ROH - RING OF HONOR

ROH PURE WRESTLING/PURE TITLE HISTORY

February 14, 2004--Present

Compiled by Brian Westcott and Matt Bish

1.A.J. Styles
02/14/2004-Braintree, MA
Defeated C.M. Punk in an 8-man tournament final to become the first champion.
Styles also held the following titles in conjunction with the The Ring of Honor Pure Wrestling Title:

NWA Heavyweight Title won on 4/21/2004 in Nashville, TN

TITLE VACANT
05/2004
A.J. Styles was stripped of the title due to the situation between ROH and NWA TNA.

2.John Walters
08/28/2004-Braintree, MA

TITLE VACANT
05/2004
A.J. Styles was stripped of the title due to the situation between ROH and NWA TNA. The title will be renamed the Pure Title and the new champion will be decided on 07/17/2004 in Elizabeth, NJ.

3.Doug Williams
07/17/2004-Elizabeth, NJ
Defeated Alex Shelley in a tournament final.

4.John Walters [2]
08/28/2004-Braintree, MA

5.Jay Lethal
03/03/2005-Philadelphia, PA

6.Samoa Joe
05/07/2005-New York, NY (New Yorker Hotel's Grand Ballroom)

7.Nigel McGuinness
08/27/2005-Williamsville, NY (Amherst Pepsi Center)

Unified with ROH World Heavyweight Title

8.Jonathan Gresham
10/30/2020-Baltimore, MD
Defeated Tracy Williams in 16-man tournament final

9.Josh Woods
09/12/2021-Philadelphia, PA

10.Wheeler Yuta
04/01/2022-Garland, TX

11.Daniel Garcia
09/07/2022-Buffalo, NY
AEW Dynomite

12.Wheeler YUTA [2]
12/10.2022-Arlington, TX

13.Katsuyori Shibata
03/31/2023-Los Angeles, CA