Total Nonstop Action Wrestling facts for kids
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Formerly
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J Sports and Entertainment, LLC (2002-2004) |
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| Private, Limited liability company | |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | May 10, 2002 |
| Founder | Jeff Jarrett Jerry Jarrett |
| Headquarters | 209 10th Ave S Suite 302 Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA |
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Key people
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Robert and Janice Carter (Majority stalkholders - 77%) Jeff Jarrett (Investor & Minority shareholder - 29%) Dixie Carter (President) Chris Sobol (Vice President of Operations) Mike Weber (Vice President of Marketing) Dean Broadhead (Chief Financial Officer) |
| Owner | Panda Energy International (71%) Jeff Jarrett (29%) |
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) is a professional wrestling company founded in 2002 shortly after World Championship Wrestling closed down. They are the main rivals for World Wrestling Entertainment. They made a video game called TNA iMPACT! and a sequel to it called TNA Impact! 2011 after it's weekly program which was of the same name before it was renamed Impact Wrestling.
Jeff Jarrett left the company in December 2013 and announced that he was starting his own professional wrestling promotion called Global Force Wrestling. It was later clarified that he still remains an "investor" of TNA.
On November 19, 2014, it was announced that TNA would be ending their relationship with Spike, and that they would instead partner with Discovery Communications to distribute their shows beginning in January 2015. In the United States, TNA programs, which include Impact Wrestling, will move to Destination America. Discovery will also hold rights in selected international markets. Spike's outreach at the time was estimated to be more than 97 million homes while Destination America was only estimated to reach 59 million households.
Champions
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
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| TNA World Heavyweight Championship | Drew galloway | 1 | June 25, 2015 (aired July 1, 2015) |
1953 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Kurt Angle , ( Matt Hardy ) ( Ethan Carter III |
| TNA X Division Championship | Trevor lee | 1 | June 24, 2015 | 1954 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Low Ki and Grado ( tigre uno ) in a fatal-4-way match to win the vacant title. |
| TNA King of the Mountain Championship | eli drake | 1 | July 28, 2015 | 1920 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated PJ Black ( Bobby roode) ( eric young) ( bram ) |
| TNA World Tag Team Championship | The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) | 5 | July 29, 2015 | 1,919 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Brian Myers and Trevor Lee |
| TNA Knockouts Championship | Gail Kim | 5 | July 29, 2015 | 1919 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated Brooke, Awesome Kong and Lei'D Tapa in a four-way match |
Images for kids
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Jeff Jarrett, one of the co-founders of Impact Wrestling (then TNA), Hall of Famer and six-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
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Dixie Carter was President of TNA from 2002–2017
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Signed in 2009, Hulk Hogan served as a consultant until 2013
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The Impact Zone in 2007
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For most of its history, Impact Wrestling has used a hexagonal ring
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High-flying, high risk moves are a centerpiece of the X Division
