Open the Brave Gate Championship
Professional wrestling championship
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The Open the Brave Gate Championship (オープン・ザ・ブレイブゲート王座, Ōpun za Bureibugēto Ōza) is a professional wrestling title created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Dragongate. 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 Dragongate and is more of a light heavyweight championship.[1]
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Current design of the Open the Brave Gate Championship (2019 – present) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Promotion | Dragongate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date established | March 13, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current champion | Ryoya Tanaka | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date won | July 13, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
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History
The championship was created on March 13, 2005 when Naruki Doi defeated Yossino in a tournament final.[2]
Belt design
Eita with the (2005–2019) design of the title in November 2016.
Jason Lee with the current design of the title (2019–present).
H.Y.O with a closer look to the current belt design.
The first design of the belt, from 2005 to 2019, had the faceplate logo divided into eight pieces, each 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, and 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.
Reigns
As of March 16, 2026, there have been a total of 55 reigns shared between 35 different champions. The current champion is Ryoya Tanaka who is in his first reign.[3]
| 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 | |||||
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| 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 Tanizaki 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 | |||
| — | 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 | 99 | 1 | [29] | ||
| 49 | Kzy | October 9, 2023 | Gate Of Origin 2023 | Sendai, Japan | 2 | 5 | 0 | [30] | ||
| 50 | Ishin | October 14, 2023 | Gate Of Victory 2023 | Kobe, Japan | 2 | 52 | 1 | [31] | ||
| 51 | Hyo | December 5, 2023 | Fantastic Gate 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 229 | 6 | [32] | ||
| 52 | Dragon Dia | July 21, 2024 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2024 | Kobe, Japan | 2 | 147 | 3 | [33] | ||
| 53 | Yamato | December 15, 2024 | Final Gate 2024 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 113 | 1 | This was a winner takes all match also disputed for Yamato's Open the Dream Gate Championship in which Dia cashed in his King of Gate contract. | [34] | |
| — | Vacated | April 7, 2025 | Gate Of Passion 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Yamato vacated the title due to also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship. | ||
| 54 | U-T | May 5, 2025 | Dead Or Alive 2025 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 69 | 1 | Defeated Homare in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | [35] | |
| 55 | Ryoya Tanaka | July 13, 2025 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2025 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 246+ | 9 | [36] | ||
Combined reigns
As of March 16, 2026.
| † | 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 | H.Y.O/Hyo | 2 | 10 | 377 |
| 5 | Kaito Ishida | 1 | 4 | 365 |
| 6 | Dragon Dia | 2 | 6 | 346 |
| 7 | Genki Horiguchi/H.A.Gee.Mee!! | 4 | 8 | 344 |
| 8 | Flamita | 1 | 9 | 290 |
| 9 | Eita | 2 | 5 | 287 |
| 10 | Jimmy Kagetora/Kagetora | 2 | 5 | 286 |
| 11 | Keisuke Okuda | 1 | 5 | 270 |
| 12 | Naruki Doi | 2 | 5 | 254 |
| 13 | Ryoya Tanaka † | 1 | 9 | 246+ |
| 14 | Akira Tozawa | 1 | 6 | 246 |
| 15 | Susumu Yokosuka | 1 | 4 | 228 |
| 16 | Ricochet | 1 | 3 | 169 |
| 17 | Yasushi Kanda | 2 | 1 | 153 |
| 18 | Ishin | 2 | 2 | 151 |
| 19 | Yosuke ♥ Santa Maria | 1 | 2 | 141 |
| 20 | Naoki Tanizaki | 1 | 6 | 134 |
| 21 | Kotoka | 1 | 1 | 125 |
| 22 | SB Kento | 2 | 4 | 124 |
| 23 | Jason Lee | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| 24 | Cima | 1 | 3 | 119 |
| 25 | Tigers Mask | 1 | 3 | 118 |
| 26 | Yamato | 1 | 1 | 113 |
| 27 | U-T | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Minorita | 1 | 0 | 69 | |
| 29 | Gamma | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| 30 | Kzy | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| 31 | Super Shisa | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 32 | K-ness | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| 33 | Matt Sydal | 1 | 1 | 41 |
| 34 | Punch Tominaga | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 35 | 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.[37]