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
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]
# | 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 |
# | Wrestler |
---|---|
1 | Arata |
2 | Masayoshi Miyairi |
3 | Kensuke |
4 | Kimo |
5 | Maxi |
6 | Vacant |
7 | |
8 | |
9 | |
10 |
# | 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 June 19, 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 | 110+ | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Ryuya Takekura at JTO. | [10] |
Queen of JTO | Tomoka Inaba | 3 | January 6, 2024 | 165+ | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Aoi at JTO Girls Special. | [11] |
JTO Openweight Championship | Gladio | 1 | March 1, 2024 | 110+ | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Ren Ayabe at JTO. | [10] |
JTO Girls Championship | Unagi Sayaka | 1 | January 6, 2024 | 165+ | 1 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Misa Kagura at JTO Girls Special. | [12] |
UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | Sumika Yanagawa | 1 | May 10, 2024 | 40+ | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Naoya Akama in a battle royal also involving ARA, Arata, Blazer Tanni, Kensuke, Maxi, Mizuna and Mr. Mask at JTO Michinoku The Super Best 2024. Yanagawa became the first female wrestler to win the title. | [13] |
King of JTO
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.
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. | [14] |
2 | Ryuya Takekura | September 9, 2021 | JTO Yume | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 70 | 2 | [15] | |
3 | Kanon | November 18, 2021 | JTO Itadaki | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 106 | 2 | [16] | |
— | 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. | [17] |
5 | Yasu Urano | November 4, 2022 | JTO Ran | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 156 | 1 | [18] | |
6 | Ren Ayabe | April 9, 2023 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 99 | 1 | [19] | |
7 | Ryuya Takekura | July 17, 2023 | JTO 4th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 228 | 2 | [20] | |
8 | Fire Katsumi | March 1, 2024 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 110+ | 0 | [10] |
Combined reigns
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Ryuya_Takekura.jpg/150px-Ryuya_Takekura.jpg)
As of June 19, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
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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 | Fire Katsumi † | 1 | 0 | 110+ |
5 | Kanon | 1 | 2 | 106 |
6 | Ren Ayabe | 1 | 1 | 99 |
Queen of JTO
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.
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. | [21] |
2 | Tomoka Inaba | July 7, 2021 | JTO Just Tap Out 2nd Anniversary Iwai | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 134 | 2 | [22] | |
3 | Yuu Yamagata | November 18, 2021 | JTO Itadaki | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 199 | 2 | [16] | |
4 | Tomoka Inaba | June 5, 2022 | JTO | Yokohama, Japan | 2 | 383 | 4 | This was a JTO Girls 2022 Tournament semi-final match. | [23] |
5 | Yuu | June 23, 2023 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 140 | 2 | This was the JTO Girls 2023 Tournament final match. | [24] |
6 | Aoi | November 10, 2023 | JTO J1 League & GIRLS League Finals | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 57 | 0 | [25][26] | |
7 | Tomoka Inaba | January 6, 2024 | JTO Girls Special | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 165+ | 1 | [27] |
Combined reigns
As of June 19, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
---|
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tomoka Inaba † | 3 | 7 | 682+ |
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
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.
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. | [25] |
2 | Gladio | March 1, 2024 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 110+ | 1 | [10] |
JTO Girls Championship
The JTO Girls Championship is the secondary accomplishment of JTO. There have been a total of three reigns shared between three different champions. The current title holder is Aoi who is in her second reign.
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. | [28] |
2 | Unagi Sayaka | January 6, 2024 | JTO Girls Special | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 125 | 2 | [27] | |
3 | Aoi | May 10, 2024 | JTO Michinoku The Super Best 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 40+ | 1 | [29] |
Combined reigns
As of June 19, 2024.
† | Indicates the current champion |
---|
Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Unagi Sayaka | 1 | 2 | 125 |
2 | Misa Kagura | 1 | 1 | 57 |
3 | Aoi † | 1 | 1 | 40+ |
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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