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GHC Heavyweight Championship
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The Global Honored Crown (GHC) Heavyweight Championship (Japanese: GHCヘビー級王座, Hepburn: GHC Hebī-kyū Ōza) is the professional wrestling world heavyweight championship created and promoted by Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, which was merged with DDT Pro-Wrestling to form CyberFight in 2020.[1] It is one of CyberFight's two top men's world titles, alongside the KO-D Openweight Championship in DDT.[2] The title was also defended on Impact Wrestling which has a working relationship with Pro Wrestling Noah. Though its name implies a particular weight class, it has been periodically held by junior heavyweights, including Yoshinari Ogawa, Kenta, Naomichi Marufuji, Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kenoh. The current champion is Kenta, who is in his second reign. He defeated Kenoh at New Departure 2025 on July 20, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan.
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History
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The GHC Heavyweight Championship was created in 2001, when Noah held a 16-man tournament to crown the first champion over its month-long, 18-event Navigation for the Victory GHC tour. The tour ran from March 18 to April 15.[3]
Round 1 | Round 2 | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
March 18, Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
Mitsuharu Misawa | Pin | |||||||||||||
April 4, Okayama | ||||||||||||||
Akitoshi Saito | 12:26[4] | |||||||||||||
Mitsuharu Misawa | Pin | |||||||||||||
March 21, Sagamihara | ||||||||||||||
Yoshinari Ogawa | 19:44[5] | |||||||||||||
Masao Inoue | 14:18[4] | |||||||||||||
April 11, Hiroshima | ||||||||||||||
Yoshinari Ogawa | Pin | |||||||||||||
Mitsuharu Misawa | Pin | |||||||||||||
April 2, Beppu | ||||||||||||||
Jun Akiyama | 1:30[a][5] | |||||||||||||
Takeshi Morishima | 14:33[5] | |||||||||||||
April 8, Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
Takeshi Rikio | Pin | |||||||||||||
Takeshi Rikio | 4:02[5] | |||||||||||||
April 1, Fukuoka | ||||||||||||||
Jun Akiyama | Sub | |||||||||||||
Jun Akiyama | Pin | |||||||||||||
April 15, Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
Takao Omori | 22:49[5] | |||||||||||||
Mitsuharu Misawa | Pin | |||||||||||||
March 25, Kyoto | ||||||||||||||
Yoshihiro Takayama | 21:12[5] | |||||||||||||
Akira Taue | 10:40[4] | |||||||||||||
April 6, Ishikawa | ||||||||||||||
Vader | Pin | |||||||||||||
Vader | Pin | |||||||||||||
March 29, Kagoshima | ||||||||||||||
Daisuke Ikeda | 7:15[5] | |||||||||||||
Daisuke Ikeda | Pin | |||||||||||||
April 12, Osaka | ||||||||||||||
Tamon Honda | 15:16[4] | |||||||||||||
Vader | 9:24[5] | |||||||||||||
March 22, Tokyo | ||||||||||||||
Yoshihiro Takayama | DQ | |||||||||||||
Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | |||||||||||||
April 3, Uwajima | ||||||||||||||
Jun Izumida | 8:22[4] | |||||||||||||
Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | |||||||||||||
March 30, Kumamoto | ||||||||||||||
Kentaro Shiga | 7:16[5] | |||||||||||||
Scorpio | 13:06[4] | |||||||||||||
Kentaro Shiga | Pin | |||||||||||||
Belt design
- Kensuke Sasaki with the first design of the title in 2008
- Kaito Kiyomiya with the second design of the title in 2023.
The first version of the title was introduced in 2001, one year after the promotion's debut, and its centerpiece featured a circular main plate in gold, adorned with intricate engravings, and crowned by a large "GHC" inscription at the top. Below it, the words "Heavyweight Champion" were prominently displayed, encased in a banner-like design, andn the middle, there’s an earth-shaped globe, symbolizing NOAH's governing body, the Global Honored Crown. The main plate is flanked by two side plates on either side, each carrying additional details, including NOAH's emblematic logo.[6]
The second version was introduced in 2019, with the centerpiece of this version being broad, gold-plated main plate. At the top of the plate, bold "GHC" initials are engraved in a prominent and embossed style. Just top and bottom, “Heavyweight and Champion” were displayed in a subtle yet bold font, framing the title's gravity with elegance. The globe at the center was an enhanced feature, rendered with a three-dimensional effect that highlights the continents. The side plates, two on each side of the main plate, contribute further to the belt’s distinguished look.[6]
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Reigns
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As of August 14, 2025, there have been a total of 48 reigns shared between 25 different champions.

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Combined reigns
As of August 14, 2025.


Notes
- Akiyama and Misawa were originally both counted out, but the match was restarted.
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