Ikkitousen Strong Climb
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First event2012
Event gimmickRound-robin tournament to determine the best wrestler of BJW's Strong BJ division
| Ikkitousen Strong Climb | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| First event | 2012 |
| Event gimmick | Round-robin tournament to determine the best wrestler of BJW's Strong BJ division |
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 tournament differs from the Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor as it features matches of strong style format while the former tournament features deathmatch variations.
| Year | Winner | Total won | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Yoshihito Sasaki | 1 | [1] |
| 2014 | Shuji Ishikawa | 1 | [2] |
| 2016 | 2 | [3] | |
| 2018 | Hideki Suzuki | 1 | [4] |
| 2020 | Daichi Hashimoto | 1 | [5] |
| 2022 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 1 | |
| 2025 | Leyton Buzzard | 1 | [6] |
2012
The 2012 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between February 26 and March 26, 2012.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 10 | Yoshihito Sasaki | 10 |
| Sami Callihan | 8 | Bad Bones | 8 |
| Yuji Okabayashi | 6 | Brahman Shu | 6 |
| Masashi Otani | 2 | Shinobu | 4 |
| Ryuichi Kawakami | 2 | Shinya Ishikawa | 2 |
| Takumi Tsukamoto | 2 | Kazuki Hashimoto | 0 |
| Block A | Callihan | Kawakami | Okabayashi | Otani | Sekimoto | Tsukamoto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callihan | — | Callihan (8:28) | Callihan (14:21) | Callihan (9:53) | Sekimoto (16:29) | Callihan (9:54) |
| Kawakami | Callihan (8:28) | — | Okabayashi (12:44) | Otani (forfeit) | Sekimoto ((forfeit) | Kawakami (8:36) |
| Okabayashi | Callihan (14:21) | Okabayashi (12:44) | — | Okabayashi (8:17) | Sekimoto (15:59) | Okabayashi (forfeit) |
| Otani | Callihan (9:53) | Otani (forfeit) | Okabayashi (8:17) | — | Sekimoto (10:38) | Tsukamoto (7:13) |
| Sekimoto | Sekimoto (16:29) | Sekimoto ((forfeit) | Sekimoto (15:59) | Sekimoto (10:38) | — | Sekimoto (9:54) |
| Tsukamoto | Callihan (9:54) | Kawakami (8:36) | Okabayashi (forfeit) | Tsukamoto (7:13) | Sekimoto (9:54) | — |
| Block B | Bones | Brahman | Hashimoto | Ishikawa | Sasaki | Shinobu |
| Bones | — | Bones (11:12) | Bones (9:33) | Bones (11:57) | Sasaki (10:18) | Bones (4:19) |
| Brahman | Bones (11:12) | — | Brahman (7:54) | Ishikawa (13:43) | Brahman (9:49) | Brahman (13:12) |
| Hashimoto | Bones (9:33) | Brahman (7:54) | — | Ishikawa (7:38) | Sasaki (9:41) | Shinobu (8:37) |
| Ishikawa | Bones (11:57) | Ishikawa (13:43) | Ishikawa (7:38) | — | Sasaki (12:10) | Shinobu (10:57) |
| Sasaki | Sasaki (10:18) | Brahman (9:49) | Sasaki (9:41) | Sasaki (12:10) | — | Sasaki (10:04) |
| Shinobu | Bones (4:19) | Brahman (13:12) | Shinobu (8:37) | Shinobu (10:57) | Sasaki (10:04) | — |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Daisuke Sekimoto | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Bad Bones | 11:12 | |||||||
| A1 | Daisuke Sekimoto | Pin | |||||||
| B1 | Yoshihito Sasaki | 15:29 | |||||||
| B1 | Yoshihito Sasaki | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Sami Callihan | 15:10 | |||||||
2014
The 2014 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between May 17 and July 26, 2014.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuji Ishikawa | 10 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 8 |
| Yuko Miyamoto | 6 | Manabu Soya | 6 |
| Shinya Ishikawa | 6 | Shinobu | 6 |
| Atsushi Maruyama | 4 | Kazuki Hashimoto | 4 |
| Shiori Asahi | 4 | Ryuichi Kawakami | 4 |
| Hideyoshi Kamitani | 0 | Masato Inaba | 2 |
| Block A | Asahi | Shinya | Shuji | Kamitani | Maruyama | Miyamoto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asahi | — | Shinya (11:29) | Shuji (12:57) | Asahi (8:37) | Maruyama (13:25) | Asahi (11:34) |
| Shinya | Shinya (11:29) | — | Shuji (14:18) | Shinya (8:54) | Shinya (12:58) | Miyamoto (18:39) |
| Shuji | Shuji (12:57) | Shuji (14:18) | — | Shuji (12:27) | Shuji (11:12) | Shuji (15:55) |
| Kamitani | Asahi (8:37) | Shinya (8:54) | Shuji (12:27) | — | Maruyama (forfeit) | Miyamoto (forfeit) |
| Maruyama | Maruyama (13:25) | Shinya (12:58) | Shuji (12:27) | Maruyama (forfeit) | — | Miyamoto (11:50) |
| Miyamoto | Asahi (11:34) | Miyamoto (18:39) | Shuji (15:55) | Miyamoto (forfeit) | Miyamoto (11:50) | — |
| Block B | Hashimoto | Inaba | Kawakami | Sekimoto | Shinobu | Soya |
| Hashimoto | — | Inaba (10:23) | Hashimoto (12:59) | Sekimoto (12:25) | Hashimoto (10:35) | Soya (10:43) |
| Inaba | Inaba (10:23) | — | Kawakami (10:11) | Sekimoto (11:16) | Shinobu (10:41) | Soya (13:22) |
| Kawakami | Hashimoto (12:59) | Kawakami (10:11) | — | Sekimoto (13:35) | Shinobu (14:56) | Kawakami (12:49) |
| Sekimoto | Sekimoto (12:25) | Sekimoto (11:16) | Sekimoto (13:35) | — | Shinobu (19:11) | Sekimoto (14:03) |
| Shinobu | Hashimoto (10:35) | Sato (11:45) | Shinobu (10:41) | Shinobu (19:11) | — | Soya (9:02) |
| Soya | Soya (10:43) | Soya (13:22) | Kawakami (12:49) | Sekimoto (14:03) | Soya (9:02) | — |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| B1 | Daisuke Sekimoto | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Yuko Miyamoto | 13:36 | |||||||
| B1 | Daisuke Sekimoto | Pin | |||||||
| A1 | Shuji Ishikawa | 13:11 | |||||||
| A1 | Shuji Ishikawa | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Manabu Soya | 11:21 | |||||||
2016
The 2016 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between March 6 and April 10, 2016.[7][8]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Daichi Hashimoto | 6 | Hideki Suzuki | 8 |
| Hideyoshi Kamitani | 6 | Shuji Ishikawa | 8 |
| Daisuke Sekimoto | 6 | Ryota Hama | 6 |
| Kohei Sato | 4 | Yuji Okabayashi | 4 |
| Seiya Sanada | 4 | Shinobu | 2 |
| Atsushi Maruyama | 4 | Yoshihisa Uto | 2 |
| Block A | Hashimoto | Kamitani | Maruyama | Sanada | Sato | Sekimoto |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashimoto | — | Hashimoto (14:31) | Maruyama (13:11) | Sanada (11:23) | Hashimoto (forfeit) | Hashimoto (20:20) |
| Kamitani | Hashimoto (14:31) | — | Kamitani (13:28) | Sanada (13:16) | Kamitani (15:18) | Kamitani (21:37) |
| Maruyama | Maruyama (13:11) | Kamitani (13:28) | — | Maruyama (13:55) | Sato (9:59) | Sekimoto (14:33) |
| Sanada | Sanada (11:23) | Sanada (13:16) | Maruyama (13:55) | — | Sato (10:37) | Sekimoto (13:54) |
| Sato | Hashimoto (forfeit) | Kamitani (15:18) | Sato (9:59) | Sato (10:37) | — | Sekimoto (forfeit) |
| Sekimoto | Hashimoto (20:20) | Kamitani (21:37) | Sekimoto (14:33) | Sekimoto (13:54) | Sekimoto (forfeit) | — |
| Block B | Hama | Ishikawa | Okabayashi | Shinobu | Suzuki | Uto |
| Hama | — | Ishikawa (8:15) | Hama (11:56) | Hama (6:50) | Suzuki (7:24) | Hama (4:43) |
| Ishikawa | Ishikawa (8:15) | — | Ishikawa (15:08) | Ishikawa (14:15) | Suzuki (14:31) | Ishikawa (12:04) |
| Okabayashi | Hama (11:56) | Ishikawa (15:08) | — | Okabayashi (16:14) | Suzuki (14:39) | Okabayashi (14:00) |
| Shinobu | Hama (6:50) | Ishikawa (14:15) | Okabayashi (16:14) | — | Suzuki (9:55) | Shinobu (12:57) |
| Suzuki | Suzuki (7:24) | Suzuki (14:31) | Suzuki (14:39) | Suzuki (9:55) | — | Uto (8:43) |
| Uto | Hama (4:43) | Ishikawa (12:04) | Okabayashi (14:00) | Shinobu (12:57) | Uto (8:43) | — |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Daichi Hashimoto | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Shuji Ishikawa | 8:09 | |||||||
| B2 | Shuji Ishikawa | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Hideyoshi Kamitani | 22:54 | |||||||
| A2 | Hideyoshi Kamitani | CO | |||||||
| B1 | Hideki Suzuki | 7:12 | |||||||
2018
The 2018 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between March 8 and April 15, 2018. The Block A winner Daichi Hashimoto defended his BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship against Block B winner Hideki Suzuki in the final round of the tournament on April 15, in which Suzuki defeated Hashimoto to win the title and the tournament.[9]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Daichi Hashimoto | 8 | Hideki Suzuki | 8 |
| Yasufumi Nakanoue | 7 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 7 |
| Ryota Hama | 6 | Ryuichi Kawakami | 6 |
| Hideyoshi Kamitani | 5 | Yoshihisa Uto | 5 |
| Takuya Nomura | 2 | Kazuki Hashimoto | 2 |
| Yuya Aoki | 2 | Kazumi Kikuta | 2 |
| Block A | Aoki | Hama | Daichi | Kamitani | Nakanoue | Nomura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoki | — | Hama (7:34) | Daichi (13:22) | Kamitania (11:07) | Aoki (8:45) | Nomura (9:40) |
| Hama | Hama (7:34) | — | Daichi (9:16) | Hama (9:43) | Nakanoue (10:46) | Hama (7:13) |
| Daichi | Daichi (13:22) | Daichi (9:16) | — | Daichi (16:33) | Nakanoue (16:10) | Daichi (15:07) |
| Kamitani | Kamitania (11:07) | Hama (9:43) | Daichi (16:33) | — | Draw (20:00) | Kamitani (16:37) |
| Nakanoue | Aoki (8:45) | Nakanoue (10:46) | Nakanoue (16:10) | Draw (20:00) | — | Nakanoue (9:18) |
| Nomura | Nomura (9:40) | Hama (7:13) | Daichi (15:07) | Kamitani (16:37) | Nakanoue (9:18) | — |
| Block B | Kazuki | Kawakami | Kikuta | Sekimoto | Suzuki | Uto |
| Kazuki | — | Kawakami (10:41) | Kazuki (10:02) | Sekimoto (10:42) | Suzuki (3:39) | Uto (10:07) |
| Kawakami | Kawakami (10:41) | — | Kawakami (8:24) | Kawakami (16:43) | Suzuki (10:14) | Uto (13:03) |
| Kikuta | Kzauki (10:02) | Kawakami (8:24) | — | Sekimoto (10:37) | Suzuki (6:54) | Kikuta (7:42) |
| Sekimoto | Sekimoto (10:42) | Kawakami (16:43) | Sekimoto (10:37) | — | Sekimoto (12:27) | Draw (20:00) |
| Suzuki | Suzuki (3:39) | Suzuki (10:14) | Suzuki (6:54) | Sekimoto (12:27) | — | Suzuki (10:42) |
| Uto | Uto (10:07) | Uto (13:03) | Kikuta (7:42) | Draw (20:00) | Suzuki (10:42) | — |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| B1 | Hideki Suzuki | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Yasufumi Nakanoue | 14:05 | |||||||
| B1 | Hideki Suzuki | Pin | |||||||
| A1 | Daichi Hashimoto | 16:02 | |||||||
| A1 | Daichi Hashimoto | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 15:13 | |||||||
2020
The 2020 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between March 3 and April 26, 2020. The Block A winner Daichi Hashimoto, also the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion, defeated Block C winner Quiet Storm in the final round of the tournament. Several events that were scheduled to showcase the tournament were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The matches that were to take place on those events were scored as draws, with each wrestler earning one point.[10]
| Block A | Block B | Block C | Block D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daichi Hashimoto | 5 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 6 | Quiet Storm | 5 | Jake Lee | 6 |
| Yoshiki Inamura | 4 | Kohei Sato | 5 | Yuji Hino | 5 | Kazumi Kikuta | 5 |
| Ryuichi Kawakami | 4 | Isami Kodaka | 3 | Ryota Hama | 4 | Yuya Aoki | 3 |
| T-Hawk | 4 | Taishi Takizawa | 2 | Yuji Okabayashi | 4 | Yasufumi Nakanoue | 3 |
| Akira Hyodo | 3 | Kazuki Hashimoto | 2 | Hideyoshi Kamitani | 2 | Takuya Nomura | 3 |
| Block A | Daichi | Hyodo | Inamura | Kawakami | T-Hawk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daichi | — | Draw (cancelled) | Daichi (14:51) | Kawakami (18:29) | Daichi (16:04) |
| Hyodo | Draw (cancelled) | — | Inamura (8:09) | Hyodo (10:53) | T-Hawk (9:18) |
| Inamura | Daichi (14:51) | Inamura (8:09) | — | Inamura (11:00) | T-Hawk (9:20) |
| Kawakami | Kawakami (18:29) | Hyodo (10:53) | Inamura (11:00) | — | Kawakami (12:54) |
| T-Hawk | Daichi (16:04) | T-Hawk (9:18) | T-Hawk (9:20) | Kawakami (12:54) | — |
| Block B | Kazuki | Kodaka | Sato | Sekimoto | Takizawa |
| Kazuki | — | Draw (cancelled) | Draw (cancelled) | Sekimoto (11:45) | Takizawa (9:43) |
| Kodaka | Draw (cancelled) | — | Sato (10:08) | Sekimoto (16:15) | Kodaka (11:04) |
| Sato | Draw (cancelled) | Sato (10:08) | — | Sekimoto (13:50) | Sato (10:03) |
| Sekimoto | Sekimoto (11:45) | Sekimoto (16:15) | Sekimoto (13:50) | — | Takizawa (13:50) |
| Takizawa | Takizawa (9:43) | Kodaka (11:04) | Sato (10:03) | Takizawa (13:50) | — |
| Block C | Hama | Hino | Kamitani | Okabayashi | Storm |
| Hama | — | Hino (7:06) | Draw (cancelled) | Hama (9:42) | Draw (cancelled) |
| Hino | Hino (7:06) | — | Hino (14:30) | Draw (cancelled) | Storm (15:31) |
| Kamitani | Draw (cancelled) | Hino (14:30) | — | Draw (cancelled) | Storm (9:07) |
| Okabayashi | Hama (9:42) | Draw (cancelled) | Draw (cancelled) | — | Okabayashi (11:39) |
| Storm | Draw (cancelled) | Storm (15:31) | Storm (9:07) | Okabayashi (11:39) | — |
| Block D | Aoki | Kikuta | Lee | Nakanoue | Nomura |
| Aoki | — | Kikuta (9:41) | Lee (12:23) | Aoki (13:04) | Draw (cancelled) |
| Kikuta | Kikuta (9:41) | — | Kikuta (9:41) | Draw (cancelled) | Nomura (10:21) |
| Lee | Lee (12:23) | Kikuta (9:41) | — | Lee (13:10) | Lee (13:20) |
| Nakanoue | Aoki (13:04) | Draw (cancelled) | Lee (13:10) | — | Nakanoue (11:18) |
| Nomura | Draw (cancelled) | Nomura (10:21) | Lee (13:20) | Nakanoue (11:18) | — |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Daichi Hashimoto | Pin | |||||||
| B1 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 12:20 | |||||||
| A1 | Daichi Hashimoto | Pin | |||||||
| C1 | Quiet Storm | 17:24 | |||||||
| C1 | Quiet Storm | CO | |||||||
| D1 | Jake Lee | 4:53 | |||||||
2022
The 2022 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between January 5 and February 20, 2022.[11]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasufumi Nakanoue | 6 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 10 |
| Hideyoshi Kamitani | 6 | Kazumi Kikuta | 8 |
| Yuji Okabayashi | 6 | Daichi Hashimoto | 6 |
| Takuya Nomura | 6 | Yuya Aoki | 4 |
| Kota Sekifuda | 4 | Kazuki Hashimoto | 2 |
| Takuho Kato | 2 | Kosuke Sato | 0 |
| Block A | Kamitani | Kato | Nakanoue | Nomura | Okabayashi | Sekifuda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamitani | — | Kato (15:27) | Nakanoue (13:03) | Kamitani (15:15) | Kamitani (17:39) | Kamitani (14:47) |
| Kato | Kato (15:27) | — | Nakanoue (13:48) | Nomura (12:19) | Okabayashi (15:05) | Sekifuda (14:48) |
| Nakanoue | Nakanoue (13:03) | Nakanoue (13:48) | — | Nomura (15:09) | Nakanoue (13:54) | Sekifuda (13:05) |
| Nomura | Kamitani (15:15) | Nomura (12:19) | Nomura (15:09) | — | Okabayashi (17:08) | Nomura (13:17) |
| Okabayashi | Kamitani (17:39) | Okabayashi (15:05) | Nakanoue (13:54) | Okabayashi (17:08) | — | Okabayashi (15:33) |
| Sekifuda | Kamitani (14:47) | Sekifuda (14:48) | Sekifuda (13:05) | Nomura (13:17) | Okabayashi (15:33) | — |
| Block B | Aoki | D. Hashimoto | K. Hashimoto | Kikuta | Sato | Sekimoto |
| Aoki | — | D. Hashimoto (16:58) | Aoki (12:02) | Kikuta (forfeit) | Aoki (13:33) | Sekimoto (2:37) |
| D. Hashimoto | D. Hashimoto (16:58) | — | D. Hashimoto (12:34) | Kikuta (14:04) | D. Hashimoto (13:43) | Sekimoto (18:33) |
| K. Hashimoto | Aoki (12:02) | D. Hashimoto (12:34) | — | Kikuta (11:30) | K. Hashimoto (12:34) | Sekimoto (11:34) |
| Kikuta | Kikuta (forfeit) | Kikuta (14:04) | Kikuta (11:30) | — | Kikuta (13:40) | Sekimoto (11:53) |
| Sato | Aoki (13:33) | D. Hashimoto (13:43) | K. Hashimoto (12:34) | Kikuta (13:40) | — | Sekimoto (11:53) |
| Sekimoto | Sekimoto (2:37) | Sekimoto (18:33) | Sekimoto (11:34) | Sekimoto (11:53) | Sekimoto (11:53) | — |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Yasufumi Nakanoue | Pin | ||
| B1 | Daisuke Sekimoto | 17:24 | ||
2025
The 2025 Ikkitousen Strong Climb was held between May 15 and June 22, 2025.[12]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| So Daimonji | 4 | Leyton Buzzard | 6 |
| Hideyoshi Kamitani | 4 | Yasufumi Nakanoue | 4 |
| Yuya Aoki | 2 | Kazumi Kikuta | 2 |
| Kazumasa Yoshida | 2 | Koshiro Asakura | 0 |
| Block A | Aoki | Daimonji | Kamitani | Yoshida |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoki | — | Daimonji (12:17) | Kamitani (16:21) | Aoki (13:22) |
| Daimonji | Daimonji (12:17) | — | Daimonji (10:36) | Yoshida (13:30) |
| Kamitani | Kamitani (16:21) | Daimonji (10:36) | — | Kamitani (12:12) |
| Yoshida | Aoki (13:22) | Yoshida (13:30) | Kamitani (12:12) | — |
| Block B | Asakura | Buzzard | Kikuta | Nakanoue |
| Asakura | — | Buzzard (13:31) | Kikuta (11:08) | Nakanoue (10:05) |
| Buzzard | Buzzard (13:31) | — | Buzzard (8:37) | Buzzard (10:39) |
| Kikuta | Kikuta (11:08) | Buzzard (8:37) | — | Nakanoue (11:16) |
| Nakanoue | Nakanoue (10:05) | Buzzard (10:39) | Nakanoue (11:16) | — |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | So Daimonji | 21:26 | ||
| B1 | Leyton Buzzard | Pin | ||