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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
Nigel McGuinness Samoa Joe Buffalo, NY August 27, 2005

The title was vacated on April 23, 2004, when Styles committed himself to wrestle exclusively for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

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.

See also

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