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).
| Women of Honor World Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 The Women of Honor World Championship belt | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Ring of Honor (ROH) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | December 15, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date retired | January 1, 2020 (replaced with the ROH Women's World Championship) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
At Final Battle, December 15, 2017, it was announced that a tournament to crown the first Women of Honor Championship would start on January 20, 2018. The tournament featured ROH regulars, called the ROH Women of Honor and wrestlers from ROH partner promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) as well.[1]
On April 7, 2018 Sumie Sakai became the inaugural champion by defeating Kelly Klein in the 16-women tournament finals at Supercard of Honor XII in New Orleans, LA. 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 Women of Honor World Championship has been defended at Stardom events in addition to ROH shows, pay-per-views, and events.[4]
Inaugural championship tournament (2017–2018)
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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Belt design
The original ROH Women of Honor World Championship design has black leather with a pink & purple back design of the leather. It has a pink & purple outlined crown at the top of the center plate with the logo WOH in the middle of the center plate replacing the letter R of ROH in Ring of Honor with the letter W for Women representing Women of Honor with the design similar showing that the title is property of Ring of Honor (ROH). Also under the WOH sign of the original design of the title it has the word Women of Honor and under that it has the word champion both with pink & purple squared backgrounds behind the gold wordings closing the wordings in short squares also with gold center & side plates with pink & purple outlined roses & flowers indented in the title for a very feminine approach, with two sections of the world on its side plates (2-side plates, 1-center plate).[5]
Reigns
Over the championship's one-year history, there have been six reign between four champions. Sumie Sakai was the inaugural champion, while Kelly Klein was the last. Klein held the record for most reigns at three. Sakai's reign is the longest at 251 days, while Angelina Love's reign is the shortest at 15 days. Sakai is the oldest champion at 46 years old, while Mayu Iwatani is the youngest at 25 years old.
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 |
| No. | Overall reign number |
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| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| 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 finals of an 16-woman single-elimination tournament become the inaugural champion. During her reign, the title was also renamed to the 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 | [9] | |
| 4 | Kelly Klein | April 6, 2019 | G1 Supercard | New York City, NY | 2 | 174 | [10] | |
| 5 | Angelina Love | September 27, 2019 | Death Before Dishonor XVII | Sunrise, NV | 1 | 15 | [11] | |
| 6 | Kelly Klein | October 12, 2019 | Glory By Honor XVII | New Orleans, LA | 3 | 81 | [12] | |
| — | Deactivated | January 1, 2020 | — | — | — | — | Kelly Klein was stripped of the championship after ROH did not renew her contract. The Women of Honor World Championship was subsequently retired and replaced with the ROH Women's World Championship. | [13] |
Combined reigns
| 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 (August 25, 2018). "WILL OSPREAY TO CHALLENGE FOR THE ROH TITLE AT DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- "Tournament to Crown ROH Women's World Champion Begins at Quest for Gold in Philadelphia!". February 12, 2020.
- WOH World Champion to defend at Korakuen Hall - ROH Wrestling.com
- "Details on ROH Women of Honor Championship". Rohworld.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- Rose, Bryan (April 7, 2018). "ROH SUPERCARD OF HONOR XII LIVE RESULTS: KENNY OMEGA VS. CODY". Wrestling Observer. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- Rose, Bryan (August 25, 2018). "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.
- Powell, Jason (February 10, 2019). "2/10 ROH Bound By Honor results: Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, and Rush vs. The Kingdom in a non-title match, Kelly Klein vs. Mayu Iwatani for the WOH Championship, Jeff Cobb vs. Rocky Romero for the ROH TV Title". Pro Wrestling Dot com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Powell, Jason (April 6, 2019). "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.
- Powell, Jason (September 27, 2019). "9/27 Powell's ROH Death Before Dishonor review: Matt Taven vs. Rush for the ROH World Championship, The Briscoes vs. Mark Haskins and Bandido for the ROH Tag Titles, Kelly Klein vs. Angelina Love for the WOH Title, Shane Taylor vs. Tracy Williams vs. Flip Gordon for the ROH TV Title". Pro Wrestling Dot com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- Powell, Jason (October 12, 2019). "10/12 ROH Glory By Honor results: Rush defends the ROH Championship against a battle royal winner, Dalton Castle vs. PCO and Marty Scurll vs. Jay Lethal plus the finals of the tournament for an ROH Title shot at Final Battle, Angelina Love vs. Kelly Klein for the WOH Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- "Tournament to Crown ROH Women's World Champion Begins at Quest for Gold in Philadelphia!". February 12, 2020.
External links
- ROH Women of Honor World Championship at Cagematch.net