ROH Women's World Championship
| ROH Women's World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 The 2020 to 2023 ROH Women's World Championship original belt design. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Ring of Honor (ROH) All Elite Wrestling (AEW) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | January 1, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Athena | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 10, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
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The ROH Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The current champion is Athena, who is in her first reign, which is the longest reign in the title's history.
History
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On January 1, 2020, the ROH Women of Honor World Championship was deactivated when the last champion Kelly Klein was stripped of the championship after ROH didn't renew her contract.[3] A new tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Women's World Champion was set to start on April 24 of that year at Quest for Gold,[4] however, ROH postponed all future events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][4] (The title replaced the ROH Women of Honor World Title in the ROH Women of Honor division.)
On March 26, 2021, at ROH 19th Anniversary Show, ROH Board of Directors member Maria Kanellis-Bennett announced a tournament to crown a new ROH Women's World Champion.[6] On July 11, at Best in the World, the tournament bracket and the championship itself were revealed.[7]
On September 12, 2021 Rok-C defeated Miranda Alize via pinfall at the ROH pay-per-view Death Before Dishonor XVIII, the culmination of a 15-woman singles elimination tournament to become the inaugural ROH Women's World Championship holder.[8]
On October 27, 2021, Ring of Honor announced that it would go on a hiatus after Final Battle in December, with a return tentatively scheduled for April 2022. All personnel would also be released from their contracts as part of plans to "reimagine" the company as a "fan-focused product".[9][10][11][12] After Final Battle, several ROH wrestlers began to appear on other promotions and defended the titles. Rok-C defended the title against Impact Wrestling's Deonna Purrazzo during a television taping. However, Rok-C was defeated and lost the title to Purrazzo.[13]
In early 2022, during the hiatus, then-ROH Women's World Champion Purrazzo was booked for the Multiverse of Matches at WrestleCon, which happened to be when the Supercard of Honor XV event was later scheduled for April 1, 2022. Purrazzo was unable to attend the latter event.[14] At Supercard of Honor XV, Mercedes Martinez defeated Willow Nightingale to become the Interim ROH Women's World Champion and earned the opportunity to face lineal champion Purrazzo in a unification match at a later date.[15][16] On the May 4, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Martinez defeated Purrazzo to become the undisputed ROH Women's World Champion.[1]
On September 15, 2024 Athena became the longest reigning ROH women's champion & ROH title holder of all time as a women surpassing Samoa Joe's reign as ROH World Champion at 645 days by holding the ROH Women's World Championship for 646 days.[17]
Inaugural championship tournament (2021)
[edit]Tournament bracket
[edit]| First Round1 2 ROH Wrestling July 30 August 7 and 14 ROH Women's Division Wednesday August 4 | Quarterfinals ROH Wrestling August 21 and 28 | Semifinals ROH Wrestling September 4 | Final Death Before Dishonor XVIII September 12 | ||||||||||||
| Rok-C | Pin[18] | ||||||||||||||
| Sumie Sakai | 9:36 | ||||||||||||||
| Rok-C | Pin[23] | ||||||||||||||
| Quinn McKay | 10:14 | ||||||||||||||
| Mandy Leon | 7:12 | ||||||||||||||
| Quinn McKay3 4 5 | Pin[19] | ||||||||||||||
| Rok-C | Sub[25] | ||||||||||||||
| Angelina Love | 6:44 | ||||||||||||||
| Holidead | 9:18 | ||||||||||||||
| Max the Impaler | Pin[20] | ||||||||||||||
| Max the Impaler | 5:53 | ||||||||||||||
| Angelina Love | DQ[24] | ||||||||||||||
| Angelina Love | Bye[21] | ||||||||||||||
| –6 | |||||||||||||||
| Rok-C | Pin[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Miranda Alize | 18:13 | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Gracia | 8:43 | ||||||||||||||
| Miranda Alize | Pin[18] | ||||||||||||||
| Miranda Alize | Pin[23] | ||||||||||||||
| Nicole Savoy | 13:04 | ||||||||||||||
| Mazzerati | 8:45 | ||||||||||||||
| Nicole Savoy | Pin[18] | ||||||||||||||
| Miranda Alize | Sub[25] | ||||||||||||||
| Trish Adora | 12:16 | ||||||||||||||
| Willow Nightingale | 11:30 | ||||||||||||||
| Allysin Kay | Sub[22] | ||||||||||||||
| Allysin Kay | 13:30 | ||||||||||||||
| Trish Adora | Pin[24] | ||||||||||||||
| Marti Belle | 7:13 | ||||||||||||||
| Trish Adora | Sub[19] | ||||||||||||||
1 ^ Participants in the original tournament included: Ashley Vox, Gia Scott, Heather Monroe, Jenny Rose, Katarina, Kellyanne, Lindsay Snow, Maria Manic, Session Moth Martina, and Tasha Steelz.
2 ^ Brandi Lauren and Laynie Luck were named as alternates.
3 ^ Spot was originally meant for Vita VonStarr, but her interference in matches involving The Righteous got her removed.
4 ^ Allie Recks was slated to take VonStarr's place in the tournament, but a knee injury kept her from competing.
5 ^ Chelsea Green was slated to take VonStarr's place in the tournament, but a broken wrist kept her from competing.
6 ^ Love defeated Quinn McKay on the May 8 ROH Wrestling episode to earn a bye.
Belt designs
[edit]The first ROH Women's World title design (2020–2023) is similar to the 2017 to 2022 design of the ROH World Championship separating itself from the men's version of the design with the word women's above in the middle center plate and also with the title being smaller than the 2017 to 2022 design of the ROH World Championship belt design due to it being a women's title (The original design of the ROH Women's World title is gold with silver ROH Logos indented in the center and indented on side plates).[26]
On March 31, 2023, a new design of the belt was revealed at Supercard of Honor, thus making it the second design of the championship belt.[27] The design of the belt kept the original design of the previous design but now featuring silver plates and the updated Ring of Honor logo on the main plate and side plates.[28] On the October 24, 2024 episode of ROH Wrestling, Athena was gifted a modified spinner version of the championship belt to celebrate her record setting title reign.[29][30]
Reigns
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As of December 25, 2024, there have been four reigns between four champions. Rok-C was the inaugural champion. Athena's reign is the longest at 746+ days, while Deonna Purrazzo has the shortest reign at 115 days. Martinez is the oldest champion at 41 years old, while Rok-C is the youngest champion at 19 years old.
Athena is the current champion in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Martinez at Final Battle on December 10, 2022, in Arlington, Texas.
Names
[edit]| Name | Years |
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| ROH Women's World Championship | January 1, 2020 – May 4, 2022[1] May 4, 2022 – present |
| Undisputed ROH Women's World Championship | May 4, 2022 |
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | |||
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| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | ||||
| 1 | Rok-C | September 12, 2021 | Death Before Dishonor XVIII | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | 119 | Defeated Miranda Alize in the finals of a 15-woman single-elimination tournament to become the inaugural champion. | [31] |
| 2 | Deonna Purrazzo | January 9, 2022 | Impact! | Dallas, TX | 1 | 115 | This was a Winner Takes All match, also for Purrazzo's AAA Reina de Reinas Championship. This was an Impact Wrestling event that aired on tape delay on January 13, 2022. During this reign, Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor. |
[13][32] |
| — | Mercedes Martinez | April 1, 2022 | Supercard of Honor XV | Garland, TX | — | 33 | Deonna Purrazzo was unable to defend the title at Supercard of Honor. Martinez defeated Willow Nightingale to determine an interim champion. | [33][34] |
| 3 | Mercedes Martinez | May 4, 2022 | Dynamite | Baltimore, MD | 1 | 220 | Defeated Deonna Purrazzo to become Undisputed ROH Women's World Champion. This was an All Elite Wrestling event. |
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| 4 | Athena | December 10, 2022 | Final Battle | Arlington, TX | 1 | 746+ | [35] | |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b Powell, Jason (September 13, 2021). "9/12 ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Powell's review of Bandido vs. Brody King vs. EC3 vs. Demonic Flamita in an elimination match for the ROH World Championship, Jonathan Gresham vs. Josh Woods for the ROH Pure Title, Miranda Alize vs. Rok-C to become the first ROH Women's World Champion". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Blanchard, Matthew (February 16, 2020). "Ring Of Honor Has Deactivated The Women Of Honor Championship". The Overtimer. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ a b TORO, CARLOS (February 12, 2020). "ROH Announces Tournament For New ROH Women's World Championship, To Replace Women Of Honor Title". Fightful.com. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (March 17, 2020). "ROH cancels all shows through end of May". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Middleton, Marc. "Maria Kanellis Appears at ROH PPV to Announce Women's Title Tournament". Wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
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- ^ Padula, Dominic. "#ANDNew: Rok-C Wins Inaugural ROH Women's World Title". Lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ @davemeltzerWON (October 27, 2021). "ROH released everyone from contracts, more to come" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (October 27, 2021). "ROH not renewing talent contracts following hiatus announcement". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 27, 2021). "ROH Halting Live Events For First Quarter Of 2022 To 'Reimagine' The Promotion". Fightful. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (October 27, 2021). "ROH Talent Contracts Won't Be Renewed At The End Of 2021, Contracted Talent Will Still Be Paid". Fightful. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Title changes hands, WWE alumnus debuts at Impact tapings (spoiler) - 411 Mania.com
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (March 10, 2022). "Who Will Answer Deonna Purrazzo's Champ Champ Challenge at IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches?". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ "WILLOW, MERCEDES MARTINEZ SQUARE OFF FOR INTERIM ROH WOMEN'S WORLD TITLE AT SUPERCARD OF HONOR". Ring of Honor. 28 March 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Faria, Colby (April 1, 2022). "ROH Supercard of Honor XV Results: Jonathan Gresham vs. Bandido For The Undisputed ROH World Title + More!". Fightful. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Pizzazz, Manolo Has. "Athena becomes longest reigning ROH champion in history". Cagesidedseats.com. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
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- ^ Robinson, Sam (October 25, 2024). "ROH on HonorClub results (10/24): Robinson's review of Brian Cage vs. Komander for the ROH TV Title, Athena's celebration, Lee Johnson vs. EJ Nduka, Gates of Agony vs. The Infantry". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Powell, Jason (September 13, 2021). "9/12 ROH Death Before Dishonor results: Powell's review of Bandido vs. Brody King vs. EC3 vs. Demonic Flamita in an elimination match for the ROH World Championship, Jonathan Gresham vs. Josh Woods for the ROH Pure Title, Miranda Alize vs. Rok-C to become the first ROH Women's World Champion". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Guzzo, Gisberto (January 13, 2022). "Ring Of Honor Women's World Championship Changes Hands On 1/13 IMPACT Wrestling". Fightful. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (January 3, 2022). "After #CodyRhodes became 3x TNT Champ vs @sammyguevara Christmas night, the Spanish God made a New Year's resolution to regain the Title. This Saturday LIVE @ 8 pm ET/7 pm CT on TNT at the inaugural Battle of the Belts, the rematch: TNT Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Sammy Guevara!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Powell, Jason (April 1, 2022). "4/1 ROH Supercard of Honor results: Powell's live review of Bandido vs. Jonathan Gresham for the undisputed ROH Championship, The Briscoes vs. FTR for the ROH Tag Titles, Rhett Titus vs. Minoru Suzuki for the ROH TV Title, Josh Woods vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Rules Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jason (December 10, 2022). "ROH Final Battle results: Powell's live review of FTR vs. The Briscoes in a Double Dog Collar match for the ROH Tag Team Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH Championship, Mercedes Martinez vs. Athena for the ROH Women's Title, Daniel Garcia vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Rules Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
External links
[edit]- ROH Women's World Championship at Cagematch.net