GHC National Championship
| GHC National Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | CyberFight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brand | Pro Wrestling Noah | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | October 3, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Manabu Soya | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | September 14, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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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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
[edit]As of December 2, 2024, there have been a total of thirteen reigns between eight eleven champions. Takashi Sugiura was the first champion. He is also tied with Kenoh 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.
Manabu Soya is the current champion in his first reign. He defeated Ulka Sasaki at NOAH Star Navigation on September 14, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan.
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 79+ | 3 | [14] | |
Combined reigns
[edit]As of December 2, 2024.
| † | 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 | Hayata | 1 | 0 | 93 |
| 7 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | 1 | 2 | 87 |
| 8 | Manabu Soya † | 1 | 3 | 79+ |
| 9 | Ulka Sasaki | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| 10 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| 11 | Masaaki Mochizuki | 1 | 0 | 16 |
See also
[edit]- GHC Heavyweight Championship
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
- GHC Tag Team Championship
- GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
- GHC Hardcore Championship
References
[edit]- ^ 【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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NOAH TV Match ~ GHC National Championship". Wrestling-data.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "NOAH Departure 2020 - Day 1". Wrestling-data.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ 2021年03月21日 日 NOAH THE INFINITY 2021. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ 2021年04月29日 （木） NOAH the GLORY 2021. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NOAH Go On The Demolition Stage 2021". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2022年01月22日 （土） HIGHER GROUND 2022. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "HAYATA Defeats Jack Morris To Win The GHC National Championship, First Jr Heavyweight To Win Title". Bodyslam.net. April 11, 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Corey (July 14, 2024). "NOAH Destination 2024 Results (7/13): AJ Styles Faces Naomichi Marufuji". fightful.com. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Black, Ethan (September 14, 2024). "Pro Wrestling Noah Star Navigation Night 8 Results – September 14, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
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