Ring of Honor Wrestling and WWE: Wrestlers who worked for both promotions

(From left to right) Christopher Daniels, CM Punk, Jamie Noble and Samoa Joe
(From left to right) Christopher Daniels, CM Punk, Jamie Noble and Samoa Joe

#4 AJ Styles

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The champ that runs the blue camp has been the face of practically every notable promotion in the world and one of them was Ring of Honor. Having worked for ROH from 2002-2004 and the again from 2005-2006, Styles was never able to capture the ROH World Championship despite his earnest efforts.

However, the Phenomenal one held the ROH Pure Championship and the World Tag team Championship once and was naturally one of most over guys apart from Daniel Bryan and the rest of the fan favourites. The dream match-ups of Styles vs. Punk and Bryan vs. Styles came to fruition in an ROH ring back when all men were on the cusp of becoming a top level superstar. It goes without a doubt that Styles is one of ROH’s most established alums.

Interesting Fact: AJ Styles faced CM Punk in ROH with the legendary Rickie “The Dragon” Steamboat as the special guest referee.


#5 Seth Rollins

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The WWE fans may know Seth Rollins as the man who broke up The Shield and went on to have a pleasantly surprising run as a heel champion, but for the ROH faithful, he'll always be the prodigal high flyer, Tyler Black. Rollins was one of the biggest breakout stars in ROH history, so much so that his eventual departure from the company hurt the company’s prospects.

Rollins's ROH resume includes an impressive ROH World title reign coupled with two Tag team titles to his name that he won with his longstanding partner Jimmy Jacobs. His matches against Austin Aries, Nigel McGuinness, Jimmy Jacobs and Daniel Bryan to name a few, are five-star classics you must watch.

Interesting Fact: Rollins was a hated heel during his final days with the company as the fans genuinely resented him for being a sell-out for signing with the WWE. In what was a masterstroke, Rollins used the heat to his advantage and threatened to leave ROH with the world title.


#6 Daniel Puder

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Former WWE Tough Enough winner Daniel Puder’s ROH was too short-lived for anything substantial to mention. Puder was involved in an enforcer's capacity during his short ROH career and helped out the Sweet and Sour Inc. leader Larry Sweeny in his feud against Cesaro. Puder joined ROH in December 2007 and was released in January 2008 due to a budget cut.

Puder is infamously remembered for his unscripted SmackDown segment with Kurt Angle along with his controversial stint with the company.

Also read: Former WWE Superstar Daniel Puder opens up about his controversial WWE stint

Interesting Fact: Puder is a retired Mixed Martial artist who holds a flawless 8-0 record.

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