List of ROH World Champions
The ROH World Championship is a professional wrestling world championship owned by the 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 at the Frontiers of Honor event co-promoted with the FWA.[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 May 2024, Adam Cole holds the record for most reigns, with three.[1] As of May 2024, Jay Lethal has the most defenses, with 41; Kyle O'Reilly has the least, with 0. At 645 days, Samoa Joe's reign is the longest in the title's history; Kyle O'Reilly's reign is the shortest at 33 days.
Overall, there have been 33 reigns among 27 wrestlers with one vacancy. The current champion is Rush, who is in his second reign.
Title history
Names
Name | Years |
---|---|
ROH Championship | July 2002 – May 2003 |
ROH World Championship | May 2003 – present |
Reigns
No. | Overall reign number |
---|---|
Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
Combined reigns
As of May 14, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
---|
Rank [18] | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jay Lethal | 2 | 707 |
2 | Samoa Joe | 1 | 645 |
3 | Nigel McGuinness | 1 | 545 |
4 | Bryan Danielson | 1 | 462 |
5 | Adam Cole | 3 | 445 |
6 | Austin Aries | 2 | 419 |
7 | Jay Briscoe | 2 | 375 |
8 | Kevin Steen | 1 | 328 |
9 | Davey Richards | 1 | 321 |
10 | Takeshi Morishima | 1 | 231 |
11 | Tyler Black | 1 | 210 |
12 | Dalton Castle | 1 | 197 |
13 | Rush † | 2 | 1,613+ |
14 | Roderick Strong | 1 | 189 |
15 | Xavier | 1 | 182 |
16 | Cody | 1 | 175 |
17 | Matt Taven | 1 | 174 |
18 | Christopher Daniels | 1 | 105 |
19 | Eddie Edwards | 1 | 99 |
20 | PCO | 1 | 78 |
21 | Michael Elgin | 1 | 76 |
22 | Jerry Lynn | 1 | 71 |
23 | Homicide | 1 | 56 |
Low Ki | 1 | 56 | |
25 | CM Punk | 1 | 55 |
26 | James Gibson | 1 | 36 |
27 | Kyle O'Reilly | 1 | 33 |
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.
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