Open the Twin Gate Championship
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The Open the Twin Gate Championship(オープン・ザ・ツインゲート王座, Ōpun za Tsuingēto Ōza) is a professional wrestling tag team title created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Dragongate. The title was introduced on August 26, 2007, as an interim title for the winners of the first Summer Adventure Tag League tournament. It was then unified with the Wrestle Association R International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on October 12, 2007, to determine the inaugural Open the Twin Gate champions.
History
Dragongate had been using the WAR IJ Tag Team Championship since 2006, until 2007 when Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi were declared interim Open the Twin Gate Champions after winning the first edition of the Summer Adventure Tag League tournament. They later proposed a title unification match against IJ Tag Team Champions Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa. On October 12, during the Gate of Victory tour, Doi and Yoshino won the unification bout at Korakuen Hall, making them the inaugural champions.
Reigns
As of April 18, 2026, there has been a total of 69 reigns shared between 49 different teams consisting of 48 distinctive champions. The current title holders are Love And Peace (Jacky Kamei and Riiita), who are in their second reign as a team; the second individually for Kamei and the second for Riiita. The teams of Naruki Doi and Yamato, and Cima and Dragon Kid hold the most successful consecutive defenses with nine. Cima and Dragon Kid are also the longest-reigning champions, with their first reign as a team totaling 397 days.
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific team—reign numbers for the individuals are in parentheses, if different |
| 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 | ||||
| Dragon Gate | |||||||||
| 1 | Muscle Outlaw'z (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) | October 12, 2007 | The Gate of Victory | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 119 | 2 | Defeated Tozawa-juku (Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa) to unify the International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. | |
| 2 | Tozawa-juku (Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa) | February 8, 2008 | Truth Gate | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 87 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Typhoon (Susumu Yokosuka and Ryo Saito) | May 5, 2008 | Dead or Alive | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 144 | 3 | ||
| 4 | World-1 (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) | September 26, 2008 | Storm Gate | Osaka, Japan | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Real Hazard (Cyber Kong and Yamato) | October 5, 2008 | The Gate of Victory: Opening Day | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 147 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Warriors-5 (Susumu Yokosuka and Gamma) | March 1, 2009 | Truth Gate: Final Day | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 65 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Real Hazard (Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito) | May 5, 2009 | Dead or Alive 2009 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 135 | 3 | This was a three-way elimination match also involving the team of Kenichiro Arai and Yasushi Kanda. | |
| 8 | Kamikaze (Shingo Takagi and Yamato) | September 17, 2009 | Storm Gate | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 101 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Warriors-5 (Cima and Gamma) | December 27, 2009 | The Final Gate 2009 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | <1 | 0 | ||
| — | Vacated | December 27, 2009 | The Final Gate 2009 | Fukuoka, Japan | — | — | — | Cima and Gamma returned the title immediately and declared themselves interim champions. | |
| — | Warriors-5 (Cima and Gamma) | December 27, 2009 | The Final Gate 2009 | Fukuoka, Japan | — | 45 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Warriors-5 (Cima and Gamma) | February 10, 2010 | Truth Gate | Tokyo, Japan | 2 (2, 3) | 40 | 0 | Defeated World-1 (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) to win the vacant championship. | |
| 11 | Kamikaze (Shingo Takagi and Cyber Kong) | March 22, 2010 | Compilation Gate 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (2, 2) | 52 | 1 | ||
| 12 | K-neSuka (Susumu Yokosuka and K-ness.) | May 13, 2010 | Aggressive Gate: Opening Day | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (3, 1) | 194 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Naruki Doi and Gamma | November 23, 2010 | The Gate of Destiny 2010 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (3, 4) | 48 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii | January 10, 2011 | 2011 Primal Gate | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 15 | Blood Warriors (Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito) | February 6, 2011 | Truth Gate | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 (2, 3) | 133 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Junction Three (Dragon Kid and Pac) | June 19, 2011 | Champion Gate in Hakata | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 17 | Blood Warriors (Cima and Ricochet) | July 17, 2011 | Kobe Pro–Wrestling Festival 2011 | Kobe, Japan | 1 (3, 1) | 136 | 3 | ||
| — | Vacated | November 30, 2011 | Blood Warriors Self-Produce: 1st.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 (B×B Hulk and Akira Tozawa) | December 1, 2011 | Fantastic Gate: Opening Day | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 94 | 2 | Defeated Junction Three Susumu Yokosuka and (Kagetora) to win the vacant championship. | |
| 19 | Jimmyz (Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora) | March 4, 2012 | Champion Gate in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 (4, 1) | 98 | 3 | ||
| 20 | Mad Blankey (B×B Hulk and "Naoki Tanizaki") | June 10, 2012 | The Gate of Maximum | Sapporo, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 7 | 0 | ||
| 21 | Jimmyz (Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora) | June 17, 2012 | Champion Gate in Hakata | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 (5, 2) | 35 | 0 | This was a three-way match, also involving the team of Kenichiro Arai and K-ness. | |
| 22 | Akatsuki (Shingo Takagi and Yamato) | July 22, 2012 | Kobe Pro–Wrestling Festival 2012 | Kobe, Japan | 2 (3, 3) | 63 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Team Veteran Returns (Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii) | September 23, 2012 | Dangerous Gate 2012 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 160 | 6 | ||
| 24 | Mad Blankey (B×B Hulk and Uhaa Nation) | March 2, 2013 | Champion Gate in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 (3, 1) | 64 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Akatsuki (Shingo Takagi and Yamato) | May 5, 2013 | Dead or Alive 2013 | Nagoya, Japan | 3 (4, 4) | 41 | 1 | ||
| 26 | Mad Blankey (B×B Hulk and Akira Tozawa) | June 15, 2013 | Champion Gate in Hakata | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 (4, 2) | 36 | 0 | ||
| 27 | World-1 International (Naruki Doi and Ricochet) | July 21, 2013 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2013 | Kobe, Japan | 1 (4, 2) | 40 | 0 | ||
| 28 | We Are Team Veteran (Dragon Kid and K-ness.) | August 30, 2013 | The Gate of Generation | Kobe, Japan | 1 (2, 2) | 8 | 0 | ||
| — | Vacated | September 7, 2013 | Summer Adventure Tag League 2013 | Osaka, Japan | — | — | — | Title vacated after Dragon Kid suffered a knee injury. | |
| — | Millennials (T-Hawk and Eita) | September 28, 2013 | Summer Adventure Tag League 2013 | Kobe, Japan | — | 36 | 0 | Defeated Mad Blankey (B×B Hulk and Yamato) in the finals of the 2013 Summer Adventure Tag League to become interim champions. | |
| 29 | Millennials (T-Hawk and Eita) | November 3, 2013 | The Gate of Destiny 2013 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 35 | 0 | Defeated former champions We Are Team Veteran (Dragon Kid and K-ness.) to become the official champions. | |
| 30 | Mad Blankey (Naruki Doi and Yamato) | December 8, 2013 | Fantastic Gate | Sapporo, Japan | 1 (5, 5) | 14 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Monster Express (Shingo Takagi and Akira Tozawa) | December 22, 2013 | The Final Gate 2013 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 (5, 3) | 210 | 5 | ||
| 32 | Millennials (T-Hawk and Eita) | July 20, 2014 | Kobe Pro–Wrestling Festival 2014 | Kobe, Japan | 2 (3, 2) | 105 | 2 | ||
| 33 | Osaka06 (Cima and Gamma) | November 2, 2014 | The Gate of Destiny 2014 | Osaka, Japan | 3 (4, 5) | 31 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Millennials (T-Hawk and Eita) | December 3, 2014 | Fantastic Gate: Opening Day | Tokyo, Japan | 3 (4, 3) | 25 | 0 | ||
| 35 | Mad Blankey (Yamato and Cyber Kong) | December 28, 2014 | The Final Gate 2014 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 (6, 3) | 63 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Monster Express (Masato Yoshino and Shachihoko Boy) | March 1, 2015 | Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 (3, 1) | 104 | 2 | ||
| 37 | Mad Blankey/VerserK (Naruki Doi and Yamato) | June 13, 2015 | Champion Gate 2015 in Hakata | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 (6, 7) | 267 | 9 | Mad Blankey disbanded and their reign continued under the VerserK unit. | |
| 38 | Monster Express (T-Hawk and Big R Shimizu) | March 6, 2016 | Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 (5, 1) | 105 | 1 | ||
| 39 | Jimmyz (Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora) | June 19, 2016 | The Gate of Maximum 2016 | Kyoto, Japan | 3 (6, 3) | 137 | 4 | ||
| 40 | Over Generation (Cima and Dragon Kid) | November 3, 2016 | The Gate of Destiny 2016 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (5, 3) | 397 | 9 | ||
| — | Vacated | December 5, 2017 | Fantastic Gate 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Title 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. | |
| 41 | VerserK/Antias (T-Hawk and Eita) | December 23, 2017 | The Final Gate 2017 | Fukuoka, Japan | 4 (6, 4) | 134 | 2 | Defeated Cima and Susumu Yokosuka to win the vacant titles. | |
| 42 | MaxiMuM (Big R Shimizu and Ben-K) | May 6, 2018 | Dead or Alive 2018 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 77 | 1 | ||
| 43 | Tribe Vanguard (Yamato and B×B Hulk) | July 22, 2018 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2018 | Kobe, Japan | 1 (8, 5) | 151 | 3 | ||
| — | Vacated | December 20, 2018 | — | Tokyo, Japan | — | — | — | Title vacated after B×B Hulk suffered a neck injury. | |
| 44 | R.E.D./Big Ben (Big R Shimizu and Ben-K) | December 23, 2018 | The Final Gate 2018 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 (3, 2) | 126 | 2 | Defeated 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. | |
| 45 | Tribe Vanguard (Yamato and Kai) | April 28, 2019 | The Gate of Passion 2019 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 (9, 1) | 84 | 0 | First defense ended in a no contest when R.E.D. interfered. | |
| 46 | R.E.D. (Eita and Big R Shimizu) | July 21, 2019 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2019 | Kobe, Japan | 1 (5, 4) | 147 | 3 | This was a three-way elimination match, also involving MaxiMuM (Naruki Doi and Kaito Ishida). | |
| 47 | Tribe Vanguard (Yamato and B×B Hulk) | December 15, 2019 | The Final Gate 2019 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 (10, 6) | 6 | 0 | ||
| — | Vacated | December 21, 2019 | — | Kyoto, Japan | — | — | — | Vacated when B×B Hulk betrayed Tribe Vanguard and left the unit. | |
| 48 | R.E.D. (B×B Hulk and Kazma Sakamoto) | January 15, 2020 | Open The New Year Gate 2020 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (7, 1) | 200 | 1 | Defeated Team Dragon Gate (Yamato and Ben-K) in a tournament final to win the vacant championship. | |
| 49 | Team Dragon Gate (Jason Lee and Kota Minoura) | August 2, 2020 | Memorial Gate 2020 in Wakayama | Wakayama, Japan | 1 | 104 | 2 | ||
| — | Vacated | November 14, 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | Vacated when Jason Lee couldn't work due to a high fever. | |
| 50 | R.E.D. (B×B Hulk and Kai) | November 15, 2020 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2020 | Kobe, Japan | 1 (8, 2) | 112 | 3 | Defeated Team Dragon Gate (Yamato and Kota Minoura) to win the vacant title. | |
| 51 | Masaaki Mochizuki and Takashi Yoshida | March 7, 2021 | Champion Gate 2021 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 1 (3, 4) | 59 | 1 | Yoshida was previously known as Cyber Kong. | |
| 52 | R.E.D. (Kaito Ishida and Kazma Sakamoto) | May 5, 2021 | Dead or Alive 2021 | Aichi, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 87 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Natural Vibes (Susumu Yokosuka and King Shimizu) | July 31, 2021 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2021 | Kobe, Japan | 1 (7, 5) | 119 | 3 | King Shimizu was previously known as Big R Shimizu. | |
| 54 | Naruki Doi and Takashi Yoshida | November 27, 2021 | Gate of Origin 2021 | Sendai, Japan | 1 (7, 5) | 29 | 0 | ||
| 55 | R.E.D. (SB Kento and H.Y.O) | December 26, 2021 | The Final Gate 2021 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 56 | D'Courage (Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka) | January 13, 2022 | Open the New Year Gate 2022: Final Burst Out! K-ness. Forever | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 112 | 3 | ||
| 57 | Z-Brats (Diamante and Shun Skywalker) | May 5, 2022 | Dead or Alive 2022 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 | 86 | 1 | ||
| 58 | Kung Fu Masters (Jacky "Funky" Kamei and Jason Lee) | July 30, 2022 | Kobe World 2022: Último Dragón Debut 35th Anniversary | Kobe, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 51 | 0 | ||
| 59 | D'Courage (Dragon Dia and Madoka Kikuta) | September 19, 2022 | Dangerous Gate 2022 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 74 | 1 | ||
| 60 | Z-Brats (B×B Hulk and Kai) | December 2, 2022 | Fantastic Gate 2022 | Sapporo, Japan | 2 (9, 3) | 2 | 0 | Hulk and Kai won the titles previously while being part of R.E.D. | |
| 61 | Natural Vibes (Kzy and Big Boss Shimizu) | December 4, 2022 | Fantastic Gate 2022 | Sapporo, Japan | 1 (1, 6) | 121 | 6 | ||
| 62 | Kongo (Kenoh and Shuji Kondo) | April 4, 2023 | Buyuden Zero | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 59 | 1 | ||
| 63 | M3K (Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda) | June 2, 2023 | Rainbow Gate 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 (8, 1) | 156 | 3 | Mochizuki was previously known as Susumu Yokosuka and Jimmy Susumu. | |
| 64 | D'Courage (Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka) | November 5, 2023 | The Gate of Destiny 2023 | Osaka, Japan | 2 (3, 2) | 44 | 0 | ||
| — | Vacated | December 19, 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | Vacated after Yoshioka was sidelined with a detached retina. | |
| 65 | Kaito Kiyomiya and Alejandro | December 24, 2023 | The Final Gate 2023 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 133 | 1 | Defeated Gold Class (Kota Minoura and Ben-K) to win the vacant titles. | |
| 66 | Paradox (Dragon Kid and Naruki Doi) | May 5, 2024 | Dead or Alive 2024 | Nagoya, Japan | 1 (4, 8) | 182 | 2 | ||
| 67 | Natural Vibes (Flamita and Kzy) | November 3, 2024 | Gate of Destiny 2024 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (1, 2) | 42 | 0 | ||
| 68 | Z-Brats (Jason Lee and Kota Minoura) | December 15, 2024 | Final Gate 2024 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 (3, 2) | 245 | 3 | Lee and Minoura previously won the titles as Team Dragon Gate. | |
| 69 | D'Courage (Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka) | August 17, 2025 | DG Dangerous Gate 2025 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 (4, 3) | 78 | 1 | ||
| 70 | Love And Peace (Jacky Kamei and Riiita) | November 3, 2025 | The Gate of Destiny 2025 | Osaka, Japan | 1 (2, 1) | 166+ | 2 |
Combined reigns
As of April 18, 2026.
| † | Indicates the current champions |
By team
By wrestler
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susumu Yokosuka/Susumu Mochizuki/Jimmy Susumu | 8 | 21 | 948 |
| 2 | Yamato | 10 | 21 | 937 |
| 3 | Naruki Doi | 8 | 14 | 708 |
| 4 | Big R Shimizu/Big Boss Shimizu/King Shimizu | 6 | 16 | 695 |
| 5 | BxB Hulk | 9 | 10 | 672 |
| 6 | Dragon Kid | 4 | 11 | 615 |
| 7 | Cima | 5 | 12 | 604 |
| 8 | Shingo Takagi | 5 | 11 | 467 |
| 9 | Eita | 5 | 7 | 446 |
| 10 | Ryo Saito | 3 | 8 | 412 |
| 11 | T-Hawk/"Naoki Tanizaki" | 6 | 5 | 411 |
| 12 | Jason Lee | 3 | 5 | 400 |
| 13 | Cyber Kong/Takashi Yoshida | 5 | 6 | 350 |
| 14 | Kota Minoura | 2 | 5 | 349 |
| 15 | Akira Tozawa | 3 | 7 | 340 |
| 16 | Dragon Dia | 4 | 5 | 308 |
| 17 | Kazma Sakamoto | 2 | 1 | 287 |
| 18 | Jimmy Kagetora | 3 | 7 | 270 |
| 19 | Genki Horiguchi | 2 | 5 | 268 |
| 20 | Masaaki Mochizuki | 3 | 7 | 246 |
| 21 | Yuki Yoshioka | 3 | 4 | 234 |
| 22 | Masato Yoshino | 3 | 4 | 232 |
| 23 | Jacky "Funky" Kamei † | 2 | 2 | 217+ |
| 24 | K-ness | 2 | 4 | 204 |
| 25 | Ben-K | 2 | 3 | 203 |
| 26 | Kai | 3 | 3 | 198 |
| 27 | Don Fujii | 2 | 6 | 187 |
| 28 | Gamma | 5 | 2 | 184 |
| 29 | Ricochet | 2 | 3 | 176 |
| 30 | Riiita † | 1 | 2 | 166+ |
| 31 | Kzy | 2 | 6 | 163 |
| 32 | Yasushi Kanda | 1 | 3 | 156 |
| 33 | Alejandro | 1 | 1 | 133 |
| Kaito Kiyomiya | 1 | 1 | 133 | |
| 35 | Shachihoko Boy | 1 | 2 | 104 |
| 36 | Kenichiro Arai | 1 | 1 | 87 |
| Taku Iwasa | 1 | 1 | 87 | |
| Kaito Ishida | 1 | 0 | 87 | |
| 39 | Shun Skywalker | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| Diamante | 1 | 1 | 86 | |
| 41 | Madoka Kikuta | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| 42 | Uhaa Nation | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| 43 | Kenoh | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| Shuji Kondo | 1 | 1 | 59 | |
| 45 | Flamita | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| 46 | Pac | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 47 | SB Kento | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| H.Y.O | 1 | 0 | 18 |