On this page, you find the full Title History for the GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship is contested in Pro Wrestling NOAH on the No Brand Split brand, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on August 14, 2004, and the inaugural champion was Jun Akiyama.
The title is controlled by GHC (Global Honored Crown) is known as the Global Hardcore Crown (GHC) Openweight Hardcore Championship.
Matches for the title typically had a 15-minute time limit and frequently included unique stipulations selected by the champion.
The title can also be defended by a tag team under a freebird rule.
The current champion is Shuji Ishikawa, who won the title on May 4, 2024, and has been reigning for 434 days (This was a hardcore match.).
GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship: Title History
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NOAHApril 18, 2004 Present
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Championship Names & Belt Designs
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- GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship April 18, 2004 February 17, 2007
- GHC Hardcore Openweight Tag Team Championship February 17, 2007 November 19, 2007
- GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship November 19, 2007
GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship: Title Reigns
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N. Image Champion Reign 12 Shuji Ishikawa
- May 4, 2024
- Tokyo, Japan | Wrestle Magic
- 434+ days
This was a hardcore match.434+- days
11 Ninja Mack
- November 27, 2023
- Tokyo, Japan | Monday Magic ep. 4
- 159 days
This was a three-way hardcore match also involving Super Crazy.159- days
10 
Masato Tanaka 1
- October 23, 2023
- Tokyo, Japan | Monday Magic ep. 2
- 35 days
Defeated Ninja Mack to win the reactivated title.35- days
Deactivated
- December 23, 2009
- 5052 days
Kenta Kobashi vacated the title after suffering an injury. After that the title became inactive.9 
Kenta Kobashi 1
- June 8, 2009
- Hachiōji, Japan | Southern Navigation 2009 – Day 3
- 198 days
198- days
8 
Makoto Hashi 1
- October 6, 2008
- Isesaki, Japan | Autumn Navigation '08 – Day 2
- 245 days
245- days
7 
Kishin Kawabata 2
- November 19, 2007
- Niigata, Japan | Winter Navigation '07 – Day 4
- 322 days
Defeated Kentaro Shiga in a unification match to determine a single champion.322- days
6 
Kishin Kawabata 1 & Kentaro Shiga 2
- February 17, 2007
- Tokyo, Japan | Navigation for Evolution 2007 – Day 2
- 275 days
Defeated Go Shiozaki and Shuhei Taniguchi in a tournament final. This is still Kentaro Shiga's original championship reign. During their reign, the title was billed as GHC Openweight Hardcore Tag Team Championship.275- days
5 Kentaro Shiga 1
- September 3, 2006
- Nagoya, Japan | Shiny Navigation '06
- 167 days
167- days
4 Scorpio
- October 22, 2005
- Tokushima, Japan | Autumn Navigation '05
- 316 days
316- days
3 
Muhammad Yone 1
- March 5, 2005
- Tokyo, Japan | Navigate for Evolution 2005
- 231 days
231- days
2 
Naomichi Marufuji 1
- October 16, 2004
- Tokushima, Japan | Navigation Against the Current 2004
- 140 days
Marufuji won the match via countout.140- days
1 
Jun Akiyama 1
- March 13, 2004
- Tokyo, Japan | Navigation
- 217 days
Akiyama declared himself the inaugural champion.217- days
GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship: Statistics
- Gender Male
- Title Type Tertiary Title
- Date Established August 14, 2004
- First ChampionJun Akiyama
- Current ChampionShuji Ishikawa
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shuji Ishikawa | 1 |
| 2 | Kishin Kawabata | 1 |
| 3 | Scorpio | 1 |
| 4 | Kentaro Shiga & Kishin Kawabata | 1 |
| 5 | Makoto Hashi | 1 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Shuji Ishikawa | 434+ | |
| Kishin Kawabata | 322 | |
| Scorpio | 316 | |
| Kentaro Shiga & Kishin Kawabata | 275 | |
| Makoto Hashi | 245 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
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| Shuji Ishikawa | May 4, 2024 - July 12, 2025 | 434+ | |
| Kishin Kawabata | November 19, 2007 - October 6, 2008 | 322 | |
| Scorpio | October 22, 2005 - September 3, 2006 | 316 | |
| Kishin Kawabata & Kentaro Shiga | February 17, 2007 - November 19, 2007 | 275 | |
| Makoto Hashi | October 6, 2008 - June 8, 2009 | 245 |