ROH Pure Championship

On this page, you find the full Title History for the ROH Pure Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.

The ROH Pure Championship is contested in Ring of Honor, by men wrestlers. The championship was first established on February 14, 2004.

Matches for the ROH Pure Championship are conducted under "Pure Wrestling Rules": each wrestler has three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls; after a wrestler exhausts his rope breaks, submission and pin attempts on or under the ropes by his opponent are considered legal. No closed-fist punches to the face permitted; open-handed slaps or chops to the face are permitted; punches to the rest of the body are allowed, excluding low blows; the first use of a closed fist to the face receives a warning; the second use of a closed fist to the face results in disqualification. The title can change hands via disqualification and count-out. Outside interference will result in automatic termination from the roster for the wrestler that interferes. If a title match reaches its time limit without a winner being declared, the winner is decided by a panel of three judges.

The current champion is Wheeler YUTA, who won the title on the episode of AEW Rampage on November 25, 2023, and has been reigning for 176 days.

ROH Pure Championship: Title History

Promotions / Brands

Promotion	from	to
Promotion ROH	January 30, 2020	Present
Promotion ROH	February 14, 2004	August 12, 2006

Championship Names & Belt Designs
- ROH Pure Championship March 31, 2023
- ROH Pure Championship July 17, 2004 March 30, 2023
- ROH Pure Wrestling Championship February 14, 2004 July 16, 2004

ROH Pure Championship: Title Reigns

N.	Image	Champion	Reign
14		Wheeler YUTA 3 November 25, 2023 Pittsburgh, PA \| AEW Rampage	176+ days
13		Katsuyori Shibata 1 March 31, 2023 Los Angeles, CA \| ROH Supercard of Honor	239 days
12		Wheeler YUTA 2 December 10, 2022 Arlington, TX \| ROH Final Battle 2022	111 days
11		Daniel Garcia 1 September 7, 2022 Buffalo, NY \| AEW Dynamite	94 days
10		Wheeler YUTA 1 April 1, 2022 Garland, TX \| ROH Supercard of Honor XV	159 days
9		Josh Woods 1 September 12, 2021 Philadelphia, PA \| ROH Death Before Dishonor XVIII	201 days
8		Jonathan Gresham 1 October 30, 2020 Baltimore, MD \| ROH Wrestling Defeated Tracy Williams in the final of a tournament for the revived title.	317 days
	Unified August 12, 2006 Liverpool, England \| ROH Unified The title was unified into the ROH World Championship and deactivated.
7		Bryan Danielson 1 August 12, 2006 Liverpool, England \| ROH Unified This was a title unification match with Danielson's ROH World Championship on the line.	0 days
6		Nigel McGuinness 1 August 27, 2005 Buffalo, NY \| ROH Dragon Gate Invasion	350 days
5		Samoa Joe 1 May 7, 2005 New York, NY \| ROH Manhattan Mayhem	112 days
4		Jay Lethal 1 March 5, 2005 Philadelphia, PA \| ROH Trios Tournament	63 days
3		John Walters 1 August 28, 2004 Elizabeth, NJ \| ROH Scramble Cage Melee	189 days
2		Doug Williams 1 July 17, 2004 Elizabeth, NJ \| ROH Reborn: Completion Defeated Alex Shelley in a tournament final for the vacant title	42 days
		Vacant April 24, 2004 The title was vacated when Styles was pulled from all ROH shows by TNA, following the Rob Feinstein controversy.	84 days
1		AJ Styles 1 February 14, 2004 Braintree, MA \| ROH Second Anniversary Show Defeated CM Punk in the ROH Pure Championship tournament finals to become the inaugural champion.	70 days

ROH Pure Championship: Info

Promotion Ring of Honor
Gender Male
Title Type 3 - Tertiary Title
Date Established February 14, 2004
Notes Matches for the ROH Pure Championship are conducted under "Pure Wrestling Rules": each wrestler has three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls; after a wrestler exhausts his rope breaks, submission and pin attempts on or under the ropes by his opponent are considered legal. No closed-fist punches to the face permitted; open-handed slaps or chops to the face are permitted; punches to the rest of the body are allowed, excluding low blows; the first use of a closed fist to the face receives a warning; the second use of a closed fist to the face results in disqualification. The title can change hands via disqualification and count-out. Outside interference will result in automatic termination from the roster for the wrestler that interferes. If a title match reaches its time limit without a winner being declared, the winner is decided by a panel of three judges.