Bandido celebrates one year as ROH World Champion
Bandido posted a statement to social media reflecting on the last year he has spent as Ring of Honor World Champion.
Bandido’s second reign with the title began on April 6, 2025 at AEW Dynasty, where he defeated Chris Jericho in a title vs. mask match.
In an Instagram post early Wednesday morning, Bandido expressed gratitude for the past year of his career.
He wrote (translated):
“Today I read a sentence that said:
If you feel like there’s been a lot of rain in your life lately, just imagine all the flowers that will grow because of it! And I say that in my life this past year, the garden that God has given me is full of the most beautiful ones!!
1 YEAR OF BEING A WORLD CHAMPION!! 🥹
Thanks to all of you for letting me be THE MOST WANTED IN THE WORLDWWWWW🤠🌵🔫🔫🔫”
Bandido’s first reign with the ROH World Championship began at Best in the World on July 11, 2021, when he defeated Rush for the title. However, he was forced to vacate the belt before Final Battle that year after testing positive for COVID-19.
As of this writing, Bandido’s combined 519 days as champion across two reigns ranks fifth all-time. Only Jay Lethal (707), Samoa Joe (645), Rush (575), and Nigel McGuinness (545) have held the title longer.
The longest single reign belongs to Samoa Joe at 645 days, followed by Nigel McGuinness (545), Rush (498), Bryan Danielson (462), and Jay Lethal (427).
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