BJW Tag Team Championship

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BJW Tag Team Championship
Details
PromotionBig Japan Pro Wrestling
Date establishedJune 3, 1997
Current champion(s)Okami
(Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani)
Date wonAugust 15, 2021

The BJW Tag Team Championship (BJW認定タッグ王座, BJW nintei taggu ōza) is the top tag team title defended in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling.[1][2] The championship has been the leading tag team championship in the promotion since 1997. There have been a total of 53 reigns shared between 43 different teams consisting of 52 distinctive champions. The current champions are Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani) who are in their first reign as a team.

Title history[]

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Kengo Kimura and Takashi Ishikawa June 3, 1997 Big Japan Fighter Declaration 1997: Touha Tokyo, Japan 1 8 0 Defeated the teams of Jado & Gedo, Kendo Nagasaki and Satoru Shiga, Shoji Nakamaki and Takashi Okano and Yoshihiro Tajiri and Yuichi Taniguchi in a 5-way Elimination match to become the inaugural champions.
Vacated June 11, 1997 Vacated when Ishikawa and Kimura split up.
2 Yoshihiro Tajiri and Ryuji Yamakawa July 23, 1997 Big Japan Fighter Declaration 1997: Toushi Tokyo, Japan 1 152 3 Defeated Takashi Ishikawa and Kishin Kawabata to win the vacant title.
3 Jado and Gedo December 22, 1997 Fuyuki Army house show Isesaki, Japan 1 11 0
4 Yoshihiro Tajiri (2) and Ryuji Yamakawa (2) January 2, 1998 Big Japan Fighter Declaration 1998: Toshinden Tokyo, Japan 2 61 0
5 Shadows
(Shadow WX and Shadow Winger)
March 4, 1998 Big Japan Fighter Declaration 1998: Toushou Shimizu, Japan 1 158 4
6 Shoji Nakamaki and Ryuji Yamakawa (3) August 9, 1998 Big Japan Fighter Declaration 1998: Toushi Kawasaki, Japan 1 112 2
Vacated November 29, 1998 Vacated when Nakamaki left the promotion.
7 Shadow WX (2) and Tomoaki Honma December 5, 1998 HWO 4 Year Yokohama, Japan 1 238 3 Defeated Jason the Terrible and The Winger in a Light Tubes Board deathmatch to win the vacant title.
8 Ryuji Yamakawa (4) and Mike Samples July 31, 1999 House show Hakata, Japan 1 38 0
9 Kamikaze and Shunme Matsuzaki September 7, 1999 House show Imabari, Japan 1 122 3
10 Ryuji Yamakawa (5) and Tomoaki Honma (2) January 7, 2000 BJ Great Series 2000 Osaka, Japan 1 147 0
11 Zandig and Nick Gage June 2, 2000 BJ Hardcore Series 2000 Nagaoka, Japan 1 8 0
12 Wifebeater and Justice Pain June 10, 2000 CZW Caged To The End Sewell, New Jersey 1 22 0 [3]
13 Shadow WX (3) and Ryuji Yamakawa (6) July 2, 2000 BJ Hardcore Series II 2000 Tokyo, Japan 1 75 3
14 Kamikaze (2) and Abdullah Kobayashi September 15, 2000 Maximum Tag League 2000 Tokyo, Japan 1 135 2 This was a Light Tubes Board deathmatch.
15 Men's Club
(Men's Teioh and Daisuke Sekimoto)
January 28, 2001 New Year Great Series 2001 Tokyo, Japan 1 595 9
16 Skinheaders
(Daikokubo Benkei and Abdullah Kobayashi (2))
September 15, 2002 BJ Monster 2002 Hakata, Japan 1 460 1
17 Ryuji Ito and Badboy Hido December 19, 2003 HTH Series 2003 - Day 2 Tokyo, Japan 1 4 0 This was a Cage deathmatch.
18 Men's Teioh (2) and Mr. Big Japan (7) December 23, 2003 HTH Series 2003 - Day 3 Nagoya, Japan 1 236 1 Mr. Big Japan previously won the title under the name Ryuji Yamakawa.
19 Skinheaders
(Abdullah Kobayashi (3) and "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa)
August 15, 2004 Road To Decade Kawasaki, Japan 1 105 0 This was a Barbed Wire Board deathmatch.
20 Akarangers
(Takashi Sasaki and Gentaro)
November 28, 2004 House show Chiba, Japan 1 289 1
Vacated September 13, 2005 Vacated due to a lack of title defenses.
21 Abdullah Kobayashi (4) and Daisuke Sekimoto (2) October 14, 2005 Maximum Tag Day Tokyo, Japan 1 105 1 Defeated Jun Kasai and "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa in a Fluorescent Light Tubes deathmatch to win the vacant title.
22 Team Anko-gata
(Shadow WX (4) and Mammoth Sasaki)
January 27, 2006 House show Kawasaki, Japan 1 310 4
23 Daisuke Sekimoto (3) and Yoshihito Sasaki December 3, 2006 House show Yokohama, Japan 1 455 6
24 Kengo Mashimo and Madoka March 2, 2008 ZERO-ONE 7th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 133 1
25 Mammoth Sasaki (2) and Daisuke Sekimoto (4) July 13, 2008 House show Yokohama, Japan 1 237 6
Vacated March 7, 2009 Vacated after Sasaki suffered an injury in an automobile accident.
26 Masashi Takeda and Isami Kodaka May 28, 2009 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 60 0 Defeated Takashi Sasaki and Yuko Miyamoto in a tournament final Fluorescent Light Tubes Tower deathmatch to win the vacant title.
27 Strong BJ
(Daisuke Sekimoto (5) and Yuji Okabayashi)
July 27, 2009 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 139 2
28 Yoshihito Sasaki (2) and Shinya Ishikawa December 13, 2009 Fantastic Tour 2009 Hakata, Japan 1 31 0 [4]
Vacated January 13, 2010 Vacated after Ishikawa suffered a leg injury.
29 045 Junkie's
(Jun Kasai and "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa (2))
April 28, 2010 BJW 15th Anniversary Death Tour Tokyo, Japan 1 165 2 Defeated Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshihito Sasaki in a tournament final Hardcore match to win the vacant title.
30 Daisuke Sekimoto (6) and Yoshihito Sasaki (3) October 10, 2010 BJ Spikeout Sapporo, Japan 2 43 0 This was a Hardcore match.
31 045 Junkie's
(Jun Kasai (2) and "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa (3))
November 22, 2010 House show Tokyo, Japan 2 69 0 This was a Barbed Wire Execution deathmatch.
32 The Brahman Brothers
(Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu)
January 30, 2011 Pro-Wrestling Big Thanksgiving Death Market 3 Nagoya, Japan 1 13 0 This was a Fluorescent Light Tubes Ladder deathmatch.
33 045 Junkie's
(Jun Kasai (3) and "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa (4))
February 12, 2011 House show Tokyo, Japan 3 82 0 This was a Fluorescent Light Tubes, Ladder & Free Weapons deathmatch.
34 Yankee Nichōkenjū
(Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka (2))
May 5, 2011 Endless Survivor Yokohama, Japan 1 332 4 This was a Cage, Ladder & Barbed Wire deathmatch. [5]
35 Yoshihito Sasaki (4) and Shinobu April 1, 2012 Beyond The Frontiers Sapporo, Japan 1 33 0 [5]
36 Shuji Ishikawa and Shigehiro Irie May 4, 2012 Union Pro Golden Union 2012 Tokyo, Japan 1 72 1 [5][6]
37 Yuji Okabayashi (2) and Shinobu (2) July 15, 2012 Ryuji Yamakawa The Final Sapporo, Japan 1 132 2 [5]
38 Yankee Nichōkenjū
(Yuko Miyamoto (2) and Isami Kodaka (3))
November 24, 2012 House show Tokyo, Japan 2 553 17 This was the Big Japan Tag League 2012 final Light Tubes & Barbed Wire Board deathmatch. [5]
39 Twin Towers
(Kohei Sato and Shuji Ishikawa (2))
May 31, 2014 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 516 7 [5]
40 Strong BJ
(Daisuke Sekimoto (7) and Yuji Okabayashi (3))
October 29, 2015 Saikyo Tag League 2015 Tokyo, Japan 2 62 0 This was the Saikyo Tag League 2015 final. [5][7]
41 Hamakami
(Ryota Hama and Hideyoshi Kamitani)
December 30, 2015 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 152 0 [5]
42 Twin Towers
(Kohei Sato (2) and Shuji Ishikawa (3))
May 30, 2016 House show Tokyo, Japan 2 217 3 [5]
43 Strong BJ
(Daisuke Sekimoto (8) and Yuji Okabayashi (4))
January 2, 2017 House show Tokyo, Japan 3 196 4 [5]
44 Abdullah Kobayashi (5) and Ryuji Ito (2) July 17, 2017 Ryōgokutan 2017 Tokyo, Japan 1 192 3 [5]
45 Crazy Lovers
(Masashi Takeda (2) and Takumi Tsukamoto)
January 25, 2018 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 70 1 This was a Light Tubes & Five Nail Board deathmatch. [5][8]
46 Yankee Nichōkenjū
(Yuko Miyamoto (3) and Isami Kodaka (4))
April 5, 2018 Ikkitousen Strong Climb 2018 Tokyo, Japan 3 107 3 This was a Death Games Over The Wall: Light Tubes + Wall Of Light Tubes + α deathmatch. [5][9]
Vacated July 21, 2018 Vacated after Miyamoto and Kodaka defended against Crazy Lovers in Osaka because Miyamoto forgot to bring his title belt to the match. [5][10]
47 Ryota Hama (2) and Yasufumi Nakanoue October 25, 2018 Saikyo Tag League 2018 Tokyo, Japan 1 269 5 Defeated Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani in the Saikyo Tag League 2018 final to win the vacant title. [5][11]
48 Daisuke Sekimoto (9) and The Bodyguard July 21, 2019 Osaka Surprise 42 Osaka, Japan 1 134 1 [5][12]
Vacated December 2, 2019 Vacated after The Bodyguard suffered an injury. [5]
49 Daisuke Sekimoto (10) and Kohei Sato (3) December 18, 2019 Big Japan Pro Wrestling 25th Anniversary Memorial Yokohama, Japan 1 236 3 Defeated Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami to win the vacant title. [5][13]
50 Astronauts
(Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura)
August 10, 2020 House show Tokyo, Japan 1 174 5 [5][14]
51 Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami January 31, 2021 Death Market 59 Nagoya, Japan 1 23 0 [5][15]
52 Astronauts
(Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura)
February 23, 2021 House show Tokyo, Japan 2 173 2 [5][16]
53 Okami
(Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani (2))
August 15, 2021 Fukubukuro Performance ~ Dainichi Xeku Tokyo, Japan 1 33+ 1 [5][17]

Combined reigns[]

Record tying three-time champions, 045 Junkie's ("Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa (left) and Jun Kasai (right)

As of September 17, 2020.

Indicates the current champion
Rank Team No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 Yankee Nichōkenjū
(Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka)
3 24 992
2 Twin Towers
(Kohei Sato and Shuji Ishikawa)
2 10 733
3 Men's Club
(Men's Teioh and Daisuke Sekimoto)
1 9 595
4 Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshihito Sasaki 2 6 498
5 Skinheaders
(Daikokubo Benkei and Abdullah Kobayashi)
1 1 460
6 Strong BJ
(Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi)
3 6 397
7 Astronauts
(Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura)
2 7 347
8 045 Junkie's
(Jun Kasai and "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa)
3 2 316
9 Team Anko-gata
(Shadow WX and Mammoth Sasaki)
1 4 310
10 Akarangers
(Takashi Sasaki and Gentaro)
1 1 289
11 Ryota Hama and Yasufumi Nakanoue 1 5 269
12 Shadow WX and Tomoaki Honma 1 3 238
13 Mammoth Sasaki and Daisuke Sekimoto 1 6 237
14 Daisuke Sekimoto and Kohei Sato 1 3 236
Men's Teioh (2) and Mr. Big Japan 1 1 236
16 Yoshihiro Tajiri and Ryuji Yamakawa 2 3 213
17 Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito 1 3 192
18 Shadows
(Shadow WX and Shadow Winger)
1 4 158
19 Hamakami
(Ryota Hama and Hideyoshi Kamitani)
1 0 152
20 Ryuji Yamakawa and Tomoaki Honma 1 0 147
21 Kamikaze and Abdullah Kobayashi 1 2 135
22 Daisuke Sekimoto and The Bodyguard 1 1 134
23 Kengo Mashimo and Madoka 1 1 133
24 Yuji Okabayashi and Shinobu 1 2 132
25 Kamikaze and Shunme Matsuzaki 1 3 122
26 Shoji Nakamaki and Ryuji Yamakawa 1 2 112
27 Abdullah Kobayashi and Daisuke Sekimoto 1 1 105
Skinheaders
(Abdullah Kobayashi and "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa)
1 0 105
29 Shadow WX and Ryuji Yamakawa 1 3 75
30 Shuji Ishikawa and Shigehiro Irie 1 1 72
31 Crazy Lovers
(Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto)
1 1 70
32 Masashi Takeda and Isami Kodaka 1 0 60
33 Ryuji Yamakawa and Mike Samples 1 0 38
34 Yoshihito Sasaki and Shinobu 1 0 33
35 Yoshihito Sasaki and Shinya Ishikawa 1 0 31
36 Okami †
(Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani)
1 1 33+
37 Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami 1 0 23
38 Wifebeater and Justice Pain 1 0 22
39 The Brahman Brothers
(Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu)
1 0 13
40 Jado and Gedo 1 0 11
41 Kengo Kimura and Takashi Ishikawa 1 0 8
Zandig and Nick Gage 1 0 8
43 Ryuji Ito and Badboy Hido 1 0 4

By wrestler[]

As of September 17, 2021.

Indicates the current champions
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined
days
1 Daisuke Sekimoto 10 32 2,202
2 Isami Kodaka 4 24 1,052
3 Abdullah Kobayashi 5 7 997
4 Yuko Miyamoto 3 24 992
5 Kohei Sato 3 13 973
6 Men's Teioh 2 10 831
7 Ryuji Yamakawa/Mr. Big Japan 7 9 821
8 Shuji Ishikawa 3 11 805
9 Shadow WX 4 14 781
10 Yoshihito Sasaki 4 6 562
11 Mammoth Sasaki 2 10 547
12 Yuji Okabayashi 4 8 529
13 Daikokubo Benkei 1 1 460
14 "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa 4 2 421
Ryota Hama 2 2 421
16 Tomoaki Honma 2 3 385
17 Fuminori Abe 2 7 347
Takuya Nomura 2 7 347
19 Jun Kasai 3 2 316
20 Gentaro 1 1 289
Takashi Sasaki 1 1 289
22 Yasufumi Nakanoue 1 2 269
23 Kamikaze 2 5 257
24 Yoshihiro Tajiri 2 3 213
25 Ryuji Ito 2 3 196
26 Hideyoshi Kamitani 2 1 185+
27 Shinobu 2 2 165
28 Shadow Winger 1 4 158
29 The Bodyguard 1 1 134
30 Kengo Mashimo 1 1 133
Madoka 1 1 133
32 Masashi Takeda 2 1 130
33 Shunme Matsuzaki 1 3 122
34 Shoji Nakamaki 1 2 112
35 Shigehiro Irie 1 1 72
36 Takumi Tsukamoto 1 1 70
37 Mike Samples 1 0 38
38 Shinya Ishikawa 1 0 31
39 Daichi Hashimoto 1 1 33+
40 Kazumi Kikuta 1 0 23
Ryuichi Kawakami 1 0 23
42 Justice Pain 1 0 22
Wifebeater 1 0 22
44 Brahman Kei 1 0 13
Brahman Shu 1 0 13
46 Gedo 1 0 11
Jado 1 0 11
48 Zandig 1 0 8
Kengo Kimura 1 0 8
Nick Gage 1 0 8
Takashi Ishikawa 1 0 8
51 Badboy Hido 1 0 4

See also[]

References[]

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