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| * Each wrestler has three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls during the match. After a wrestler exhausts his rope breaks, sumbission and pin attempts under the ropes are considered legal. | * Each wrestler has three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls during the match. After a wrestler exhausts his rope breaks, sumbission and pin attempts under the ropes are considered legal. | ||
| *There are no closed-fist punches to the face allowed in a Pure match, only open-handed slaps or chops to the face are allowed. Punches to other parts of the body (save for low-blows) are permitted. | *There are no closed-fist punches to the face allowed in a Pure match, only open-handed slaps or chops to the face are allowed. Punches to other parts of the body (save for low-blows) are permitted. | ||
| *A wrestler is subject to a twenty count by the referee if the wrestler goes to the floor. |
*A wrestler is subject to a twenty count by the referee if the wrestler goes to the floor. | ||
| ==Title history== | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
| |'''Wrestler:''' | |||
| |'''Defeated:''' | |||
| |'''Location:''' | |||
| |'''Date:''' | |||
| |'''Defenses:''' | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| |] | |||
| |] | |||
| |], ] | |||
| | | |||
| *defeated CM Punk in ] on ], 2004 | |||
| *Title vacated in ] 2004, when Styles commits himself to wrestle exclusively for ] | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| |] | |||
| |Elizabeth, NJ | |||
| |], 2004 | |||
| | | |||
| *defeated Alex Shelley in ] on ], 2004 | |||
| *defeated ] in ] on ], 2004 | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| |Doug Williams | |||
| |] | |||
| |], 2004 | |||
| | | |||
| *defeated ] in Elizabeth, NJ on ], 2004 | |||
| *defeated Alex Shelley in ] on ], 2004 | |||
| *defeated ] in Elizabeth, NJ on ], 2004 | |||
| *defeated ] in Elizabeth, NJ on ], 2004 | |||
| *defeated Jimmy Rave in Philadelphia, PA on ], 2004 | |||
| *defeated ] in Elizabeth, NJ on ], ] | |||
| |- | |||
| |Jay Lethal | |||
| |John Walters | |||
| |Philadelphia, PA | |||
| |], 2005 | |||
| | | |||
| *defeated Kevin Dunn in ] on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated ] in ] on ], 2005 | |||
| |- | |||
| |] | |||
| |Jay Lethal | |||
| |] | |||
| |], 2005 | |||
| | | |||
| *defeated ] in ] on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated ] in New York, NY on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated ] in ] on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated Austin Aries in New York, NY on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated Jimmy Rave in ] on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated ] in Morristown, NJ on ], 2005 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Nigel McGuinness | |||
| |Samoa Joe | |||
| |] | |||
| |], 2005 | |||
| | | |||
| *defeated ] in ] on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated ] in Dorchester, MA on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated Jay Lethal in New York, NY on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated Samoa Joe in ] on ], 2005 | |||
| *defeated ] in ] on ], 2005 | |||
| |} | |||
| == Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| *Originally named the ''ROH Pure Wrestling Championship'' | *Originally named the ''ROH Pure Wrestling Championship'' | ||
| * |
*A.J. Styles defeated CM Punk in the finals of an 8 man, one night tournament to crown the first champion. | ||
| *Renamed the ''ROH Pure Championship'' after |
*Renamed the ''ROH Pure Championship'' after Styles was stripped of the Pure Wrestling Title due to being unable to wrestle for ROH as he became a ] exclusive wrestler. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 23:12, 4 December 2005
The Pure Championship is a title contested for in the North Americian independent professional wrestling promotion Ring Of Honor.
Matches for the Pure Championship are conducted under three simple Pure Rules:
- Each wrestler has three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls during the match. After a wrestler exhausts his rope breaks, sumbission and pin attempts under the ropes are considered legal.
- There are no closed-fist punches to the face allowed in a Pure match, only open-handed slaps or chops to the face are allowed. Punches to other parts of the body (save for low-blows) are permitted.
- A wrestler is subject to a twenty count by the referee if the wrestler goes to the floor.
Title history
| Wrestler: | Defeated: | Location: | Date: | Defenses: |
| A.J. Styles | CM Punk | Boston, MA | February 14, 2004 |
|
| Doug Williams | Alex Shelley | Elizabeth, NJ | July 17, 2004 |
|
| John Walters | Doug Williams | Braintree, MA | August 28, 2004 |
|
| Jay Lethal | John Walters | Philadelphia, PA | March 5, 2005 |
|
| Samoa Joe | Jay Lethal | New York, NY | May 7, 2005 |
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| Nigel McGuinness | Samoa Joe | Buffalo, NY | August 27, 2005 |
|
Trivia
- Originally named the ROH Pure Wrestling Championship
- A.J. Styles defeated CM Punk in the finals of an 8 man, one night tournament to crown the first champion.
- Renamed the ROH Pure Championship after Styles was stripped of the Pure Wrestling Title due to being unable to wrestle for ROH as he became a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling exclusive wrestler.