TNA Wrestling Addresses WWE’s Trick Williams Winning World Championship

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TNA Wrestling has addressed WWE star Trick Williams winning the TNA World Championship.

Williams made history at NXT Battleground, defeating Joe Hendry to become the first active WWE star to win TNA Wrestling’s top title.

Amid speculation about what’s next following this title change, TNA Wrestling has shared messages on social media in response to Williams’ win.

TNA Wrestling shared an official “And New” championship graphic for Trick Williams, which you can view below.

The promotion also added Williams’ name to the list of former champions, tweeting:

Angle. Sting. Joe. Foley. Styles. RVD. Hardy. Anderson. Storm. Roode. Aries. Bully Ray. Sabin. Magnus. Young. Lashley. EC3. Hardy. Galloway. Edwards. Patron. Drake. Pentagon.

IMPACT. Cage. Callihan. Blanchard. Swann. Omega. Christian. Alexander. Moose. Maclin. Shelley. Nemeth. Hendry.

And now Trick Williams.

TNA Wrestling also shared the following recap on its website:

History was made at WWE Battleground when Joe Hendry put the TNA World Championship on the line against Trick Williams, marking the first time the TNA World Title was defended on a WWE PLE.

An epic back-and-forth contest saw Williams put Hendry through the announce table at ringside. Williams connected with the Trick Shot but it wasn’t enough to keep Hendry down.

Later in the match, Hendry went for the Standing Ovation but Williams countered, sending him face-first into the TNA Word Title belt. Williams would follow up with another Trick Shot to win the match and capture the TNA World Championship.

Trick Williams becomes the first active WWE Superstar to win the TNA World Title.

The first challenger for TNA World Champion Trick Williams appears to have been revealed, which you can read more about right here.

#AndNew TNA World Champion @_trickwilliams #WWEBattleground @WWENXT pic.twitter.com/P9sJLkFgRy

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 26, 2025

Angle. Sting. Joe. Foley. Styles. RVD. Hardy. Anderson. Storm. Roode. Aries. Bully Ray. Sabin. Magnus. Young. Lashley. EC3. Hardy. Galloway. Edwards. Patron. Drake. Pentagon. IMPACT. Cage. Callihan. Blanchard. Swann. Omega. Christian. Alexander. Moose. Maclin. Shelley. Nemeth.… https://t.co/HkTAY8BvD5

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 26, 2025

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