JTO
Founded2019
StylePuroresu
Submission wrestling
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Founder(s)Taka Michinoku
Owner(s)Taka Michinoku
Split fromKaientai Dojo
Websitehttps://prowrestlingjto.com/

JTO (also known as Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility owned by Taka Michinoku.[1] The promotion places an emphasis on a unique style of puroresu that combines high-flying wrestling, technical wrestling and various martial arts. Most matches are held under submission-only rules.

The promotion was founded by Michinoku after his previous promotion, Kaientai Dojo (now Active Advance Pro Wrestling) dismissed him after he was involved in scandal caused by an extramarital affair.[2][3] JTO held their first show on July 8, 2019 in Korakuen Hall.[4]

Unlike most professional wrestling promotions, their top honor isn't a championship, instead wrestlers who are officially signed to the promotion compete in tournaments and ranking matches under JTO rules, with the top ranking ("King of JTO" for men and "Queen of JTO" for women) considered the highest honor.[5] Those honors are currently held by Ryuya Takekura and Aoi respectively.

The promotion holds partnerships with various other promotions from the Japanese wrestling scene such as World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom). Tomoka Inaba and Aoi are two of JTO's wrestlers who appeared in several events promoted by Stardom such as New Blood 1 and New Blood 2.[6][7]

Roster

Main article: List of Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out personnel

Current rankings

Wrestlers compete in three separate rankings under JTO rules: the JTO Ranking, the JTO J2 Ranking and the JTO Girls Ranking. The JTO Ranking is the primary ranking for male wrestlers, with the highest ranked wrestler crowned King of JTO. The JTO J2 Ranking is a secondary ranking in which matches are fought under slightly different rules (2 lost points before a TKO instead of 3). The JTO Girls Ranking is the primary ranking for female wrestlers, with the highest ranked wrestler crowned Queen of JTO.

As of January 2024, the rankings are as follows.[8][9]

JTO Ranking
# Wrestler
K Ryuya Takekura
2 Ren Ayabe
3 Akira Jumonji
4 Taka Michinoku
5 Eagle Mask
6 Ibuki
7 Fire Katsumi
8 Genta Yubari
9 Mr. Mask
10 Keita
JTO J2 Ranking
# Wrestler
1 Arata
2 Masayoshi Miyairi
3 Kensuke
4 Kimo
5 Maxi
6 Vacant
7
8
9
10
JTO Girls Ranking
# Wrestler
Q Tomoka Inaba
2 Aoi
3 Yuu Yamagata
4 Sumika Yanagawa
5 Rhythm
6 Misa Kagura
7 Azusa Inaba
8 Hisoka
9 Vacant
10

Current championships

As of April 6, 2024 this is the list of championships created or promoted by the promotion.

Championship Current champion Reign Date won Days held Defenses Location Notes Ref.
King of JTO Fire Katsumi 1 March 1, 2024 36+ 0 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Ryuya Takekura at JTO. [10]
Queen of JTO Tomoka Inaba 3 January 6, 2024 91+ 1 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Aoi at JTO Girls Special. [11]
JTO Openweight Championship Gladio 1 March 1, 2024 36+ 0 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Ren Ayabe at JTO. [10]
JTO Girls Championship Unagi Sayaka 1 January 6, 2024 91+ 1 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Misa Kagura at JTO Girls Special. [12]
UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship Carbell Ito 1 March 3, 2023 400+ 0 Tokyo, Japan Defeated Black Eagle on day 3 of the JTO 2023 Tournament. [13][14]

King of JTO

King of JTO
Details
PromotionJTO
Date establishedOctober 16, 2020
Current champion(s)Ryuya Takekura
Date wonMarch 1, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Taka Michinoku
Most reignsRyuya Takekura (3 reigns)
Longest reignTaka Michinoku (321 days)
Shortest reignRyuya Takekura (77 days)
Oldest championTaka Michinoku (46 years, 356 days)
Youngest championFire Katsumi (23 years, 47 days)
Heaviest championRyuya Takekura (253 lbs)
Lightest championTaka Michinoku (172 lbs)

The King of JTO is the top accomplishment of JTO. There have been a total of eight reigns shared between six different champions. The current title holder is Fire Katsumi who is in his first reign.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Taka Michinoku October 16, 2020 JTO House Tokyo, Japan 1 328 5 Defeated Arata to become the inaugural champion. [15]
2 Ryuya Takekura September 9, 2021 JTO Yume Tokyo, Japan 1 70 2 [16]
3 Kanon November 18, 2021 JTO Itadaki Tokyo, Japan 1 106 2 [17]
— Vacated March 4, 2022 — — — — —
4 Ryuya Takekura March 4, 2022 JTO KAKU ~ JTO Tournament 2022 Tokyo, Japan 2 245 1 Defeated Ren Ayabe in the finals of the 2022 King of JTO Tournament. [18]
5 Yasu Urano November 4, 2022 JTO Ran Tokyo, Japan 1 156 1 [19]
6 Ren Ayabe April 9, 2023 JTO Tokyo, Japan 1 99 1 [20]
7 Ryuya Takekura July 17, 2023 JTO 4th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 3 228 2 [21]
8 Fire Katsumi March 1, 2024 JTO Tokyo, Japan 1 36+ 0 [10]

Combined reigns

Record three-time champion Ryuya Takekura.

As of April 6, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined days
1 Ryuya Takekura 3 5 543
2 Taka Michinoku 1 5 328
3 Yasu Urano 1 1 156
4 Kanon 1 2 106
5 Ren Ayabe 1 1 99
6 Fire Katsumi † 1 0 36+

Queen of JTO

Queen of JTO
Yuu holding the title belt in her right hand
Details
PromotionJTO
Date establishedDecember 6, 2020
Current champion(s)Tomoka Inaba
Date wonJanuary 6, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Aki Shizuku
Most reignsTomoka Inaba (3 reigns)
Longest reignTomoka Inaba (383 days)
Shortest reignTomoka Inaba (134 days)
Oldest championYuu Yamagata (45 years, 135 days)
Youngest championTomoka Inaba (18 years, 348 days)
Heaviest championYuu (209 lbs)
Lightest championTomoka Inaba (119 lbs)

The Queen of JTO Championship is the female's top accomplishment of JTO. There have been a total of seven reigns shared between five different champions. The current title holder is Tomoka Inaba who is in her third reign.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Aki Shizuku December 6, 2020 JTO GIRLS Tournament Saitama, Japan 1 213 3 Defeated Tomoka Inaba in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. [22]
2 Tomoka Inaba July 7, 2021 JTO Just Tap Out 2nd Anniversary Iwai Tokyo, Japan 1 134 2 [23]
3 Yuu Yamagata November 18, 2021 JTO Itadaki Tokyo, Japan 1 199 2 [17]
4 Tomoka Inaba June 5, 2022 JTO Yokohama, Japan 2 383 4 This was a JTO Girls 2022 Tournament semi-final match. [24]
5 Yuu June 23, 2023 JTO Tokyo, Japan 1 140 2 This was the JTO Girls 2023 Tournament final match. [25]
6 Aoi November 10, 2023 JTO J1 League & GIRLS League Finals Tokyo, Japan 1 57 0 [26][27]
7 Tomoka Inaba January 6, 2024 JTO Girls Special Tokyo, Japan 3 91+ 1 [28]

Combined reigns

As of April 6, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined days
1 Tomoka Inaba † 3 7 608+
2 Aki Shizuku 1 3 213
3 Yuu Yamagata 1 2 199
4 Yuu 1 2 140
5 Aoi 1 0 57

JTO Openweight Championship

JTO Openweight Championship
Details
PromotionJTO
Date establishedOctober 2023
Current champion(s)Gladio
Date wonMarch 1, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Ren Ayabe
Longest reignRen Ayabe (112 days)
Oldest championGladio (31 years)
Youngest championRen Ayabe (26 years, 270 days)
Heaviest championGladio (244 lbs)
Lightest championRen Ayabe (242 lbs)

The JTO Openweight Championship is the secondary accomplishment of JTO. There have been a total of two reigns shared between two different wrestlers. The current champion is Gladio who is in his first reign.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Ren Ayabe November 10, 2023 JTO House Tokyo, Japan 1 112 2 Defeated Ryuya Takekura in the J1 League final to become the inaugural champion. [26]
2 Gladio March 1, 2024 JTO Tokyo, Japan 1 36+ 0 [10]

JTO Girls Championship

JTO Girls Championship
Details
PromotionJTO
Date establishedOctober 2023
Current champion(s)Unagi Sayaka
Date wonJanuary 6, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Misa Kagura
Longest reignUnagi Sayaka (91+ days)
Shortest reignMisa Kagura (57 days)
Heaviest championUnagi Sayaka (119 lbs)
Lightest championMisa Kagura (117 lbs)

The JTO Girls Championship is the secondary accomplishment of JTO. There have been a total of two reigns shared between two different champions. The current title holder isUnagi Sayaka who is in her second reign.

Key
No. Overall reign number
Reign Reign number for the specific champion
Days Number of days held
Defenses Number of successful defenses
<1 Reign lasted less than a day
+ Current reign is changing daily
No. Champion Championship change Reign statistics Notes Ref.
Date Event Location Reign Days Defenses
1 Misa Kagura November 10, 2023 JTO J1 League & GIRLS League Tokyo, Japan 1 57 1 Defeated Sumika Yanagawa in the Girls' League final to become the inaugural champion. [29]
2 Unagi Sayaka January 6, 2024 JTO Girls Special Tokyo, Japan 1 91+ 1 [28]

Combined reigns

As of April 6, 2024.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined days
1 Unagi Sayaka † 1 1 91+
2 Misa Kagura 1 1 57

Tournaments

Name Winner Date held Stipulation
Only Give Up Tournament Taka Michinoku February 12 - August 14, 2020 Submission-only tournament to decide the first #1 and #2 ranked male wrestlers
JTO Girls Tournament Aki Shizuku December 6, 2020 Tournament to decide the first #1 and #2 female wrestlers
JTO Tournament 2021 Kanon February 27 - March 19, 2020 Winner received a match against the King of JTO

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