BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1998–2002)


The BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship was a title defended in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling. It was in use from 1998 through at least November 2002.
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. Although the new title shares its name with the title retired in 2002, the winner of the tournament is considered the first BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion. The title has a weight limit of. Wrestlers over the weight limit will be eligible to challenge for the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship.

Inaugural tournament

An eight-man knockout tournament was held on March 2, 1998 to crown the inaugural Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Title history

Combined reigns

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
days
1Men's Teioh1424
2Masayoshi Motegi/Chabinger2329
3The Winger2288
4Fantastik2173
5Katsumi Usuda1218
6Trent Acid178
7Yoshihiro Tajiri175
8Ruckus113
9Johnny Kashmere110
10Homicide1

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