ROH Pure Championship Title History

ROH PURE CHAMPIONSHIP

Date Established: February 14th, 2004

Current Champion(s): Wheeler Yuta

Date Won: November 25th, 2023

First Champion: AJ Styles

Most Reigns: Wheeler Yuta (3 reigns)

Longest Reign: Nigel McGuinness (350 days)

Shortest Reign: Bryan Danielson (<1 day)

Oldest Champion: Katsuyori Shibata (43 years, 134 days)

Youngest Champion: Jay Lethal (19 years, 310 days)

Heaviest Champion: Samoa Joe (290 lb (130 kg))

Lightest Champion: Jonathan Gresham (161 lb (73 kg))

TITLE REIGNS:

01. AJ Styles - Won: February 14th, 2004 @ ROH Second Anniversary Show in Braintree, MA (defeated CM Punk in the ROH Pure Championship tournament finals to become the inaugural champion)

-- VACATED on April 24th, 2004 (Vacated when Styles was pulled from all ROH shows by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling following the Rob Feinstein controversy) 

02. Doug Williams - Won: July 17th, 2004 @ ROH Reborn: Completion in Elizabeth, NJ (defeated Alex Shelley in a tournament final)

03. John Walters - Won: August 28th, 2004 @ ROH Scramble Cage Melee in Elizabeth, NJ

04. Jay Lethal - Won: March 5th, 2005 @ ROH Trios Tournament 2005 in Philadelphia, PA

05. Samoa Joe - Won: May 7th, 2005 @ ROH Manhattan Mayhem I in New York, NY

06. Nigel McGuinness - Won: August 27th, 2005 @ ROH Dragon Gate Invasion in Buffalo, NY

07. Bryan Danielson - Won: August 12th, 2006 @ ROH Unified in Liverpool, England (This was a title unification match with Danielson's ROH World Championship also on the line)

-- UNIFIED on August 12th, 2006 with the ROH World Championship (Title was deactivated after it was unified)

08. Jonathan Gresham - Won: October 30th, 2020 @ Ring of Honor Wrestling TV Taping in Baltimore, MD (defeated Tracy Williams in the final of a tournament to crown a new champion for the revived title)

09. Josh Woods - Won: September 21st, 2021 @ ROH Death Before Dishonor XVIII in Philadelphia, PA (During this reign, Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor Wrestling.)

10. Wheeler Yuta - Won: April 1st, 2022 @ ROH Supercard of Honor XV in Garland, TX

11. Daniel Garcia - Won: September 7th, 2022 @ AEW Dynamite in Buffalo, NY (This was an All Elite Wrestling event)

12. Wheeler Yuta (2) - Won: December 10th, 2022 @ ROH Final Battle in Arlington, TX

13. Katsuyori Shibata - Won: March 31st, 2023 @ ROH Supercard of Honor in Los Angeles, CA

14. Wheeler Yuta (3) - Won: November 25th, 2023 @ AEW Rampage in Pittsburgh, PA

The first title design, used from 2004-2006; 2020-2023.

The second title design, used since 2023.