On this page, you find the full Title History for the Open the Twin 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 Twin Gate Championship is contested in Dragon Gate Japan Pro-Wrestling, by men wrestlers.
The championship was first established on October 12, 2007.
The title was introduced as an interim title for the winners of the first Summer Adventure Tag League 2007 tournament. It was then unified with the Wrestle Association R International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on October 12, 2007, to crown the inaugural Open the Twin Gate champions.
The International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship was previously unified into this championship.
The current champions are the team of Love And Peace (JACKY KAMEI & Riiita), who won the title on November 3, 2025, and have been reigning for 201 days.
Open the Twin Gate Championship: Title History
Open the Twin Gate Championship: Title Reigns
N. Image Champion Reign 70 Love And Peace JACKY KAMEI & Riiita
November 3, 2025 Osaka, Japan | The Gate Of Destiny 2025201+days69 D'courage Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka
August 17, 2025 Tokyo, Japan | Dangerous Gate 202578days68 Z-Brats Jason Lee & Kota Minoura
December 15, 2024 Fukuoka, Japan | Final Gate 2024Lee and Minoura previously won the titles as Team Dragon Gate.245days67 
Natural Vibes Flamita 1 & Kzy
November 3, 2024 Osaka, Japan | Gate of Destiny 202442days66 Paradox Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi
May 5, 2024 Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 2024182days65 Kaito Kiyomiya & Alejandro Kaito Kiyomiya & Alejandro
December 24, 2023 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 2023Defeated Gold Class (Kota Minoura and Ben-K) to win the vacant titles.133days
Vacant
December 19, 2023Vacated after Yoshioka was sidelined with a detached retina.5days64 D'Courage Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia
November 5, 2023 Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Destiny 202344days63 M3K Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda
June 2, 2023 Tokyo, Japan | Rainbow Gate 2023Mochizuki was previously known as Susumu Yokosuka and Jimmy Susumu.156days62 
KONGOH Kenoh 1 & Shuji Kondo 1
April 4, 2023 Tokyo, Japan | Buyuden Zero59days61 Natural Vibes Kzy & Big Boss Shimizu
December 4, 2022 Sapporo, Japan | Fantastic Gate 2022121days60 Z-Brats B×B Hulk & Kai
December 2, 2022 Sapporo, Japan | Fantastic Gate 2022Hulk and Kai won the titles previously while being part of R.E.D.2days59 D'Courage Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta
September 19, 2022 Tokyo, Japan | Dangerous Gate 202274days58 Kung Fu Masters Jacky "Funky" Kamei & Jason Lee
July 30, 2022 Kobe, Japan | Kobe World 2022: Último Dragón Debut 35th Anniversary51days57 Z-Brats Diamante & Shun Skywalker
May 5, 2022 Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 202286days56 D'Courage Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka
January 13, 2022 Tokyo, Japan | Open the New Year Gate 2022: Final Burst Out! K-ness. Forever112days55 R.E.D. SB Kento & H.Y.O
December 26, 2021 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 202118days54 Naruki Doi & Takashi Yoshida Naruki Doi & Takashi Yoshida
November 27, 2021 Sendai, Japan | Gate of Origin 202129days53 Natural Vibes Susumu Yokosuka & King Shimizu
July 31, 2021 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2021King Shimizu was previously known as Big R Shimizu.119days52 R.E.D. Kaito Ishida & Kazma Sakamoto
May 5, 2021 Aichi, Japan | Dead or Alive 202187days51 Masaaki Mochizuki & Takashi Yoshida Masaaki Mochizuki & Takashi Yoshida
March 7, 2021 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate 2021 in OsakaYoshida was previously known as Cyber Kong.59days50 R.E.D. B×B Hulk & Kai
November 15, 2020 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2020Defeated Team Dragon Gate (Yamato and Kota Minoura) to win the vacant title.112daysVacant
November 14, 2020Vacated when Jason Lee couldn't work due to a high fever.1day49 Team Dragon Gate Jason Lee & Kota Minoura
August 2, 2020 Wakayama, Japan | Memorial Gate 2020 in Wakayama104days48 R.E.D. B×B Hulk & Kazma Sakamoto
January 15, 2020 Tokyo, Japan | Open The New Year Gate 2020Defeated Team Dragon Gate (Yamato and Ben-K) in a tournament final to win the vacant championship.200daysVacant
December 21, 2019 Kyoto, JapanVacated when B×B Hulk betrayed Tribe Vanguard and left the unit.25days47 Tribe Vanguard Yamato & B×B Hulk
December 15, 2019 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 20196days46 R.E.D. Eita & Big R Shimizu
July 21, 2019 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2019This was a three-way elimination match, also involving MaxiMuM (Naruki Doi and Kaito Ishida).147days45 Tribe Vanguard Yamato & Kai
April 28, 2019 Fukuoka, Japan | The Gate of Passion 2019First defense ended in a no contest when R.E.D. interfered.84days44 R.E.D./Big Ben Big R Shimizu & Ben-K
December 23, 2018 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 2018Defeated 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.126daysVacant
December 20, 2018 Tokyo, JapanTitle vacated after B×B Hulk suffered a neck injury.3days43 Tribe Vanguard Yamato & B×B Hulk
July 22, 2018 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2018151days42 MaxiMuM Big R Shimizu & Ben-K
May 6, 2018 Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 201877days41 VerserK/Antias T-Hawk & Eita
December 23, 2017 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 2017Defeated Cima and Susumu Yokosuka to win the vacant titles.134daysVacant
December 5, 2017 Tokyo, Japan | Fantastic Gate 2017Title vacated when Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii and Cima were defeated by T-Hawk, Eita and El Lindaman in a six-man tag team match with the stipulation that Cima and Dragon Kid had to vacate the title if Cima's team lost.18days40 
Over Generation CIMA 5 & Dragon Kid
November 3, 2016 Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Destiny 2016397days39 Jimmyz Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy Kagetora
June 19, 2016 Kyoto, Japan | The Gate of Maximum 2016137days38 Monster Express T-Hawk & Big R Shimizu
March 6, 2016 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka105days37 Mad Blankey/VerserK Naruki Doi & Yamato
June 13, 2015 Fukuoka, Japan | Champion Gate 2015 in HakataMad Blankey disbanded and their reign continued under the VerserK unit.267days36 Monster Express Masato Yoshino & Shachihoko Boy
March 1, 2015 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka104days35 Mad Blankey Yamato & Cyber Kong
December 28, 2014 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 201463days34 Millennials T-Hawk & Eita
December 3, 2014 Tokyo, Japan | Fantastic Gate: Opening Day25days33 Osaka06 CIMA 4 & Gamma
November 2, 2014 Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Destiny 201431days32 Millennials T-Hawk & Eita
July 20, 2014 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro–Wrestling Festival 2014105days31 
Monster Express Shingo Takagi 5 & Akira Tozawa 3
December 22, 2013 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 2013210days30 Mad Blankey Naruki Doi & Yamato
December 8, 2013 Sapporo, Japan | Fantastic Gate14days29 Millennials T-Hawk & Eita
November 3, 2013 Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Destiny 2013Defeated former champions We Are Team Veteran (Dragon Kid and K-ness.) to become the official champions.35daysVacant
September 7, 2013 Osaka, Japan | Summer Adventure Tag League 2013Title vacated after Dragon Kid suffered a knee injury.21days28 We Are Team Veteran Dragon Kid & K-ness.
August 30, 2013 Kobe, Japan | The Gate of Generation8days27 
World-1 International Ricochet 2 Naruki Doi
July 21, 2013 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 201340days26 Mad Blankey Akira Tozawa 2 B×B Hulk
June 15, 2013 Fukuoka, Japan | Champion Gate in Hakata36days25 Akatsuki Shingo Takagi 4 & Yamato
May 5, 2013 Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 201341days24 Mad Blankey B×B Hulk & Uhaa Nation
March 2, 2013 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate in Osaka64days23 Team Veteran Returns Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii
September 23, 2012 Tokyo, Japan | Dangerous Gate 2012160days22 Akatsuki Shingo Takagi 3 & Yamato
July 22, 2012 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro–Wrestling Festival 201263days21 Jimmyz Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy Kagetora
June 17, 2012 Fukuoka, Japan | Champion Gate in HakataThis was a three-way match, also involving the team of Kenichiro Arai and K-ness.35days20 Mad Blankey B×B Hulk and "Naoki Tanizaki"
June 10, 2012 Sapporo, Japan | The Gate of Maximum7days19 Jimmyz Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy Kagetora
March 4, 2012 Osaka, Japan | Champion Gate in Osaka98days18 Blood Warriors/Mad Blankey Akira Tozawa 1 B×B Hulk
December 1, 2011 Tokyo, Japan | Fantastic Gate: Opening DayDefeated Junction Three Susumu Yokosuka and (Kagetora) to win the vacant championship.94daysVacant
November 30, 2011 Tokyo, Japan | Blood Warriors Self-Produce: 1st.BloodCima 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.1day17 
Blood Warriors CIMA 3 & Ricochet 1
July 17, 2011 Kobe, Japan | Kobe Pro–Wrestling Festival 2011136days16 
Junction Three PAC 1 Dragon Kid
June 19, 2011 Fukuoka, Japan | Champion Gate in Hakata28days15 Blood Warriors Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito
February 6, 2011 Fukuoka, Japan | Truth Gate133days14 Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii
January 10, 2011 Nagoya, Japan | 2011 Primal Gate27days13 Naruki Doi & Gamma Naruki Doi & Gamma
November 23, 2010 Osaka, Japan | The Gate of Destiny 201048days12 K-neSuka Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness.
May 13, 2010 Tokyo, Japan | Aggressive Gate: Opening Day194days11 Kamikaze Shingo Takagi 2 & Cyber Kong
March 22, 2010 Tokyo, Japan | Compilation Gate 201052days10 Warriors-5 CIMA 2 & Gamma
February 10, 2010 Tokyo, Japan | Truth GateDefeated World-1 (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) to win the vacant championship.40daysVacant
December 27, 2009 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 2009Cima and Gamma returned the title immediately and declared themselves interim champions.45days9 Warriors-5 CIMA 1 & Gamma
December 27, 2009 Fukuoka, Japan | The Final Gate 20090days8 Kamikaze Shingo Takagi 1 & Yamato
September 17, 2009 Tokyo, Japan | Storm Gate101days7 Real Hazard Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito
May 5, 2009 Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive 2009This was a three-way elimination match also involving the team of Kenichiro Arai and Yasushi Kanda.135days6 Warriors-5 Susumu Yokosuka & Gamma
March 1, 2009 Osaka, Japan | Truth Gate: Final Day65days5 Real Hazard Cyber Kong & Yamato
October 5, 2008 Fukuoka, Japan | The Gate of Victory: Opening Day147days4 World-1 Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino
September 26, 2008 Osaka, Japan | Storm Gate9days3 Typhoon Susumu Yokosuka & Ryo Saito
May 5, 2008 Nagoya, Japan | Dead or Alive144days2 Tozawa-juku Kenichiro Arai & Taku Iwasa
February 8, 2008 Tokyo, Japan | Truth Gate87days1 Muscle Outlaw'z Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino
October 12, 2007 Tokyo, Japan | The Gate of VictoryDefeated Tozawa-juku (Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa) to unify the International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.119days
Open the Twin Gate Championship: Names & Belt Designs
- Open the Twin Gate ChampionshipDecember 4, 2019
- Open the Twin Gate ChampionshipFebruary 10, 2010December 4, 2019
- Open the Twin Gate ChampionshipOctober 12, 2007February 10, 2010
Open the Twin Gate Championship: Statistics
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
DGOctober 12, 2007 Present
- Promotion
Dragon Gate Japan Pro-Wrestling - TerritoryNational
- DivisionTag Team
- GenderMale
- Date EstablishedOctober 12, 2007
- Unified With
I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
- Current ChampionJACKY KAMEI & Riiita
Most Number of Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | T-Hawk & Eita | 4 |
| 2 | Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy Kagetora | 3 |
| 3 | Shingo Takagi & Yamato | 3 |
| 4 | CIMA & Gamma | 3 |
| 5 | Jason Lee & Kota Minoura | 2 |
| 6 | Naruki Doi & Yamato | 2 |
| 7 | Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito | 2 |
| 8 | Big R Shimizu & Ben-K | 2 |
| 9 | Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka | 2 |
| 10 | Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii | 2 |
| 11 | Yamato & B×B Hulk | 2 |
| 12 | Akira Tozawa & B×B Hulk | 2 |
| 13 | Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino | 2 |
| 14 | B×B Hulk & Kai | 2 |
Most Combined Days
| Rank | Wrestler | Days |
|---|---|---|
| CIMA & Dragon Kid | 397 | |
| Jason Lee & Kota Minoura | 349 | |
| T-Hawk & Eita | 299 | |
| Naruki Doi & Yamato | 281 | |
| Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy Kagetora | 270 |
Longest Reigns
| Rank | Wrestler | Reign | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIMA & Dragon Kid | November 3, 2016 - December 5, 2017 | 397 | |
| Naruki Doi & Yamato | June 13, 2015 - March 6, 2016 | 267 | |
| Jason Lee & Kota Minoura | December 15, 2024 - August 17, 2025 | 245 | |
| Shingo Takagi & Akira Tozawa | December 22, 2013 - July 20, 2014 | 210 | |
| JACKY KAMEI & Riiita | November 3, 2025 - May 23, 2026 | 201+ |