King of JTO Championship

King of JTO
Two-time champion Fire Katsumi wearing the title belt
Details
Promotion	Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out
Date established	October 16, 2020
Current champion	Thunder Masami
Date won	July 11, 2025
Statistics First champion Taka Michinoku Most reigns Ryuya Takekura (3 reigns) Longest reign Taka Michinoku (328 days) Shortest reign Keita (41 days) Oldest champion Taka Michinoku (46 years, 356 days) Youngest champion Thunder Masami (20 years, 6 days) Heaviest champion Ryuya Takekura (253 lbs) Lightest champion Taka 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	6+	0		[13]

Combined reigns

Record three-time champion Ryuya Takekura.

As of July17, 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	6+

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.

External links

• Queen Of JTO Championship at Cagematch.net