TNA World Beer Drinking Championship
Encyclopedia
The TNA World Beer Drinking Championship was a professional wrestling
championship
owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
(TNA) promotion
.
It debuted on November 11, 2007 at TNA's Genesis
pay-per-view
(PPV) event. It was active until February 26, 2008 at the tapings of the March 6, 2008 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact! when the title belt was destroyed. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title was won as a result of a scripted match. There were three reigns among two wrestlers in the title's brief history. James Storm
was the first and last champion.
PPV event, during a backstage segment involving James Storm
, Ms. Jackie
, and Eric Young
. The storyline behind this title began on the October 25, 2007 episode of Impact!, where Storm defeated Young to advance in The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament. During the contest, Ms. Jackie, who was accompanying Storm, interfered helping Storm by standing on the ring apron distracting Young. When Storm came to attack Young from behind, Young jumped out of the way causing Storm to knock Ms. Jackie off the apron and to the floor. Afterwards, Young went to check on Ms. Jackie, which led to Storm gaining the upperhand and winning the match. Following the contest, Ms. Jackie and Storm gave Young a beer, which he guzzled down hastily.Leading up to Genesis, Young and Storm had a beer drinking contest on the November 1, 2007 episode of Impact!, after Storm lost to Kaz in a semi-final match of The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament.Storm passed out during the backstage segment at Genesis, which led to Young taking the championship with him having apparently won it. This led to a bout between Storm and Young at TNA's Turning Point
PPV event on December 2, 2007, which Young won. Storm challenged Young to another drinking contest on the January 3, 2008 episode ofImpact!. On January 6, 2008 at TNA's Final Resolution
PPV event, Storm and Young competed in what was called the Beer Drinking Championship Series, which was a series of drinking contests. The first round was a "never have I ever" round, which Storm won. The second round was contested with both participants having beer bottles taped to their hands and not being allowed to go to the bathroom. Young won after Storm wet himself, which was confirmed by the newly named Jackie Moore. The third round involved the two taking shots, which was won by Storm after Young passed out due to Storm drugging him. With Storm winning two contests to one, he earned the ability to determine their match at TNA's Against All Odds
PPV event on February 10, 2008. At Against All Odds, Young defeated Storm to retain the TNA World Beer Drinking Championship after interference from Rhino. On the February 28, 2008 episode of Impact!, a Ladder match
for the World Beer Drinking Championship was held between Storm and Young. Storm ended up winning the bout after Moore retrieved the championship for him without the referee seeing. On the March 6, 2008 episode of Impact!, Rhino stole the title belt from Storm and bashed the belt across a ring post, thus destroying it and ending the storyline surrounding it.
spoke of its design in his review of the event. Sokol stated it looked like "a plastic spinner belt with a beer bottle attached to it."
Professional wrestling
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championship
Championship (professional wrestling)
A Championship or "title" in professional wrestling is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations.Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries...
owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...
(TNA) promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
.
It debuted on November 11, 2007 at TNA's Genesis
Genesis (2007)
Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which took place on November 11, 2007, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the third event under the Genesis chronology, the last held in the month of November, and...
pay-per-view
Pay-per-view
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(PPV) event. It was active until February 26, 2008 at the tapings of the March 6, 2008 episode of TNA's television program TNA Impact! when the title belt was destroyed. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title was won as a result of a scripted match. There were three reigns among two wrestlers in the title's brief history. James Storm
James Storm
James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J...
was the first and last champion.
History
The TNA World Beer Drinking Championship was unveiled on November 11, 2007 at TNA's GenesisGenesis (2007)
Genesis was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which took place on November 11, 2007, at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the third event under the Genesis chronology, the last held in the month of November, and...
PPV event, during a backstage segment involving James Storm
James Storm
James Allen Cox is an American professional wrestler who competes under the ring name "The Cowboy" James Storm. Since 2002, Storm has been employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he, along with A.J...
, Ms. Jackie
Jacqueline Moore
Jacqueline DeLois Moore is an inactive American professional wrestler, who was most recently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
, and Eric Young
Eric Young (wrestler)
Jeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he has gained popularity using a variety of comic relief gimmicks....
. The storyline behind this title began on the October 25, 2007 episode of Impact!, where Storm defeated Young to advance in The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament. During the contest, Ms. Jackie, who was accompanying Storm, interfered helping Storm by standing on the ring apron distracting Young. When Storm came to attack Young from behind, Young jumped out of the way causing Storm to knock Ms. Jackie off the apron and to the floor. Afterwards, Young went to check on Ms. Jackie, which led to Storm gaining the upperhand and winning the match. Following the contest, Ms. Jackie and Storm gave Young a beer, which he guzzled down hastily.Leading up to Genesis, Young and Storm had a beer drinking contest on the November 1, 2007 episode of Impact!, after Storm lost to Kaz in a semi-final match of The 2007 Fight for the Right Tournament.Storm passed out during the backstage segment at Genesis, which led to Young taking the championship with him having apparently won it. This led to a bout between Storm and Young at TNA's Turning Point
Turning Point (2007)
Turning Point was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which took place on December 2, 2007 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth event under the Turning Point chronology and last to take place in December....
PPV event on December 2, 2007, which Young won. Storm challenged Young to another drinking contest on the January 3, 2008 episode ofImpact!. On January 6, 2008 at TNA's Final Resolution
Final Resolution (January 2008)
Final Resolution was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which took place on January 6, 2008 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the fourth event under the Final Resolution chronology; the first of two Final...
PPV event, Storm and Young competed in what was called the Beer Drinking Championship Series, which was a series of drinking contests. The first round was a "never have I ever" round, which Storm won. The second round was contested with both participants having beer bottles taped to their hands and not being allowed to go to the bathroom. Young won after Storm wet himself, which was confirmed by the newly named Jackie Moore. The third round involved the two taking shots, which was won by Storm after Young passed out due to Storm drugging him. With Storm winning two contests to one, he earned the ability to determine their match at TNA's Against All Odds
Against All Odds (2008)
Against All Odds was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion, which took place on February 10, 2008 at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. It was the fourth event under the Against All Odds chronology and the second event...
PPV event on February 10, 2008. At Against All Odds, Young defeated Storm to retain the TNA World Beer Drinking Championship after interference from Rhino. On the February 28, 2008 episode of Impact!, a Ladder match
Ladder match
A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item...
for the World Beer Drinking Championship was held between Storm and Young. Storm ended up winning the bout after Moore retrieved the championship for him without the referee seeing. On the March 6, 2008 episode of Impact!, Rhino stole the title belt from Storm and bashed the belt across a ring post, thus destroying it and ending the storyline surrounding it.
Belt designs
When the title was revealed at Genesis, Chris Sokol of the Canadian Online ExplorerCanadian Online Explorer
Canadian Online Explorer is a bilingual online news and information site from Canada.A subsidiary of Quebecor Media, Canoe.ca is a leading local and national interactive media provider of news, entertainment and services, helping to inform and connect Canadians...
spoke of its design in his review of the event. Sokol stated it looked like "a plastic spinner belt with a beer bottle attached to it."
Reigns
James Storm was the first and last champion in the title's history. He also held the record for most reigns with two and the shortest reign in the history at one day. Eric Young holds the record for longest reign at 106 days. There were three reigns among two wrestlers in the title history.| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| # | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Storm introduced the championship during a backstage drinking contest with Eric Young Eric Young (wrestler) Jeremy Fritz is a Canadian professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Eric Young. He currently performs for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he has gained popularity using a variety of comic relief gimmicks.... . |
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| Eric Young took the championship after defeating James Storm in a drinking contest. | ||||||||
| This was a Ladder match Ladder match A ladder match is a type of match in professional wrestling that is most commonly used to describe a match where an item is hung above the ring, and the winner is the contestant who climbs a ladder and retrieves the item... . This episode aired on tape delay Broadcast delay In radio and television, broadcast delay refers to the practice of intentionally delaying broadcast of live material. A short delay is often used to prevent profanity, bloopers, violence, or other undesirable material from making it to air, including more mundane problems such as technical... on February 28, 2008 |
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| This episode aired on tape delay Broadcast delay In radio and television, broadcast delay refers to the practice of intentionally delaying broadcast of live material. A short delay is often used to prevent profanity, bloopers, violence, or other undesirable material from making it to air, including more mundane problems such as technical... on March 6, 2008. Rhino destroys the championship belt, thus deactivating the title. |
Combined reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
Footnotes
- A. Each wrestler's total number of days as champion are ranked highest to lowest; wrestlers with the same number mean that they are tied for that certain rank.