Big Japan (Dai Nihon Puroresu / 大日本プロレス) was founded in late 1994 (December 21st to be exact) by Shinya “Great Kojika” Kojika, who was a former All Japan Pro Wrestling and WAR wrestler. He was joined soon after by Kendo Nagasaki, Hirokazu Taniguchi, and Ryuji Yamakawa and the promotion would be be a mix of standard wrestling and the growing form of hardcore styles.
Following the steps set by FMW (Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling) they would become known as a the place to go to see some the bloodiest matches and some of the more ultra-violent matches ever seen.
Throughout the years they would become well known for having Fluorescent light-tube matches as well as the even more crazy Piranha Deathmatches, Crocodille Deathmatch, Glass, Razorboards, pretty much if you can name it they have had it in a match in some form.
In July of 2011, former referee and announcer, Eiji Tosaka was announced to be the new President of BJW following Kojika’s proper retirement as the president of the promotion.
Current Champions:
BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship
[31st Champion] Abdullah Kobayashi
(Defeated Yuko Miyamoto on 5/5/2015)
BJW Tag Team Champions
[39th Champions] “Twin Towers” Kohei Sato & Shuji Ishikawa
(Miyamoto & Isami on 5/31/2015)
BJW World Strong Heavy Champion
[6th Champion] Daisuke Sekimoto
(Defeated Shuji Ishikawa, on 3/31/2015)
Yokohama Shopping Street 6 Man Tag Champions
[6th Champions] Shu Brahman, Kei Brahman & Takayuki Ueki
(Defeated Numazawa, Ito & Sekimoto on 6/15/15)
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
DEATHMATCH SURVIVOR [2013] Ryuji Ito [2015] Abdullah Kobayashi
Ikkitousen [2012] Yoshihito Sasaki [2014] Daisuke Sekimoto
BJW Tag League [2012, 2013 & 2014] Yuko Miyamoto & Isami Kodaka
DAINICHI-X [2012] Ryuji Ito & Takumi Tsukamoto
Current Roster
DEATH MATCH DIVISION
RYUJI ITO 伊東竜二
JAKI NUMAZAWA “The Black Angel” ”黒天使”沼澤邪鬼
ABDULLAH KOBAYASHI アブドーラ・小林
KANKURO HOSHINO 星野 勘九郎
TAKAYUKI UEKI 植木嵩行
STRONG DIVISION
DAISUKE SEKIMOTO 関本大介
ATSUSHI OHASHI 大橋 篤 [Frank Atsushi]
YUICHI TANIGUCHI 谷口 裕一
YUJI OKABAYASHI 岡林 裕二
RYUICHI KAWAKAMI 河上 隆一
KAZUKI HASHIMOTO 橋本 和樹
HIDEYOSHI KAMITANI 神谷ヒデヨシ
TOSHIYUKI SAKUDA 佐久田俊行
YOSHIHISA UTO 宇藤純久
KAZUMI KIKUTA 菊田一美
Other Talent:
◆FREELANCE◆
SHU BRAHMAN [HARDCORE]
KEI BRAHMAN [HADCORE]
MASATO INABA [DEATHMATCH]
TSUTOMU OSUGI [STRONG]
YOSHIHITO SASAKI 佐々木 義人 [out with injury]
HERCULES SENGA [STRONG]
MADOKA [STRONG]
MEN’S TEIOH MEN’Sテイオー
TAKUMI TSUKAMOTO 塚本 拓海
◆FREEDOMS◆
TAKASHI SASAKI [DEATHMATCH]
JUN KASAI [DEATHMATCH]
GENTARO [currently injured]
THE WINGER [DEATHMATCH]
MAMMOTH SASAKI [DEATHMATCH]
KAMUI [DEATHMATCH]
◆666◆
ONRYO [STRONG]
SHINOBU [DEATHMATCH/STRONG]
YUKO MIYAMOTO [DEATHMATCH]
◆DDT/UNION◆
ISAMI KODAKA [DEATHMATCH]
SHUJI ISHIKAWA [DEATHMATCH/STRONG]
◆U-FILE CAMP◆
MASASHI TAKEDA [DEATHMATCH]
MASATO SHIBATA [STRONG]
◆K-DOJO◆
MAKOTO OISHI
SABURO INEMATSU
KENGO MASHIMO
YUKI SATO
◆IWA Japan◆
KEIZO MATSUDA
TAKUMA KOBE
◆SECRET BASE◆
SHIMIZU MOTOSUGU [DEATHMATCH]
JUN OGAWAUICHI [STRONG]
AMIGO SUZUKI [STRONG]
BEAR FUKUDA
◆WESTERN TALENT◆
NECRO BUTCHER
DJ HYDE
MASADA
DRAKE YOUNGER
DANNY HAVOC
TOMMY END
MICHEAL DANTE
BAD BONES
RETIRED/FORMER
RYUJI YAMAKAWA 山川 竜司 [RETIRED]
MASASHI OTANI 大谷将司 [RETIRED]
SHINYA ISHIKAWA 石川 晋也 [RETIRE]
SHADOW WX シャドウWX [RETIRED]
DAIKOKUBO BENKEI 大黒坊 弁慶 [RETIRED]
Puroresu Spirit 