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BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship

The BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (BJW認定デスマッチヘビー級王座, BJW nintei desumacchi hebī-kyū ōza) 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 Yuki Ishikawa 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]

Title history

Combined reigns

As of September 21, 2024.

Record seven-time, longest single and combined reigning champion Ryuji Ito with the title belt in August 2015.
Two-time and current champion, Hideyoshi Kamitani.

Notes

  1. ^ The date of at least one of the title changes in this reign is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 70 and 97 days.
  2. ^ The date of at least one of the title changes in this reign is uncertain, which means that the reign lasted between 30 and 394 days.

References

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