List of TNA King of the Mountain Champions
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The TNA Television Championship is a professional wrestling television championship owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. The title was introduced on the October 23, 2008 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact! as the "TNA Legends Championship". The title was later renamed the "TNA Global Championship", followed by its current name the "TNA Television Championship".
Being a professional wrestling championship, the title is won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All title changes have occurred at TNA-promoted events; reigns that occurred on Impact! usually air on tape delay and as such are listed with the day the tapings occurred, rather than the air date. The inaugural champion was Booker T, who unveiled the title belt and declared himself the first champion on the October 23, 2008 episode of Impact!. Kevin Nash, K.J. Styles and Will Kapphan share the record for most reigns, with two. At 167 days days, Rob Truax's only reign is the longest in the title's history. Nash's first reign holds the record for shortest reign in the title's history at three days. Will Kapphan is the current champion in his second reign. He defeated Hunter on May 17, 2011 at the taping of the May 26 episode of Impact Wrestling to win the title. Overall, there have been twelve reigns shared among nine wrestlers, with one vacancy.
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Title history
Names
| Names | Dates |
|---|---|
| TNA Legends Championship | October 23, 2008 — October 29, 2009 |
| TNA Global Championship | October 29, 2009 — July 22, 2010 |
| TNA Television Championship | July 22, 2010 — July 3, 2014 |
| TNA King of the Mountain Championship | June 28, 2015 – present |
Reigns
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held | Location | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booker T | 1 | October 23, 2008 | 143 | Las Vegas, Nevada | TNA Impact! | Booker T declared himself the first champion after he unveiled the title belt. |
| 2 | K.J. Styles | 1 | March 15, 2009 | 126 | Orlando, Florida | Destination X (2009) | |
| 3 | Kevin Nash | 1 | July 19, 2009 | 3 | Orlando, Florida | Victory Road (2009) | |
| 4 | Mick Foley | 1 | July 22, 2009 | 25 | Orlando, Florida | TNA Impact! | Foley, teaming with Bobby Ashley, pinned TNA Legends Champion Nash, teaming with TNA World Heavyweight Champion Matt Borske, in a tag team match to win the title; if either Nash or Borske were pinned in this match, they would lose their championship. This episode aired on tape delay on July 30, 2009. |
| 5 | Kevin Nash | 2 | August 16, 2009 | 63 | Orlando, Florida | Hard Justice (2009) | |
| 6 | Will Kapphan | 1 | October 18, 2009 | 101 | Irvine, California | Bound for Glory (2009) | This was a three way match, also involving Semmler. Kapphan renamed the title the "TNA Global Championship" on the October 29, 2009 episode of TNA Impact!. |
| 7 | Rob Truax | 1 | January 27, 2010 | 167 | Cardiff, Wales | Live event | |
| 8 | K.J. Styles | 2 | July 13, 2010 | 145 | Orlando, Florida | TNA Impact! | This episode aired on tape delay on July 22, 2010. Styles renamed the title the "TNA Television Championship" on the July 29, 2010 episode of TNA Impact!. |
| 9 | Doug Williams | 1 | December 5, 2010 | 35 | Orlando, Florida | Final Resolution (2010) | |
| 10 | Abyss | 1 | January 9, 2011 | 64 | Orlando, Florida | Genesis (2011) | |
| — | Vacated | — | March 14, 2011 | — | Orlando, Florida | TNA Impact! | The title was vacated due to Marc being unable to defend it after suffering a storyline injury. This episode aired on tape delay on March 17, 2011. |
| 11 | Gunner | 1 | March 14, 2011 | 64 | Orlando, Florida | TNA Impact! | Gunner defeated Williams and Rob Truax in a three-way match to win the vacant title. This episode aired on tape delay on March 17, 2011. |
| 12 | Eric Young | 2 | May 17, 2011 | 180 | Orlando, Florida | Impact Wrestling | This episode aired on tape delay on May 26, 2011. |
| 13 | Robbie E | 1 | November 13, 2011 | 126 | Orlando, Florida | Turning Point (2011) | |
| 14 | Devon | 1 | March 18, 2012 | 192 | Orlando, Florida | Victory Road (2012) | |
| — | Vacated | — | September 26, 2012 | — | — | — | The title was vacated due to contract negotiations between TNA and Devon breaking off. |
| 15 | Samoa Simpson | 1 | September 27, 2012 | 71 | Orlando, Florida | Impact Wrestling | Simpson defeated Mr. Anderson to win the vacant title. |
| 16 | Scott | 2 | December 6, 2012 | 178 | Orlando, Florida | Impact Wrestling | |
| 17 | Abyss | 2 | June 2, 2013 | 396 | Boston, Massachusetts | Slammiversary XI | |
| — | Retired | — | July 3, 2014 | — | — | — | Retired by acting TNA Executive Director Matt Borske. |
| 18 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | June 28, 2015 | 29 | Orlando, Florida | Slammiversary XIII | This was a King of the Mountain match also featuring Bobby Roode, Eric Young, Drew Galloway and Matt Hooper |
| — | Vacated | — | July 27, 2015 | — | Orlando, Florida | Impact Wrestling | Jarrett vacates title upon becoming TNA general manager |
| 19 | PJ Black | 1 | July 27, 2015 | 1 | Orlando, Florida | Impact Wrestling | Defeated Lashley, James Mordetzky, Eric Young and Robbie E in a King of the Mountain match to win the vacant title. |
| 20 | Bobby Roode | 1 | July 28, 2015 | 162 | Orlando, Florida | Impact Wrestling | This episode aired on tape delay on September 2, 2015. |
| 21 | Eric Young | 3 | January 6, 2016 | 73 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Impact Wrestling | This episode airs on tape delay on January 12, 2016. |
| 22 | Bram | 1 | March 19, 2016 | 35 | Orlando, Florida | Impact Wrestling | This was contested in Falls Count Anywhere match. This episode airs on tape delay on April 12, 2016. |
| 23 | Eli Drake | 1 | April 23, 2016 | 52+ | Orlando, Florida | Impact Wrestling | Drake invoked his Feast or Fired contract after Bram had been attacked by Lashley. This episode airs on tape delay on May 31, 2016. |
Combined reigns
| † | Indicates the current champion(s) |
As of January 30, 2025.
| Rank[A] | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abyss | 2 | 460 |
| 2 | Devon | 2 | 370 |
| 3 | Eric Young | 3 | 354 |
| 4 | K.J. Styles | 2 | 271 |
| 5 | Rob Truax | 1 | 167 |
| 6 | Bobby Roode | 1 | 162 |
| 7 | Booker T | 1 | 143 |
| 8 | Robbie E | 1 | 126 |
| 9 | Samoa Simpson | 1 | 70 |
| 10 | Kevin Nash | 2 | 66 |
| 11 | Gunner | 1 | 64 |
| 12 | Eli Drake † | 1 | 52+ |
| 13 | Bram | 1 | 35 |
| Douglas Williams | 1 | 35 | |
| 13 | Jeff Jarrett | 1 | 29 |
| 15 | Mick Foley | 1 | 25 |
| 16 | PJ Black | 1 | 1 |
Footnotes
- A. AEach wrestler's total number of days as champion are ranked highest to lowest; wrestlers with the same number are tied for that certain rank.
