GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship


The Global Honored Crown Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, specifically for junior heavyweight workers. It was created in 2001 when Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Juventud Guerrera in a 12-man tournament final. In addition to Japan, the title has also been defended in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany. There have been a total of 21 recognized champions who have had a combined 42 official reigns.

Tournament

Noah held a 10-man tournament to crown the first champion, held over its month-long, 11-event Navigation for the Bright Destination tour. The tour was held from June 9 through June 24, 2001.

Title history

Combined reigns

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RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1Yoshinobu Kanemaru7281,876
2Daisuke Harada314751
3Kenta312685
4Taiji Ishimori312566
5Mushiking Terry/Kotaro Suzuki410521+
6Takashi Sugiura23316
7Taichi14283
8Atsushi Kotoge24193
9Katsuhiko Nakajima34191
10Jyushin Thunder Liger15188
11Hayata23182
12Tatsuhito Takaiwa23177
13Michael Modest12166
14Minoru Tanaka11147
15Hajime Ohara12140
16Shuji Kondo13120
17Naomichi Marufuji11119
18Yoshinari Ogawa11106
19Bryan Danielson1129
20Makoto Hashi101
21Ricky Marvin10<1