Impact_Digital_Media_Championship

TNA Digital Media Championship

TNA Digital Media Championship

Professional wrestling championship


The TNA Digital Media Championship is a professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).[1][2] It is an intergender championship, open to both male and female wrestlers.[2] The current champion is Laredo Kid, who is in his first reign.

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History

On the September 30 episode of Impact!, the Impact Digital Media Championship was introduced and it was announced that an intergender tournament will be held with the inaugural champion being crowned in the final at Bound for Glory. The first round matches aired on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on Impact Plus and on YouTube for Impact Ultimate Insider members, before being distributed to the public across all social media platforms 24 hours later.[3][4]

On October 23, 2021 Jordynne Grace won the intergender six-way match tournament final to become the inaugural Impact Digital Media Championship holder by defeating Chelsea Green, Crazzy Steve, Fallah Bahh, John Skyler, and Madison Rayne at Bound for Glory.[5]

The inaugural Impact Digital Media Champion Jordynne Grace.

Championship Tournament(s)

Impact Digital Media Championship Tournament (2021)

First round

Final

*Madison Rayne replaced Tenille Dashwood, who was removed from match.[9]

Championship belt design(s)

The original design of the Impact Digital Media Championship design is Silver with Gold indented thick lines with Red indented diamond shaped jewels on the sides with two side plates per side equaling to a total of four side plates, with one center plate. The center piece has the words Digital Media Impact Wrestling Champion in the middle with the words Impact Wrestling in the middle center in the color gold and with a red square shaped box in the background only surrounding the words on the outside of it in the very center with the words Digital Media indented above the word Impact Wrestling with a black square shaped box surrounding it as the lettering is gold and the word Champion under the word Impact Wrestling with the same black shape square box design with gold indented lettering.[10]

Reigns

Current champion Laredo Kid

As of April 25, 2024, there have been nine reigns between nine champions. Jordynne Grace was the inaugural champion. Grace is also the youngest champion at the age of 25, while Tommy Dreamer is the oldest, winning the title at 52. Joe Hendry's reign is the longest at 266 days, while Rich Swann's reign is the shortest at 34 days.

Laredo Kid is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Crazzy Steve at the Rebellion pre-show on April 20, 2024, in Paradise, Nevada.

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References

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  2. COULSON, JOSH. "Impact Reveals Digital Media Championship, Open To Male And Female Wrestlers". Thesportster.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Impact Wrestling Staff (September 30, 2021). "First-Ever IMPACT Digital Media Champion Set to Be Crowned in Single-Elimination Tournament". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. Lambert, Jeremy (September 30, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling Introduces Digital Media Championship, Tournament Announced To Crown First Champ". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  5. Lambert, Jeremy (October 6, 2021). "First Two Names Advance In IMPACT Digital Media Championship Tournament". Fightful. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  6. Lambert, Jeremy (October 13, 2021). "Two More Names Advance In IMPACT Digital Media Championship Tournament". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  7. Lambert, Jeremy (October 20, 2021). "Final Two Participants Qualify For IMPACT Digital Media Title Match At IMPACT Bound For Glory". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  8. Impact Wrestling Staff (October 22, 2021). "Who Will Leave Countdown to Glory as the First-Ever Digital Media Champion?". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  9. Sinclair, Andrew (December 4, 2021). "Why Has Impact Wrestling Introduced the Digital Media Championship?". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  10. Nason, Josh (January 21, 2022). "Impact Wrestling Friday TV taping spoilers: Bullet Club, new ROH faction members". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  11. Guerrero, Diego (May 29, 2022). "Rich Swann gana el IMPACT Digital Media Championship en el evento Wrestling REVOLVER Vegas Vacation 2022". Solo Wrestling (in Spanish). Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  12. Kerin, Ben (May 28, 2022). "New Impact Digital Media Champion Crowned". 411Mania. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  13. Thomas, Jeremy (September 8, 2023). "Tommy Dreamer Avoids Retirement, Wins Digital Media Title at Impact Victory Road". 411Mania. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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