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, and the inaugural champion was AJ Styles.
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 Lee Moriarty, who won the title at ROH Death Before Dishonor (2024) on July 26, 2024, and has been reigning for 132 days.
ROH Pure Championship: Title History
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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- 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
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N. Image Champion Reign 15 Lee Moriarty 1
- July 26, 2024
- Arlington, TX
- | ROH Death Before Dishonor (2024)
- 132+ days
132+- days
14 Wheeler Yuta 3
- November 25, 2023
- Pittsburgh, PA
- | AEW Rampage
- 244 days
244- days
13 Katsuyori Shibata 1
- March 31, 2023
- Los Angeles, CA
- | ROH Supercard of Honor
- 239 days
239- days
12 Wheeler Yuta 2
- December 10, 2022
- Arlington, TX
- | ROH Final Battle 2022
- 111 days
111- days
11 Daniel Garcia 1
- September 7, 2022
- Buffalo, NY
- | AEW Dynamite
- 94 days
94- days
10 Wheeler Yuta 1
- April 1, 2022
- Garland, TX
- | ROH Supercard of Honor XV
- 159 days
159- days
9 Josh Woods 1
- September 12, 2021
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ROH Death Before Dishonor XVIII
- 201 days
201- days
8 Jonathan Gresham 1
- October 30, 2020
- Baltimore, MD
- | ROH Wrestling
- 317 days
Defeated Tracy Williams in the final of a tournament for the revived title.317- days
Unified
- August 12, 2006
- Liverpool, England
- | ROH Unified
- 5193 days
The title was unified into the ROH World Championship and deactivated.7 Bryan Danielson 1
- August 12, 2006
- Liverpool, England
- | ROH Unified
- 0 days
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
350- days
5 Samoa Joe 1
- May 7, 2005
- New York, NY
- | ROH Manhattan Mayhem
- 112 days
112- days
4 Jay Lethal 1
- March 5, 2005
- Philadelphia, PA
- | ROH Trios Tournament
- 63 days
63- days
3 John Walters 1
- August 28, 2004
- Elizabeth, NJ
- | ROH Scramble Cage Melee
- 189 days
189- days
2 Doug Williams 1
- July 17, 2004
- Elizabeth, NJ
- | ROH Reborn: Completion
- 42 days
Defeated Alex Shelley in a tournament final for the vacant title42- days
Vacant
- April 24, 2004
- 84 days
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
- 70 days
Defeated CM Punk in the ROH Pure Championship tournament finals to become the inaugural champion.70- days
ROH Pure Championship: Statistics
- Promotion Ring of Honor
- Gender Male
- Title Type Tertiary Title
- Date Established February 14, 2004
- First ChampionAJ Styles
- Current ChampionLee Moriarty
Most Number of Reigns
Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
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Wheeler Yuta | 3 | |
Nigel McGuinness | 1 | |
Jonathan Gresham | 1 | |
Katsuyori Shibata | 1 | |
Josh Woods | 1 |
Most Combined Days
Rank | Wrestler | Days |
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Wheeler Yuta | 514 | |
Nigel McGuinness | 350 | |
Jonathan Gresham | 317 | |
Katsuyori Shibata | 239 | |
Josh Woods | 201 |
Longest Reigns
Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
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Nigel McGuinness | August 27, 2005 - August 12, 2006 | 350 | |
Jonathan Gresham | October 30, 2020 - September 12, 2021 | 317 | |
Wheeler Yuta | November 25, 2023 - July 26, 2024 | 244 | |
Katsuyori Shibata | March 31, 2023 - November 25, 2023 | 239 | |
Josh Woods | September 12, 2021 - April 1, 2022 | 201 |