ROH Women's Pure Championship

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ROH Women's Pure Championship
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Promotion Ring of Honor (ROH)
Date establishedApril 12, 2025
Current champion Deonna Purrazzo
Date wonDecember 5, 2025
Statistics
First champion Deonna Purrazzo

The ROH Women's Pure Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Ring of Honor (ROH). The title is similar to the ROH Pure Championship in the company's men's division, but a female version. The current champion is Deonna Purrazzo, who is in her first reign.

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History

Inaugural champion Deonna Purrazzo. Deonna Purrazzo April 2019.jpg
Inaugural champion Deonna Purrazzo.

On April 12, 2025, after an episode taping of AEW Collision. Tony Khan introduced the ROH Women's Pure Championship to the Ring of Honor (ROH) women's division. The inaugural champion will be crowned via a sixteen-woman single-elimination tournament. (It was originally announced that the inaugural title match would happen at Supercard of Honor but it was some how cancelled for the event due to timing issues.) [1] [ better source needed ] On the April 24 episode of ROH on HonorClub, it was announced that Queen Aminata and Serena Deeb will face off in the first round of the tournament on The Sit Down with Lexy Nair . [2] [ better source needed ] [3] [ better source needed ] [4] [ better source needed ] Other names later confirmed were Deonna Purrazzo, Taya Valkyrie, and Leila Grey. [5] On May 23, 2025, it was announced that Billie Starkz will also be entering the tournament. [6] On August 29, 2025, at Death Before Dishonor, the inaugural tournament bracket was revealed. Adding three more participants by the names of Trish Adora, Olympia & Yuka Sakazaki to the title tournament picture. [7]

At Death Before Dishonor 2025, in the first round, Queen Aminata advanced by defeating Taya Valkyrie. [8] On the September 25, 2025 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling Billie Starkz defeated Olympia in the first round. [9] On the November 6, 2025 episode of ROH in the Quarterfinals Deonna Purrazzo advanced in the first round as she defeated Trish Adora via submission. [10] Also on November 6, 2025 It was announced that the inaugural championship match will take place at Final Battle 2025. [11]

On November 28, 2025 during the special "Black Friday" episode of ROH, Yuka Sakazaki advanced in the tournament as she defeated Serena Deeb. [12] On the December 4, 2025 episode of ROH it was announced that Queen Aminata can no longer compete in the tournament due to having a neck injury, having Deonna Purrazzo advanced in the tournament via forfeit. During the same episode Billie Starkz advanced in the tournament as she defeated Yuka Sakazaki. [13] [14]

Afterwards it was announced that Billie Starkz & Deonna Purrazzo will be facing at Final Battle 2025 to determine who will become the inaugural ROH Pure Women's Champion. [15] On December 5, 2025 at Final Battle 2025 in the tournament finals Deonna Purrazzo defeated Billie Starkz via submission to become the inaugural ROH Pure Women's Champion. [16]


Inaugural championship tournament

Quarterfinals
Death Before Dishonor
August 29, 2025
Ring of Honor Wrestling
September 25, 2025 – November 28, 2025		Semifinals
Ring of Honor Wrestling
December 04, 2025		Final
Final Battle
December 5, 2025
         
Taya Valkyrie 8:24 [17]
Queen Aminata Pinfall
Queen Aminata Forfeit
Deonna Purrazzo Bye 1
Deonna Purrazzo Submission
Trish Adora 7:02 [18]
Deonna Purrazzo Submission
Billie Starkz 13:51 [16]
Billie Starkz Pinfall
Olympia 10:46 [19]
Billie Starkz Pinfall
Yuka Sakazaki 10:43 [20]
Serena Deeb 10:31 [21]
Yuka Sakazaki Pinfall

1 ^ Aminata forfeited her semifinal match to Purrazzo due to a neck injury.

Belt design

The title design is similar to the 2023 ROH Pure Championship title design introduced on March 31, 2023, that debuted at Supercard of Honor but has the word Women's in the center above the word pure and has ladies wrestling each other on the side plates instead of men. [22] [3]

Reigns

As of December9, 2025, there has been 1 title reign between 1 champion. The current champion is Deonna Purrazzo, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Billie Starkz at Final Battle.

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
Ring of Honor (ROH)
1 Deonna Purrazzo December 5, 2025 Final Battle Columbus, Ohio 11+Defeated Billie Starkz in the tournament's finals. [23]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clark, Ryan (April 13, 2025). "**SPOILER** – A New ROH Title Is On The Way, Stacked Lineup For Next Week's Episode Of Dynamite". EWrestling News. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ Clark, Ryan (April 18, 2025). "New ROH Women's Pure Championship Debuts (View It Here), Two Big Returns Planned For Next Week's Episode Of ROH TV On HonorClub". Wrestling Headlines. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Pizzazz, Manolo Has (April 22, 2025). "ROH introduces new Women's Pure Championship". Cageside Seats. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ D'ALESSANDRO, JULIEN (April 23, 2025). "ROH Officially Unveils New Women's Pure Championship Title Belt". www.wrestling.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (April 24, 2025). "Deonna Purrazzo, Taya Valkyrie, And Leila Grey To Participate In ROH Women's Pure Title Tournament". Fightful. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  6. ↑ DEFELICE, ROBERT (May 23, 2025). "Athena Announces Billie Starkz's Entry Into ROH Women's Pure Title Tournament". Www.fightful.com. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ Swinton, Lyric (August 29, 2025). "ROH Women's Pure Title Tournament Bracket Revealed". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  8. ↑ Pulido, Luis. "ROH Death Before Dishonor Results (8/29/2025): Bandido vs. Hechicero, More". Www.fightful.net. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  9. ↑ Pulido, Luis. "ROH On Honor Club Results (9/25/2025): Bandido, Mina Shirakawa, LFI, Billie Starkz, More". Www.fightful.net. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  10. ↑ Hall, Thomas (November 7, 2025). "Ring Of Honor – November 6, 2025: The Problem Is Still There". KB Wrestling Reviews. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  11. ↑ Renner, Ethan (November 6, 2025). "First ROH Final Battle matches official". Figure Four Online. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ Thomas, Jeremy. "ROH Black Friday Results 11.28.25: Komander Battles Mansoor, More". Www.fightful.com. Retrieved November 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ Pulido, Luis. "ROH On Honor Club Results (12/4/2025): Mercedes Moné Makes Her ROH Debut, Komander vs. The Beast Mortos, Death Riders, Billie Starkz, More". Www.fightful.com. Retrieved December 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ C., Steve. "ROH TV Results – Dec. 4, 2025 – Mercedes Mone Makes ROH Debut, Billie Starkz vs. Yuka Sakazaki". Www.tpww.net. Retrieved December 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ↑ Pollock, John. "Billie Starkz to meet Deonna Purrazzo at ROH Final Battle". Www.Postwrestling.com. Retrieved December 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. 1 2 Moss, Jeff. "Ring of Honor Final Battle live results: Survival of the Fittest World title match". Www.f4wonline.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ Vetter, Chris (August 30, 2025). "ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Vetter's review of Athena vs. Mina Shirakawa for the ROH Women's Championship, Bandido vs. Hechicero for the ROH Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  18. ↑ Robinson, Sam (November 7, 2025). "ROH on HonorClub results (11/6): Robinson's review of ROH Pure Rules Champion Lee Moriarty vs. Komander in a Proving Ground match, STP vs. Beef and the Work Horsemen for the ROH Six-Man Tag Team Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  19. ↑ Robinson, Sam (September 26, 2025). "ROH on HonorClub results (9/25): Robinson's review of Sammy Guevara and Rush vs. The Von Erichs for the ROH Tag Titles, Mina Shirakawa vs. Lacey Layne for the Interim ROH Women's TV Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  20. ↑ Robinson, Sam (December 5, 2025). "ROH on HonorClub results (12/4): Yuka Sakazaki vs. Billie Starkz in an ROH Women's Pure Title tournament semifinal match, ROH Women's TV Champion Mercedes Mone vs. Lovely Miss Larkan in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 5, 2025.
  21. ↑ Robinson, Sam (November 29, 2025). "ROH on HonorClub results (11/28): Robinson's review of Komander vs. Mansoor, Serena Deeb vs. Yuka Sakazaki in an ROH Women's Pure Rules Title tournament match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  22. ↑ Thomas, Jeremy (April 1, 2023). "New ROH Title Designs Revealed At Supercard of Honor". 411Mania. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  23. ↑ Moss, Jeff. "Ring of Honor Final Battle live results: Survival of the Fittest World title match". Www.f4wonline.com. Retrieved December 5, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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