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World Championship
(July 27, 2002 - Present)
Won By: Date: Event: Location: Reign:
Low-Ki Jul 27, 2002 Crowning A Cham… Philadelphia, USA 57 days
Low-Ki won an Iron Man Match were 1 point was awarded for a pinfall and -1 point if you were pinned. The final score was Low-Ki 3, Christopher Daniels 2, Spanky 1 and Doug Williams -1.
Xavier Sep 22, 2002 Unscripted Philadelphia, USA 181 days
Samoa Joe Mar 22, 2003 Night Of Champions Philadelphia, USA 645 days
Austin Aries Dec 26, 2004 Final Battle Philadelphia, USA 174 days
C.M. Punk Jun 18, 2005 Death Before Di… Morristown, USA 55 days
James Gibson Aug 12, 2005 Redemption Dayton, USA 36 days
Gibson defeated C.M. Punk in an elimination match that also included Samoa Joe.
American Dragon Sep 17, 2005 Glory By Honor Lake Grove, USA 462 days
Homicide Dec 23, 2006 Final Battle New York, USA 56 days
Takeshi Morishima Feb 17, 2007 The Fifth Year … Philadelphia, USA 231 days
Nigel McGuinness Oct 6, 2007 Undeniable Edison, USA 545 days
Jerry Lynn Apr 3, 2009 Supercard Of Honor Houston, USA 71 days
Austin Aries [2] Jun 13, 2009 Manhattan Mayhem New York, USA 245 days
Aries pinned Tyler Black in a triple threat elimination match that also involved the champion, Jerry Lynn.
Tyler Black Feb 13, 2010 Anniversary Show New York, USA 210 days
Roderick Strong Sep 11, 2010 Glory By Honor New York, USA 189 days
Eddie Edwards Mar 19, 2011 Manhattan Mayhem New York, USA 99 days
Davey Richards Jun 26, 2011 Best In The World New York, USA 321 days
Kevin Steen May 12, 2012 Border Wars Toronto, Canada 328 days
Jay Briscoe Apr 5, 2013 In Your House Richmond, USA 89 days
** Vacated Due To Injury** Jul 3, 2013 -- -- 79 days
Briscoe vacates the title due to injury.
Adam Cole Sep 20, 2013 Death Before Di… Philadelphia, USA 275 days
Cole defeated Michael Elgin in the finals of a 16-man tournament for the vacant title. Also in the tournament were Mark Brisco, Jay Lethal, Sonjay Dutt, Tommaso Ciampa, Silas Young, Michael Bennett, B.J. Whitmer, Karl Anderson, ACH, Paul London, Matt Taven, Roderick Strong, Brian Kendrick and Kevin Steen
Michael Elgin Jun 22, 2014 Best In The World Nashville, USA 76 days
Jay Briscoe [2] Sep 6, 2014 All-Star Extrav… Toronto, Canada 286 days
Jay Lethal Jun 19, 2015 Best In The World New York, USA 427 days
This was a winner takes all match, also for Lethal's ROH World Television Championship
Adam Cole [2] Aug 19, 2016 Death Before Di… Las Vegas, USA 105 days
Kyle O'Reilly Dec 2, 2016 Final Battle New York, USA 33 days
Adam Cole [3] Jan 4, 2017 Wrestle Kingdom Tokyo, Japan 65 days
Christopher Daniels Mar 10, 2017 Anniversary Show Las Vegas, USA 105 days
Cody Jun 23, 2017 Best In The World Lowell, USA 175 days
Dalton Castle Dec 15, 2017 Final Battle New York, USA 218 days
Jay Lethal [2] Jul 21, 2018 Ring Of Honor W… Fairfax, USA 259 days
This was a 4 Corner Survival Match that also involved Castle, Cody, and Matt Taven
Matt Taven Apr 6, 2019 G1 Supercard New York, USA 174 days
This was a 3-way ladder match that also involved Marty Scurll
Rush Sep 27, 2019 Death Before Di… Las Vegas, USA 77 days
PCO Dec 13, 2019 Final Battle Baltimore, USA 78 days
Rush [2] Feb 29, 2020 -- -- 498 days
This was a 3-way match also involving Mark Haskins
Bandido Jul 11, 2021 Best In The World Baltimore, USA 152 days
** Vacated ** Dec 10, 2021 -- --
Bandido vacates the title due to testing positive for COVID-19
Jonathan Gresham Dec 11, 2021 Final Battle Baltimore, USA 224 days
Claudio Castagnoli Jul 23, 2022 Death Before Di… Lowell, USA 60 days
Chris Jericho Sep 21, 2022 Dynamite Queens, USA 80 days
Claudio Castagnoli [2] Dec 10, 2022 Final Battle Arlington, USA 284 days
Eddie Kingston Sep 20, 2023 Dynamite Queens, USA 198 days
Mark Briscoe Apr 5, 2024 Supercard Of Honor Philadelphia, USA 201 days
Chris Jericho [2] Oct 23, 2024 Dynamite West Valley City, USA 22 days