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, 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 August19, 2024, nine wrestlers officially hold championships (including one double champion). 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 streaming television program, Honor Club , while also regularly being featured on programs of sister promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Major championship defenses also occur at ROH's and AEW'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 held by first-time champion Atlantis Jr.. He defeated Kyle Fletcher on June 28, 2024, at CMLL Super Viernes to win the title.

The ROH Pure Championship is a specialty championship, featuring matches being conducted under "Pure Wrestling Rules". [2] It is held by first time champion Lee Moriarty, who defeated Wheeler Yuta on July 26, 2024 at Death Before Dishonor.

The ROH World Tag Team Championship is ROH's traditional tag team title, being contested by teams of two wrestlers. It is held by Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara, who are in their first reign both as a team and individually. They defeated The Undisputed Kingdom (Mike Bennett and Matt Taven) on August 17, 2024 during the live AEW Collision broadcast to win the titles.

The ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship is a title contested by teams of three wrestlers, also referred to as trios. The title is held by the team of Dustin Rhodes and The Von Erichs (Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich), who are in their first reign, both as a team and individually. They won the vacant title by defeating The Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, and Mike Bennett) on July 27, 2024, at AEW's Battle of the Belts XI. Previous champions Bang Bang Gang (Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn) were stripped of the title due to an injury to White and being denied their request to have stablemate Juice Robinson defend the title under the Freebird Rule.

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. She 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. It is held by first time champion Red Velvet, who defeated Billie Starkz on July 26, 2024 at Death Before Dishonor.

Current champions

As of August19, 2024.

Men's Division

Singles

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotesRef.
ROH World Championship Mark Briscoe 2016 (cropped).jpg Mark Briscoe 1April 5, 2024136 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Defeated Eddie Kingston at Supercard of Honor. [4]
ROH World Television Championship CMLL November 30 Atlantis Blue Panther and Rayo de Jalisco Jr.jpg Atlantis Jr. 1June 28, 202452 Mexico City, Mexico Defeated Kyle Fletcher at CMLL Super Viernes . [5]
ROH Pure Championship Lee Moriarty in February 2024.jpg Lee Moriarty 1July 26, 202424 Arlington, Texas Defeated Wheeler Yuta at Death Before Dishonor. [6]

Tag Team

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotesRef.
ROH World Tag Team Championship Dustin Rhodes, October 2019 (cropped).jpg
Sammy Guevara (2021-07-14) (cropped).jpg
Dustin Rhodes and Sammy Guevara 1August 17, 20242 Arlington, Texas Defeated The Undisputed Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) on AEW Collision . [7]
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Dustin Rhodes, October 2019 (cropped).jpg
Marshall Von Erich, April 2019 (cropped).jpg
Ross Von Erich, April 2019 (cropped).jpg
Dustin Rhodes and The Von Erichs
(Marshall Von Erich and Ross Von Erich)
1July 26, 202423 Arlington, Texas Defeated The Undisputed Kingdom (Roderick Strong, Matt Taven, and Mike Bennett) at AEW's Battle of the Belts XI to win the vacant title. Previous champions Bang Bang Gang (Jay White, Austin Gunn, and Colten Gunn) were stripped of the title due to White's injury. [8]

Women's Division

ChampionshipCurrent champion(s)ReignDate wonDays
held
LocationNotesRef.
ROH Women's World Championship Ember Moon Feb 2017.jpg Athena 1December 10, 2022618 Arlington, Texas Defeated Mercedes Martinez at Final Battle. [3]
ROH Women's World Television Championship No image available.svg Red Velvet 1July 26, 202424 Arlington, Texas Defeated Billie Starkz at Death Before Dishonor [6]

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