If X were a Title: tracking the lineage of some strange stipulations

[Leon TrotSky]

Want to kind of not do tag team things on a regular basis because they're an absolute nightmare. Especially when they get lost in Japan. Here's a singles thing from an idea I had: who's the TNA Television Champion? Starting with Abyss, who won it at Slammiversary XI and it was never mentioned again. Yes, I know the belt was reused for the King of the Mountain Championship. Yes, I know it's considered the same title. I don't think it should be considered the same title, plus it'll make for an actually interesting history, hopefully. Might do a KOTM title history later. So, here we go:
Who is the current TNA Television Champion?

Spoiler: Who holds the TV Title?

2013-06-02 Abyss - beats Devon at TNA Slammiversary XI. This is the last time the championship was seen or mentioned on TV.
2013-06-20 Mr. Anderson - beats Joseph Park on TNA Impact Wrestling
2013-06-27 Jeff Hardy - beats Anderson at a TNA live event
2013-07-18 AJ Styles - beats Hardy on TNA Impact Wrestling
2013-07-26 Mr. Anderson (2) - beats Styles at a TNA live event
2013-07-27 Jeff Hardy (2) - beats Anderson at a TNA live event
2013-08-15 Kazarian - beats Hardy, Styles, and Austin Aries in a Ladder match on TNA Impact Wrestling
2013-08-29 Jeff Hardy (3) - beats Kaz on TNA Impact Wrestling
2013-10-10 Austin Aries - beats Hardy on TNA Impact Wrestling
2013-10-20 Chris Sabin - beats Aries, Hardy, Manik, and Samoa Joe in an Ultimate X match at TNA Bound For Glory
2013-11-07 Jeff Hardy (4) - beats Sabin in a Full Metal Mayhem match on TNA Impact Wrestling
2013-12-03 Magnus - beats Hardy in a Dixieland match on TNA Impact Wrestling
[Magnus holds Ric Flair's ring...]
2016-11-13 Mike Gibson - beats Toxic and Mitch Thompson in a Three-Way Elimination match at BATTLEWAR 39

Only our third 4-time champ.

 

[Chris]

Joseph Park ≠ Abyss where's the kayfabe?

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Who's the real King of the Deathmatch?

 

[Leon TrotSky]

I'll assume what you meant @Grimhail Gorbachev as I ask:
Who is the current rightful King of the Deathmatch?
(and no, it doesn't necessarily have to be defended in hardcore matches only)

Spoiler: Who is King?

1995-08-20 Cactus Jack - beats Terry Funk in a Barbed Wire Rope, Exploding Barbed Wire Boards, Exploding Ring Time Bomb Deathmatch (What The Actual Fuck) at IWA Japan Kawasaki Dream
1995-10-05 Tarzan Goto - beats Cactus at an IWA Japan live event
1997-07-06 Genichiro Tenryu - beats Goto at WAR 5th Anniversary
1998-08-01 Shinya Hashimoto - beats Tenryu at NJPW G1 Climax
1998-08-08 Genichiro Tenryu (2) - beats Hashimoto at NJPW Rising The Next Generations
1999-05-03 Keiji Muto - beats Tenryu at NJPW Strong Energy
1999-08-10 Tatsumi Fujinami - beats Muto at NJPW G1 Climax
1999-08-13 Yuji Nagata - beats Fujinami at NJPW G1 Climax
1999-08-15 Keiji Muto (2) - beats Nagata at NJPW G1 Climax
1999-08-15 Manabu Nakanishi - beats Muto at NJPW G1 Climax
1999-10-11 Keiji Muto (3) - beats Nakanishi at NJPW Final Dome
1999-12-10 Genichiro Tenryu (3) - beats Muto at NJPW Battle Final
2000-01-04 Kensuke Sasaki - beats Tenryu at NJPW Wrestling World
2000-02-20 Masahiro Chono - beats Sasaki at NJPW Fighting Spirit
2000-08-09 Shiro Koshinaka - beats Chono at NJPW G1 Climax
2000-08-11 Junji Hirata - beats Koshinaka at NJPW G1 Climax
2000-08-12 Masahiro Chono (2) - beats Hirata at NJPW G1 Climax
2000-08-13 Manabu Nakanishi (2) - beats Chono at NJPW G1 Climax
2000-08-13 Kensuke Sasaki (2) - beats Nakanishi at NJPW G1 Climax
2000-10-08 Toshiaki Kawada - beats Sasaki at NJPW Do Judge!!
2000-10-28 Genichiro Tenryu (4) - beats Kawada at AJPW October Giant Series
2001-03-31 Toshiaki Kawada (2) - beats Tenryu at AJPW Champion Carnival
2001-04-10 Steve Williams - beats Kawada at AJPW Champion Carnival
2001-07-14 Keiji Muto (4) - beats Williams at AJPW Summer Action Series
2001-07-20 Masahiro Chono (3) - beats Muto at NJPW Dome-Quake
2001-08-04 Satoshi Kojima - beats Chono at NJPW G1 Climax
2001-08-05 Osamu Nishimura - beats Kojima at NJPW G1 Climax
2001-08-06 Hiroyoshi Tenzan - beats Nishimura at NJPW G1 Climax
2001-08-08 Keiji Muto (5) - beats Tenzan at NJPW G1 Climax
2001-08-12 Yuji Nagata (2) - beats Muto at NJPW G1 Climax
2001-10-28 Kensuke Sasaki (3) - beats Nagata at NJPW Survival
2002-02-01 Rick Steiner - beats Sasaki at NJPW Fighting Spirit
2002-02-16 Yuji Nagata (3) - beats Steiner at NJPW Fighting Spirit
2002-02-16 Tadao Yasuda - beats Nagata at NJPW FIghting Spirit
2002-04-05 Yuji Nagata (4) - beats Yasuda at NJPW Inoki-ism Fighting Spirit Special
2002-05-28 Masahiro Chono (4) - beats Nagata at NJPW Dragon Cup ~ BOSJ IX
2002-08-03 Yuji Nagata (5) - beats Chono at NJPW G1 Climax
2002-08-07 Manabu Nakanishi (3) - beats Nagata at NJPW G1 Climax
2002-08-10 Osamu Nishimura (2) - beats Nakanishi at NJPW G1 Climax
2002-08-10 Yoshihiro Takayama - beats Nishimura at NJPW G1 Climax
2002-08-11 Masahiro Chono (5) - beats Takayama at NJPW G1 Climax
2003-05-02 Kenta Kobashi - beats Chono at NJPW Ultimate Crush
[this was part of Kobashi's 4-year run with Baby Doll etc., so...]
2020-01-19 Zac Taylor - beats Zayne, ACH, and Chandler Hopkins in a Four Corners match at Inspire Pro New Ecstasy of Gold

Zac Taylor, the Edge of the Indies

I think you should know that Chyna could have won this title in late 2002 and ended its history, had she not lost to Masahiro Chono

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Who is the rightful Breaker of the Master Lock?

Spoiler: Who holds the Master Lock?

2007-03-19 Bobby Lashley - becomes the first person to legitimately break a Full Nelson on WWE Raw
2007-03-26 Vince McMahon - beats Lashley on WWE Raw
2007-06-03 Bobby Lashley (2) - beats McMahon at WWE One Night Stand
[Lashley at this point held the Viagra, etc. Which means...]
2011-01-31 Edge (6) - beats Miz on WWE Raw

I didn't think he'd have the strength in him But, in the end, the E-Crown is now made of 14 titles...

and just when I made a post about this too.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Remember when Jeff Jarrett showed up on Impact with his AAA Mega Championship with an ugly Mexican flag plate covering it, and declared himself the Mexican Heavyweight Champion? What if that were a separate title?
Who is the current Mexican Heavyweight Champion?

Spoiler: Who holds the Mexican title?

2011-07-11 Jeff Jarrett - "introduces" the championship on TNA Impact Wrestling
2011-07-21 Crimson - beats Jarrett at a TNA live event
[Crimson had Ric Flair's ring at the time, so...]
2016-11-13 Mike Gibson - beats Toxic and Mitch Thompson in a Three-Way Elimination match at BATTLEWAR 39

Let's go Retired Canadian Dude! (not that one)

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Here's another actual title.
Who is the current XPW World Heavyweight Champion?

Spoiler: Who holds the XPW title?

2003-03-08 Shane Douglas - beats Justin Credible at XPW Battle of the Burgh, defending his title for the last time before it's abandoned
2003-04-25 Don Callis - beats Douglas in a Steel Cage match at an NHB live event

I was hoping this would be longer, but Callis literally hasn't lost again. Someone should let him know. He'll probably book himself to do the job on Impact, just for the sake of keeping that tainted, horrible title in circulation.

At least it's someone different.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

E-Crown Title Defense: Edge vs. Randy Orton (Backlash Spoilers)

Spoiler: Backlash

RANDY ORTON HAS DEFEATED EDGE AND CLAIMED THE E-CROWN!! Orton has won all of the following titles and more: Shane Douglas' Viagra; Judy Bagwell; Kurt Angle's Olympic gold medal; Tank Abbott's leather jacket; custody of Dominick Mysterio; the right to date Stephanie McMahon; ownership of WWE; the position of Commissioner of WCW; immunity from being fired from WWE; Stacy Keibler as personal assistant; Scott Steiner as personal assistant; the (WW)ECW Championship; John Cena as a stablemate; the title "Breaker of the Master Lock"

 

[Hidden Blaze]

E-Crown Title Defense: Edge vs. Randy Orton (Backlash Spoilers)

Spoiler: Backlash

RANDY ORTON HAS DEFEATED EDGE AND CLAIMED THE E-CROWN!! Orton has won all of the following titles and more: Shane Douglas' Viagra; Judy Bagwell; Kurt Angle's Olympic gold medal; Tank Abbott's leather jacket; custody of Dominick Mysterio; the right to date Stephanie McMahon; ownership of WWE; the position of Commissioner of WCW; immunity from being fired from WWE; Stacy Keibler as personal assistant; Scott Steiner as personal assistant; the (WW)ECW Championship; John Cena as a stablemate; the title "Breaker of the Master Lock"

Spoiler

End of an era

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Okay, so let's do some more titles after that development.
Who is the real King of Kings?

Spoilers for the main event of Backlash 2020 (so you should be able to tell where this is going)

Spoiler: Who is the King?

1998-06-29 Ken Shamrock - beats Triple H and Owen Hart in a Triple Threat match on WWF Raw. This is billed as the "King of Kings" match between 3 previous Kings of the Ring. So, Triple H was never the original King of Kings.
1998-07-26 Owen Hart - beats Shamrock in a Hart Family Dungeon match at WWF Fully Loaded: In Your House
1998-08-01 Ken Shamrock (2) - beats Hart in a Submission match at a WWF live event
1998-08-11 Dan Severn - beats Shamrock and Owen in a Triple Threat match on WWF Raw
1999-01-27 Steve Blackman - beats Severn at a WWF live event
1999-02-08 The Rock - beats Blackman on WWF Raw
1999-03-28 Steve Austin - beats Rock in a No Disqualification match at WWF WrestleMania XV
1999-05-23 The Undertaker - beats Austin at WWF Over the Edge
1999-06-08 The Rock (2) - beats Taker and Triple H on WWF Raw
1999-06-27 The Undertaker (2) - beats Rock at WWF King of the Ring
1999-06-28 Steve Austin (2) - beats Taker on WWF Raw
1999-08-22 Mankind - beats Austin and Triple H at WWF SummerSlam
1999-08-23 Triple H - beats Mankind on WWF Raw
1999-09-14 Vince McMahon - beats HHH on WWF SmackDown
[Vince holds control of the whole company, remember...]
2011-01-31 Edge (7) - beats Miz on WWE Raw
2020-06-07 Randy Orton (7) - beats Edge at WWE Backlash

15. Let's go for a different quick one.
Who is the real Champion of Champions?

Again, spoilers for Backlash main event

Spoiler: Who is the Champion?

2006-11-05 Booker T - beats John Cena and Big Show in a Triple Threat match at WWE Cyber Sunday. In this way, he not only retains his World Heavyweight Championship against the WWE and ECW champs, but becomes the Champion of Champions!
[shit. Booker had the E-Crown at the time]
2011-01-31 Edge (7) - beats Miz on WWE Raw
2020-06-07 Randy Orton (5) - beats Edge at WWE Backlash

16

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Spoiler: SPOILERS FOR ALL SHOWS TAKING PLACE 2020-06-15

Who holds Christian's Number 1 Contendership to the Intercontinental Championship?

2014-03-24 Christian - beats Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, and Alberto Del Rio in a Fatal Four-Way match on WWE Raw... but retires before he can take his title shot.
2020-06-15 Randy Orton - beats Christian in an Unsanctioned match on WWE Raw

The E-Crown adds its 17th known accolade, and the first to be merged in after Edge lost it.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Let's see one for a gimmick. Who's the REAL MAN'S MAN after William Regal?

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Thanks @Grimhail Gorbachev as you've allowed me to ask:
Who is the real Real Man's Man?

Spoiler: Who is the Real Man's Man?

1998-10-30 William Regal - beats Faarooq at a WWF live event. This is his first match in WWF since the "Real Man's Man" gimmick debuted.
1998-11-07 X-Pac - beats Regal at a WWF live event
1998-11-17 The Rock - beats X-Pac on WWF Raw
1998-11-20 Steve Austin - beats Rock, Kane, and the Undertaker in a Fatal Four-Way match at a WWF live event
[1999-03-28 Austin beats Rock at WrestleMania XV, also gaining the name King of Kings...]
2011-01-31 Edge (7) - beats Miz on WWE Raw
2020-06-07 Randy Orton (7) - beats Edge at WWE Backlash

18

This should be no surprise.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

It's so wild how so much, no matter where you stat or any of that ends up in the same damn place.

 

[Leon TrotSky]

Who is the Mayor of DILLIGAF?

Spoiler: Who holds the Mayorship?

2010-06-14 Shannon Moore - a keeper of the Book of DILLIGAF, he declares himself mayor while on commentary on TNA Impact
2010-06-17 Douglas Williams - beats Moore at a TNA live event
2010-06-29 Jeremy Buck - beats Williams in a Ladder match on TNA Impact
2010-08-23 Eric Young - beats Buck on TNA Xplosion
2010-09-07 Rob Terry - beats Young on TNA Xplosion
2010-11-13 Abyss - beats Terry at a TNA live event
2010-12-06 Douglas Williams (2) - beats Terry on TNA Impact
2010-12-18 Danny Boy Collins - beats Williams at EWP Christmas Wrestling
2012-06-01 Dave Finlay - beats Collins at ASW Legends Show
2012-06-24 Michael Elgin - beats Finlay at ROH Best in the World
2012-07-20 Christopher Bishop - beats Elgin and Josh Alexander at Battle Arts Opening Night
2012-09-29 Mike Bailey - beats Bishop at C4 Full Contact
2012-11-03 Buxx Belmar - beats Bailey at BATTLEWAR 5
2012-11-17 Lloyd Cthulowitz - beats Belmar at ISW Armageddocalypse
2013-03-16 Pinkie Sanchez - beats Cthulowitz at ISW 3D
2013-05-04 Chris Battle - beats Sanchez, Bobby Ocean, Anthony Stone, and Rade Ravello in a Fatal Five-Way match at CTWE BriccoMania V
2013-08-17 Nocturne - beats Battle and AJ Cruise at NEFW Unglued
2013-09-07 Jeremy Leary - beats Nocturne at WrestleJam 10
2014-03-07 Scotty Vegas - beats Leary at IWE March for Glory
2014-05-02 Tomahawk - beats Vegas at NCW Reunion of Chaos
2014-05-03 Brandon Webb - beats Tomahawk at LPW Homecoming
2014-06-22 Brian Cage - beats Webb at BEYOND Secret Show
2014-06-26 SANADA - beats Cage and Crazzy Steve on TNA Impact Wrestling
2014-07-06 Keiji Muto - beats SANADA at W-1 Impact
2015-03-08 KAI - beats Muto at W-1 Trans Magic
2015-04-01 Hideki Suzuki - beats KAI at W-1 Cherry Blossom
2015-05-05 KAMIKAZE - beats Suzuki at a ZERO1 live event
2015-07-19 Masato Tanaka - beats KAMIKAZE at ZERO1 Fire Festival
2015-07-30 Kohei Sato - beats Tanaka at ZERO1 Fire Festival
2015-11-01 Hideki Suzuki (2) - beats Sato at ZERO1 Wrestlers
2016-03-26 Kohei Sato (2) - beats Suzuki at ZERO1 13th Yamato Shinshu Chikara Matsuri
2016-07-13 Shinjiro Otani - beats Sato at ZERO1 Fire Festival
2016-07-17 Ryota Hama - beats Otani at ZERO1 Fire Festival
2016-07-18 Yusaku Obata - beats Hama at ZERO1 Fire Festival
2016-07-24 Masato Tanaka (2) - beats Obata at ZERO1 Fire Festival
2017-03-05 Atsushi Onita - beats Tanaka, TARU, and Masukatsu Funaki in a Current Blast Bat 4-Way Deathmatch at Super Fireworks Shachihoko Super Fireworks
2017-09-24 Masato Tanaka (3) - beats Onita at ZERO1/Super Fireworks Nagoya Big Fire
2017-11-03 Yuko Miyamoto - beats Tanaka in a Current Blast Bat Street Fight Deatmatch at ZERO1 Current Blast Festival
2017-11-05 Quiet Storm - beats Miyamoto at NOAH Global League
2017-11-06 Kenou - beats Storm at NOAH Global League
2017-11-07 Yuko Miyamoto (2) - beats Kenou at NOAH Global League
2017-12-21 Yusaku Obata - beats Miyamoto at ZERO1 Dream Series
2018-06-03 Masato Tanaka (4) - beats Obata at ZERO1 Shinsei ZERO1 Sapporo First Landing
2018-07-25 Chris Vice - beats Tanaka at ZERO1 Fire Festival
2018-07-27 Jiro Kuroshio - beats Vice at ZERO1 Fire Festival
2019-03-21 T-Hawk - beats Kuroshio at W-1 Wrestle Wars
2019-09-01 Daiki Inaba - beats T-Hawk at W-1 Pro Wrestling Love
2020-01-20 Katsuhiko Nakajima - beats Inaba at W-1 Sunrise
2020-03-15 Kaz Hayashi - beats Nakajima at W-1 Wrestle Wars
2020-06-21 Kotaro Suzuki - beats Hayashi at NOAH Go Forward
2020-11-08 Daisuke Harada - beats Suzuki at NOAH Premium Prelude
2020-11-28 Kaito Kiyomiya - beats Harada at NOAH New Hope
2021-03-14 Keiji Muto - beats Kiyomiya at NOAH Great Voyage
2021-06-06 Naomichi Marufuji - beats Muto at CyberFight Festival
2021-10-10 Katsuhiko Nakajima - beats Marufuji at NOAH Grand Square
2022-02-23 Kazuyuki Fujita - beats Nakajima at NOAH Gain Control
2022-08-13 El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. - beats Fujita at NOAH N-1 Victory
2022-08-14 Anthony Greene - beats Wagner at NOAH N-1 Victory
2022-08-19 Kazuyuki Fujita - beats Greene at NOAH N-1 Victory
2022-08-20 Masato Tanaka (5) - beats Fujita at NOAH N-1 Victory
2022-08-27 Go Shiozaki - beats Tanaka at NOAH N-1 Victory
2022-08-28 Hideki Suzuki (3) - beats Go Shiozaki at NOAH N-1 Victory

Feels like so long since we've had a new end point. I'm proud.

EDIT: I'll do a supplemental one (that only consists of one entry) because I just found out about this.
Who is the current Wrestle-1 Champion?

Spoiler: Who is W-1 Champion?

2020-03-15 Kaz Hayashi - beats Katsuhiko Nakajima at W-1 Wrestle Wars, capturing the title. The promotion closed on April 1.

2022-09 edit: moved this path to this post for OP cleanup