The following champion history features the ROH Pure Championship.
Champion history[]
- † indicates reigns and title changes not recognized by Ring of Honor.
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: | Defences: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Styles | 1† | February 14, 2004 | Boston, Massachusetts | Defeated CM Punk in a tournament final to become the first Pure Wrestling Champion at the Second Anniversary Show. | 1 |
| Vacated on April 23, 2004 when Styles was pulled from all ROH shows by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling following the Rob Feinstein controversy. | |||||
| Doug Williams | 1 | July 17, 2004 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Defeated Alex Shelley in a tournament final to become the new ROH Pure Champion at Reborn: Completion. ROH only recognizes reigns from here on. | 3 |
| John Walters | 1 | August 28, 2004 | Braintree, Massachusetts | Won the title at Scramble Cage Melee. | 6 |
| Jay Lethal | 1 | March 5, 2005 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Won the title at Trios Tournament 2005. | 2 |
| Samoa Joe | 1 | May 7, 2005 | New York City, New York | Won the title at Manhattan Mayhem. | 6 |
| Nigel McGuinness | 1 | August 27, 2005 | Buffalo, New York | Won the title at Dragon Gate Invasion. | 17 |
| Bryan Danielson | 1 | August 12, 2006 | Liverpool, England | Unified with Danielson's ROH World Championship at Unified. | 0 |
| On August 12, 2006, the championship was unified with the ROH World Championship. | |||||
| Jonathan Gresham | 1 | October 30, 2020 | Baltimore, Maryland | Defeated Tracy Williams on Ring of Honor Wrestling in a tournament final to revive the championship. | 7 |
| Josh Woods | 1 | September 12, 2021 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Won at ROH Death Before Dishonor XVIII. | 5 |
| Wheeler Yuta | 1 | April 1, 2022 | Garland, Texas | Won at ROH Supercard of Honor XV. | 3 |
| Daniel Garcia | 1 | September 7, 2022 | Buffalo, New York | Won on AEW Dynamite. | 2 |
| Wheeler Yuta | 2 | December 10, 2022 | Arlington, Texas | Won at Final Battle. | 4 |
| Katsuyori Shibata | 1 | March 31, 2023 | Los Angeles, California | Won at Supercard of Honor XVI. | 4 |
| Wheeler Yuta | 3 | November 25, 2023 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Won on AEW Rampage. | 3 |
| Lee Moriarty | 1 | July 26, 2024 | Arlington, Texas | Won at Death Before Dishonor. | |
Note: Ring of Honor considers the Pure Wrestling Championship and the ROH Pure Championship as two separate titles. As such, there is no mention of either the Pure Wrestling Championship or AJ Styles winning the ROH Pure Championship on ROH's official title history page.