 Since this victory, Morishima has defended against Naomichi Marufuji, Maybach Taniguchi, Go Shiozaki, Akitoshi Saito, Kenta, Jun Akiyama, and Kohei Sato.After a year-long reign, Morishima lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to Kenta on January 27, 2013.On January 5, 2014, Morishima defeated Kenta to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the third time.