Open the Brave Gate
Current design of the Open the Brave Gate Championship (2019 – present)
Details
PromotionDragon Gate
Date establishedMarch 13, 2005
Current champion(s)Ishin
Date wonJuly 2, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Naruki Doi
Most reignsMasato Yoshino (6 reigns)
Longest reignPac (447 days)
Shortest reignAnthony W. Mori and Masato Yoshino/Dr. Muscle (<1 day)
Oldest championDragon Kid (42 years, 234 days)
Youngest championFlamita (19 years, 106 days)
Heaviest championPac (194 lbs)
Lightest championKotoka (145 lbs)

The Open the Brave Gate Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese 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.[1]

Title history

Eita with the (2005–2019) design of the title in November 2016.

The championship was created on March 13, 2005 when Naruki Doi defeated Yossino in a tournament final.[2] 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 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 48 reigns shared between 32 different champions. The current champion is Ishin who is in his first reign.[3]

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 Naruki Doi March 13, 2005 The Brave Gate 2005 Nagoya, Japan 1 245 5 Doi defeated Yossino in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion. [4]
2 Dragon Kid November 13, 2005 Crown Gate 2005 Nagoya, Japan 1 84 1 [4]
— Vacated February 5, 2006 Primal Gate 2006 Fukuoka, Japan — — — The championship was vacated due to a title defense against Masato Yoshino ending in a no contest after outside interference from both men's factions. [4]
3 Masato Yoshino March 19, 2006 Brave Gate 2006 Kawagoe, Japan 1 330 4 Yoshino defeated Dragon Kid and Naoki Tanisaki in a three-way elimination tournament final to win the vacant championship. [4]
4 Matt Sydal February 12, 2007 Truth Gate 2007 Kobe, Japan 1 41 1 [4][5]
5 Genki Horiguchi March 25, 2007 Memorial Gate 2007 Tsu, Japan 1 98 2 [4]
6 Yasushi Kanda July 1, 2007 Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2007 Kobe, Japan 1 83 2 [6]
7 Masato Yoshino September 22, 2007 Storm Gate 2007: Dragon Storm Tokyo, Japan 2 204 6 [4]
8 Anthony W. Mori April 13, 2008 The Gate of Passion 2008 Nagoya, Japan 1 <1 0
— Vacated April 13, 2008 The Gate of Passion 2008 Nagoya, Japan — — — The championship was vacated voluntarily by Anthony W. Mori due to Yasushi Kanda interfering in his title win.
9 Gamma April 27, 2008 The Gate of Passion 2008 Fukuoka, Japan 1 63 0 Gamma defeated Anthony W. Mori in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. 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 June 29, 2008 The Gate of Maximum 2008 Osaka, Japan 3 <1 0 The championship was Renamed back to "Open the Brave Gate". This was Masato Yoshino disguised as Dr. Muscle but the reign is recognized as a Dr. Muscle reign.
— Vacated June 29, 2008 The Gate of Maximum 2008 Osaka, Japan — — — Masato Yoshino vacated the championship.
11 Genki Horiguchi July 27, 2008 Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival 2008 Kobe, Japan 2 77 2 Horiguchi defeated m.c.KZ to win the vacant championship.
12 Masato Yoshino October 12, 2008 The Gate of Victory 2008 Nagoya, Japan 4 161 2
13 Cima March 22, 2009 The Gate of Anniversary Tokyo, Japan 1 119 3
14 Naruki Doi July 19, 2009 Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2009 Kobe, Japan 2 9 0 This was a title vs. title match in which Doi also defended the Open the Dream Gate Championship.
— Vacated July 28, 2009 — — — — — The championship was vacated due to Naruki Doi also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship.
15 Naoki Tanizaki August 30, 2009 Storm Gate 2009 Fukuoka, Japan 1 134 6 Tanizaki defeated Kagetora in a tournament final for the vacant championship.
16 K-ness January 11, 2010 Primal Gate 2010 Nagoya, Japan 1 47 1 [4]
17 Super Shisa February 27, 2010 Truth Gate 2010 Nagoya, Japan 1 50 1 [4]
18 Tigers Mask April 18, 2010 The Gate of Passion 2010 Osaka, Japan 1 118 3 [4][7]
19 Masato Yoshino August 14, 2010 Summer Adventure Tag League IV Kobe, Japan 5 <1 0 [4][8]
— Vacated August 14, 2010 Summer Adventure Tag League IV Kobe, Japan — — — The championship was vacated due to Masato Yoshino also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship. [8]
20 Pac August 29, 2010 Storm Gate 2010 Fukuoka, Japan 1 447 11 Pac defeated Susumu Yokosuka in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [9]
21 Ricochet November 19, 2011 Crown Gate 2011 Osaka, Japan 1 169 3 [4]
22 Dragon Kid May 6, 2012 Dead or Alive 2012 Nagoya, Japan 2 364 9 [4]
23 Masato Yoshino May 5, 2013 Dead or Alive 2013 Nagoya, Japan 6 117 4 [4]
— Vacated August 30, 2013 The Gate of Generation 2013 Kobe, Japan — — — Masato Yoshino vacated the championship, feeling it belonged to the younger generation.
24 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! September 29, 2013 Summer Adventure Tag League 2013 Kobe, Japan 3 168 4 H.A.Gee.Mee!! defeated Kzy in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant championship. [4]
25 Flamita March 16, 2014 Memorial Gate 2014 in Wakayama Wakayama, Japan 1 290 9[1]
— Vacated December 31, 2014 — — — — — The championship was declared vacant three days after Flamita left the belt in the ring in protest, following his ninth defense ending in a disqualification. [10]
26 Kzy January 12, 2015 Open the New Year Gate 2015 Kobe, Japan 1 47 1 Kzy, as the masked Dr. Muscle, defeated Eita in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant championship. Kzy was unmasked on January 16, 2015.
27 Akira Tozawa February 28, 2015 Champion Gate 2015 in Osaka Osaka, Japan 1 246 6
28 Kotoka November 1, 2015 Gate of Destiny 2015 Osaka, Japan 1 125 1 [11]
29 Yosuke♥Santa Maria March 5, 2016 Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka: Sumoz Osaka Basho Osaka, Japan 1 141 2
30 Eita July 24, 2016 Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2016 Kobe, Japan 1 223 4 [12]
— Vacated March 4, 2017 Champion Gate 2017 in Osaka Osaka, Japan — — — The championship was vacated due to a match between Eita and El Lindaman being declared as no contest, due to multiple interference.
31 Jimmy Kagetora March 20, 2017 Memorial Gate 2017 in Wakayama Wakayama, Japan 1 278 4 Kagetora defeated El Lindaman in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.
32 Yasushi Kanda December 23, 2017 The Final Gate 2017 Fukuoka, Japan 2 70 0 [13]
33 Punch Tominaga March 3, 2018 Champion Gate in Osaka 2018 Osaka, Japan 1 18 0 [14]
— Vacated March 21, 2018 — — — — — The championship was vacated after a Punch Tominaga's title defense against Yasushi Kanda ended in no contest.
34 Dragon Kid April 6, 2018 The Gate of Passion 2018 Tokyo, Japan 3 107 1 Dragon Kid defeated Kagetora to win the vacant championship. [15]
35 Eita July 22, 2018 Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2018 Kobe, Japan 2 64 1 [16]
36 Dragon Kid September 24, 2018 Dangerous Gate 2018 Tokyo, Japan 4 178 2 [17]
37 Susumu Yokosuka March 21, 2019 Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2019 Wakayama, Japan 1 228 4 [18]
38 Kaito Ishida November 4, 2019 Gate of Destiny 2019 Osaka, Japan 1 365 4 [19]
39 Keisuke Okuda November 3, 2020 Gate of Destiny 2020 Osaka, Japan 1 270 5 [20]
40 Genki Horiguchi July 31, 2021 Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2021 Kobe, Japan 4 1 0 [21]
41 Kagetora August 1, 2021 Speed Star Final 2021 Kobe, Japan 2 7 0 [22]
42 SB Kento August 8, 2021 The Gate Of Adventure 2021 Nagoya, Japan 1 1 0 [23]
— Vacated August 9, 2021 — — — — — The championship was vacated after a title defense against Keisuke Okuda ended in a no-contest.
43 SB Kento September 11, 2021 Storm Gate 2021 Osaka, Japan 2 123 4 Defeated Keisuke Okuda to win the vacant title. [24]
44 Dragon Dia January 12, 2022 Open the New Year Gate 2022 Tokyo, Japan 1 199 3 [25]
45 H.Y.O July 30, 2022 Kobe World 2022 - Ultimo Dragon Debut 35th Anniversary Kobe, Japan 1 148 4 [26]
46 Minorita December 25, 2022 Final Gate 2022 Fukuoka, Japan 1 69 0 [27]
47 Jason Lee March 4, 2023 Champion Gate in Osaka 2023 - Night 1 Osaka, Japan 1 120 1 [28]
48 Ishin July 2, 2023 Kobe Festival 2023 Kobe, Japan 1 41+ 0 [29]

Combined reigns

As of August 12, 2023.

Record six-time champion Masato Yoshino/Dr. Muscle.
† Indicates the current champion
Rank Wrestler No. of
Reigns 		Combined
defenses 		Combined
days
1 Masato Yoshino/Dr. Muscle 6 16 813
2 Dragon Kid 4 13 733
3 Pac 1 11 447
4 Kaito Ishida 1 4 365
5 Genki Horiguchi/H.A.Gee.Mee!! 4 8 344
6 Flamita 1 9 290
7 Eita 2 5 287
8 Jimmy Kagetora/Kagetora 2 5 286
9 Keisuke Okuda 1 5 270
10 Naruki Doi 2 5 254
11 Akira Tozawa 1 6 246
12 Susumu Yokosuka 1 4 228
13 Dragon Dia 1 3 199
14 Ricochet 1 3 169
15 Yasushi Kanda 2 1 153
16 H.Y.O 1 4 148
17 Yosuke ♥ Santa Maria 1 2 141
18 Naoki Tanizaki 1 6 134
19 Kotoka 1 1 125
20 SB Kento 2 4 124
21 Jason Lee 1 1 120
22 Cima 1 3 119
23 Tigers Mask 1 3 118
24 Minorita 1 0 69
25 Gamma 1 0 63
26 Super Shisa 1 1 50
27 Kzy 1 1 47
K-ness 1 1 47
29 Matt Sydal 1 1 41
30 Ishin † 1 0 41+
31 Punch Tominaga 1 0 18
32 Anthony W. Mori 1 0 <1

Notes

1.^ – On May 20, 2014, Flamita successfully defended the title against Drastik Boy, Kaleth and Shane Strickland at a Desastre Total Ultraviolento (DTU) event in Pachuca, Mexico. Although Dragon Gate has not recognized the defense, it is included here.[30]

See also

References

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