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On March 29, 2025, during the TNA Impact! tapings, Director of Authority Santino Marella stripped Steph De Lander of the TNA Digital Media Championship, retiring it while replacing it with the TNA International Championship.^[1]

On April 10, 2025, it was announced that their will be four sets of triple threat matches to determine the inaugural TNA International Champion. On the April 10, 2025 episode of TNA Wrestling in the first round A. J. Francis defeated Mance Warner and Sami Callihan to advance in the inaugural championship tournament.^[2] On April 17, 2025, at TNA Unbreakable in Las Vegas, Nevada in the semi finals Eric Young defeated Zachary Wentz and JDC via pinfall to advance.^[3] On the same night in the semi finals Steve Maclin defeated Eddie Edwards and Ace Austin to advance.^[3]