GHC National Championship

Professional wrestling championship

GHC National Championship

Curren championship design

Details
Promotion| CyberFight
Brand| Pro Wrestling Noah
Date established| October 3, 2019
Current champion| Galeno
Date won| April 11, 2025
| Statistics

First champion| Takashi Sugiura
Most reigns| Takashi Sugiura, Kenoh and Manabu Soya
(2 reigns)
Longest reign| Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.
(352 days)
Shortest reign| Ozawa
(<1 day)
Oldest champion| Masakatsu Funaki
(52 years, 315 days)
Youngest champion| Galeno (23 years, 234 days)
Heaviest champion| Kazuyuki Fujita
(115 kg (254 lb))
Lightest champion| Hayata
(75 kg (165 lb))

The Global Honored Crown (GHC) National Championship (Japanese: GHCナショナル王座, Hepburn: 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

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Sixth champion Masakatsu Funaki holding the title belt

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

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As of July 31, 2025, there have been a total of seventeen reigns shared between fourteen 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 title is currently vacant.

Key  No.  | Overall reign number

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Reign  | Reign number for the specific champion
Days  | Number of days held
Defenses  | Number of successful defenses
\+  | Current reign is changing daily
No. | Champion  | Championship change  | Reign statistics  | Notes  | Ref.

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Date  | Event  | Location  | Reign  | Days | Defenses
1  | Takashi Sugiura | November 2, 2019 | Noah The Best 2019 | Tokyo, Japan | 1  | 189 | 4  | Defeated Michael Elgin to win the inaugural title.  | [2]
2  | Katsuhiko Nakajima | May 9, 2020 | GHC National Championship: Sugiura vs. Nakajima  | Kawasaki, Japan | 1  | 87 | 2  | Officially held at the "Noah Special Arena", situated in an undisclosed location.  | [3]
3  | Kenoh | August 4, 2020 | Noah Departure 2020 — Night 1  | Tokyo, Japan | 1  | 229 | 6  |  | [4]
4  | Kazuyuki Fujita | March 21, 2021 | Noah The Infinity 2021  | Tokyo, Japan | 1  | 39 | 0  |  | [5]
5  | Takashi Sugiura | April 29, 2021 | Noah The Glory 2021 | Nagoya, Japan | 2  | 182 | 2  |  | [6]
6  | Masaaki Mochizuki | October 28, 2021 | Go On The Demolition Stage 2021  | Kumamoto, Japan | 1  | 16 | 0  |  | [7]
7  | Kenoh | November 13, 2021 | Demolition Stage 2021 in Yokohama | Yokohama, Japan | 2  | 70 | 3  |  | [8]
8  | Masakatsu Funaki | January 22, 2022 | Higher Ground 2022 | Osaka, Japan | 1  | 292 | 6  |  | [9]
9  | Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. | November 10, 2022 | Global Honored Crown 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | 1  | 352 | 6  |  | [10]
10  | Jack Morris | October 28, 2023 | Demolition Stage In Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | 1  | 166 | 3  |  | [11]
11  | Hayata | April 11, 2024 | Star Navigation 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1  | 93 | 0  |  | [12]
12  | Ulka Sasaki | July 13, 2024 | Noah Destination 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1  | 63 | 0  |  | [13]
13  | Manabu Soya | September 14, 2024 | Star Navigation in Tokyo 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1  | 119 | 4  |  | [14]
14  | Tetsuya Endo | January 11, 2025 | Star Navigation Premium 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 1  | 31 | 0  |  | [15]
15  | Manabu Soya | February 11, 2025 | Star Navigation Premium 2025
(Night 2) | Tokyo, Japan | 2  | 19 | 0  |  | [16]
16  | Ozawa | March 2, 2025 | Memorial Voyage in Yokohama | Tokyo, Japan | 1  | <1 | 0  | This was a Winner takes all Lumberjack Deathmatch also disputed for Ozawa's GHC Heavyweight Championship.  |
—  | Vacated | March 2, 2025 | Memorial Voyage in Yokohama | Tokyo, Japan | —  | — | —  | Ozawa relinquished the title right after the bout concluded.  |
17  | Galeno | April 11, 2025 | Sunny Voyage 2025  | Niigata, Japan | 1  | 111+ | 3  | Defeated Tetsuya Endo to win the vacant title.  |

## Combined reigns

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As of July 31, 2025.

†  | Indicates the current champion

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Rank  | Wrestler  | No. of
reigns  | Combined
defenses  | Combined
days

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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  | Jack Morris | 1 | 3 | 166
6  | Manabu Soya | 2 | 4 | 138
7  |  Galeno † | 1 | 3 | 111+
8  | Hayata | 1 | 0 | 93
9  | Katsuhiko Nakajima | 1 | 2 | 87
10  | Ulka Sasaki | 1 | 0 | 63
11  | Kazuyuki Fujita | 1 | 0 | 39
12  | Tetsuya Endo | 1 | 0 | 31
13  | Masaaki Mochizuki | 1 | 0 | 16
14  | Ozawa | 1 | 0 | <1

## See also

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* GHC Heavyweight Championship
* GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
* GHC Tag Team Championship
* GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
* GHC Hardcore Championship

## References

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1. ^ 【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.
2. ^ a b 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.
3. ^ "NOAH TV Match ~ GHC National Championship". Wrestling-data.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
4. ^ "NOAH Departure 2020 - Day 1". Wrestling-data.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
5. ^ 2021年03月21日 日 NOAH THE INFINITY 2021. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
6. ^ 2021年04月29日 （木） NOAH the GLORY 2021. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NOAH Go On The Demolition Stage 2021". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
8. ^ 2021年11月13日 （土） WRESTLE UNIVERSE presents DEMOLITION STAGE 2021 in YOKOHAMA. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). November 13, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
9. ^ 2022年01月22日 （土） HIGHER GROUND 2022. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
10. ^ 2022年11月10日 （木） GLOBAL2days WRESTLE UNIVERSE presents Global Honored Crown. noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
11. ^ Carlan, Lewis (October 28, 2023). "RESULTS & RECAPS Pro Wrestling NOAH DEMOLITION STAGE 2023 In FUKUOKA Results (10/28/2023), Two Title Changes". bodyslam.net. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
12. ^ "HAYATA Defeats Jack Morris To Win The GHC National Championship, First Jr Heavyweight To Win Title". Bodyslam.net. April 11, 2024.
13. ^ Brennan, Corey (July 14, 2024). "NOAH Destination 2024 Results (7/13): AJ Styles Faces Naomichi Marufuji". fightful.com. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
14. ^ Black, Ethan (September 14, 2024). "Pro Wrestling Noah Star Navigation Night 8 Results – September 14, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
15. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 11, 2025). "NOAH Star Navigation Premium 2025". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
16. ^ Thompson, Andrew (February 11, 2025). "GHC Heavyweight & GHC National double title match made official for NOAH's 3/2 show". POSTWrestling. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

## External links

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* Global Honored Crown official page
* GHC National Championship on Wrestling-Titles.com

* v
* t
* e

GHC National Champions

2010s|

* Takashi Sugiura

2020s|

* Katsuhiko Nakajima
* Kenoh
* Kazuyuki Fujita
* Masaaki Mochizuki
* Masakatsu Funaki
* El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.
* Jack Morris
* Hayata
* Ulka Sasaki
* Manabu Soya
* Tetsuya Endo
* Ozawa
* Galeno (current)

Links to related articles

* v
* t
* e

CyberFight

Championships|

| DDT Pro-Wrestling|

* KO-D Openweight (reigns)
* DDT Universal (reigns)
* DDT Extreme (reigns)
* Ironman Heavymetalweight (reigns)
* O-40 (reigns)
* KO-D Tag Team (reigns)
* KO-D 6-Man Tag Team (reigns)
* KO-D 10-Man Tag Team (reigns)

|

Pro Wrestling Noah|

* GHC Heavyweight (reigns)
* GHC National (reigns)
* GHC Junior Heavyweight (reigns)
* GHC Tag Team (reigns)
* GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team (reigns)
* GHC Hardcore (reigns)
* GHC Women's (reigns)

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling|

* Princess of Princess (reigns)
* International Princess (reigns)
* Princess Tag Team (reigns)

Other accomplishments|

* D-Oh Grand Prix
* D Generations Cup
* Global Junior Heavyweight League
* Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League
* Global Tag League
* King of DDT
* N-1 Victory
* Ultimate Tag League

Personnel|

* DDT roster
* Noah roster
* TJPW roster

Miscellaneous|

* CyberFight Festival
* Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling
* Wrestle Sekigahara
* Wrestle Universe

* v
* t
* e

Pro Wrestling Noah

Championships|

| Active|

| Heavyweight|

* GHC Heavyweight (reigns)
* GHC National (reigns)
* GHC Tag Team (reigns)

|

Junior Heavyweight|

* GHC Junior Heavyweight (reigns)
* GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team (reigns)

Openweight|

GHC Hardcore (reigns)

Women's|

GHC Women's (reigns)

Inactive|

* IPW:UK Junior Heavyweight (reigns)

Tournaments|

* N-1 Victory
* Global Tag League
* Global Junior Heavyweight League
* Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League

Parent company|

* CyberAgent
* CyberFight

Video games|

* Wrestle Kingdom

Miscellaneous|

* 2000 All Japan Pro Wrestling mass exodus
* Pro Wrestling Sem
* Roster
* All Together
* Border Wars
* CyberFight Festival
* Departure
* Destiny
* Final Burning in Budokan
* TripleSEM
* Wrestle Kingdom 16
* Wrestle Kingdom 17
* Wrestle Universe
* United Japan Pro-Wrestling

Sister promotions|

* DDT Pro-Wrestling
* Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling

Partnerships|

| Current|

* All Elite Wrestling
* All Japan Pro Wrestling
* Dragongate
* New Japan Pro-Wrestling
* Pro Wrestling Zero1
* Progress Wrestling
* Dream Star Fighting Marigold
* WWE

|

Former|

* Border City Wrestling
* The Crash Lucha Libre
* International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom
* International Wrestling Revolution Group
* Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
* Major League Wrestling
* Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling
* Global Professional Wrestling Alliance
* Ring of Honor
* Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
* World League Wrestling

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