List of ROH World Champions

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Current ROH World Champion Davey Richards (right) after winning it from Eddie Edwards.

The ROH World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship owned and copyrighted by Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion. The championship was created and debuted on July 27, 2002 at ROH's Crowning a Champion event. Originally called the ROH Championship, the title was renamed to the ROH World Championship in May 2003 after the title was defended outside the United States for the first time—earlier that month, then-champion Samoa Joe had defeated The Zebra Kid in London, England.[1] On August 12, 2006, the ROH World Championship was unified with the ROH Pure Championship after then-champion Bryan Danielson defeated ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness in Liverpool, England.[1] The Pure Championship was deactivated after this match.

ROH World Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling matches, in which competitors are involved in scripted rivalries. These narratives create feuds between the various competitors, which cast them as villains and heroes. Some reigns were held by champions using a ring name, while others used their real name. Reigns that were won on pay-per-view events aired on tape delay up to weeks or months apart. Reigns that were won at live events were released on DVD. The inaugural champion was Low Ki, whom ROH recognized to have become the champion after defeating Christopher Daniels, Spanky, and Doug Williams in a Four Way 60-minute Iron Man match on July 27, 2002 at ROH's Crowning a Champion event. As of February 2012, Austin Aries holds the record for most reigns, with two.[1] As of February 2012, Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness have the most defenses, with 38; Low Ki has the least, with 1. At 645 days, Samoa Joe's reign is the longest in the title's history. The current champion is Davey Richards, who is in his first reign as champion.[1] Overall, there have been 16 reigns among 15 wrestlers.[1]

Contents

[edit] Title history

[edit] Names

Name Years
ROH Championship 2002 – May 2003
ROH World Championship May 2003 – present

[edit] Reigns

# Wrestlers Reign Date Days
held		 Location Successful defenses Event Notes
1 Low Ki 1 02002-07-27 July 27, 2002 &1000000000000005600000056 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &100000000000000010000001 Crowning a Champion [1] Low Ki defeated Christopher Daniels, Spanky, and Doug Williams in a Four Way 60 minute Iron Man match to become the inaugural champion.
2 Xavier 1 02002-09-21 September 21, 2002 &10000000000000182000000182 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &100000000000000040000004 Unscripted [2]
3 Joe, SamoaSamoa Joe 1 02003-03-22 March 22, 2003 &10000000000000645000000645 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &1000000000000002900000029 Night of Champions [3] After Joe defeated The Zebra Kid on May 17, 2003, in London, England, the ROH Championship was renamed the ROH World Championship.[2]
4 Aries, AustinAustin Aries 1 02004-12-26 December 26, 2004 &10000000000000174000000174 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &1000000000000001600000016 Final Battle 2004 [4]
5 Punk, CMCM Punk 1 02005-06-18 June 18, 2005 &1000000000000005500000055 Morristown, New Jersey &100000000000000040000004 Death Before Dishonor III [5]
6 James Gibson 1 02005-08-12 August 12, 2005 &1000000000000003600000036 Dayton, Ohio &100000000000000040000004 Redemption [6] A Four Way Match also involving Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe.
7 Danielson, BryanBryan Danielson 1 02005-09-17 September 17, 2005 &10000000000000462000000462 Lake Grove, New York &1000000000000003800000038 Glory by Honor IV [7] Danielson unified the title with the ROH Pure Championship on August 12, 2006 by defeating Nigel McGuinness in Liverpool, England.[3][4]
8 Homicide 1 02006-12-23 December 23, 2006 &1000000000000005600000056 Manhattan, New York &100000000000000030000003 Final Battle 2006 [8] [5]
9 Morishima, TakeshiTakeshi Morishima 1 02007-02-17 February 17, 2007 &10000000000000231000000231 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &1000000000000002000000020 Fifth Year Festival: Philly [9] [6]
10 McGuinness, NigelNigel McGuinness 1 02007-10-06 October 6, 2007 &10000000000000545000000545 Edison, New Jersey &1000000000000003800000038 Undeniable [10] [7]
11 Lynn, JerryJerry Lynn 1 02009-04-03 April 3, 2009 &1000000000000007100000071 Houston, Texas &100000000000000060000006 Supercard of Honor IV [11] [8]
12 Aries, AustinAustin Aries 2 02009-06-13 June 13, 2009 &10000000000000245000000245 Manhattan, New York &1000000000000001300000013 Manhattan Mayhem III [12] This was a three way elimination match also involving Tyler Black.[9]
13 Black, TylerTyler Black 1 02010-02-13 February 13, 2010 &10000000000000210000000210 Manhattan, New York &100000000000000070000007 Eighth Anniversary Show [13] [10]
14 Strong, RoderickRoderick Strong 1 02010-09-11 September 11, 2010 &10000000000000189000000189 Manhattan, New York &100000000000000050000005 Glory By Honor IX [14] This was a No Disqualification match with Terry Funk as the ringside enforcer.[11][12]
15 Eddie Edwards 1 02011-03-19 March 19, 2011 &1000000000000009900000099 Manhattan, New York &100000000000000030000003 Manhattan Mayhem IV[15] Became the first and, thus far, only ROH Triple Crown Champion[13]
16 Richards, DaveyDavey Richards 1 02011-06-26 June 26, 2011 &10000000000000242000000242+ Manhattan, New York &100000000000000060000006 Best in the World 2011[16] [14]

[edit] List of combined reigns

x Indicates the current champion
Rank [17] Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days Combined Defenses
1 Joe, SamoaSamoa Joe 1 645 29
2 McGuinness, NigelNigel McGuinness 1 545 38
3 Danielson, BryanBryan Danielson 1 462 38
4 Aries, AustinAustin Aries 2 419 29
5 xRichards, DaveyDavey Richards 1 242+ 6
6 Morishima, TakeshiTakeshi Morishima 1 231 20
7 Black, TylerTyler Black 1 210 7
8 Roderick Strong 1 189 5
9 Xavier 1 182 4
10 Edwards, EddieEddie Edwards 1 99 3
11 Jerry Lynn 1 71 6
12 Homicide 1 56 3
13 Low Ki 1 56 1
14 Punk, CMCM Punk 1 55 4
15 James Gibson 1 36 4

[edit] Notes

1.^ – This event was a live event that was later released on DVD.
2.^ – This event was a pay-per-view that later aired on tape delay.
3.^ – Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the exact number mean they are tied for that certain rank.

[edit] References

General
Specific
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  2. ^ Power Slam Staff (August 2003). "We are the Champions (as of July 8)". Power Slam Magazine (Lancaster, Lancashire, England: SW Publishing LTD): p. 15. 109. 
  3. ^ Radican, Sean (2005-09-19). "ROH News: Bryan Danielson captures ROH World Title from James Gibson". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/ROH_News_29/article_14839.shtml. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  4. ^ "ROH Pure Championship reign history". ROHWrestling.com. http://www.rohwrestling.com/rohpuretitle.php. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  5. ^ Clevett, Jason (2006-12-24). "Homicide crowned ROH champion". SLAM! Wrestling. http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2006/12/24/2969136.html. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  6. ^ "ROH ペンシルバニア州フィラデルフィア大会" (in Japanese). noah.co.jp. 2007-02-17. http://www.noah.co.jp/result.php?tour_id=102. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  7. ^ "ROH ニュージャージー州エジソン大会" (in Japanese). noah.co.jp. 2007-06-10. http://www.noah.co.jp/result.php?tour_id=176. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  8. ^ Caldwell, James (2009-04-04). "ROH News: Story from Friday night's ROH Title match in Houston". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/ROH_News_29/article_31156.shtml. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  9. ^ Caldwell, James (2009-06-13). "ROH News: Result from ROH Title match tonight in NYC - Tyler Black added to match". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/ROH_News_29/article_32832.shtml. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  10. ^ Marrero, Jose (2010-02-14). "2/13 ROH Results: New York, New York". Wrestleview.com. http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1266176374. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  11. ^ Martin, Adam (2010-09-11). "ROH Glory by Honor IX iPPV Results - 9/11/10". Wrestleview.com. http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1284249870. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  12. ^ Caldwell, James (2010-09-11). "ROH News: PPV Results - Recently-released TNA wrestler returns to ROH after PPV main event". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/ROH_News_29/article_43715.shtml. Retrieved 2010-09-12. 
  13. ^ Meltzer, Dave (2011-03-19). "Surprise title change tonight". The Wrestling Observer. http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/19891/. Retrieved 2011-03-19. 
  14. ^ Radican, Sean (2011-05-26). "Radican's "Best in the World" internet PPV report 6/26: Ongoing "real-time" coverage of live PPV from New York City". Pro Wrestling Torch. http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/otherppvs/article_51045.shtml. Retrieved 2011-05-26. 

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