BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship

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.

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 Hideyoshi Kamitani who is in his second reign.

[2] A single elimination tournament was set up to crown the inaugural champion which took place between June 8 and August 9, 1998.

Record seven-time, longest single and combined reigning champion Ryuji Ito with the title belt in August 2015.
Two-time and current champion, Hideyoshi Kamitani .