GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
The GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship ( to German GHC (Global Honored Crown ) Junior Heavyweight Title ) is a wrestling title for single wrestler in Pro Wrestling NOAH. The title has the status of a world championship, as he was defended in the United States and is subject officially a weight limit of 100 kg ( 220 lbs match ). As in Wrestling common practice the allocated according to a predetermined storyline.
History
As the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship from New Japan Pro Wrestling, this title was also introduced for lighter and better technical wrestler. He was on 24 June 2001, the show NOAH Navigation to the bright destination - fought Day 10 in a tournament. Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Juventud Guerrera play in the final, to be the first title holder. Over time, the title of one of the most respected wrestling title with a weight limit of the world, which is due to the entertainment value and quality of the title match was. On 30 May 2003 and also achieved the status of a World Cup, as the title from then champion Michael Modest at a show of the now closed American promotion Pro Wrestling IRON in Cloverdale, California was defended against Vito Thomaselli. Even with the better-known U.S. promotion Ring of Honor or the German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling, which works closely with Pro Wrestling NOAH, the title was already being fought.
Current title holder
The current GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Taiji Ishimori is in his first reign. He defeated the previous title holder Shuji Kondo at Great Voyage 2013 in Osaka on January 27, 2013 in Osaka.