The ROH World Television Championship is a professional wrestling world television championship owned by the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion. On January 20, 2010, the ROH World Television Championship was created by ROH and announced via ROH's official website. [1] [2]
ROH World Television Championships 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 as well as the ROH World Championships reigns. The inaugural champion was Eddie Edwards after defeating Davey Richards in the inaugural eight-man ROH World Television Championship Tournament finals.
As of December5, 2024, there have been 31 reigns between 26 champions. Samoa Joe's sole reign is the longest at 574 days, while Will Ospreay's reign is the shortest at 2 days. Jay Lethal has the longest combined reign at 798 days between 2 reigns. Minoru Suzuki is the oldest champion, winning the title at the age of 53, while Adam Cole is the youngest when he won the title at 22 years. Brian Cage is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Atlantis Jr. at All Elite Wrestling event WrestleDream on October 12, 2024.
No. | Overall reign number |
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Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
Days | Number of days held |
+ | Current reign is changing daily |
No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
1 | Eddie Edwards | March 5, 2010 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 280 | Defeated Davey Richards in the final of an eight-man tournament to become the inaugural champion. The event aired on tape delay on April 26, 2010. | [3] [4] [5] |
2 | Christopher Daniels | December 10, 2010 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Louisville, KY | 1 | 198 | Aired on tape delay January 31, 2011. | [6] [7] |
3 | El Generico | June 26, 2011 | Best in the World | New York, NY | 1 | 48 | [8] | |
4 | Jay Lethal | August 13, 2011 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Chicago Ridge, IL | 1 | 231 | Aired on tape delay October 1, 2011. | [9] [10] |
5 | Roderick Strong | March 31, 2012 | Showdown in the Sun: Day #2 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | 90 | [11] | |
6 | Adam Cole | June 29, 2012 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 246 | Aired on tape delay July 28, 2012. | [12] |
7 | Matt Taven | March 2, 2013 | 11th Anniversary Show | Chicago Ridge, IL | 1 | 287 | [13] | |
8 | Tommaso Ciampa | December 14, 2013 | Final Battle | New York, NY | 1 | 111 | [14] | |
9 | Jay Lethal | April 4, 2014 | Supercard of Honor VIII | Westwego, LA | 2 | 567 | This was a Two Out of Three Falls Match. During this reign Lethal also won the ROH World Championship at Best in the World of year 2015 against Jay Briscoe having him hold both championships at the same time making him a double champion. | [15] |
10 | Roderick Strong | October 23, 2015 | Glory By Honor XIV | Kalamazoo, MI | 2 | 119 | [16] | |
11 | Tomohiro Ishii | February 19, 2016 | Honor Rising: Japan 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 79 | [17] | |
12 | Bobby Fish | May 8, 2016 | Global Wars | Chicago Ridge, IL | 1 | 194 | [18] | |
13 | Will Ospreay | November 18, 2016 | Reach for the Sky Tour 2016 | Liverpool, England | 1 | 2 | [19] | |
14 | Marty Scurll | November 20, 2016 | Reach for the Sky Tour 2016 | London, England | 1 | 175 | [20] | |
15 | Kushida | May 14, 2017 | War of the Worlds | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 131 | [21] | |
16 | Kenny King | September 22, 2017 | Death Before Dishonor XV | Sunrise Manor, NV | 1 | 84 | [22] | |
17 | Silas Young | December 15, 2017 | Final Battle | New York, NY | 1 | 57 | This was a four-way elimination match, also including Punishment Martinez and Shane Taylor. | [23] |
18 | Kenny King | February 10, 2018 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Atlanta, GA | 2 | 56 | Aired on tape delay February 25, 2018. | [24] |
19 | Silas Young | April 7, 2018 | Supercard of Honor XII | New Orleans, LA | 2 | 70 | This was a Last Man Standing match. | [25] |
20 | Punishment Martinez | June 16, 2018 | State of the Art Day 2 | Dallas, TX | 1 | 105 | This was a Proving Ground Six-Man Mayhem Instant Reward match. | [26] |
21 | Jeff Cobb | September 29, 2018 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Paradise, NV | 1 | 222 | Aired on tape delay October 19, 2018. | [27] |
22 | Shane Taylor | May 9, 2019 | War of The Worlds Day 2 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1 | 218 | This was a Four Corner Survival match, also involving Brody King and Hirooki Goto. | [28] |
23 | Dragon Lee | December 13, 2019 | Final Battle | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 469 | [29] | |
24 | Tracy Williams | March 26, 2021 | ROH 19th Anniversary Show | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 35 | Defeated Kenny King, who was filling in for an injured Lee. The match where he lost the title aired on May 1, 2021, but the exact date the match took place is March 26, 2021, as ROH has held closed-door tapings at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena since August 2020 after resuming operations following a five-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | [30] |
25 | Tony Deppen | April 30, 2021 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 72 | The match aired on May 1, 2021, but the exact date the match took place is April 30, 2021, as ROH has held closed-door tapings at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena since August 2020 after resuming operations following a five-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | [31] |
26 | Dragon Lee | July 11, 2021 | Best in the World | Baltimore, MD | 2 | 133 | [32] | |
27 | Dalton Castle | November 21, 2021 | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 20 | [33] | |
28 | Rhett Titus | December 11, 2021 | Final Battle | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 111 | This was a Four Corner Survival match, also involving Joe Hendry and Silas Young. During this reign, Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor. | [34] |
29 | Minoru Suzuki | April 1, 2022 | Supercard of Honor XV | Garland, TX | 1 | 12 | [35] | |
30 | Samoa Joe | April 13, 2022 | Dynamite | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 574 | This was an All Elite Wrestling event. | [36] |
— | Vacated | November 8, 2023 | Dynamite | Portland, OR | — | — | This was an All Elite Wrestling event. Samoa Joe relinquished the title to focus on pursuing the AEW World Championship. | [37] |
31 | Kyle Fletcher | December 15, 2023 | Final Battle | Garland, TX | 1 | 196 | Fletcher defeated Komander, Lee Moriarty, Dalton Castle, Lee Johnson, and Bryan Keith in a Survival of the Fittest to win the vacant title. | [38] |
32 | Atlantis Jr. | June 28, 2024 | Super Viernes | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 | 106 | This was a Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre event. | [39] |
33 | Brian Cage | October 12, 2024 | WrestleDream Zero Hour | Tacoma, WA | 1 | 54+ | This was an All Elite Wrestling event. | [40] |
As of December5, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined days |
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1 | Jay Lethal | 2 | 798 |
2 | Dragon Lee | 2 | 602 |
3 | Samoa Joe | 1 | 574 |
4 | Matt Taven | 1 | 287 |
5 | Eddie Edwards | 1 | 280 |
6 | Adam Cole | 1 | 246 |
7 | Jeff Cobb | 1 | 222 |
8 | Shane Taylor | 1 | 218 |
9 | Roderick Strong | 2 | 209 |
10 | Christopher Daniels | 1 | 198 |
11 | Kyle Fletcher | 1 | 196 |
12 | Bobby Fish | 1 | 194 |
13 | Marty Scurll | 1 | 175 |
14 | Kenny King | 2 | 140 |
15 | Kushida | 1 | 131 |
16 | Silas Young | 2 | 127 |
17 | Rhett Titus | 1 | 111 |
Tommaso Ciampa | 1 | 111 | |
19 | Atlantis Jr. | 1 | 106 |
20 | Punishment Martinez | 1 | 105 |
21 | Tomohiro Ishii | 1 | 79 |
22 | Tony Deppen | 1 | 72 |
23 | Brian Cage † | 1 | 54+ |
24 | El Generico | 1 | 48 |
25 | Tracy Williams | 1 | 35 |
26 | Dalton Castle | 1 | 20 |
27 | Minoru Suzuki | 1 | 12 |
28 | Will Ospreay | 1 | 2 |
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