Title History
- Key
Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
# | Numbers in bold indicate that a reign is current and changes daily |
Event | The event promoted by the respective promotion in which the titles were won |
Successful defenses | Accounts how many defenses the champion had during their reign |
# | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Location | Event | Successful defenses | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01 !1 | A.J. Styles !A.J. Styles | 01 !1 | 02004-02-14February 14, 2004 | 700169000000000000069 | Braintree, MA | Second Anniversary Show | 70001000000000000001 | Defeated CM Punk in a tournament final. Reign no longer recognised. |
01.5 !— | Vacated !Vacated | 00 !— | 02004-04-23April 23, 2004 | 00 !— | N/A | N/A | — | Vacated when Styles was pulled from all ROH shows by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling following the Rob Feinstein controversy |
02 !2 | Doug Williams !Doug Williams | 00 !1 | 02004-07-17July 17, 2004 | 700142000000000000042 | Elizabeth, NJ | Reborn: Completion | 70003000000000000003 | Defeated Alex Shelley in a tournament final. ROH only recognizes reigns from here on. |
03 !3 | John Walters !John Walters | 00 !1 | 02004-08-28August 28, 2004 | 7002189000000000000189 | Elizabeth, NJ | Scramble Cage Melee | 70006000000000000006 | |
04 !4 | Lethal, JayJay Lethal | 00 !1 | 02005-03-05March 5, 2005 | 700163000000000000063 | Philadelphia, PA | Trios Tournament 2005 | 70002000000000000002 | |
05 !5 | Joe, SamoaSamoa Joe | 00 !1 | 02005-05-07May 7, 2005 | 7002112000000000000112 | New York, NY | Manhattan Mayhem | 70006000000000000006 | |
06 !6 | McGuinness, NigelNigel McGuinness | 00 !1 | 02005-08-27August 27, 2005 | 7002350000000000000350 | Buffalo, NY | Dragon Gate Invasion | 700117000000000000017 | |
07 !7 | Danielson, BryanBryan Danielson | 01 !1 | 02006-08-12August 12, 2006 | 50000000000000000000 | Liverpool, England | Unified | 00 !— | Unified with Danielson's ROH World Championship. |
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