TNA Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company is active in the integrated-media industry, broadcasting its events on television and the Internet. TNA also gains revenue from live events, product licensing, and direct product sales. Dixe Carter is the President of the company and co-founder Jeff Jarrett is the Vice President. In 2002, Panda Energy International purchased a controlling share in TNA.
The company has its headquarters in Orlando, Florida; its trading company TNA Entertainment, LLC operates out of Nashville, Tennesse. The company previously bore the name "NWA Total Nonstop Action" — 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 withdrew from the NWA in 2004, but was permitted to continue to use the championships until the NWA abrogated the agreement in May 2007, after which TNA created its own titles.
TNA became the first American promotion to make exclusive use of a six sided wrestling-ring (as opposed to the more conventional four-sided ring). However, in 2010, the company reverted back to the standard four sided ring. 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.
History
Formation
Expansion
Former Programming
Current Programming
House Show and Touring
Features
Ring Shape and Locations
X-Division
Ranking System
Personal
Creative Team
Authority Figures
TNA Contracts
Championships
Current Championships
Former Championships
Former Titles | Former Title Holder | Date Won | Date Aired | Event | Previous Champion |
NWA World Heavyweight Championship | Jared Hunt | January 14, 2007 | January 14, 2007 | Final Resolution | Marc |
NWA World Tag Team Championship | Scott Wright & Harlan | April 15, 2007 | April 15, 2007 | Lockdown | |
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship | Matt Borske | June 29, 2007 | June 29, 2007 | Fighting Now Bom-Ba-Ye | |
IWGP World Tag Team Championship | Scott Wright & Harlan | October 18, 2009 | October 18, 2009 | Bound for Glory | |
IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship | Brian Tobol & Ryan Gleason | January 4, 2009 | January 4, 2009 | Wrestle Kingdon III in Tokyo Dome |