10 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Roderick Strong

3. The Triple Crown

In ROH, becoming a Triple Crown Champion means that you’ve held the ROH Tag Titles, the Television Championship and the Heavyweight Title. In the 14- year history of the company, only two men have ever accomplished that feat: Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong.

Strong first captured gold, when along with Austin Aries, they defeated Sal Rinauro and Tony Mamaluke for the tag titles. The two young stars went on to hold the them for 273 days (the fifth longest reign in the company’s history). They remain one of the greatest teams the promotion has ever seen.

He then won his first singles title with the TV Championship on March 31, 2012, and captured it again three and a half years later. Both times he won the belt from Jay Lethal, who along with Strong, is the only other person to hold the title twice.

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