# GHC Heavyweight Championship

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 Pro Wrestling Noah, which was merged with Japanese promotion DDT to form CyberFight in 2020. It is one of CyberFight's two top men's world titles, alongside the KO-D Openweight Championship in DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was also defended on Impact Wrestling which has a working relationship with Pro Wrestling Noah. It was created on April 15, 2001 when Mitsuharu Misawa defeated Yoshihiro Takayama in a 16-man tournament final. 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 Ozawa, who is in his first reign. He defeated Kaito Kiyomiya at The New Year 2025 on January 1, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan.

## History

Noah held a 16-man tournament to crown the first champion, held over its month-long, 18-event Navigation for the Victory GHC tour. The tour was held from March 18 through April 15, 2001.
| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Mar. 18 | Mitsuharu Misawa | Pin | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tokyo | Akitoshi Saito | 12:26 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tokyo | Akitoshi Saito | 12:26 | Apr. 4 | Mitsuharu Misawa | Pin | | | | | | | |
| | | | Okayama | Yoshinari Ogawa | 19:44 | | | | | | | |
| Mar. 21 | Masao Inoue | Pin | Okayama | Yoshinari Ogawa | 19:44 | | | | | | | |
| Sagamihara | Yoshinari Ogawa | 14:18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sagamihara | Yoshinari Ogawa | 14:18 | | | | Apr. 11 | Mitsuharu Misawa | Pin | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hiroshima | Jun Akiyama | 15:05† | | | | |
| Apr. 1 | Jun Akiyama | Pin | | | | | | | Hiroshima | Jun Akiyama | 15:05† | | | | |
| Fukuoka | Takao Omori | 22:49 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fukuoka | Takao Omori | 22:49 | Apr. 8 | Jun Akiyama | Pin | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tokyo | Takeshi Rikio | 4:02 | | | | | | | |
| Apr. 2 | Takeshi Morishima | Pin | Tokyo | Takeshi Rikio | 4:02 | | | | | | | |
| Beppu | Takeshi Rikio | 14:33 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Beppu | Takeshi Rikio | 14:33 | | | | | | | | Apr. 15 | Mitsuharu Misawa | Pin |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tokyo | Yoshihiro Takayama | 21:12 |
| Mar. 22 | Jun Izumida | Pin | | | | | | | | | | | Tokyo | Yoshihiro Takayama | 21:12 |
| Tokyo | Yoshihiro Takayama | 8:22 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tokyo | Yoshihiro Takayama | 8:22 | Apr. 3 | Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | | | | | | | |
| | | | Uwajima | Kentaro Shiga | 7:16 | | | | | | | |
| Mar. 30 | Scorpio | Pin | Uwajima | Kentaro Shiga | 7:16 | | | | | | | |
| Kumamoto | Kentaro Shiga | 13:06 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kumamoto | Kentaro Shiga | 13:06 | | | | Apr. 12 | Yoshihiro Takayama | DQ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Osaka | Vader | 9:24 | | | | |
| Mar. 25 | Akira Taue | Pin | | | | | | | Osaka | Vader | 9:24 | | | | |
| Kyoto | Vader | 10:40 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kyoto | Vader | 10:40 | Apr. 6 | Vader | Pin | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ishikawa | Daisuke Ikeda | 7:15 | | | | | | | |
| Mar. 29 | Tamon Honda | Pin | Ishikawa | Daisuke Ikeda | 7:15 | | | | | | | |
| Kagoshima | Daisuke Ikeda | 15:16 | | | | | | | | | | |
† Akiyama and Misawa were originally both counted out, but the match was restarted.

## Reigns

As of March 6, 2025, there have been a total of 45 reigns shared between 24 different champions.
Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| 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 | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | Mitsuharu Misawa | April 15, 2001 | Navigation for the Victory | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 103 | 1 | Defeated Yoshihiro Takayama in a tournament final. | |
| 2 | Jun Akiyama | July 27, 2001 | Accomplish Our First Navigation | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 254 | 3 | | |
| 3 | Yoshinari Ogawa | April 7, 2002 | Come and Watch in Ariake | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 153 | 2 | | |
| 4 | Yoshihiro Takayama | September 7, 2002 | Navigation Over the Date Line | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 16 | 0 | | |
| 5 | Mitsuharu Misawa | September 23, 2002 | Great Voyage | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 159 | 1 | | |
| 6 | Kenta Kobashi | March 1, 2003 | Navigate for Evolution | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 735 | 13 | | |
| 7 | Takeshi Rikio | March 5, 2005 | Navigate for Evolution | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 245 | 3 | | |
| 8 | Akira Taue | November 5, 2005 | Third Great Voyage | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 78 | 1 | | |
| 9 | Jun Akiyama | January 22, 2006 | First Navigation | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 230 | 2 | | |
| 10 | Naomichi Marufuji | September 9, 2006 | Great Voyage | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 92 | 2 | | |
| 11 | Mitsuharu Misawa | December 10, 2006 | Great Voyage | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 448 | 7 | | |
| 12 | Takeshi Morishima | March 2, 2008 | Second Navigation | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 188 | 2 | | |
| 13 | Kensuke Sasaki | September 6, 2008 | Shiny Navigation | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 176 | 2 | | |
| 14 | Jun Akiyama | March 1, 2009 | Second Navigation | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 105 | 1 | | |
| — | Vacated | June 14, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Akiyama suffering an ongoing spinal injury. | |
| 15 | Go Shiozaki | June 14, 2009 | Southern Navigation | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 175 | 1 | Defeated Takeshi Rikio to win the vacant title. | |
| 16 | Takashi Sugiura | December 6, 2009 | Winter Navigation | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 581 | 14 | | |
| 17 | Go Shiozaki | July 10, 2011 | Great Voyage | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 196 | 3 | | |
| 18 | Takeshi Morishima | January 22, 2012 | Great Voyage 2012 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 371 | 8 | | |
| 19 | Kenta | January 27, 2013 | Great Voyage 2013 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 343 | 9 | | |
| 20 | Takeshi Morishima | January 5, 2014 | New Year Navigation 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 34 | 0 | | |
| 21 | Yuji Nagata | February 8, 2014 | The Second Navigation 2014 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 147 | 4 | | |
| 22 | Naomichi Marufuji | July 5, 2014 | Great Voyage 2014 in Tokyo Vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 253 | 6 | | |
| 23 | Minoru Suzuki | March 15, 2015 | Great Voyage 2015 in Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 283 | 4 | On August 9, 2015, Suzuki successfully defended the title against Mio Shirai at a Pro Wrestling Wave event. The defense was not recognized by Noah, who officially only recognize four of his five defenses. | |
| 24 | Naomichi Marufuji | December 23, 2015 | Destiny 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 39 | 0 | | |
| 25 | Takashi Sugiura | January 31, 2016 | Great Voyage 2016 in Yokohama | Yokohama, Japan | 2 | 118 | 1 | | |
| 26 | Go Shiozaki | May 28, 2016 | Great Voyage 2016 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 3 | 63 | 1 | | |
| 27 | Takashi Sugiura | July 30, 2016 | 10th NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 85 | 2 | This was a lumberjack match. | |
| 28 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | October 23, 2016 | Great Voyage 2016 in Yokohama Vol. 2 | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 307 | 7 | | |
| 29 | Eddie Edwards | August 26, 2017 | Summer Navigation 2017 Vol. 2 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 118 | 2 | | |
| 30 | Kenoh | December 22, 2017 | Winter Navigation 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 79 | 2 | | |
| 31 | Takashi Sugiura | March 11, 2018 | Great Voyage 2018 in Yokohama | Yokohama, Japan | 4 | 280 | 6 | | |
| 32 | Kaito Kiyomiya | December 16, 2018 | Great Voyage in Yokohama Vol. 2 | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 384 | 6 | | |
| 33 | Go Shiozaki | January 4, 2020 | New Sunrise | Tokyo, Japan | 4 | 405 | 6 | | |
| 34 | Keiji Mutoh | February 12, 2021 | Destination 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 114 | 2 | | |
| 35 | Naomichi Marufuji | June 6, 2021 | CyberFight Festival 2021 | Saitama, Japan | 4 | 126 | 2 | | |
| 36 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | October 10, 2021 | Grand Square 2021 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 136 | 4 | | |
| 37 | Kazuyuki Fujita | February 23, 2022 | Gain Control 2022 in Nagoya | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 63 | 1 | | |
| — | Vacated | April 27, 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Fujita having tested positive for COVID-19. | |
| 38 | Go Shiozaki | April 30, 2022 | Majestic 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | 5 | 43 | 0 | Defeated Kaito Kiyomiya to win the vacant title. | |
| 39 | Satoshi Kojima | June 12, 2022 | CyberFight Festival 2022 | Saitama, Japan | 1 | 34 | 0 | | |
| 40 | Kenoh | July 16, 2022 | Destination 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 71 | 0 | | |
| 41 | Kaito Kiyomiya | September 25, 2022 | Grand Ship in Nagoya 2022 | Nagoya, Japan | 2 | 175 | 4 | | |
| 42 | Jake Lee | March 19, 2023 | Great Voyage in Yokohama 2023 | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 223 | 4 | | |
| 43 | Kenoh | October 28, 2023 | Demolition Stage In Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | 3 | 99 | 2 | | |
| 44 | Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. | February 4, 2024 | Cross Over in Sendai 2024 | Sendai, Japan | 1 | 90 | 1 | | |
| 45 | Kaito Kiyomiya | May 4, 2024 | Wrestle Magic | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 242 | 7 | | |
| 46 | Ozawa | January 1, 2025 | The New Year 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 64+ | 2 | | |

## Combined reigns

As of March 6, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
| 1 | Takashi Sugiura | 4 | 23 | 1,064 |
| 2 | Go Shiozaki | 5 | 11 | 882 |
| 3 | Kaito Kiyomiya | 3 | 17 | 801 |
| 4 | Kenta Kobashi | 1 | 13 | 735 |
| 5 | Mitsuharu Misawa | 3 | 9 | 710 |
| 6 | Takeshi Morishima | 3 | 10 | 593 |
| 7 | Jun Akiyama | 3 | 6 | 589 |
| 8 | Naomichi Marufuji | 4 | 10 | 510 |
| 9 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | 2 | 11 | 443 |
| 10 | Kenta | 1 | 9 | 343 |
| 11 | Minoru Suzuki | 1 | 4 | 283 |
| 12 | Kenoh | 3 | 4 | 249 |
| 13 | Takeshi Rikio | 1 | 3 | 245 |
| 14 | Jake Lee | 1 | 4 | 223 |
| 15 | Kensuke Sasaki | 1 | 2 | 176 |
| 16 | Yoshinari Ogawa | 1 | 2 | 153 |
| 17 | Yuji Nagata | 1 | 4 | 147 |
| 18 | Eddie Edwards | 1 | 2 | 118 |
| 19 | Keiji Mutoh | 1 | 2 | 114 |
| 20 | Hijo del de Dr. Wagner Jr. | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| 21 | Akira Taue | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| 22 | Ozawa † | 1 | 2 | 64+ |
| 23 | Kazuyuki Fujita | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| 24 | Satoshi Kojima | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 25 | Yoshihiro Takayama | 1 | 0 | 16 |