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| Trading Name | Impact Wrestling (March–June 2017, September 2017–present) Global Force Wrestling (June–September 2017) |
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| Type | Private subsidiary |
| Industry | Professional wrestling |
| Founded | January 5, 2017 |
| Defunct | January 13, 2024 |
| Founders | Anthem Sports & Entertainment |
| Headquarters | 3201 Dickerson Pike, Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Ed Nordholm (President) Jason Brown (Chief Executive Officer) Jeff Jarrett (Executive Producer and Chief Creative Officer) Dean Broadhead (Chief Financial Officer) Al Ovadia (Chief Marketing Officer) |
| Owners | Anthem Sports & Entertainment |
Impact Wrestling is a privately held American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee and founded by Anthem Sports & Entertainment in 2017. It is part of the Big 4 of American professional wrestling alongside WWE, All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor.
After the promotion was formed by Anthem at the beginning of 2017 out of the old Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, it became known simply as Impact Wrestling, after its main television series, until later that year when it acquired the original Global Force Wrestling, also founded by Jeff Jarrett, and assumed the GFW name.
In September 2017 just nine months after formation GFW began losing funds very quickly this was when they were bought out by the WWE, with them allowing GFW to continue operating under WWE ownership. Under WWE ownership the company was rebranded Impact Wrestling and in June 2019, 50% of the company was sold back to Anthem Sports. The remaining 50% was sold to Anthem in 2022. The promotion will close in January 2024 and will be replaced by the returning Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Championships and Accomplishments[]
Current championships[]
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days
held |
Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impact World Championship | Josh Alexander | 2 | April 23, 2022 | 1069+ | Poughkeepsie, NY | Defeated Moose at Rebellion. |
| Impact X Division Championship | Vacant | – | – | – | – | Previous champion Frankie Kazarian voluntarily vacated the title when he invoked Option C for a Impact World Championship match. |
| Impact Digital Media Championship | Joe Hendry | 1 | October 22, 2022 | 887+ | Sunrise Manor, NV | Defeated Brian Myers on Impact! |
| Impact World Tag Team Championship | Heath Slater and Rhyno | 1 (1, 2) |
October 8, 2022 | 901+ | Albany, NY | Defeated The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) on Impact! |
| Impact Knockouts World Championship | Jordynne Grace | 2 | June 19, 2022 | 1012+ | Nashville, TN | Defeated former champion Tasha Steelz, Chelsea Green, Alisha Edwards and Killer Kelly in a Queen of the Mountain match at Slammiversary. |
| Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship | The Death Dollz (Jessicka and Rosemary) |
1 (2, 3) |
October 7, 2022 | 902+ | Albany, NY | Defeated Chelsea Green and Taylor Wilde at Bound for Glory. |
Other accomplishments[]
| Accomplishment | Most recent winner(s) | Date won | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joker's Wild | Moose | January 7, 2017 | Joker's Wild 2017 |
| King of the Mountain | Bram | April 22, 2016 | Impact Wrestling |
| Queen of the Knockouts | Jade | March 17, 2016 | Knockouts Knockdown 2016 |
| World Cup | Team Hardy (Jeff Hardy, Eddie Edwards, Jessie Godderz, Robbie E and Jade) |
July 22, 2016 | World Cup 2016 |
| Bound for Gold | Eli Drake | October 2, 2016 | Bound for Glory |
| Race for the Case | Eli Drake (Red Case) Trevor Lee (Blue Case) Kingston (Yellow Case) Robbie E (Green Case) |
January 7, 2017 | Impact Wrestling |
| BFG Series Playoffs | Ethan Carter III | August 4, 2016 | Impact Wrestling |
| Turkey Bowl | Robbie E | November 24, 2016 | Impact Wrestling |