BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2017–present)

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

This article is about the current championship in Big Japan Pro Wrestling. For the historical championship, see BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1998–2002).
BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship
Details
PromotionBig Japan Pro Wrestling
Date establishedMay 7, 2017
Current champion(s)Yuya Aoki
Date wonMay 5, 2019
Other name(s)
BJW World Strong Junior Heavyweight Championship

Background

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.[1]

Inaugural tournament

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
WrestlerScore
Kazuki Hashimoto8
Shinobu6
Tatsuhiko Yoshino6
Toshiyuki Sakuda4
Takuya Nomura4
Yuya Aoki2
ResultsHashimotoShinobuNomuraYoshinoSakudaAoki
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[2]

Title history

As of August 17, 2020.

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 DaysDefenses
1 Shinobu July 17, 2017 Ryōgokutan 2017 Tokyo 1 3916 Defeated Kazuki Hashimoto in the finals of a six-man round-robin tournament to become the inaugural champion. [2]
2 Kazuki Hashimoto August 12, 2018 Midsummer Korakuen Battles Tokyo 1 2663 [3]
3 Tajiri May 5, 2019 Endless Survivor 2019 Yokohama, Japan 1 1333 [4]
4 Yuya Aoki September 15, 2019 Big Japan Death Vegas 2019 Yokohama, Japan 1 337+4 [5]

Combined reigns

As of August 17, 2020.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns		 Combined
defenses		 Combined
days
1 Shinobu16391
3 Yuya Aoki †14337+
2 Kazuki Hashimoto13266
4 Tajiri13133
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See also

References
  1. "※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.
  2. "「両極譚～Ryogokutan～2017」". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. "August 12, 2018 results". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=230129
  5. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=240662
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