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The Open the Brave Gate Championship is a professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion Dragon Gate; it has a weight limit of 83kg, 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. It was created on March 13, 2005 when Naruki Doi defeated YOSSINO in a tournament final. 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 18 recognized champions who have had a combined 27 official reigns.
Title history
| # | Wrestler | Reigns | Date | Days held | Successful defenses | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naruki Doi | 1
|
March 13, 2005 | 245 | 5
|
The Brave Gate Tour Nagoya, Japan |
Defeated YOSSINO in a tournament final. |
| 2 | Dragon Kid | 1
|
November 13, 2005 | 84 | 1
|
Crown Gate tour Nagoya, Japan |
|
| - | Vacated | -
|
February 5, 2006 | -
|
Fukuoka, Japan | Vacated due to a title defense against Masato Yoshino ending in a no contest after outside interference from both men's factions. | |
| 3 | Masato Yoshino | 1
|
March 19, 2006 | 330 | 4
|
Kawagoe, Japan | Defeated Dragon Kid and Naoki Tanisaki in a three-way elimination tournament final. |
| 4 | Matt Sydal | 1
|
February 12, 2007 | 41 | 1
|
Live Gate Kobe, Japan |
|
| 5 | Genki Horiguchi | 1
|
March 25, 2007 | 98 | 2
|
Memorial Gate tour Tsu, Japan |
|
| 6 | Yasushi Kanda | 1
|
July 1, 2007 | 83 | 2
|
Kobe Puroresu Festival 2007 Kobe, Japan |
|
| 7 | Masato Yoshino | 2
|
September 22, 2007 | 205 | 6
|
Storm Gate tour Tokyo, Japan |
|
| 8 | Anthony W. Mori | 1
|
April 13, 2008 | 0 | 0
|
Gate of Passion tour Nagoya, Japan |
|
| - | Vacated | -
|
April 13, 2008 | -
|
-
|
Nagoya, Japan | Vacated voluntarily by Mori due to Yasushi Kanda interfering in his title win. |
| 9 | Gamma | 1
|
April 27, 2008 | 63 | 0
|
Gate of Passion tour Fukuoka, Japan |
Defeated Anthony W. Mori in a tournament final. 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 | 3
|
June 29, 2008 | 0 | 0
|
The Gate of Maximum tour Osaka, Japan |
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 | -
|
-
|
Osaka, Japan | Vacated the title. |
| 11 | Genki Horiguchi | 2
|
July 27, 2008 | 77 | 2
|
Kobe Puroresu Festival 2008 Kobe, Japan |
Defeated m.c.KZ to win the title. |
| 12 | Masato Yoshino | 4
|
October 12, 2008 | 161 | 2
|
The Gate of Victory tour Nagoya, Japan |
|
| 13 | CIMA | 1
|
March 22, 2009 | 119 | 3
|
"The Gate of Anniversary" tour. Tokyo, Japan |
|
| 14 | Naruki Doi | 2
|
July 19, 2009 | 9 | 0
|
Kobe Puroresu Festival 2009 Kobe, Japan |
This was also for the Open the Dream Gate Championship. |
| - | Vacated | -
|
July 28, 2009 | -
|
-
|
N/A | Vacated the title due to Doi also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship. |
| 15 | Naoki Tanizaki | 1
|
August 30, 2009 | 134 | 6
|
Summer Adventure Tag League III tour Fukuoka, Japan |
Beat KAGETORA in a tournament final for the vacant title. |
| 16 | K-ness. | 1
|
January 11, 2010 | 47 | 1
|
Primal Gate tour Nagoya, Japan |
|
| 17 | Super Shisa | 1
|
February 27, 2010 | 50 | 1
|
Truth Gate tour Nagoya, Japan |
|
| 18 | Tigers Mask | 1
|
April 18, 2010 | 118 | 3
|
Gate of Passion tour. Osaka, Japan |
|
| 19 | Masato Yoshino | 5
|
August 14, 2010 | 0
|
0
|
Summer Adventure Tag League IV tour. Kobe, Japan |
|
| - | Vacated | -
|
August 14, 2010 | -
|
-
|
Kobe, Japan | Vacated due to Yoshino also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship. |
| 20 | PAC | 1
|
August 29, 2010 | 447 | 11
|
Fukuoka, Japan | Defeated Susumu Yokosuka in a tournament final to win the vacant title. |
| 21 | Ricochet | 1
|
November 19, 2011 | 169 | 3
|
Crown Gate tour Osaka, Japan |
|
| 22 | Dragon Kid | 2
|
May 6, 2012 | 364 | 9
|
Dead or Alive 2012 Aichi, Japan |
|
| 23 | Masato Yoshino | 6
|
May 5, 2013 | 117 | 4
|
Dead or Alive 2013 Aichi, Japan |
|
| - | Vacated | -
|
August 30, 2013 | -
|
Kobe, Japan | Yoshino vacated the title, feeling it belonged to the younger generation. | |
| 24 | Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! | 3
|
September 29, 2013 | 168 | 4
|
Summer Adventure Tag League 2013 Kobe, Japan |
Defeated Kzy in the finals of a tournament. |
| 25 | Flamita | 1
|
March 16, 2014 | 290 | 9
|
Memorial Gate 2014 in Wakayama. Wakayama, Japan |
|
| - | Vacated | -
|
December 31, 2014 | -
|
-
|
-
|
Title declared vacant three days after Flamita left the belt in the ring in protest, following his ninth defense ending in a disqualification. |
| 26 | Kzy | 1
|
January 12, 2015 | 47 | 1
|
Open the New Year Gate 2015 Kobe, Japan |
Kzy, as the masked Dr. Muscle, defeated Eita in the finals of a tournament. Unmasked on January 16, 2015. |
| 27 | Akira Tozawa | 1
|
February 28, 2015 | 246 | 6
|
Champion Gate 2015 in Osaka Osaka, Japan |
|
| 28 | Kotoka | 1
|
November 1, 2015 | 125 | 1
|
The Gate of Destiny 2015 Osaka, Japan |
|
| 29 | Yosuke♥Santa Maria | 1
|
March 5, 2016 | 141 | 2
|
Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka Osaka, Japan |
|
| 30 | Eita | 1
|
July 24th, 2016 | 2826+ | 0
|
Kobe Puroresu Festival 2016 Kobe, Japan |
|
| - | Vacated | -
|
March 4, 2017 | -
|
-
|
-
|
Title declared vacant after Eita & Lindaman's match at 3/4/2017 ended in a no contest. An 8-man tournament will determine the 31st Champion. |
| 30 | Jimmy Kagetora | 1
|
March 20th, 2017 | 2587+ | 0
|
Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2017 Wakayama, Japan |
Defeated El Lindaman in a tournament final for the vacant championship. |