Go Shiozaki is the new GHC Heavyweight Champion. The 40-year-old won the belt for a record fifth time on Saturday at Pro Wrestling NOAH's Majestic 2022.
Kazuyuki Fujita has vacated the GHC Heavyweight Championship. He had been scheduled to defend the title on the second night of NOAH's Majestic 2022 on Saturday, April 30 against Go Shiozaki.
The former GHC heavyweight champion has something to prove after missing most of 2021 with a shoulder injury. SI.com’s Week in Wrestling is published every week and provides beneath-the-surface coverage of the business of pro wrestling.
Shiozaki returns from an injury suffered nine months ago, as he pursues the GHC heavyweight championship for a record fifth time. A major world title match is set to take place on New Year’s Day.