Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

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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.

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.

History

Formation and early history (2002–2004)

Growth and surging popularity (2004–2009)

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

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

Return to TNA (2023–present)

Television and touring schedule

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.

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

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

Outside the Impact Zone (2013–2017)

Post-Universal Studios (2018–present)

Pandemic era

Post pandemic

Features

X Division

Main article: X Division

Six-sided ring

Knockouts

Main article: TNA Knockouts

Contracts

Main article: List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel

Hall of Fame

Main article: TNA Hall of Fame

Partnerships

Video games

Championships and accomplishments

As of January 15, 2025

Current champions

Main article: List of current champions in TNA Wrestling

Men's division

Singles

Tag team

Knockouts (women's) division

Singles

Tag team

Defunct championships

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

See also

• List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel
• List of former Total Nonstop Action Wrestling personnel
• List of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling albums
• List of TNA pay-per-view and livestreaming events
• World Wrestling All-Stars

Notes

References

External links

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