AR Fox wins ROH TV Championship, snaps 20-match losing streak in title matches
After 20 straight opportunities at winning a title for four different promotions, AR Fox can now call himself a champion after winning the Ring of Honor men’s TV title on Thursday’s ROH TV.
In a match taped Saturday, Fox defeated Nick Wayne for his first title run since holding the CZW Wired championship in 2020. It’s also his first title in either AEW or ROH.
Going into the match, Fox was 0 for his last 20, starting with February 2020’s loss in an AAW Tag Team title challenge. Since then, Fox has challenged for the AEW TNT title, AEW Trios titles, AEW International title, AEW National title, NJPW TV title, ROH World title, ROH Six-Man titles, and ROH Pure title without a single win.
This was Fox’s fourth shot at the TV title dating back to November 2024. He already has his first title defense set up as he will face Lio Rush at Friday’s ROH Supercard of Honor.
The win ends Wayne’s 387-day run with the title which saw seven successful defenses and seven months of inactivity due to a broken foot. He returned from injury this past March and will now head to Japan for the annual NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament.
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