Dragon Gate Open the Brave Gate Championship
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The Open the Brave Gate Championship is a professional wrestling
title
in Japan
ese promotion
Dragon Gate
; it has a weight limit of 83 kg (183 lb), though it has been defended against heavier wrestlers in the past. It can be considered the secondary singles title in Dragon Gate and is more of a light heavyweight championship. It was created on March 13, 2005 when Naruki Doi
defeated YOSSINO
in a tournament final. The faceplate logo on the belt is divided into eight pieces, each piece representing the eight wrestlers who fought in the tournament to determine the inaugural champion. During Gamma
's reign, he threw away all eight pieces of the faceplate and replaced it with his own plate, renaming it the Open the Gamma Gate, dictating and often changing the rules of his title defenses. This ended when Masato Yoshino
, wrestling as the masked Dr. Muscle, defeated Gamma and restored it to the Brave Gate title, vacating it soon afterwards. There have been a total of 15 recognized champions who have had a combined 21 official reigns.
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in Japan
Japan
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ese promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
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Dragon Gate
Dragon Gate
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion formerly known as Toryumon Japan. Most of Dragon Gate's wrestlers are graduates from Último Dragón's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion is based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers, flashy technical grappling,...
; it has a weight limit of 83 kg (183 lb), though it has been defended against heavier wrestlers in the past. It can be considered the secondary singles title in Dragon Gate and is more of a light heavyweight championship. It was created on March 13, 2005 when Naruki Doi
Naruki Doi
is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one third of the Open the Triangle Gate Champions. He also wrestled for Ring of Honor, where he is a former World Tag Team Champion with Shingo Takagi, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling....
defeated YOSSINO
Masato Yoshino
Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:...
in a tournament final. The faceplate logo on the belt is divided into eight pieces, each piece representing the eight wrestlers who fought in the tournament to determine the inaugural champion. During Gamma
Gamma (wrestler)
Yoshito Sugamoto is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Gamma. He is currently working for the Dragon Gate promotion.-Professional wrestling career:...
's reign, he threw away all eight pieces of the faceplate and replaced it with his own plate, renaming it the Open the Gamma Gate, dictating and often changing the rules of his title defenses. This ended when Masato Yoshino
Masato Yoshino
Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:...
, wrestling as the masked Dr. Muscle, defeated Gamma and restored it to the Brave Gate title, vacating it soon afterwards. There have been a total of 15 recognized champions who have had a combined 21 official reigns.
Title history
| # | Wrestler | Times | Successful defenses | Date | Location | Notes |
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| Naruki Doi Naruki Doi is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one third of the Open the Triangle Gate Champions. He also wrestled for Ring of Honor, where he is a former World Tag Team Champion with Shingo Takagi, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.... |
March 13, 2005 | Nagoya, Japan | Defeated YOSSINO Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:... in a tournament final on The Brave Gate Tour. |
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| Dragon Kid Dragon Kid Dragon Kid is a Japanese professional wrestler who wrestles for Dragon Gate.-Professional wrestling career:... |
November 13, 2005 | Nagoya, Japan | Won the title on the Crown Gate tour. | |||
| Vacated | February 5, 2006 | Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan... |
Vacated due to a title defense against Masato Yoshino ending in a no contest after outside interference from both men's factions. | |||
| Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:... |
March 19, 2006 | Kawagoe, Japan Kawagoe, Saitama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is about a 30-minute train ride from Ikebukuro in Tokyo.As of July 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 343,926... |
Defeated Dragon Kid and Naoki Tanisaki Naoki Tanisaki Naoki Tanisaki is a Japanese wrestler currently competing for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one third of the Open the Triangle Gate Champions.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate :... in a three-way elimination tournament final. |
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| Matt Sydal | February 12, 2007 | Kobe, Japan Kobe , pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka... |
Won the title at Live Gate. | |||
| Genki Horiguchi Genki Horiguchi , is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently a full time wrestler and booker for Dragon Gate, where he is currently a member of the Blood Warriors stable. He has also competed in Wrestling Society X and Ring of Honor.... |
March 25, 2007 | Tsu, Japan Tsu, Mie is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. The city of Tsu is located on Ise Bay, east of the city. Tsu is bounded to the north by Suzuka and Kameyama; to the west by Iga, Nabari, and Nara Prefecture; and to the south by Matsuzaka city.-History:... |
Won the title on the Memorial Gate tour. | |||
| Yasushi Kanda Yasushi Kanda Hiroyuki Kanda, better known as Yasushi Kanda, born on August 29, 1978 in Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese wrestler currently performing for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion in Japan. He is considered one of Toryumon's greatest heel characters, and was a founding member of the M2K stable... |
July 1, 2007 | Kobe, Japan | Won the title at Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2007. | |||
| Masato Yoshino | September 22, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Won the title on the Storm Gate tour. | |||
| Anthony W. Mori Takayuki Mori Takayuki Mori is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Anthony W. Mori... |
April 13, 2008 | Nagoya, Japan | Won the title on the Gate of Passion tour. | |||
| Vacated | April 13, 2008 | Nagoya, Japan | Vacated voluntarily by Mori due to Yasushi Kanda interfering in his title win. | |||
| Gamma Gamma (wrestler) Yoshito Sugamoto is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Gamma. He is currently working for the Dragon Gate promotion.-Professional wrestling career:... |
April 27, 2008 | Fukuoka, Japan | Defeated Anthony W. Mori in a tournament final on the Gate of Passion tour. The title was renamed "Open the Gamma Gate" during his reign. Gamma successfully defended his Open the Gamma Gate six times but none of the defenses were not counted as part of the official Brave Gate lineage. | |||
| 10 | Dr. Muscle Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:... |
June 29, 2008 | Osaka, Japan Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... |
Won the title on the The Gate of Maximum tour, renamed back to "Open the Brave Gate". This was Masato Yoshino diguised as Dr. Muscle but the reign is recognized as a Dr. Muscle reign. | ||
| Vacated | June 29, 2008 | Osaka, Japan | Vacated the title | |||
| 11 | Genki Horiguchi | July 27, 2008 | Kobe, Japan | Defeated m.c.KZ at Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2008. | ||
| 12 | Masato Yoshino | October 12, 2008 | Nagoya, Japan | Won the title on the The Gate of Victory tour. | ||
| 13 | CIMA Nobuhiko Oshima , better known by his ring name Cima , is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA... |
March 22, 2009 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title on the "The Gate of Anniversary" tour, at the company's first Sumo Hall show. | ||
| 14 | Naruki Doi | July 19, 2009 | Tokyo, Japan | Won the title at Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2009, this was also for the Open The Dream Gate Championship Dragon Gate Open the Dream Gate Championship The Open the Dream Gate Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. The wrestler who holds it is considered the top singles wrestler in Dragon Gate. It was created on July 4, 2004 when CIMA was awarded the title as a result of being the last Último Dragón... . |
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| Vacated | July 28, 2009 | N/A | Vacated the title due to Doi also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship. | |||
| 15 | Naoki Tanisaki Naoki Tanisaki Naoki Tanisaki is a Japanese wrestler currently competing for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one third of the Open the Triangle Gate Champions.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate :... |
August 30, 2009 | Fukuoka, Japan | Beat KAGETORA in a tournament final for the vacant title on the Summer Adventure Tag League III tour. | ||
| 16 | K-ness Makoto Saito (wrestler) Makoto Saito, better known by his stage name K-ness is a Japanese professional wrestler for Dragon Gate.-Early years:... |
January 11, 2010 | Nagoya, Japan | Won the title on the Primal Gate tour. | ||
| 17 | Super Shisa Super Shisa Yoshiyuki Saito is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name Super Shisa, currently wrestling for Dragon Gate. His gimmick is inspired by the Ryukyuan Shisa... |
February 27, 2010 | Nagoya, Japan | Won the title on the Truth Gate tour. | ||
| 18 | Tigers Mask | April 18, 2010 | Osaka, Japan | Won the title on the Gate of Passion tour. | ||
| 19 | Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:... |
August 14, 2010 | Kobe, Japan | Won the title on the Summer Adventure Tag League IV tour. | ||
| Vacated | August 14, 2010 | Kobe, Japan | Vacated due to Yoshino also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship Dragon Gate Open the Dream Gate Championship The Open the Dream Gate Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. The wrestler who holds it is considered the top singles wrestler in Dragon Gate. It was created on July 4, 2004 when CIMA was awarded the title as a result of being the last Último Dragón... |
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| 20 | PAC | August 29, 2010 | Fukuoka, Japan | Defeated Susumu Yokosuka Susumu Mochizuki Susumu Mochizuki , better known by his ring name Susumu Yokosuka is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing for the Dragon Gate professional wrestling promotion... in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
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| 21 | Ricochet Ricochet (wrestler) Trevor Mann is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Ricochet. He currently performs mainly for the American promotion Dragon Gate USA and its parent promotion, Japanese Dragon Gate. In both promotions he is a member of the Blood Warriors stable... |
November 19, 2011 | Osaka, Japan | Won the title on the Crown Gate tour. | ||
List of reigns by length
| Wrestler | Days Held | Date Won | Date Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAC | 447 | August 29, 2010 | November 19, 2011 |
| Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:... |
330 | March 19, 2006 | February 12, 2007 |
| Naruki Doi Naruki Doi is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one third of the Open the Triangle Gate Champions. He also wrestled for Ring of Honor, where he is a former World Tag Team Champion with Shingo Takagi, as well as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.... |
245 | March 13, 2005 | November 13, 2005 |
| Masato Yoshino | 205 | September 22, 2007 | April 13, 2008 |
| Masato Yoshino | 161 | October 12, 2008 | March 22, 2009 |
| Naoki Tanisaki Naoki Tanisaki Naoki Tanisaki is a Japanese wrestler currently competing for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one third of the Open the Triangle Gate Champions.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate :... |
134 | August 30, 2009 | January 11, 2010 |
| CIMA Nobuhiko Oshima , better known by his ring name Cima , is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA... |
119 | March 22, 2009 | July 19, 2009 |
| Tigers Mask | 118 | April 18, 2010 | August 14, 2010 |
| Genki Horiguchi Genki Horiguchi , is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently a full time wrestler and booker for Dragon Gate, where he is currently a member of the Blood Warriors stable. He has also competed in Wrestling Society X and Ring of Honor.... |
98 | March 25, 2007 | July 1, 2007 |
| Dragon Kid Dragon Kid Dragon Kid is a Japanese professional wrestler who wrestles for Dragon Gate.-Professional wrestling career:... |
84 | November 13, 2005 | February 5, 2006 |
| Yasushi Kanda Yasushi Kanda Hiroyuki Kanda, better known as Yasushi Kanda, born on August 29, 1978 in Inage-ku, Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese wrestler currently performing for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion in Japan. He is considered one of Toryumon's greatest heel characters, and was a founding member of the M2K stable... |
83 | July 1, 2007 | September 22, 2007 |
| Genki Horiguchi | 77 | July 27, 2008 | October 12, 2008 |
| Gamma Gamma (wrestler) Yoshito Sugamoto is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Gamma. He is currently working for the Dragon Gate promotion.-Professional wrestling career:... 1 |
63 | April 27, 2008 | June 29, 2008 |
| Super Shisa Super Shisa Yoshiyuki Saito is a Japanese professional wrestler best known by his ring name Super Shisa, currently wrestling for Dragon Gate. His gimmick is inspired by the Ryukyuan Shisa... |
50 | February 27, 2010 | April 18, 2010 |
| K-ness Makoto Saito (wrestler) Makoto Saito, better known by his stage name K-ness is a Japanese professional wrestler for Dragon Gate.-Early years:... |
47 | January 11, 2010 | February 27, 2010 |
| Matt Sydal | 41 | February 12, 2007 | March 25, 2007 |
| Naruki Doi | 9 | July 19, 2009 | July 28, 2009 |
| Ricochet Ricochet (wrestler) Trevor Mann is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Ricochet. He currently performs mainly for the American promotion Dragon Gate USA and its parent promotion, Japanese Dragon Gate. In both promotions he is a member of the Blood Warriors stable... |
+ | November 19, 2011 | Current champion |
| Anthony W. Mori Takayuki Mori Takayuki Mori is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Anthony W. Mori... |
<1 | April 13, 2008 | |
| Dr. Muscle Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:... |
<1 | June 29, 2008 | |
| Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:... |
<1 | August 14, 2010 | |
See also
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- Dragon Gate Open the Dream Gate ChampionshipDragon Gate Open the Dream Gate ChampionshipThe Open the Dream Gate Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. The wrestler who holds it is considered the top singles wrestler in Dragon Gate. It was created on July 4, 2004 when CIMA was awarded the title as a result of being the last Último Dragón...
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