Open the Twin Gate Championship

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Open the Twin Gate Championship
Open the Twin Gate Championship.jpg
Previous championship design
Details
Promotion Dragon Gate
Date establishedOctober 12, 2007
Current champion(s) Alejandro and Kaito Kiyomiya
Date wonDecember 24, 2023
Statistics
First champion(s)Speed Muscle
(Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi)
Most reigns(as team) T-Hawk and Eita (4 reign)
(as individual) Yamato (10 reigns)
Longest reignCK-1
(Cima and Dragon Kid) (397 days)
Shortest reignOsaka06
(Cima and Gamma) (<1 day)
Oldest champion Masaaki Mochizuki (51 years, 49 days)
Youngest champion Kota Minoura (21 years, 307 days)

The Open the Twin Gate Championship is a professional wrestling tag team title created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. [1] Dragon Gate had used the WAR IJ Tag Team Championship since 2006, until 2007 when Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi introduced the new Twin Gate after winning the Summer Adventure Tag League tournament. They later defeated the IJ champions, Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa, to unify the titles and become the first Twin Gate champions.

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Naruki Doi and Yamato, Cima and Dragon Kid hold the most successful consecutive defenses with nine. Cima and Dragon Kid are also the longest reigning champions, with first reign as a team totaling 397 days. There have been a total of 65 reigns shared between 46 different teams consisting of 46 distinctive champions. The current title holders are Alejandro and Kaito Kiyomiya who are in their first reign as a team as well as individually. [2]

Title history

Key
No.Overall reign number
ReignReign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different
DaysNumber of days held
DefensesNumber of successful defenses
Championship change is unrecognized by the promotion
<1Reign lasted less than a day
+Current reign is changing daily
No.ChampionChampionship changeReign statisticsNotesRef.
DateEventLocationReignDaysDefenses
1 Muscle Outlaw'z
(Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi)
October 12, 2007Gate of Victory 2007 Tokyo, Japan 11192Muscle Outlaw'z defeated Tozawajuku (Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa) to unify the International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.
2Tozawa-juku
(Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa)
February 8, 2008Truth Gate Tokyo, Japan 1872
3Typhoon
(Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka)
May 5, 2008Dead or Alive Nagoya, Japan 11443
4 World-1
(Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi)
September 26, 2008Storm Gate Osaka, Japan 290
5Real Hazard
(Cyber Kong and Yamato)
October 5, 2008Gate of Victory 2008 Fukuoka, Japan 11474
6Warriors-5
(Gamma and Susumu Yokosuka (2))
March 1, 2009Truth Gate Osaka, Japan 1651
7Real Hazard
(Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito (2))
May 5, 2009Dead or Alive Aichi, Japan 11353
8Kamikaze
(Shingo Takagi and Yamato (2))
September 17, 2009Storm Gate Tokyo, Japan 11013
9Warriors-5
(Cima and Gamma (2))
December 27, 2009Final Gate Fukuoka, Japan 1<10
Vacated December 27, 2009Final Gate Fukuoka, Japan Cima and Gamma returned the title immediately and declared themselves interim champions.
10Warriors-5
(Cima (2) and Gamma (3))
February 10, 2010Truth Gate Tokyo, Japan 2400Warriors-5 defeated World-1 (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) to win the vacant championship.
11Kamikaze
(Cyber Kong (2) and Shingo Takagi (2))
March 22, 2010Compilation Gate Tokyo, Japan 1521
12K-neSuka
(K-ness and Susumu Yokosuka (3))
May 13, 2010Aggressive Gate Tokyo, Japan 11944
13 Gamma (4) and Naruki Doi (3)November 23, 2010 The Gate of Destiny 2010 Osaka, Japan 1481 [3]
14 Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki January 10, 2011Primal Gate Nagoya, Japan 1270
15Blood Warriors
(Genki Horiguchi (2) and Ryo Saito (3))
February 6, 2011Truth Gate Fukuoka, Japan 21332
16Junction Three
(Dragon Kid and Pac)
June 19, 2011Champion Gate in Hakata Fukuoka, Japan 1280
17Blood Warriors
(Cima (3) and Ricochet)
July 17, 2011Rainbow Gate 2011: Kobe Pro–Wrestling Festival Kobe, Japan 11363
Vacated November 30, 20111st Blood Tokyo, Japan Cima and Ricochet vacated the championship so Ricochet could focus on his Open the Brave Gate Championship and Cima could focus on going for the Open the Dream Gate Championship.
18 Blood Warriors/Mad Blankey
(Akira Tozawa and BxB Hulk)
December 1, 2011Fantastic Gate Tokyo, Japan 1942Defeated Junction Three (Kagetora and Susumu Yokosuka) to win the vacant championship.
19Jimmyz
(Jimmy Kagetora and Jimmy Susumu (4))
March 4, 2012Champion Gate in Osaka Osaka, Japan 1983
20 Mad Blankey
(BxB Hulk (2) and Naoki Tanisaki)
June 10, 2012The Gate of Maximum Sapporo, Japan 170
21Jimmyz
(Jimmy Kagetora (2) and Jimmy Susumu (5))
June 17, 2012Champion Gate in Hakata Fukuoka, Japan 2350This was a three-way elimination tag match, which also involvingK-ness and Kenichiro Arai of MadoGiwa Windows.
22-akatsuki-
(Shingo Takagi (3) and Yamato (3))
July 22, 2012Kobe Pro–Wrestling Festival 2012 Kobe, Japan 2631
23Kaettekita Veteran-gun
(Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki)
September 23, 2012Dangerous Gate Tokyo, Japan 21606
24 Mad Blankey
(BxB Hulk (3) and Uhaa Nation)
March 2, 2013Champion Gate Osaka, Japan 1641
25-akatsuki-
(Shingo Takagi (4) and Yamato (4))
May 5, 2013Dead or Alive Aichi, Japan 3411
26 Mad Blankey
(Akira Tozawa (2) and BxB Hulk (4))
June 15, 2013Champion Gate in Hakata Fukuoka, Japan 2360
27World-1 International
(Naruki Doi (4) and Ricochet (2))
July 21, 2013Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2013 Kobe, Japan 1400
28Oretachi Veteran-gun
(Dragon Kid (2) and K-ness (2))
August 30, 2013The Gate of Generation Kobe, Japan 180
Vacated September 7, 2013Summer Adventure Tag League Osaka, Japan Title vacated after Dragon Kid suffered a knee injury.
Millennials
(Eita and T-Hawk (2))
September 28, 2013Summer Adventure Tag League Kobe, Japan 1360Defeated Mad Blankey (BxB Hulk and Yamato) in the finals of the Summer Adventure Tag League to become interim champions.
29 Millennials
(Eita and T-Hawk (2(3)))
November 3, 2013 The Gate of Destiny 2013 Osaka, Japan 1(2)350Millennials defeated Oretachi Veteran-gun (Dragon Kid and K-ness) to become the official champions. [4]
30 Mad Blankey
(Naruki Doi (5) and Yamato (5))
December 8, 2013Fantastic Gate Hokkaido, Japan 1140
31Monster Express
(Akira Tozawa (3) and Shingo Takagi (5))
December 22, 2013The Final Gate Fukuoka, Japan 12105
32 Millennials
(Eita (2(3)) and T-Hawk (3(4)))
July 20, 2014Kobe Pro–Wrestling Festival 2014 Kobe, Japan 21052
33Osaka06
(Cima (4) and Gamma (5))
November 2, 2014 The Gate of Destiny 2014 Osaka, Japan 3310 [5]
34 Millennials
(Eita (3(4)) and T-Hawk (4(5)))
December 3, 2014Fantastic Gate 2014 Tokyo, Japan 3250
35 Mad Blankey
(Cyber Kong (3) and Yamato (6))
December 28, 2014The Final Gate Fukuoka, Japan 2630
36Monster Express
(Masato Yoshino (3) and Shachihoko Boy)
March 1, 2015Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka
Night 1
Osaka, Japan 11042 [6]
37 Mad Blankey/VerserK
(Naruki Doi (6) and Yamato (7))
June 13, 2015Champion Gate 2015 in Hakata
Night 1
Fukuoka, Japan 22679Mad Blankey disbanded and their reign continued under the VerserK unit. [7]
38Monster Express
(Big R Shimizu and T-Hawk (5(6)))
March 6, 2016Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka Osaka, Japan 11051 [8]
39Jimmyz
(Jimmy Kagetora and Jimmy Susumu (6))
June 19, 2016The Gate of Maximum Kyoto, Japan 31374
40Over Generation
(Cima (5) and Dragon Kid (3))
November 3, 2016 The Gate of Destiny 2016 Osaka, Japan 13979 [9]
Vacated December 5, 2017Fantastic Gate Tokyo, Japan Title vacated after Dragon Kid suffered a knee injury.
41VerserK/ANTIAS
(Eita (4(5)) and T-Hawk(6(7)))
December 23, 2017Dragon Gate Final Gate 2017 Fukuoka, Japan 41342Defeated Cima and Susumu Yokosuka to win the vacant titles. [10]
42MaxiMuM
(Ben-K and Big R Shimizu (2))
May 6, 2018Dragon Gate Dead Or Alive 2018 Nagoya, Aichi 1771
43Tribe Vanguard
(BxB Hulk (5) and Yamato (8))
July 22, 2018Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2018 Kobe, Japan 11503Their actual first defense against Big R Shimizu and Naruki Doi ended in a no contest when Big R turned on Doi and MaxiMuM to join Anitas. [11]
Vacated December 19, 2018Fantastic Gate Tokyo, Japan Title vacated after BxB Hulk suffered a neck injury.
44 R.E.D./Big Ben
(Ben-K (2) and Big R Shimizu (3))
December 23, 2018The Final Gate Fukuoka, Japan 21262Defeated MaxiMuM (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino), MexaBlood (Bandido and Flamita) and Tribe Vanguard (Yamato and Kagetora) in a four-way elimination match to win the vacant championship. [12]
45Tribe Vanguard
(Kai and Yamato (9))
April 28, 2019The Gate of Passion Fukuoka, Japan 1840First defense ended in a no contest when R.E.D. interfered.
46 R.E.D.
(Eita (5(6)) and Big R Shimizu (4))
July 21, 2019Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2019 Kobe, Japan 11473This was a three-way elimination match, also involving MaxiMuM (Naruki Doi and Kaito Ishida). [13]
47Tribe Vanguard
(BxB Hulk (6) and Yamato (10))
December 15, 2019Final Gate 2019 Fukuoka, Japan 260 [14]
Vacated December 21, 2019Vacated when BxB Hulk betrayed Tribe Vanguard and left the unit.
48 R.E.D.
(BxB Hulk (7) and Kazma Sakamoto)
January 15, 2020Open The New Year's Gate Tokyo, Japan 12001Defeated Team Dragon Gate (Yamato and Ben-K) in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. [15]
49Team Dragon Gate
(Jason Lee and Kota Minoura)
August 2, 2020Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2020 Wakayama, Japan 11042 [16]
Vacated November 14, 2020Vacated when Jason Lee couldn't work due to a high fever.
50 R.E.D.
(BxB Hulk (8) and Kai (2))
November 15, 2020Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2020 Kobe, Japan 11122Defeated Team Dragon Gate (Yamato and Kota Minoura) in a decision match to win the vacant title. [17]
51 Masaaki Mochizuki (3) and Takashi Yoshida (4)March 7, 2021Champion Gate 2021 in Osaka
Night 2
Osaka, Japan 1591 Yoshida was previously known as Cyber Kong. [18]
52 R.E.D.
(Kaito Ishida and Kazma Sakamoto (2))
May 5, 2021Dead or Alive 2021 Aichi, Japan 1870 [19]
53Natural Vibes
(Susumu Yokosuka (7) and King Shimizu (5))
July 31, 2021Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2021 Kobe, Japan 11193King Shimizu was previously known as Big R Shimizu. [20]
54 Naruki Doi (7) and Takashi Yoshida (5)November 27, 2021Gate of Origin 2021 Sendai, Japan 1290 [21]
55 R.E.D.
(SB Kento and H.Y.O)
December 26, 2021Final Gate 2021 Fukuoka, Japan 1180 [22]
56D'courage
(Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka)
January 13, 2022Open the New Year Gate 2022 Tokyo, Japan 11123 [23]
57Z-Brats
(Shun Skywalker and Diamante)
May 5, 2022Dead or Alive 2022 Nagoya, Japan 1861 [24]
58Kung Fu Masters
(Jason Lee (2) and Jacky "Funky" Kamei)
July 30, 2022Kobe World 2022 - Ultimo Dragon Debut 35th Anniversary Kobe, Japan 1510 [25]
59D'courage
(Dragon Dia (2) and Madoka Kikuta)
September 19, 2022Dangerous Gate 2022 Tokyo, Japan 1741 [26]
60Z-Brats
(BxB Hulk (9) and Kai (3))
December 2, 2022Fantastic Gate 2022 Sapporo, Japan 220Hulk and Kai won the titles previously while being part of R.E.D.. [27]
61Natural Vibes
(Big Boss Shimizu (6) and Kzy)
December 4, 2022Fantastic Gate 2022 Sapporo, Japan 11215 [28]
62 Kongo
(Kenoh and Shuji Kondo)
April 4, 2023DG/Masaaki Mochizuki Produce Buyuden Rei ~Zero~ Tokyo, Japan 1591 [29]
63M3K
(Susumu Mochizuki (8) and Yasushi Kanda)
June 2, 2023DG Rainbow Gate 2023 Tokyo, Japan 11563Mochizuki was previously known as Susumu Yokosuka and Jimmy Susumu. [30]
64D'courage
(Dragon Dia (3) and Yuki Yoshioka (2))
November 5, 2023 Gate of Destiny Osaka, Japan 2440 [31]
Vacated December 19, 2023
65 Alejandro and Kaito Kiyomiya December 24, 2023Final Gate 2023 Fukuoka, Japan 1116+1Defeated Gold Class (Ben-K and Kota Minoura) to win the vacant titles. [32]

Combined reigns

As of April18, 2024.

Former champions Junction Three (Dragon Kid and Pac) with the titles in 2011. Pk-1twin.jpg
Former champions Junction Three (Dragon Kid and Pac) with the titles in 2011.
Indicates the current champion
RankTeamNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1Over Generation
(Cima and Dragon Kid)
19397
2 Antias/Millennials/VerserK
(T-Hawk and Eita)
44299
3 Mad Blankey/VerserK
(Naruki Doi and Yamato)
29281
4Jimmyz
(Jimmy Kagetora and Jimmy Susumu)
37270
5Blood Warriors/Real Hazard
(Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito)
25268
6 Mad Blankey/Real Hazard
(Cyber Kong and Yamato)
26210
Monster Express
(Akira Tozawa and Shingo Takagi)
15210
8-akatsuki-/Kamikaze
(Shingo Takagi and Yamato)
35205
9 MaxiMuM/R.E.D.
(Big R Shimizu and Ben-K)
23203
10 R.E.D.
(BxB Hulk and Kazma Sakamoto)
11200
11K-neSuka
(K-ness and Susumu Yokosuka)
14194
12Kaettekita Veteran-gun
(Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki)
26187
13Tribe Vanguard
(BxB Hulk and Yamato)
23156
M3K
(Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda)
13156
15 R.E.D.
(Big R Shimizu and Eita)
13147
16D'courage
(Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka)
23156
17Typhoon
(Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka)
13144
18Blood Warriors
(Cima and Ricochet)
13136
19 Blood Warriors/Mad Blankey
(Akira Tozawa and BxB Hulk)
22130
20 Muscle Outlaw'z/World-1
(Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi)
22128
21Natural Vibes
(Big Boss Shimizu and Kzy)
15121
22Natural Vibes
(Susumu Yokosuka and King Shimizu)
13119
23 Alejandro and Kaito Kiyomiya11116+
24 R.E.D. /Z-Brats
(Kai and BxB Hulk)
22114
25Monster Express
(Big R Shimizu and T-Hawk)
11105
26Monster Express
(Masato Yoshino and Shachihoko Boy)
12104
Team Dragon Gate
(Jason Lee and Kota Minoura)
12104
28Tozawa-juku
(Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa)
1287
R.E.D.
(Kaito Ishida and Kazma Sakamoto)
1087
30Z-Brats
(Shun Skywalker and Diamante)
1186
31Tribe Vanguard
(Kai and Yamato)
1084
32D'courage
(Dragon Dia and Madoka Kikuta)
1174
33Osaka06/Warriors-5
(Cima and Gamma)
3071
34Warriors-5
(Gamma and Susumu Yokosuka)
1165
35 Mad Blankey
(BxB Hulk and Uhaa Nation)
1164
36 Kongo
(Kenoh and Shuji Kondo)
1159
Masaaki Mochizuki and Takashi Yoshida 1159
38Kamikaze
(Cyber Kong and Shingo Takagi)
1152
39Kung Fu Masters
(Jason Lee and Jacky "Funky" Kamei)
1051
40 Gamma and Naruki Doi 1148
41World-1 International
(Naruki Doi and Ricochet)
1040
42 Naruki Doi and Takashi Yoshida 1029
43Junction Three
(Dragon Kid and Pac)
1028
44 R.E.D.
(SB Kento and H.Y.O)
1018
45Oretachi Veteran-gun
(Dragon Kid and K-ness)
108

By wrestler

RankWrestlerNo. of
reigns
Combined
defenses
Combined days
1 Susumu Yokosuka/Mochizuki/Jimmy Susumu 821948
2 Yamato 1021936
3 Big R/Big Boss/King Shimizu 615695
4 BxB Hulk 99671
5 Cima 512604
6 Naruki Doi 712526
7 Shingo Takagi 511467
8 Eita 5(6)7446
9 Dragon Kid 39433
10 Ryo Saito 38412
11 T-Hawk/Naoki Tanisaki 6(7)5411
12 Cyber Kong/Takashi Yoshida 56350
13 Akira Tozawa 37340
14 Kazma Sakamoto 21287
15 Jimmy Kagetora 37270
16 Genki Horiguchi 25268
17 Masaaki Mochizuki 37246
18 Masato Yoshino 34232
19 Dragon Dia 34230
20 K-ness 24204
21 Ben-K 23203
22 Kai 32198
23 Don Fujii 26187
24 Gamma 52184
25 Ricochet 23176
26 Yuki Yoshioka 23156
Yasushi Kanda 13156
28 Jason Lee 22155
29 Kzy 15121
30 Alejandro11116+
Kaito Kiyomiya11116+
32 Kota Minoura 12104
Shachihoko Boy 12104
34 Kenichiro Arai 1187
Taku Iwasa 1187
Kaito Ishida 1087
37 Shun Skywalker 1186
Diamante 1186
39 Madoka Kikuta 1174
40 Uhaa Nation 1164
41 Kenoh 1159
Shuji Kondo 1159
43 Jacky "Funky" Kamei 1051
44 Pac 1028
45 SB Kento 1018
H.Y.O 1018

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