| Championshipname | GHC National Championship |
|---|---|
| Currentholder | Naomichi Marufuji |
| Promotion | CyberFight |
| Brand | Pro Wrestling Noah |
| Created | October 3, 2019 |
| Won | May 5, 2026 |
| Mostreigns | Takashi Sugiura, Kenoh and Manabu Soya (2 reigns) |
| Firstchamp | Takashi Sugiura |
| Longestreign | Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. (352 days) |
| Shortestreign | Ozawa (<1 day) |
| Oldest | Masakatsu Funaki () |
| Youngest | Galeno () |
| Heaviest | Galeno (129 kg (284 lb)) |
| Lightest | Hayata (75 kg (165 lb)) |
The Global Honored Crown (GHC) National Championship (GHCナショナル王座, GHC Nashonaru Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah. It was created on October 3, 2019 and inaugurated on November 2 when Takashi Sugiura defeated Michael Elgin. The title is defended exclusively in Japan. Rather than being another "heavyweight" championship, Noah classifies the title as an openweight title, with both heavyweight and junior heavyweight wrestlers being eligible to challenge for it.
History
In January 2019, LIDET Entertainment took over the ownership of Noah, and on October 3, Riki Choshu announced on behalf of LIDET Entertainment, the creation of the GHC National Championship, with the inaugural champion to be crowned on November 2, 2019, at Noah the Best 2019, in a match between Michael Elgin and Takashi Sugiura.[1] It was later announced that the title would be an openweight title, with both heavyweight and junior heavyweight wrestlers being eligible to challenge for it. The title was scheduled to be defended exclusively in Japan and was part of a plan by LIDET Entertainment to attract a new audience. On November 2, 2019, Sugiura defeated Elgin to become the inaugural GHC National Champion, before losing the title to Katsuhiko Nakajima on May 9, 2020.[2]
Reigns
As of , , there have been a total of nineteen reigns shared between sixteen champions. Takashi Sugiura was the first champion. He is also tied with Kenoh and Manabu Soya for the most reigns with two, and has the longest combined reign at 371 days. Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.'s sole reign is the longest at 352 days, while Masaaki Mochizuki's reign is the shortest at 16 days. Jack Morris is the youngest champion at the age of 30 years old, while Masakatsu Funaki was the oldest, winning the title at 52 years old. The current champion is Alpha Wolf who is in his first reign.
Combined reigns
As of , .
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takashi Sugiura | 2 | 6 | 371 |
| 2 | Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. | 1 | 6 | 352 |
| 3 | Kenoh | 2 | 9 | 299 |
| 4 | Masakatsu Funaki | 1 | 6 | 292 |
| 5 | Galeno | 1 | 4 | 188 |
| 6 | Jack Morris | 1 | 3 | 166 |
| 7 | Manabu Soya | 2 | 4 | 138 |
| 8 | Alpha Wolf | 1 | 1 | 124 |
| 9 | Hayata | 1 | 0 | 93 |
| 10 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | 1 | 2 | 87 |
| 11 | Dragon Bane | 1 | 0 | 77 |
| 12 | Ulka Sasaki | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| 13 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| 14 | Tetsuya Endo | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| 15 | Naomichi Marufuji † | 1 | 1 | NaN+ |
| 16 | Masaaki Mochizuki | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 17 | Ozawa | 1 | 0 | <1 See also
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References
- ^ "ja:【ノア】新ベルト「ＧＨＣナショナル王座」設立を発表 杉浦ＶＳエルガンで初代王者決定". Tokyo Sports. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "ja:初代王者は杉浦 エルガン下しノア新設タイトル奪取". Nikkan Sports. 2019-11-03. Retrieved 2021-01-02.