TNA World Title Series

TNA World Title Series
Promotion	Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Date	October 7–December 31, 2015
City	Orlando, Florida
Venue	Impact Zone

TNA World Title Series is a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It will take place for the remainder of 2015 in a tournament. The tournament will be aired on Impact Wrestling.

Background

On October 7, 2015, it was announced that a tournament would take place, after TNA World Heavyweight Champion Matt Hardy vacated the title a day prior due to a legal injunction filed by former champion Ethan Carter III. The World Title Series places 32 wrestlers into 8 groups of 4, with the first round being under a round-robin format which was called Group Play. Also, for the first time ever, the Knockouts will have a chance to compete for the World Heavyweight Title.

Each winner in the round-robin matches is awarded 3 points, and a draw is worth 1 point for each, with each match having a 15-minute time limit. The two members of each group with the most points will advance to the final 16, where at that point the tournament switches to a single elimination format. So far, there have been two draws in the Aries/Carter (time limit) and Micah/Drake (count out) matches.

The winner of the tournament will become the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

Group Play

  These wrestlers qualified for the final matches.

  These wrestlers were mathematically eliminated from the tournament during Group Play.

• Group Champions

Place	Wrestler	Points	Matches
1	Austin Aries	4	2
	Ethan Carter III	4	2
2	Lashley	3	2
3	Mr. Anderson	0	2

• Group UK

Place	Wrestler	Points	Matches
1	Drew Galloway	6	2
2	Rockstar Spud	3	1
3	Bram	0	1
	Grado	0	2

• Group Knockouts

Place	Wrestler	Points	Matches
1	Brooke	3	1
	Awesome Kong	3	2
	Gail Kim	3	2
2	Madison Rayne	0	1

• Group Wildcard

Place	Wrestler	Points	Matches
1	Kenny King	3	1
	Mahabali Shera	3	1
	Aiden O'Shea	3	2
2	Crazzy Steve	0	2

• Group TNA Originals

Place	Wrestler	Points	Matches
1	Bobby Roode	3	1
	Abyss	3	2
	James Storm	3	2
2	Eric Young	0	1

• Group Tag Team Specialists

Place	Wrestler	Points	Matches
1	Matt Hardy	6	2
2	Robbie E	3	2
3	Eddie Edwards	0	1
	Davey Richards	0	1

• Group X Division

Place	Wrestler	Points	Matches
1	Manik	3	1
	Tigre Uno	3	2
	DJ Z	3	2
2	Mandrews	0	1

• Group Future 4

Place	Wrestler	Points	Matches
1	Jessie Godderz	3	1
2	Eli Drake	1	1
	Micah	1	1
3	Crimson	0	1

Bracket

First round

Second round

Semifinals

Finals