Ranking the Ring of Honor World Champions

Length: 21 Months
Successful Defenses: 29
Challengers: AJ Styles, Bryan Danielson, Paul London, Homicide, Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe, CM Punk, Doug Williams, Zebra Kid, Dan Maff, BJ Whitmer, Christopher Daniels, Ares, Balls Mahoney, Low Ki, Ahmed Chaer, Matt Stryker, Trent Acid, Rocky Romero, Chris Hero

Length: 15 Months
Successful Defenses: 38
Challengers: Austin Aries, AJ Styles, Steve Corino, Chris Sabin, Chris Hero, Delirious, Roderick Strong, Samoa Joe, Colt Cabana, Nigel McGuinness, Naomichi Marufuji, KENTA, Lance Storm, Kamala, Christopher Daniels, Rocky Romero, Xavier, Alex Shelley, Jimmy Yang, Homicide, BJ Whitmer, Jimmy Jacobs, Sonjay Dutt, SUWA,

Length: 18 Months
Successful Defenses: 38
Challengers: Austin Aries, Bryan Danielson, El Generico, Kevin Steen, Go Shiozaki, KENTA, Naomichi Marufuji, Jay Briscoe, Chris Hero, Tyler Black, Roderick Strong, Larry Sweeny, Erick Stevens, Claudio Castagnoli, BJ Whitmer, Vic Viper, Adam Pearce, Necro Butcher, Ruckus, Jimmy Jacobs, Jerry Lynn, D-Lo Brown, KAIO, Brent Albright

Length: 14 Months (Between 2 Reigns)
Successful Defenses: 29 (Between 2 Reigns)
Challengers: Nigel McGuinness, Tyler Black, Jerry Lynn, Grizzly Redwood, Alex Payne, Bryan Danielson, Delirious, Petey Williams, Davey Richards, Kenny Omega, Roderick Strong, Colt Cabana, Kevin Steen, Vordell Walker, Samoa Joe, Ares, Marc Roudin, Steve Douglas, Insane Dragon, Homicide, James Gibson, Alex Shelley, Super Crazy, Ricky Marvin, Spanky

Length: 8 Months
Successful Defenses: 20
Challengers: Claudio Castagnoli, Brent Albright, Austin Aries, Nigel McGuinness, Bryan Danielson, BJ Whitmer, KENTA, Adam Pearce, Shingo, KAZMA, Jay Briscoe, Roderick Strong, Jimmy Rave, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Kevin Steen, Erick Stevens

Length: 11 Months
Successful Defenses: 10
Challengers: Eddie Edwards, Roderick Strong, Michael Elgin, Adam Cole, El Generico, Jay Lethal, Colt Cabana, Tommy End

Length: 8 Months
Successful Defenses: 7
Challengers: Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, Kenny King, Kevin Steen, Chris Hero, Davey Richards

Length: 2 Months
Successful Defenses: 4
Challengers: Jay Lethal, Christopher Daniels, Roderick Strong, James Gibson

Length: 5 Months
Successful Defenses: 5
Challengers: Christopher Daniels, Davey Richards, Homicide, Jay Briscoe, El Generico

Length: 2 Months
Successful Defenses: 6
Challengers: Bryan Danielson, D-Lo Brown, Erick Stevens, Tyler Black, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong, Colt Cabana, Chris Hero, Jay Briscoe

Length: 3 Months
Successful Defenses: 3
Challengers: Christopher Daniels, Chris Hero, Roderick Strong

Length: 1 Month
Successful Defenses: 4
Challengers: Spanky, Homicide, Colt Cabana, Roderick Strong

Length: 2 Months
Successful Defenses: 3
Challengers: Chris Hero, Jimmy Rave, Samoa Joe

Length: 6 Months
Successful Defenses: 4
Challengers: Jay Briscoe, AJ Styles, Paul London

Length: 2 Months
Successful Defenses: 1
Challengers: AJ Styles