Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
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TNA Entertainment, LLC | |
Type | Limited liability company |
Industry | Sports entertainment Professional wrestling |
Founded | May 10, 2002 |
Founder(s) | Jeff Jarrett Jerry Jarrett |
Headquarters | 209 10th Ave. South, United States Nashville, Tennessee 37203, Ste 302 |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dixie Carter-Salinas President Andy Barton Executive Vice President of Licensing and International television distribution Chris Sobol Vice President of Operations Mike Weber Vice President of Marketing Dean Broadhead Chief Financial Officer |
Owner(s) | Robert W. Carter |
Parent | Panda Energy International |
Website | Website |
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. 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 is President of the company.
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.
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 Asylum years. The organization also employed the unconventional rule that a championship can change hands as the result of a disqualification or countout, but has since phased out this rule. TNA is broadcast in more than 120 countries all over the world reaching a global audience.
Contents |
History
Formation
2004–2010
2010–2014
2015–present
Impact Zone, house shows and touring
Main article: Impact Zone
International partnerships
Features
X Division
Main artice: X Division
Six sided ring
TNA contracts
- Main article: List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel
TNA Hall of Fame
Championships and accomplishments
Current championships
- Main article List of current champions in TNA Wrestling
Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
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TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Matt Hooper | 2 | January 8, 2016 (Episode to be air) | 2+ | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Defeated Ethan Carter III. |
TNA King of the Mountain Championship | Eric Young | 3 | January 6, 2016 (aired January 12, 2016) | 4+ | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Defeated Bobby Roode |
TNA X Division Championship | Trevor Lee | 1 | January 9, 2016 (airing February 2, 2016) | 1+ | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Defeated Tigre Uno. |
TNA World Tag Team Championship | Beer Money, Inc. (Bobby Roode and Kevin Storm) | 5 | January 31, 2016 | 1+ | Birmingham, England | Defeated The Wolves |
TNA Women's Knockout Championship | Gail Kim | 5 | July 29, 2015 (aired September 16, 2015) | 165+ | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Brooke, Awesome Kong and Lei'D Tapa in a four-way match. |
Defunct championships
Other accomplishments
Accomplishment | Current Winner(s) | Date won | Event |
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Joker's Wild | Drew Galloway | January 31, 2016 | Joker's Wild 4 |
King of the Mountain | [[Will Kapphan (wrestler)|Eric Young | January 31, 2016 | Impact Wrestling |
Queen of the Knockouts | Awesome Kong | February 14, 2015 | Knockouts Knockdown 3 |
TNA World Cup of Wrestling | Team Hooper (Josh Hooper, Gunner, Davey Richards, Jack ScottCrazzy Steve, Rockstar Spud and Gail Kim) | February 15, 2015 | TNA World Cup of Wrestling 3 |
Gauntlet for the Gold | Awesome Kong | January 8, 2016 | One Night Only:Live |
Feast or Fired | Drew Galloway (World Heavyweight) Eli Drake (King of the Mountain) Kevin Storm (World Tag Team) Grado (Pink slip) |