Reigns
The inaugural champion was Kurt Angle, who won the championship by defeating Christian Cage and Sting in a Three Way match on May 13, 2007 at TNA's Sacrifice event. At 256 days, Bobby Roode's only reign is the longest in the title's history. Angle's first reign holds the record for shortest reign in the title's history at 1 day. Angle also holds record for most reigns with five. Bully Ray is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Jeff Hardy on March 10, 2013 at Lockdown in San Antonio, Texas to win the title.
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