ROH World Championship
| ROH World Championship | |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| Title holder | PCO |
| since | February 29, 2020 |
| owner | RAW wrestling |
| Introduced | July 27, 2002 |
The ROH World Championship (to German ROH World Cup ) is the most important wrestling title for individual wrestlers from ROH . The title is a World Heavyweight Title and has already been defended in other wrestling leagues through the cooperation of the Ring of Honor with the Global Professional Wrestling Alliance. As is common in wrestling, the award is based on a previously determined storyline.
history
Low Ki defeated Spanky , Christopher Daniels and Doug Williams in a 60 minute Ironman match to become the first Ring of Honor Champion. This happened on the show Crowning a Champion on July 27, 2002.
So far, Samoe Joe has had the longest title reign, holding the title for 21 months and 4 days, a total of 645 days. During this time, the ROH Title became the ROH World Title after Samoe Joe successfully defended the title in England on May 17, 2003 at a Frontier Wrestling Alliance show called Frontiers of Honor . Since then, the title has been defended in Germany , Canada , Switzerland , Austria , Mexico and Japan alongside the USA .
On August 12, 2006, the ROH Pure Championship was combined with the ROH World Title after a unification battle between then World Champion Bryan Danielson and then Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness . Danielson won this match and then combined both titles.
To date, Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness have had the most title defenses behind them with a total of 38 (Danielson: 33 wins, 1 loss, 3 time-limit draws and one double disqualification / McGuinness: 34 wins, 3 defeats, 1 time-limit Draw). Austin Aries and Nigel McGuinness have defended the title in most countries . Aries put the title on the line in the US , Canada , Switzerland , Austria and Mexico , while McGuinness has so far defended the title in the US, Canada, Ireland , Italy and Japan.
Current title holder
The current title holder is Rush in his second reign. He defeated the previous title holder PCO at Gateway to Honor on February 29, 2020 .
List of title holders
| # | champion | No. | Days | Date of title win | place | event | comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low ki | 1 | 56 | July 27, 2002 | Philadelphia , PA | Crowning a champion | Won a 60-minute Iron Man 4-Way Match for the newly created title that also included Christopher Daniels , Doug Williams and Spanky . |
| 2 | Xavier | 1 | 182 | September 21, 2002 | Philadelphia , PA | Unscripted | |
| 3 | Samoa Joe | 1 | 645 | March 22, 2003 | Philadelphia , PA | Night of Champions | The title was renamed the ROH World Championship on May 17, 2003 after Samoa Joe defended it in London , England . |
| 4th | Austin Aries | 1 | 174 | December 26, 2004 | Philadelphia , PA | Final Battle 2004 | |
| 5 | CM punk | 1 | 55 | June 18, 2005 | Morristown , NJ | Death Before Dishonor III | |
| 6th | Jamie Noble | 1 | 36 | August 12, 2005 | Dayton , OH | Redemption | This was a fatal 4-way match that also included Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe . |
| 7th | Daniel Bryan | 1 | 462 | September 17, 2005 | Long Island , NY | Glory by Honor IV | The title was combined with the ROH Pure Championship on August 12, 2006 after Bryan Danielson defended it against Nigel McGuinness . |
| 8th | Homicide | 1 | 56 | December 23, 2006 | Manhattan , NY | Final Battle 2006 | |
| 9 | Takeshi Morishima | 1 | 231 | February 17, 2007 | Philadelphia , PA | Fifth Year Festival: Philly | |
| 10 | Nigel McGuinness | 1 | 545 | October 6, 2007 | Edison , NJ | Undeniable | |
| 11 | Jerry Lynn | 1 | 71 | April 3, 2009 | Houston , TX | Supercard of Honor IV | |
| 12 | Austin Aries | 2 | 245 | June 13, 2009 | Manhattan , NY | Manhattan Mayhem III | This was a 3-way elimination match that also included Tyler Black . |
| 13 | Seth Rollins | 1 | 210 | February 13, 2010 | Manhattan , NY | 8th Anniversary Show | |
| 14th | Roderick Strong | 1 | 189 | September 11, 2010 | Manhattan , NY | Glory By Honor IX | This was a no-disqualification match . |
| 15th | Eddie Edwards | 1 | 99 | March 19, 2011 | Manhattan , NY | Manhattan Mayhem IV | |
| 16 | Davey Richards | 1 | 321 | June 26, 2011 | Manhattan , NY | The best in the world | |
| 17th | Kevin Owens | 1 | 328 | May 12, 2012 | Toronto , CAN | Border Wars | |
| 18th | Jay Briscoe | 1 | 89 | April 5, 2013 | New York City , NY | Supercard of Honor VII | |
| - | Title vacant | - | 79 | 3rd July 2013 | N / A | - | The title has been declared vacant as Jay Briscoe was unable to defend it due to an injury. |
| 19th | Adam Cole | 1 | 275 | 20th September 2013 | Philadelphia , PA | Death Before Dishonor XI | Won a tournament for the vacant title. |
| 20th | Michael Elgin | 1 | 75 | June 22, 2014 | Nashville , TN | Best in the World 2014 | |
| 21st | Jay Briscoe | 2 | 286 | September 6, 2014 | Toronto , CAN | All Star Extravaganza 6 | |
| 22nd | Jay Lethal | 1 | 427 | 19th June 2015 | New York City , NY | Best in the world | This was a title versus title match. |
| 23 | Adam Cole | 2 | 105 | 19th August 2016 | Las Vegas , NV | Death Before Dishonor XIV | |
| 24 | Kyle O'Reilly | 1 | 33 | 2nd December 2016 | New York City , NY | Final Battle '16 | This was a no-disqualification match . |
| 25th | Adam Cole | 3 | 65 | 4th January 2017 | Tokyo , JPN | NJPW Wrestling Kingdom 11 | |
| 26th | Christopher Daniels | 1 | 106 | March 10, 2017 | Las Vegas , Nevada | 15th Anniversary Show | |
| 27 | Cody | 1 | 175 | 23rd June 2017 | Lowell , Massachusetts | Best in the World 2017 | |
| 28 | Dalton Castle | 1 | 197 | 15th December 2017 | New York City , New York | Final Battle '17 | |
| 29 | Jay Lethal | 2 | 280 | June 30, 2018 | Fairfax , Virginia | RAW TV tapings | This was a 4 way match in which Cody and Matt Taven were also involved. |
| 30th | Matt Taven | 1 | 174 | April 6, 2019 | New York City , New York | G1 supercard | This was a ladder match in which Marty Scurll was also involved. |
| 31 | Rush | 1 | 77 | September 27, 2019 | Las Vegas , Nevada | Death Before Dishonor XVII | |
| 32 | PCO | 1 | 78 | December 13, 2019 | Baltimore , Maryland | Final Battle 2019 | It was a Friday the 13th Massacre No DQ match. |
| 33 | Rush | 2 | 183+ | February 29, 2020 | St. Charles , Missouri | Gateway to Honor | Triple threat match with Mark Haskins |
Title Statistics
Records
| record | Record holder | unit |
|---|---|---|
| Most title wins | Adam Cole | 3 times |
| Longest reign | Samoa Joe | 645 days |
| Shortest reign | Kyle O'Reilly | 33 days |
| Oldest Champion | PCO | 51 years and 348 days |
| Youngest champion | Low ki | 23 years and 15 days |
| Heaviest title holder | Takeshi Morishima | 150 kilograms |
| Easiest title holder | Low ki | 82 kilograms |
Per wrestler
| rank | Wrestlers | number | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Lethal | 2 | 707 |
| 2 | Samoa Joe | 1 | 645 |
| 3 | Nigel McGuinness | 1 | 545 |
| 4th | Bryan Danielson | 1 | 462 |
| 5 | Adam Cole | 3 | 445 |
| 6th | Austin Aries | 2 | 419 |
| 7th | Jay Briscoe | 2 | 375 |
| 8th | 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 | Roderick Strong | 1 | 189 |
| 14th | Xavier | 1 | 182 |
| 15th | Cody | 1 | 175 |
| 16 | Matt Taven | 1 | 174 |
| 17th | Christopher Daniels | 1 | 105 |
| 18th | Eddie Edwards | 1 | 99 |
| 19th | Rush | 2 | 260+ |
| 20th | PCO | 1 | 78 |
| 21st | Mikhail Elgin | 1 | 76 |
| 22nd | Jerry Lynn | 1 | 71 |
| 23 | Homicide | 1 | 56 |
| Low ki | 1 | 56 | |
| 25th | CM punk | 1 | 55 |
| 26th | James Gibson | 1 | 36 |
| 27 | Kyle O'Reilly | 1 | 33 |
See also
- ROH World Television Championship
- WOH Championship
- ROH World Tag Team Championship
- ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Web links
- rohwrestling.com: Championship
- ROH World Championship on Cagematch.net
- ROH World Title on Broken Neck.com
Individual evidence
- ^ ROH Crowning A Champion "Event Database" CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Samoa Joe. In: RAW Wrestling. February 4, 2018, accessed on February 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Ring Of Honor Bringing Back Pure Championship Title. In: Wrestlinginc.com. February 1, 2020, accessed on February 22, 2020 .