Women of Honor World Championship
The Women of Honor World Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion Ring of Honor (ROH).
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The Women of Honor World Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Promotion | Ring of Honor | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date established | December 15, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date retired | January 1, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
At Final Battle, December 15, 2017, it was announced that a tournament to crown the first ROH Women of Honor Championship would start on January 20, 2018. The tournament featured ROH regulars and wrestlers from ROH partner promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) as well.[1] Sumie Sakai was the inaugural champion and during her reign the title was renamed to Women of Honor World Championship at the Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings on August 25, 2018.[2]
During Kelly Klein's third reign, ROH producer Joey Mercury left the promotion. In a series of tweets, Mercury said ROH doesn't have a concussion protocol and Klein had to wrestle while injured. Klein agreed with Mercury and ROH let her go after her contract expired on December 31. Two months later, the creation of a new title was announced, the ROH Women's World Championship.[3]
Since coming into existence, the WOH World Title has been defended at Stardom events in addition to ROH shows.[4]
Inaugural championship tournament
Qualifying matches
- Ring of Honor Wrestling tapings – June 29 and June 30 (2300 Arena – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
No. | Results | Stipulations |
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1 | Jessie Brooks defeated Gabby Ortiz | Women of Honor Championship Qualifying Match |
2 | Brandi Rhodes defeated Stella Grey | Women of Honor Championship Qualifying Match |
Tournament bracket
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
Mandy Leon | Pin[5] | ||||||||||||||
Madison Rayne | |||||||||||||||
Mandy Leon | |||||||||||||||
Kelly Klein | KO | ||||||||||||||
Jessie Brooks | |||||||||||||||
Kelly Klein | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kelly Klein | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Mayu Iwatani | |||||||||||||||
HZK | |||||||||||||||
Mayu Iwatani | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Mayu Iwatani | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Deonna Purrazzo | |||||||||||||||
Deonna Purrazzo | Sub | ||||||||||||||
Holidead | |||||||||||||||
Kelly Klein | |||||||||||||||
Sumie Sakai | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Jenny Rose | |||||||||||||||
Kagetsu | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kagetsu | |||||||||||||||
Sumie Sakai | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Hana Kimura | |||||||||||||||
Sumie Sakai | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Sumie Sakai | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Tenille Dashwood | |||||||||||||||
Stacy Shadows | |||||||||||||||
Tenille Dashwood | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Tenille Dashwood | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Brandi Rhodes | |||||||||||||||
Karen Q | |||||||||||||||
Brandi Rhodes | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Title history
Names
Name | Years |
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Women of Honor Championship | December 15, 2017 – August 25, 2018 |
Women of Honor World Championship | August 25, 2018 – January 1, 2020 |
Reigns
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 | Sumie Sakai | April 7, 2018 | Supercard of Honor XII | New Orleans, LA | 1 | 251 | Defeated Kelly Klein in the tournament final to become the inaugural champion. During her reign the title was renamed to Women of Honor World Championship | [6][7] |
2 | Kelly Klein | December 14, 2018 | Final Battle | New York City, NY | 1 | 58 | This was a Four Corner Survival match, also involving Madison Rayne and Karen Q. | [8] |
3 | Mayu Iwatani | February 10, 2019 | Bound By Honor | Miami, FL | 1 | 55 | ||
4 | Kelly Klein | April 6, 2019 | G1 Supercard | New York City, NY | 2 | 174 | [9] | |
5 | Angelina Love | September 27, 2019 | Death Before Dishonor XVII | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | 15 | ||
6 | Kelly Klein | October 12, 2019 | Glory By Honor XVII | New Orleans, LA | 3 | 81 | ||
— | Deactivated | January 1, 2020 | — | — | — | — | Kelly Klein was stripped of the championship after ROH didn't renew her contract. The Women of Honor World Championship was subsequently retired and replaced with the ROH Women's World Championship. | [10] |
Combined reigns
As of August 8, 2020.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined days |
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1 | Kelly Klein | 3 | 313 |
2 | Sumie Sakai | 1 | 251 |
3 | Mayu Iwatani | 1 | 55 |
4 | Angelina Love | 1 | 15 |
References
- Meltzer, Dave (December 15, 2017). "ROH FINAL BATTLE 2017 LIVE RESULTS: CODY VS. DALTON CASTLE". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- Rose, Bryan. "WILL OSPREAY TO CHALLENGE FOR THE ROH TITLE AT DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/tournament-crown-roh-womens-world-champion-begins-quest-gold-philadelphia
- WOH World Champion to defend at Korakuen Hall - ROH Wrestling.com
- https://twitter.com/totaldivaseps/status/962471063274819584
- Rose, Bryan. "ROH SUPERCARD OF HONOR XII LIVE RESULTS: KENNY OMEGA VS. CODY". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- Rose, Bryan. "WILL OSPREAY TO CHALLENGE FOR THE ROH TITLE AT DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- Powell, Jason. "12/14 Powell's ROH Final Battle 2018 live review: Jay Lethal vs. Cody for the ROH Title, Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky vs. The Briscoes vs. The Young Bucks in a Ladder War for the ROH Tag Titles, Jeff Cobb vs. Adam Page for the ROH TV Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- "4/6 ROH and NJPW G1 Supercard results: Powell's live review of Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Hvt. Championship, Jay Lethal vs. Matt Taven vs. Marty Scurll in a three-way ladder match for the ROH Title, Tetsuya Naito vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, and more". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/tournament-crown-roh-womens-world-champion-begins-quest-gold-philadelphia