5 Surprises IMPACT Wrestling might be planning for Emergence

#4 EC3 wins the TNA Championship at IMPACT Emergence and retires it

"To find freedom, you must destroy your past." - EC3

"I came back in IMPACT to reclaim the World Championship and burn its legacy to the ground," were the words spoken by EC3 as he issued a challenge to Moose for the latter's TNA World Heavyweight Championship. EC3 has reinvented himself with this new gimmick, which is centered around him destroying his past. What better way to do this than by retiring the TNA World Heavyweight Championship?

Having EC3 win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at IMPACT Emergence, before retiring it, allows the company to kill many sparrows with a single stone, as EC3's narrative of destroying his past is already established.

The concept of two World Championships for a single show might be very confusing for new fans of the product, and retiring the TNA title at Emergence establishes the IMPACT World Championship as the only main-event prize for the company.