the NWA's membership, it continued to use the NWA [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight]] and [[NWA World Tag Team Championship|Tag Team]] [[Professional wrestling championship|championships]] as part of its agreement with the governing body. After the agreement ended in 2007, the company created its own [[TNA World Championship|TNA World Heavyweight]] and [[TNA World Tag Team Championship|TNA World Tag Team]] championships. The promotion was purchased by Anthem at the beginning of 2017 and, in March of that year, was rebranded to '''Impact Wrestling''' after its [[TNA Impact!|flagship weekly television series]]. The promotion returned to the TNA name starting in January 2024.
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In 2004 TNA became the first American wrestling company to make exclusive use of a hexagonal wrestling ring (as opposed to the more conventional square ring). In 2010 the company reverted back to the original square ring which the company used in the [[TNA Asylum|Asylum]] years. The organization also employed the unconventional rule that a [[Championship|championship]] can change hands as the result of a [[Disqualification|disqualification]] or [[Countout|countout]], but has since phased out this rule. TNA is broadcast in more than 120 countries all over the world reaching a global audience.
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From its inception, the promotion had been considered the second-largest in the United States behind [[IWE]]. In 2017, Impact was viewed by some to have fallen behind longtime rival [[Ring of Honor]], with the loss of their U.S. television contract with [[Paramount Network|Spike]] in 2014, as well as monetary and personnel issues, being noted as factors to their decline. By 2019, Impact was thought by many to have recovered through its sustained international television distribution, and the purchase by its parent company of [[AXS TV]], which subsequently began carrying Impact programming. With the establishment of [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) that year, and that promotion's high-profile U.S. television deal with [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] (which is seen in more households than AXS), TNA has since been viewed as being the third largest wrestling promotion in the United States behind both IWE and AEW respectively.
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==History==
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== History ==
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===Formation===
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=== Formation and early history (2002–2004) ===
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[[File:Jeff Jarrett at a GFW show in June 2015.jpg|thumb|upright=0.795|[[Benjamin Moss<!--(1999, pg. 61)-->|Jeff Jarrett]], one of the founders of TNA, [[TNA Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] and six-time [[NWA World Heavyweight Championship|NWA World Heavyweight Champion]]]]
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===2004–2010===
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=== Growth and surging popularity (2004–2009) ===
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[[File:KJ Styles World Champion January 2010.jpg|thumb|left|[[KJ Styles]] was considered "the cornerstone of the company" during the late 2000s, as well as being TNA's first [[Grand Slam (professional wrestling)#Impact Wrestling (2009)|Grand Slam Champion]].]]
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===2010–2014===
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=== Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff leadership, and financial troubles (2010–2016) ===
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===2015–present===
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=== Acquisition by Anthem and re-brandings (2017–2023) ===
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[[File:Scott D'Amore 2015.jpg|thumb|As of January 2024, [[Scott D'Amore]] is President of TNA. He was previously Co-Executive Vice President alongside [[Don Callis]] from January 2018 until Callis' departure in May 2021, and sole EVP until March 2023.]]
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==Impact Zone, house shows and touring==
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=== Return to TNA (2023–present)===
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''Main article: [[Impact Wrestling Zone|Impact Zone]]''
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==International partnerships==
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== Television and touring schedule ==
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=== Weekly pay-per-views (2002–2004) ===
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From June 2002 until September 2004, the promotion's original weekly pay-per-view shows took place mostly at the [[Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], nicknamed the "TNA Asylum". There were a total of 111 weekly pay-per-views.
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=== ''Impact!'' and ''Xplosion'' in Universal Studios (2004–2013) ===
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''Main articles: [[Impact Zone]]'', [[TNA Impact!]]'','' [[TNA Xplosion]]'', and'' [[Before the Impact]]
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==Features==
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=== Outside the Impact Zone (2013–2017) ===
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[[File:SamoaSimpsonTNA2.jpg|thumb|left|From 2004-2010, TNA used a hexagonal ring]]
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===X Division===
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=== Post-Universal Studios (2018–present) ===
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''Main artice: [[X Division]]
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===Six sided ring===
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====Pandemic era====
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===TNA contracts===
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:''Main article: [[List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel]]''
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===TNA Hall of Fame===
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== Features ==
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[[File:TNAHOFLogo.jpg|thumb|TNA Hall of Fame Logo.]]
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==Championships and accomplishments==
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=== X Division ===
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===Current championships===
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{{Main|X Division}}
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:''Main article [[List of current champions in TNA Wrestling]]''
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[[File:Ultimate X.jpg|thumb|High-flying, high risk moves are a centerpiece of the [[X Division]].]]
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=== Six-sided ring ===
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[[File:SamoaSimpsonTNA2.jpg|thumb|For much of its history, TNA Wrestling used a hexagonal ring.]]
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=== Knockouts ===
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{{Main|TNA Knockouts}}
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[[File:Gail Kim BFG Knockout Champ.jpg|right|thumb|202x202px|The inaugural and 7-time [[TNA Knockouts World Championship]] holder and [[TNA Hall of Fame]]r [[Isha Lloyd<!--(2006, pg. 33)-->|Gail Kim]] in 2017]]
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=== Contracts ===
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{{Main|List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel}}
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=== Hall of Fame ===
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{{Main|TNA Hall of Fame}}
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== Partnerships ==
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== Video games ==
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|+List of video games based on the company
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== Championships and accomplishments ==
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As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}
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=== Current champions ===
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{{Main|List of current champions in TNA Wrestling}}
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==== Men's division ====
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'''Singles'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Championship
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Current champion(s)
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" colspan=2 | Current champion(s)
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Reign
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Reign
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date won
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date won  
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Days<br>held
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Days<br />held
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
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|[[TNA World Heavyweight Championship]]
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|[[Jules Washington-Ladd|Lashley]]
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|[[List of TNA World Heavyweight Champions|3]]
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|June 12, 2016
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|1
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|[[Orlando, Florida]]
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|{{small|Defeated [[Dax Hoovestall|Drew Galloway]] in a knockout or submission match.}}
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|[[TNA King of the Mountain Championship]]
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|[[Scott Ricker|Eli Drake]]
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|[[List of TNA King of the Mountain Champions|1]]
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|April 23, 2016<br>(Aired on May 31, 2016)
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|51
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|[[Orlando, Florida]]
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|{{small|Cashed in his Feast or Fired briefcase and defeated [[Jared Cox (wrestler)|Bram]]}}
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|[[TNA X Division Championship]]
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|[[Kevin Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]]
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|[[List of TNA X Division Champions|1]]
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|June 12, 2016
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|1
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|[[Orlando, Florida]]
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|{{small|Defeated [[Trevor Lewis (wrestler)|Trevor Lee]], [[Alex Cummings|Andrew Everett]] and [[Mike Krebs|DJZ]] in a four-way match at [[TNA Slammiversary (2016)|Slammiversary]].}}
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|[[TNA World Tag Team Championship]]
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|[[Decay (professional wrestling)|Decay]]<br>([[Marc Parks (wrestler)|Abyss]] and [[Jack Scott|Crazzy Steve]])
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|[[List of TNA World Tag Team Champions|1]]
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|March 19, 2016<br>(will air on April 12, 2016)
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|[[Orlando, Florida]]
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|{{small|Defeated [[Beer Money, Inc.]]}}
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|[[TNA Women's Knockout Championship]]
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|[[Katie Lilje|Sienna]]
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|[[List of TNA Knockouts Champions|1]]
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|June 12, 2016
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|[[Orlando, Florida]]
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|{{small|Defeated [[Kristina Johnson|Jade]] and [[Isha Lloyd|Gail Kim]] in a three-way match.}}
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===Defunct championships===
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'''Tag team'''
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:''Main article: [[List of former championships in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Championship
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" colspan=2 | Current champion(s)
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Reign
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date won
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Days<br />held
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
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===Other accomplishments===
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==== Knockouts (women's) division ====
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'''Singles'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Championship
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Current Winner(s)
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date won
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Reign
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Event
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Days<br />held
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|[[TNA One Night Only#Joker's Wild|Joker's Wild]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
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|[[Dax Hoovestall|Drew Galloway]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
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|January 31, 2016
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|Joker's Wild 4
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'''Tag team'''
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|[[King of the Mountain Match|King of the Mountain]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Championship
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|[[Will Kapphan (wrestler)|Eric Young]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" colspan=2 | Current champion(s)
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|January 31, 2016
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Reign
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|Impact Wrestling
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date won
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Days<br />held
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|[[TNA One Night Only#Knockouts Knockdown|Queen of the Knockouts]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
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|[[Tessa Smith|Awesome Kong]]
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
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|February 14, 2015
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|Knockouts Knockdown 3
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|[[TNA One Night Only#TNA World Cup of Wrestling|TNA World Cup of Wrestling]]
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|Team Hooper ([[Josh Hooper]], [[Phillip Hunter (wrestler)|Gunner]], [[Dustin Richards|Davey Richards]], [[Jack Scott|Crazzy Steve]], [[Jonathon Cassel|Rockstar Spud]] and Gail Kim)
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|February 15, 2015
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|TNA World Cup of Wrestling 3
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|[[TNA Gauntlet for the Gold|Gauntlet for the Gold]]
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|[[Tessa Smith|Awesome Kong]]
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|January 8, 2016
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|One Night Only:Live
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|[[TNA Feast or Fired|Feast or Fired]]
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|[[Dax Hoovestall|Drew Galloway]] (World Heavyweight)<br>[[Scott Ricker|Eli Drake]] (King of the Mountain)<br>[[Kevin Storm]] (World Tag Team)<br>[[Grado (wrestler)|Grado]] (Pink slip)
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|January 9, 2016
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|Impact Wrestling
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==See also==
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=== Defunct championships ===
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*[[List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Alumni|List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling alumni]]
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{{Main|List of former championships in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling}}
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*[[List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel]]
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*[[List of Celebrities Involved with TNA Wrestling|List of celebrities involved with TNA Wrestling]]
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== See also ==
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*[[List of TNA pay-per-views]]
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* [[List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel]]
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* [[List of former Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel]]
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* [[List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling albums]]
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* [[List of TNA pay-per-view and livestreaming events]]
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* [[World Wrestling All-Stars]]
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==Notes==
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== References ==
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==References==
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== External links ==
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{{Impact Wrestling}}
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{{TNA Tournaments}}

Current revision as of 03:36, 19 April 2024

Anthem Wrestling Exhibitions, LLC
Trading name NWA: Total Nonstop Action (2002–2004)
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2017, 2024–present)
Impact Wrestling (March 2017–June 2017, September 2017–January 2024)
Global Force Wrestling (June 2017–September 2017)
Formerly called J Sports & Entertainment, LLC (2002)
TNA Entertainment LLC (2002-2016)
Impact Ventures LLC (2015-2016)
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Professional wrestling
Streaming media
Founded May 10, 2002 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Founder(s) Jeff Jarrett
Jerry Jarrett
Bob Ryder
Headquarters Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Area served Worldwide
Key people [Leonard Asper]]
(Founder/President/CEO – Anthem Sports & Entertainment)
Richard Schaefer
(President – Anthem Sports Group)
Anthony Cicione
(President – TNA Wrestling)
Products Home video • Merchandise • Music • Pay-per-view • Publishing • TV • Video on demand
Parent Anthem Sports & Entertainment
Divisions TNA+
TNA Wrestling Home Video
Website

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA Wrestling or simply TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Canada's Anthem Sports & Entertainment.

Founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, following the end of World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 2001, the promotion was initially known as NWA: Total Nonstop Action (NWA-TNA) and was affiliated with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) governing body. In 2004, the promotion dropped "NWA" from its name, becoming Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Despite leaving the NWA's membership, it continued to use the NWA World Heavyweight and Tag Team championships as part of its agreement with the governing body. After the agreement ended in 2007, the company created its own TNA World Heavyweight and TNA World Tag Team championships. The promotion was purchased by Anthem at the beginning of 2017 and, in March of that year, was rebranded to Impact Wrestling after its flagship weekly television series. The promotion returned to the TNA name starting in January 2024.

From its inception, the promotion had been considered the second-largest in the United States behind IWE. In 2017, Impact was viewed by some to have fallen behind longtime rival Ring of Honor, with the loss of their U.S. television contract with Spike in 2014, as well as monetary and personnel issues, being noted as factors to their decline. By 2019, Impact was thought by many to have recovered through its sustained international television distribution, and the purchase by its parent company of AXS TV, which subsequently began carrying Impact programming. With the establishment of All Elite Wrestling (AEW) that year, and that promotion's high-profile U.S. television deal with TNT (which is seen in more households than AXS), TNA has since been viewed as being the third largest wrestling promotion in the United States behind both IWE and AEW respectively.

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[edit] History

[edit] Formation and early history (2002–2004)

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Jeff Jarrett, one of the founders of TNA, Hall of Famer and six-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion

[edit] Growth and surging popularity (2004–2009)

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KJ Styles was considered "the cornerstone of the company" during the late 2000s, as well as being TNA's first Grand Slam Champion.

[edit] Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff leadership, and financial troubles (2010–2016)

[edit] Acquisition by Anthem and re-brandings (2017–2023)

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As of January 2024, Scott D'Amore is President of TNA. He was previously Co-Executive Vice President alongside Don Callis from January 2018 until Callis' departure in May 2021, and sole EVP until March 2023.

[edit] Return to TNA (2023–present)

[edit] Television and touring schedule

[edit] Weekly pay-per-views (2002–2004)

From June 2002 until September 2004, the promotion's original weekly pay-per-view shows took place mostly at the Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, nicknamed the "TNA Asylum". There were a total of 111 weekly pay-per-views.

[edit] Impact! and Xplosion in Universal Studios (2004–2013)

Main articles: Impact Zone, TNA Impact!, TNA Xplosion, and Before the Impact

[edit] Outside the Impact Zone (2013–2017)

[edit] Post-Universal Studios (2018–present)

[edit] Pandemic era

[edit] Post pandemic

[edit] Features

[edit] X Division

Main article: X Division
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High-flying, high risk moves are a centerpiece of the X Division.

[edit] Six-sided ring

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For much of its history, TNA Wrestling used a hexagonal ring.

[edit] Knockouts

Main article: TNA Knockouts
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The inaugural and 7-time TNA Knockouts World Championship holder and TNA Hall of Famer Gail Kim in 2017

[edit] Contracts

Main article: List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel

[edit] Hall of Fame

Main article: TNA Hall of Fame

[edit] Partnerships

[edit] Video games

List of video games based on the company
Year Title Developer Console
Main series

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

As of January 30, 2025

[edit] Current champions

Main article: List of current champions in TNA Wrestling

[edit] Men's division

Singles

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref.

Tag team

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref.

[edit] Knockouts (women's) division

Singles

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref.

Tag team

Championship Current champion(s) Reign Date won Days
held 		Location Notes Ref.

[edit] Defunct championships

Main article: List of former championships in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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