List of ROH World Tag Team Champions
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The ROH World Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling world tag team championship owned by the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion; it is contested for in their tag team division. The championship was created and debuted on September 21, 2002 at ROH's Unscripted event. At said event, the championship was represented by a trophy, which was destroyed by American Dragon and Michael Modest after they were defeated by The Prophecy (Christopher Daniels and Donovan Morgan), who had just become the inaugural champions.[1] Daniels and Morgan were awarded physical belts later in 2002. Originally called the ROH Tag Team Championship, the title was renamed to the ROH World Tag Team Championship in July 2006 after the title was defended in Japan for the first time earlier that month, when then-champions, Austin Aries and Roderick Strong, defeated Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino to retain the championship.[2]
Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches between different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. Reigns that were won on pay-per-view events aired on tape delay up to weeks or months apart. Reigns that were won at live events were released on DVD. Title changes that occurred on ROH's primary television program, Ring of Honor Wrestling, air up to three to five weeks apart.
The inaugural champions were The Prophecy (Daniels and Morgan), whom ROH recognized to have become the champions after defeating American Dragon and Michael Modest on September 21, 2002 at ROH's Unscripted event in the finals of a one-night tournament.
As of July 2024, The Addiction (Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian) are the current champions in their second reign as team. Individually, this is the fourth reign for Daniels and the second for Kazarian. They defeated former champions War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) at War of the Worlds.
The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe) hold the record for most reigns, with eight. ROH publishes a list of defenses for each champion on their official website, unlike most other professional wrestling promotions. As of July 2024, The Briscoe Brothers' fourth reign and Austin Aries' and Roderick Strong's only reign are tied for most defenses, with 18. The Briscoe Brothers' second, third, and sixth reigns, Dan Maff's and B.J. Whitmer's first reign, The Second City Saints' (CM Punk and Colt Cabana) first reign, The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid and Johnny Kashmere) only reign and the Forever Hooligans' only reign are all tied for the least defenses, with zero. At 363 days, The Kings of Wrestling's (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) second reign is the longest in the title's history. Overall, there have been 45 reigns among 48 different wrestlers and 28 different teams.
Contents
Title history
| # | Order in reign history |
| Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
| Event | The event in which the title was won |
| Successful defenses | The number of successful defenses the champions had during their reign |
| Wrestler name (#) | The number represents the individual reigns of a wrestler when this is distinct from the tag team's reign. |
| — | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
| + | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Names
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| ROH Tag Team Championship | September 2002 – July 2006 |
| ROH World Tag Team Championship | July 2006 – present |
Reigns
| # | Team | Reign | Date | Days held | Defenses | Location | Event | Notes |
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1
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1
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September 21, 2002
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2
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Unscripted [1] | The Prophecy defeated Bryan Danielson and Michael Modest in a tournament final to become the first ROH Tag Team Champions. | |
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2
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1
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March 15, 2003
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4
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Cambridge, Massachusetts | Expect the Unexpected [2] | A.J. Styles and Amazing Red defeated Christopher Daniels and Xavier, who was filling in for Donovan Morgan. | |
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—
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—
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September 6, 2003
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—
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—
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—
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—
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A.J. Styles and The Amazing Red vacated the championship due to Red suffering an injury. | |
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3
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1
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September 20, 2003
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0
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Glory by Honor II [3] | The Backseat Boyz won the title in a Gauntlet match that also involved The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe), Special K (Hydro and Deranged), The Ring Crew Express (Dunn and Marcos), and Special K (Izzy and Dixie). | |
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4
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1
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October 16, 2003
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1
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Glen Burnie, Maryland | Tradition Continues [4] | ||
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5
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1
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November 1, 2003
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6
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Elizabeth, New Jersey | Main Event Spectacles [5] | ||
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6
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1
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April 24, 2004
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0
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Chicago Ridge, Illinois | Reborn: Stage Two [6] | ||
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7
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1
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May 15, 2004
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<1
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0
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Lexington, Massachusetts | Round Robin Challenge III [8] | ||
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8
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2
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<1
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0
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9
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2
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3
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10
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1
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August 7, 2004
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7
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Testing the Limit [9] | ||
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11
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B.J. Whitmer and Dan Maff
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2
[10] |
February 19, 2005
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2
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Elizabeth, New Jersey | Third Anniversary Celebration: Part 1 [11] | |
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March 28, 2005
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—
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—
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—
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—
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The championship was vacated when Maff left ROH. The company covered Maff's leaving by saying he was forced to retire as the result of an automobile accident, which never occurred.[3] | |
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12
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1
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April 2, 2005
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5
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Asbury Park, New Jersey | Best of American Super Juniors Tournament [12] | Whitmer and Jacobs defeated Jay Lethal and Samoa Joe to win the vacant championship. | |
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13
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1
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July 9, 2005
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1
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New York City, New York | Escape from New York [13] | ||
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14
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2
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July 23, 2005
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2
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Homecoming [14] | ||
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15
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1
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October 1, 2005
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4
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New York City, New York | Joe vs. Kobashi [15] | ||
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16
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1
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December 17, 2005
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18
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Edison, New Jersey | Final Battle 2005 [16] | The championship was renamed the ROH World Tag Team Championship on July 9, 2006 after Aries and Strong defeated Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino in Japan. | |
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17
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1
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September 16, 2006
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4[17]
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New York City, New York | Glory by Honor V: Night 2 [18] | ||
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18
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1
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November 25, 2006
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3
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Edison, New Jersey | Dethroned [19] | ||
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19
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3
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February 24, 2007
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0
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Chicago, Illinois | Fifth Year Festival: Chicago [20] | ||
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20
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Naruki Doi and Shingo
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1
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March 3, 2007
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1
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Liverpool, England | Fifth Year Festival: Liverpool [21] | [4] |
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21
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4
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March 30, 2007
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19
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Detroit, Michigan | All-Star Extravaganza III [22] | ||
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22
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1
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December 30, 2007
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1
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New York City, New York | Final Battle 2007 [23] | ||
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23
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1
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January 26, 2008
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2
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Chicago Ridge, Illinois | Without Remorse [24] | ||
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24
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5
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April 12, 2008
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1
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Edison, New Jersey | Injustice [25] | Austin Aries was a substitute for Mark Briscoe, who had sustained a legitimate injury, during the first and only championship defense. | |
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May 10, 2008
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—
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—
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A New Level [26] | The championship was vacated by Jay and Mark Briscoe due to Mark's injury. | |
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25
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2
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June 6, 2008
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3
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Hartford, Connecticut | Up for Grabs [27] | Jacobs and Black defeated Kevin Steen and El Generico in the finals of a one-night tournament for the vacant championship. | |
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26
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1
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September 19, 2008
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7
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Boston, Massachusetts | Driven 2008 [28] | ||
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27
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1
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April 10, 2009
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9
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Won the titles in a "Tables are Legal" match. This episode aired on tape delay on May 30, 2009.[5] | |
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28
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6
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December 19, 2009
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3
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Manhattan, New York | Final Battle 2009 [29] | [6] | |
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29
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2
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April 3, 2010
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9
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Charlotte, North Carolina | The Big Bang! | [7] | |
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30
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1
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April 1, 2011
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6
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Atlanta, Georgia | Honor Takes Center Stage: Chapter 1 | [8] | |
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31
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7
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December 23, 2011
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7
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Manhattan, New York | Final Battle 2011 | [9] | |
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32
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2
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May 12, 2012
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2
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Toronto, Ontario | Border Wars | After their first defense ended in disqualification, all matches in this reign allowed the title to change hands via disqualification.[10][11] | |
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33
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1
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June 24, 2012
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0
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New York City, New York | Best in the World 2012: Hostage Crisis | [12] | |
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—
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July 10, 2012
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—
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—
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Title officially declared vacant after ROH severed its ties with Kenny King due to a contract dispute.[13] | |
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34
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1
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September 15, 2012
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4
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Chicago Ridge, Illinois | Death Before Dishonor X: State of Emergency | Defeated Charlie Haas and Rhett Titus in a tournament final to win the vacant title.[14] | |
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35
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8
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December 16, 2012
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4
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New York City, New York | Final Battle 2012: Doomsday | This was a three-way tag team match also involving Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander.[15] | |
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36
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1
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March 2, 2013
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7
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Chicago Ridge, Illinois | 11th Anniversary Show | [16] | |
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37
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1
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July 27, 2013
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0
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Providence, Rhode Island | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Aired August 3, 2013.[17] | |
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38
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2
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August 3, 2013
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0
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Toronto, Ontario | All-Star Extravaganza V | [18] | |
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39
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2
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August 17, 2013
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6
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New York City, New York | Manhattan Mayhem V | [19] | |
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40
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1
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March 8, 2014
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0
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Chicago Ridge, Illinois | Raising the Bar: Night 2 | [20] | |
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41
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3
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May 17, 2014
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15
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New York, New York | War of the Worlds | ||
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42
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1
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April 4, 2015
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5
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San Antonio, Texas | Ring of Honor Wrestling | Aired April 25, 2015.[21] | |
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43
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1
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September 18, 2015
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2
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San Antonio, Texas | All Star Extravaganza VII | This was a three-way match also involving The Young Bucks.[22] | |
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44
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1
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December 18, 2015
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7
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Final Battle 2015 | [23] | |
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45
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2
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May 9, 2016
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0
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Dearborn, Michigan | War of the Worlds | [24] |
List of combined reigns
As of July 5, 2024.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
|---|---|
| <1 | The reign is shorter than one day. |
By team
The Briscoe Brothers (Mark and Jay Briscoe) hold the record for most reigns as a team and as individuals with eight.
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns | Defenses | Combined Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Briscoe | 8 | 36 | 807 |
| Mark Briscoe | 8 | 36 | 807 | |
| 3 | Bobby Fish | 3 | 28 | 673 |
| Kyle O'Reilly | 3 | 28 | 673 | |
| 5 | Christopher Daniels † | 4 | 10 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.+ |
| 6 | Chris Hero | 2 | 13 | 448 |
| Claudio Castagnoli | 2 | 13 | 448 | |
| 8 | Jimmy Jacobs | 5 | 14 | 392 |
| 9 | Davey Richards | 3 | 11 | 344 |
| 10 | Charlie Haas | 2 | 7 | 308 |
| Shelton Benjamin | 2 | 7 | 308 | |
| 12 | Rocky Romero | 3 | 9 | 280 |
| 13 | Austin Aries | 1 | 18 | 273 |
| Roderick Strong | 1 | 18 | 273 | |
| 15 | Eddie Edwards | 2 | 9 | 267 |
| 16 | B.J. Whitmer | 4 | 9 | 210 |
| 17 | El Generico | 1 | 7 | 203 |
| Kevin Steen | 1 | 7 | 203 | |
| 19 | Ricky Reyes | 1 | 7 | 196 |
| 20 | Frankie Kazarian † | 2 | 5 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.+ |
| 21 | A.J. Styles | 1 | 4 | 175 |
| The Amazing Red | 1 | 4 | 175 | |
| Donovan Morgan | 1 | 2 | 175 | |
| 24 | Hanson | 1 | 7 | 143 |
| Raymond Rowe | 1 | 7 | 143 | |
| 26 | Tyler Black | 2 | 4 | 132 |
| 27 | CM Punk | 2 | 3 | 105 |
| Colt Cabana | 2 | 3 | 105 | |
| 29 | Steve Corino | 1 | 3 | 92 |
| 30 | Matt Sydal | 1 | 3 | 91 |
| Matt Taven | 1 | 2 | 91 | |
| Michael Bennett | 1 | 2 | 91 | |
| 33 | Sal Rinauro | 1 | 4 | 77 |
| Tony Mamaluke | 1 | 4 | 77 | |
| 35 | Matt Jackson | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| Nick Jackson | 1 | 1 | 70 | |
| 37 | Dan Maff | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| 38 | Naruki Doi | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Shingo | 1 | 1 | 27 | |
| 40 | Johnny Kashmere | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Trent Acid | 1 | 0 | 26 | |
| 42 | Dixie | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Izzy | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
| Kenny King | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| Rhett Titus | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| 46 | HC Loc | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| Tony DeVito | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 48 | Alex Koslov | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Notes
- 1.^ This event was a live event that was later released on DVD.
- 2.^ Dan Maff's and B.J. Whitmer's first reign was won while they were in the alliance The Prophecy, while their second was won while they were no longer involved.
- 3.^ The Kings of Wrestling's (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) fourth defense is not recognized by ROH because it was defended at a Combat Zone Wrestling event, which was not sanctioned by ROH.[25]
- 4.^ This event was a pay-per-view that later aired on tape delay.
- 5.^ Each reign is ranked highest to lowest; reigns with the exact number mean they are tied for that certain rank
References
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