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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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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 1Round 2Semi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
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

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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Two-time and reigning champion Kenta
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Combined reigns

As of August 14, 2025.

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Four-time champion Takashi Sugiura holds the records for longest combined reign (1,064 days), most defenses in one reign (14), and most combined defenses (23)
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Inaugural and three-time champion Mitsuharu Misawa
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Notes

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

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