Akira Jō

Akira Jo — the name alone has a cool, punchy ring to it, the kind that fits a pro wrestler perfectly. Born in Tokyo in 1993, he's barely into his thirties and already doing one of the hardest jobs in entertainment: taking real punishment in the ring night after night while making it look like a spectacle worth watching. Pro wrestling doesn't get enough credit as a craft — the conditioning, the timing, the ability to tell a story with your body — and anyone carving out a career in that world has earned at least a nod of respect from me. Details on his record are thin from where I'm sitting, but there's something compelling about a young guy from the Tokyo scene still grinding his way up. I'm rooting for him.

Akira Jō is a Japanese professional wrestler born on November 24, 1993, in Tokyo. Active in the professional wrestling scene, he competes under the ring name Akira Jō. Most personal details, including his agency affiliation and career debut date, remain private or unknown.

Name (English)

Akira Jō

Name (Japanese)

定アキラ

Reading

じょう あきら

Born

November 24, 1993 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Rooster (酉)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Professional Wrestler

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%9A%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A9

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Professional Wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.