Global Force Wrestling superstar Eddie Edwards defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima at the Pro Wrestling NOAH “Summer Navigation Vol. 2 Day 8” event to become the new GHC Heavyweight Champion and the first non-Japanese wrestler to win the title in its 16 year existence.

Previous Champions include Mitsuharu Misawa (3 times), Jun Akiyama (4 times), Yoshinari Ogawa, Yoshihiro Takayama, Kenta Kobashi, Takeshi Rikio, Akira Taue, Naomichi Marufuji (3 times), Takeshi Morishima (3 times), Kensuke Sasaki, Go Shiozaki (3 times), Takashi Sugiura (3 times), KENTA, Yuji Nagata, Minoru Suzuki and Katsuhiko Nakajima.