List of ROH World Television Champions

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Current champion Kyle Fletcher

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]

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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 April13, 2024, there have been 30 reigns between 25 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. Kyle Fletcher is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Komander, Lee Moriarty, Dalton Castle, Lee Johnson, and Bryan Keith in a Survival of the Fittest at Final Battle on December 15, 2023 to win the vacant championship.

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific champion
DaysNumber of days held
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDays
1 Eddie Edwards March 5, 2010 Ring of Honor Wrestling Philadelphia, PA 1280Defeated 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 1198Aired on tape delay January 31, 2011. [6] [7]
3 El Generico June 26, 2011 Best in the World New York, NY 148 [8]
4 Jay Lethal August 13, 2011 Ring of Honor Wrestling Chicago Ridge, IL 1231Aired on tape delay October 1, 2011. [9] [10]
5 Roderick Strong March 31, 2012 Showdown in the Sun: Day #2 Fort Lauderdale, FL 190 [11]
6 Adam Cole June 29, 2012 Ring of Honor Wrestling Baltimore, MD 1246Aired on tape delay July 28, 2012. [12]
7 Matt Taven March 2, 2013 11th Anniversary Show Chicago Ridge, IL 1287 [13]
8 Tommaso Ciampa December 14, 2013 Final Battle New York, NY 1111 [14]
9 Jay Lethal April 4, 2014 Supercard of Honor VIII Westwego, LA 2567This 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 2119 [16]
11 Tomohiro Ishii February 19, 2016 Honor Rising: Japan 2016 Tokyo, Japan 179 [17]
12 Bobby Fish May 8, 2016 Global Wars Chicago Ridge, IL 1194 [18]
13 Will Ospreay November 18, 2016Reach for the Sky Tour 2016 Liverpool, England 12 [19]
14 Marty Scurll November 20, 2016Reach for the Sky Tour 2016 London, England 1175 [20]
15 Kushida May 14, 2017 War of the Worlds Philadelphia, PA 1131 [21]
16 Kenny King September 22, 2017 Death Before Dishonor XV Sunrise Manor, NV 184 [22]
17 Silas Young December 15, 2017 Final Battle New York, NY 157This 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 256Aired on tape delay February 25, 2018. [24]
19 Silas Young April 7, 2018 Supercard of Honor XII New Orleans, LA 270This was a Last Man Standing match. [25]
20 Punishment Martinez June 16, 2018State of the Art, Day 2 Dallas, TX 1105This was a Proving Ground Six-Man Mayhem Instant Reward match. [26]
21 Jeff Cobb September 29, 2018 Ring of Honor Wrestling Paradise, NV 1222Aired on tape delay October 19, 2018. [27]
22 Shane Taylor May 9, 2019 ROH/NJPW War Of The Worlds, Day 2 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1218This was a Four Corner Survival match, also involving Brody King and Hirooki Goto. [28]
23 Dragon Lee December 13, 2019 Final Battle Baltimore, MD 1469 [29]
24 Tracy Williams March 26, 2021 ROH 19th Anniversary Show Baltimore, MD 135Defeated 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 172The 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 2133 [32]
27 Dalton Castle November 21, 2021 Ring of Honor Wrestling Baltimore, MD 120 [33]
28 Rhett Titus December 11, 2021 Final Battle Baltimore, MD 1111This 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 112 [35]
30 Samoa Joe April 13, 2022 Dynamite New Orleans, LA 1574This 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 1120+Fletcher defeated Komander, Lee Moriarty, Dalton Castle, Lee Johnson, and Bryan Keith in a Survival of the Fittest to win the vacant title. [38]

Combined reigns

As of April13, 2024.

Eddie Edwards at Smash 2015.jpg
Inaugural champion Eddie Edwards.
Champion Jay Lethal.jpg
Record-tying two-time champion Jay Lethal (left) has the longest combined reign at 798 days.
Samoa Joe 2017.jpg
With 574 days as champion, Samoa Joe had the longest reign.
†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns		Combined
days
1 Jay Lethal 2798
2 Dragon Lee 2602
3 Samoa Joe 1574
4 Matt Taven 1287
5 Eddie Edwards 1280
6 Adam Cole 1246
7 Jeff Cobb 1222
8 Shane Taylor 1218
9 Roderick Strong 2209
10 Christopher Daniels 1198
11 Bobby Fish 1194
12 Marty Scurll 1175
13 Kenny King 2140
14 Kushida 1131
15 Silas Young 2127
16 Kyle Fletcher †1120+
17 Rhett Titus 1111
Tommaso Ciampa 1111
19 Punishment Martinez 1105
20 Tomohiro Ishii 179
21 Tony Deppen 172
22 El Generico 148
23 Tracy Williams 135
24 Dalton Castle 120
25 Minoru Suzuki 112
26 Will Ospreay 12

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