Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
In Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), the TNA Triple Crown was an accolade bestowed upon those who won (not necessarily concurrently) all three championships regularly contested in TNA between 2002 and 2007 - the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the TNA X Division Championship and (one-half of) the NWA World Tag Team Championship.
In May 2007, TNA lost the rights to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the NWA World Tag Team Championship and introduced the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the TNA World Tag Team Championship. On July 8, 2007, TNA stated that, should the then-TNA X Division Champion Samoa Joe win the TNA World Tag Team Championship, this would leave him "just one step shy of becoming only the second Triple Crown Champion". This indicates that the TNA World Heavyweight Championship and the TNA World Tag Team Championship are part of the existing Triple Crown accolade.
Current TNA wrestlers who are one title away from a Triple Crown include:
- Eric Young, Douglas Williams, Chris Sabin, Christopher Daniels and Kazarian require the TNA World Heavyweight Championship (as the NWA World Heavyweight Championship is no longer under TNA control).
- Bully Ray, Sting, Bobby Roode and James Storm require the X Division Championship (which has a 230 lb weight limit).
- Rob Van Dam requires the TNA World Tag Team Championship (as the NWA World Tag Team Championship is no longer under TNA control).
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