Top 10 TNA World Heavyweight Champions

The final tna list comes at you now, crossing the line we will find out the top 10 best or my favourite TNA World Heavyweight Champions!

10) Eric Young - Eric Young’s TNA career was great with him playing just about every role in the company. Despite being known for his comedy, Young had great in-ring skills. Eric Young came out of absolutely nowhere to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in April 2014 from Magnus. EY had been with TNA since the very beginning and had proved himself a versatile and valuable performer, something that will surely continue in NXT and WWE. He deserved the win and i wish he had more of a run and more runs with the title.

9) Jeff Hardy - He has had his up's and down's but Jeff Hardy was one of the biggest stars in tna and still is a big star hell he has been since the 90s. His first two title runs were lame, so was his heel character as a whole and in the time of immortal he was not sober or clean so that adds negatives but despite all this, his third reign was great and i love Jeff Hardy he is such a great talent.

8) Lashley - His first TNA run was a flop with nothing of note coming. TNA gave him another chance and actually made the right call for once and did him better than WWE. Lashley has been TNA World Champion four times over the past few years. All of his reigns have gone well with him playing the dominant heel champion very well. Lashley changed his game to implement more of his MMA style and it worked perfectly when combined with his power moves.

7) Bully Ray - Bully Ray is one of the most talked-about TNA world champions in companies history and one of the most unlikely. For most of his 22-year career, the tag team specialist Bully Ray was a pudgy tag team wrestler. But when he felt Team 3D had run its course he split up the duo and underwent one of the most drastic transformations wrestling had ever seen. He went on to become a fully heel character the Bully who was the Calf-zilla of wrestling and he went on to loose over 100 pounds to slim down a bit to be in best shape of his life to then go on to "marry" Brooke Hogan in a story and betray the Hogans to win the TNA world title by revealing he was the man behind the Aces & Eights. He is great wrestler in ring and he is also great on the mic and so him winning the championship twice holding it for combined days of 196.

6) Austin Aries - One of TNA's better moments took place when Austin Aries faced off with Bobby Roode for the TNA World Championship at Destination X 2012. Roode was the hated heel with a dominant title reign. Aries blossomed into one of the most popular wrestlers in the company via his X-Division work. The moment of Aries upsetting Roode to win the title delivered a massive pop and a rare feel good title change in TNA. Aries did a solid job as champion but didn’t get a long reign. The few months that he did hold the title things went very well until he lost it to Jeff Hardy in another excellent match. Aries defeating Roode is a moment that will be associated with the better memories of TNA.

5) EC3 - WWE dropped the ball with him as Derrick Bateman. His signing by TNA and new name of EC3 allowed him to showcase his personality. Carter instantly became the most entertaining performer in the company. TNA didn’t mess around and pushed him to the moon as one of the new stars to build the promotion around. EC3 defeated Kurt Angle to win the TNA World Championship for the first time. This was a huge moment for him as he rebounded from never getting a chance in the WWE to being the biggest star in TNA. Carter carried himself very well as a World Champion looking the part. Matt Hardy eventually defeated him twice to end both of his title reigns.

4) Aj Styles - No one is more synonymous with the better moments in TNA than A.J. Styles. The homegrown talent grew into one of the best wrestlers in the world and was quite frankly the face of TNA. Styles only held the TNA World Championship twice in his career showing how TNA dropped the ball with him. Despite that, both of his reigns felt right. Styles being the TNA World Champion felt like John Cena being the WWE World Champion. The visual just made sense and represented the company perfectly. Styles always gave his best effort and took pride in being the World Champion. It's a shame he did not have more reigns and did not stay in TNA for longer.

3) Sting - Sting tried his best to make the company grow. The legend held the TNA World Championship on four different occasions. Maybe TNA should have tried to build new stars with the title instead of continuously going back to Sting, but he provided a safety net of a credible name to attract casual fans. Sting delivered enough good matches and took pride in his work as the champion. If the WWE ever purchases the library of TNA’s content, Sting’s underrated run there will be remembered more fondly.

2) Bobby Roode - The first TNA World Championship win for Bobby Roode came in a completely different fashion than expected. Roode faced off with Kurt Angle at Bound for Glory 2011 as the determined face looking to accomplish his dream. Hulk Hogan publicly buried Roode and changed the finish for Angle to win. Angle lost it to James Storm days later. Roode turned heel by cheating to beat his best friend Storm to finally win the title. The delay was worth it with Roode’s character change being for the best. Roode blossomed into the best heel character in TNA history as the leader of the “selfish generation. “ Fans loathed Roode, but he had quite a few great matches during his title reign. TNA put the title on him again years later and he delivered another solid reign. His NXT tenure is adding new star power to Roode’s name, but his current legacy is as an all-time great TNA World Champion and it is why he is the It factor and so GLORIOUS!

1) Kurt Angle - Kurt Angle joined TNA in 2006 and spent a decade in the company which is longer than his wwe time prior to his return in wwe. His work ethic was inspiring. As a highly paid legend, Angle could have been lazy like Booker T or Rob Van Dam. Instead, he stepped up his game and kept up with the younger stars. Angle had classic title bouts against A.J. Styles, Samoa Joe and countless others. His record breaking six TNA World Championship reigns helped bring in new fans to the program. TNA could not hook the viewers, in but Angle did his job of adding credibility. Angle was actually the first official TNA World Champion when the company ditched the NWA Championship for a title under their own name. Angle had a legendary run in TNA and served as a great World Champion.

And that's the end of this list and my tna champions list, thanks for popping in and having a browse. Remember to come back for more every week!

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