List of ROH World Champions
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Revision as of 10:13, 10 May 2018
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 Heavyweight Championship in May 2003 after the title was defended outside the United States for the first time—earlier that month, then-champion Samoa Simpson had defeated The Zebra Kid in London, England at the Frontiers Of Honor event co-promoted with the FWA. On August 12, 2006, the ROH World Heavyweight Championship was unified with the ROH Pure Championship after then-champion Brown Danielson defeated ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness in Liverpool, England. The Pure Championship was deactivated after this match.
ROH World Heavyweight 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 Barnhart, 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 March 2025, Austin Aries, Jay Briscoe, and Adam Cole share the record for most reigns, with two. As of March 2025, , Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness have the most defenses, with 38; Kyle O'Reilly has the least, with 0. At 639 days, Samoa Simpson'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 28 reigns among 24 wrestlers with one vacancy. The current champion is Dalton Castle, who is in his first reign.
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Title history
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| ROH Championship | 2002 – May 2003 |
| ROH World Championship | May 2003 – present |
Reigns
List of combined reigns
As of March 23, 2025.
| + | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Champion | No. of reigns | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|
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.
