Dragon Gate Open the Triangle Gate Championship

The Open the Triangle Gate Championship is a professional wrestling

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in Japanese

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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 was created on November 7, 2004 when The Italian Connection faction of Milano Collection AT

Akihito Terui

Akihito Terui , also known as Milano Collection A.T., is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.-Career:Terui made his debut in 2000 in Toryumon, and gained success. He later adopted the persona of Milano Collection A.T. Akihito Terui (born August 27, 1976), also known as Milano Collection A.T.,...

, Anthony W. Mori

Takayuki Mori

Takayuki Mori is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Anthony W. Mori...

& YOSSINO

Masato Yoshino

Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:...

defeated Aagan Iisou's Shuji Kondo

Shuji Kondo

is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. Prior to becoming a pro wrestler, he played rugby.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:Kondo was part of the T2P class in Toryumon. At first he was a face in the Toryumon Seikegun....

, Takuya Sugawara

Takuya Sugawara

is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Dragon Gate.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:He debuted in the 9th term of T2P as Henry III Sugawara, a Prince character. He joined with and eventually with Anthony W. Mori and Phillip J. Fukumasa, forming the Royal...

& "brother" YASSHI

Yasushi Tsujimoto

, better known by his ringname "brother" YASSHI, is a Japanese professional wrestler, known for his appearances in El Dorado Wrestling, Dragon Gate, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He was an amateur wrestler before becoming a pro wrestler.-Toryumon - Japan:...

in a tournament final. Each title belt's face has three emblems on it, shaped in a triangle, that represent Power, Technique & Mind. Not including provisional reigns, there have been a total of 26 recognized individual champions and 22 recognized trios, who have had a combined 27 official reigns. | |}>

Title history

"P" indicates provisional title reigns.

#	Wrestlers (Individual reigns)	Date	Location
	The Italian Connection	November 7, 2004	Sapporo, Japan
	Blood Generation	February 23, 2005	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...
	Do FIXER	March 6, 2005	Sapporo, Japan
	Blood Generation	July 3, 2005	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...
	Do FIXER	July 9, 2005	Morodomi, Japan Morodomi, Saga was a town located in Saga District, Saga, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,984 and a density of 997.00 persons per km². The total area was 12.02 km²....
	Blood Generation	July 12, 2005	>
	Vacated	May 27, 2006	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...
	Blood Generation	August 20, 2006	Sapporo, Japan
	Do FIXER	September 30, 2006	Osaka, Japan
	Muscle Outlaw'z	November 19, 2006	Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka, Fukuoka is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...
	Pos.HEARTS	December 26, 2006	Kobe, Japan
	Muscle Outlaw'z	January 21, 2007	Kobe, Japan
	Typhoon	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:...
	Muscle Outlaw'z	April 9, 2007	Kobe, Japan
	Typhoon	April 15, 2007	Yokkaichi, Japan Yokkaichi, Mie is a city located in Mie, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 314,393. The total area is 205.53 km².The closest major city is Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture....
14	New Hazard New Hazard New Hazard was a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate, formed in April 2007. It was founded by former Typhoon and Muscle Outlaw'z members BxB Hulk and Cyber Kong, intending to compete with the two opposing factions. Shingo Takagi and Yamato, who were on tours of the...	May 10, 2007	Tokyo, Japan
	Vacated	July 13, 2007	-
15	Muscle Outlaw'z	July 22, 2007	Kobe, Japan
16	Mushozoku	September 9, 2007	Fukuoka, Japan
17	New Hazard	February 24, 2008	Fukui, Japan Fukui, Fukui is the capital of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The city is located in the north-central part of the prefecture on the coast of the Sea of Japan.-Demographics:...
	Vacated	May 14, 2008	Tokyo, Japan
18	Real Hazard	May 14, 2008	Tokyo, Japan
19	Tozawajuku	June 28, 2008	Nagoya, Japan
20	Real Hazard	July 12, 2008	Akashi, Japan Akashi, Hyogo is a city located in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Seto Inland Sea west of Kobe.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 290,776, with 117,392 households, and a population density of 5,907.68 persons per km²...
21	Zetsurins	September 28, 2008	Fukui, Japan
22	KAMIKAZE	February 15, 2009	Fukuoka, Japan
23	WARRIORS-5	April 15, 2009	Tokyo, Japan
23	WORLD-1	June 7, 2009	Nagoya, Japan
25	Zetsurins	October 14, 2009	Tokyo, Japan
26	Deep Drunkers	May 5, 2010	Aichi, Japan
27	WARRIORS	May 13, 2010	Tokyo, Japan
28	WORLD-1	June 20, 2010	Fukuoka, Japan
29	WARRIORS	June 24, 2010	Osaka, Japan
30	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 :... (2), Takuya Sugawara Takuya Sugawara is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Dragon Gate.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:He debuted in the 9th term of T2P as Henry III Sugawara, a Prince character. He joined with and eventually with Anthony W. Mori and Phillip J. Fukumasa, forming the Royal... (2) & 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... (3)	October 25, 2010	Miyazaki, Japan
31	Blood Warriors	December 26, 2010	Fukuoka, Japan
	Vacated	May 15, 2011	Sapporo, Japan
32	Junction Three	June 18, 2010	Fukuoka, Japan
33	Blood Warriors	September 2, 2010	Kobe, Japan

List of reigns by length

As of , .

Wrestlers	Days Held	Date Won	Date Lost
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... , Magnitude Kishiwada Magnitude Kishiwada , better known under his current stage name Magnitude Kishiwada is a Japanese wrestler.-Career:... & Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:...	319	July 12, 2005	May 27, 2006
Don Fujii, Masaaki Mochizuki Masaaki Mochizuki is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Dragon Gate, where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his second reign and the leader of the Junction Three stable... & Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...	203	October 14, 2009	May 5, 2010
Don Fujii, 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:... & Masaaki Mochizuki	168	September 9, 2007	February 24, 2008
Don Fujii, Magnitude Kishiwada & Masaaki Mochizuki	140	September 28, 2008	February 15, 2009
CIMA, Dragon Kid and 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...	140	December 26, 2010	May 15, 2011
Masato Yoshino, BxB Hulk & PAC	129	June 7, 2009	October 14, 2009
CIMA, Gamma and Genki Horiguchi	123	June 24, 2010	October 25, 2010
Dragon Kid, 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.... & Ryo Saito Ryo Saito , is a Japanese professional wrestler . he wrestled for Dragon Gate, where he was a member of the Blood Warriors stable. His name is sometimes abbreviated as SaiRyo, so as not to confuse him with Toryumon/DG alumni SAITO.-Toryumon:...	119	March 6, 2005	July 3, 2005
Milano Collection AT Akihito Terui Akihito Terui , also known as Milano Collection A.T., is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.-Career:Terui made his debut in 2000 in Toryumon, and gained success. He later adopted the persona of Milano Collection A.T. Akihito Terui (born August 27, 1976), also known as Milano Collection A.T.,... , Anthony W. Mori Takayuki Mori Takayuki Mori is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Anthony W. Mori... & YOSSINO	108	November 7, 2004	February 23, 2005
BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong & Shingo Takagi Shingo Takagi Shingo Takagi is a former Japanese bodybuilder, turned professional wrestler. Shingo is currently competing for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate and American promotion Dragon Gate USA...	80	February 24, 2008	May 14, 2008
Gamma, 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... & YAMATO Masato Onodera is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, known by his ring name Yamato , who competes for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA.-Dragon Gate:...	78	July 12, 2008	September 28, 2008
Masato Yoshino, YAMATO & Gamma	76	June 18, 2011	September 2, 2011
BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong & Shingo Takagi	64	May 10, 2007	July 13, 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.... , Gamma & Masato Yoshino	63	January 21, 2007	March 25, 2007
Naoki Tanisaki, Takuya Sugawara and Yasushi Kanda	62	October 25, 2010	December 26, 2010
Taku Iwasa Taku Iwasa Taku Iwasa is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate.-Early:Iwasa graduated as part of the Toryumon T2P class. He initially portrayed Takamichi Iwasa, a Satanic character. Injuries derailed his career, and he soon ended up as a jobber to the stars. He was briefly... , Shingo Takagi & Dragon Kid	59	February 15, 2009	April 15, 2009
CIMA, Gamma & KAGETORA Fumiyuki Hashimoto , known by his stage name Kagetora , is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for Dragon Gate. He wrestles in independent wrestling leagues all around Japan and has wrestled in the United States for Chikara and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla...	53	April 15, 2009	June 7, 2009
Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito	50	September 30, 2006	November 19, 2006
Naruki Doi, Magnitude Kishiwada & Masato Yoshino	49	July 22, 2007	September 9, 2007
Gamma, Shingo Takagi & YAMATO	45	May 14, 2008	June 28, 2008
BxB Hulk, CIMA & Jack Evans Jack Evans Jack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin...	41	August 20, 2006	September 30, 2006
CIMA, Gamma and Genki Horiguchi	38	May 13, 2010	June 20, 2010
Naruki Doi, Gamma & Masato Yoshino	34	November 19, 2006	December 26, 2006
BxB Hulk, Anthony W. Mori & 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...	26	December 26, 2006	January 21, 2007
CIMA, Ryo Saito & 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...	25	April 15, 2007	May 10, 2007
CIMA, Ryo Saito & Susumu Yokosuka	15	March 25, 2007	April 9, 2007
Keni'chiro Arai Keni'chiro Arai Keni'chiro "AraKen" Arai is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate.-Biography:Keni'chiro Arai, also known as AraKen, is a second term graduate of Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Japan group, and has been a mainstay on the roster ever since. He participated in FMW before joining Toryumon... , Taku Iwasa & Shinobu	14	June 28, 2008	July 12, 2008
CIMA, Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi¹	11	February 23, 2005	March 6, 2005
Takuya Sugawara, Yasushi Kanda & Kzy	8	May 5, 2010	May 13, 2010
Kzy, Naoki Tanisaki & Naruki Doi	+	September 2, 2011	Current champion
CIMA, Naruki Doi & Don Fujii	6	July 3, 2005	July 9, 2005
Naruki Doi, Gamma & Magnitude Kishiwada	6	April 9, 2007	April 15, 2007
Naruki Doi, 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 :... & PAC	4	June 20, 2010	June 24, 2010
Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito	3	July 9, 2005	July 12, 2005

¹This was a provisional championship reign.

List of combined reigns by length, by wrestler

Rank	Wrestler	# Of Reigns	Combined Days
1.	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...	9	771
2.	Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino Masato Yoshino is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Dragon Gate wrestling promotion.-Toryumon:...	7	762
3.	Gamma	9	519
4.	Don Fujii	4	517
5.	Magnitude Kishiwada Magnitude Kishiwada , better known under his current stage name Magnitude Kishiwada is a Japanese wrestler.-Career:...	4	514
6.	Masaaki Mochizuki Masaaki Mochizuki is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently performing for Dragon Gate, where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his second reign and the leader of the Junction Three stable...	3	511
7.	Dragon Kid	5	371
8.	BxB Hulk	5	340
9.	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....	5	333
10.	Shingo Takagi Shingo Takagi Shingo Takagi is a former Japanese bodybuilder, turned professional wrestler. Shingo is currently competing for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate and American promotion Dragon Gate USA...	4	248
11.	Ryo Saito Ryo Saito , is a Japanese professional wrestler . he wrestled for Dragon Gate, where he was a member of the Blood Warriors stable. His name is sometimes abbreviated as SaiRyo, so as not to confuse him with Toryumon/DG alumni SAITO.-Toryumon:...	5	212
12.	Akebono Akebono Taro is a retired American born-Japanese sumo wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990...	1	203
13.	YAMATO Masato Onodera is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, known by his ring name Yamato , who competes for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA.-Dragon Gate:...	3	199
14.	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....	7	+
15.	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:...	1	168
16.	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...	3	148
17.	Cyber Kong	2	144
18.	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...	1	140
19.	Anthony W. Mori Takayuki Mori Takayuki Mori is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Anthony W. Mori...	3	134
20.	PAC	2	133
21.	Milano Collection AT Akihito Terui Akihito Terui , also known as Milano Collection A.T., is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.-Career:Terui made his debut in 2000 in Toryumon, and gained success. He later adopted the persona of Milano Collection A.T. Akihito Terui (born August 27, 1976), also known as Milano Collection A.T.,...	1	108
22.	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 :...	3	+
23.	Taku Iwasa Taku Iwasa Taku Iwasa is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate.-Early:Iwasa graduated as part of the Toryumon T2P class. He initially portrayed Takamichi Iwasa, a Satanic character. Injuries derailed his career, and he soon ended up as a jobber to the stars. He was briefly...	2	73
24.	Takuya Sugawara Takuya Sugawara is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX and Dragon Gate.-Toryumon/Dragon Gate:He debuted in the 9th term of T2P as Henry III Sugawara, a Prince character. He joined with and eventually with Anthony W. Mori and Phillip J. Fukumasa, forming the Royal...	2	70
25.	KAGETORA Fumiyuki Hashimoto , known by his stage name Kagetora , is a Japanese professional wrestler who works for Dragon Gate. He wrestles in independent wrestling leagues all around Japan and has wrestled in the United States for Chikara and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla...	1	53
26.	Jack Evans Jack Evans Jack Edward Miller is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Jack Evans. He currently performs for the Mexican-based promotion Asistencia Asesoría y Administración, where he is the current World Cruiserweight Champion and a former World Tag Team Champion. He is the cousin...	1	41
27.	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...	2	40
28.	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...	1	26
29.	Kzy	2	+
30.	Keni'chiro Arai Keni'chiro Arai Keni'chiro "AraKen" Arai is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate.-Biography:Keni'chiro Arai, also known as AraKen, is a second term graduate of Ultimo Dragon's Toryumon Japan group, and has been a mainstay on the roster ever since. He participated in FMW before joining Toryumon...	1	14
31.	Shinobu	1	14

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Title history

List of reigns by length

List of combined reigns by length, by wrestler

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