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The X Division is a high-flying, high-risk style of professional wrestling seen in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It had been one of the key reasons viewers tuned into the former WCW and ECW promotions.
Style
Rather than emphasizing the fact that most wrestlers who perform this style are under 220 lb (100 kg) by calling it a cruiserweight division, TNA Wrestling decided to emphasize the high risk nature of the moves these wrestlers perform (there is no upper weight limit on the X Division title, though in practice most of the champions have been cruiserweights). Recently, the emphasis of "it's not about weight limits" was brought to light when Samoa Joe, who weighs nearly 290 pounds, won the X-Division title.
To further emphasize this point, the slogan "It's not about weight limits, it's about no limits" (coined by TNA commentator Mike Tenay during the company's first broadcast) is used to describe the division. Although it was de-emphasized throughout 2004, the X Division is generally regarded as one of the key attractions of TNA, and was replicated in several independent promotions.
In November 2005, it was revealed that the X Division wrestlers consider that the division wrestlers are governed by an unwritten "code". This was after A.J. Styles confronted Samoa Joe after he had, according to Styles, breached the code by violently attacking his tag team partner Christopher Daniels, following their victory at TNA Genesis.
On October 4, 2005 TNA released The Best of The X Division, Vol. 1
Ultimate X
Main article: Ultimate X
The X-Division's special attraction match is Ultimate-X. Similar to a ladder match (although it has never been a one-on-one, only triple threat or fatal four way), the Ultimate X has the belt (or sometimes a giant red plastic letter X) hanging in the centre of the ring via cables suspended from metal poles. Many consider this superior to a ladder match because while a ladder match has wrestlers purposly climbing slowly to add suspense, in Ultimate X it's more realistic to move at a slow pace to avoid falling to the mat.
X Division titles
As the X Division was developed during a time when TNA was a part of the National Wrestling Alliance, many other NWA promotions adopted their own X Division title.
- TNA X Division Championship (with WWA International Cruiserweight Championship unified into it)
- NWA Shockwave Cruiser X Championship
- NWA Florida X Division Championship
- NWA New England X Division Championship
- NWA Midwest X Division Championship
- NWA Wisconsin X Division Championship
Notable TNA X Division wrestlers
Over the course of TNA history, several wrestlers have established themselves as prolific performers within TNA's X Division. Amongst those outstanding wrestlers are:
- AJ Styles: 5-time TNA X Division Champion being the only man to win the title more than 2 times, Ultimate X Winner.
- Christopher Daniels: 2-time TNA X Division Champion, 2-time Ultimate X Winner, longest reigning X Division Champion to date
- Samoa Joe: 2-time TNA X Division Champion, TNA 2005 Super X Cup Tournament Champion, undefeated in TNA.
- Petey Williams: TNA X Division Champion, 2-time Ultimate X Winner.
- Jerry Lynn: Innovated the X-Division during its first appearances in TNA, Team USA captain for TNA 2004 World X Cup Tournament
- Chris Sabin: 2-time X Division Champion, 3-time Ultimate X Winner (Most won: X2, X3 ,X5)
See also
"X Division"