TNA X Division Championship

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TNA X Division Championship
Details
Current champion(s)	Petey Williams
Date won	April 15, 2008
Promotion	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date created	June 19, 2002
Other name(s)	NWA X Championship NWA-TNA X Division Championship[1]
Past design(s)
Statistics Most reigns A.J. Styles (6 reigns) First champion(s) A.J. Styles Longest reign Christopher Daniels (182 days) Shortest reign Chris Sabin, Jay Lethal (2 days) Oldest champion Jerry Lynn (39 years, 147 days) Youngest champion Amazing Red (21 years, 4 days) Heaviest champion Samoa Joe (290 lb (130 kg/21 st)) Lightest champion Amazing Red (163 lb (74 kg/11.6 st))

The Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship contested for by wrestlers in TNA's X Division.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Belt designs 2 Current champion 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

The TNA X Division Championship, originally known as the NWA-TNA X Division Championship, was created on June 19, 2002, during the second show promoted by TNA, for their newly-created X Division. 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 (now replaced with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in TNA) was 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 making the X Division Title a world championship as World Wrestling All-Stars (WWA) closed after that show.

[edit] Belt designs

The original belt had the NWA TNA logo and had a simple sans-serif "X" on the center plate. The logo was maintained even after the belt was changed in 2003. A new design was unveiled on May 16, 2007 to coincide with the creation of three new TNA titles. The new belt is larger with a more rounded faceplate, the current TNA logo, an "X" in the shape of the TNA logo, and the word "Division" through the middle of the "X".

[edit] Current champion

The current champion is Petey Williams, who is in his second reign. He defeated then-champion Jay Lethal after cashing in his Feast or Fired briefcase on the April 17, 2008 edition of iMPACT!

[edit] See also

• List of TNA X Division Champions
• List of TNA X Division Championship reigns by length
• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
• WWA International Cruiserweight Championship

[edit] References

v • d • e Total Nonstop Action Wrestling championships and accomplishments Championships World Heavyweight (history) • X Division (history) World Tag Team (history) • Women's World (history) Other accomplishments King of the Mountain • Triple Crown • Tournaments Former championships NWA World Heavyweight (history) • NWA World Tag Team (history) See also List of current champions in TNA