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GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
The Global Honored Crown (GHC) Junior Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah , specifically for junior heavyweight (<100kg ) workers. It was created in 2001 when Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Juventud Guerrera in a 12-man tournament final. In addition to Japan, the title has also been defended in the United States , United Kingdom and Germany . There have been a total of 12 recognized champions who have had a combined 24 official reigns.
Title history
Wrestler:
Times:
Date:
Location:
Notes:
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
1
June 24, 2001
Nagoya, Japan
Defeated Juventud Guerrera in a tournament final on the Navigation for the Bright Destination tour.[1]
Tatsuhito Takaiwa
1
October 19, 2001
Yokohama, Japan
Won the title on the Tug of War tour.[2]
Naomichi Marufuji
1
December 9, 2001
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title on the Navigation in Raging Ocean tour.[3]
Makoto Hashi
1
April 7, 2002
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title at Come and Watch in Ariake .[4]
Vacated
April 8, 2002
Hashi refused the title after winning by referee stoppage due to Marufuji injuring his knee.[5]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
2
May 26, 2002
Sapporo, Japan
Defeated KENTA in a tournament final on the Navigation with Breeze tour.[6]
Michael Modest
1
March 30, 2003
Fukuoka, Japan
Won the title on the Encountering Navigation tour.[7] [8]
Takashi Sugiura
1
September 12, 2003
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title on the Navigation Over the Date Line tour.[9]
Jushin Liger
1
January 4, 2004
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title at New Japan Pro Wrestling 's Wrestling World .[10] [11]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
3
July 10, 2004
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title at Departure .[12]
KENTA
1
July 18, 2005
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title at Destiny .[13]
Takashi Sugiura
2
June 4, 2006
Sapporo, Japan
Won the title on the Northern Navigation tour.[14]
Tatsuhito Takaiwa
2
December 23, 2006
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title at Pro Wrestling SEM's SEMful Gift in Differ .[15]
Mushiking Terry
1
April 28, 2007
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title on the Spring Navigation tour.[16]
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
4
October 27, 2007
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title on the Autumn Navigation tour.
Bryan Danielson
1
September 14, 2008
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title at Ring of Honor 's The Tokyo Summit .
KENTA
2
October 13, 2008
Hiroshima, Japan
Won the title on the Autumn Navigation tour.
Katsuhiko Nakajima
1
February 11, 2009
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title at Kensuke Office's Take the Dream Vol. 7 .
KENTA
3
March 1, 2009
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title on the Second Navigation tour.
Vacated
October 30, 2009
Vacated due to a knee injury.
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
5
October 31, 2009
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Jushin Liger in the finals of the Jr. Heavyweight League on the Autumn Navigation tour.
Kotaro Suzuki(formerly Mushiking Terry)
2
December 5, 2010
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title on the Winter Navigation tour.
Katsuhiko Nakajima
2
September 23, 2011
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title on the Shiny Navigation tour.
Vacated
October 2, 2011
Nakajima was forced to vacate the title after undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis .
Ricky Marvin
1
October 16, 2011
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Satoshi Kajiwara at Navigation Sunday 2011 in Korakuen .
Vacated
October 16, 2011
Marvin vacated the title, declaring that he wanted to earn it by defeating Katsuhiko Nakajima.
Katsuhiko Nakajima
3
November 27, 2011
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Ricky Marvin at Great Voyage 2011 in Tokyo Vol. 4 .
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
6
May 9, 2012
Tokyo, Japan
Won the title on the The Navigation in May 2012 tour.
List of individual reigns
Wrestler
Days Held
Date Won
Date Lost
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
400
October 31, 2009
December 5, 2010
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
373
July 10, 2004
July 18, 2005
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
323
October 27, 2007
September 14, 2008
KENTA
321
July 18, 2005
June 4, 2006
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
308
May 26, 2002
March 30, 2003
Kotaro Suzuki
292
December 5, 2010
September 23, 2011
KENTA
243
March 1 2009
October 30, 2009
Takashi Sugiura
202
June 4, 2006
December 23, 2006
Jushin Liger
188
January 4, 2004
July 10, 2004
Mushiking Terry
182
April 28 2007
October 27 2007
Michael Modest
166
March 30 2003
September 12 2003
Katsuhiko Nakajima
164
November 27, 2011
May 9, 2012
Tatsuhito Takaiwa
126
December 23 2006
April 28 2007
KENTA
121
October 14 2008
February 11 2009
Naomichi Marufuji
119
December 9, 2001
April 7, 2002
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
117
June 24, 2001
October 19, 2001
Takashi Sugiura
114
September 12, 2003
January 4, 2004
Tatsuhito Takaiwa
51
October 19, 2001
December 9, 2001
Bryan Danielson
29
September 14, 2008
October 13, 2008
Katsuhiko Nakajima
18
February 11, 2009
March 1, 2009
Katsuhiko Nakajima
9
September 23, 2011
October 2, 2011
Makoto Hashi
1
April 7, 2002
April 8, 2002
Ricky Marvin
<1
October 16, 2011
October 16, 2011
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
4412+
May 9, 2012
Current champion
List of combined reigns
References
See also