Jay Lethal has now held the Ring of Honor World Championship for more combined days than anyone aside from Samoa Joe. Lethal officially moved into second place in the all-time combined days as ROH World Champion category.

Lethal just passed Nigel McGuiness on the list. Lethal’s 546 days as ROH World Champion across two reigns surpasses McGuiness’ 545-day reign from October 6th, 2007 to April 3rd, 2009. McGuiness’ 545-day reign is second only to Samoa Joe’s 645-day reign from March 22nd, 2003 to December 26th, 2004.

Lethal is also 5 title defenses away from tying Nigel McGuiness and Bryan Danielson’s record of 38. He is currently in 3rd place with 33, 4 ahead of Samoa Joe who is in 4th place in this category.

Combined Days as ROH Champion Statistics:

  1. Samoa Joe (1x Champion, 29 defenses, 645 days)
  2. Jay Lethal (2x Champion, 33 defenses, 546 days)
  3. Nigel McGuiness (1x Champion, 38 defenses, 545 days)
  4. Bryan Danielson (1x Champion, 38 defenses, 462 days)
  5. Adam Cole (3x Champion, 22 defenses, 445 days)
  6. Austin Aries (2x Champion, 29 defenses, 419 days)
  7. Jay Briscoe (2x Champion, 18 defenses, 375 days)
  8. Kevin Steen (1x Champion, 18 defenses, 328 days)
  9. Davey Richards (1x Champion, 10 defenses, 321 days)
  10. Takeshi Morishima (1x Champion, 20 defenses, 231 days)
  11. Tyler Black (1x Champion, 7 defenses, 210 days)
  12. Dalton Castle (1x Champion, 7 defenses, 197 days)
  13. Roderick Strong (1x Champion, 5 defenses, 189 days)
  14. Xavier (1x Champion, 4 defenses, 182 days)
  15. Cody (1x Champion, 16 defenses, 175 days)
  16. Christopher Daniels (1x Champion, 8 defenses, 105 days)
  17. Eddie Edwards (1x Champion, 3 defenses, 99 days)
  18. Michael Elgin (1x Champion, 7 defenses, 76 days)
  19. Jerry Lynn (1x Champion, 6 defenses, 71 days)
  20. Homicide (1x Champion, 3 defenses, 56 days)
  21. Low Ki (1x Champion, 1 defense, 56 days)
  22. CM Punk (1x Champion, 4 defenses, 55 days)
  23. James Gibson (1x Champion, 4 defenses, 36 days)
  24. Kyle O’Reilly (1x Champion, 0 defenses, 33 days)