Impact Grand Championship


The Impact Grand Championship was a professional wrestling championship owned by Impact Wrestling.

History

The title was introduced at the August 13, 2016, tapings of TNA's television program Impact Wrestling, after then-TNA President Billy Corgan announced that the TNA King of the Mountain Championship would be deactivated and retired in favor for the new championship. Corgan also announced an eight-man single elimination tournament that would feature new rules that would apply to the title. The new rules would be similar to how bouts were contested in professional wrestling in Europe in which each match would consist of three timed rounds, with a team of judges to determine the outcome based on points, if there is no winner via pin or submission within the time limit. The final match of the tournament took place at Bound for Glory on October 2, with Aron Rex becoming the inaugural champion by defeating Eddie Edwards.
On the January 25, 2018 Genesis episode of Impact!, Matt Sydal defeated champion Ethan Carter III in a "No Rounds, No Judges" match. Subsequent title defenses would also be contested under standard rules, no longer using rounds, points systems or judges.
On June 4, 2018 during the Slammiversary XVI press conference, Austin Aries announced that the Grand and Impact World Championship would be merged/unified.

Original rules

Title history

Reigns

As of ,, there have been eight reigns between seven different wrestlers. Aron Rex became the inaugural champion by defeating Eddie Edwards in the tournament final at 2016's Bound for Glory on October 2. Moose holds the most reigns with two, with his second reign being the longest at 174 days, while Josh Mathews' reign is the shortest at one day.

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined days
1Moose2264
2Austin Aries1141
3Ethan Carter III1128
4Matt Sydal164
5Aron Rex17
6Drew Galloway15
7Josh Mathews11