Saturday, June 01, 2013

TNA Knockouts Championship

The TNA Knockouts Championship was created in 2007, as TNA decided to start its own female division to showcase women's wrestling. The title is primarily contested among the lovely and lethal ladies of the TNA roster. For much of its existence, the TNA Knockouts have been acclaimed for producing quality women's wrestling in North America.

* Below is the complete title history (including notes and records at the bottom at the page):


CHAMPION DATE EVENT LOCATION NOTES
Gail Kim October 14, 2007 Bound For Glory Duluth, Georgia 1
Awesome Kong January 10, 2008 TNA iMPACT! Orlando, Florida
Taylor Wilde July 10, 2008 TNA iMPACT! Orlando, Florida
Awesome Kong October 23, 2008 TNA iMPACT! Las Vegas, Nevada
Angelina Love April 19, 2009 Lockdown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2
Tara July 9, 2009 TNA iMPACT! Orlando, Florida
Angelina Love July 19, 2009 Victory Road Orlando, Florida
ODB August 16, 2009 Hard Justice Orlando, Florida 3
-Vacant- August 27, 2009 TNA iMPACT! Orlando, Florida 4
ODB September 20, 2009 No Surrender Orlando, Florida 5
Tara December 20, 2009 Final Resolution Orlando, Florida
ODB January 4, 2010 TNA iMPACT! Orlando, Florida
Tara January 17, 2010 Genesis Orlando, Florida 6
Angelina Love April 5, 2010 TNA iMPACT! Orlando, Florida 7
Madison Rayne April 18, 2010 Lockdown St. Charles, Missouri 8
Angelina Love July 11, 2010 Victory Road Orlando, Florida 9
Madison Rayne July 22, 2010 TNA iMPACT! Orlando, Florida 10
Angelina Love August 12, 2010 Whole F'n Show Orlando, Florida
Tara October 10, 2010 Bound For Glory Daytona Beach, Florida 11
Madison Rayne October 14, 2010 TNA iMPACT! Orlando, Florida
Mickie James April 17, 2011 Lockdown Cincinnati, Ohio 12
Winter August 7, 2011 Hardcore Justice Orlando, Florida
Mickie James September 1, 2011 IMPACT Wrestling Huntsville, Alabama
Winter September 11, 2011 No Surrender Orlando, Florida
Velvet Sky October 16, 2011 Bound For Glory Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 13
Gail Kim November 13, 2011 Turning Point Orlando, Florida
Miss Tessmacher June 10, 2012 Slammiversary Arlington, Texas
Madison Rayne August 12, 2012 Hardcore Justice Orlando, Florida
Miss Tessmacher August 16, 2012 IMPACT Wrestling Orlando, Florida
Tara October 14, 2012 Bound For Glory Phoenix, Arizona
Velvet Sky February 21, 2013 IMPACT Wrestling London, England 14
Mickie James May 23, 2013 IMPACT Wrestling Tampa, Florida
ODB September 19, 2013 IMPACT Wrestling St. Louis, Missouri
Gail Kim October 20, 2013 Bound For Glory San Diego, California 15
Madison Rayne January 16, 2014 Genesis Huntsville, Alabama
Angelina Love April 27, 2014 Sacrifice Orlando, Florida
Gail Kim July 3, 2014 IMPACT Wrestling Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Havok October 1, 2014 IMPACT Wrestling Bethlehem, Pennsylvania



NOTES
1) Gail Kim defeated Roxxi in the finals of a gauntlet battle royal to become the first champion.

2) Angelina Love defeated Taylor Wilde and Awesome Kong in a triple threat steel cage match.

3) ODB and Cody Deaner defeated Angelina Love and Velvet Sky in a mixed tag team match. Deaner pinned Sky to win the title for ODB.

4) ODB was stripped of the title after Cody Deaner argued that he was the rightful champion since he scored the winning pinfall at Hard Justice 2009.

5) ODB defeated Cody Deaner to win the vacant title.

6) Tara defeated ODB in a two out of three falls match.

7) Angelina Love was one of four winners in a Lockbox Challenge; she opened the box containing the Knockouts belt and was declared the new champion.

8) Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne defeated Angelina Love and Tara in a tag team steel cage match. Rayne pinned Tara to win the title.

9) Angelina Love defeated Madison Rayne by disqualification. The stipulation ruled that the title could change hands on a disqualification.

10) Madison Rayne was awarded the title after she threatened to sue TNA over the controversial finish to her loss at Victory Road 2010.

11) Tara defeated Velvet Sky, Angelina Love and Madison Rayne in a four-way match.

12) Mickie James defeated Madison Rayne in a steel cage match.

13) Velvet Sky defeated Madison Rayne, Mickie James and Winter in a four-way match.

14) Velvet Sky defeated Gail Kim, Miss Tessmacher and Tara in a four-way elimination match.

15) Gail Kim defeated Brooke and ODB in a triple threat match.



FUN FACTS
-- Gail Kim was the longest reigning Knockouts Champion for 210 days (around 7 months). During that time, she simultaneously held the Knockouts Tag Team Titles with Madison Rayne for 4 months.

-- Angelina Love holds the record for the most title reigns (six). She was released and rehired by TNA on two separate occasions.

-- Former two-time champion Awesome Kong holds the record for the longest combined reign at 360 days.

-- Tara voluntarily dropped the title by laying down for her opponent (Madison Rayne). As a result, Tara had the shortest reign at 4 days.

-- The title has changed hands eight times without the champion involved in a pinfall or submission.