| Low Ki | 07/27/02 | Philadelphia, PA | Crowning a Champion |
| * * * NOTES: Low Ki defeated Christopher Daniels, Spanky, and Doug Williams in a four-way 60-minute Iron Man match to become the inaugural champion. |
| Xavier | 09/21/02 | Philadelphia, PA | Unscripted |
| Samoa Joe | 03/22/03 | Philadelphia, PA | Night of Champions |
| * * * NOTES: After Samoa Joe defeated The Zebra Kid on May 17, 2003, in London, England, the ROH Championship was renamed the ROH World Championship. |
| Austin Aries | 12/26/04 | Philadelphia, PA | Final Battle 2004 |
| C.M. Punk | 06/18/05 | Morristown, NJ | Death Before Dishonor III |
| James Gibson | 08/12/05 | Dayton, OH | Redemption |
| * * * NOTES: James Gibson won a four-way elimination match also involving Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe. |
| Bryan Danielson | 09/17/05 | Lake Grove, NY | Glory by Honor IV |
| * * * NOTES: Bryan Danielson then unified the title with the ROH Pure Championship on August 12, 2006 by defeating Nigel McGuinness in Liverpool, England. |
| Homicide | 12/23/06 | New York, NY | Final Battle 2006 |
| Takeshi Morishima | 02/17/07 | Philadelphia, PA | Fifth Year Festival: Philly |
| Nigel McGuinness | 10/06/07 | Edison, NJ | Undeniable |
| Jerry Lynn | 04/03/09 | Houston, TX | Supercard of Honor IV |
| Austin Aries | 06/13/09 | New York, NY | Manhattan Mayhem III |
| * * * NOTES: This was a triple threat elimination match also involving Tyler Black. |
| Tyler Black | 02/13/10 | New York, NY | 8th Anniversary Show |
| Roderick Strong | 09/11/10 | New York, NY | Glory by Honor IX |
| * * * NOTES: This was a 'no disqualification' match with Terry Funk as the ringside enforcer. |
| Eddie Edwards | 03/19/11 | New York, NY | Manhattan Mayhem IV |
| * * * NOTES: Eddie Edwards became the first ROH Triple Crown champion. |
| Davey Richards | 06/26/11 | New York, NY | Best in the World 2011 |
| Kevin Steen | 05/12/12 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Border Wars |
| Jay Briscoe | 04/05/13 | New York, NY | Supercard of Honor VII |
| Vacated | 07/03/13 | n/a | n/a |
| * * * NOTES: Title vacated by ROH Match Maker Nigel McGuinness after Jay Briscoe suffered a storyline injury at the June 23 television tapings and would not be able to compete in ROH for the foreseeable future. |
| Adam Cole | 09/20/13 | Philadelphia, PA | Death Before Dishonor |
| * * * NOTES: This was the finals of a 16-man tournament to crown a new world champion after Jay Briscoe was stripped due to injury. |
| Michael Elgin | 06/22/14 | Nashville, TN | Best in the World 2014 |
| Jay Briscoe | 09/06/14 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | All Star Extravaganza 6 |
| Jay Lethal | 06/19/15 | New York City, NY | Best in the World 15 |
| Adam Cole | 08/19/16 | Las Vegas, NV | ROH/NJPW Death Before Dishonor |
| Kyle O'Reilly | 12/02/16 | New York, NY | Final Battle 2016 |
| Adam Cole | 01/04/17 | Tokyo, Japan | NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 |
| Christopher Daniels | 03/10/17 | Las Vegas, NV | 15th Anniversary Show |
| Cody Rhodes | 06/23/17 | Lowell, MA | ROH Best In The World |
| Dalton Castle | 12/15/17 | New York City, NY | ROH Final Battle |
| Jay Lethal | 07/21/18 | Fairfax, VA | ROH TV |
| Matt Taven | 04/06/19 | New York City, NY | ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard |
| Rush | 09/27/19 | Las Vegas, NV | ROH Death Before Dishonor |
| PCO | 12/13/19 | Las Vegas, NV | ROH Final Battle |
| Rush | 02/29/20 | St. Charles, MI | ROH Gateway To Honor |
| Bandido | 07/11/21 | Baltimore, MY | ROH Best In The World |
| Jonathan Gresham | 12/11/21 | Baltimore, MY | ROH Final Battle |
| Claudio Castagnoli | 07/23/22 | Lowell, MA | ROH Death Before Disnohor |
| Chris Jericho | 09/21/22 | New York City, NY | AEW Dynamite |
| Claudio Castagnoli | 12/10/22 | Arlington, TX | ROH Final Battle |
| Eddie Kingston | 09/20/23 | New York City, NY | AEW Dynamite |
| Mark Briscoe | 04/05/24 | Philadelphia, PA | ROH Supercard of Honor |
| Chris Jericho | 10/23/24 | Salt Lake City, Utah | AEW Dynamite |
