| Best in the World 2012: | |
| Promotion: | Ring of Honor |
| Date: | June 24, 2012 |
| Venue: | Hammerstein Ballroom |
| City: | New York, New York |
| Lastevent: | Border Wars |
| Nextevent: | Boiling Point |
| Event: | Best in the World |
| Lastevent2: | 2011 |
| Nextevent2: | 2013 |
Best in the World 2012: Hostage Crisis[1] was a professional wrestling Internet pay-per-view (iPPV) event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH) that took place on June 24, 2012 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York.
Best in the World 2012 featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that played out on Ring of Honor's (ROH) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.