ROH Hall of Fame

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ROH Hall of Fame
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EstablishedJanuary 26, 2022
(2 years ago)
 (2022-01-26) [1]
Founder Ring of Honor (ROH)
Inductees3 individuals
1 group (2 members)
1 Legacy Award recipient
(6 total inductees)

The ROH Hall of Fame (HOF) is a hall of fame that honors professional wrestlers and wrestling personalities who contributed to the history of the U.S. based wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). [2]

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History

ROH established its hall of fame on January 26, 2022, as part of the celebration of the promotion's 20th anniversary. [3] They announced that four inductees will make up the inaugural class. The ceremony was presented March 5, 2022, on ROH TV.

The future of the ROH Hall of Fame is unclear, as Ring of Honor was purchased by All Elite Wrestling founder and CEO Tony Khan, with the sale being officially completed on May 4, 2022. [4] Though an altered Ring of Honor brand would continue under the AEW umbrella, there has been no mention by AEW on the future of the ROH Hall of Fame.

Inductees

Individuals

YearRing name
(Birth name)
Ring of Honor recognized accolades
2022 American Dragon....jpg Bryan Danielson One-time ROH World Champion
One-time ROH Pure Champion
Survival of the Fittest winner (2004) [5]
2022 Samoa Joe in 2007 (cropped).jpg Samoa Joe
(Nuufolau Seanoa)
One-time and longest reigning ROH World Champion (645 days)
One-time ROH Pure Champion [6]
In April 2022, he also won the ROH World Television Championship
2022 CM Punk in early 2008.jpg CM Punk
(Phillip Brooks)
One-time ROH World Champion
Two-time ROH Tag Team Champion [7]

Group inductions

YearGroupRing of Honor recognized accolades
2022 Briscoes ROHxNJPW Global Wars 2018 crop.jpg The Briscoes 13-time ROH World Tag Team Champions
One-time IWGP Tag Team Champions
One-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champions
Honor Rumble winners (2009) [8] [9]
In 2022, they won the ROH World Tag Team Championship once.
Jay Briscoe (Jamin Pugh)Two-time ROH World Champion
Mark Briscoe (Mark Pugh) – Honor Rumble winner (2013). In 2024 he also won the ROH World Championship

Legacy Award

YearRing name
(Birth name)
Ring of Honor recognized accolades
2022 Cary Silkin Owner of ROH from 2004 to 2011
Served as an ambassador for the promotion from 2011 to 2022 [10] [11]

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