Impact Digital Media Championship
| Impact Digital Media World Championship | |||||||||||||
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 The Impact Digital Media Championship belt | |||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Impact Wrestling | ||||||||||||
| Date established | September 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Matt Cardona | ||||||||||||
| Date won | January 21, 2022 | ||||||||||||
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The Impact Digital Media World Championship is a professional wrestling intergender championship created and promoted by the Impact Wrestling promotion.[1][2][3] The current champion is Matt Cardona in his first reign.
History[]
Impact Digital Media Championship Tournament (2021)[]
On the September 30 episode of Impact!, the Impact Digital Media Championship was introduced and it was announced that an intergender tournament will be held with the inaugural champion being crowned in the final at Bound for Glory. The first round matches aired on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on Impact Plus and on YouTube for Impact Ultimate Insider members, before being distributed to the public across all social media platforms 24 hours later.[4][5]
First round
- John Skyler defeated Zicky Dice – October 5, 2021[6]
- Crazzy Steve defeated Hernandez – October 6, 2021[6]
- Fallah Bahh defeated Sam Beale – October 12, 2021[7]
- Jordynne Grace defeated Johnny Swinger – October 13, 2021[7]
- Chelsea Green defeated Madison Rayne – October 19, 2021[8]
- Tenille Dashwood defeated Alisha Edwards – October 20, 2021[8]
Final
- Jordynne Grace defeated Chelsea Green, Crazzy Steve, Fallah Bahh, John Skyler, and Madison Rayne* – October 23, 2021[9][10] making her the inaugural champion and also the first ever women to win the first ever Intergender Championship of Impact Wrestling in Impact history.
- *Madison Rayne replaced Tenille Dashwood, who was removed from match.[9]
Title history[]
As of March 16, 2022, there have been two reigns between two champions. Jordynne Grace was the inaugural champion. Grace is also the youngest champion at the age of 25, while Cardona is the oldest, winning the title at 36.
Matt Cardona is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Jordynne Grace on January 21, 2022 during the Impact! tapings in Pembroke Pines, Florida (aired February 3, 2022).
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Jordynne Grace | October 23, 2021 | Bound for Glory | Sunrise Manor, NV | 1 | 90 | Defeated Chelsea Green, Crazzy Steve, Fallah Bahh, John Skyler, and Madison Rayne in a tournament final intergender six-way match to become the inaugural champion, not only that but Jordynne Grace became the first women to win the first ever Intergender Championship belt in Impact history. | [10] |
| 2 | Matt Cardona | January 21, 2022 | Impact! | Pembroke Pines, FL | 1 | 54+ | The episode aired on tape delay on February 3, 2022. | [11] |
References[]
- ^ "Impact announces new championship, single elimination tournament".
- ^ "Video: Impact Announces New Digital Media Championship".
- ^ "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results: September 30, 2021".
- ^ Impact Wrestling Staff (September 30, 2021). "First-Ever IMPACT Digital Media Champion Set to Be Crowned in Single-Elimination Tournament". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (September 30, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling Introduces Digital Media Championship, Tournament Announced To Crown First Champ". Fightful. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Lambert, Jeremy (October 6, 2021). "First Two Names Advance In IMPACT Digital Media Championship Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Lambert, Jeremy (October 13, 2021). "Two More Names Advance In IMPACT Digital Media Championship Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Lambert, Jeremy (October 20, 2021). "Final Two Participants Qualify For IMPACT Digital Media Title Match At IMPACT Bound For Glory". Fightful. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ a b Impact Wrestling Staff (October 22, 2021). "Who Will Leave Countdown to Glory as the First-Ever Digital Media Champion?". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Moore, John (October 23, 2021). "10/23 Moore's Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory live review: Christian Cage vs. Josh Alexander for the Impact World Championship, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mickie James for the Knockouts Title, Steve Maclin vs. Trey Miguel vs. El Phantasmo for the vacant X Division Title, Call Your Shot gauntlet". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ Nason, Josh (January 21, 2022). "Impact Wrestling Friday TV taping spoilers: Bullet Club, new ROH faction members". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
External links[]
- Impact Wrestling championships
- Television wrestling championships