List of Ring of Honor tournaments
Ring of Honor has held a variety of professional wrestling tournaments competed for by wrestlers that are a part of their personnel.
ROH Championship Tournament (2002)
On June 22, 2002, Ring of Honor held an ROH Championship tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Champion.[1] The Finals of the tournament was a four way iron man match that took place July 27, 2002.
ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002)
On September 21, 2002, Ring of Honor held an ROH Tag Team Championship tournament to crown the inaugural ROH Tag Team Champions.[2]
Field of Honor (2003)
The Field of Honor was a professional wrestling tournament held from September 6, 2003 until December 27, 2003 by the Ring of Honor promotion. It was held as a round-robin, with winners from two blocks wrestling in the final to decide that winner. The winner of each block is determined by a points system; one point for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss.[3]
No. | Block A |
1. | Matt Stryker [1] defeated R. J. Brewer [0] |
2. | Xavier [1] defeated John Walters [0] |
3. | Matt Stryker [2] defeated Chris Sabin [0] |
4. | Xavier [2] defeated Chris Sabin [0] |
5. | Matt Stryker [3] defeated Xavier [2] |
No. | Block B |
1. | Colt Cabana [1] defeated Jimmy Rave [0] |
2. | B. J. Whitmer [1] defeated Jimmy Rave [0] |
3. | Dan Maff [1] defeated Jimmy Rave [0] |
4. | Colt Cabana [2] defeated B. J. Whitmer [1] |
5. | B. J. Whitmer [2] defeated Dan Maff [1] |
6. | Dan Maff [2] defeated Colt Cabana [2] |
7. | B. J. Whitmer [3] defeated Colt Cabana [2] and Dan Maff [2] |
Final | ||||
A1 | Matt Stryker | Pin | ||
B1 | B. J. Whitmer | 18:08 |
ROH Pure Wrestling Championship Tournament (2004)
On February 14, 2004, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship to crown the inaugural champion at Second Anniversary Show.[4]
ROH Pure Championship Tournament (2004)
On July 17, 2004, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the vacant ROH Pure Championship.[5]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Alex Shelley | ||||||||
4 | Austin Aries, CM Punk and Matt Stryker | Pin | |||||||
Alex Shelley | Pin | ||||||||
Doug Williams | |||||||||
3 | Doug Williams | ||||||||
2 | Jay Lethal, R. J. Brewer and Nigel McGuinness | Pin |
Best of the American Super Juniors Tournament (2005)
On April 2, 2005, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown the best American Super Junior in ROH.[6]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
James Gibson | 14:17 | |||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | Pin | |||||||||||||
James Gibson | Sub | |||||||||||||
Dragon Soldier B | 11:02 | |||||||||||||
Dragon Soldier B | Pin | |||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | 7:46 | |||||||||||||
Dragon Soldier B | 12:11 | |||||||||||||
Black Tiger | Pin | |||||||||||||
Bryan Danielson | Sub | |||||||||||||
Spanky | 23:59 | |||||||||||||
Bryan Danielson | Sub | |||||||||||||
Black Tiger | 14:22 | |||||||||||||
Black Tiger | 10:11 | |||||||||||||
Alex Shelley | Pin |
Race To The Top Tournament (2007)
On July 27, 2007, Ring of Honor held a tournament to determine a number one contender for the ROH World Championship.[7] The Finals of the tournament took place July 28, 2007.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Jack Evans | 9:18 | ||||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Jack Evans | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Brent Albright | 9:44 | ||||||||||||||
Brent Albright | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Matt Cross | 5:24 | ||||||||||||||
Jack Evans | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | 9:09 | ||||||||||||||
El Generico | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Delirious | 11:19 | ||||||||||||||
El Generico | 10:48 | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Chris Hero | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Erick Stevens | 14:55 | ||||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | 18:47 | ||||||||||||||
El Generico | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Davey Richards | 7:29 | ||||||||||||||
Jigsaw | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Davey Richards | 4:24 | ||||||||||||||
Pelle Primeau | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Pelle Primeau | 3:37 | ||||||||||||||
B. J. Whitmer | Pin | ||||||||||||||
El Generico | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Davey Richards | 12:17 | ||||||||||||||
Mike Quackenbush | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Matt Sydal | 14:12 | ||||||||||||||
Mike Quackenbush | 12:27 | ||||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Hallowicked | 7:02 |
ROH World Championship #1 Contender Tournament (February 2008)
On February 22, 2008, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown a number one contender for the ROH World Championship.[8]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 9:50 | |||||||||||||
Delirious | Pin | |||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | Pin | |||||||||||||
Bryan Danielson | 14:42 | |||||||||||||
Bryan Danielson | 10:55 | |||||||||||||
Rocky Romero | Pin | |||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 15:27 | |||||||||||||
Go Shiozaki | Pin | |||||||||||||
El Generico | 12:50 | |||||||||||||
Austin Aries | Pin | |||||||||||||
El Generico | Sub | |||||||||||||
Go Shiozaki | 13:31 | |||||||||||||
Go Shiozaki | 9:23 | |||||||||||||
Necro Butcher | Sub |
ROH World Championship #1 Contender Tournament (March 2008)
On March 14, 2008, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown a number one contender for the ROH World Championship.[9] The Finals of the tournament took place March 16, 2008 it was a four corner survival match.
Qualifiers | Qualified | Finals | ||||||||||||
Delirious | 7:45 | |||||||||||||
Necro Butcher | Pin | |||||||||||||
Delirious | ||||||||||||||
Go Shiozaki | ||||||||||||||
Go Shiozaki | 14:09 | |||||||||||||
Brent Albright | Sub | |||||||||||||
Delirious, Go Shiozaki and Claudio Castagnoli | 9:31 | |||||||||||||
Aaron Solo | Pin | |||||||||||||
Aaron Solo | 12:50 | |||||||||||||
Erick Stevens | Pin | |||||||||||||
Aaron Solo | ||||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | ||||||||||||||
Claudio Castagnoli | 8:18 | |||||||||||||
Davey Richards | Pin |
ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2008)
On June 6, 2008, Ring of Honor held an ROH World Tag Team Championship tournament for the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championships.[10]
Teams:
- The Age of the Fall (Tyler Black and Jimmy Jacobs)
- Delirious and Pelle Primeau
- Sweet 'n' Sour Inc. (Adam Pearce and Chris Hero)
- The Vulture Squad (Jigsaw and Ruckus)
- El Generico and Kevin Steen
- Go Shiozaki and Nigel McGuinness
- Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson
- No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Roderick Strong)
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Age of the Fall | 7:57 | |||||||||||||
Delirious/Primeau | Pin | |||||||||||||
Age of the Fall | 0:59 | |||||||||||||
Aries/Danielson | DQ | |||||||||||||
Aries/Danielson | 19:22 | |||||||||||||
No Remorse Corps | Pin | |||||||||||||
Age of the Fall | 16:53 | |||||||||||||
Generico/Steen | Pin | |||||||||||||
Sweet 'n' Sour Inc. | 12:04 | |||||||||||||
Vulture Squad | Sub | |||||||||||||
Sweet 'n' Sour Inc. | 8:14 | |||||||||||||
Generico/Steen | Pin | |||||||||||||
Generico/Steen | 19:26 | |||||||||||||
Shiozaki/McGuinness | Pin |
ROH World Television Championship Tournament (2010)
On February 5, 2010, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown the inaugural ROH World Television Championship.[11] The Finals of the tournament took place on March 5, 2010
ROH World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender Lottery Tournament (2011)
On July 8, 2011, Ring of Honor held a number one contenders tournament for the ROH World Tag Team Championship.[12]
Teams:
- The Bravado Brothers (Harlem and Lance Bravado)
- The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe)
- Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly
- Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Briscoe Brothers | ||||||||
4 | Bravado Brothers | Pin | |||||||
Bravado Brothers | Pin | ||||||||
Cole/O'Reilly | |||||||||
3 | Cole/O'Reilly | ||||||||
2 | Coleman/Alexander | Pin |
Rise and Prove Tournament (2012)
On February 17, 2012, Ring of Honor held the Rise and Prove tournament for up and coming wrestlers.[13]
Teams:
- TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste)
- Alabama Attitude (Corey Hollis and Mike Posey)
- Rudy Switchblade and Shiloh Jonze
- Chris Silvio and Sean Casey
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | TMDK | ||||||||
4 | Alabama Attitude | Pin | |||||||
TMDK | |||||||||
Switchblade/Jonze | Pin | ||||||||
3 | Switchblade/Jonze | ||||||||
2 | Silvio/Casey | Pin |
March Mayhem Tournament (2012)
On March 3, 2012, Ring of Honor held a tournament the March Mayhem tournament.[14]
No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tommaso Ciampa defeated Kyle O'Reilly | Qualifying match | 7:47 |
2 | Michael Bennett defeated Eddie Edwards | Qualifying match | 14:10 |
3 | Adam Cole defeated Michael Elgin | Qualifying match | 12:21 |
4 | Jay Lethal defeated Roderick Strong | Qualifying match | 15:37 |
5 | Tommaso Ciampa defeated Adam Cole, Jay Lethal and Michael Bennett | Four Way Elimination Tournament Final | 13:44 |
ROH World Tag Team Championship Tournament (2012)
On August 3, 2012, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the vacant ROH World Tag Team Championship.[15] The Finals of the tournament took place on September 15, 2012
Teams:
- S.C.U.M. (Jimmy Jacobs and Steve Corino)
- The Bravado Brothers (Harlem and Lance Bravado)
- Caprice Coleman and Cedric Alexander
- The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson)
- Charlie Haas and Rhett Titus
- The Guardians of Truth (Guardian #1 and Guardian #2)
- The Briscoe Brothers (Jay and Mark Briscoe)
- BLKOUT (Ruckus and Sabian)
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
S.C.U.M. | ||||||||||||||
Bravado Brothers | Pin | |||||||||||||
S.C.U.M. | Pin | |||||||||||||
Coleman/Alexander | 12:16 | |||||||||||||
Coleman/Alexander | Pin | |||||||||||||
Young Bucks | ||||||||||||||
S.C.U.M. | 12:26 | |||||||||||||
Haas/Titus | Pin | |||||||||||||
Haas/Titus | Pin | |||||||||||||
Guardians of Truth | ||||||||||||||
Haas/Titus | Pin | |||||||||||||
Briscoe Brothers | 10:47 | |||||||||||||
Briscoe Brothers | ||||||||||||||
BLKOUT | Pin |
ROH World Championship Tournament (2013)
On July 27, 2013, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the vacant ROH World Championship.[16] The Finals of the tournament took place September 20, 2013.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Jay Lethal | 12:59 | ||||||||||||||
Sonjay Dutt | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Jay Lethal | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Adam Cole | 16:45 | ||||||||||||||
Adam Cole | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Mark Briscoe | 12:34 | ||||||||||||||
Adam Cole | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Tommaso Ciampa | 13:54 | ||||||||||||||
Tommaso Ciampa | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Silas Young | 11:14 | ||||||||||||||
Tommaso Ciampa | 14:31 | ||||||||||||||
Michael Bennett | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Michael Bennett | Pin | ||||||||||||||
B. J. Whitmer | 10:08 | ||||||||||||||
Adam Cole | 26:33 | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | 20:02 | ||||||||||||||
Paul London | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Karl Anderson | 17:10 | ||||||||||||||
Karl Anderson | 10:41 | ||||||||||||||
A. C. H. | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Michael Elgin | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 19:24 | ||||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Brian Kendrick | 12:50 | ||||||||||||||
Kevin Steen | 12:00 | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Roderick Strong | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Matt Taven | 13:10 |
ROH World Television Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2015)
On July 17, 2015, Ring of Honor held a tournament to crown a number one contender for the ROH World Television Championship.[17]
First round | Final | |||||||
Christopher Daniels | ||||||||
Mark Briscoe | ||||||||
Christopher Daniels | ||||||||
Bobby Fish | ||||||||
Bobby Fish | ||||||||
Matt Taven | ||||||||
ACH | ||||||||
A. C. H. | ||||||||
Frankie Kazarian | ||||||||
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament (2016)
On September 3, 2016, Ring of Honor held a tournament for the inaugural ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship. The Finals took place on December 2, 2016.
ROH Decade of Excellence Tournament (2016/17)
The Decade of Excellence Tournament[18] began on December 4, 2016 with the final taking place on January 14, 2017[19] to determine the new number one contender for the ROH World Championship.
1st Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Jushin Liger | ||||||||||||||
Jay Lethal | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jay Lethal | ||||||||||||||
Jay Briscoe | Pin | |||||||||||||
B. J. Whitmer | ||||||||||||||
Jay Briscoe | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jay Briscoe | 15:24 | |||||||||||||
Christopher Daniels | Pin | |||||||||||||
Colt Cabana | ||||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chris Sabin | ||||||||||||||
Christopher Daniels | Pin | |||||||||||||
Christopher Daniels | Pin | |||||||||||||
Mark Briscoe |
On March 10, 2017 at Ring of Honor's 15th Anniversary Show Christopher Daniels challenged and defeated Adam Cole to become ROH World Champion for the first time.[20]
ROH Soaring Eagle Cup (2017)
The Soaring Eagle Cup took place on October 28, 2017.[21]
No. | Results | Stipulations |
---|---|---|
1 | Dalton Castle defeated Flip Gordon | Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match |
2 | Frankie Kazarian defeated Jay White | Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match |
3 | Matt Taven defeated Jay Lethal | Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match |
4 | Christopher Daniels vs. Cody ended in a time limit draw | Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match |
5 | Silas Young defeated Cheeseburger | Soaring Eagle Cup First Round Match |
6 | Dalton Castle defeated Frankie Kazarian, Matt Taven and Silas Young | Soaring Eagle Cup Final Four Way Elimination Match |
Women of Honor Championship (2018)
Championship tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Champion.
Sea of Honor Tournament (2018)
ROH World Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2019)
In August 2019, ROH announced a tournament to crown to #1 contender for the ROH World Championship. The first round matches will be held at Death Before Dishonor XVII, the semifinals and finals will be held at Glory By Honor XVII. The winner will face the champion at Final Battle.[22]
ROH Pure Championship Tournament (2020)
On January 30, 2020, nearly 14 years after it was retired, Ring of Honor announced they were reinstating the ROH Pure Championship, with a tournament to crown a new champion beginning in 2020.[23] The tournament was supposed to begin on April 12 but ROH suspended its television production due to COVID-19 pandemic. ROH resumed television production in September and the tournament began on September 12.
ROH Women's World Championship Tournament (2021)
On January 1, 2020, ROH announced the deactivation of the Women of Honor World Championship in favor of the new ROH Women's World Championship.[24] A "Quest for Gold" tournament was set for April 24 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but was canceled after ROH announced that it had postponed all live events due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[25][26] At the ROH 19th Anniversary Show, ROH Board of Directors member Maria Kanellis-Bennett announce the tournament to take place in the summer of 2021.[27]
ROH World Television Championship #1 Contender Tournaments (2023)
- On July 13, 2023 it was announced that ROH will be having a four man ROH World Television Championship #1 Contendership tournament where four men will compete and the winner will face Samoa Joe for the ROH World Television Championship at Death Before Dishonor of year 2023.[28]
- On July 28, 2023 a second ROH World Television Championship #1 Contendership tournament was announced where the winner of this one will also face Samoa Joe for the ROH TV Championship due to Samoa Joe being victorious at keeping the title after the first 2023 ROH TV title tournament at ROH Pay-per-view Death Before Dishonor of year 2023.[29][30][31]
ROH World Television Championship Eliminator Tournament bracket #2
Quarterfinals ROH TV taping | Semifinals ROH TV taping | Final ROH TV taping | ||||||||||||
Christopher Daniels | Pin | |||||||||||||
JD Drake | N/A | |||||||||||||
Christopher Daniels | N/A | |||||||||||||
Shane Taylor | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tony Nese | Pin | |||||||||||||
Cheeseburger | N/A | |||||||||||||
Shane Taylor | ||||||||||||||
Gravity | ||||||||||||||
Gravity | Pin | |||||||||||||
Anthony Henry | N/A | |||||||||||||
Gravity | Pin | |||||||||||||
Tony Nese | N/A | |||||||||||||
Shane Taylor | Pin | |||||||||||||
Serpentico | N/A |
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- "ROH Championship Tournament (2002) results".
- "ROH Tag Team Championship Tournament (2002) results".
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- "ROH World Championship #1 Contendership tournament results".
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