The BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship is the top 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. There have been a total of 14 recognized champions who have had a combined 25 official reigns.
Title History
| Wrestler: | Times: | Date: | Location: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Pogo | 1 | August 9, 1998 | Kawasaki, Japan | Defeated Mitsuhiro Matsunaga in a glass and fire coffin cremation deathmatch tournament final. |
| Mitsuhiro Matsunaga | 1 | August 23, 1998 | Osaka, Japan | This was a glass and fire coffin cremation deathmatch. |
| Shadow WX | 1 | September 23, 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | This was a 3 way board alligator deathmatch. |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 1 | January 10, 1999 | Fukuoka, Japan | This was a lumberjack deathmatch. |
| Shadow WX | 2 | February 28, 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | This was a barbed wire board deathmatch. |
| Ryuji Yamakawa | 1 | May 30, 1999 | Kawasaki, Japan | This was a no rope barbed wire death pallet coffin and fire deathmatch. |
| Shadow WX | 3 | August 10, 1999 | Osaka, Japan | This was a no rope barbed wire fire deathmatch. |
| Ryuji Yamakawa | 2 | December 4, 1999 | Yokohama, Japan | This was a four corner lighttubes board deathmatch. |
| Tomoaki Honma | 1 | January 2, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | This match, on the BJ Great Series tour, was also a quarterfinal match in the BJ Grand Prix 2000 tournament, and was a 5-inch spike nail and barbed wire double board deathmatch. |
| Zandig | 1 | July 2, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | This was a lemon, salt and mustard deathmatch on the BJ Hardcore Series II tour. |
| Tomoaki Honma | 2 | November 23, 2000 | Yokohama, Japan | This was a glass and barbed wire board deathmatch on the Wonder BJ 2000 Series tour. |
| Vacated | March 2001 | Vacated due to Honma leaving the company. | ||
| Zandig | 2 | May 4, 2001 | Sapporo, Japan | Defeated Kintaro Kanemura in a CZW Caribbean-style barbed wire, lighttubes, lighttubes board and barbed wire chess board deathmatch on the North Wave tour. |
| Mitsuhiro Matsunaga | 2 | August 19, 2001 | Yokohama, Japan | This was a 200 lighttubes and thumbtack and glass board deathmatch on the Universe tour. |
| Zandig | 3 | December 2, 2001 | Yokohama, Japan | This was an exploding glass, lighttubes and thumbtacks deathmatch at Ante Up. |
| Vacated | 2002 | Vacated due to Zandig leaving the company. | ||
| Kintaro Kanemura | 1 | March 30, 2003 | Yokohama, Japan | Defeated Shadow WX in a lighttubes and glass deathmatch decision match on the Harder Than Hardcore IV tour. |
| Ryuji Ito | 1 | August 24, 2003 | Yokohama, Japan | This was a steel cage match on the HTH5 Series tour. |
| Abdullah Kobayashi | 1 | December 21, 2005 | Yokohama, Japan | This was a scaffold match. |
| Takashi Sasaki | 1 | March 31, 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | This was a lighttubes and bed of nails deathmatch. |
| Ryuji Ito | 2 | September 10, 2006 | Yokohama, Japan | This was a super high ladder, lighttubes and barbed wire Hell deathmatch. |
| Vacated | September 14, 2006 | Vacated due to a wrist injury. | ||
| Takashi Sasaki | 2 | December 3, 2006 | Yokohama, Japan | Defeated Jaki Numazawa in a lighttubes shrine deathmatch. |
| Jaki Numazawa | 1 | August 26, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Pro-Wrestling Summit in Ariake ~ King's Festival! All Title Matches. |
| Ryuji Ito | 3 | December 14, 2007 | Yokohama, Japan | This was a four corner cross of D match. |
| Shadow WX | 4 | May 4, 2008 | Koshigaya, Japan | This was a fluorescent lighttube boards and weapons deathmatch at Katsura Special 14. |
| Yuko Miyamoto | 1 | December 19, 2008 | Yokohama, Japan | Won the title in Yokohama defeating Shadow WX. |
| Ryuji Ito | 4 | May 4, 2010 | Yokohama, Japan | Won the title at the 15th Anniversary Show in a 200 fluorescent lighttubes cage deathmatch by defeating Yuko Miyamoto. |
List of reigns by length
As of April 19, 2024.
| Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryuji Ito | 850 | August 24, 2003 | December 21, 2005 |
| Yuko Miyamoto | 501 | December 19, 2008 | May 4, 2010 |
| Takashi Sasaki | 266 | December 3, 2006 | August 26, 2007 |
| Shadow WX | 229 | May 4, 2008 | December 19, 2008 |
| Ryuji Ito | 262+ | May 4, 2010 | Current champion |
| Tomoaki Honma | 182 | January 2, 2000 | July 2, 2000 |
| Takashi Sasaki | 163 | March 31, 2006 | September 10, 2006 |
| Kintaro Kanemura | 147 | March 30, 2003 | August 24, 2003 |
| Zandig | 144 | July 2, 2000 | November 23, 2000 |
| Ryuji Ito | 142 | December 14, 2007 | May 4, 2008 |
| Shadow WX | 116 | August 10, 1999 | December 4, 1999 |
| Jaki Numazawa | 110 | August 26, 2007 | December 14, 2007 |
| Shadow WX | 109 | September 23, 1998 | January 10, 1999 |
| Zandig | 107 | May 4, 2001 | August 19, 2001 |
| Mitsuhiro Matsunaga | 105 | August 19, 2001 | December 2, 2001 |
| Abdullah Kobayashi | 100 | December 21, 2005 | March 31, 2006 |
| Tomoaki Honma | 98 | November 23, 2000 | March 2001 |
| Shadow WX | 91 | February 28, 1999 | May 30, 1999 |
| Ryuji Yamakawa | 72 | May 30, 1999 | August 10, 1999 |
| Abdullah the Butcher | 49 | January 10, 1999 | February 28, 1999 |
| Mitsuhiro Matsunaga | 31 | August 23, 1998 | September 23, 1998 |
| Zandig | 30 | December 2, 2001 | 2002 |
| Ryuji Yamakawa | 29 | December 4, 1999 | January 2, 2000 |
| The Great Pogo | 14 | August 9, 1998 | August 23, 1998 |
| Ryuji Ito | 4 | September 10, 2006 | September 14, 2006 |
References
See also
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW World Tag Team Championship