GHC National Championship

The Global Honored Crown (GHC) National Championship (GHCナショナル王座, GHC nashonaru ōza) is a professional wrestling championship in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah. It was created on October 3, 2019 and inaugurated on November 2 when Takashi Sugiura defeated Michael Elgin.[1] The title is scheduled to be defended exclusively in Japan. Instead of being another "heavyweight" championship, Noah categorizes the title as an openweight title, with both heavyweight and junior heavyweight wrestlers being eligible to challenge for it. There have been a total of 3 recognized champions, who have had a combined 3 official reigns. The current champion is Kenoh who is in his first reign.

GHC National Championship
Current championship design
Details
PromotionPro Wrestling Noah
Date establishedOctober 3, 2019
Current champion(s)Kenoh
Date wonAugust 4, 2020

History

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 being crowned on November 2, 2019, at Noah the Best 2019, in a match between Michael Elgin and Takashi Sugiura.[2] 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 went on to defeat Elgin to become the inaugural GHC National Champion, before losing the title to Katsuhiko Nakajima on May 9, 2020.

Reigns
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 Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
1 Takashi Sugiura November 2, 2019 Noah The Best 2019 Tokyo, Japan 1 1894 Defeated Michael Elgin to win the inaugural title. [1]
2 Katsuhiko Nakajima May 9, 2020 GHC National Championship: Sugiura vs. Nakajima Tokyo, Japan 1 872 [3]
3 Kenoh August 4, 2020 Noah Departure 2020 Tokyo, Japan 1 175+4 [4]

See also

References
  1. 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.
  2. 【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.
  3. "NOAH TV Match ~ GHC National Championship". Wrestling-data.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  4. "NOAH Departure 2020 - Day 1". Wrestling-data.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
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