Ranking Every TNA/Impact Wrestling Heavyweight Champion From Worst To Best

12. Christian Cage

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Impact Wrestling

The first major star from the most commercially successful period in industry history to choose TNA over WWE (and thus partially validate it as competition), Christian Cage elevated the product and the NWA Championship as a heroic babyface and his more natural heel persona.

The reigns flew under the radar due to TNA's lack of reach compared to WWE, but - in keeping with the once-rich prestige of the '10 Pounds Of Gold' - Cage had some of his best years as a singles ring general.

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