ROH World Championship
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The ROH World Championship, originally the ROH Title, is the top title contested for in the independent professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor. The current reigning and defending champion is the "American Dragon" Bryan Danielson.
Low Ki would defeat Spanky, "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, and "The Human Torture Device" Doug Williams in a 60 minute Ironman match to be crowned the first ROH Champion on July 27, 2002 at Crowning of a Champion.
Samoa Joe would (so far) have the longest and most dominating title reign when he held the belt for 21 months. During his reign, at Frontiers of Honor, a cross-promotional show with Frontier Wrestling Alliance in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2003, Joe helped the championship earn World Title status when the championship was first defended outside the United States in a match between Samoa Joe and The Zebra Kid.
On August 12, 2006, the ROH Pure Championship was unified with the ROH World Championship after ROH Pure Champion Nigel McGuinness lost to ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson in Liverpool, England in a title unification match contested under pure wrestling rules with the stipulation that both championships could be lost by disqualification or count out.
[edit] Title history
| Wrestler: | Reigns: | Date: | Place: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Ki | 1 | July 27, 2002 | Philadelphia, PA | Defeated Spanky, Christopher Daniels and Doug Williams in a four-way one hour Iron Man match. |
| Xavier | 1 | September 21, 2002 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Samoa Joe | 1 | March 22, 2003 | Philadelphia, PA | Achieves World Title status and renamed the ROH World Championship on May 17, 2003 when Samoa Joe defends the title in the United Kingdom vs. The Zebra Kid. |
| Austin Aries | 1 | December 26, 2004 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| CM Punk | 1 | June 18, 2005 | Morristown, NJ | Defeated Austin Aries at Death Before Dishonor III to win the belt and then turned heel by cutting a promo after the match. |
| James Gibson | 1 | August 12, 2005 | Dayton, OH | Defeated CM Punk, Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels in a four-way elimination match. |
| Bryan Danielson | 1 | September 17, 2005 | Lake Grove, NY | Unified with ROH Pure Championship on August 12, 2006 when Bryan Danielson defeats Nigel McGuinness in a title unification match. |
