Open the Dream Gate Championship
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Cima, former three-time champion | |||||||||||
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| Current champion(s) | Jimmy Susumu | ||||||||||
| Date won | February 14, 2016 | ||||||||||
| Date established | July 4, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Promotion | Dragon Gate | ||||||||||
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The Open the Dream Gate Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Dragon Gate.[1] 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.[2] The title belt's face has a "gate" on it 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 belt as a symbol of that successful defense.[1] 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.[3] There have been a total of 13 recognized champions who have had a combined 22 official reigns.
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.
Reigns
The inaugural champion was CIMA, who was awarded the championship by being the last Último Dragón Gym Champion. CIMA, Yamato, Masato Yoshino, and Shingo Takagi share the record for most reigns, with three. The longest reign is 574 days, by CIMA. As of February 2016, Susumu is the current champion in his second reign.
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days held | Successful defenses | Location | Event | Notes | Ref. |
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1 |
Cima | 1 |
July 4, 2004 | 175 | 1 |
Tokyo, Japan | Live event | 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. | [4] |
2 |
Masaaki Mochizuki | 1 |
December 16, 2004 | 323 | 4 |
Tokyo, Japan | Gate of Legend | [4] | |
3 |
Magnitude Kishiwada | 1 |
November 4, 2005 | 112 | 2 |
Tokyo, Japan | Crown Gate 2005 ~Osaka Special~ | [4] | |
4 |
Ryo Saito | 1 |
February 24, 2006 | 58 | 0 |
Tokyo, Japan | Live Event during Truth Gate tour | [4] | |
5 |
Susumu Yokosuka | 1 |
April 23, 2006 | 214 | 3 |
Tokyo, Japan | Glorious Gate 2006 | [4] | |
6 |
Don Fujii | 1 |
November 23, 2006 | 122 | 1 |
Tokyo, Japan | Crown Gate 2006 ~Osaka Special~ | [4] | |
7 |
Jushin Thunder Liger | 1 |
March 25, 2007 | 98 | 1 |
Tsu, Japan | Memorial Gate 2007 | [4] | |
8 |
Cima | 2 |
July 1, 2007 | 364 | 6 |
Kobe, Japan | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2007 | [4] | |
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Vacated | - |
June 29, 2008 | - |
- | N/A | Vacated due to Cima suffering a neck injury. | [5] | |
9 |
Shingo Takagi | 1 |
July 27, 2008 | 154 | 3 |
Kobe, Japan | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2008 | Defeated BxB Hulk. | [4] |
10 |
Naruki Doi | 1 |
December 28, 2008 | 449 | 8 |
Fukuoka, Japan | Final Gate 2008 | [4] | |
11 |
Yamato | 1 |
March 22, 2010 | 111 | 3 |
Tokyo, Japan | Compilation Gate 2010 | [4] | |
12 |
Masato Yoshino | 1 |
July 11, 2010 | 277 | 4 |
Kobe, Japan | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2010 | [4] | |
13 |
Masaaki Mochizuki | 2 |
April 14, 2011 | 255 | 6 |
Tokyo, Japan | Champion Gate 2011 | [4] | |
14 |
Cima | 3 |
December 25, 2011 | 574 | 15 |
Fukuoka, Japan | Final Gate 2011 | [6] | |
15 |
Shingo Takagi | 2 |
July 21, 2013 | 33 | 0 |
Kobe, Japan | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2013 | [7] | |
16 |
Yamato | 2 |
August 23, 2013 | 48 | 1 |
Tokyo, Japan | The Gate of Generation | [8] | |
17 |
Masato Yoshino | 2 |
October 10, 2013 | 143 | 4 |
Tokyo, Japan | The Gate of Victory | ||
18 |
Ricochet | 1 |
March 2, 2014 | 64 | 1 |
Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate in Osaka | ||
19 |
Yamato | 3 |
May 5, 2014 | 76 | 2 |
Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 2014 | ||
20 |
BxB Hulk | 1 |
July 20, 2014 | 329 | 7 |
Kobe, Japan | Kobe Puroresu Festival 2014 | 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 a "provisional" champion, pending a rematch. On August 17, Hulk defeated Doi to resume his reign and make his first successful title defense. | |
21 |
Masato Yoshino | 3 |
June 14, 2015 | 63 | 1 |
Fukuoka, Japan | Champion Gate 2015 in Hakata | ||
22 |
Shingo Takagi | 3 |
August 16, 2015 | 182 | 4 |
Tokyo, Japan | Dangerous Gate 2015 | Takagi's defense against Gamma was declared an unsuccessful attempt & Takagi didn't receive a Dream Key due to massive interference by VeserK/a no contest on 12/3/2015 | |
23 |
Jimmy Susumu | 2 |
February 14, 2016 | 4+ | 0 |
Fukuoka, Japan | Truth Gate 2016 | ||
See also
References
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "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.
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