The GHC (Global Honored Crown) Heavyweight Championship is the top singles title in Pro Wrestling NOAH. It is distinguishable from other NOAH title belts by its green belt color. It was created in April 2001 when Mitsuharu Misawa won a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
As of 5/4/2024 there have been 45 GHC Heavyweight Champions. They are listed below in order of reign, which reign it was (some have held the title multiple times), length and number of successful defenses.
1-Mitsuharu Misawa. 1st reign. Length: 4/15/2001-7/27/2001. Successful defenses: 1.
2-Jun Akiyama. 1st teign. Length: 7/27/2001-4/7/2002. Successful defenses: 3.
3-Yoshinari Ogawa. 1st reign. Length: 4/7/2002-9/7/2002. Successful defenses: 2.
4-Yoshihiro Takayama. 1st reign. Length: 9/7/2002-9/16/2002. Successful defenses: None.
5-Mitsuharu Misawa. 2nd reign. Length: 9/16/2002-3/1/2003. Successful defenses: 1.
6-Kenta Kobashi. 1st reign. Length: 3/1/2003-3/5/2005. Successful defenses: 13.
7-Takeshi Rikioh. 1st reign. Length: 3/5/2005-11/5/2005. Successful defenses: 3.
8-Akira Taue. 1st reign. Length: 11/5/2005-1/22/2006. Successful defenses: 1.
9-Jun Akiyama. 2nd reign. Length: 1/22/2006-9/9/2006. Successful defenses: 2.
10-Naomichi Marufuji. 1st reign. Length: 9/9/2006-12/10/2006. Successful defenses: 1.
11-Mitsuharu Misawa. 3rd reign. Length: 12/10/2006-2/2/2008. Successful defenses: 7.
12-Takeshi Morishima. 1st reign. Length: 2/2/2008-9/6/2008. Successful defenses: 2.
13-Kensuke Sasaki. 1st reign. 9/6/2008-3/1/2009. Successful defenses: 2.
14-Jun Akiyama. 3rd reign. Length: 3/1/2009-6/14/2009. Successful defenses: 1. Vacated title on 6/14/2009 due to injury.
15-Go Shiozaki. 1st reign. Length: 6/14/2009-12/6/2009. Successful defenses: 1.
16-Takashi Sugiura. 1st reign. Length: 12/6/2009-7/10/2011. Successful defenses: 14.
17-Go Shiozaki. 2nd reign. Length: 7/10/2011-1/22/2012. Successful defenses: 3.
18-Takeshi Morishima. 2nd reign. Length: 1/22/2012-1/27/2013. Successful defenses: 8.
19-KENTA. 1st reign. Length: 1/27/2013-1/5/2014. Successful defenses: 9.
20-Takeshi Morishima. 3rd reign. Length: 1/5/2014-2/8/2014. Successful defenses: None.
21-Yuji Nagata. 1st reign. Length: 2/8/2014-7/5/2014. Successful defenses: 6.
22-Naomichi Marufuji. 2nd reign. Length: 7/5/2014-3/15/2015. Successful defenses: 6.
23-Minoru Suzuki. 1st reign. Length: 3/15/2015-12/23/2015. Successful defenses: 4. Title defense on 8/9/2015 against Mio Shirai (a woman wrestler) not recognized by NOAH. Unofficially Suzuki made 5 defenses including this one.
24-Naomichi Marufuji. 3rd reign. Length: 12/23/2015-1/31/2016. Successful defenses: None.
25-Takashi Sugiura. 2nd reign. Length: 1/31/2016-5/28/2016. Successful defenses: 1.
26-Go Shiozaki. 3rd reign. Length: 5/28/216-7/30/2016. Successful defenses: 1.
27-Takashi Sugiura. 3rd reign. Length: 7/30/2016-10/23/2016. Successful defenses: 2.
28-Katsuhiko Nakajima. 1st reign. Length: 10/23/2016-8/26/2017. Successful defenses: 7.
29-Eddie Edwards. 1st reign. Length: 8/26/2017-12/22/2017. Successful defenses: 2.
30-Kenoh. 1st reign. Length: 12/22/2017-3/11/2018. Successful defenses: 2.
31-Takashi Sugiura. 4th reign. Length: 3/11/2018-9/16/2018. Successful defenses: 6.
32-Kaito Kiyomiya. 1st reign. Length: 9/16/2018-1/4/2020. Successful defenses: 6.
33-Go Shiozaki. 4th reign. Length: 1/4/2020-2/12/2021. Successful defenses: 6.
34-Keiji Muto. 1st reign. Length: 2/12/2021-6/6/2021. Successful defenses: 2.
35-Naomichi Marufuji. 4th reign. Length: 6/6/2021-10/10/2021. Successful defenses: 2.
36-Katsuhiko Nakajima. 2nd reign. Length: 10/10/2021-3/10/2022. Successful defenses: 4. (Note: 2nd defense went to a time limit draw. Nakajima retained title as a result)
37-Kazuyuki Fujita. 1st reign. Length: 3/10/2022-4/27/2022. Successful defenses: 1. Vacated title on 4/27/2022 due to having to miss scheduled 4/30/2022 title defense due to illness.
38-Go Shiozaki. 5th reign. Length: 4/30/2022-Present (Current Champion). Successful defenses: None.
39-Satoshi Kojima. 1st reign. Length: 6/12/2022-7/16/2022. Successful defenses: None.
40-Kenoh. 2nd reign. Length: 7/16/2022-9/25/2022. Successful defenses; None.
41-Kaito Kiyomiya. 2nd reign. Length: 9/25/2022-3/19/2023. Successful defenses: 4.
42-Jake Lee. 1st reign. Length: 3/19/2023-10/28/2023. Successful defenses: 4.
43-Kenoh. 3rd reign. Length: 10/28/2023-2/4/2024. Successful defenses: 2.
44-Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. 1st reign. Length: 2/4/2024-5/4/2024. Successful defenses: 1.
45-Kaito Kiyomiya. 3rd reign. Length: 5/4/2024-Present (Current Champion). Successful defenses: 7. Next defense: 1/1/2025 vs. OZAWA (Taishi Ozawa).
