X Division

X Division

The X Division is a high-flying, high-risk style of professional wrestling seen originally in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and since then in various NWA member promotions. Its high-flying style had been one of the key reasons viewers tuned into the former-WCW and ECW promotion's cruiserweight divisions.

tyle

Rather than emphasizing that most wrestlers who perform this style are under 220 lb (100 kg) by calling it a cruiserweight division, TNA 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, though not all, of the champions have been cruiserweights). 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 somewhat de-emphasized throughout 2004 and 2006Fact|date=April 2008, 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" (in some ways mimicking the Code of Honor used by Ring of Honor). A.J. Styles confronted Samoa Joe, accusing him of breaching the code by violently attacking his tag team partner Christopher Daniels following their victory at TNA Genesis. Joe would go on to attack Styles, and declare he had no respect for the code.

The X Division is showcased in TNA's DVD series "The Best of The X Division".

Ultimate X

The X Division's special attraction match is Ultimate X, usually as a triple threat or fatal four way. Similar to a ladder match, the belt (or a giant red letter X for non-title matches) hangs in the center of the ring via cables suspended from metal poles or (more recently) a tall metal structure, and must be retrieved by climbing across the cables.

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 "unified with WWA International Cruiserweight Championship"

*NWA Canadian X Division Championship
*NWA Cold Front X Division Championship
*NWA Florida X Division Championship
*NWA Mid-America X Division Championship
*NWA Midwest X Division Championship
*NWA New South X Division Championship
*NWA Rocky Top X Division Championship
*NWA Shockwave Cruiser X Championship
*NWA South Atlantic X Division Championship
*NWA Tri-State X Division Championship
*NWA Universal X Division Championship
*NWA Wisconsin X Division Championship
*UCW X Division ChampionshipFact|date=March 2008

ee also

*Cruiserweight
*Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
*TNA X Cup Tournaments


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