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Open the Dream Gate Championship
The Open the Dream Gate Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate.[2] 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 Gym Champion.[3]
| Open the Dream Gate Championship | |||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Dragon Gate | ||||||||||||||
| Date established | July 4, 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Current champion(s) | Shun Skywalker | ||||||||||||||
| Date won | January 12, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
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Description
Former championship design (2015—2020)
The title belt's face has a "gate" on it represented by a hinged metallic door which contains a plate with the titleholders' name. Any official challenger for the belt carries a key used to open the gate with, and should they win the title, then they can open the gate and put their name inside it. However, if the title is successfully defended, then the key is added to the main plate of the belt as a symbol of the respective successful defense.[2] The original title belt was lost following Dragon Gate's July 20, 2015 event, which forced the promotion to create a new belt, which debuted on August 16, 2015.[4]
History
The inaugural champion was Cima, who was awarded the championship by being the last Último Dragón Gym Champion. he is still the longest reigning champion as of today at 574 days. Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches between different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship.
There have been a total of 19 recognized champions who have had a combined 36 official reigns. The current champion is Shun Skywalker who is in his second reign.
Reigns
| No. | Overall reign number |
|---|---|
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | ||||
| 1 | Cima | July 4, 2004 | Live event | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 165 | 1 | Cima was awarded the title as a result of being the last Último Dragón Gym Champion; this was officially announced in Tokyo on August 1, 2004. | [5] |
| 2 | Masaaki Mochizuki | December 16, 2004 | Gate of Legend | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 323 | 4 | [5] | |
| 3 | Magnitude Kishiwada | November 4, 2005 | Crown Gate 2005: Osaka Special | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 112 | 2 | [5] | |
| 4 | Ryo Saito | February 24, 2006 | Truth Gate | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 58 | 0 | [5] | |
| 5 | Susumu Yokosuka | April 23, 2006 | Glorious Gate 2006 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 214 | 3 | [5] | |
| 6 | Don Fujii | November 23, 2006 | Crown Gate 2006: Osaka Special | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 122 | 1 | [5] | |
| 7 | Jushin Thunder Liger | March 25, 2007 | Memorial Gate 2007 | Tsu, Japan | 1 | 98 | 1 | [5] | |
| 8 | Cima | July 1, 2007 | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2007 | Kobe, Japan | 2 | 364 | 6 | [5] | |
| — | Vacated | June 29, 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Cima suffering a neck injury. | [6] |
| 9 | Shingo Takagi | July 27, 2008 | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2008 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 154 | 3 | Takagi defeated BxB Hulk to win the vacant championship. | [5] |
| 10 | Naruki Doi | December 28, 2008 | Final Gate 2008 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 449 | 8 | [5] | |
| 11 | Yamato | March 22, 2010 | Compilation Gate 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 111 | 3 | [5] | |
| 12 | Masato Yoshino | July 11, 2010 | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2010 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 277 | 4 | [5] | |
| 13 | Masaaki Mochizuki | April 14, 2011 | Champion Gate 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 255 | 6 | [5] | |
| 14 | Cima | December 25, 2011 | Final Gate 2011 | Fukuoka, Japan | 3 | 574 | 15 | [7] | |
| 15 | Shingo Takagi | July 21, 2013 | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2013 | Kobe, Japan | 2 | 33 | 0 | [8] | |
| 16 | Yamato | August 23, 2013 | The Gate of Generation | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 48 | 1 | [9] | |
| 17 | Masato Yoshino | October 10, 2013 | The Gate of Victory | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 143 | 4 | ||
| 18 | Ricochet | March 2, 2014 | Champion Gate 2014 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 64 | 1 | [10] | |
| 19 | Yamato | May 5, 2014 | Dead or Alive 2014 | Nagoya, Japan | 3 | 76 | 2 | ||
| 20 | BxB Hulk | July 20, 2014 | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2014 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 329 | 7 | On August 5, 2014, Naruki Doi defeated Hulk in a four-on-one handicap match, where he teamed with Cyber Kong, Kzy and Mondai Ryu. Afterwards Doi was recognized as an interim champion, pending a rematch. On August 17, Hulk defeated Doi to resume his reign and make his first successful title defense. | [11] |
| 21 | Masato Yoshino | June 14, 2015 | Champion Gate 2015 in Hakata | Fukuoka, Japan | 3 | 63 | 1 | [12] | |
| 22 | Shingo Takagi | August 16, 2015 | Dangerous Gate 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 182 | 3 | Takagi's defense against Gamma on December 3, 2015, was declared a no contest and an unsuccessful defense due to massive interference by VerserK. | [13] |
| 23 | Jimmy Susumu | February 14, 2016 | Truth Gate 2016 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 | 21 | 0 | Previously known as Susumu Yokosuka. | [14] |
| 24 | Shingo Takagi | March 6, 2016 | Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 4 | 140 | 1 | [15] | |
| 25 | Yamato | July 24, 2016 | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2016 | Kobe, Japan | 4 | 421 | 6 | [16] | |
| 26 | Masaaki Mochizuki | September 18, 2017 | Dangerous Gate 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 265 | 5 | [17] | |
| 27 | Masato Yoshino | June 10, 2018 | King of Gate 2018 | Fukuoka, Japan | 4 | 177 | 4 | [18] | |
| 28 | Pac | December 4, 2018 | Fantastic Gate 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 229 | 3 | [19] | |
| 29 | Ben-K | July 21, 2019 | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2019 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 147 | 3 | [20] | |
| 30 | Naruki Doi | December 15, 2019 | Final Gate 2019 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 | 231 | 2 | [21] | |
| 31 | Eita | August 2, 2020 | Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2020 | Wakayama, Japan | 1 | 105 | 1 | [22] | |
| 32 | Shun Skywalker | November 15, 2020 | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2020 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 259 | 5 | [23] | |
| 33 | Yamato | August 1, 2021 | Speed Star Final 2021 | Kobe, Japan | 5 | 147 | 3 | [24] | |
| 34 | Kai | December 26, 2021 | Final Gate 2021 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 216 | 3 | ||
| 35 | Yuki Yoshioka | July 30, 2022 | Kobe World 2022 - Ultimo Dragon Debut 35th Anniversary | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 166 | 5 | [25] | |
| 36 | Shun Skywalker | January 12, 2023 | Open the New Year Gate 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 61+ | 1 | [26] | |
Combined reigns
As of March 14, 2023.
Inaugural, longest reigning at 574 days and longest combined reigning champion at 1,103 days, Cima.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
|---|
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cima | 3 | 22 | 1,103 |
| 2 | Masaaki Mochizuki | 3 | 15 | 843 |
| 3 | Yamato | 5 | 15 | 803 |
| 4 | Naruki Doi | 2 | 10 | 680 |
| 5 | Masato Yoshino | 4 | 13 | 660 |
| 6 | Shingo Takagi | 4 | 7 | 509 |
| 7 | BxB Hulk | 1 | 7 | 329 |
| 8 | Shun Skywalker † | 2 | 6 | 320+ |
| 9 | Susumu Yokosuka/Jimmy Susumu | 2 | 3 | 235 |
| 10 | Pac | 1 | 3 | 229 |
| 11 | Kai | 1 | 3 | 216 |
| 12 | Yuki Yoshioka | 1 | 5 | 166 |
| 13 | Ben-K | 1 | 3 | 147 |
| 14 | Don Fujii | 1 | 1 | 122 |
| 15 | Magnitude Kishiwada | 1 | 2 | 112 |
| 16 | Eita | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| 17 | Jushin Thunder Liger | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 18 | Ricochet | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| 19 | Ryo Saito | 1 | 0 | 58 |
See also
References
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/Open the Dream gate Title". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ a b "Dragon Gate USA's Title Situation". Dragon Gate USA Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ^ "Open the Dream Gate title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
- ^ "鷹木がドリーム王座奪取 独裁政権樹立へ". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Open the Dream Gate Champions" (in Japanese). gaora.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- ^ "Dragon Gate History" (in Japanese). dgusa.tv. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Final Gate 2011 results". iHeartDG.com. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ^ "ドラゴンゲートKobe プロレスフェスティバル 2013". Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ "The Gate of Generation". Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-08-24.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (March 3, 2014). "Dragon Gate Results: Champion Gate Day 2 – Osaka, Japan (3/2)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling-Infos.de (July 20, 2014). "Dragon Gate „Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2014" Ergebnisse aus Hyogo, Japan (20.07.2014)". wrestling-infos.de (in German). Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Taigermen (June 14, 2015). "RISULTATI: DRAGON GATE "CHAMPION GATE IN HAKATA 2015" 13/06/2015". zonawrestling.net (in Italian). Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ M1ck (August 16, 2015). "Dragon Gate: DANGEROUS GATE 2015". vsplanet.net (in Russian). Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (February 15, 2016). "Dragon Gate: Results «Truth Gate 2016» - 14/02/2016 - Jymmy Susumu is new champion". superluchas.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Dragon Gate (March 6, 2016). 3.5 & 3.6 “CHAMPION GATE 2016 in OSAKA” 全対戦カード決定！. spora.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (July 26, 2016). "Dragon Gate: Results «Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2016» - 24/07/2016 - 4 titles at stake; Flamita returns to Japan". superluchas.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Lowe, Case (September 20, 2017). "DRAGON GATE DANGEROUS GATE 2017 (SEPTEMBER 18) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Lowe, Case (June 12, 2018). "DRAGON GATE KING OF GATE (JUNE 10) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Rozanski, Ryan (December 5, 2018). "Dragon Gate: Fantastic Gate 2018 Review". pwponderings.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Lowe, Case (July 22, 2019). "DRAGON GATE KOBE WORLD PRO WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2019 REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Hymantor, Michael (December 20, 2019). "#AndNEW: Dragon Gate Landscape Changes At Final Gate 2019". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Toro, Carlos (August 3, 2020). "Dragon Gate Memorial Gate 2020 In Wakayama (8/2) Results: Multiple New Champions Crowned". fightful.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (November 24, 2020). "Dragon Gate: «Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2020» Shun Skywalker, maximum champion". superluchas.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Pollock, John (August 1, 2021). "Masato Yoshino's retirement, new Open the Dream Gate champion in Kobe". postwrestling.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 30, 2022). "DG Kobe World 2022 ~ Ultimo Dragon 35th Anniversary". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
- ^ Williams, Xavier (January 11, 2023). "Match Point: DRAGONGATE- Yuki Yoshioka(c) vs Shun Skywalker (01/12/23)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
External links
- Official title history
- DGUSA title history
- Wrestling-Titles.com
- Open The Dream Gate Championship