 At ROH's "Final Battle 2007", Stevens defeated Roderick Strong to win the FIP World Heavyweight Championship.Stevens would make successful defenses of the title in ROH against the likes Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson before losing it back to Strong at FIP's "Redefined".Stevens then came up short in a rematch for the title at "Dangerous Intentions 2008" on April 26, 2008, in a Last Man Standing match.