The ROH Women's Pure Championship Tournament is finally underway.
After being delayed for months due to injuries within the Ring of Honor women's division, AEW/ROH GM Tony Khan released the official tournament bracket to crown the inaugural ROH Women's Pure Champion ahead of tonight's Death Before Dishonor.
The first quarterfinal will take place on tonight's PPV on HonorClub, with Queen Aminata facing off with Taya Valkyrie in Philadelphia's 2300 Arena.
The other quarterfinals are: Deonna Purrazzo versus Shane Taylor Promotions' Trish Adora, Billie Starkz versus CMLL's Olympia, and Serena Deeb versus Yuka Sakazaki. The dates of the remaining quarterfinal matches have yet to be announced.
The Men's Pure Title was established in 2004 before being retired in 2006. The title was revived in 2020 with six champions since its return. The Pure Title has historically been used to highlight some of the most technically proficient wrestlers in the world, with names such as Bryan Danielson, Nigel McGuinness, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, and Katsuyori Shibata as previous titleholders. The current Men's Pure Champion Lee Moriarty is the longest reigning champion in the title's history, reaching 400 days as champion today.
All tournament matches will be conducted under Pure Rules, which according to Ring of Honor are:
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