King of JTO Championship

King of JTO
Two-time champion Fire Katsumi wearing the title belt
Details
PromotionProfessional Wrestling Just Tap Out
Date establishedOctober 16, 2020
Current championThunder Masami
Date wonJuly 11, 2025
Statistics
First championTaka Michinoku
Most reignsRyuya Takekura (3 reigns)
Longest reignTaka Michinoku (328 days)
Shortest reignKeita (41 days)
Oldest championTaka Michinoku (46 years, 356 days)
Youngest championThunder Masami (20 years, 6 days)
Heaviest championRyuya Takekura (253 lbs)
Lightest championTaka Michinoku (172 lbs)

King of JTO Championship is a professional wrestling championship owned by the Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (JTO) promotion serving as the top accomplishment of JTO's male division. There have been a total of eleven reigns shared between eight different champions and two vacancies. The current title holder is Thunder Masami who is in his second reign.[1]

Title history

At the time of Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out establishment in 2020, a championship belt was not immediately produced, but instead, a ranking system was launched, later activating under the name of the male division "JTO Ranking" based on JTO rules that differed from other organizations. On August 14, 2020, Taka Michinoku won the inaugural "JTO Tournament" held at the Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out Shinkiba 1st Ring event by defeating Arata in the finals, thus becoming the first champion.[2]

In 2022, a championship belt was produced with the cooperation of voters. On October 2, 2022, JTO launched a second-string ranking system, the J2 Ranking, due to the increase in the number of affiliated players, supplying opportunities for the promotion's championships.

Reigns

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. [3]
2 Ryuya Takekura September 9, 2021 JTO Yume Tokyo, Japan 1 70 2 [4]
3 Kanon November 18, 2021 JTO Itadaki Tokyo, Japan 1 106 2 [5]
— 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. [6]
5 Yasu Urano November 4, 2022 JTO Ran Tokyo, Japan 1 156 1 [7]
6 Ren Ayabe April 9, 2023 JTO Tokyo, Japan 1 99 1 [8]
7 Ryuya Takekura July 17, 2023 JTO 4th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 3 228 2 [9]
8 Fire Katsumi March 1, 2024 JTO Tokyo, Japan 1 245 4 [10]
9 Keita November 1, 2024 JTO Tokyo, Japan 1 41 0 [11]
— Vacated December 12, 2024 — — — — —
10 Fire Katsumi December 15, 2024 JTO West Japan Series 2024 Takamatsu, Japan 2 208 2 Defeated Genta Yubari to win the vacant title. [12]
11 Thunder Masami July 11, 2025 JTO 6th Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 41+ 0 [13]

Combined reigns

Record three-time champion Ryuya Takekura.

As of August 21, 2025.

† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined days
1 Ryuya Takekura 3 5 543
2 Fire Katsumi 2 6 453
3 Taka Michinoku 1 5 328
4 Yasu Urano 1 1 156
5 Kanon 1 2 106
6 Ren Ayabe 1 1 99
7 Keita 1 0 41
8 Thunder Masami † 1 0 41+

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Queen of JTO Championship". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "【村上製作所の挑戦】削り出しチャンピオンベルト製作秘話｜JUST TAP OUT" (in Japanese). 株式会社村上製作所公式YouTube. 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  3. ^ Daly, Wayne (October 17, 2020). "JTO Results: House – Tokyo, Japan (10/16)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Daly, Wayne (September 2, 2021). "JTO Results: Yume – Tokyo, Japan (9/2)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Daly, Wayne (November 18, 2021). "JTO Results: Itadaki – Tokyo, Japan (11/18)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Dark Angel (March 15, 2022). "JTO: "JTO Tournament 2022" Ryuya Takekura is the winner". superluchas.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 4, 2022). "JTO Ran". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 9, 2023). "JTO". cagematch.net. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Daly, Wayne (July 17, 2023). "JTO Results: 4th Anniversary Show – Tokyo, Japan (7/17)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  10. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 1, 2024). "JTO". cagematch.net. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  11. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 1, 2024). "JTO". cagematch.net. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 15, 2024). "JTO West Japan Series 2024 - Tag 7". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  13. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 11, 2025). "JTO 6th Anniversary". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
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