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The X Division is a high-flying, high-risk, fast-paced style of professional wrestling seen originally in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and since then in various NWA member promotions. Its tagline is that "It's not about weight limits, it's about no limits!" ==History== The high-flying, high risk style of wrestling had become one of the features of World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling in the late 1990s. Rather than emphasizing the fact that most wrestlers who perform this style are under 220 lb (100 kg) by calling it a cruiserweight division, TNA decided to emphasize the high-risk nature of the stunt like moves that the wrestlers performed only in TNA where no restraints were placed on them. As such, according to Bob Ryder in ''The History of TNA: Year 1'', they named the division after the X Games. Until 2011, there was no upper weight limit on the X Division or its title, though in practice, most of the wrestlers in this division were cruiserweights, with Sonny Siaki, Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle, and Abyss being notable exceptions. To further emphasize this point, the slogan ''"It's not about weight limits, it's about no limits"'' was used to describe the division. On the August 11, 2011, edition of ''Impact Wrestling'', TNA authority figure Eric Bischoff announced that X Division would have a weight limit of . However, when Hulk Hogan became the new on screen GM in March 2012, the weight limit was quietly repealed, as heavier wrestlers like former champion Samoa Joe and eventual champion Rob Van Dam were able to compete for the title. On the March 21, 2013 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', new rules were implemented for the X Division: # A 230 lb. weight limit # All matches will be Triple Threat matches # In championship matches, whoever gets pinned or is made to submit would be ineligible for the next championship match, while the one who does not will be a challenger for the next X Division match.〔http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/4164-The-X-Division-is-Evolving-New-Rules-Announced〕 On the April 18, 2013 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', a new feature called the X Cam was introduced, giving viewers a first-person look at every X Division match. On the August 22, 2013 episode of ''Impact Wrestling'', it was announced that the triple threat match rule had been revoked and that X Division matches may also be contested under one on one matches again. On October 20, 2013 at Bound For Glory, 280 lb. Samoa Joe took part in a five-man Ultimate X match for the X Division Championship. This indicated that the 230 lb. weight limit was also quietly revoked 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「X Division」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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