The GHC (Global Honored Crown) National Championship is a secondary singles title in NOAH. It was created in October 2019 while the promotion was owned by LIDET Entertainment and former wrestler Riki Choshu, and was later announced as being an openweight championship to be defended only in Japan. It is distinguishable from other GHC titles by it’s red colored belt. Matches for the title tend to feature more MMA & martial arts-style shootfighting over typical wrestling. It was first awarded in November 2019 when Takashi Sugiura beat Michael Elgin to become the inaugural champion.
As of 3/2/2025 there have been 16 GHC National Champions. They are listed below in order of reign, which one it was (some have held the belt multiple times), length and successful defenses.
1-Takashi Sugiura. 1st reign. Length: 11/2/2019-5/9/2020. Successful defenses: 4.
2-Katsuhiko Nakajima. 1st reign. Length: 5/9/2020-8/4/2020. Successful defenses: 2.
3-Kenoh. 1st reign. Length: 8/4/2020-3/21/2021. Successful defenses: 6.
4-Kazuyuki Fujita. 1st reign. Length: 3/21/2021-4/29/2021. Successful defenses: None.
5-Takashi Sugiura. 2nd reign. Length: 4/29/2021-10/28/2021. Successful defenses: 2.
6-Masaaki Mochizuki. 1st reign. Length: 10/28/2021-11/13/2021. Successful defenses: None.
7-Kenoh. 2nd reign. Length: 11/13/2021-1/22/2022. Successful defenses: 3. (Note: 1st defense went to a time limit draw. Kenoh retained title as a result)
8-Masakatsu Funaki. 1st reign. Length: 1/22/2022-11/10/2022. Successful defenses: 6.
9-Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. 1st reign. Length: 11/10/2022-10/28/2023. Successful defenses: 6.
10-Jack Morris. 1st reign. Length: 10/28/2023-4/11/2024. Successful defenses: 3.
11-HAYATA. 1st reign. Length: 4/11/2024-7/13/2024. Successful defenses: None.
12-Ulka Sasaki. 1st reign. Length: 7/13/2024-9/14/2024. Successful defenses: None.
13-Manabu Soya. 1st reign. Length: 9/13/2024-1/11/2025. Successful defenses: 4.
14-Tetsuya Endo. 1st reign. Length: 1/11/2025-2/11/2025. Successful defenses: None.
15-Manabu Soya. 2nd reign. Length: 2/11/2025-3/2/2025. Successful defenses: None.
16-OZAWA (Taishi Ozawa). 1st reign. Length: 3/2/2025. Successful defenses: None. Vacated title immediately due to claiming he didn’t need it because he also held GHC Heavyweight Championship at the same time. Determination tournament final between Tetsuya Endo and Manabu Soya or Galeno scheduled for 4/11/2025 to crown new champion.
