FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship#Title History

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 1

|champion = Beast the Barbarian

|reign = 1

|date = January 7, 1990

|days = 10

|location = Tokyo

|event = Battle Resistance - 1st Open Tournament

|notes = Recognized as first champion.

|ref = {{cite book |author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications |chapter = Japan: WWA Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Title |year= 2000 |isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}

}}

{{PWtitlereign

|number = 2

|champion = Atsushi Onita

|reign = 1

|date = January 17, 1990

|days = {{age in days|1990|1|17|1991|2|27}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

|notes = The title was renamed WWA World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship on February 27, 1991.

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}}

{{PWtitlereign

|number = 3

|champion = Grigory Verichev

|reign = 1

|date = February 27, 1991

|days = {{age in days|1991|2|27|1991|5|29}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

|notes =

|ref = {{cite book |author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications |chapter = Japan: WWA Martial Arts Heavyweight Title |year= 2000 |isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}

}}

{{PWtitlereign

|number = 4

|champion = Atsushi Onita

|reign = 2

|date = May 29, 1991

|days = {{age in days|1991|5|29|1992|1|15}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 5

|champion = Big Titan

|reign = 1

|date = January 15, 1992

|days = {{age in days|1992|1|15|1992|1|30}}

|location = Kobe, Hyogo

|event = House show

|notes =

|ref = {{cite web | url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/daily-pro-wrestling-history-0115-big-john-studd-wins-1989-royal-rumble-301781 | title=Pro wrestling history (01/15): Big John Studd wins 1989 Royal Rumble | date=January 15, 2019 | access-date=January 18, 2019 | work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online | first=Brian | last=Hoops}}

}}

{{PWtitlereign

|number = 6

|champion = Tarzan Goto

|reign = 1

|date = January 30, 1992

|days = {{age in days|1992|1|30|1992|3|25}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 7

|champion = Leon Spinks

|reign = 1

|date = March 25, 1992

|days = {{age in days|1992|3|25|1992|5|24}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

|notes =

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 8

|champion = Atsushi Onita

|reign = 3

|date = May 24, 1992

|days = {{age in days|1992|5|24|1992|6|25}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

|notes =

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 9

|champion = The Sheik

|reign = 1

|date = June 25, 1992

|days = {{sort|{{age in days|June 25, 1992|August 1, 1992}}|The exact date when The Sheik rewarded the title to Tiger Jeet Singh is uncertain, which means that the championship reign lasted between {{age in days|June 25, 1992|August 1, 1992}} and {{age in days|June 25, 1992|August 31, 1992}} days.}}

|location = Sapporo, Hokkaido

|event = House show

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 10

|champion = Tiger Jeet Singh

|reign = 1

|date = August 1992

|days = {{sort|{{age in days|August 1, 1992|September 19, 1992}}|The exact date when The Sheik rewarded the title to Tiger Jeet Singh is uncertain, which means that Singh's championship reign lasted between {{age in days|August 31, 1992|September 19, 1992}} and {{age in days|August 1, 1992|September 19, 1992}} days.}}

|location = Sapporo, Hokkaido

|event = House show

|notes = The Sheik rewarded the title to Tiger Jeet Singh for helping him in beating Atsushi Onita for the title.

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 11

|champion = Atsushi Onita

|reign = 4

|date =September 19, 1992

|days = {{age in days|September 19, 1992|August 22, 1993}}

|location = Yokohama, Kanagawa

|event = 3rd Anniversary Show

|notes = Title replaced by the FMW World Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship.

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 12

|champion = Atsushi Onita

|reign = 5

|date = August 22, 1993

|days = {{age in days|August 22, 1993|January 6, 1994}}

|location = Osaka

|event = Summer Spectacular

|notes = Onita defeated Mr. Pogo to become the first FMW World Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Champion.

|ref = {{cite book |author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will |title=Wrestling Title Histories | publisher=Archeus Communications |chapter = Japan: FMW Brass Knuckles Title |year= 2000 |isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}

}}

{{PWtitlereign

|number = 13

|champion = Mr. Pogo

|reign = 1

|date = January 6, 1994

|days = {{age in days|January 6, 1994|September 7, 1994}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 14

|champion = Atsushi Onita

|reign = 6

|date = September 7, 1994

|days = {{age in days|September 7, 1994|January 21, 1995}}

|location = Sapporo, Hokkaido

|event = House show

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 15

|champion = Mr. Pogo

|reign = 2

|date = January 21, 1995

|days = {{age in days|January 21, 1995|May 4, 1995}}

|location = Sendai, Miyagi

|event = House show

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 16

|champion = Atsushi Onita

|reign = 7

|date = May 4, 1995

|days = {{age in days|May 4, 1995|May 5, 1995}}

|location = Sendai, Miyagi

|event = House show

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{{PWtitlereign

|sortnumber = 3.5

|type = vacated

|date = May 5, 1995

|location = Kawasaki, Kanagawa

|event = 6th Anniversary Show

|notes = Atsushi Onita vacated the title due to his retirement.

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 17

|champion = Hayabusa

|reign = 1

|date = June 27, 1995

|days = <1

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

|notes = Hayabusa defeated Hisakatsu Oya for the vacant title.

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{{PWtitlereign

|sortnumber = 3.5

|type = vacated

|date = June 27, 1995

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

|notes = Hayabusa vacated the title due to injury.

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 18

|champion = The Gladiator

|reign = 1

|date = September 26, 1995

|days = {{age in days|September 26, 1995|January 5, 1996}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = Grand Slam tour

|notes = Gladiator defeated Hayabusa in the finals of a Grand Slam Tournament.

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{{PWtitlereign

|sortnumber = 3.5

|type = vacated

|date = January 5, 1996

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

|notes = The Gladiator vacated the title due to injury.

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 19

|champion = Super Leather

|reign = 1

|date = February 23, 1996

|days = {{age in days|February 23, 1996|May 27, 1996}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

|notes = Leather defeated Hisakatsu Oya for the vacant title.

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 20

|champion = The Gladiator

|reign = 2

|date = May 27, 1996

|days = {{age in days|May 27, 1996|September 28, 1997}}

|location = Fukuoka, Fukuoka

|event = House show

|notes = Gladiator unified the title with the FMW Independent Heavyweight Championship by defeating W*ING Kanemura on December 11, 1996 and the title was renamed to Double Championship. This was the longest reign of the Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship.

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 21

|champion = Masato Tanaka

|reign = 1

|date = September 28, 1997

|days = {{age in days|September 28, 1997|January 6, 1998}}

|location = Kawasaki, Kanagawa

|event = Fall Spectacular

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 22

|champion = Mr. Gannosuke

|reign = 1

|date = January 6, 1998

|days = {{age in days|January 6, 1998|April 30, 1998}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = New Year Generation tour

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 23

|champion = Hayabusa

|reign = 2

|date = April 30, 1998

|days = {{age in days|April 30, 1998|November 20, 1998}}

|location = Yokohama, Kanagawa

|event = 9th Anniversary Show

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 24

|champion = Kodo Fuyuki

|reign = 1

|date = November 20, 1998

|days = {{age in days|November 20, 1998|May 18, 1999}}

|location = Yokohama, Kanagawa

|event = Scramble Survivor tour

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 25

|champion = Yukihiro Kanemura

|reign = 1

|date = May 18, 1999

|days = {{age in days|May 18, 1999|August 23, 1999}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = House show

|notes = Kodo Fuyuki relinquished the title due to injury and awarded it to Kanemura. As a result, the title was split from the Independent Heavyweight Championship, reverted to being Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship.

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{{PWtitlereign

|number = 26

|champion = Hayabusa

|reign = 3

|date = August 23, 1999

|days = {{age in days|August 23, 1999|August 25, 1999}}

|location = Tokyo

|event = Goodbye Hayabusa II: Hayabusa Graduation Ceremony

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{{PWtitlereign

|sortnumber = 3.5

|type = deactivated

|date = August 25, 1999

|location = Sapporo, Hokkaido

|event = Goodbye Hayabusa II: Last Match

|notes = The title was retired and replaced with WEW Heavyweight Championship.

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• [http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/bkfmw.html Title History at solie.org]

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