page_title: GHC Heavyweight Championship
section_title: Combined reigns
hierarchical_section_title: GHC Heavyweight Championship / Combined reigns
caption_attribution_description: Kobashi Kenta...
context_page_description: The Global Honored Crown Heavyweight Championship is the professional wrestling world heavyweight championship in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah. 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. There have been a total of 18 recognized champions, who have had a combined 33 official reigns.
context_section_description: As of August 10, 2020.
caption: Record longest reigning champion Kenta Kobashi
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