ROH World Championship

#

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
-
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
​-
35
36
37
38
39

Name

Low Ki
Xavier
Samoa Joe
Austin Aries
CM Punk
James Gibson
Bryan Danielson
Homicide
Takeshi Morishima
Nigel McGuinness
Jerry Lynn
Austin Aries
Tyler Black
Roderick Strong
Eddie Edwards
Davey Richards
Kevin Steen
Jay Briscoe
Vacated
Adam Cole
Michael Elgin
Jay Briscoe
Jay Lethal
Adam Cole
Kyle O'Reilly
Adam Cole
Christopher Daniels
Cody
Dalton Castle
Jay Lethal
Matt Taven
Rush
PCO
Rush
Bandido
Vacated
Jonathan Gresham
Claudio Castagnoli
Chris Jericho
Claudio Castagnoli
Eddie Kingston

Date

July 27, 2002
September 21, 2002
March 22, 2003
December 26, 2004
June 18, 2005
August 12, 2005
September 17, 2005
December 23, 2006
February 17, 2007
October 6, 2007
April 3, 2009
June 13, 2009
February 13, 2010
September 11, 2010
March 19, 2011
June 26, 2011
May 12, 2012
April 5, 2013
July 3, 2013
September 20, 2013
June 22, 2014
September 6, 2014
June 19, 2015
August 19, 2016
December 2, 2016
January 4, 2017
March 10, 2017
June 23, 2017
December 15, 2017
June 30, 2018
April 6, 2019
September 27, 2019
December 13, 2019
February 29, 2020
July 11, 2021
December 10, 2021
December 11, 2021
July 23, 2022
September 21, 2022
December 10, 2022
September 20, 2023

Event

Crowning a Champion
Unscripted
Night of Champions
Final Battle
Death Before Dishonor III
Redemption
Glory by Honor IV
Final Battle
The Fifth Year Festival: Philadelphia
Undeniable
Supercard of Honor IV
Manhattan Mayhem III
ROH 8th Anniversary Show
Glory By Honor IX
Manhattan Mayhem IV
Best in the World
Border Wars
Supercard of Honor VII
-
Death Before Dishonor XI
Best in the World
All Star Extravaganza VI
Best in the World
Death Before Dishonor XIV
Final Battle
Wrestle Kingdom 11
ROH 15th Anniversary Show
Best in the World
Final Battle
Ring of Honor Wrestling
G1 Supercard
Death Before Dishonor XVII
Final Battle
Gateway to Honor
Best in the World
-
Final Battle
Death Before Dishonor
Dynamite:Grand Slam
Final Battle
Dynamite:Grand Slam

Location

Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Morristown, NJ
Dayton, OH
Lake Grove, NY
New York City, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Edison, NJ
Houston, TX
New York City, NY
New York City, NY
New York City, NY
New York City, NY
New York City, NY
Toronto, ON
New York City, NY
-
Philadelphia, PA
Nashville, TN
Toronto, ON
New York City, NY
Sunrise Manor, NV
New York City, NY
Tokyo, Japan
Sunrise Manor, NV
Lowell, MA
New York City, NY
Fairfax, VA
New York City, NY
Sunrise Manor, NV
Baltimore, MD
St. Charles, MO
Baltimore, MD
-
​Baltimore, MD
Lowell, MA
Flushing, Queens, NY
Arlington, TX
Flushing, Queens, NY

Reign

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
-
1
1
1
2
1

Days Held

56
182
645
174
55
36
462
56
231
545
​71
245
210
189
99
321
328
89
-
275
76
286
427
105
33
65
105
175
197
280
174
77
78
498
152
-
224
60
80
284
110+

Notes:
1 Defeated Christopher Daniels, Spanky and Doug Williams in a four-way 60-minute Iron Man match after the Block A, Block B, Block C, Block D ROH Championship tournament finals to become the inaugural champion.
3 After Joe defeated The Zebra Kid on May 17, 2003 in London, England, the ROH Championship was renamed the ROH World Championship.
6 This was a four-way elimination match, also involving Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe.
7 Danielson unified the title with the ROH Pure Championship on August 12, 2006 by defeating Nigel McGuinness in Liverpool, England.
12 This was a three-way elimination match, also involving Tyler Black.
14 This was a no disqualification match, with Terry Funk as the ringside enforcer.
— The title was vacated by ROH Match Maker Nigel McGuinness after Jay Briscoe suffered a storyline injury at the June 23 television tapings and would not be able to compete for the foreseeable future.
19 Defeated Michael Elgin in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
22 This was a winner takes all match, also for Lethal's ROH World Television Championship.
24 This was a no disqualification match.
25 This was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling event.
29 This was a four-way match, also involving Cody and Matt Taven. Aired on tape delay on July 23, 2018.
30 This was a three-way ladder match, also involving Marty Scurll.
32 This was a "Friday the 13th Massacre" no disqualification match.
33 This was a three-way match, also involving Mark Haskins.
— The championship was vacated after Bandido tested positive for COVID-19.
35 Defeated Jay Lethal to win the vacant championship. Former champion Bandido still had the ROH World Championship title belt, while Gresham won the original ROH World Championship title belt. Gresham defeated Bandido at Supercard of Honor XV to determine the Undisputed ROH World Champion. During this reign, Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor. 
37 This was an All Elite Wrestling event.
39 This was an All Elite Wrestling event. This was a Winner Takes All match, also for Kingston's NJPW Strong Openweight Championship. During this reign, the championship became part of the American Triple Crown Championship, with Kingston defending the championship alongside the AEW Continental Championship and Strong Openweight Championship after winning the Continental Classic tournament at Worlds End.