List of former championships in Ring of Honor explained

In professional wrestling, championships are competed for in pre-planned matches as part of scripted storylines. This article is a list championships retired by the wrestling company Ring of Honor (ROH) and previously competed for by the promotion's roster of contracted wrestlers.

Defunct championships promoted by ROH

This section of championships are a list of titles which were exclusive to ROH.

No.ChampionshipDate of introductionFirst champion(s)Date retiredFinal champion(s)Years activeNotes
ROH Top of the Class TrophyNovember 4, 2005Davey AndrewsOctober 25, 2008Rhett Titus[1] 3The championship was later abandoned after Rhett Titus victory.
2Women of Honor World ChampionshipDecember 15, 2017Sumie SakaiJanuary 1, 2020Kelly Klein4Kelly Klein was stripped of the championship after ROH did not renew her contract. The Women of Honor World Championship was subsequently retired and replaced with the ROH Women's World Championship.[2]

Past championships used by ROH

PromotionChampionshipLast ROH ReignTime used in ROH
Shimmer Women AthletesShimmer ChampionshipNicole Matthews2007–2014
Shimmer Tag Team ChampionshipDaizee Haze and Tomoka Nakagawa2008–2011
New Japan Pro-WrestlingIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team ChampionshipsThe Young BucksMay 10, 2014[3] – June 21, 2014
IWGP Tag Team ChampionshipThe Bullet Club
(Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson)		May 17, 2014[4] – January 4, 2015
IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipAJ StylesMay 17 2014 – October 13, 2014
IWGP United States Heavyweight ChampionshipKenny OmegaOctober 15, 2017[5] – January 28, 2018
NEVER Openweight ChampionshipJeff CobbApril 6, 2019[6] – May 3, 2019
IWGP Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipDragon LeeApril 6, 2019 – June 9, 2019
IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipKota IbushiApril 6, 2019 – June 9, 2019
NJPW World Television ChampionshipZack Sabre Jr.2023[7]
Strong Women's ChampionshipWillow NightingaleJune 8, 2023 – July 5, 2023
National Wrestling AllianceNWA Worlds Heavyweight ChampionshipNick Aldis2008
October 21, 2018 – August 29, 2021
NWA World Women's ChampionshipAllysin KayMay 12, 2019[8] – January 24, 2020
NWA National ChampionshipColt CabanaMay 12, 2019 – December 14, 2019
NWA World Tag Team ChampionshipsRoyce Isaacs & Thomas LatimerSeptember 7, 2019[9] – October 1, 2019
NWA World Women's Tag Team ChampionshipsThe Hex
(Allysin Kay & Marti Belle)		October 27, 2021[10] – June 11, 2022
Revolution Pro WrestlingBritish Heavyweight ChampionshipZack Sabre Jr.April 6, 2019 – August 31, 2019
Lucha Libre AAA WorldwideAAA Mega ChampionshipEl Hijo del Vikingo2023[11]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Respect is Earned II results . 2008-09-25 . onlineworldofwrestling.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080914023846/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/roh/_080607/ . 2008-09-14 .
  2. Web site: Tournament to Crown ROH Women's World Champion Begins at Quest for Gold in Philadelphia!. February 12, 2020.
  3. Web site: 5/10 ROH/NJPW Results: Toronto, Ontario (Cole vs. Steen) . Namako . Jason . May 11, 2014 . May 12, 2014 . Wrestleview.
  4. Web site: ROH/New Japan live coverage 5-17 New York . https://web.archive.org/web/20140518091627/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/37051-rohnew-japan-live-coverage-5-17-new-york . Meltzer . Dave . Dave Meltzer . May 18, 2014 . May 17, 2014 . May 17, 2014 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
  5. Web site: A dog, a cat, a bird, ROH Buffalo, oh my! . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014083807/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2017/10/13/22758406.html . dead . October 14, 2017 . Smith . Caleb . October 13, 2017 . October 13, 2017 . Slam! Sports . Canadian Online Explorer.
  6. Web site: G1 Supercard . . February 13, 2019.
  7. Web site: Powell. Jason. NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 results: Powell's live report on Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega for the IWGP U.S. Championship, Kairi vs. Tam Nakano for the IWGP Women's Title, Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado vs. Master Wato for the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Title. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. January 4, 2023. January 4, 2023.
  8. Web site: 5/9 ROH WAR OF THE WORLDS report: Live coverage featuring The Young Bucks vs. Bushi & Hiromu Takahashi, SoCal Uncensored vs. The Kingdom for the six-man titles . Pageot . Harley R. . May 9, 2018 . May 9, 2018 . Pro Wrestling Torch.
  9. Web site: 411's live ROH Global Wars Espectacular Dearborn Coverage . September 6, 2019 . September 6, 2019 . Larry . Csonka . 411Mania.
  10. Web site: Wilkinson . Nick . The Hex vs. The Allure for the NWA Women’s Tag Team Titles set for Oct. 27 . March 10, 2023 . Diva-dirt.com.
  11. Web site: AAA TripleMania Regia 2021 Results (12/4/21): FTR Defend AAA Tag Titles Against Lucha Bros. Gisberto. Guzzo. Luis. Pulido. Fightful. December 4, 2021. December 5, 2021.

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