The is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (<100 kg) wrestlers. 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. Kai Fujimura is the current champion in his first reign. He won the title by defeating Eita at Legacy Rise: Night 4 on August 10, 2026.
Tournament
Noah held a 10-man tournament to crown the first champion, held over its month-long, 11-event Navigation for the Bright Destination tour. The tour was held from June 9 through June 24, 2001.
Title history
Combined reigns As of , .
†Indicates the current champion
RankWrestlerNo. ofreignsCombineddefensesCombined days1 Yoshinobu Kanemaru 7 28 1,8762 Daisuke Harada 5 18 9093 Hayata 5 19 7654 Mushiking Terry/Kotaro Suzuki 4 14 7245 Kenta 3 12 6856 Taiji Ishimori 3 12 5667 Daga 2 7 3738 Takashi Sugiura 2 3 3169 Atsushi Kotoge 3 6 29810 Amakusa 3 5 28511 Taichi 1 4 28312 Eita 3 5 22013 Katsuhiko Nakajima 3 4 19114 Jyushin Thunder Liger 1 5 18815 Tatsuhito Takaiwa 2 3 17716 Michael Modest 1 2 16617 Minoru Tanaka 1 1 14718 Hajime Ohara 1 2 14019 Yo-Hey 1 4 12820 Shuji Kondo 1 3 12021 Naomichi Marufuji 1 1 11922 Hiromu Takahashi 1 2 11523 Yoshinari Ogawa 1 1 10624Kai Fujimura † 1 1 +25 Dragon Bane 1 0 4926 Dante Leon 1 0 4327Seiki Yoshioka 1 0 3028 Bryan Danielson 1 1 2929 Ninja Mack 1 0 1130 Makoto Hashi 1 0 131 Ricky Marvin 1 0 <1
See also GHC Heavyweight Championship GHC National Championship GHC Tag Team Championship GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship GHC Hardcore Championship
Belt design The standard Championship belt has three plates on a blue leather strap.
References
External links GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship