# Open the Dream Gate Championship

The Open the Dream Gate Championship (オープン・ザ・ドリームゲート王座, Ōpun za Dorīmugēto Ōza) is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. The wrestler who holds it is considered the top singles wrestler in Dragon Gate. It was created on July 4, 2004 when Cima was awarded the title as a result of being the last Último Dragón Gym Champion.

## History

The inaugural champion was Cima, who was awarded the championship for being the last Último Dragón Gym Champion. He is still the longest reigning champion as of today at 574 days. Title reigns are determined either by professional wrestling matches between different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship.

### Belt design

The title belt's face has a "gate" on it represented by a hinged metallic door which contains a plate with the titleholders' name. Any official challenger for the belt carries a key used to open the gate with, and should they win the title, then they can open the gate and put their name inside it. However, if the title is successfully defended, then the key is added to the main plate of the belt as a symbol of the respective successful defense. The original title belt was lost following Dragon Gate's July 20, 2015 event, which forced the promotion to create a new belt, which debuted on August 16, 2015.

## Reigns

As of March 7, 2025, there here have been a total of 21 recognized champions who have had a combined 40 official reigns. The current champion is Yamato who is in his sixth reign.
Key :
| No. | Overall reign number |
| Reign | Reign number for the specific champion |
| Days | Number of days held |
| Defenses | Number of successful defenses |
| + | Current reign is changing daily |
| No. | Champion | Championship change | Championship change | Championship change | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Reign statistics | Notes | Ref. |
| No. | Champion | Date | Event | Location | Reign | Days | Defenses | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | Cima | July 4, 2004 | Vo Aniversario | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 165 | 1 | Cima was awarded the title as a result of winning the last Último Dragón Gym Championship match at Toryumon Japan's fifth anniversary event; this was officially announced in Tokyo on August 1, 2004. | |
| 2 | Masaaki Mochizuki | December 16, 2004 | The Gate of Legend | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 323 | 4 | | |
| 3 | Magnitude Kishiwada | November 4, 2005 | Crown Gate | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 112 | 2 | | |
| 4 | Ryo Saito | February 24, 2006 | Truth Gate | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 58 | 0 | | |
| 5 | Susumu Yokosuka | April 23, 2006 | Glorious Gate: Final Day | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 214 | 3 | | |
| 6 | Don Fujii | November 23, 2006 | Crown Gate: Osaka Special | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 122 | 1 | | |
| 7 | Jushin Thunder Liger | March 25, 2007 | Memorial Gate 2007 | Tsu, Japan | 1 | 98 | 1 | | |
| 8 | Cima | July 1, 2007 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2007 | Kobe, Japan | 2 | 364 | 6 | | |
| — | Vacated | June 29, 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | Vacated due to Cima suffering a neck injury. | |
| 9 | Shingo Takagi | July 27, 2008 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2008 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 154 | 3 | Takagi defeated B×B Hulk to win the vacant championship. | |
| 10 | Naruki Doi | December 28, 2008 | The Final Gate | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 449 | 8 | | |
| 11 | Yamato | March 22, 2010 | Compilation Gate 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 111 | 3 | | |
| 12 | Masato Yoshino | July 11, 2010 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2010 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 277 | 4 | | |
| 13 | Masaaki Mochizuki | April 14, 2011 | Champion Gate: Final Day | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 255 | 6 | | |
| 14 | Cima | December 25, 2011 | The Final Gate 2011 | Fukuoka, Japan | 3 | 574 | 15 | | |
| 15 | Shingo Takagi | July 21, 2013 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2013 | Kobe, Japan | 2 | 33 | 0 | | |
| 16 | Yamato | August 23, 2013 | The Gate of Generation | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 48 | 1 | | |
| 17 | Masato Yoshino | October 10, 2013 | The Gate of Victory | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 143 | 4 | | |
| 18 | Ricochet | March 2, 2014 | Champion Gate in Osaka 2014 | Osaka, Japan | 1 | 64 | 1 | | |
| 19 | Yamato | May 5, 2014 | Dead or Alive 2014 | Nagoya, Japan | 3 | 76 | 2 | | |
| 20 | B×B Hulk | July 20, 2014 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2014 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 329 | 7 | On August 5, 2014, Naruki Doi defeated B×B Hulk in a 4-on-1 handicap match, where he teamed with Cyber Kong, Kzy and Mondai Ryu. Afterwards Doi was recognized as an interim champion, pending a rematch. On August 17, B×B Hulk defeated Doi to resume his reign and make his first successful title defense. | |
| 21 | Masato Yoshino | June 14, 2015 | Champion Gate 2015 in Hakata | Fukuoka, Japan | 3 | 63 | 1 | | |
| 22 | Shingo Takagi | August 16, 2015 | Dangerous Gate 2015 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 182 | 3 | Takagi's defense against Gamma on December 3, 2015, was declared a no contest and an unsuccessful defense due to massive interference by VerserK. | |
| 23 | Jimmy Susumu | February 14, 2016 | Truth Gate 2016 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 | 21 | 0 | Previously known as Susumu Yokosuka. | |
| 24 | Shingo Takagi | March 6, 2016 | Champion Gate 2016 in Osaka | Osaka, Japan | 4 | 140 | 1 | | |
| 25 | Yamato | July 24, 2016 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2016 | Kobe, Japan | 4 | 421 | 6 | | |
| 26 | Masaaki Mochizuki | September 18, 2017 | Dangerous Gate 2017 | Tokyo, Japan | 3 | 265 | 5 | | |
| 27 | Masato Yoshino | June 10, 2018 | King of Gate 2018 | Fukuoka, Japan | 4 | 177 | 4 | | |
| 28 | Pac | December 4, 2018 | Fantastic Gate 2018 | Tokyo, Japan | 1 | 229 | 2 | | |
| 29 | Ben-K | July 21, 2019 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2019 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 147 | 3 | | |
| 30 | Naruki Doi | December 15, 2019 | The Final Gate 2019 | Fukuoka, Japan | 2 | 231 | 2 | | |
| 31 | Eita | August 2, 2020 | Memorial Gate 2020 in Wakayama | Wakayama, Japan | 1 | 105 | 1 | | |
| 32 | Shun Skywalker | November 15, 2020 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2020 | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 259 | 5 | | |
| 33 | Yamato | August 1, 2021 | Speed Star Final | Kobe, Japan | 5 | 147 | 3 | | |
| 34 | Kai | December 26, 2021 | The Final Gate 2021 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 216 | 3 | | |
| 35 | Yuki Yoshioka | July 30, 2022 | Kobe World 2022: Último Dragón Debut 35th Anniversary | Kobe, Japan | 1 | 166 | 5 | | |
| 36 | Shun Skywalker | January 12, 2023 | Open the New Year Gate 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 113 | 1 | | |
| 37 | Madoka Kikuta | May 5, 2023 | Dead or Alive 2023 | Aichi, Japan | 1 | 233 | 3 | | |
| 38 | Luis Mante | December 24, 2023 | The Final Gate 2023 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1 | 163 | 3 | This was a three-way match, also featuring Shun Skywalker | |
| 39 | Ben-K | June 4, 2024 | Rainbow Gate 2024 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 | 47 | 0 | | |
| 40 | Yamato | July 21, 2024 | Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2024 | Kobe, Japan | 6 | 229+ | 6 | | |

## Combined reigns

As of March 7, 2025.
| † | Indicates the current champion |
| Rank | Wrestler | No. of reigns | Combined defenses | Combined days |
| 1 | Cima | 3 | 22 | 1,103 |
| 2 | Yamato † | 6 | 21 | 1,032+ |
| 3 | Masaaki Mochizuki | 3 | 15 | 843 |
| 4 | Naruki Doi | 2 | 10 | 680 |
| 5 | Masato Yoshino | 4 | 13 | 660 |
| 6 | Shingo Takagi | 4 | 7 | 509 |
| 7 | Shun Skywalker | 2 | 6 | 372 |
| 8 | B×B Hulk | 1 | 7 | 329 |
| 9 | Susumu Yokosuka/Jimmy Susumu | 2 | 3 | 235 |
| 10 | Madoka Kikuta | 1 | 3 | 233 |
| 11 | Pac | 1 | 2 | 229 |
| 12 | Kai | 1 | 3 | 216 |
| 14 | Ben-K | 2 | 3 | 194 |
| 13 | Yuki Yoshioka | 1 | 5 | 166 |
| 15 | Luis Mante | 1 | 3 | 163 |
| 16 | Don Fujii | 1 | 1 | 122 |
| 17 | Magnitude Kishiwada | 1 | 2 | 112 |
| 18 | Eita | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| 19 | Jushin Thunder Liger | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 20 | Ricochet | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| 21 | Ryo Saito | 1 | 0 | 58 |