GHC Tag Team Championship

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GHC Tag Team Championship
Details
Current champion(s) Akitoshi Saito and Jun Akiyama
Date won January 22, 2012
Promotion Pro Wrestling Noah
Date established October 19, 2001

The Global Honored Crown (GHC) Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah. It was created on October 19, 2001, when Scorpio & Vader defeated Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito in a tournament final.[1] Though it is typically contested among heavyweights (>100 kg (220 lb; 16 st)), some junior heavyweights such as Naomichi Marufuji and Yoshinari Ogawa have held it in the past. It is currently one of two tag team titles in Noah, along with the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (reserved for junior heavyweights). There have been a total of 29 recognized individual champions and 19 recognized teams, who have had a combined 23 official reigns.

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[edit] Title history

Wrestlers: Times: Date: Location: Notes:
Scorpio & Vader 1 October 19, 2001 Yokohama, Japan Defeated Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito in a tournament final on the Tug of War tour.[2]
Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa 1 November 30, 2001 Sapporo, Japan Won the title on the Navigation in Raging Ocean tour.[3]
Takao Ōmori & Yoshihiro Takayama
(NO FEAR)		 1 December 9, 2001 Tokyo, Japan Won the title on the Navigation in Raging Ocean tour.[3][4]
Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio
(Wild II)		 1 February 17, 2002 Tokyo, Japan Won the title on the Navigate for Evolution tour.[5]
Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito 1 September 23, 2002 Tokyo, Japan Won the title at Great Voyage 2002.[6]
Tamon Honda & Kenta Kobashi 1 June 6, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Won the title on the Navigation with Breeze tour.[7][8]
Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 November 30, 2003 Sapporo, Japan Won the title on the Navigation, Uprising Spirit tour.[9]
Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa 2 January 10, 2004 Tokyo, Japan Won the title at Great Voyage 2004.[10]
Scorpio (2) & Doug Williams 1 January 23, 2005 Kobe, Japan Won the title on the The First Navigation tour.[11]
Naomichi Marufuji & Minoru Suzuki 1 June 18, 2005 Morecambe, England Won the title at Frontier Wrestling Alliance's NOAH Limits.[12]
Takeshi Morishima (2) & Mohammed Yone 1 October 28, 2005 Osaka, Japan Won the title on the Autumn Navigation tour.[13]
Tamon Honda & Kenta Kobashi 2 June 4, 2006 Sapporo, Japan Won the title on the Northern Navigation tour.[14]
Vacated September 25, 2006 Vacated due to Kobashi's kidney cancer.[1]
Takeshi Morishima (3) & Mohammed Yone 2 December 2, 2006 Yokohama, Japan Defeated Takuma Sano & Yoshihiro Takayama in a tournament final on the Winter Navigation tour.[15]
Jun Akiyama (2) & Takeshi Rikio (2) 1 April 1, 2007 Tokyo, Japan Won the title on the Spring Navigation tour.[16]
Vacated September 13, 2007 Vacated due to Rikio suffering a neck injury.[1]
D'Lo Brown & Buchanan 1 October 20, 2007 Kurume, Japan Won a 4-team round robin tournament.[1]
Naomichi Marufuji (2) & Takashi Sugiura 1 October 27, 2007 Tokyo, Japan Won the title on the Autumn Navigation tour.[17]
Akitoshi Saito (2) & Bison Smith 1 May 23, 2008 Niigata, Japan Won the title on the Northern Navigation tour.
Kensuke Sasaki & Takeshi Morishima (4) 1 September 21, 2009 Nagoya, Japan Won the title on the Exceeding our Dreams tour.
Takeshi Rikio (3) & Mohammed Yone (3) 1 December 6, 2009 Tokyo, Japan Won the title on the Winter Navigation Tour.
Bison Smith (2) & Keith Walker 1 April 14, 2010 Osaka, Japan
Vacated September 10, 2010 Vacated after Walker chose not to return to Japan after the death of his father.
Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama (2) 1 September 18, 2010 Osaka, Japan Defeated Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith to win the vacant title.
Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson
(Bad Intentions)		 1 June 18, 2011 Osaka, Japan This match was also contested for Bad Intentions' IWGP Tag Team Championship.
Akitoshi Saito (3) & Jun Akiyama (3) 2 January 22, 2012 Osaka, Japan

[edit] List of individual reigns

As of January 29, 2012.

Wrestlers Days Held Date Won Date Lost
Akitoshi Saito & Bison Smith 486 May 23, 2008 September 21, 2009
Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa 379 January 10, 2004 January 23, 2005
Takuma Sano & Yoshihiro Takayama 273 September 18, 2010 June 18, 2011
Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito 256 September 23, 2002 June 6, 2003
Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone 219 October 28, 2005 June 4, 2006
Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson 218 June 18, 2011 January 22, 2012
Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio 218 February 17, 2002 September 23, 2002
Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura 209 October 27, 2007 May 23, 2008
Tamon Honda & Kenta Kobashi 177 June 6, 2003 November 30, 2003
Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Rikio 165 April 1, 2007 September 13, 2007
Bison Smith & Keith Walker 149 April 14, 2010 September 10, 2010
Scorpio & Doug Williams 146 January 23, 2005 June 18, 2005
Naomichi Marufuji & Minoru Suzuki 132 June 18, 2005 October 28, 2005
Takeshi Rikio & Mohammed Yone 129 December 6, 2009 April 14, 2010
Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone 120 December 2, 2006 April 1, 2007
Tamon Honda & Kenta Kobashi 113 June 4, 2006 September 25, 2006
Kensuke Sasaki & Takeshi Morishima 76 September 21, 2009 December 6, 2009
Takao Ōmori & Yoshihiro Takayama 70 December 9, 2001 February 17, 2002
Scorpio & Vader 42 October 19, 2001 November 30, 2001
Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi 41 November 30, 2003 January 10, 2004
Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa 9 November 30, 2001 December 9, 2001
D'Lo Brown & Buchanan 7 October 20, 2007 October 27, 2007
Akitoshi Saito & Jun Akiyama &100000000000000070000007+ January 22, 2012 Current champions

[edit] List of combined reigns

As of January 29, 2012.

[edit] By team

Rank Wrestlers # Of Reigns Combined Days
1. Akitoshi Saito & Bison Smith 1 486
2. Mitsuharu Misawa & Yoshinari Ogawa 2 388
3. Takeshi Morishima & Mohammed Yone 2 339
4. Tamon Honda & Kenta Kobashi 2 290
5. Takuma Sano & Yoshihiro Takayama 1 273
6. Jun Akiyama & Akitoshi Saito 2 &10000000000000263000000263+
7. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson 1 218
7. Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio 1 218
9. Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Sugiura 1 209
10. Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Rikio 1 165
11. Bison Smith & Keith Walker 1 149
12. Scorpio & Doug Williams 1 146
13. Naomichi Marufuji & Minoru Suzuki 1 132
14. Takeshi Rikio & Mohammed Yone 1 129
15. Kensuke Sasaki & Takeshi Morishima 1 76
16. Takao Ōmori & Yoshihiro Takayama 1 70
17. Scorpio & Vader 1 42
18. Yuji Nagata & Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 41
19. D'Lo Brown & Buchanan 1 7

[edit] By wrestler

Rank Wrestler # Of Reigns Combined Days
1. Akitoshi Saito 3 &10000000000000749000000749+
2. Bison Smith 2 635
3. Takeshi Morishima 4 633
4. Takeshi Rikio 3 512
5. Mohammed Yone 3 468
6. Jun Akiyama 3 &10000000000000428000000428+
7. Mitsuharu Misawa 2 388
7. Yoshinari Ogawa 2 388
9. Yoshihiro Takayama 2 343
10. Naomichi Marufuji 2 341
11. Tamon Honda 2 290
11. Kenta Kobashi 2 290
13. Takuma Sano 1 273
14. Giant Bernard 1 218
14. Karl Anderson 1 218
16. Takashi Sugiura 1 209
17. Scorpio 2 188
18. Keith Walker 1 149
19. Doug Williams 1 146
20. Minoru Suzuki 1 132
21. Kensuke Sasaki 1 76
22. Takao Ōmori 1 70
23. Vader 1 42
24. Yuji Nagata 1 41
25. Hiroshi Tanahashi 1 41
27. D'Lo Brown 1 7
27. Buchanan 1 7

[edit] References

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  2. ^ "NOAH Tug of War tour results". Green Destiny. http://noah.puroresufan.com/results/tugofwar01.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  3. ^ a b "NOAH Navigation in Raging Ocean tour results". Green Destiny. http://noah.puroresufan.com/results/navigationraging01.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  4. ^ Power Slam Magazine Staff (March 2005). "We are the champions (as of February 11)". Power Slam Magazine (Lancaster, Lancashire, England: SW Publishing LTD): p. 15. 116. 
  5. ^ "NOAH Navigate for Evolution tour results". Green Destiny. http://noah.puroresufan.com/results/navigationevolution02.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  6. ^ "NOAH results, 2002". Green Destiny. http://noah.puroresufan.com/results02.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  7. ^ "NOAH Navigation with Breeze tour results". Green Destiny. http://noah.puroresufan.com/results/navigationbreeze03.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  8. ^ Power Slam Staff (August 2003). "We are the Champions (as of July 8)". Power Slam Magazine (Lancaster, Lancashire, England: SW Publishing LTD): p. 15. 109. 
  9. ^ "NOAH Navigation, Uprising Spirit tour results". Green Destiny. http://noah.puroresufan.com/results/navigationuprising03.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
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  12. ^ "FWA results 2005". Frontier Wrestling Alliance. http://www.fwauk.com/index.php?page=results&res=2005. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 
  13. ^ "NOAH Autumn Navigation tour results". Green Destiny. http://noah.puroresufan.com/results/autumnnavigation05.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  14. ^ "NOAH Northern Navigation tour results" (in German). PuroLove.com. http://www.purolove.com/noah/results/06northernnavi.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  15. ^ "NOAH Winter Navigation tour results" (in German). PuroLove.com. http://www.purolove.com/noah/results/06winternavi.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  16. ^ "NOAH Spring Navigation tour results" (in German). PuroLove.com. http://www.purolove.com/noah/results/07springnavi.php. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
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