Big Japan Wrestling

Big Japan Wrestling is defunct Wrestling Promotion that ran from Oct 10th 1920-Feb 5th 2005 it was known for hardcore based bouts and being a pioneer of the wrestling industry 
== Founding + Early Days 1920-1969 ==
Big Japan Wrestling was founded by Tajri Inosuke on October 10th 1920 and set up its first HQ in Nagasaki Japan the company did well for the first few years signing some local talent and things were going smoothly however in the wake of the Great Depression the company lost all of it's stock it had released it biggest stars to cost cut and ended it's deal with Kaiju TV during WWII the company would recover slightly with a small boost in sales as people watched it as a form of comfort they promoted Japanese propaganda however it was forced to relocate to Tokyo when Nagasaki was bombed destroying the HQ building by Dec 1958 the company only had a sliver of what it started out with Inosuke attempted to branch out to China but was shot down by Dec 1st 1969 the company was doing poorly the lack of sales and the names signed at the time weren't huge drawls and the comepany was on the verge of bankruptcy when on Dec 31st Inosuke announced Big Japan Wrestling had signed a deal with Hardcore TV 
== Golden Days 1970-2001 ==
On January 1st 1970 Big Japan Wrestling signed Jin-Li John West Scarlet and the Blackjacks and the Exterminator all of which became huge drawls and allowed Big Japan Wrestling to get a huge financial gain and mainstream notoriety on August 5th Jin-Li became the first ever Big Japan Wrestling champion beating John West in a all time classic after of which Japan became a well known territory later they would sign the Valents Movie Stars Sunny Lassy and Kurtis Hades who rose to stardom and became Big Japan Wrestling's main star the company would tour all over the world and struck gold with Green vs The Exterminator by 1980 Big Japan Wrestling's Thunder Rising would become the highest rated show and they renewed there deal with Hardcore TV however by the time the 90's Jeffrey Star was released due to drug issues and Green was released 
== Decline + Closure 2001-2005 ==
By the time 2001 came around the company began to decline sales went down and hiring less know talents such as the future Jason Borne and Vampyro did not help all the major names left and ticket sales declined people and Hardcore TV closed on September 12 2001began tuning to more fresher wrestling company's like Riverside Wrestling and later Extreme Hardcore Backyard Wrestling on Oct 9th 2002 Inosuke died from natural causes and Oksoniko Tenjo took over despite his best attempts the company failed to get going again by 2003 the company lost it's stock and was on fast decline towards rock bottom on Dec 10th 2004 the company had it's last match in Cave Center with the goal of fundraising towards cancer treatment with half going towards the restoration of Big Japan Wrestling the fundraiser succeeded however Tenjo gave Big Japan Wrestling's half towards cancer treatment and on Feb 5th 2005 Big Japan Wrestling closed 
== Legacy ==
Big Japan Wrestling is often regarded as one of the best wrestling promotion with EHBW owner Nick Alan praising it's unique take on the industry Kurtis Hades in a 2016 described his time in the company has hell with a sweet reward Jeffery Star commented on a question from Bob Dole inquiring about whether Big Japan Wrestling had non hardcore wrestling matches to which Star responded with yes it does a good majority of matches weren't graphic and said that Green and Li were lunatics for adding blood into there matches the company has gained controversy over it's violence and use of dangerous weapons i.e a switch blade despite that it's often viewed as the predecessor to GCW and there is a ongoing debate as to what caused it's decline 
== Former Roster ==
Note: This will not include everyone who signed with the company 
Roster 
Ring Name 	Real Name
Kurtis Hades 	Kurtis Hades
John West 	John Herbert
Sunny 	Rebecca Herbert
Jin-Li 	Jin-Li
Jeffery Star 	Jeffery Starr
David Fame 	Chris Johnson
Exterminator 	Bill Robin
Teddy Logan Blackjack 	Ted Logan
Charles James Blackjack	Christin James
Lassy 	Marigold Starr
== Championships ==
Championships
Championship 	Last Holder
Big Japan Wrestling Championship 	John West
Big Japan Wrestling Television Championship	Jin-Li
Big Japan Wrestling Women's Championship 	Scarlet
Big Japan Wrestling Tag Team Championship 	Blackjacks
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