X Division
Throughout the 2000s, the X Division was one of TNA's main attractions, featuring wrestlers such as AJ Styles and Samoa Joe.
Rather than emphasizing the fact that most wrestlers who perform this style are under 220 lb (100 kg) by calling it a cruiserweight division, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) decided to emphasize the high-risk nature of the stunt like moves that the wrestlers performed only in TNA where no restraints were placed on them.
On the August 11, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling, TNA authority figure Eric Bischoff announced that X Division would have a weight limit of 225 lb (102 kg).
[2] However, when Hulk Hogan became the new on screen GM in March 2012, the weight limit was quietly repealed, as heavier wrestlers like former champion Samoa Joe and eventual champion Rob Van Dam were able to compete for the title.
On the March 21, 2013, episode of Impact Wrestling, new rules were implemented for the X Division: On the April 18, 2013, episode of Impact Wrestling, a new feature called the X Cam was introduced, giving viewers a first-person look at every X Division match.
Management Director Jim Cornette stripped Young of the belt and announced the tournament to crown the new champion.
[6][7][8] The finals ended with a double countout, after Jeremy and Max Buck failed to make it to the event due to travel issues.
[9] On the June 16, 2011, edition of Impact Wrestling, TNA started a twelve-man tournament for a contract in the promotion's X Division.
[15] TNA contracted wrestlers Douglas Williams, Kid Kash and Zema Ion were given automatic spots in the first round of the tournament.
[16] The eighth and final spot in the tournament would be filled by the winner of a four-way between the losers of the qualifying matches.
It was originally created in August 2003 and pitted Michael Shane, Frankie Kazarian, and Chris Sabin.
Since then, twenty-four Ultimate X matches have taken place, some for the X Division championship, some for the TNA World Tag Team Championship, and some with a giant red X suspended above the ring symbolizing something such as number one contender status, and even the X Division title itself.
