Big Japan Pro Wrestling has held a variety of different professional wrestling tournaments, mainly in deathmatch format, competed for by sports entertainers that are a part of their roster.
Sporadic tournaments BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1998) The BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament was an eight-man single-elimination tournament conducted on March 2, 1998, to crown the inaugural BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion.
BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1998) The BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship Tournament was held to crown the inaugural BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion from June 8 to August 9, 1998.
Six Man Tag League (1998) The Six Man Tag League was a round-robin tournament featuring five trios in a single block held between August 23 and September 6, 1998. +Final standingsJason the Terrible, GK, and Mysterious Masked GK Jr.5Isao Takagi, Tomoaki Honma, and Yukinojo Echigo5Gennosuke Kobayashi, Ryuji Yamakawa, and Shoji Nakamaki4Kishin Kawabata, Masayoshi Motegi, and Shunme Matsuzaki7Daikokubō Benkei, Shadow WX, and Shadow Winger7
BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament (1999) The BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament was a round-robin tournament for the vacant BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship held between June 14 and June 30, 1999. +Final standingsMasayoshi Motegi9Abdullah Junior Kobayashi8Men's Teioh7The Winger7Fantastik7Super Perro4Jun Kasai0
Grand Prix Tournament The Grand Prix Tournament was a single elimination tournament which took place between January 2, 2000, and February 22, 2000.
Yamakawa's BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship was on the line.
Super J-Cup qualifying tournament The Super J-Cup Qualifying Tournament was a tournament for junior heavyweight wrestlers with the winner qualifying for the 2000 Super J-Cup, representing BJW in the tournament. The tournament was held between February 23 and March 3, 2000.
2000 World Extreme Cup The 2000 World Extreme Cup was a round-robin tournament contested under deathmatch variations. The tournament consisted of three blocks with each block consisting of four wrestlers and a total of twelve participants in the tournament. The top three scorers of each block qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament. +Final standings Block A Block B Block CTower of Doom6John Zandig6Mike Samples6Ryuji Yamakawa4Crazy Sheik4Shadow WX4Mustafa Saed2Winger2Tomoaki Honma2Harley Lewis0Terry Bull0Wifebeater0
BJW Heavyweight Championship Tournament The BJW Heavyweight Championship Tournament was held between March 18 and March 20, 2001, to determine the inaugural BJW Heavyweight Champion.
BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2001) A tournament was held to crown a new BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion after previous champion Tomoaki Honma left the company in March 2001, thus vacating the title. The tournament was held between April 28 and May 4, 2001.
Six-Man Maximum Tag League The Six-Man Tag Team League was a round-robin tournament featuring four trios with each trio consisting of three wrestlers and the tournament featured six-man tag team matches. The tournament was held between October 15 and October 25, 2001. The tournament was won by the trio of KAMIKAZE, Hideki Hosaka and Shunme Matsuzaki. +Final standingsKAMIKAZE, Hideki Hosaka and Shunme Matsuzaki5Men's Teioh, Daisuke Sekimoto and Ryuji Ito4Jun Kasai, Mad Man Pondo and Ruckus2Daikokubo Benkei, Abdullah Kobayashi and Naoki Numazawa0
2002 World Extreme Cup The 2002 World Extreme Cup was the second version of the World Extreme Cup tournament consisting of four blocks and four wrestlers in each block, a total of sixteen participants in the tournament. The top two wrestlers from each block qualified for the knockout stage of the tournament. +Final standings Block A Block B Block C Block DTower of Doom4Homicide4Mamushi6Abdullah Kobayashi6Seiji Yamakawa4Bad Boy Hido4Kintaro Kanemura4Mad Man Pondo4Winger42 Tuff Tony2O.D.D.2Biomonster DNA2Mike Samples0Shadow WX2Mark Manson0Axl Rotten0
Hayabusa Cup The Hayabusa Cup was a round-robin tournament which took place between April 14 and May 6, 2002. The tournament was held as a homage to Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling superstar Hayabusa, who had recently retired from wrestling due to a severe injury which left him paralysed for the rest of his life. +Final standingsRyuji Ito8Satoru Makita8Daisaku Shimoda7Katsumasa Inoue2Naoki Numazawa2Yuji Kamijo1
Six-Man Tag Team Tournament A knockout tournament was held on June 13, 2004, featuring six-man tag team matches.
Number 1 of Japan Tournament The Number 1 of Japan Tournament was held on September 5, 2004.
New Generation Battle Tournament The New Generation Battle Tournament was a tournament held on January 9, 2005.
Dainichi Dash The Dainichi Dash was a tournament held on July 1, 2009.
1 Day Tag Team Tournament The 1 Day Tag Team Tournament was a three-team tournament held on August 5, 2013.
8-Man Tag Team Tournament The 8-Man Tag Team Tournament was a deathmatch tournament featuring eight-man tag team matches on August 19, 2009.
D-Dash Tag Team Tournament The D-Dash Tag Team Tournament was a tag team tournament held between November 3 and December 23, 2009.
BJW Tag Team Championship Tournament A tournament was set up for the vacant BJW Tag Team Championship after previous champions Shinya Ishikawa and Yoshihito Sasaki vacated the titles due to Ishikawa suffering a leg injury. The tournament was held between March 19 and April 28, 2010.
Dainichi-X (2011) The 2011 Dainichi-X was a round-robin tag team tournament which took place between February 2 and October 26, 2011. +Final standingsAbdullah Kobayashi and Yuji Okabayashi13Yoshihito Sasaki and Ryuichi Kawakami13Jaki Numazawa and Shinya Ishikawa13Kankuro Hoshino and Takumi Tsukamoto13Daisuke Sekimoto and Kazuki Hashimoto13Yuichi Taniguchi and Masked Genbei6Shadow WX and Atsushi Ohashi6Ryuji Ito and Masashi Otani4
Dainichi-X (2012) The 2012 Dainichi-X was a round-robin tournament with the top two teams advancing to the final round. +Final standingsJaki Numazawa and Kazuki Hashimoto10Shinya Ishikawa and Jun Ogawauchi*10Ryuji Ito and Takumi Tsukamoto9Yoshihito Sasaki and Kankuro Hoshino7Shadow WX and Amigo Suzuki6Abdullah Kobayashi and Yuichi Taniguchi5Daisuke Sekimoto and Masashi Otani2Yuji Okabayashi and Hideyoshi Kamitani2
Jun Ogawauchi was a replacement for the injured Ryuichi Kawakami. Ogawauchi and Shinya Ishikawa replaced to compete in the final round and thus were replaced by the third ranked tag team in the tournament in the final round.
Strong Style Rising Tournament The Strong Style Rising Tournament was a tournament held between May 24 and June 5, 2013.
BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament (2017) A round robin tournament was held for the newly created BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship, distinct from the previous version. +Final standingsKazuki Hashimoto8Shinobu6Tatsuhiko Yoshino6Toshiyuki Sakuda4Takuya Nomura4Yuya Aoki2 Results Kazuki Hashimoto Shinobu Takuya Nomura Tatsuhiko Yoshino Toshiyuki Sakuda Yuya Aoki Kazuki Hashimoto X Kazuki(12:56) Kazuki(12:35) Yoshino(11:57) Kazuki(11:24) Kazuki(8:09) Shinobu Kazuki(12:56) X Shinobu(9:38) Shinobu(11:55) Shinobu(9:28) Aoki(7:11) Takuya Nomura Kazuki(12:35) Shinobu(9:38) X Takuya(12:50) Sakuda(10:38) Nomura(7:13) Tatsuhiko Yoshino Yoshino(11:57) Shinobu(11:55) Takuya(12:50) X Yoshino(9:26) Yoshino(8:02) Toshiyuki Sakuda Kazuki(11:24) Shinobu(9:28) Sakuda(10:38) Yoshino(9:26) X Sakuda(9:22) Yuya Aoki Kazuki(8:09) Aoki(7:11) Nomura(7:13) Yoshino(8:02) Sakuda(9:22) X
BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship #1 Contender's Tournament A tournament was set up to determine the #1 contender for Shinobu's BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship, taking place between June 13 and July 17, 2018.
Hercules Senga changed his ring name to Banana Senga in the semi-final round.
6-Man Sacred Ground City of Forest Sendai Tournament The 6-Man Sacred Ground City of Forest Sendai Tournament was a six-man tag team tournament, in which the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship was defended. The tournament was held on August 5, 2018. The defending champions Abdullah Kobayashi, Ryuji Ito and Jaki Numazawa lost the titles to Masaya Takahashi, Takayuki Ueki and Toshiyuki Sakuda, who would successfully defend the titles in the final round to win the tournament.
Saikyo Tag League
Saikyo Tag League is a professional wrestling round-robin hardcore tag team tournament annually held since 1999.
Dates and venues of finals EventDateCityVenueWinner1999November 8, 1999Sapporo, HokkaidoTeisen HallTomoaki Honma and Ryuji Yamakawa2000October 30, 2000TokyoKorakuen Hall2001September 23, 2001Men's Teioh and Daisuke Sekimoto2002October 31, 2002Yokohama, KanagawaYokohama Red Brick Warehouse2003November 8, 2003TokyoKorakuen HallDaikokubō Benkei and Abdullah Kobayashi2009May 28, 2009Masashi Takeda and Isami Kodaka2011November 22, 2011Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi2012November 24, 2012Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto2013November 22, 20132014November 21, 20142015October 29, 2015Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi2016October 31, 20162017October 15, 2017Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani2018October 25, 2018Ryota Hama and Yasufumi Nakanoue2019November 26, 2019Yuji Okabayashi and Shigehiro Irie2020October 20, 2020Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani2022February 13, 2022Abdullah Kobayashi and Daiju Wakamatsu
Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor
Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor is an annual professional wrestling round-robin hardcore tournament to determine the best wrestler of BJW's deathmatch division.
Dates and venues of finals EventDateCityVenueWinner2011April 18, 2011TokyoKorakuen HallTakashi Sasaki2013April 10, 2013Shin-Kiba 1st RingRyuji Ito2015April 19, 2015Sapporo, HokkaidoTeisen HallAbdullah Kobayashi2017April 8, 2017Susukino Mars GymnasiumMasaya Takahashi2019April 14, 2019Sapporo, HokkaidoSusukino Mars GymnasiumIsami Kodaka2021June 8, 2021TokyoKorakuen HallDrew Parker2024July 25, 2024Hideyoshi Kamitani
Ikkitousen Strong Climb
Ikkitousen Strong Climb is an annual professional wrestling round-robin hardcore tournament to determine the best wrestler of BJW's Strong BJ division.
Dates and venues of finals EventDateCityVenueWinner2012March 26, 2012TokyoKorakuen HallYoshihito Sasaki2014July 26, 2014Shuji Ishikawa2016April 10, 2016Sapporo, HokkaidoSusukino Mars Gymnasium2018April 15, 2018Hideki Suzuki2020April 26, 2020Chiba, Tokyo2AW SquareDaichi Hashimoto2022February 20, 2022TokyoKorakuen HallDaisuke Sekimoto2025June 22, 2025Leyton Buzzard
References
External links Big Japan Pro Wrestling official website