List of Ring of Honor tournaments explained

Ring of Honor (ROH) has held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their personnel.

ROH Championship Tournament (2002)

On June 22, 2002, Ring of Honor held an ROH Championship tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Champion.[1] The Finals of the tournament was a four way iron man match that took place July 27, 2002. During that date Low Ki won and became the inaugural champion.

ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002)

On September 21, 2002, Ring of Honor held an ROH Tag Team Championship tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Tag Team Champions.[2] During that date The Prophecy won to become the inaugural champions.

Field of Honor (2003)

The Field of Honor was a professional wrestling tournament held from September 6, 2003 until December 27, 2003 by the Ring of Honor promotion. It was held as a round-robin, with winners from two blocks wrestling in the final to decide that winner. The winner of each block is determined by a points system; one point for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.[3]

No.Block A
1.Matt Stryker [1] defeated R. J. Brewer [0]
2.Xavier [1] defeated John Walters [0]
3.Matt Stryker [2] defeated Chris Sabin [0]
4.Xavier [2] defeated Chris Sabin [0]
5.Matt Stryker [3] defeated Xavier [2]
No.Block B
1.Colt Cabana [1] defeated Jimmy Rave [0]
2.B. J. Whitmer [1] defeated Jimmy Rave [0]
3.Dan Maff [1] defeated Jimmy Rave [0]
4.Colt Cabana [2] defeated B. J. Whitmer [1]
5.B. J. Whitmer [2] defeated Dan Maff [1]
6.Dan Maff [2] defeated Colt Cabana [2]
7.B. J. Whitmer [3] defeated Colt Cabana [2] and Dan Maff [2]

ROH Pure Wrestling Championship Tournament (2004)

On February 14, 2004, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship to crown the inaugural champion at Second Anniversary Show.[4] During this event A.J. Styles won to become the inaugural champion.

ROH Pure Championship Vacancy Tournament (2004)

On July 17, 2004, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the vacant ROH Pure Championship.[5]

Best of the American Super Juniors Tournament (2005)

On April 2, 2005, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown the best American Super Junior in ROH.[6]

Race To The Top Tournament (2007)

On July 27, 2007, Ring of Honor held a tournament to determine a number one contender for the ROH World Championship.[7] The Finals of the tournament took place July 28, 2007.

ROH World Championship #1 Contender Tournament (February 2008)

On February 22, 2008, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown a number one contender for the ROH World Championship.[8]

ROH World Championship #1 Contender Tournament (March 2008)

On March 14, 2008, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown a number one contender for the ROH World Championship.[9] The Finals of the tournament took place March 16, 2008 it was a four corner survival match.

ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2008)

On June 6, 2008, Ring of Honor held an ROH World Tag Team Championship tournament for the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championships.[10]

Teams:

ROH World Television Championship Tournament (2010)

On February 5, 2010, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown the inaugural ROH World Television Championship.[11] The Finals of the tournament took place on March 5, 2010

ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Lottery Tournament (2011)

On July 8, 2011, Ring of Honor held a number one contenders tournament for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[12]

Teams:

Rise and Prove Tournament (2012)

On February 17, 2012, Ring of Honor held the Rise and Prove tournament for up and coming wrestlers.[13]

Teams:

March Mayhem Tournament (2012)

On March 3, 2012, Ring of Honor held a tournament the March Mayhem tournament.[14]

ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2012)

On August 3, 2012, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championship.[15] The Finals of the tournament took place on September 15, 2012

Teams:

ROH World Championship Tournament (2013)

On July 27, 2013, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the vacant ROH World Championship.[16] The Finals of the tournament took place September 20, 2013.

ROH World Television Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2015)

On July 17, 2015, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown a number one contender for the ROH World Television Championship.[17]

ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament (2016)

On September 3, 2016, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the inaugural ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. The Finals took place on December 2, 2016 at Final Battle which was won by The Kingdom.

ROH Decade of Excellence Tournament (2016/17)

The Decade of Excellence Tournament[18] began on December 4, 2016 with the final taking place on January 14, 2017[19] to determine the new number one contender for the ROH World Championship.On March 10, 2017 at Ring of Honor's 15th Anniversary Show Christopher Daniels challenged and defeated Adam Cole to become ROH World Champion for the first time.[20]

ROH Soaring Eagle Cup (2017)

The Soaring Eagle Cup took place on October 28, 2017.[21]

Women of Honor Championship (2018)

Championship tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Champion. At Supercard of Honor XII the first champion was crowned which was Sumie Sakai.

Sea of Honor Tournament (2018)

See main article: Chris Jericho's Rock 'N' Wrestling Rager at Sea.

ROH World Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2019)

In August 2019, ROH announced a tournament to crown to #1 contender for the ROH World Championship. The first round matches will be held at Death Before Dishonor XVII, the semifinals and finals will be held at Glory By Honor XVII. The winner will face the champion at Final Battle.[22]

ROH Pure Championship Tournament (2020)

See main article: ROH Pure Tournament. On January 30, 2020, nearly 14 years after it was retired, Ring of Honor announced they were reinstating the ROH Pure Championship, with a tournament to crown a new champion beginning in 2020.[23] The tournament was supposed to begin on April 12 but ROH suspended its television production due to COVID-19 pandemic. ROH resumed television production in September and the tournament began on September 12. Jonathan Gresham won this tournament to become champion of the reinstated belt.

ROH Women's World Championship Tournament (2021)

On January 1, 2020, ROH announced the deactivation of the Women of Honor World Championship in favor of the new ROH Women's World Championship.[24] A "Quest for Gold" tournament was set for April 24 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but was canceled after ROH announced that it had postponed all live events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25] [26] At the ROH 19th Anniversary Show, ROH Board of Directors member Maria Kanellis-Bennett announce the tournament to take place in the summer of 2021.[27] On September 12, 2021 at Death Before Dishonor XVIII the tournament finals took place and Rok-C won and became the inaugural champion.

ROH World Television Championship #1 Contender Tournaments (2023)

ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament bracket #2

ROH Women's World Television Championship Tournament (2023/24)

Championship tournament to determine the first ever ROH Women's World Television Championship holder in Ring of Honor history. April 5, 2024 at Supercard of Honor Billie Starkz won the tournament and became the inaugural champion by defeating Queen Aminata in the tournament finals.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ROH Championship Tournament (2002) results. 2015-05-30. 2015-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150601024834/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=411. live.
  2. Web site: ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002) results. 2015-05-31. 2015-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150601024909/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=481. live.
  3. Web site: Field of Honor results. 2015-05-31. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083444/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=413. live.
  4. Web site: ROH Pure Wrestling Championship tournament results. 2015-05-31. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083319/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=226. live.
  5. Web site: ROH Pure Championship tournament results. 2015-05-31. 2015-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150601024846/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=919. live.
  6. Web site: Best of American Super Juniors tournament results. 2015-06-01. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095025/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=1720. live.
  7. Web site: Race To The Top Tournament results. 2015-06-01. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131237/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=351. live.
  8. Web site: ROH World Championship #1 Contendership tournament results. 2015-06-01. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034826/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=729. live.
  9. Web site: ROH World Championship #1 Contendership tournament results. 2015-06-01. 2016-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307151116/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=748. live.
  10. Web site: ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2008) results. 2015-06-01. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084141/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=857. live.
  11. Web site: ROH World Television Championship tournament results. 2015-06-01. 2016-01-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160109151328/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=1610. live.
  12. Web site: ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contendership Lottery Tournament. 2015-06-01. 2016-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307145939/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=2002. live.
  13. Web site: Rise and Prove Tournament results. 2015-06-01. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034754/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=2182. live.
  14. Web site: March Mayhem tournament results. 2015-06-01. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110113/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=2202. live.
  15. Web site: ROH World Tag Team Championship tournament results. 2015-06-02. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103654/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=2415. live.
  16. Web site: ROH World Championship Tournament results. 2015-06-02. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112731/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=2716. live.
  17. Web site: ROH World Television #1 Contenders Championship tournament results. 2015-11-21. 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110254/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=3446. live.
  18. Web site: ROH Announces Decade of Excellence Tournament, ACH Receives Release 411MANIA. 411mania.com. en-US. 2018-07-18. 2018-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205458/https://411mania.com/wrestling/roh-announces-decade-of-excellence-tournament-ach-receives-release/. live.
  19. Web site: CHALLENGER SET FOR ROH WORLD TITLE MATCH AT 15th ANNIVERSARY SHOW. www.rohwrestling.com. en. 2018-07-18. 2018-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205740/https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/challenger-set-roh-world-title-match-15th-anniversary-show. live.
  20. Web site: BREAKING: DANIELS WINS ROH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. www.rohwrestling.com. en. 2018-07-18. 2018-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20180718205620/https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/breaking-daniels-wins-roh-world-championship. live.
  21. Web site: ROH Soaring Eagle Cup « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. www.cagematch.net. 14 March 2018.
  22. Web site: Four Remaining Entrants For ROH World Title No. 1 Contender Tournament Revealed. 2019-08-30. www.rohwrestling.com. en. 2019-09-06. 2021-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206202948/https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/four-remaining-entrants-roh-world-title-no-1-contender-tournament-revealed. live.
  23. Web site: ROH Reviving Pure Championship - 411 Mania.com . 2020-10-04 . 2021-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007072430/https://411mania.com/wrestling/roh-reviving-pure-championship-tournament-for-new-champion-to-start-in-april/ . live .
  24. Web site: Blanchard. Matthew. Ring Of Honor Has Deactivated The Women Of Honor Championship. The Overtimer. February 16, 2020. January 14, 2022. January 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115013848/https://theovertimer.com/2020/02/ring-of-honor-has-deactivated-the-women-of-honor-championship/. live.
  25. Web site: Currier. Joseph. ROH cancels all shows through end of May. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. March 17, 2020. January 14, 2022. October 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029105452/https://www.f4wonline.com/ring-honor/roh-cancels-all-shows-through-end-may-306796. live.
  26. Web site: Tournament to crown ROH Women's World Champion begins at Quest for Gold in Philadelphia!. Ring of Honor. January 14, 2022. January 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115013852/https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/tournament-crown-roh-womens-world-champion-begins-quest-gold-philadelphia. live.
  27. Web site: Eck's Files: 19th Anniversary hour one free show features ROH World Six-Man Tag Title bout, Four Corner Survival match. ROH Wrestling. January 14, 2022. January 15, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220115013840/https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/ecks-files-19th-anniversary-hour-one-free-show-features-roh-world-six-man-tag-title-bout. live.
  28. Web site: Pizzazz . Monolo Has . ROH starts tournament for TV title shot against Samoa Joe at Death Before Dishonor PPV . July 16, 2023 . Cagesideseates.com . July 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716154806/https://www.cagesideseats.com/platform/amp/2023/7/14/23795139/ring-of-honor-tournament-television-championship-match-vs-samoa-joe-death-before-dishonor-ppv . live .
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