1 0 ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁Rich ards ▁un success fully ▁challeng ed ▁R oder ick ▁Str ong ▁for ▁the ▁RO H ▁World ▁Championship . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁at ▁Best ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Rich ards ▁defeated ▁his ▁own ▁tag ▁team ▁partner ▁Edd ie ▁Edwards ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁RO H ▁World ▁Championship ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 0 ▁RO H ▁announced ▁that ▁Rich ards ▁had ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁extension ▁with ▁the ▁promotion . ▁At ▁Final ▁Battle ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Rich ards ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁championship ▁against ▁Edwards . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁tap ings ▁of ▁Ring ▁of ▁Honor ▁Wrestling , ▁Rich ards ▁formed ▁Team ▁Amb ition ▁with ▁K yle ▁O ' Re illy , ▁opposite ▁Edd ie ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Adam ▁Cole . ▁Out side ▁of ▁RO H , ▁the ▁team ▁also ▁came ▁to ▁include ▁Tony ▁K oz ina . ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁Show , ▁Team ▁Amb ition ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Cole ▁in ▁a ▁main ▁event ▁tag ▁team ▁match , ▁with ▁Cole ▁pin ning ▁Rich ards ▁for ▁the ▁win . ▁During ▁the ▁Show down ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁week end ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 ▁and ▁ 3 1 , ▁Rich ards ▁first ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁the ▁RO H ▁World ▁Championship ▁in ▁a ▁three - way ▁elim ination ▁match ▁against