The GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title was established in June, 2001, and quickly became one of the leading junior heavyweight titles in the world due to the sheer level of excitement so many of the matches fought over it created. Click each wrestler's name to get a list of title defenses during his reign (if there is no link for a wrestler, it means that he had no successful title defenses).
1. (6/24/01 @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium) Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Juventud Guerrera (17:17) with a moonsault press (tournament final).
2. (10/19/01 @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium) Tatsuhito Takaiwa beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru (17:35) with an avalanche-style Michinoku Driver II.
3. (12/9/01 @ Tokyo Ariake Colosseum) Naomichi Marufuji beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa (22:10) with a Shooting Star press.
4. (4/7/02 @ Tokyo Ariake Colosseum) Makoto Hashi beat Naomichi Marufuji (21:28) by referee stop.
-- Marufuji injured a knee during the match and Hashi refused the title, vacating it almost immediately.
5. (5/26/02 @ Sapporo Media Park Spica) Yoshinobu Kanemaru (2) beat KENTA (16:01) with a brainbuster (tournament final).
6. (3/30/03 @ Hakata Star Lane) Michael Modest beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru (19:16) with an avalanche-style Reality Check.
7. (9/12/03 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Takashi Sugiura beat Michael Modest (19:11) with an avalanche-style Olympic slam.
8. (1/4/04 @ Tokyo Dome) Jushin Thunder Liger beat Takashi Sugiura (17:52) with an avalanche-style brainbuster.
9. (7/10/04 @ Tokyo Dome) Yoshinobu Kanemaru (3) beat Jushin Thunder Liger (17:36) with a revolution-style brainbuster.
10. (7/18/05 @ Tokyo Dome) KENTA beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru (20:31) with the Busaiku Knee Kick.
11. (6/4/06 @ Sapporo Media Park Spica) Takashi Sugiura (2) beat KENTA (25:42) with an ankle hold.
12. (12/23/06 @ Tokyo Differ Ariake) Tatsuhito Takaiwa (2) beat Takashi Sugiura (22:31) with the Takaiwa Driver.
13. (4/28/07 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Mushiking Terry beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa (16:48) with the Mist Crash.
14. (10/27/07 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan) Yoshinobu Kanemaru (4) beat Mushiking Terry (22:22) with the Torch Out.
