Acronym WOH Parent Ring of Honor | Headquarters Baltimore, Maryland | |
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Founded 2002 re-launched as unique brand in 2015 Style Women's professional wrestling Owner(s) Sinclair Broadcast Group | ||
Women of Honor is a term used by Ring of Honor (ROH) to refer to its female talent. The term is applied universally to wrestlers, backstage interviewers, and managers/valets.
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Promotion
ROH had its first women's match on June 22, 2002 at its Road to the Title show. It saw Sumie Sakai defeat Simply Luscious. Women's wrestling in ROH had been sporadic since then. ROH featured female stars like Sara Del Rey, Daizee Haze, and others on shows, even releasing a DVD featuring Del Rey, Haze, Amazing Kong, Mickie James, MsChif, Lacey, and others. Some of these matches were featured on ROH's television program on HDNet and, later, on its syndicated show, but ROH did not consistently brand women's matches as Women of Honor until 2015.
The popularity of women in Ring of Honor has resulted in Ring of Honor taping a pilot for a standalone Women of Honor program. Ring of Honor has also made numerous Women of Honor branded merchandise available for purchase. The pilot aired as a Women of Honor-branded television special the weekend of June 25, 2016 and its success led to a Women of Honor taping that is available on DVD
Currently, Ring of Honor regularly airs and promotes Women of Honor matches on their YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter platforms. As of December 2016, the only two videos to receive 1 million or more views on Ring of Honor's YouTube page are Women of Honor matches, both featuring regular Women of Honor competitor, "The Gatekeeper" Kelly Klein.
Matches are called and presented by Ian Riccaboni. He has been joined by Taeler Hendrix, Mandy Leon, Veda Scott, Matt Taven and B.J. Whitmer for YouTube exclusives and Nigel McGuinness for the two Women of Honor television specials.
In February 2017, ROH partnered with Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom for a Women of Honor tryout camp.
Championships used by ROH
There is no current Women of Honor champion or championship. In the past, the Shimmer Women Athletes title has been defended and recognized in Ring of Honor rings. In the absence of a Women of Honor championship title, Kelly Klein has been noted for holding the longest running undefeated streak since her in ring debut on October 24th, 2015.