On this page, you find the full Title History for the Open the Brave Gate Championship, with all Championship Info, Statistics, the Belt Design changes through the years, and the full list of Title Reigns, along with dates, events, and reign durations.
The Open the Brave Gate Championship is contested in Dragon Gate Japan Pro-Wrestling, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on March 13, 2005.
The title has a weight limit of 83 kg (183 lb), though it has occasionally been defended against heavier wrestlers, functioning primarily as a light heavyweight championship.
The current champion is Ryoya Tanaka, who won the title on July 13, 2025, and has been reigning for 314 days.
Open the Brave Gate Championship: Title History
Open the Brave Gate Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign 55 Ryoya Tanaka
July 13, 2025 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2025314+days54 U-T
May 5, 2025 Nagoya, Japan | Dead Or Alive 2025Defeated Homare in a tournament final to win the vacant title.69days
Vacant
April 7, 2025 Tokyo, Japan | Gate Of Passion 2025Yamato vacated the title due to also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship.28days53 Yamato
December 15, 2024 Fukuoka, Japan | Final Gate 2024This 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.113days52 Dragon Dia
July 21, 2024 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2024147days51 Hyo
December 5, 2023 Tokyo, Japan | Fantastic Gate 2023229days50 Ishin
October 14, 2023 Kobe, Japan | Gate Of Victory 202352days49 Kzy
October 9, 2023 Sendai, Japan | Gate Of Origin 20235days48 Ishin
July 2, 2023 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Festival 202399days47 Jason Lee
March 4, 2023 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate in Osaka 2023 - Night 1120days46 Minorita
December 25, 2022 Fukuoka, Japan | Final Gate 202269days45 H.Y.O
July 30, 2022 Kobe, Japan | Kobe World 2022 - Ultimo Dragon Debut 35th Anniversary148days44 Dragon Dia
January 12, 2022 Tokyo, Japan | Open the New Year Gate 2022199days43 SB Kento
September 11, 2021 Osaka, Japan | Storm Gate 2021Defeated Keisuke Okuda to win the vacant title.123daysVacant
August 9, 2021The championship was vacated after a title defense against Keisuke Okuda ended in a no-contest.33days42 SB Kento
August 8, 2021 Nagoya, Japan | The Gate Of Adventure 20211day41 Kagetora
August 1, 2021 Kobe, Japan | Speed Star Final 20217days40 Genki Horiguchi
July 31, 2021 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 20211day39 Keisuke Okuda
November 3, 2020 Osaka, Japan | Gate of Destiny 2020270days38 Kaito Ishida
November 4, 2019 Osaka, Japan | Gate of Destiny 2019365days37 Susumu Yokosuka
March 21, 2019 Wakayama, Japan | Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2019228days36 Dragon Kid
September 24, 2018 Tokyo, Japan | Dangerous Gate 2018178days35 Eita
July 22, 2018 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 201864days34 Dragon Kid
April 6, 2018 Tokyo, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2018Dragon Kid defeated Kagetora to win the vacant championship.107daysVacant
March 21, 2018The championship was vacated after a Punch Tominaga's title defense against Yasushi Kanda ended in no contest.16days33 Punch Tominaga
March 3, 2018 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate in Osaka 201818days32 Yasushi Kanda
December 23, 2017 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 201770days31 Jimmy Kagetora
March 20, 2017 Wakayama, Japan | Memorial Gate 2017 in WakayamaKagetora defeated El Lindaman in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.278daysVacant
March 4, 2017 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate 2017 in OsakaThe championship was vacated due to a match between Eita and El Lindaman being declared as no contest, due to multiple interference.16days30 Eita
July 24, 2016 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2016223days29 Yosuke♥Santa Maria
March 5, 2016 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka: Sumoz Osaka Basho141days28 Kotoka
November 1, 2015 Osaka, Japan | Gate of Destiny 2015125days27 
Akira Tozawa 1
February 28, 2015 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate 2015 in Osaka246days26 Kzy
January 12, 2015 Kobe, Japan | Open the New Year Gate 2015Kzy, as the masked Dr. Muscle, defeated Eita in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant championship. Kzy was unmasked on January 16, 2015.47daysVacant
December 31, 2014The championship was declared vacant three days after Flamita left the belt in the ring in protest, following his ninth defense ending in a disqualification.12days25 
Flamita 1
March 16, 2014 Wakayama, Japan | Memorial Gate 2014 in Wakayama290days24 Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!
September 29, 2013 Kobe, Japan | Summer Adventure Tag League 2013H.A.Gee.Mee!! defeated Kzy in the finals of a tournament to win the vacant championship.168daysVacant
August 30, 2013 Kobe, Japan | The Gate of Generation 2013Masato Yoshino vacated the championship, feeling it belonged to the younger generation.30days23 Masato Yoshino
May 5, 2013 Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 2013117days22 Dragon Kid
May 6, 2012 Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 2012364days21 
Ricochet 1
November 19, 2011 Osaka, Japan | Crown Gate 2011169days20 
PAC 1
August 29, 2010 Fukuoka, Japan | Storm Gate 2010Pac defeated Susumu Yokosuka in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.447daysVacant
August 14, 2010 Kobe, Japan | Summer Adventure Tag League IVThe championship was vacated due to Masato Yoshino also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship.15days19 Masato Yoshino
August 14, 2010 Kobe, Japan | Summer Adventure Tag League IV0days18 Tigers Mask
April 18, 2010 Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2010118days17 Super Shisa
February 27, 2010 Nagoya, Japan | Truth Gate 201050days16 K-ness
January 11, 2010 Nagoya, Japan | Primal Gate 201047days15 Naoki Tanizaki
August 30, 2009 Fukuoka, Japan | Storm Gate 2009Tanizaki defeated Kagetora in a tournament final for the vacant championship.134daysVacant
July 28, 2009The championship was vacated due to Naruki Doi also holding the Open the Dream Gate Championship.33days14 Naruki Doi
July 19, 2009 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2009This was a title vs. title match in which Doi also defended the Open the Dream Gate Championship.9days13 
CIMA 1
March 22, 2009 Tokyo, Japan | The Gate of Anniversary119days12 Masato Yoshino
October 12, 2008 Nagoya, Japan | The Gate of Victory 2008161days11 Genki Horiguchi
July 27, 2008 Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival 2008Horiguchi defeated m.c.KZ to win the vacant championship.77daysVacant
June 29, 2008 Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Maximum 2008Masato Yoshino vacated the championship.28days10 Dr. Muscle
June 29, 2008 Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Maximum 2008The 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.0days9 Gamma
April 27, 2008 Fukuoka, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2008Gamma 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.63daysVacant
April 13, 2008 Nagoya, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2008The championship was vacated voluntarily by Anthony W. Mori due to Yasushi Kanda interfering in his title win.14days8 Anthony W. Mori
April 13, 2008 Nagoya, Japan | The Gate of Passion 20080days7 Masato Yoshino
September 22, 2007 Tokyo, Japan | Storm Gate 2007: Dragon Storm204days6 Yasushi Kanda
July 1, 2007 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 200783days5 Genki Horiguchi
March 25, 2007 Tsu, Japan | Memorial Gate 200798days4 
Matt Sydal 1
February 12, 2007 Kobe, Japan | Truth Gate 200741days3 Masato Yoshino
March 19, 2006 Kawagoe, Japan | Brave Gate 2006Yoshino defeated Dragon Kid and Naoki Tanizaki in a three-way elimination tournament final to win the vacant championship.330daysVacant
February 5, 2006 Fukuoka, Japan | Primal Gate 2006The championship was vacated due to a title defense against Masato Yoshino ending in a no contest after outside interference from both men's factions.42days2 Dragon Kid
November 13, 2005 Nagoya, Japan | Crown Gate 200584days1 Naruki Doi
March 13, 2005 Nagoya, Japan | The Brave Gate 2005Doi defeated Yossino in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.245days
Open the Brave Gate Championship: Names & Belt Designs
- Open the Brave Gate ChampionshipDecember 4, 2019
- Open the Brave Gate ChampionshipMarch 21, 2018December 4, 2019
- Open the Brave Gate ChampionshipMarch 13, 2005March 21, 2018
Open the Brave Gate Championship: Statistics
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
DGMarch 13, 2005 Present
- Promotion
Dragon Gate Japan Pro-Wrestling - TerritoryNational
- DivisionWeight / Division
- GenderMale
- Date EstablishedMarch 13, 2005
- Current ChampionRyoya Tanaka
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masato Yoshino | 5 |
| 2 | Dragon Kid | 4 |
| 3 | Genki Horiguchi | 3 |
| 4 | Dragon Dia | 2 |
| 5 | Eita | 2 |
| 6 | Naruki Doi | 2 |
| 7 | Yasushi Kanda | 2 |
| 8 | Ishin | 2 |
| 9 | SB Kento | 2 |
| 10 | Kzy | 2 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Masato Yoshino | 812 | |
| Dragon Kid | 733 | |
| PAC | 447 | |
| Kaito Ishida | 365 | |
| Dragon Dia | 346 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAC | August 29, 2010 - November 19, 2011 | 447 | |
| Kaito Ishida | November 4, 2019 - November 3, 2020 | 365 | |
| Dragon Kid | May 6, 2012 - May 5, 2013 | 364 | |
| Masato Yoshino | March 19, 2006 - February 12, 2007 | 330 | |
| Ryoya Tanaka | July 13, 2025 - May 23, 2026 | 314+ |