List of current champions in Ring of Honor

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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.

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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 June9, 2024, 11 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 The Bang Bang Gang (Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Juice Robinson). White and the Gunns defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) on the January 17, 2024 live broadcast of AEW Dynamite . They later won the AEW World Trios Championship by defeating The Acclaimed (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, and Billy Gunn) in a Winners Take All unification match at Dynasty: Zero Hour on April 21, 2024. Robinson was later given a share of the titles under the Freebird Rule. [3] The froup now jointly defend both sets of titles under the Unified World Trios Championship banner. [4]

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. [5]

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 June9, 2024.

Men's Division

Singles

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotesRef.
ROH World Championship Mark Briscoe 2016 (cropped).jpg Mark Briscoe 1April 5, 202447 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Eddie Kingston at Supercard of Honor.
ROH World Television Championship Kyle Fletcher (52828172577) (cropped).jpg Kyle Fletcher 1December 15, 2023177 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. [6]
ROH Pure Championship Wheeler Yuta, June 2022.jpg Wheeler Yuta 3November 25, 2023197 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Defeated Katsuyori Shibata on Rampage . [7]

Tag Team

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotesRef.
ROH World Tag Team Championship The Kingdom & Maria.jpg The Undisputed Kingdom
(Matt Taven and Mike Bennett)
3December 27, 2023165 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 Forbidden Door (AEW x NJPW) (52292915864).jpg
Gunn Club, June 2022.jpg
Juice Robinson 2017.jpg
The Bang Bang Gang
(Jay White, Austin Gunn, Colten Gunn, and Juice Robinson)
1January 17, 2024144 North Charleston, South Carolina White and the Gunns defeated Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) at Dynamite .
On April 21, 2024, they defeated The Acclaimed (Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, and Billy Gunn) in a Winners Take All unification match also for the AEW World Trios Championship during Dynasty: Zero Hour.
Robinson was later given a share of the titles under the Freebird Rule.
The group now jointly defend both sets of titles under the Unified World Trios Championship banner.
[5] [8] [3]

Women's Division

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotesRef.
ROH Women's World Championship Ember Moon Feb 2017.jpg Athena 1December 10, 2022547 Arlington, Texas Defeated Mercedes Martinez at Final Battle. [5]
ROH Women's World Television Championship Billie Starkz AEW House Show Corbin, KY (cropped).jpg Billie Starkz 1April 5, 202465 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Queen Aminata in a 16-woman tournament finals at Supercard of Honor to become the inaugural champion. [9]

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