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

by Michael Hamflett

1. Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle TNA Champion Hard Justice 2007
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It could only be Kurt Angle.

As well as holding it over more days and reigns than any other wrestler, Kurt Angle always made TNA/Impact Wrestling feel twice as big as it actually was. Alongside Samoa Joe, the 'Olympic Hero' actually drew buys for pay-per-views, and against a more diverse roster than WWE at the time, Angle shone between the ropes.

As heel or face, the 'Wrestling Machine' was the guy to beat in TNA from his first day. Nobody before or after has made the company's hugest honour feel quite as huge.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett