Minutes to Bell Time

ROH Brings Back PURE Title

Ring of Honor has established a tournament to bring back the Pure Title. The first round matches will occur at the ROH events on April 10th and 11th in Columbus and Pittsburgh.

From the ROH news statement:

“The Pure Title was created in 2004. In matches contested under Pure rules, closed-first punches were illegal, and each competitor was allowed three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls during the match; after that, pinfalls and submission holds on or under the ropes would be legal.

AJ Styles defeated CM Punk in a tournament final to become the first Pure Champion. The title subsequently was held by stars such as Samoa Joe, Jay Lethal and Nigel McGuinness. In August 2006, then-ROH World Champion Bryan Danielson defeated McGuinness to unify the titles.”

Based on the ROH news release, it appears that a tweet from Will Osprey brought this on.

Share this: