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BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2017–present)

This article is about the current championship in Big Japan Pro Wrestling. For the historical championship, see BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1998–2002).

The BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship is a title defended in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).

BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship
Official design of the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2017 – present)
Details
PromotionBig Japan Pro Wrestling
Date establishedMay 7, 2017[1]
Current champion(s)Ikuto Hidaka
Date wonAugust 12, 2024
Other name(s)
BJW World Strong Junior Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Shinobu
Most reignsKota Sekifuda (2 reigns)
Longest reignKota Sekifuda (651 days)
Shortest reignTatsuhiko Yoshino (70 days)
Oldest championIkuto Hidaka (52 years, 7 days)
Youngest championYuya Aoki (23 years, 5 days)
Heaviest championYuya Aoki (194 lb)
Lightest championEnder Kara (143 lb)

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 eleven reigns shared between ten different champions. The current champion is Ikuto Hidaka who is in his first reign.

Inaugural tournament

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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.

Final standings
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

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As of November 14, 2024.

Key
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 1 126 3 [11]
10 Kota Sekifuda May 4, 2024 BJW Endless Survivor ~ Beyond The Milestone Yokohama, Japan 2 100 1 [12]
11 Ikuto Hidaka August 12, 2024 BJW Tokyo, Japan 1 94+ 1 [13]

Combined reigns

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As of November 14, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Kota Sekifuda 2 12 751
2 Yuya Aoki 1 4 402
3 Shinobu 1 6 391
4 Kazuki Hashimoto 1 3 266
5 Tomato Kaji 1 4 240
6 Isami Kodaka 1 4 204
7 Tajiri 1 3 133
8 Ender Kara 1 3 126
9 Ikuto Hidaka † 1 1 94+
10 Tatsuhiko Yoshino 1 2 70

References

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  1. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Titles Database » BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "※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.
  3. ^ a b "「両極譚～Ryogokutan～2017」". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  4. ^ "August 12, 2018 results". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ^ BJW Endless Survivor 2019
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "「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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 30, 2023). "BJW". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (May 4, 2024). "BJW Endless Survivor ~ Beyond The Milestone". cagematch.net. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  13. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 12, 2024). "BJW". cagematch.net. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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