Impact Digital Media Championship

The Impact Digital Media Championship is a professional wrestling television championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It is an intergender championship, open to both male and female wrestlers.[1][2][3] Despite its name, it has no relation to Impact's original Television championship. The current champion is Tommy Dreamer, who is in his first reign.

Impact Digital Media Championship
The Impact Digital Media Championship belt
Details
PromotionImpact Wrestling
Date establishedSeptember 30, 2021
Current champion(s)Tommy Dreamer
Date wonSeptember 8, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Jordynne Grace
Most reignsAll Title Holders (1)
Longest reignJoe Hendry
(266 days)
Shortest reignRich Swann
(34 days)
Oldest championTommy Dreamer
(52 years, 207 days)
Youngest championJordynne Grace
(25 years, 232 days)
Heaviest championTommy Dreamer
(265 lb (120 kg))
Lightest championJordynne Grace
(150 lb (68 kg))

History
The inaugural Impact Digital Media Champion Jordynne Grace.

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]

Impact Digital Media Championship Tournament (2021)

First round

Final

*Madison Rayne replaced Tenille Dashwood, who was removed from match.[9]

Reigns

As of October 25, 2023, there have been six reigns between six champions. Jordynne Grace was the inaugural champion. Grace is also the youngest champion at the age of 25, while Tommy Dreamer is the oldest, winning the title at 52. Joe Hendry's reign is the longest at 266 days, while Rich Swann's reign is the shortest at 34 days.

Tommy Dreamer is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Kenny King in a Title vs. Career match at Victory Road on September 8, 2023, in White Plains, New York.

Key
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. [10]
2 Matt Cardona January 21, 2022 Impact! Pembroke Pines, FL 1 127 The episode aired on tape delay on February 3, 2022. [11]
3 Rich Swann May 28, 2022 Wrestling Revolver's Vegas Vacation Las Vegas, NV 1 34 This was an event promoted by The Wrestling Revolver. [12]
4 Brian Myers July 1, 2022 Against All Odds Atlanta, GA 1 113 This was a Dot Combat match. [13]
5 Joe Hendry October 22, 2022 Impact! Sunrise Manor, NV 1 266 The episode aired on tape delay on November 10, 2022. [14]
6 Kenny King July 15, 2023 Slammiversary Windsor, ON 1 55 [15]
7 Tommy Dreamer September 8, 2023 Victory Road White Plains, NY 1 47+ This was a Title vs. Career match. [16]


References
  1. "Impact announces new championship, single elimination tournament".
  2. "Video: Impact Announces New Digital Media Championship".
  3. "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results: September 30, 2021".
  4. 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.
  5. Lambert, Jeremy (September 30, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling Introduces Digital Media Championship, Tournament Announced To Crown First Champ". Fightful. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  6. Lambert, Jeremy (October 6, 2021). "First Two Names Advance In IMPACT Digital Media Championship Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  7. Lambert, Jeremy (October 13, 2021). "Two More Names Advance In IMPACT Digital Media Championship Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Guerrero, Diego (May 29, 2022). "Rich Swann gana el IMPACT Digital Media Championship en el evento Wrestling REVOLVER Vegas Vacation 2022". Solo Wrestling (in Spanish). Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  13. Kerin, Ben (May 28, 2022). "New Impact Digital Media Champion Crowned". 411Mania. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  14. Another Spoiler From Tonight’s Impact Wrestling Taping - 411 Mania.com
  15. Moore, John (July 15, 2023). "Impact Wrestling Slammiversary results: Moore's live review of Alex Shelley vs. Nick Aldis for the Impact World Championship, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Trinity for the Knockouts Title, Scott D'Amore and a mystery partner vs. Bully Ray and Deaner". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  16. Thomas, Jeremy (September 8, 2023). "Tommy Dreamer Avoids Retirement, Wins Digital Media Title at Impact Victory Road". 411Mania. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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