On this page, you find the full Title History for the GHC Junior Heavyweight 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 Junior Heavyweight Championship is a secondary title contested in Pro Wrestling NOAH on the Junior Heavyweight brand, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on June 24, 2001, and the inaugural champion was Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
The title is contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (100 kg) limit weight wrestlers.
The current champion is Dragon Bane, who won the title on May 2, 2026, and has been reigning for 26 days.
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Title History
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign 61 Dragon Bane
May 2, 2026 Tokyo, Japan | Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 202626+days60 
AMAKUSA 3
January 1, 2026 Tokyo, Japan | NOAH The New Year 2026121days59 
Hiromu Takahashi 1
September 8, 2025 Tokyo, Japan | N-1 Victory 2025115days58 Yo-Hey
May 3, 2025 Tokyo, Japan | Memorial Voyage in Kokugikan128days57 Eita
January 1, 2025 Tokyo, Japan | The New Year 2025This was a Two-out-of-three falls match, which Eita won 2–1.122days56 
Daga 2
September 1, 2024 Osaka, Japan | N-1 Victory - Night 9122days55 
AMAKUSA 2
July 13, 2024 Niigata, Japan | Destination 202450days54 
Daga 1
November 4, 2023 Niigata, Japan | Demolition Stage in Niigata252days53 Hayata
April 16, 2023 Sendai, Japan | Green Journey in Sendai 2023202days52 
AMAKUSA 1
December 23, 2022 Tokyo, Japan | N Innovation 2022114days51 Dante Leon
November 10, 2022 Tokyo, Japan | Global Honored Crown 202243days50 Ninja Mack
October 30, 2022 Tokyo, Japan | Ariake Triumph: The ReturnThis match was stopped after Hayata suffered a legitimate elbow injury and was unable to continue.11days49 Hayata
April 29, 2022 Tokyo, Japan | Majestic 2022: N Innovation184days48 Eita
March 13, 2022 Yokohama, Japan | Great Voyage 2022 in Yokohama47days47 Daisuke Harada
January 10, 2022 Yokohama, Japan | N-Innovation Day 3: U-Cup Special62days46 Hayata
June 27, 2021 Fukuoka, Japan | Muta The World197days45 
Atsushi Kotoge 3
March 14, 2021 Fukuoka, Japan | Great Voyage 2021 in Fukuoka105days44 Seiki Yoshioka
February 12, 2021 Tokyo, Japan | Destination 2021: Back to Budōkan30days43 Daisuke Harada
November 8, 2020 Tokyo, Japan | Premium Prelude 202096days42 Kotaro Suzuki
April 19, 2020 Tokyo, Japan | Noah the Spirit203days41 
Yoshinari Ogawa 1
January 4, 2020 Tokyo, Japan | New Sunrise106days40 Hayata
August 4, 2019 Tokyo, Japan | Departure 2019153days39 
Minoru Tanaka 1
March 10, 2019 Yokohama, Japan | Great Voyage 2019 in Yokohama147days38 Daisuke Harada
December 16, 2018 Yokohama, Japan | Great Voyage in Yokohama Vol. 284days37 Kotaro Suzuki
October 30, 2018 Tokyo, Japan | Global League 2018 - Day 147days36 Daisuke Harada
October 1, 2017 Yokohama, Japan | Great Voyage 2017 in Yokohama Vol. 2394days35 
Taiji Ishimori 3
June 25, 2017 Kōriyama, Japan | Great Voyage 2017 in Fukushima98days34 Hayata
May 27, 2017 Osaka, Japan | Navigation With Breeze 201729days33 Hajime Ohara
January 7, 2017 Tokyo, Japan | The First Navigation 2017Defeated Taiji Ishimori to win the vacant title.140days
Vacant
December 26, 2016Vacated due to Kotoge moving to the heavyweight division.12days32 
Atsushi Kotoge 2
September 23, 2016 Tokyo, Japan | Shiny Navigation 201694days31 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 7
February 24, 2016 Tokyo, Japan | The Second Navigation 2016212days30 Taiji Ishimori 2
December 23, 2015 Tokyo, Japan | Destiny 201563days29 
Taichi 1
March 15, 2015 Tokyo, Japan | Great Voyage 2015 in Tokyo283days28 
Atsushi Kotoge 1
December 6, 2014 Tokyo, Japan | Great Voyage 2014 in Tokyo Vol. 399days27 Daisuke Harada
March 8, 2014 Tokyo, Japan | Great Voyage 2014 in Tokyo273days26 
Taiji Ishimori 1
January 27, 2013 Osaka, Japan | Great Voyage 2013 in Osaka405days25 
Shuji Kondo 1
September 29, 2012 Tokyo, Japan | The Navigation Saturday 2012 in Korakuen120days24 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 6
May 9, 2012 Tokyo, Japan | The Navigation in May 2012143days23 
Katsuhiko Nakajima 3
November 27, 2011 Tokyo, Japan | Great Voyage 2011 in Tokyo Vol. 4Defeated Ricky Marvin to win the vacant title.164daysVacant
October 16, 2011Marvin refused the title, declaring that he wanted to win it by defeating Katsuhiko Nakajima.42days22 Ricky Marvin
October 16, 2011 Tokyo, Japan | Navigation Sunday 2011 in KorakuenDefeated Satoshi Kajiwara to win the vacant title.0daysVacant
October 2, 2011Vacated after Nakajima underwent surgery for acute appendicitis.14days21 Katsuhiko Nakajima 2
September 23, 2011 Tokyo, Japan | Shiny Navigation9days20 Kotaro Suzuki
December 5, 2010 Tokyo, Japan | Winter NavigationSuzuki was formerly known as Mushiking Terry.292days19 Yoshinobu Kanemaru 5
October 31, 2009 Tokyo, Japan | Autumn NavigationDefeated Jyushin Thunder Liger in the finals of the Junior Heavyweight League to win the vacant title.400daysVacant
October 30, 2009Vacated due to Kenta suffering a knee injury.1day18 
KENTA 3
March 1, 2009 Tokyo, Japan | Second Navigation243days17 
Katsuhiko Nakajima 1
February 11, 2009 Tokyo, Japan | Take the Dream Vol. 7This was a Kensuke Office event.18days16 
KENTA 2
October 13, 2008 Hiroshima, Japan | Autumn Navigation121days15 
Bryan Danielson 1
September 14, 2008 Tokyo, Japan | The Tokyo SummitThis was a Ring of Honor (ROH) event.29days14 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 4
October 27, 2007 Tokyo, Japan | Autumn Navigation323days13 Mushiking Terry
April 28, 2007 Tokyo, Japan | Spring Navigation182days12 
Tatsuhito Takaiwa 2
December 23, 2006 Tokyo, Japan | SEMful Gift in DifferThis was a Pro Wrestling Sem event.126days11 
Takashi Sugiura 2
June 4, 2006 Sapporo, Japan | Northern Navigation202days10 
KENTA 1
July 18, 2005 Tokyo, Japan | Destiny 2005321days9 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 3
July 10, 2004 Tokyo, Japan | Departure 2004373days8 
Jushin "Thunder" Liger 1
January 4, 2004 Tokyo, Japan | Wrestling World 2004This was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event.188days7 
Takashi Sugiura 1
September 12, 2003 Tokyo, Japan | Navigation Over the Date Line114days6 
Michael Modest 1
March 30, 2003 Fukuoka, Japan | Encountering Navigation166days5 
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 2
May 26, 2002 Sapporo, Japan | Navigation with BreezeDefeated Kenta in a tournament final to win the vacant title.308daysVacant
April 8, 2002Hashi refused the title after winning by referee stoppage due to Marufuji injuring his knee.48days4 
Makoto Hashi 1
April 7, 2002 Tokyo, Japan | Come and Watch in Ariake1day3 
Naomichi Marufuji 1
December 9, 2001 Tokyo, Japan | Navigation in Raging Ocean119days2 
Tatsuhito Takaiwa 1
October 19, 2001 Yokohama, Japan | Tug of War51days1 Yoshinobu Kanemaru 1
June 24, 2001 Nagoya, Japan | Navigation for the Bright DestinationDefeated Juventud Guerrera in a tournament final.117days
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Names & Belt Designs
- GHC Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipJune 24, 2001
GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship: Statistics
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NOAHBrand
Junior Heavyweight
June 24, 2001 Present
- Promotion
Pro Wrestling NOAH - TerritoryWorld Tier 2
- DivisionSecondary
- GenderMale
- Date EstablishedJune 24, 2001
- First ChampionYoshinobu Kanemaru
- Current ChampionDragon Bane
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 7 |
| 2 | Daisuke Harada | 5 |
| 3 | Hayata | 5 |
| 4 | KENTA | 3 |
| 5 | Taiji Ishimori | 3 |
| 6 | Kotaro Suzuki | 3 |
| 7 | Atsushi Kotoge | 3 |
| 8 | AMAKUSA | 3 |
| 9 | Katsuhiko Nakajima | 3 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 1876 | |
| Daisuke Harada | 909 | |
| Hayata | 765 | |
| KENTA | 685 | |
| Taiji Ishimori | 566 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiji Ishimori | January 27, 2013 - March 8, 2014 | 405 | |
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | October 31, 2009 - December 5, 2010 | 400 | |
| Daisuke Harada | October 1, 2017 - October 30, 2018 | 394 | |
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | July 10, 2004 - July 18, 2005 | 373 | |
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru | October 27, 2007 - September 14, 2008 | 323 |