Following the name of the champion(s): Indicates the number of times the wrestler has held that title at that point.
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Indicates a gap in the listing where title changes are not known.
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If used next to the names of the wrestlers, they may, in fact, not have held the title in the period indicated. If used next to the dates or places, either they are possibly wrong or the title changes are fictitious.
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Title was held or changed hands no later than this. In these cases, it is known that a wrestler held the title at a certain time but not when he/she won it.
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Broadcast date; the actual recording date is unknown.
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Order uncertain. Different titleholders may be known for the same year, for example, but it is not known who held the title before whom.
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Unofficial or disputable claims. These are usually matches that certainly took place, but where there is doubt that the wrestler shown should be recognized as a true title holder. These listings are also italicized in HTML files
BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title (as of 2024-05-04)
Great Pogo (Mr. Pogo)
1998-08-09
Kawasaki
Defeats Matsunaga Mitsuhiro in 8-man tournament final.
Matsunaga Mitsuhiro
1998-08-23
Ōsaka
Shadow WX
1998-09-23
Tōkyō
Abdullah the Butcher
1999-01-10
Fukuoka
Shadow WX [2]
1999-02-28
Tōkyō
Yamakawa Ryūji
1999-05-30
Kawasaki
Shadow WX [3]
1999-08-10
Ōsaka
Yamakawa Ryūji [2]
1999-12-04
Yokohama
Honma Tomoaki
2000-01-02
Tōkyō
Zandig
2000-07-02
Tōkyō
Honma Tomoaki [2]
2000-11-23
Yokohama
Stripped in 2001-02 for continuous no-shows.
Zandig [2]
2001-05-04
Sapporo
Defeats Kanemura Kintarō in tournament final.
Matsunaga Mitsuhiro
2001-08-19
Yokohama
Zandig [3]
2001-12-02
Yokohama
Declared vacant in Japan after Big Japan and CZW split; Zandig continues to defend the title in the US; CZW recognizes its wodn Death Match Title until 03.
Kanemura Kintarō
2003-03-30
Yokohama
Defeats Shadow WX.
Itō Ryūji
2003-08-24
Yokohama
Abdullah Kobayashi
2005-12-21
Yokohama
Sasaki Takashi
2006-03-31
Tōkyō
Itō Ryūji [2]
2006-09-10
Yokohama
Vacates on 06-09-14 due to injury.
Sasaki Takashi [2]
2006-12-03
Yokohama
Defeats Numasawa Jaki.
Numasawa Jaki
2007-08-26
Tōkyō
Itō Ryūji [3]
2007-12-14
Yokohama
Shadow WX [4]
2008-05-04
Saitama
Miyamoto Yūkō
2008-12-19
Yokohama
Itō Ryūji [4]
2010-05-04
Yokohama
Abdullah Kobayashi [2]
2011-12-18
Yokohama
Ishikawa Shūji
2013-01-02
Tōkyō
Kodaka Isami
2013-11-04
Yokohama
Itō Ryūji [5]
2014-05-25
Nagoya
Miyamoto Yūkō [2]
2014-06-15
Hiroshima
Abdullah Kobayashi [3]
2015-05-05
Yokohama
Itō Ryūji [6]
2015-07-20
Tōkyō
Hoshino Kankurō
2016-07-24
Tōkyō
Abdullah Kobayashi [4]
2016-12-28
Yokohama
Takahashi Masaya
2017-05-05
Yokohama
Takeda Masashi
2017-08-19
Nagoya
Takahashi Masaya [2]
2018-11-11
Tōkyō
Kodaka Isami [2]
2019-05-05
Yokohama
Abdullah Kobayashi [5]
2019-12-18
Yokohama
Itō Ryūji [7]
2020-03-16
Yokohama
Fujita Minoru
2020-08-29
Yokohama
Tsukamoto Takumi
2021-01-02
Tōkyō
Drew Parker
2021-07-23
Tōkyō
Miyamoto Yūkō [2]
2021-09-05
Nagoya
Drew Parker [2]
2022-05-05
Yokohama
Vacates on 22-05-13 to focus on wrestling in USA.
Kamitani Hideyoshi
2022-08-28
Nagoya
Defeats Abdullah Kobayashi in the tournament final.
