TNA Knockouts Title History
Bound for Glory 07 – Duluth, GA – Gwinnett Center – October 14, 2007
– Gail Kim won a gauntlet match at 12:11; other participants included Angel Williams, Awesome Kong, Christy Hemme, Jackie Moore, Traci Brooks, ODB, Roxxi Laveaux, Shelly Martinez, and Talia Madison; stipulations stated the last two women in the battle royal would compete in a singles match, with the winner becoming the first TNA Knockouts Champion; order of entry: Brooks (0:00), Moore (0:00), Martinez (1:14), Kong (2:54), ODB (3:47), Williams (3:26), Hemme (5:36), Kim (6:27), Madison (7:32); order of elimination: Martinez by Kong via a chop as Martinez was on the top rope (2:17), Brooks by Moore (2:18), Moore by Kong after hitting the Implant Buster (3:48), Hemme was eliminated when she was deemed to injured to compete after being assaulted by Kong (6-minute mark), Kong by Kim, ODB, & Williams (7:21), the elimination was missed when the screen randomly went to a crowd shot as the three attempted to eliminate Kong, Williams by Kim & ODB as Williams was on the ring apron (8:09), Madison by Kim (9:52), ODB by Roxxi via a forearm as ODB was caught on the top rope (9:59); Kim pinned Roxxi with a modified Island Driver
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 7, 2008
iMPACT – 1/10/08:
– Awesome Kong (w/ an unknown woman) pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim to win the title at 5:44 by catching Kim coming off the top, twice hitting a powerbomb, and then the sit-down powerbomb (Raisha Saeed’s surprise debut)
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – June 24, 2008
iMPACT – 7/9/08:
– Taylor Wilde defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) to win the title at around the 7-minute mark with a roll up after avoiding the champion’s spinning backhand; stipulations stated Wilde would also win $25,000 if she could beat Kong; early in the match, Roxxi Laveaux appeared ringside; after the match, Jeremy Borash conducted an interview with Wilde, beside Roxxi, about her title win
No Surrender 08 – Ottawa, Ontario – General Motors Centre – September 14, 2008
– Taylor Wilde (w/ Rhino) defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Angelina Love (w/ Velvet Sky & Kip James) to win the title at 6:22
Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – October 23, 2008
iMPACT – 10/23/08
– Awesome Kong pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde to win the title Victory Road 2009 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – July 19, 2009
– Angelina Love pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Tara to win the title at 7:02 after the champion missed a moonsault off the top, with the referee not realizing Tara’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover; Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne escorted the challenger to the ring before the match but were ejected during the final minutes after Rayne accidentally sprayed hairspray in the challenger’s face; after the contest, Tara kicked the referee in the face, dropped Angelina with the Widow’s Peak, and attempted to put her tarantula Poison on Love until Sky & Rayne pulled her from the ring; moments later, Tara put the spider on the referee’s chest No Surrender 2009 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – September 20, 2009
– ODB pinned Cody Deaner at 7:17 with a TKO; stipulations stated the winner would win the vacant TNA Knockouts Title; prior to the bout, a video package recapped the history between the two; after the bout, Lauren conducted an interview with ODB in the aisle about her title win Final Resolution 2009 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – December 20, 2009
– Tara pinned TNA Knockouts Champion ODB at 5:40 with a reversal into a roll up to win the title; after the bout, Christy Hemme conducted an interview with Tara in the aisle in which she thanked the fans for their support and said the title is why she came to TNA
Genesis 2010 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – January 17, 2010
– Tara defeated TNA Knockouts Champion ODB in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match to win the title at 9:35; during the bout, Joey Fatone of N’Synch and Chris Hoban of the Tampa Bay Bucaneers were shown in attendance during the bout; fall #1: Tara pinned ODB with a small package at 2:44; fall #2: Tara pinned ODB with the Widow’s Peak
Victory Road 2010 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – July 11, 2010
– Angelina Love defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne via disqualification to win the title at 4:41 when a woman wearing a motorcycle helmet drove near the ring and rammed the challenger into the ringpost on the floor; prior to the bout, a video package aired on the history between Love and Rayne; stipulations stated Love would retire if Rayne won and that Love would win the title if any of the Beautiful People interfered on behalf of Rayne; after the decision, Rayne argued with the referee before being driven backstage by the masked woman
Bound for Glory VI – Daytona Beach, FL – Ocean Center – October 10, 2010
– Tara defeated Madison Rayne, Velvet Sky, and TNA Knockouts Champion Angelina Love to win the title at 5:54 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage; Mickie James was the guest referee for the bout; after the match, Rayne argued with Tara and shoved Mickie, with Mickie then knocking Rayne to the mat and blowing a kiss to Tara before leaving the ring Lockdown 2011 – Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena – April 17, 2011
– Mickie James pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne to win the title in a steel cage match after hitting a jumping DDT to win at around the 40-second mark; before the match, Rayne told Tara to remain backstage; stipulations stated James would be shaved bald if she lost Hardcore Justice 2011 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – August 7, 2011
– Winter defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James to win the title at 8:52 No Surrender 2011 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – September 11, 2011
– Winter pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James to win the title at 8:36 Bound for Glory 2011 – Philadelphia, PA – Liacouras Center – October 16, 2011
– Velvet Sky defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Winter, Mickie James, and Madison Rayne to win the title; Karen Jarrett was the guest referee for the bout
Turning Point 2011 – Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – November 11, 2011
– TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion Gail Kim pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky to win the title
Slammiversary 2012 – Arlington, TX – June 10, 2012
– Brooke Tessmacher pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim to win the title
– Madison Rayne pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Brooke Tessmacher to win the title
TNA @ Orlando, FL – Universal Studios – August 16, 2012
iMPACT – 8/16/12:
– Brooke Tessmacher pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne to win the title at 3:59 with the facebuster; following the entrances, Brooke Hogan appeared and introduced Taryn Terrell as the guest referee (Terrell’s surprise debut)
Bound for Glory 2012 – Phoenix, AZ – Grand Canyon University Arena – October 14, 2012
– Tara pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Brooke Tessmacher to win the title with the Widow’s Peak at 6:20; the Blossom Twins, Rockstar Spud, and Marty Scrull were shown sitting in the front row before the bout; Jennifer Larsen, shown on camera, was the guest bell ringer after winning a local radio contest; after the match, Tara took the mic and introduced Jessie Godderz as her boyfriend; moments later, Jessie joined her in the ring and the two kissed as some fans chanted “Who are you?”; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the bout (Godderz’ surprise debut)
TNA @ London, England – Wembley Arena – January 26, 2013
iMPACT – 2/14/13
– Velvet Sky defeated TNA Knockouts Champion Tara, Gail Kim, and Brooke Tessmacher in an elimination match to win the title at 8:34; Brooke Hogan sat ringside for the match; Taryn Terrell was the referee for the bout; prior to the bout, Jessie Godderz escorted Tara to the ring but was ejected from ringside before the match; Kim pinned Tara after Tara sustained Tessmacher’s moonsault off the top and Sky’s In Your Face; Sky pinned Tessmacher with a roll over at 6:33; Sky pinned Kim with the In Your Face after Terrell prevented Kim from holding onto the ring ropes
TNA @ Tampa, FL – Sundome – May 16, 2013
iMPACT – 5/23/13
– Mickie James pinned TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky to win the title at 8:44 with the DDT after clipping Velvet in her injured knee; ODB was the referee for the match