GHC National Championship

The GHC National Championship (GHCナショナル王座) is a professional wrestling championship owned and promoted by the Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) promotion. GHC is the acronym of Noah's governing body, the Global Honored Crown. The title was announced on October 3, 2019, with the inaugural champion crowned being crowned on November 2, 2019 at Noah the Best 2019. The title became Noah's fifth active championship.

Background
Between 2004 and 2009, Pro Wrestling Noah promoted the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship. During the title's history, the title was seen as a semi-official title and sometimes it turned to a singles or tag team title. The title was also seen as comedy championship, leading the title to be retired on December 23, 2009. In January 2019, LIDET Entertainment took over the ownership of Noah. On October 3, Riki Choshu announced on the behalf of LIDET Entertainment, the creation of the GHC National Championship, with the inaugural champion crowned being crowned on November 2, 2019 at Noah the Best 2019, in a match between Michael Elgin and Takashi Sugiura. The title will also serve as a second heavyweight championship for the promotion. The title is part of a plan by LIDET Entertainment to relaunch the promotion, as the second top promotion in Japan.