While we are still waiting for more details from tonight’s Impact Wrestling television taping, it appears that TNA took steps to seriously shake up its midcard title situation. According to several fans live in attendance, the company retired its King of the Mountain Championship after current title holder Bobby Lashley unified the belt with his TNA World Heavyweight Championship. This should air on next week’s episode of Impact.

In its place, a brand new title called the TNA Grand Championship was unveiled. Details are still a bit sketchy, but it appears that this new title, which will have its own lineage separate from the now defunct King of the Mountain Championship (which underwent three name changes in the six years it existed), will have a few special rules.

This comes off the major news this week that Billy Corgan had replaced Dixie Carter as the President of TNA Wrestling, and the former Smashing Pumpkins lead singer has teased big changes and a new direction coming for the promotion.

Update: An 8-man single elimination tournament was announced featuring the new rules that will apply to this title. Each match will actually be three timed matches, so basically UFC style, with a team of judges to award the win based on points, if it goes the distance.

We’ll keep you updated as soon as more information is available.

RIP King of the Mountain Championship

Hello, Impact Grand Championship! #IMPACTonPOP #TNA pic.twitter.com/5Ya4DYqJoL

— Cesar (@theredstandard) August 14, 2016

Well, at least it's not "Impact Wrestling Championship"

Can't see shit so idk what it looks like. But at least they are finally getting rid of that belt. Been brought back so many damn times and renamed so many damn times. Toss it in the trash and never speak of it again

Why is TNA making a new belt? It's not like they're going to make it important at all like any of New Japan's Titles

The rules they're going to try will never work.

it could work. Problem is will TNA stick to the rules? Probably not.

TNA is too sports entertainmently for it too work. Why the hell are they trying to do UFC style matches now? Something like this could have worked when they were on the same channel.

at least they are trying something different, but they won't stick to it. They'll get bored of it and there will be new rules added...probably a name change

I don't know how you do The Final Deletion and weeks later try to seem like something legit like you're The Catch Wrestling Association.

because logic has never been a thing in pro wrestling like ever

You don't even know what you're saying

How can anyone take WWE serious when they have a undead wizard walking around? how Can anyone take Japanese wrestling serious when one of the biggest stars in a fucking blow up doll? How can anyone take ROH or any company Young Bucks work serious for when they break the 4th wall all the time? Trying to figure logic in wrestling is a pointless thing. Silly shit happens one week, serious stuff the next week. A never ending loop

Not going to have this argument here. I think it would be going off topic. Going to make a new topic

How have they not created an Impact Championship yet? That being said, I can see Bayley coming to TNA and winning every match via hug points and retiring undefeated ala Floyd

So there's going to be 2 championships in wrestling with "Grand" in the name.

TNA should honestly try make their top title matter before pumping out more meaningless championships.