GHC Heavyweight Championship

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The Global Honored Crown (GHC) Heavyweight Championship (GHCヘビー級王座) 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 Kaito Kiyomiya, who is in his third reign. He defeated El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. at Noah Wrestle Magic on May 4, 2024, 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. † Akiyama and Misawa were originally both counted out, but the match was restarted.

Reigns

As of January 25, 2025, there have been a total of 45 reigns shared between 24 different champions.

Combined reigns

As of January 25, 2025.

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