BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship
Template:Short description Template:Infobox pro wrestling championship The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a title contested for in the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling. As its name suggests, it is exclusively defended in deathmatches. It was first created in 1998 when The Great Pogo defeated Mitsuhiro Matsunaga in a tournament final.[1] There have been a total of 23 recognized champions who have had a combined 48 official reigns. The current champion is Akira who is in his first reign.[2]
Inaugural tournament
A single elimination tournament was set up to crown the inaugural champion which took place between June 8 and August 9, 1998.[3] Script error: No such module "Team bracket".
Title history
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Combined reigns
As of July 2, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|---|
| ¤ | The exact length of at least one title reign is uncertain, so the shortest possible length is used. |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryuji Ito | 7 | 18 | 2,145 |
| 2 | Yuko Miyamoto | 3 | 14 | 1,067 |
| 3 | Abdullah Kobayashi | 6 | 9 | 859 |
| 4 | Hideyoshi Kamitani | 2 | 7 | 598 |
| 5 | Shadow WX | 4 | 7 | 545 |
| 6 | Masashi Takeda | 1 | 9 | 449 |
| 7 | Isami Kodaka | 2 | 8 | 429 |
| Takashi Sasaki | 2 | 3 | 429 | |
| 9 | Shuji Ishikawa | 1 | 4 | 306 |
| 10 | Masaya Takahashi | 2 | 5 | 281 |
| Zandig | 3 | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". | |
| 12 | Yuki Ishikawa | 2 | 5 | 268 |
| 13 | Tomoaki Honma | 2 | 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". |
| 14 | Takumi Tsukamoto | 1 | 1 | 202 |
| 15 | Kankuro Hoshino | 1 | 3 | 147 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 1 | 1 | 147 | |
| 17 | Mitsuhiro Matsunaga | 2 | 0 | 136 |
| 18 | Minoru Fujita | 1 | 3 | 128 |
| 19 | "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa | 1 | 1 | 110 |
| 20 | Ryuji Yamakawa | 2 | 1 | 101 |
| 21 | Akira † | 1 | 3 | Script error: No such module "age".+ |
| 22 | Drew Parker | 2 | 2 | 52 |
| 23 | Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | 0 | 49 |
| 24 | The Great Pogo | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 | Mad Man Pondo | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Notes
References
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External links
- BJW official site
- BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Title History at Cagematch.net
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