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 Tomoka Inaba 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 February 22, 2025 this is the list of championships created or promoted by the promotion.
Men's
| Championship | Current champion | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King of JTO | Fire Katsumi | 2 | December 15, 2024 | 69+ | Takamatsu, Japan | Defeated Genta Yubari at JTO West Japan Series 2024 to win the vacant title. |
| JTO Openweight Championship | Genta Yubari | 1 | August 31, 2024 | 175+ | Sendai, Japan | Defeated Fire Katsumi at JTO to win the vacant championship. |
| JTO Tag Team Championship | Arata and Carbell Ito | 1 (1, 1) |
January 10, 2025 | 43+ | Tokyo, Japan | Myo-o (Ibuki and Miyamasa) at JTO Hatsu in a three-way match also involving the teams of Aara and Naoya Akama, and Bomber Tatsuya and Thunder Masami. |
| UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship | Bomber Tatsuya | 1 | November 1, 2024 | 113+ | Tokyo, Japan | Won a battle royal to win the championship over former champion Misa Kagura.[10] |
Women's
| Championship | Current champion | Reign | Date won | Days held | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of JTO | Sumika Yanagawa | 1 | December 27, 2024 | 57+ | Tokyo, Japan | Defeated Aoi at JTO Hatsu. |
| JTO Girls Championship | Azusa Inaba | 1 | December 6, 2024 | 78+ | Nagoya, Japan | Defeated Yuu Yamagata at JTO. |
| JTO Girls Tag Team Championship | Aoi and Tomoka Inaba | 1 (1, 1) |
October 5, 2024 | 140+ | Yokohama, Japan | Defeated Misa Kagura and Yuuri at JTO Tag Championship One Day Tournament to become the inaugural champions. |
King of JTO
The King of JTO is a professional wrestling championship serving as the top accomplishment of JTO's male division. There have been a total of ten reigns shared between seven different champions and two vacancies. The current title holder is Fire Katsumi who is in his 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 | Taka Michinoku | October 16, 2020 | JTO House | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 328 | 5 | Defeated Arata to become the inaugural champion. | [11] |
| 2 | Ryuya Takekura | September 9, 2021 | JTO Yume | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 70 | 2 | [12] | |
| 3 | Kanon | November 18, 2021 | JTO Itadaki | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 106 | 2 | [13] | |
| — | Vacated | March 4, 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Ryuya Takekura | March 4, 2022 | JTO Tournament 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 245 | 1 | Defeated Ren Ayabe in the finals of the 2022 King of JTO Tournament. | [14] |
| 5 | Yasu Urano | November 4, 2022 | JTO Ran | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 156 | 1 | [15] | |
| 6 | Ren Ayabe | April 9, 2023 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 99 | 1 | [16] | |
| 7 | Ryuya Takekura | July 17, 2023 | JTO 4th Anniversary | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 228 | 2 | [17] | |
| 8 | Fire Katsumi | March 1, 2024 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 245 | 4 | [18] | |
| 9 | Keita | November 1, 2024 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 41 | 0 | [19] | |
| — | Vacated | December 12, 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 10 | Fire Katsumi | December 15, 2024 | JTO West Japan Series 2024 | Takamatsu, Japan | 2 | 69+ | 0 | Defeated Genta Yubari to win the vacant title. | [20] |
Combined reigns
As of February 22, 2025.
| † | 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 | Fire Katsumi † | 2 | 4 | 314+ |
| 4 | Yasu Urano | 1 | 1 | 156 |
| 5 | Kanon | 1 | 2 | 106 |
| 6 | Ren Ayabe | 1 | 1 | 99 |
| 7 | Keita | 1 | 0 | 41 |
JTO Openweight Championship
The JTO Openweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship serving as the secondary title of JTO's male division. There have been a total of three reigns shared between three different wrestlers. The current champion is Genta Yubari 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. | [21] |
| 2 | Gladio | March 1, 2024 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 140 | 1 | [18] | |
| — | Vacated | July 19, 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Genta Yubari | August 31, 2024 | JTO | Sendai, Japan | 1 | 175+ | 3 | Defeated Fire Katsumi to win the vacant championship. | [22] |
Combined reigns
As of February 22, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genta Yubari † | 1 | 3 | 175+ |
| 2 | Gladio | 1 | 1 | 140 |
| 3 | Ren Ayabe | 1 | 2 | 112 |
JTO Tag Team Championship
The JTO Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship serving as the male division's tag titles. There have been a total of four reigns shared between four different teams consisting of eight distinctive champions. The current titleholders are Arata and Carbell Ito who are in their first reign as a team as well as individually.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| 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 | Myo-o (Hiro Iijima and Ryoma Tsukamoto) |
October 5, 2024 | JTO Tag Championship One Day Tournament | Yokohama, Japan | 1 (1, 1) |
27 | 0 | Defeated Genesis (Akira Jumonji and Fire Katsumi) in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | [23] |
| 2 | Ill Gravity (Ara and Naoya Akama) |
November 1, 2024 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 1) |
36 | 0 | [19] | |
| 3 | Myo-o (Ibuki and Miyamasa) |
December 7, 2024 | JTO West Japan Series 2024 | Masuda, Japan | 1 (1, 1) |
34 | 3 | [24] | |
| 4 | Arata and Carbell Ito | January 10, 2025 | JTO Hatsu | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 1) |
43+ | 0 | This was a four-way tag team match also involving Ara and Naoya Akama, and Bomber Tatsuya and Thunder Masami. | [25] |
Queen of JTO
The Queen of JTO Championship is the female's top accomplishment of JTO. There have been a total of nine reigns shared between five different champions. The current title holder is Sumika Yanagawa who is in her 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 | 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. | [26] |
| 2 | Tomoka Inaba | July 7, 2021 | JTO Just Tap Out 2nd Anniversary Iwai | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 134 | 2 | [27] | |
| 3 | Yuu Yamagata | November 18, 2021 | JTO Itadaki | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 199 | 2 | [13] | |
| 4 | Tomoka Inaba | June 5, 2022 | JTO | Yokohama, Japan | 2 | 383 | 4 | This was a JTO Girls 2022 Tournament semi-final match. | [28] |
| 5 | Yuu | June 23, 2023 | JTO | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 140 | 2 | This was the JTO Girls 2023 Tournament final match. | [29] |
| 6 | Aoi | November 10, 2023 | JTO J1 League & GIRLS League Finals | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 57 | 0 | [21][30] | |
| 7 | Tomoka Inaba | January 6, 2024 | JTO Girls Special | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 236 | 1 | [31] | |
| 8 | Aoi | August 29, 2024 | JTO Girls Special | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 120 | 3 | [32] | |
| 9 | Sumika Yanagawa | December 27, 2024 | JTO Hatsu | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 57+ | 1 | [33] | |
Combined reigns
As of February 22, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomoka Inaba | 3 | 7 | 753 |
| 2 | Aki Shizuku | 1 | 3 | 213 |
| 3 | Yuu Yamagata | 1 | 2 | 199 |
| 4 | Aoi | 2 | 2 | 177 |
| 5 | Yuu | 1 | 2 | 140 |
| 6 | Sumika Yanagawa † | 1 | 1 | 57+ |
JTO Girls Championship
The JTO Girls Championship is the secondary accomplishment of JTO. There have been a total of five reigns shared between five different champions. The current title holder is Azusa Inaba who is in her 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 | 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. | [34] |
| 2 | Unagi Sayaka | January 6, 2024 | JTO Girls Special | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 125 | 2 | [31] | |
| 3 | Aoi | May 10, 2024 | JTO Michinoku The Super Best 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 157 | 1 | [35] | |
| 4 | Yuu Yamagata | October 14, 2024 | JTO Hakodate General Wholesale Center Convention | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 53 | 1 | [36] | |
| 5 | Azusa Inaba | December 6, 2024 | JTO | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 78+ | 1 | [37] | |
Combined reigns
As of February 22, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns |
Combined defenses |
Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aoi | 1 | 1 | 157 |
| 2 | Unagi Sayaka | 1 | 2 | 125 |
| 3 | Misa Kagura | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| 4 | Azusa Inaba † | 1 | 1 | 78+ |
| 5 | Yuu Yamagata | 1 | 0 | 53 |
JTO Girls Tag Team Championship
The JTO Girls Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship serving as the female division's tag titles. The current and inaugural champions are Aoi and Tomoka Inaba.
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| 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 | Aoi and Tomoka Inaba | October 5, 2024 | JTO Tag Championship One Day Tournament | Yokohama, Japan | 1 (1, 1) |
140+ | 0 | Defeated Misa Kagura and Yuuri in a tournament final to become the inaugural champions. | [38] |
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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