BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2017–present)
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| BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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 Official design of the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2017 – present) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Big Japan Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||
| Date established | May 7, 2017[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Ender Kara | ||||||||||||||||
| Date won | December 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
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BJW World Strong Junior Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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The BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship is a title defended in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).
On May 7, 2017, BJW announced that it was bringing back the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship with a tournament set to take place between May 25 and July 17. The title is distinct from the previous BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship that was established in 1998 and was retired in 2002. The title has a weight limit of 95 kg (209 lb). Wrestlers over the weight limit will be eligible to challenge for the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship.[2]
There have been a total of nine reigns shared between nine different champions. The current champion is Ender Kara who is in his first reign.
Inaugural tournament[edit]
The round-robin league began on May 25, 2017, and ran all the way through to the decision match, between the top two, on the July 17 show at Ryōgoku Kokugikan.
| Wrestler | Score |
|---|---|
| Kazuki Hashimoto | 8 |
| Shinobu | 6 |
| Tatsuhiko Yoshino | 6 |
| Toshiyuki Sakuda | 4 |
| Takuya Nomura | 4 |
| Yuya Aoki | 2 |
| Results | Hashimoto | Shinobu | Nomura | Yoshino | Sakuda | Aoki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashimoto | — | Kazuki (12:56) | Kazuki (12:35) | Yoshino (11:57) | Kazuki (11:24) | Kazuki (8:09) |
| Shinobu | Kazuki (12:56) | — | Shinobu (9:38) | Shinobu (11:55) | Shinobu (9:28) | Aoki (7:11) |
| Nomura | Kazuki (12:35) | Shinobu (9:38) | — | Takuya (12:50) | Sakuda (10:38) | Nomura (7:13) |
| Yoshino | Yoshino (11:57) | Shinobu (11:55) | Takuya (12:50) | — | Yoshino (9:26) | Yoshino (8:02) |
| Sakuda | Kazuki (11:24) | Shinobu (9:28) | Sakuda (10:38) | Yoshino (9:26) | — | Sakuda (9:22) |
| Aoki | Kazuki (8:09) | Aoki (7:11) | Nomura (7:13) | Yoshino (8:02) | Sakuda (9:22) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Kazuki Hashimoto | Pin | ||
| 2 | Shinobu | 13:18[3] | ||
Title history[edit]
As of April 26, 2024.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Shinobu | July 17, 2017 | Ryōgokutan 2017 | Tokyo | 1 | 391 | 6 | Defeated Kazuki Hashimoto in the finals of a six-man round-robin tournament to become the inaugural champion. | [3] |
| 2 | Kazuki Hashimoto | August 12, 2018 | Midsummer Korakuen Battles | Tokyo | 1 | 266 | 3 | [4] | |
| 3 | Tajiri | May 5, 2019 | Endless Survivor 2019 | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 133 | 3 | [5] | |
| 4 | Yuya Aoki | September 15, 2019 | Big Japan Death Vegas 2019' | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 402 | 4 | [6] | |
| 5 | Tatsuhiko Yoshino | October 21, 2020 | BJW Death Match, Strong & Junior 3 Major Title Matches | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 70 | 2 | [7] | |
| 6 | Isami Kodaka | December 30, 2020 | BJW Final Box Office of the Year | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 204 | 4 | [8] | |
| 7 | Kota Sekifuda | July 22, 2021 | BJW Yokohama Radiant Hall Tournament | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 651 | 11 | [9] | |
| 8 | Tomato Kaji | May 4, 2023 | BJW Endless Survivor ~ Infinity Independent | Yokohama, Japan | 1 | 240 | 4 | [10] | |
| 9 | Ender Kara | December 30, 2023 | BJW | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 118+ | 3 | [11] | |
References[edit]
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Titles Database » BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "※5/25(木)より､初代BJW認定ジュニアヘビー級王座決定リーグ戦開催!". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). May 7, 2017. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "「両極譚～Ryogokutan～2017」". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "August 12, 2018 results". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
- ^ BJW Endless Survivor 2019
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 15, 2019). "BJW Big Japan Death Vegas 2019". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 21, 2020). "BJW Death Match, Strong & Junior 3 Major Title Matches". CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "「年内最終興行」東京･後楽園ホール大会". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling (July 22, 2021). 【2部興行･第1部】神奈川･横浜ラジアントホール大会. bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling (May 4, 2023). 【2023年最大のビックマッチ!!】「BIG JAPAN ENDLESS SURVIVOR〜INFINITY INDEPENDENT〜」神奈川・横浜武道館大会. bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 30, 2023). "BJW". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 30, 2023.