List of TNA Knockouts World Champions

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The TNA Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It is primarily contested for in TNA's women's division, though it has been challenged one time by a male competitor (Cody Deaner). It was introduced on October 14, 2007, at TNA's Bound for Glory pay-per-view (PPV) event under the name "TNA Women's World Championship";[1] it was later renamed "TNA Women's Knockout Championship" in 2008. The word "Knockout" in the championship's name alludes to the term TNA Knockout, which TNA uses to refer to its female wrestlers.[2]

Two-time and current champion Léi Yǐng Lee.

Being a professional wrestling championship, it is won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline. All title changes have occurred at TNA-promoted events; reigns that occurred on TNA's primary television program, Impact!, usually aired on tape delay and as such are listed with the day the tapings occurred, rather than the air date. Overall, there have been 70 reigns among 32 champions, with five vacancies. The inaugural champion was Gail Kim who defeated Ms. Brooks, Christy Hemme, Awesome Kong, Roxxi Laveaux, Velvet Sky, Shelly Martinez, Jackie Moore, ODB, and Angelina Love in a ten–Knockout gauntlet match.[1] Taya Valkyrie's first reign is the longest in the title's history, with 377 days. Gail Kim's seventh reign holds the record for shortest reign in the title's history at 18 hours, due to her relinquishing the title because of her retirement.[3]

Léi Yǐng Lee is the current champion in her second reign. She won the title by defeating Arianna Grace on a taping of Impact! on April 15, 2026 in Syracuse, New York. Will on tape delay.[4]

Title history

Names

More information Name, Duration ...
Name Duration
TNA Women's World Championship October 14, 2007 – 2008
TNA Women's Knockout Championship 2008—2010
TNA Knockouts Championship 2010—March 1, 2017
Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship March 2, 2017—July 2, 2017
Unified GFW Knockouts Championship July 2, 2017—August 17, 2017
GFW Knockouts Championship August 17, 2017—September 18, 2017
Impact Knockouts Championship September 18, 2017 – 2021
Impact Knockouts World Championship 2021–January 13, 2024
TNA Knockouts World Championship January 13, 2024 – present
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Reigns

More information No., Reign ...
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
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More information No., Champion ...
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
1 Gail Kim October 14, 2007 Bound for Glory Duluth, GA 1 85 The title was established as the TNA Women's World Championship.
This was a ten-woman gauntlet match to determine the inaugural champion, also involving Ms. Brooks, Miss Jackie Moore, Shelly Martinez, Awesome Kong, Christy Hemme, ODB, Angel Williams, Talia Madison, and Roxxi Laveaux, who Kim last eliminated.		 [1]
2 Awesome Kong January 7, 2008 TNA Impact! Orlando, FL 1 169 Aired on tape delay on January 10, 2008.
During her reign, the title was renamed to TNA Women's Knockout Championship.		 [5]
3 Taylor Wilde June 24, 2008 TNA Impact! Orlando, FL 1 121 Aired on tape delay on July 10, 2008. [6]
4 Awesome Kong October 23, 2008 TNA Impact! Las Vegas, NV 2 178 [7]
5 Angelina Love April 19, 2009 Lockdown Philadelphia, PA 1 67 This was a three-way six sides of steel cage match also involving Taylor Wilde, who Love pinned. [8]
6 Tara June 25, 2009 TNA Impact! Orlando, FL 1 24 Aired on tape delay on July 9, 2009. [9]
7 Angelina Love July 19, 2009 Victory Road Orlando, FL 2 28 [10]
8 ODB August 16, 2009 Hard Justice Orlando, FL 1 2 This was a tag team match where ODB teamed with Cody Deaner and Angelina Love teamed with Velvet Sky. Deaner pinned Sky to win the championship for ODB. [11]
— Vacated August 18, 2009 TNA Impact! Orlando, FL — — The championship was declared vacant and held up because Cody Deaner felt that he was the rightful champion as he was the one who scored the pin at Hard Justice.
Aired on tape delay on August 27, 2009.		 [12][13]
9 ODB September 20, 2009 No Surrender Orlando, FL 2 91 Defeated Cody Deaner in an intergender match to win the vacant title. [14]
10 Tara December 20, 2009 Final Resolution Orlando, FL 2 15 [15]
11 ODB January 4, 2010 TNA Impact! Orlando, FL 3 13 During her reign, the title was renamed to TNA Knockouts Championship. [16]
12 Tara January 17, 2010 Genesis Orlando, FL 3 78 This was a two out of three falls match. [17]
13 Angelina Love April 5, 2010 TNA Impact! Orlando, FL 3 13 Love, Tara, Daffney, and Velvet Sky were the four winners in a Lockbox eight Knockout elimination tag team match, each earning a key to a box containing an unknown prize. Love won the key containing the Knockouts Championship, therefore winning the title. [18]
14 Madison Rayne April 18, 2010 Lockdown St. Charles, MO 1 84 This was a steel cage tag team match in which Rayne and Velvet Sky competed against Angelina Love and Tara. Rayne pinned Tara to win the title. [19]
15 Angelina Love July 11, 2010 Victory Road Orlando, FL 4 2 Defeated Madison Rayne via disqualification in a title vs. career match. Per the stipulation, the title could also change hands if either Velvet Sky or Lacey Von Erich interfered. [20]
16 Madison Rayne July 13, 2010 TNA Impact! Orlando, FL 2 27 The title was returned to Rayne after she threatened to sue TNA due to the controversial finish to her match at Victory Road.
Aired on tape delay on July 22, 2010.		 [21][22]
17 Angelina Love August 9, 2010 TNA Impact!: The Whole F'n Show Orlando, FL 5 62 Aired on tape delay on August 12, 2010. [23][24]
18 Tara October 10, 2010 Bound for Glory Daytona Beach, FL 4 1 This was a four-way match, also involving Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky, who Tara pinned. Mickie James was the special guest referee. [25]
19 Madison Rayne October 11, 2010 TNA Impact! Orlando, FL 3 188 Aired on tape delay on October 14, 2010. [26][27]
20 Mickie James April 17, 2011 Lockdown Cincinnati, OH 1 112 This was a title vs. hair six sides of steel match. On the May 3, 2011 tapings of TNA Impact it was announced that TNA will be re-branded as Impact Wrestling. A day prior TNA purchased the website impactwrestling.com (The episode aired on May 12, 2011 on a tape delay.) [28][29][30]
Impact Wrestling
21 Winter August 7, 2011 Hardcore Justice Orlando, FL 1 18 [31]
22 Mickie James August 25, 2011 Impact Wrestling Huntsville, AL 2 17 Aired on tape delay on September 1, 2011. [32][33]
23 Winter September 11, 2011 No Surrender Orlando, FL 2 35 [34]
24 Velvet Sky October 16, 2011 Bound for Glory Philadelphia, PA 1 28 This was a four-way match also involving Madison Rayne and Mickie James, who Sky pinned. Karen Jarrett was the special guest referee; however, Traci Brooks acted as an enforcer and counted Velvet's pin. [35]
25 Gail Kim November 13, 2011 Turning Point Orlando, FL 2 210 [36]
26 Miss Tessmacher June 10, 2012 Slammiversary Arlington, TX 1 63 [37]
27 Madison Rayne August 12, 2012 Hardcore Justice Orlando, FL 4 4 [38]
28 Miss Tessmacher August 16, 2012 Impact Wrestling Orlando, FL 2 59 [39]
29 Tara October 14, 2012 Bound for Glory Phoenix, AZ 5 104 [40]
30 Velvet Sky January 26, 2013 Impact Wrestling London, England 2 117 This was a four-way elimination match also involving Brooke and Gail Kim, who Sky last eliminated.
Aired on tape delay on February 21, 2013.		 [41]
31 Mickie James May 23, 2013 Impact Wrestling Tampa, FL 3 112 [42]
32 ODB September 12, 2013 Impact Wrestling St. Louis, MO 4 38 Aired on tape delay on September 19, 2013. [43]
33 Gail Kim October 20, 2013 Bound for Glory San Diego, CA 3 88 This was a three-way match, also involving Brooke, who Kim pinned. [44]
34 Madison Rayne January 16, 2014 Impact Wrestling: Genesis Huntsville, AL 5 101 [45]
35 Angelina Love April 27, 2014 Sacrifice Orlando, FL 6 54 [46]
36 Gail Kim June 20, 2014 Impact Wrestling Bethlehem, PA 4 88 Aired on tape delay on July 3, 2014. [47]
37 Havok September 16, 2014 Impact Wrestling Bethlehem, PA 1 3 Aired on tape delay on October 1, 2014. [48]
38 Taryn Terrell September 19, 2014 Impact Wrestling Bethlehem, PA 1 279 This was a three-way match also involving Gail Kim, who Terrell pinned.
Aired on tape delay on November 19, 2014.		 [49]
39 Brooke June 25, 2015 Impact Wrestling Orlando, FL 3 34 Aired on tape delay on July 15, 2015.
Brooke was formerly known as Miss Tessmacher.
40 Gail Kim July 29, 2015 Impact Wrestling Orlando, FL 5 232 This was a four-way match also involving Awesome Kong and Lei'D Tapa.
Aired on tape delay on September 16, 2015.		 [50]
41 Jade March 17, 2016 Impact Wrestling Orlando, FL 1 87 This was a three-way match also involving Madison Rayne.
Aired on tape delay on April 5, 2016.		 [51]
42 Sienna June 12, 2016 Slammiversary Orlando, FL 1 61 This was a three-way match also involving Gail Kim. [52]
43 Allie August 12, 2016 Impact Wrestling: Turning Point Orlando, FL 1 1 This was a five-way match also involving Jade, Marti Bell, and Madison Rayne, who Allie pinned.
Aired on tape delay on August 25, 2016.		 [53][54]
44 Maria Kanellis-Bennett August 13, 2016 Impact Wrestling Orlando, FL 1 50 Aired on tape delay on September 1, 2016. [55]
45 Gail Kim October 2, 2016 Bound for Glory Orlando, FL 6 7 [56]
— Vacated October 9, 2016 Impact Wrestling Orlando, FL — — The championship was declared vacant due to an injury that Gail Kim suffered.
Aired on tape delay on November 17, 2016.		 [citation needed]
46 Rosemary October 9, 2016 Impact! Orlando, FL 1 266 Defeated Jade in a Six Sides of Steel match to win the vacant title.
Aired on tape delay on December 1, 2016.
The championship was renamed to the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship following the renaming of the promotion on March 2, 2017.		 [57]
Global Force Wrestling (GFW)
47 Sienna July 2, 2017 Slammiversary XV Orlando, FL 2 126 This was a unification match to unify the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship and the GFW Women's Championship.
Upon her win, the title was renamed the Unified GFW Knockouts Championship and then to GFW Knockouts Championship. During her reign, the championship was once again renamed, this time to Impact Knockouts Championship.		 [58]
Impact Wrestling
48 Gail Kim November 5, 2017 Bound for Glory Ottawa, ON, Canada 7 1 This was a three-way match also involving Allie.
— Vacated November 6, 2017 Impact! Ottawa, ON, Canada — — The championship was declared vacant due to Kim's legit retirement.
Aired on tape delay on November 16, 2017.
49 Laurel Van Ness November 8, 2017 Impact! Ottawa, ON, Canada 1 65 Defeated Rosemary to win the vacant title.
Aired on tape delay on December 14, 2017.		 [59]
50 Allie January 12, 2018 Impact! Crossroads Orlando, FL 2 102 Aired on tape delay on March 8, 2018. [60]
51 Su Yung April 24, 2018 Impact! Under Pressure Orlando, FL 1 110 This was a Last Rites match.
Aired on tape delay on May 31, 2018.
52 Tessa Blanchard August 12, 2018 Impact! ReDefined Toronto, ON, Canada 1 147 This was a three-way match also involving Allie, who Blanchard pinned.
Aired on tape delay on August 30, 2018.
53 Taya Valkyrie January 6, 2019 Homecoming Nashville, TN 1 377 Gail Kim was the special guest referee.
54 Jordynne Grace January 18, 2020 Impact! Mexico City, Mexico 1 182 Aired on tape delay on February 11, 2020. [61]
55 Deonna Purrazzo July 18, 2020 Slammiversary Nashville, TN 1 98 [62]
56 Su Yung October 24, 2020 Bound for Glory Nashville, TN 2 21 [63]
57 Deonna Purrazzo November 14, 2020 Turning Point Nashville, TN 2 343 This was a No Disqualification match. [64]
58 Mickie James October 23, 2021 Bound for Glory Sunrise Manor, NV 4 133 During her reign, the Impact Knockouts Championship was renamed to Impact Knockouts World Championship. [65][66]
59 Tasha Steelz March 5, 2022 Sacrifice Louisville, KY 1 106 [67]
60 Jordynne Grace June 19, 2022 Slammiversary Nashville, TN 2 208 This was a Queen of the Mountain match also involving Chelsea Green, Deonna Purrazzo, and Mia Yim. Mickie James was the special guest enforcer. [68]
61 Mickie James January 13, 2023 Hard to Kill Atlanta, GA 5 71 This was a Title vs. Career match. [69]
— Vacated March 25, 2023 Impact! Windsor, ON, Canada — — James vacated the title during the Impact tapings.
Aired on tape delay on April 13, 2023.		 [70]
62 Deonna Purrazzo April 16, 2023 Rebellion Toronto, ON, Canada 3 90 Defeated Jordynne Grace to win the vacant championship. [71]
63 Trinity July 15, 2023 Slammiversary Windsor, ON, Canada 1 182 During this reign, the name of the company was reverted back to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). [72]
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)
64 Jordynne Grace January 13, 2024 Hard To Kill Paradise, NV 3 287 This was Grace's Call Your Shot championship match. [73]
65 Masha Slamovich October 26, 2024 Bound for Glory Detroit, MI 1 267 [74]
66 Jacy Jayne July 20, 2025 Slammiversary Elmont, NY 1 35 This was a Winner Takes All match in which Jayne also defended the NXT Women's Championship. [75]
67 Ash by Elegance August 24, 2025 Heatwave Lowell, MA 1 33 This was a triple threat match also involving Masha Slamovich, whom Ash pinned. This was a WWE NXT event. [76]
— Vacated September 26, 2025 Victory Road Edmonton, AB, Canada — — Ash vacated the title in order to take time away from in-ring competition. [77]
68 Kelani Jordan September 26, 2025 Victory Road Edmonton, AB, Canada 1 53 Defeated Léi Yǐng Lee to win the vacant title. [77]
69 Léi Yǐng Lee November 18, 2025 NXT:
Gold Rush
Night 2		 New York, NY 1 87 This was a triple threat match, also involving Jordynne Grace.
Aired on tape delay on November 25, 2025.		 [78]
70 Arianna Grace February 13, 2026 No Surrender Nashville, TN 1 61 [79]
71 Léi Yǐng Lee April 15, 2026 Impact! Syracuse, NY 2 18+ Will air on tape delay. [4]
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Combined reigns

As of May 3, 2026.

Inaugural champion Gail Kim, who holds the record for the most reigns at seven and has the longest combined reign at 711 days.
One-time champion Taya Valkyrie's reign is the longest at 377 days.
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† Indicates the current champion
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More information Rank, Wrestler ...
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined days
1 Gail Kim7711
2 Jordynne Grace3677
3 Deonna Purrazzo3531
4 Mickie James5445
5 Madison Rayne5404
6 Taya Valkyrie1377
7 Awesome Kong2347
8 Taryn Terrell1279
9 Masha Slamovich1267
10 Rosemary1266
11 Angelina Love6226
12 Tara5222
13 Sienna2187
14 Trinity1182
15 Brooke Tessmacher3156
16 Tessa Blanchard1147
17 Velvet Sky2145
18 ODB4144
19 Su Yung2131
20 Taylor Wilde1121
21 Tasha Steelz1106
22 Léi Yǐng Lee †2105+
23 Allie2103
24 Jade187
25 Laurel Van Ness165
26 Arianna Grace161
27 Kelani Jordan153
Winter253
29 Maria Kanellis-Bennett150
30 Jacy Jayne135
31 Ash by Elegance133
32 Havok13
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