The GHC (Global Honored Crown) Junior Heavyweight Championship is a singles championship in Pro Wrestling NOAH. It is only for Jr. Heavyweight wrestlers (weight less than 220 pounds/100 kg). It was created in 2001 and first awarded in June 2001 when Yoshinobu Kanemaru won a tournament to become the inaugural champion.
As of 9/1/2024 there have been 56 GHC Jr. Heavyweight Champions. They are listed on order of reign, which reign it was (some won the title multiple times), length of reign and number of successful defenses.
1-Yoshinobu Kanemaru. 1st reign. Length: 6/24/2001-10/19/2001. Successful defenses: 2.
2-Tatsuhito Takaiwa. 1st reign. Length: 10/19/2001-12/9/2001. Successful defenses: 1.
3-Naomichi Marufuji. 1st reign. 12/9/2001-4/7/2002. Successful defenses: 1.
4-Makoto Hashi. 1st reign. Length: 4/7/2002. Successful defenses: None. Refused title on 4/7/2002 after winning due to ref stoppage (injury).
5-Yoshinobu Kanemaru. 2nd reign. Length: 5/26/2002/3/30/2003. Successful defenses: 3.
6-Michael Modest. 1st reign. Length: 3/30/2003-9/12/2003. Successful defenses: 2.
7-Takashi Sugiura. 1st reign. Length: 9/12/2003-1/4/2004. Successful defenses: 2.
8-Jushin Thunder Liger. 1st reign. Length: 1/4/2004-7/10/2004. Successful defenses: 5. Won title in New Japan Pro Wresting.
9-Yoshinobu Kanemaru. 3rd reign. Length: 7/10/2004-7/18/2005. Successful defenses: 5.
10-KENTA. 1st reign. Length: 7/18/2005-6/4/2006. Successful defenses: 6.
11-Takashi Sugiura. 2nd reign. Length: 6/4/2006-12/23/2006. Successful defenses: 1.
12-Tatsuhito Takaiwa. 2nd reign. Length: 12/23/2006-4/28/2007. Successful defenses: 2.
13-Mushiking Terry (Kotaro Suzuki). 1st reign. Length: 4/28/2007-10/7/2007. Successful defenses: None.
14-Yoshinobu Kanemaru. 4th reign. Length: 10/27/2007-9/14/2008. Successful defenses: 5.
15-Bryan Danielson. 1st reign. Length: 9/14/2008-10/13/2008. Successful defenses: 1. Won title in Ring Of Honor.
16-KENTA. 2nd reign. Length: 10/13/2008-2/11/2009. Successful defenses: 3.
17-Katsuhiko Nakajima. 1st reign. Length: 2/11/2009-3/1/2009. Successful defenses: None.
18-KENTA. 3rd reign. Length: 3/1/2009-10/30/2009. Successful defenses: 3. Vacated title on 10/30/2009 due to injury.
19-Yoshinobu Kanemaru. 5th reign. Length: 10/31/2009-12/5/2010. Successful defenses: 6.
20-Kotaro Suzuki. 2nd reign. Length: 12/5/2010-9/23/2011. Successful defenses: 7.
21-Katsuhiko Nakajima. 2nd reign. Length: 9/23/2011-10/2/2011. Successful defenses: None. Vacated title on 10/2/2011 due to injury/illness.
22-Ricky Marvin. 1st reign. Length: 10/16/2011. Successful defenses: None. Refused title because he wanted to win it against Katsuhiko Nakajima.
23-Katsuhiko Nakajima. 3rd reign. Length: 11/27/2011-5/9/2012. Successful defenses: 4.
24-Yoshinobu Kanemaru. 6th reign. Length: 5/9/2012-9/29/2012. Successful defenses: 3.
25-Shuji Kondo. 1st reign. Length: 9/29/2012-1/27/2013. Successful defenses: 3.
26-Taiji Ishimori. 1st reign. Length: 1/27/2013-3/8/2014. Successful defenses: 10.
27-Daisuke Harada. 1st reign. Length: 3/8/2014-12/6/2014. Successful defenses: 7.
28-Atsushi Kotoge. 1st reign. Length: 12/6/2014-3/15/2015. Successful defenses: 1.
29. Taichi. 1st reign. Length: 3/15/2015-12/23/2015. Successful defenses: 4.
30-Taiji Ishimori. 2nd reign. Length: 12/23/2015-2/24/2016. Successful sefenses: 1.
31-Yoshinobu Kanemaru. 7th reign. Length: 2/24/2016-9/23/2016. Succeasful defenses: 4.
32-Atsushi Kotoge. 2nd reign. Length: 9/23/2016-12/26/2016. Successful defenses: 3. Vacates title on 12/26/2016 to move to Heavyweight.
33-Hajime Ohara. 1st reign. Length: 1/7/2017-5/27/2017. Successful defenses: 2.
34-HAYATA. 1st reign. Length: 5/27/2017-6/25/2017. Successful defenses: None.
35-Taiji Ishimori. 3rd reign. Length: 6/25/2017-10/1/2017. Successful defenses: 1.
36-Daisuke Harada. 2nd reign. Lenngth: 10/1/2017-10/30/2018. Successful defenses: 6.
37-Kotaro Suzuki. 3rd reign. Length: 10/30/2018-12/16/2018. Successful defenses: 2.
38-Daisuke Harada. 3rd reign. Length: 12/16/2018-3/10/2019. Successful defenses: 1.
39-Minoru Tanaka. 1st reign. Length: 3/10/2019-8/4/2019. Successful defenses: 1.
40-HAYATA. 2nd reign. Length: 8/4/2019-1/4/2020. Successful defenses: 3.
41-Yoshinari Ogawa. 1st reign. Length: 1/4/2020-4/19/2020. Successful defenses: 1.
42-Kotaro Suzuki. 4th reign. Length: 4/19/2020-11/8/2020. Successful defenses: 5.
43-Daisuke Harada. 4th reign. Length: 11/8/2020-2/12/2021. Successful defenses: 2.
44-Seiki Yoshioka. 1st reign. Length: 2/12/2021-3/14/2021. Successful defenses: None.
45-Atsushi Kotoge. 3rd reign. Length: 3/14/2021-6/27/2021. Successful defenses: 2.
46-HAYATA. 3rd reign. Length: 6/27/2021-1/10/2022. Successful defenses: 8.
47-Daisuke Harada. 5th reign. Length: 1/10/2022-3/13/2022. Successful defenses: 2.
48-Eita. 1st reign. Length: 3/13/2022-4/29/2022. Successful defenses: None.
49-HAYATA. 4th reign. Length: 4/29/2022-10/30/2022. Successful defenses: 6.
50-Ninja Mack. 1st reign. Length: 10/30/2022-11/10/2022. Successful defenses: None. Won title in match that was stopped due to a HAYATA injury.
51-Dante Leon. 1st reign. Length: 11/10/2022-12/23/2022. Successful defenses: None.
52-AMAKUSA. 1st reign. Length: 12/23/2022-4/16/2023. Successful defenses: 3.
53-HAYATA. 5th reign. Length: 4/16/2023-11/4/2023. Successful defenses: 4.
54-Daga. 1st reign. Length: 11/4/2023-7/13/2024. Successful defenses: 7.
55 AMAKUSA. 2nd reign. Length: 7/13/2024-9/1/2024. Successful defenses: None..
56-Daga. 2nd reign. Length: 9/1/2024-Present (Current Champion). Successful defenses: 1. Next defense: 1/1/2025 vs. Eita.
