The WEIRD Legacy Of TNA/IMPACT Wrestling Championships

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024

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  • @BenPearsonNFFC
    @BenPearsonNFFC 3 года назад +55

    So are we not gonna point out that the World Beer Drinking Championship was the WWE Cena spinner belt? 🤣

    • @theterminatorcecilpantall1637
      @theterminatorcecilpantall1637 Год назад

      Yeah I didn’t see it at first but it’s definitely the wwe spinner belt but with beer bottles on it

    • @justynbeavin249
      @justynbeavin249 Год назад +1

      thats the whole reason i clicked the video 🤣 im glad i wasnt the only one who noticed

  • @Jrredwing8
    @Jrredwing8 3 года назад +66

    I think Matt Cardona (Zack Ryder) recently trademarked “Internet Championship”, though I’m not sure of the specifics or reach of that particular trademark. But I’m guessing that may have had an influence on landing on “Digital Media”

  • @BLCKSMTHApparel
    @BLCKSMTHApparel 3 года назад +69

    It’s so good to see so many TNA originals back home. Can’t wait for the TNA reunion show when they get round to doing it again. Would love to see a new face of IMPACT vs TNA originals PPV card especially for the x division- bey, trey, Austin, Alexander vs Shelley, sabin, Daniels, Kaz

    • @volodymyrbilyk555
      @volodymyrbilyk555 3 года назад +6

      Too bad AJ isn't going to be around. One more Styles vs Daniels is all I need

    • @DoNotPassGO
      @DoNotPassGO 3 года назад +1

      @@volodymyrbilyk555 vs Joe

  • @BLCKSMTHApparel
    @BLCKSMTHApparel 3 года назад +169

    Would love more TNA/IMPACT vids. Especially covering some of the lesser documented but equally as batshit crazy stories from 2000s TNA

    • @TheOfficialChicoCas
      @TheOfficialChicoCas 3 года назад +4

      They only do IMPACT videos when they want to make fun of it.

    • @Zatswag
      @Zatswag 3 года назад +1

      Then you should check Markyd123

    • @Daniel_Araujo2006
      @Daniel_Araujo2006 2 года назад +1

      rhyno's 3 match-in-one-night bound for glory, for example?

    • @cjvaye99
      @cjvaye99 2 года назад +1

      "Batshit crazy stories from 2000s TNA" aka Vince Russo's TNA

    • @mjxbox
      @mjxbox Год назад

      @@TheOfficialChicoCas seem like it.

  • @Runestarr007
    @Runestarr007 3 года назад +48

    Honestly I enjoy when wrestling promotions have 3 Tiers of Championships, feels like it gives every a championship to aim for which honestly in kayfabe should be every wrestlers goal, though yes the name is dumb, idk why they didnt just call it the Impact Digital Championship, sounds a lot nicer and still fits the mo

    • @shootboxpodcast
      @shootboxpodcast 3 года назад +1

      Even Impact+ Title or Impact Insider Title would've been better than Digital Media Title...

    • @tri675-p8c
      @tri675-p8c 2 года назад

      Impact cyber championship

  • @fletchdavidson6079
    @fletchdavidson6079 3 года назад +19

    The TV Title was well designed but poorly booked. In image alone, it could have been some company's world title.

  • @joshkaid
    @joshkaid 3 года назад +24

    Despite the "legacy" of that very convoluted championship... It was a very good looking belt.
    I really liked that design.

    • @AveLukas42
      @AveLukas42 3 месяца назад +1

      Beautiful design

  • @thedeadmanfan09
    @thedeadmanfan09 3 года назад +18

    I always saw the X Division belt as the secondary title and every other title they created was an attempt to find a good tertiary title. Impact has been consistently good for the last few years now tho but not enough people are watching. It's nice to see them try something different. I just wish they would give Moose a REAL World title run or let him loose to AEW.

  • @marcusgray6501
    @marcusgray6501 3 года назад +69

    TNA/Impacts history is so diverse and weird I love it… And by the way when are we going to get a ranking of all X division champions… Including Chris Bey 🤘🏾

    • @meko750
      @meko750 3 года назад

      Poor Bey gonna be near the bottom. XD

  • @robw5741
    @robw5741 3 года назад +11

    It's a better name than nwa TV title, while they don't even have a TV deal, and or exclusive to youtube...

  • @kevinhover461
    @kevinhover461 11 месяцев назад +2

    I LOVED the design of the Legend’s title. The rules for it should’ve been simple. To challenge for it, one has had to have been a recognized world champion in any major promotion.

  • @axlfox4048
    @axlfox4048 3 года назад +7

    I like the fact that the X Division Championship is a mid grade title but it's almost a major title to hold cause if you hold it going into BFG you can turn it in for a shot at the World Title which is a nice turning point for those not necessarily built for

  • @matthewshipman165
    @matthewshipman165 3 года назад +16

    Man I wish videos like this did better numbers than the endless top 10 lists. This video was great! Would love more like it.

  • @canUsaythis
    @canUsaythis 3 года назад +5

    AJ Styles vs Doug Williams for the TV Title was one of the best match in TNA/Impact that year

  • @PharaohDom
    @PharaohDom 3 года назад +5

    I'd forgotten some of these damn belts ever were a thing and I watched A LOT of TNA/Impact

  • @Joe90h
    @Joe90h 3 года назад +6

    Now I'm convinced Tom got his job at Cultaholic because he boasted about printing off every rule 34 image of Waluigi in his application, and nobody can tell me otherwise.

  • @THEDonnyB
    @THEDonnyB 3 года назад +3

    WCW...
    World Heavyweight - top guys
    United States Heavyweight - guys being groomed for a potential world championship run
    Cruiserweight - the guys who were small, agile and consistently put on great opening matches to get the crowd pumped
    WWE
    World Heavyweight - top guys
    Intercontinental - work horses who were trusted to put on great matches
    European - guys who were putting on good matches, were reliable, but not what WWE thought of as top tier
    ECW
    World Heavyweight - top guys
    TV - guys who were reliable workhorses who could put on great matches for every TV show
    FTW - because Taz is awesome and stuff
    Each of the big three promotions in the 90s had three quality championships, with the lower two usually being for workhorses who could put on great matches so they could have something to strive for, and the top belt being something every wrestler should want to earn.
    That is how it should be. And upper, mid, and lower card belt.

  • @crazinchewie6602
    @crazinchewie6602 3 года назад +23

    The Legends/Global/TV title was always one of their best looking championships it’s a shame all the garbage it went through

    • @lamore5054
      @lamore5054 3 года назад +3

      Seriously! A beautiful title with a bad reputation :(

    • @kevinleblank8728
      @kevinleblank8728 3 года назад +2

      Now we know why no branding ever went on that thing.

  • @JR0887
    @JR0887 3 года назад +5

    Pretty sure Matt Cardona owns the trademark "Internet Champion" in the United States. I wonder if that had anything to do with the name for the Digital Media Championship.
    Not a joke by the way, and an absolute legend move by Cardona. The true Internet Champion for ever!

  • @Nbflowers1989
    @Nbflowers1989 3 года назад +6

    "DMC title" sounds alright.
    A bit redundant, but not bad.

  • @Milksword
    @Milksword 3 года назад +7

    More of these Tom video essays pls.

  • @justinrg2002
    @justinrg2002 3 года назад +4

    Wow The memories this video brought back
    I think the digital media title could work build feuds up over social media. Give time to people who don’t get on the tv show every week

  • @SnapGrapplePop
    @SnapGrapplePop 3 года назад +4

    100% they were going to call it the Digital Championship, but they realised with Impact in the middle, it’d make it the DIC

    • @bjf2008
      @bjf2008 3 года назад

      IDC or DIC either way they were fucked lol

  • @ASMoney13
    @ASMoney13 3 года назад +7

    What a way to decide a champion of beer drinkers than a ladder match? Drunk people are great with ladders

  • @justusphillips2480
    @justusphillips2480 2 года назад +1

    The TNA Legends title should’ve always been the TNA United States Championship.

  • @SuperBenjiZero
    @SuperBenjiZero 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the love! You're a good lad too Tom!

  • @TheOnemanmoshpit
    @TheOnemanmoshpit 3 года назад +3

    I thought the US and TV titles were WCWs secondary titles.
    The Cruiserweights were a different weight division but still world champions like in boxing.

    • @retronerds6884
      @retronerds6884 2 года назад

      Yeah in WCW it went heavyweight then us title

  • @theshadowranger
    @theshadowranger 3 года назад +2

    The 1000% need another secondary belt. The X-Div title isn't enough. They have a lot of guys who don't wrestle the fast paced, high flying style that people want form the X-Div but also aren't ready for the world title scene. Ex. Fallah, Jake Something, Cardona, Morrisey, Doering. I think they just should have brought back the Grand Championship without the round system. So I'm glad they made a new belt. I like the look. I just hate the name. I don't like the name "Internet Champion". It also doesn't fit because they said it would be defended on Impact TV. I think a better name would be the "Multimedia Championship".

  • @cmpcmg
    @cmpcmg 3 года назад +3

    These videos never need a 2 minute intro.

    • @cmpcmg
      @cmpcmg 3 года назад +1

      @@tomcampbell920 thank you, that would be much appreciated.

    • @cmpcmg
      @cmpcmg 3 года назад

      @@tomcampbell920 also, you just admitted that you turn short vids into poorly made 15 minute videos.

    • @cmpcmg
      @cmpcmg 3 года назад

      @@tomcampbell920 I say “this video sucks” to the videos that do suck. You guys are capable of making good content but choose the Easy/ lazy way out at times. You know that, and you would be lying if you disagreed with me.

    • @cmpcmg
      @cmpcmg 3 года назад

      @@tomcampbell920 lol you are so hurt, why so soft? Grow a set of bolloks and stop crying. Make better vids.

  • @killingragethrowback
    @killingragethrowback 3 года назад +2

    TNA makes sense when you realize its a case of too many writers in charge cancelling each other out, because all of them are nuts.

  • @machomusprime50
    @machomusprime50 3 года назад +2

    That (Legends titlr) belt looked so awesome too. Too bad they didn't know what to do with it.

  • @travishomewood8657
    @travishomewood8657 3 года назад +3

    I liked the king of the mountain name. If you are going to have that match at slamiversary every year then having that belt defended there guaranteed would boost any wrestlers in that match so long as the put in a good performance, and that belt would be relevant at least once per year. Sort of like having the IC title ladder match at mania every year would help boost that. There was a lot to do with it that they failed to capitalize on. the new belt looks ok and we'll see where they go with the DM championship. Here's hoping it gets a better start than some other belts have gotten

  • @Steeldragon493
    @Steeldragon493 3 года назад +7

    Holy shit, Abyss held the TV title for over a year!? That's how I really know that was when I fell off from TNA

  • @BoringThingsILike
    @BoringThingsILike 3 года назад +2

    I always loved the design of the TNA Legends title.

  • @kinglegault
    @kinglegault 3 года назад +9

    Without TNA impacts pardon the pun here impact on women's wrestling we wouldn't have women's wrestling the way it is today they were trendsetters on that. And then as far as the exhibition goes it started the high octane wrestling style getting really popular which is what companies like aew have found it they're wrestling style on without TNA impact I don't think we would have aew and we wouldn't have the women's revolution

  • @bigcee9539
    @bigcee9539 3 года назад +1

    I agree. Why didn’t they just call it the internet title or simply the television title.

  • @zacharysolano6375
    @zacharysolano6375 3 года назад +4

    for the digital media championship, we will see how its treated when the first champion is crowned and ya they really should of called it the internet title but as for the design of it i do kinda like it, its not the best its definetly like a 6/10 or 7/10 just for the design cause i cause they did kinda try to make it look like what many think a motherboard or a piece of tech looks like

  • @themaskedmark92
    @themaskedmark92 3 года назад +3

    Ah the famous tna everchanging-name title

  • @catspunge1
    @catspunge1 3 года назад +4

    Can you do Billy Corgans history with Wrestling? Or try getting him on desert island graps?

  • @Mr.Majestic77
    @Mr.Majestic77 Год назад

    The championship designs in the TNA era of Impact Wrestling looks light years better than their current designs.

  • @omarpop8706
    @omarpop8706 3 года назад +2

    Jay lethal was the Best TV tittle champion

  • @glenncross4987
    @glenncross4987 3 года назад +2

    With respect cult, Markyd123 did a better history run of these bonkers belts

    • @robertbradshaw5281
      @robertbradshaw5281 3 года назад

      Real talk the more Tom talking the better

    • @glenncross4987
      @glenncross4987 3 года назад +1

      @@robertbradshaw5281 that I can agree with. We need more Tom

  • @BLCKSMTHApparel
    @BLCKSMTHApparel 3 года назад +10

    Impact has consistently put on the best PPVs over the last 3 years. Unfortunately their awful production and lack of a UK tv deal really let them down in the anthem era

  • @AveLukas42
    @AveLukas42 3 месяца назад

    During Abyss' second reign the TV Title disapeared completely, and no mentions of it where maybe during the shows, but TNA still counted him as champion

  • @liamhemstock2286
    @liamhemstock2286 3 года назад +8

    An inter-gender title could work. I wish they just called it that and not “Digital Media” or I don’t know, just stick with the X-Division title as the secondary title

  • @ciscokid1214
    @ciscokid1214 3 года назад +2

    The digital media championship look like if the attitude era women's title and the aew title had a baby

    • @dimitrios1798
      @dimitrios1798 3 года назад

      Digital Media and AEW title were designed by the same guy actually

  • @gabrielmendesdacunha6346
    @gabrielmendesdacunha6346 3 года назад +1

    one thing has to be said TNA/impact always make good looking championships

  • @thechriscrowing
    @thechriscrowing 3 года назад

    I absolutely lost it at the Waluigi reference

  • @Hydro_9293
    @Hydro_9293 2 года назад +1

    Matt cardona is the current impact online champ

  • @TheOriginalBendejo
    @TheOriginalBendejo 3 года назад +2

    Beer drinking belt is the John Cena WWE spinner belt with more shit stuck to it. Why wouldn't you talk about that?

  • @ZRtheHedgehog77
    @ZRtheHedgehog77 Год назад +1

    I always like the red belt version

  • @Chigen_Atomic
    @Chigen_Atomic 3 года назад +1

    They could have at least kept it in the legends bracket and gave the old timers something to do that didn't involve running the main event.
    That new title is probably a consolation prize for Cardona since he recently lost his Internet title.

  • @hugoalynstephens9166
    @hugoalynstephens9166 3 года назад +1

    Should we not just say both the Legeds/Global/TV/KOTM and Digital Media Championships are TERTIARY titles in the TNA History Books rather than secondary? I mean X Division is secondary by default anyway like Tom said right? That's what we've all long accepted even if TNA/Impact apparently took longer to do so themselves?

  • @greatone10
    @greatone10 3 года назад

    You can tell the Grand Championship belt was supposed to be the new world title because the label on the belt that says GRAND does not match the CHAMPION part of the belt. They just stuck a sticker that said GRAND over the part that said WORLD.

  • @nothingislogical
    @nothingislogical 3 года назад +9

    To be fair about the name of the Global Championship being similar to the World Championship, it's not really any different from WWE having an Intercontinental title and a World title.

    • @IAmLeegion
      @IAmLeegion 3 года назад +2

      Intercontinental was named for their old North American title being merged with the South American Heavyweight Championship, after a fictional tournament.

    • @nothingislogical
      @nothingislogical 3 года назад

      @@IAmLeegion Right, I understand the origin, but the name "Intercontinental" essentially means the world.

  • @michaelh5156
    @michaelh5156 3 года назад

    I knew I wasn't crazy! I remember that beer money belt but I couldn't find a picture of it!

  • @barryparker4733
    @barryparker4733 3 года назад +1

    Digital Media Title? Sounds like Cardona's old Internet Title upgraded.

  • @carloslondono6150
    @carloslondono6150 3 года назад

    they can't call the digital media championship the internet title. Matt Cardona legally owns the trademark for "Internet Champion".

  • @jimithearchivist3847
    @jimithearchivist3847 3 года назад

    Was 5:21 a sly Bill Hicks reference?

  • @seanmahoney7117
    @seanmahoney7117 3 года назад +1

    Great vid, Tom.

  • @phantomechelon3628
    @phantomechelon3628 2 года назад

    Great video. Worth watching just for "petrol station of doom" and "unleaded petrol of creative indifference". 😂

  • @lennytimmins
    @lennytimmins 3 года назад

    Lots of accidental Smashing Pumkins references in this 🤘

  • @Kobra6510
    @Kobra6510 3 года назад

    You forgot about Gunner (now Jaxson Ryker) holding the TV championship for a while before Eric Young officially beat him for it back in 2011.

  • @diocomaglinte4991
    @diocomaglinte4991 3 года назад +1

    Since Sting is in AEW I want him to return to TNA so badly

  • @killer11736
    @killer11736 3 года назад +1

    They can’t call the Internet title because Matt Cardona has a copyright over it doesn’t he?

  • @RipperJack77
    @RipperJack77 3 года назад +2

    maybe they are afraid WCPW will sue them if they use Internet title xD

  • @frylock97
    @frylock97 3 года назад +2

    What's really sad about this is that both the Legends Championship and the Global Championship were really good ideas. In theory. A title that all your big name legends can fight over, leaving the world title free for younger home grown talent? Brilliant. A belt thats designed to be defended places other than America, that can open the door for stars from around the world to come and fight on your brand? (Honestly, AEW could do wonders with a Global Championship). But, much liked Charmed, if it sounds like a good idea, TNA will find someway to make it stupid. And I LIKED TNA!

  • @michaelspikes8076
    @michaelspikes8076 3 года назад +2

    I loved all of the tna impact wrestling titles

  • @natureswhisper1397
    @natureswhisper1397 3 года назад

    The Digital Media title still looks better than most of the championships in WWE nowadays! 😂

  • @fyrewatermelons
    @fyrewatermelons 3 года назад

    they should have named it the "Internet TV Championship."

  • @MasterSartorius
    @MasterSartorius 3 года назад +3

    If you guys are hiring, I'd be more than happy to do weekly reviews of the impact shows.

  • @nickmontoya3001
    @nickmontoya3001 3 года назад +2

    The Streaming Network Championship

  • @TheLonelySoulja
    @TheLonelySoulja 3 года назад +1

    This guys reminds me of King Ross

  • @jmonster19993
    @jmonster19993 3 года назад +1

    You forgot bram and Eli drake had a run with king of the mountain title

  • @KingMasadaX
    @KingMasadaX 3 года назад +2

    The biggest thing in Impact in 10 yrs was AEWs nod, they played nice to get Cyrus The Virus, because once Dons contract ends, he goes to AEW, they end the Bullet Club, and Kenny's like "Why do I want this crap title, wait didn't we just sign Christian, PERFECT!" that coincidence should tell u all you need to know, they used Impact 100% and I love them for it, cuz AEW was great already, but the quality storytelling and consistency got so much better once Callis was free to get out of the living corpse known as Impact.

  • @sandomonium9849
    @sandomonium9849 3 года назад +1

    if you name the championship based on its shape, would be know as the "Impact Wrestling Cauliflower Championship".

  • @the13th
    @the13th 3 года назад

    They can't call it the Internet Title as Matt Cardona owns the copyright on it.

  • @Nbflowers1989
    @Nbflowers1989 3 года назад +1

    Great list!!

  • @tri675-p8c
    @tri675-p8c 2 года назад

    They could have named ott championship too as it was mainly defended in ott platform

  • @chaosdromanah8620
    @chaosdromanah8620 3 года назад +1

    What a horrendous name for a belt

  • @geeshep4836
    @geeshep4836 3 года назад +1

    I just Remembered something What about The Impact Grand Championship Anyone?

  • @jerryjanik480
    @jerryjanik480 3 года назад

    Something Alan Partridge would say

  • @OGPlays318
    @OGPlays318 3 года назад

    Tom got the list of his belt

  • @Raven_McRow
    @Raven_McRow 3 года назад

    the "GLOBAL" title couldn't be won in the champion's home turf, nor a challenger of the same home country

  • @EmperorMAR
    @EmperorMAR 3 года назад

    Love thar obscure Eric Young winning all versions fact, that I knew of course

  • @dwailand
    @dwailand 3 года назад

    Good vid Tom

  • @Paradoxownsjoo
    @Paradoxownsjoo 3 года назад

    BENJI!!! I haven't thought about him since Redacted! Happy to see he's holding gold.

  • @WilbertAdams1
    @WilbertAdams1 3 года назад

    Zack Ryder holds the Internet Title.

  • @ww4l
    @ww4l 3 года назад +1

    Poor Rhyno

  • @luckybishoo4269
    @luckybishoo4269 3 года назад

    Global : "scope identifier", Software Engineer : 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @hiro120
    @hiro120 3 года назад

    I always loved the TNA World Beer Drinking Championship. They literally took the spinner belt from WWE and put a beer bottle on it 🤣

  • @Dead_in__side__
    @Dead_in__side__ 2 года назад

    I think they should call it the Federation Online champion

  • @isaiahedwards5952
    @isaiahedwards5952 5 месяцев назад

    Ngl I loved the impact grand title and the legend’s title

  • @tehjboney4972
    @tehjboney4972 3 года назад

    TNA Beer Title could have just been used as a design for the TNA World Tag Team Titles with Beer Money Incorporated revealing their Tag Team Titles to the TNA crowd and fans,TNA Legends Title should have been a status title being given to Hall Of Famers of wrestling mostly being the National Wrestling Alliance and Total NonStop Action Wrestling.TNA Global Title would be created to be the equivalent to the Intercontinental Title and United States Title,The TV Title should have been created for TNA to be its equivalent to both the ECW World TV Title and WCW World TV Title with the title be an exclusive to TNA,The King Of The Mountain should have been the equivalent to the King Of The Ring,The Grand Title should have been used to be given to winners of the TNA Grand Slam,X Division Title should have been the Cruiserweight Title of TNA,Digital Media Title should be used as a belt for Social Media with TNA matches being broadcasted on Instagram,FaceBook,and RUclips.

  • @Cocakula00
    @Cocakula00 2 года назад

    Tuts weird seeing the lead singer of smashing pumpkins in Tina and even weird as an authority figure

  • @joshkaid
    @joshkaid 3 года назад

    They should've just called it the Digital Championship. Sounds better.

  • @entertainmentfan1463
    @entertainmentfan1463 3 года назад

    Making this new belt a intergender title is a pretty clever idea to be honest. It both kind of combines Lucha Underground's idea of no restrictions of allowing many matches where men competed with women which many people loved. It's also a good way to elevate a female wrestler above even the women's champ.
    Either way I'll give them a chance and see where they take this new title.

  • @thomasofone
    @thomasofone 3 года назад

    I believe the King of the Mountain pre dates 2015

  • @ayushkataria7983
    @ayushkataria7983 3 года назад +1

    Lots of love from Amritsar

  • @kangoftherang7468
    @kangoftherang7468 3 года назад

    They need to cover the mistreatment of Nigel McGuinness, despite how popular he was. Remember the stupid ranking system?