ROH Women's World Championship

Last Modified Apr 2, 2024 12:13 GMT
ROH Women's World Championship
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The ROH Women's World Title is a professional wrestling World Title for women. It was developed and promoted by the USA-based professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH). The current holder of the title is Athena and this is her first-ever reign. She made history by holding the title for the most number of days in her first reign as champion.

Championship History and List of Reign Lengths

WrestlerNo of ReignsDate WonDate LossTitle DefenseDays Hold
Rok-C1September 12, 2021January 9, 20229119
Deonna Purrazzo1January 9, 2022May 4, 20226115
Mercedes Martinez1May 4, 2022December 10, 20225220
Athena1December 10, 2022Current Holder0467+

History of The ROH Women's World Championship

On January 1, 2020, the ROH Women of Honor World Title was deactivated when the last titleholder Kelly Klein was deprived of the title because ROH allowed her to go and didn't renew her official agreement. Another competition to crown the debut ROH Women's World Titleholder was set to begin on April 24 of that year at the event of Quest for Gold. However, ROH deferred all future occasions because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

On the night of ROH's Anniversary Commemoration Show, on March 26, 2021, one of ROH's Governing body members Maria Kanellis-Bennett declared a competition to crown another ROH Women's World titleholder. The Title itself and the format with other details of the tournament were disclosed at the event of Best in the World on July 11, 2021. There were 15 women in that tournament and it was a singles elimination competition.

Rok-C went on to defeat Miranda Alize through pinfall during the Demise Before Dishonor XVIII pay-per-view event on September 12, 2021. The conclusion of a 15-woman singles elimination competition to turn into the first-ever holder of the ROH Women's World Title.

Ring of Honor declared that it would go on a break after the event of the Final battle in December. The return was likely booked for April the following year. All the wrestlers and the staff would likewise be let out of their agreements as a part of the plans to rebrand the promotion and came out as a more fan-centric advancement.

Several grapplers of the promotion started to show up in different advancements after Final Battle and safeguarded the titles. Rok-C shielded the title against Deonna Purrazzo who was working with Impact Wrestling, during a TV show. Rok-C lost the title and was defeated by Deonna Purrazzo after 119 days.

During the break, in the early part of 2022, then-ROH Women's World Title holder Purrazzo was reserved for the PPV occasion Multiverse of Matches during the event of WrestleCon. That turned out to be the point at which the Supercard of Honor XV occasion was subsequently booked for April 1 in the same year. Purrazzo wasn't able to make it to the event of Supercard of Honor XV.

Mercedes Martinez beat Willow Nightingale to turn into the In-between time ROH Women's Title holder at Supercard of Honor XV. Martinez likewise procured the chance to confront lineal titleholder Purrazzo in a unification match which was scheduled to be held late on a different date. Martinez went on to beat Purrazzo to turn into the undisputed ROH Women's World Title holder on May 4, 2022, at an episode of AEW Dynamite.

Athena was scheduled to face Martinez at the ROH Final Battle on December 10. Athena beat Martinez and came out on top for the ROH Women's World. Another brand new design was uncovered of the title at Supercard of Honor and it was the second introduced design of the title belt as of March 2024.

FAQ's On ROH Women's World Championship

A. The former name of the ROH Women's World Championship was the ROH Women of Honor World Title.

 A. Mercedes Martinez was the third holder of the ROH Women's World Championship.

 A. No, all of the holders of the ROH Women's World Championship are American by nationality.

A. Mercedes Martinez held the ROH Women's World Championship for the second most number of days.

A. All four holders of the ROH Women's World Championship have the same number of reigns which is 1. 

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