Every ROH World Champion Ranked From WORST To BEST

[@CHAOTIXMaddLass]

i'd actually would love to see every tna x-division champion ranked...

[@sscool100]

This

[@peggytheveteran4968]

Yes.

[@emilianodavid7419]

Aj styles

[@DJDub88]

Sonny Siaki ichiban!

[@jeffreythomas5138]

Yes

[@kidvillain188]

I'm always going to be surprised every time I hear ROH World Champions and not hear AJ Styles after that. Crazy to think he never held it before

[@ThirstyCraig]

AJ was never really a full timer in ROH, so the PURE title was all he won, he usually seemed to pop in for a few months and disappear (to TNA) for a year or more only to return for another short stint.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

no doubt ! he had crazy good matches there ! Him vs Low Ki is one of the early ROH matches that got me hooked ! Too many to name though !

[@Dawnbreakerr]

His tag team with Amazing Red was really good

[@dannyhipolito817]

Would’ve been nice to see AJ Styles hold the ROH World Title

[@DayFul]

AJ always felt like a special attraction rather than a true roster member he was TNA's guy right from the start.

[@SWyrick366]

Fun fact: Samoa Joe's ONE REIGN as ROH World Champion is STILL THE LONGEST REIGN IN THE TITLE'S AND COMPANY HISTORY.

[@supersaiyandio1223]

Fuck yeah

[@jakeyboi8679]

Not anymore 😞

[@TheJaviferrol]

Nobody ever booked Samoa Joe as perfectly as Gabe Sapolsky did in ROH from start to finish

[@roybledsoe24]

He literally showed the blueprint and no one could do it

[@Naruto0s44]

Yupp

[@passose7329]

His Nxt run is the furthest he got in term of booking quality after he left RoH imo

[@Couldbedumber]

@@passose7329 is say the start of his tna run was better cuz he was booked as an absolute monster till angle debuted

[@eastsidereviews727]

Yep. His run in TNA should be considered all time great, but it literally all went downhill after the Angle feud as he was booked so badly. His time in NXT was the closest he got to a final, quality run. Had he not been hurt so much when he made it to the main roster, I think he'd have gotten a run with either the WWE or Universal Title.

[@TheGreatDevlin]

More ROH and MLW coverage needs to happen in the wrestling community. Both are so damn good.

[@johnt.campbell316]

ROH seems to get mentioned far more than MLW. They've been around for a long time but just don't get brought up much.

[@emmadilemma7800]

People sleeping on MLW like its Lunesta. Its one of the best wrestling promotions in America right now (my opinion).

[@Dawnbreakerr]

*were so damn good. Neither is really much to watch anymore these days.

[@Ty17V]

Chalk it up to COVID, Forbidden Doors, lack of a good TV deal, and it's not hard to see why. I

[@sparshbhatia7596]

Agreed 💯

[@crushcity3034]

As a person who was away from wrestling during most of these guys runs, I love lists like this so I can go back and watch the amazing matches

[@b76rock1]

Amen!

[@leerobbo92]

The Joe vs Punk trilogy is the best thing ROH ever did. Match wise, at least.

[@Conspirator9481]

The Briscoe brothers stayed at my hotel around 2019. Great guys and extremely friendly. I was one of the few people who recognized them. When I ask them about being notice they said "It a nice change to not be recognized but if we do, we let the fans know how much we appreciate them" it was a nice day for a wrestling fan like me.

[@Garrosh]

Looking at this comment after Jay passed away... R.I.P Jay Briscoe

[@eastsidereviews727]

In retrospect, considering all the allegations, it's probably best that ROH did not put the World Title on Marty Scrull. Especially as it was right in the middle of them being a dumpster fire.

[@TheJaviferrol]

Being objective, the best ROH champion was Joe but as a personal favourite i´d do with Nigel McGuiness cause the whole story of the title reign was so beautiful and tragic with the emotional win, the fans turning on him and him growing spiteful combined with all the classics and injuries and so many title defenses

[@markangelocalica1478]

Remember: it's never too late to be ROH World Champion, just ask Christopher Daniels.

[@DXForever45]

And PCO

[@roiped]

So future ROH champ El Generico?

[@connorkinsman3164]

@@roiped in a comeback as El Geriatrico :')

[@JerkyD]

@@roiped Hope so! & Alex Shelley too!

[@diosama1608]

hope that Minoru Suzuki and IWGP championship will be the same story

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Man, ROH really loves to strike when the iron is cooled down with their champions.

[@vincentmeyer518]

There was a time when you can watch ROH and figure who they were pushing to be a world champion at some point... They took so long some where already past the time (Castle, Taven) while other were already gone (Bennett, Page, Ciampa)

[@AshleySmith19912]

@@vincentmeyer518 Mike Bennett would’ve made a great heel ROH Champion

[@vincentmeyer518]

@@AshleySmith19912 yeah but he was gone before ROH did it

[@tanmaymodak8762]

Thank you so much guys for doing this! Next, every ECW champion or NJPW heavyweight champion

[@deadly_sneaker2088]

The IWGP Heavyweight title has already been done.

[@ankleblad4727]

@@deadly_sneaker2088 problem is we cant see it anymore, only their tierlist for IWGP Heavyweight

[@plasmapetey]

Thank you for doing this. I'm so happy that ROH is getting some recognition

[@bibleman2682]

I had never heard Low Ki so when you said he had a deep voice I went and watched an interview and holy shit. Dude has a voice like a double bass.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Should team with Damien Priest lol

[@BANGITSME87]

@@Brando-Lee3725 yeah I highly doubt he’ll ever step foot in wwe again lol

[@DayFul]

Low Ki got me hooked on ROH it's a shame he couldn't be professional.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

@@DayFul so true man . He was great . My girlfriends who watched with me thought he was the real deal . And they had fresh eyes on a biz they formerly hated lol ! now they watch andt ext me about stuff even tho we broke up !!!

[@Brando-Lee3725]

@@BANGITSME87 you already know ! Fun to think tho

[@Brando-Lee3725]

Ive followed ROH since day one . And EVERY one of these champions you ranked , i loved or at least liked to various degrees . That is hard pressed to say about any other promotion thats been around 20 years or longer . Loved ECW but they had some questionable champs , dont get me started on TNA or WWE ! lol ! I wish ROH woulda had a big backer like (but not) Tony Kahn swoop in during Joe , Danielson or Nigel era , bringing them on national TV like AEW . You never know how things would be now ! Also , I wish Nigel could have shown the mainstream fans what he could do .

[@virtualpro685]

This brings back so many memories. ROH used to come to the Detroit area a lot. Me and my best friend (and even my wife) would go to the shows! Some of the best pro wrestling I have ever seen! Great vid!

[@chaosbringer82]

Please do Every NWA World's Heavyweight Champion ranked.

[@AxolotelPlays]

The fact, ROH had so many awesome champions is just a sign, they now what they are doing

[@JohnEvans-dr6yq]

just hearing the name bryan danielson you have no choice but to imagine a sea of fans singing the final countdown as the goosebumps appear on your body getting more and more excited in anticipation of the only athlete that matters arriving ready to display a wrestling clinic as 200 fans sound like 5,000 in a show of appreciation & respect for his craft

[@4zafinc]

Top 3 being Joe, Nigel and Danielson is pretty much a given. The order is difficult though. I give Danielson's reign a bit of an edge over Joe's. Joe reign was humongous in terms of days, but Danielson made an insane number of defenses. Bryan also had more quality opposition and matches. In terms of importance though, it can be argued the company might have ceased to exist after the Feinstein scandal if not for the Joe reign- especially the Punk trilogy. Taven reign's timing could not be any worse. Its a noble thing to reward long time servant of the company, but you could still argue if he can compared with past champions. This was also the time company was having exodus left, right and center and receiving bad limelight getting outshined by New Japan. Taven helped bury the final nail in the coffin and company is still suffering from that bad buzz. List did Xavier dirty ranking him so low. Overall though, good content as usual

[@gwayne4362]

I feel bad because I feel like Dalton Castle is gonna be low due to his injuries slowing down his momentum. Hope my boy is in a good ish spot.

[@gwayne4362]

@@alexa5675 not the bottom. He did okay for himself in the middle of the list

[@Tufir]

Fun fact: Jerry Lynn was born in the same year as Earthquake/John Tenta.

[@dod6031]

Another fun fact: Jerry Lynn is 10 days older than Earthquake 😂

[@marin3933]

What? He is as old as Earthquake? Thats just sounds wrong 😅

[@BANGITSME87]

@@alexa5675 you’ll get over it

[@justinbonds2002]

@@alexa5675 I guess voted on most likely. What may be a fun fact for someone else just may not be a fun fact for you. I never knew Jerry Lynn was born the same year as Earthquake, but I find learning new things about stuff I like fun, so thus it makes it a fun fact for me.

[@justinbonds2002]

@@alexa5675 Ahhhh understandable mate. I agree usually it isn't "fun". But sometimes it surprises me

[@jasonjimerson7046]

I enjoyed watching this list! Please do more ROH related videos.

[@DylanJayFox]

As an aspiring young wrestler, the ROH world title is probably the belt I dream about holding one day the most

[@elijahbryant3435]

Same bro hook me up maybe we can tag team

[@GurpreetSingh-je8fz]

think big bruh go for wwe heavyweight championship

[@biteszadusto7835]

@@GurpreetSingh-je8fz You mean the IWGP Heavyweight Championship lol

[@GurpreetSingh-je8fz]

@Y2Kericho ok then go get it lol... look the product might be bad but u cant argue that is the biggest and the most prestige tittle and person who gets it can be called a successful professional wrestler.

[@AscendedXSaiyan]

@@GurpreetSingh-je8fz Nah the IWGP & NWA titles mean more at this point. It *USED* to be prestigious but then they hurt it by hotshotting it from person to person all the time.

[@bombyxo]

You guys should do Every CZW Tournament of Death Ranked from worst to best

[@peggytheveteran4968]

Yes.

[@13reasonsMalone]

Yes

[@b76rock1]

Yes. Please. Thank you.

[@ZanderKeen-yj4ew]

Masada would definitely be put on top of that list because of his history in the Tournament of Death, including his wins of Tournament of Death X, Tournament of Death XI, and Tournament of Death: Europe, thus with him becoming the first to win it back-to-back on a record 3 different occasions while also being the first to win it while being the CZW World Heavyweight Champion

[@montana01]

Great list... i think it's pretty spot on. They did a really nice job capturing the positives and negatives of the championship reigns.

[@kenyadakashai95]

Happy Monday Everyone! Hope you’re doing good ❤️❤️

[@emirkaanahioglu1932]

Why did you delete the IWGP championship ranking video? Or why can't I find it. I loved that video. I also loved this one too.

[@DayFul]

When AA beat Joe for the title it was one of the most exciting minutes of wrestling i'd ever watched the crowd could feel a special moment was happening that's the sign of an all time great champion. I really hope Joe can end his career on his terms and have another big run he's earned it.

[@samuraiteensy8004]

I watched that match on MYSPACE.

[@sr7312]

When he got the belt, PCO was more over with the fans than Marty Scurll. PCO was over without being part of Villain Enterprises.

[@danmount9462]

I love you did an ROH video. There are more companies than WWE and AEW.

[@reidbenware909]

Exactly. ROH, PWG, MLW, IMPACT, CHIKARA, and even CZW could use some love

[@fernandoreyes680]

Yeah I'm glad they made this video. I honestly find it hard to keep up with a lot of wrestling promotions. I watch WWE and AEW mainly. NJPW and Impact ocasionally

[@zakrowe1301]

@@reidbenware909 god knows what the future of pwg is, Chikaras dead and czw is very much a non factor at this point

[@zakrowe1301]

What’s crazy is the hype for Elgins reign and then the nosedive as soon as he won it

[@romanramirez7847]

Too little. Too late. His appeal wore off pretty quick. He just didn’t have what it took to carry the company.

[@b76rock1]

I love this list. I was never an RoH guy but this gives me some rabbit holes to go down. I like when you guys do non-WWE stuff. There’s probably not as much of a market for it.

[@AscendedXSaiyan]

Oh you'd be surprised just how much of a market there is for it lol

[@MIKELIN8]

What an all-star lineup this is. Amazing to see these guys before they became more famous in (mostly) WWE.

[@kasunmahesh1862]

Still to this day, Tyler Black AKA Seth Rollins is arguably the most successful guy ever came through ROH. He was ROH Champion, He was Inaugural NXT Champion, He is first ever FCW Grand Slam Champion. He became WWE Champion twice, Universal Champion twice, reigning World Heavyweight Championship, 6 time tag team champion in WWE outside WWE more and 2 time Intercontinental and US Champion which made him the second ever two time grand slam champion. No one achieved success as much as Rollins achieved as a former indie wrestler. CM Punk and Danielson are also in the conversation though.

[@codylaighton9023]

Matt Taven's world title win was wonderful, the guys in front of us at the event hated him so much and wouldn't shut the hell up for the entire show. Him winning was perfect and shut them up for like 5 minutes. They also thought Shane Taylor was D-Von Dudley for some reason.

[@gordonarmstrong2208]

A really good list. Although proof that ROH’s best days are LONG behind them.

[@goat666db]

I stopped watching them for the most part a little after Gabe left. I’m sure there’s still some good stuff going on today worth watching, but it will never be as good as 02-07

[@Ghetto187Murda]

I was surprised to see Davey Richards not being in the top 10. Although being at number 12 I’m ok with that. I have said it for years he’s my all time favorite wrestler. I encourage all to check out his matches. I’m glad he’s back now with MLW.

[@MirkoBalda]

Yes! I was about to have dinner, and I found something perfect to watch!

[@toddzombie8777]

Don't forget to eat your dinner! Food is good for you.

[@thomasmb3552]

This just makes me sad about how amazing ROH used to be

[@4zafinc]

Its been good since reboot after the lockdowns. People sleeping on it because of the stale phase it went through for a few years before that

[@thomasmb3552]

@@4zafinc That’s good to know, there’s only so many hours in a day to watch wrestling so I struggle to keep up these days

[@4zafinc]

@@thomasmb3552 Understandable, good sir. They just upload an hour of weekly show currently. And its true, that its tough to keep up with everything

[@itsme_natedog805]

When I first started watching wrestling I didn’t miss an episode of roh tv

[@rehanahmed4921]

DO EVERY EVOLVE CHAMPIONS NEXT PLEASE 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@wrestlingwithart]

I'm so glad PCO won the world title. He is truly an inspirational man. Last year he ran for 24 hours straight. He was crying by the end but he did it.

[@NecoLumi]

It's wild that EVERY SINGLE ROH CHAMPION was good. The lowest guy wasn't even terrible, it was because of how short his reign was

[@Tompeteux]

N.1 is such a no brainer that the list might as well be titled From Worst To Joe.

[@mcj88]

I'm speaking as an outsider here, but honestly I think it says a lot about how well the ROH Championship is booked that even most of these bad reigns still seem pretty decent - on paper at least.

[@DayFul]

It was wierd seeing Xavier so low they took full advantage of people dying to see him lose, It was actually a good run to build the title up.

[@doggpeen6956]

I'VE BEEN WAITING

[@pelicanphuucker4life]

I think you should do a rankings for Paul Alperstein's *American Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Championship* I know my pick for #1 would be that old ACE Cowboy Bob Orton JR ...but I'd be curious to see what you all think.

[@Justrobschannel]

Do pure champions or iwgp jr heavyweight titles

[@peggytheveteran4968]

Maybe IWGP Tag Team Champions?

[@TW2Vlog]

One of favorite titles in wrestling from one of my favorite wrestling promotions.

[@HaLucha0]

21:35 R.I.P. Jay Briscoe 😔

[@ali2633]

That belt is beautiful

[@ali2633]

Used to be ugly

[@MrSmallsCO]

WCPW!!! The greatest indie promotion in KZbin

[@realtetria]

OH MY GOD FINALLY YES YOU DID IT THANK YOU SO MUCH I LOVE ADAM PACITTI AND ALL OF YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE AT CULTAHOLIC Btw can you rank dbd next?

[@jcbjnr601]

Could we get every wwe ppv ranked? It's crazy, I know, but if you did every wrestlemania, ... please?

[@Cultaholic]

🤔

[@LuckyLog97]

They're basically doing that yanno? Like they've been ranking ever show year by year?

[@waluigistan7278]

@@LuckyLog97 year by year. He means all time.

[@denniswilliams7402]

My top 3 ROH Champions are Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, and Nigel McGuinness.

[@Eric_Ax]

Started watching wrestling in 1984, but since I quit around the year 2000, and didn't come back until 2018, I guess I'm in the 2% that haven't seen a Samoa Joe match.

[@yungreggie8841]

I've been waiting for this video for so freaking long

[@jjaxgaming1377]

Y'all should do every CZW champion ranked

[@timothybaker1411]

You should do the top ROH pure champions

[@datboitaj]

Danielson’s reign was better than Nigels reign imo

[@SuperGrody]

The old Silver and Red ROH title is so much better looking than their current design.

[@landonbarb6330]

“Known as working harder than you’re dad after viagra” that bout made me spit my water I was drinking

[@Justrobschannel]

Do tv champs, all japan title or ghc title or super Jr or g1 winners

[@Herbert_Rudolf]

Please do every IWGP champion from worst to best or every universal champion from worst to best

[@zakrowe1301]

1. Ibushi 2. Osprey Done

[@goat666db]

@@zakrowe1301 😆😂

[@chinonoelmoreno]

My Top 5 favorite ROH World Champions 1.Bryan Danielson 2.Samoa Joe 3.Nigel McGuiness 4.Kevin Steen 5.Adam Cole

[@UnifiedMinds11]

Dem boys are easily top 5 tag teams ever, and completely underrated. They've been in the ROH tag team title scene, since day 1, and have been viable contenders the entire time. Imho, I believe the most critical aspect of tag team wrestling is experience together as a unit. So they have to be considered the best tag team on the planet. No other brothers in the history of major pro wrestling, ie... ROH, New Japan, Impact, WCW, ECW, NWA, Noah, AAA, etc, have the amount of tag team titles, with the same company. Its unheard of. So to me, they're the best tag team alive, hands down. Best ever, perhaps. At least top 3

[@RussDMC]

I love how you fail to mention the reason everyone abandoned Elgin other than saying “backstage issues.”

[@RedForeman]

Jay lethal is the only person I’ve seen with the ROH title lol I’ve never seen more than 4 matches from RoH SADLY… recently been watching the history of ROH and boy did I miss out Austin Aries was pretty legit

[@elliotaddler2302]

You guys should rank every pure champion

[@realdaniz]

Do every ROH world television champion rank from worst to best

[@franciscoresende8061]

Every wcw/wwe cruiserweight champion ranked from worst to best! Make it happen!!!

[@dylanogg347]

00:54: Jesus! Vince and Dixie have massive hands!

[@statsbrain6138]

Can you make a tag team champions ranked from worst to best

[@RendMaim]

8:23 I was like wtf is a beezer issue?

[@ZanderKeen-yj4ew]

If you ask me, I think that International Deathmatch Wrestling Legend Masada (who spent most of his beginnings of his career in the original Ring of Honor) should've won the version of the Ring of Honor World Championship with the gold on it and the flags of the United States, Japan, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany on it.

[@Dr_C_Smith]

When you rank every Chikara champion, I’m there for that.

[@austinplaster8400]

Is it just me or is there a striking resemblance between Daniel Bryan and Bryan Danielson?

[@puppetperson7612]

Really? I dont see it at all. I mean they look about as alike as tyler black and seth rollins.

[@romanramirez7847]

@@puppetperson7612 And is it just me, or does Kevin Steen look like Kevin Owens?

[@nbatch13]

Dammit Nigel McGuinnes was so F'N good, so many class matches

[@StonerSlimThC]

ROH - Roll Over Hebner

[@jeremydiesel7805]

1. Samoa Joe 2. Nigel McGunniess 3. Bryan Danielson 4. Kevin Steen 5. Davey Richards 6. Tyler Black 7. Jay Briscoe 8. Jay Lethal 9. Adam Cole 10. Takeahi Morishima 11. Jerry Lynn 12. Homicide 13.Michael Elgin 14.Eddie Edwards 15. Kyle O'Reilly 16.Low Ki 17. Xavier 18. Rush 19. Cody Rhodes 20. Roderick Strong 21. Austin Aries 22. James Howard 23.PCO 24. Matt Taven

[@jeremydiesel7805]

I forgot to include CM Punk I would put him somewhere between Adam Cole and Takeshi Morishima

[@jeremydiesel7805]

I would put Christopher Daniels after James Gibson as well.

[@liammark96]

Is there going to be a 2020 PPV ranked video? Would love to see it

[@NeonKingChannel]

My first experience at a show ric flair was there and Tyler black aka Seth Rollins had a math plus got to see Daniel Bryan

[@allsoundmusicentertainment3736]

Bloody great viddy mates

[@Tha_Trigga]

I wonder if Lo-Ki looks back and thinks "If I hadn't been an asshole, man, I could have been a superstar."?

[@Nbflowers1989]

Been waiting for this!

[@CHilla415]

No disrespect to Taven as a worker, but yeah, I never quite bought into him as "THE guy" - which is weird considering the comparisons made. Oddly enough I'm one of the few guys that didn't mind Jarrett as champ in WCW, and I actually loved Credible as champ in ECW.

[@edgymcedgelord5297]

Another fun fact: Terry funk retired first time the same year Jushin Liger made his in ring debut, AND Kenny omega was born

[@rockydon8850]

I never bought into cm punk being champ in any promotion. Always that he was overrated and still is. Glorified enhancement talent imo

[@syria0110]

RIP Xavier

[@MTG_Scribe]

Every day is one day closer to the innevitable Every DDT Pro Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion Ranked From WORST to BEST.

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

I wonder which ladder will be ranked higher.

[@ChubbyDaSage]

@@ItDoesntMatterReally definitely the short ladder

[@Tormund_Giantsbrain]

Jay Lethal's should be lower and Kevin Steen's should be higher cause Steen pretty much saved ROH from the hole Cornette had dug for the company. Steen winning qas basically a triumph for the fans over the "company's favorite" Davey Richards aka man of zero personalities. Adam Cole's reign you put in 5, but it might have a top 3 argument, tho Bryan, Nigel and Joe are best top 3, I agree. My top 5 should be : Joe, Nigel, Bryan, Cole, Steen.

[@ervinkangus9210]

Keep on bringing the ROH content tho. We fw it

[@Trialwolf]

Really well done list, wonder what an NWA World Champion Ranked list would look like....... who am I kidding it would look glorious considering the pedigree of most of the wrestlers that have held that title.

[@fillgollinsdergroarticheme8442]

ROH gave birth to AEW

[@chairmanofthebored7391]

Did the ROH championship become a full World title, when they did a joint event with Britain's FWA in 2003? Samoa Joe defended the title against the Zebra Kid there.

[@Wurzelknecht]

That is correct.

[@TamaMuñoz]

jay lethal was amazing

[@rickyboby560]

The way I always saw it you always had the four pillars of Roh for each respective decade (joe punk Aries and Danielson) for the 2000s and (black Steen cole and lethal for the 2010s) much like all Japan in the 90s

[@KatarHero72]

There's one name that constantly pops up in this list, and I think that's meriting of number one. The American Dragon, Bryan Danielson

[@m.y1152]

ROH golden era was the absolute best

[@goat666db]

It’s never been as good after Gabe left imo

[@thehorrorhound6575]

I’m putting Kevin Owens (steen) in my top 5 don’t even @ me bro!

[@MR421NOW]

Would love to see MCW Ranked. Hulk Hogan's Micro Championship Wrestling.😍

[@jamgooandyou]

Finally, something else other than AEW n WWE.......