Ring of Honor (ROH) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Jacksonville, Florida. Title reigns are either determined by professional wrestling matches or are awarded to a wrestler as a result of the culmination of various scripted storylines.
There are currently seven championships in ROH. There are three singles championships, one traditional tag team championship, and one six-man tag team championship for male wrestlers, while there are two singles championship for female wrestlers.
As of April 14, 2024, 10 wrestlers officially hold championships. This list includes the number of times the wrestler has held the title, the date and location of the win, and a description of the winning bout.[1]
Overview
The American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) promotes several professional wrestling championships for its men's and women's divisions. ROH often broadcasts championship matches on their weekly television programs, Honor Club, while also being featured on All Elite Wrestling (AEW) regularly. Major championship defenses also occur at the promotion's periodic pay-per-view events.
Men
At the top of ROH's championship hierarchy for male wrestlers is the ROH World Championship. It is held by first time champion Mark Briscoe, who defeated Eddie Kingston at Supercard of Honor on April 5, 2023.
The secondary title for male wrestlers is the ROH World Television Championship, which is currently held by first time champion Kyle Fletcher. Previous champion Samoa Joe voluntarily vacated the title to concentrate on pursuing the AEW World Championship. On December 15, 2023 at Final Battle, Fletcher won the six-way finals of the Survival of the Fittest tournament, defeating Bryan Keith, Dalton Castle, Komander, Lee Johnson, and Lee Moriarty to become the new champion.
The ROH Pure Championship is a specialty championship, featuring matches being conducted under "Pure Wrestling Rules".[2] It is held by record three-time champion Wheeler Yuta, who defeated Katsuyori Shibata at Rampage on November 25, 2023.
The ROH World Tag Team Championship is ROH's traditional tag team title, being contested by teams of two wrestlers. The current champions are The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett and Matt Taven), who are in their third reign, both individually and as a team. Wrestling as The Devil's Masked Men, they defeated MJF (defending the titles on behalf of himself and injured partner Adam Cole) in a handicap match on December 27, 2023 at Dynamite: New Year's Smash. They would eventually reveal their identities three nights later at AEW World's End.
The ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship is a title contested by teams of three wrestlers, currently held by first time champions Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn), who defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) on the January 17, 2024 live broadcast of AEW Dynamite.
Women
ROH has two championships for its women's division. The primary title is the ROH Women's World Championship, which is held by first-time champion Athena, who defeated Mercedes Martinez at Final Battle on December 10, 2022.[3]
The secondary title for the women's division is the ROH Women's World Television Championship. Billie Starkz is the inaugural and current champion, defeating Queen Aminata in the finals of 16-woman tournament to become the first title holder on April 5, 2024 at Supercard of Honor.
Current champions
As of April 14, 2024.
Men's Division
Singles
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROH World Championship | 
|
Mark Briscoe | 1 | April 5, 2024 | 9 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Eddie Kingston at Supercard of Honor. | |
| ROH World Television Championship | 
|
Kyle Fletcher | 1 | December 15, 2023 | 121 | Garland, Texas | Defeated Bryan Keith, Dalton Castle, Komander, Lee Johnson, and Lee Moriarty in a Survival of the Fittest match at Final Battle to win the vacant title. | [4] |
| ROH Pure Championship | 
|
Wheeler Yuta | 3 | November 25, 2023 | 141 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Defeated Katsuyori Shibata on Rampage. | [5] |
Tag Team
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROH World Tag Team Championship | 
|
The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) |
3 | December 27, 2023 | 109 | Orlando, Florida | Defeated MJF (one half of Better Than You Bay Bay with Adam Cole) in a handicap match on Dynamite as The Devil’s Masked Men. | |
| ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship |  
|
Bullet Club Gold (Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn) |
1 | January 17, 2024 | 88 | North Charleston, South Carolina | Defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) at Dynamite. | [3] |
Women's Division
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Reign | Date won | Days held |
Location | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROH Women's World Championship | 
|
Athena | 1 | December 10, 2022 | 491 | Arlington, Texas | Defeated Mercedes Martinez at Final Battle. | [3] |
| ROH Women's World Television Championship | 
|
Billie Starkz | 1 | April 5, 2024 | 9 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Defeated Queen Aminata in a 16-woman tournament finals at Supercard of Honor to become the inaugural champion. | [6] |
See also
- List of former championships in Ring of Honor
- List of Ring of Honor personnel
- Women of Honor
- Future of Honor
- List of former Ring of Honor personnel
References
- ^ Staff, Ring of Honor Wrestling. "ringofhonor.com/roster". www.ringofhonor.com/roster. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "ROH Wrestling Pure Rules Clarified".
- ^ a b c Powell, Jason (December 10, 2022). "ROH Final Battle results: Powell's live review of FTR vs. The Briscoes in a Double Dog Collar match for the ROH Tag Team Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH Championship, Mercedes Martinez vs. Athena for the ROH Women's Title, Daniel Garcia vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Rules Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- ^ Berman IV, Ross W (November 8, 2023). "Samoa Joe Vacates ROH TV Title On AEW Dynamite In Preparation For World Title Pursuit". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Don, Murphy (November 25, 2023). "AEW Rampage results (11/25): Murphy's review of Katsuyori Shibata vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Title, Kris Statlander vs. Diamante, Hook vs. Rocky Romero". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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