BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship

BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship
Official design of the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (2012 – present)
Details
PromotionBig Japan Pro Wrestling
Date establishedAugust 9, 1998
Current champion(s)Hideyoshi Kamitani
Date wonApril 14, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)The Great Pogo
Most reignsRyuji Ito (7 reigns)
Longest reignRyuji Ito (850 days)
Shortest reignRyuji Ito (4 days)
Oldest championAbdullah the Butcher (57 years, 364 days)
Youngest championDrew Parker (23 years, 206 days)
Heaviest championAbdullah the Butcher (502 lb)
Lightest championIsami Kodaka and Drew Parker (165 lb)

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]

  1. ^ "BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship title history" (in German). PuroLove.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-16.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved May 4, 2021.