Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor is a

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round-robin

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biennially held by

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests. History Big Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in March 1995 by former AJPW wrestlers Shinya Kojika and Kendo Nagas ...

(BJW) to determine the best wrestler of BJW's deathmatch division. The tournament was first held in 2011. From 2011 to 2013, one top wrestler from each block qualified for the final round with the two facing in the final but the format was changed in 2015 when top two wrestlers from each block qualified for the knockout stage. An alternative tournament is held for the strong style division called

Ikkitousen Strong Climb Ikkitousen Strong Climb is a professional wrestling round-robin hardcore tournament held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) every two years to determine the best wrestler of BJW's Strong BJ division. The tournament was first held in 2014. The tourna ...

since 2012.

List of winners

2011

The 2011 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between February 6 and April 18, 2011.

2013

The 2013 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between March 4 and April 10, 2013. The tournament final between

Ryuji Ito (born April 8, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently competing in Big Japan Pro Wrestling in the Deathmatch division. Career Big Japan Pro Wrestling (1999–present) Ito, whose gimmick is reminiscent of the Mortal Kombat icon ...

and

Isami Kodaka is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro-Wrestling Basara (Basara). He originally started his career in the Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) promotion in July 2002, but later left the promotion to become a freelancer, before signing w ...

was a

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, with the first fall being a Tables, Ladders and Chairs Death match, the second fall was a Fluorescent Lighttubes and Block Death Match and the third fall was a Nail Board, TLC, Fluorescent Lighttubes and Block Death match.

2015

The 2015 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between March 1 and April 19, 2015.

2017

The 2017 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between March 5 and April 8, 2017.

2019

The 2019 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between February 28 to March 31.

2021

The 2021 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor was held between March 3 to June 28.

2024

The 2024 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor, titled the "Ikkitousen Special League Deathmatch Straight Flash," was held between July 10 and 25, 2024.

References

External links

Big Japan Pro Wrestling official website
{{Big Japan Pro Wrestling Big Japan Pro Wrestling Professional wrestling tournaments Recurring sporting events established in 2011