JTO (also known as Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out ) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility owned by Taka Michinoku .[1] puroresu 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] 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] 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]
Current rankings
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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[update] [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
Current championships
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As of April 28, 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
0
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Ryuya Takekura at JTO .
[10]
Queen of JTO
Tomoka Inaba
3
January 6, 2024
1
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Aoi at JTO Girls Special .
[11]
JTO Openweight Championship
Gladio
1
March 1, 2024
0
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Ren Ayabe at JTO .
[10]
JTO Girls Championship
Unagi Sayaka
1
January 6, 2024
1
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Misa Kagura at JTO Girls Special.
[12]
UWA World Light Heavyweight Championship
Carbell Ito
1
March 3, 2023
0
Tokyo, Japan
Defeated Black Eagle on day 3 of the JTO 2023 Tournament.
[13] [14]
King of JTO
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King of JTO Promotion JTO Date established October 16, 2020 Current champion(s) Ryuya Takekura Date won March 1, 2024 First champion(s) Taka Michinoku Most reigns Ryuya Takekura (3 reigns) Longest reign Taka Michinoku (321 days)Shortest reign Ryuya Takekura (77 days) Oldest champion Taka Michinoku (46 years, 356 days)Youngest champion Fire Katsumi (23 years, 47 days) Heaviest champion Ryuya Takekura (253 lbs) Lightest champion Taka 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
5
Defeated Arata to become the inaugural champion.
[15]
2
Ryuya Takekura
September 9, 2021
JTO Yume
Tokyo, Japan
1
2
[16]
3
Kanon
November 18, 2021
JTO Itadaki
Tokyo, Japan
1
2
[17]
—
Vacated
March 4, 2022
—
—
—
—
—
4
Ryuya Takekura
March 4, 2022
JTO KAKU ~ JTO Tournament 2022
Tokyo, Japan
2
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
1
[19]
6
Ren Ayabe
April 9, 2023
JTO
Tokyo, Japan
1
1
[20]
7
Ryuya Takekura
July 17, 2023
JTO 4th Anniversary
Tokyo, Japan
3
2
[21]
8
Fire Katsumi
March 1, 2024
JTO
Tokyo, Japan
1
0
[10]
Combined reigns
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Record three-time champion Ryuya Takekura. As of April 28, 2024.
†
Indicates the current champion
Rank
Wrestler
No. of
Combined
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
Queen of JTO
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Queen of JTO Yuu holding the title belt in her right hand
Promotion JTO Date established December 6, 2020 Current champion(s) Tomoka Inaba Date won January 6, 2024
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
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
2
[23]
3
Yuu Yamagata
November 18, 2021
JTO Itadaki
Tokyo, Japan
1
2
[17]
4
Tomoka Inaba
June 5, 2022
JTO
Yokohama, Japan
2
4
This was a JTO Girls 2022 Tournament semi-final match.
[24]
5
Yuu
June 23, 2023
JTO
Tokyo, Japan
1
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
0
[26] [27]
7
Tomoka Inaba
January 6, 2024
JTO Girls Special
Tokyo, Japan
3
1
[28]
Combined reigns
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As of April 28, 2024.
†
Indicates the current champion
Rank
Wrestler
No. of
Combined
Combined days
1
Tomoka Inaba †3
7
630+
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
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JTO Openweight Championship Promotion JTO Date established October 2023 Current champion(s) Gladio Date won March 1, 2024 First champion(s) Ren Ayabe Longest reign Ren Ayabe (112 days) Oldest champion Gladio (31 years) Youngest champion Ren Ayabe (26 years, 270 days) Heaviest champion Gladio (244 lbs) Lightest champion Ren 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
2
Defeated Ryuya Takekura in the J1 League final to become the inaugural champion.
[26]
2
Gladio
March 1, 2024
JTO
Tokyo, Japan
1
0
[10]
JTO Girls Championship
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JTO Girls Championship Promotion JTO Date established October 2023 Current champion(s) Unagi Sayaka Date won January 6, 2024
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
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
2
[28]
Combined reigns
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As of April 28, 2024.
†
Indicates the current champion
Tournaments
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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
References
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