BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2017–present)

The BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship is a title defended in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).

This article is about the current championship in Big Japan Pro Wrestling. For the historical championship, see BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1998–2002).
BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship
Official design of the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship (2017 – present)
Details
PromotionBig Japan Pro Wrestling
Date establishedMay 7, 2017
Current champion(s)Ender Kara
Date wonDecember 30, 2023
Other name(s)
BJW World Strong Junior Heavyweight Championship
Statistics
First champion(s)Shinobu
Longest reignKota Sekifuda (992+ days)
Shortest reignTatsuhiko Yoshino (70 days)
Oldest championTajiri (48 years, 218 days)
Youngest championYuya Aoki (23 years, 5 days)
Heaviest championYuya Aoki (194 lb)
Lightest championEnder Kara (143 lb)

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. The title is distinct from the previous BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship that was established in 1998 and was retired in 2002. The title has a weight limit of 95 kg (209 lb). Wrestlers over the weight limit will be eligible to challenge for the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship.

There have been a total of nine reigns shared between nine different champions. The current champion is Ender Kara who is in his first reign.

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