| BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Official design of the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (2012 – present) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Big Japan Pro Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | August 9, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Hideyoshi Kamitani | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | April 14, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ "BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship title history" (in German). PuroLove.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved May 4, 2021.