The following champion history features the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
Champion history[]
| Wrestler:
|
Reigns:
|
Date:
|
Location:
|
Notes:
|
Defenses:
|
Days Held:
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa
|
1
|
April 15, 2001
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Defeated Yoshihiro Takayama in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.
|
1
|
103
|
| Jun Akiyama
|
1
|
July 27, 2001
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
3
|
254
|
| Yoshinari Ogawa
|
1
|
April 7, 2002
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
2
|
153
|
| Yoshihiro Takayama
|
1
|
September 7, 2002
|
Osaka, Japan
|
|
0
|
16
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa
|
2
|
September 23, 2002
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
1
|
159
|
| Kenta Kobashi
|
1
|
March 1, 2003
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
13
|
735
|
| Takeshi Rikio
|
1
|
March 5, 2005
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
3
|
245
|
| Akira Taue
|
1
|
November 5, 2005
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
1
|
78
|
| Jun Akiyama
|
2
|
January 22, 2006
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
2
|
230
|
| Naomichi Marufuji
|
1
|
September 9, 2006
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
2
|
92
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa
|
3
|
December 10, 2006
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
7
|
448
|
| Takeshi Morishima
|
1
|
March 2, 2008
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
2
|
188
|
| Kensuke Sasaki
|
1
|
September 6, 2008
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
2
|
176
|
| Jun Akiyama
|
3
|
March 1, 2009
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
0
|
105
|
| Vacated on June 14, 2009 due to Jun Akiyama's spinal injury.
|
|
| Go Shiozaki
|
1
|
June 14, 2009
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
Defeated Takeshi Rikio to win the vacant championship.
|
1
|
175
|
| Takashi Sugiura
|
1
|
December 6, 2009
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
14
|
581
|
| Go Shiozaki
|
2
|
July 10, 2011
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
3
|
196
|
| Takeshi Morishima
|
2
|
January 22, 2012
|
Osaka, Japan
|
|
8
|
371
|
| KENTA
|
1
|
January 27, 2013
|
Osaka, Japan
|
|
9
|
343
|
| Takeshi Morishima
|
3
|
January 5, 2014
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
0
|
34
|
| Yuji Nagata
|
1
|
February 8, 2014
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
4
|
147
|
| Naomichi Marufuji
|
2
|
July 5, 2014
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
6
|
253
|
| Minoru Suzuki
|
1
|
March 15, 2015
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
4
|
283
|
| Naomichi Marufuji
|
3
|
December 23, 2015
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
0
|
39
|
| Takashi Sugiura
|
2
|
January 31, 2016
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
|
1
|
118
|
| Go Shiozaki
|
3
|
May 28, 2016
|
Osaka, Japan
|
|
1
|
63
|
| Takashi Sugiura
|
3
|
July 30, 2016
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Won in a Lumberjack Match.
|
2
|
85
|
| Katsuhiko Nakajima
|
1
|
October 23, 2016
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
|
7
|
307
|
| Eddie Edwards
|
1
|
August 26, 2017
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
2
|
118
|
| Kenoh
|
1
|
December 22, 2017
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
2
|
79
|
| Takashi Sugiura
|
4
|
March 11, 2018
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
|
6
|
280
|
| Kaito Kiyomiya
|
1
|
December 16, 2018
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
|
6
|
384
|
| Go Shiozaki
|
4
|
September 6, 2008
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
6
|
405
|
| Keiji Muto
|
1
|
February 12, 2021
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
2
|
114
|
| Naomichi Marufuji
|
4
|
June 6, 2021
|
Saitama, Japan
|
|
2
|
126
|
| Katsuhiko Nakajima
|
2
|
October 10, 2021
|
Osaka, Japan
|
|
4
|
136
|
| Kazuyuki Fujita
|
1
|
February 23, 2022
|
Nagoya, Japan
|
|
1
|
63
|
| Vacated on April 27, 2022 after Kazuyuki Fujita tested positive for COVID-19.
|
|
| Go Shiozaki
|
5
|
April 30, 2022
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
Defeated Kaito Kiyomiya to win the vacant championship.
|
0
|
43
|
| Satoshi Kojima
|
1
|
June 12, 2022
|
Saitama, Japan
|
|
0
|
34
|
| Kenoh
|
2
|
July 16, 2022
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
0
|
71
|
| Kaito Kiyomiya
|
2
|
September 25, 2022
|
Nagoya, Japan
|
|
4
|
175
|
| Jake Lee
|
1
|
March 19, 2023
|
Yokohama, Japan
|
|
5
|
223
|
| Kenoh
|
3
|
October 28, 2023
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
|
2
|
99
|
| El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.
|
1
|
February 4, 2024
|
Sendai, Japan
|
|
1
|
90
|
| Kaito Kiyomiya
|
3
|
May 4, 2024
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
7
|
242
|
| OZAWA
|
1
|
January 1, 2025
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
6
|
199
|
| Kenoh
|
4
|
July 19, 2025
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
0
|
1
|
| KENTA
|
2
|
July 20, 2025
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
|
111
|
| Yoshiki Inamura
|
1
|
November 8, 2025
|
Tokyo, Japan
|
|
|
3+
|
List of reign lengths[]
- As of November 11, 2025.
| Wrestler
|
Days Held
|
Date Won
|
Date Lost
|
| Kenta Kobashi |
735 |
March 1, 2003 |
March 5, 2005
|
| Takashi Sugiura |
581 |
December 6, 2009 |
July 10, 2011
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa (3) |
448 |
December 10, 2006 |
March 2, 2008
|
| Go Shiozaki (4) |
405 |
January 4, 2020 |
February 12, 2021
|
| Kaito Kiyomiya |
384 |
December 16, 2018 |
January 4, 2020
|
| Takeshi Morishima (2) |
371 |
January 22, 2012 |
January 27, 2013
|
| KENTA |
343 |
January 27, 2013 |
January 5, 2014
|
| Katsuhiko Nakajima |
307 |
October 23, 2016 |
August 26, 2017
|
| Minoru Suzuki |
283 |
March 15, 2015 |
December 23, 2015
|
| Takashi Sugiura (4) |
280 |
March 11, 2018 |
December 16, 2018
|
| Jun Akiyama |
254 |
July 27, 2001 |
April 7, 2002
|
| Naomichi Marufuji (2) |
253 |
July 5, 2014 |
March 15, 2015
|
| Takeshi Rikio |
245 |
March 5, 2005 |
November 5, 2005
|
| Kaito Kiyomiya (3) |
242 |
May 4, 2024 |
January 1, 2025
|
| Jun Akiyama (2) |
230 |
January 22, 2006 |
September 9, 2006
|
| Jake Lee |
223 |
March 19, 2023 |
October 28, 2023
|
| OZAWA |
199 |
January 1, 2025 |
July 19, 2025
|
| Go Shiozaki (2) |
196 |
July 10, 2011 |
January 22, 2012
|
| Takeshi Morishima |
188 |
March 2, 2008 |
September 6, 2008
|
| Kensuke Sasaki |
176 |
September 6, 2008 |
March 1, 2009
|
| Go Shiozaki |
175 |
June 14, 2009 |
December 6, 2009
|
| Kaito Kiyomiya (2) |
175 |
September 25, 2022 |
March 19, 2023
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa (2) |
159 |
September 23, 2002 |
March 1, 2003
|
| Yoshinari Ogawa |
153 |
April 7, 2002 |
September 7, 2002
|
| Yuji Nagata |
147 |
February 8, 2014 |
July 5, 2014
|
| Katsuhiko Nakajima (2) |
136 |
October 10, 2021 |
February 23, 2022
|
| Naomichi Marufuji (4) |
126 |
June 6, 2021 |
October 10, 2021
|
| Takashi Sugiura (2) |
118 |
January 31, 2016 |
May 28, 2016
|
| Eddie Edwards |
118 |
August 26, 2017 |
December 22, 2017
|
| Keiji Muto |
114 |
February 12, 2021 |
June 6, 2021
|
| KENTA (2) |
111 |
July 20, 2025 |
November 8, 2025
|
| Jun Akiyama (3) |
105 |
March 1, 2009 |
June 14, 2009
|
| Mitsuharu Misawa |
103 |
April 15, 2001 |
July 27, 2001
|
| Kenoh (3) |
99 |
October 28, 2023 |
February 4, 2024
|
| Naomichi Marufuji |
92 |
September 9, 2006 |
December 10, 2006
|
| El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. |
90 |
February 4, 2024 |
May 4, 2024
|
| Takashi Sugiura (3) |
85 |
July 30, 2016 |
October 23, 2016
|
| Kenoh |
79 |
December 22, 2017 |
March 11, 2018
|
| Akira Taue |
78 |
November 5, 2005 |
January 22, 2006
|
| Kenoh (2) |
71 |
July 16, 2022 |
September 25, 2022
|
| Go Shiozaki (3) |
63 |
May 28, 2016 |
July 30, 2016
|
| Kazuyuki Fujita |
63 |
February 23, 2022 |
April 27, 2022
|
| Go Shiozaki (5) |
43 |
April 30, 2022 |
June 12, 2022
|
| Naomichi Marufuji (3) |
39 |
December 23, 2015 |
January 31, 2016
|
| Takeshi Morishima (3) |
34 |
January 5, 2014 |
February 8, 2014
|
| Satoshi Kojima |
34 |
June 12, 2022 |
July 16, 2022
|
| Yoshihiro Takayama |
16 |
September 7, 2002 |
September 23, 2002
|
| Kenoh (4) |
1 |
July 19, 2025 |
July 20, 2025
|
| Yoshiki Inamura |
3+ |
November 8, 2025 |
Current Champion
|
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