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Leon Slater Becomes World Champion At 22 And Breaks 89-Year Record

NDTV Sports · 12 October 2026 at 2:08 pm

Leon Slater Becomes World Champion At 22 And Breaks 89-Year Record

Leon Slater defeated Nic Nemeth at Bound For Glory to become TNA's youngest World Champion at 22.

His victory puts him close to Lou Thesz's record as America's youngest men's world champion, set in December 1937 when he was 21 years old.

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