GHC National Championship

The Global Honored Crown (GHC) National Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah. The title is meant to be defended exclusively in Japan. It was created on November 11, 2019 when Takashi Sugiura defeated Michael Elgin to win the title.[1][2] The title is styled as an openweight title, with both heavyweight and junior heavyweight wrestlers being able to challenge for it,[3] although the title also serves as a second heavyweight championship for the promotion.[4][5]

GHC National Championship
Current championship design
Details
PromotionPro Wrestling Noah
Date establishedNovember 2, 2019
Current champion(s)Katsuhiko Nakajima
Date wonMay 9, 2020

History

On October 3, 2019, on the behalf of Pro Wrestling Noah's owners LIDET Entertainment, Riki Choshu announced the creation of the GHC National Championship. The inaugural champion was crowned on November 2, 2019, at NOAH The Best 2019 ~ Battle Of Aesthetics, in a match between Michael Elgin and Takashi Sugiura. Sugiura went on to defeat Elgin to become the first GHC National Champion, before losing the title to Katsuhiko Nakajima on May 9, 2020.[6]

Title history
Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign DaysDefenses
1 Takashi Sugiura November 2, 2019 NOAH The Best 2019 ~ Battle Of Aesthetics Tokyo, Japan 1 1894 Defeated Michael Elgin to become the inaugural champion. [7][8]
2 Katsuhiko Nakajima May 9, 2020 NOAH GHC National Championship Sugiura vs. Nakajima Kawasaki, Japan 1 45+2 [9][10]

See also

References
  1. ノアに無差別級の赤ベルト『GHCナショナル選手権』誕生、11・2両国「杉浦貴vsマイケル・エルガン」で初代王者決定戦 ぼくらのプロレス 2019年10月3日
  2. 杉浦貴、ＧＨＣナショナル王座初防衛戦決定、挑戦者は谷口周平…１１・２６新潟市体育館 ぼくらのプロレス 2019年11月26日
  3. https://solowrestling.mundodeportivo.com/new/88557-resultados-pro-wrestling-noah-noah-the-chronicle-vol-2-29-de-marzo
  4. https://superluchas.com/noah-surge-un-nuevo-campeonato/?amp
  5. 長州力氏、ノアのスクリーンに登場…ＧＨＣナショナル王座の新設を発表、杉浦とエルガンが１１・２両国で決定戦 ぼくらのプロレス 2019年10月3日
  6. https://superluchas.com/noah-es-oficial-sugiura-vs-nakajima-por-el-campeonato-nacional-ghc/?amp
  7. "GHC National Championship - Takashi Sugiura". Cagematch. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  8. https://www.pwinsider.com/article/135175/329-pro-wrestling-noah-20th-anniversary-results-from-tokyo-japan-including-the-most-unique-ghc-title-bout-in-noah-history.html
  9. "GHC National Championship - Katsuhiko Nakajima". Cagematch. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  10. 【ノア】中嶋が杉浦下しＧＨＣナショナル王座奪取「誰の挑戦でも受ける」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). August 10, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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