Open The Twin Gate Championship

The **Open The Twin Gate Championship** is the top tag team championship in Dragon Gate. It succeeded the International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (or I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for short) that had previously been revived from the defunct Wrestle and Romance (WAR) promotion.

## Overview

The development of the championship was founded through the prize money Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino earned for winning the inaugural Summer Adventure Tag League in 2007. Once the belts had been commissioned, Doi and Yoshino faced reigning I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa to not only decide the first Twin Gate Champions but to also unify the two tag team championships.

The first set of the title belts were blue in strap color with silver plates barring the flags from Japan, America, and Mexico. Since then, they have been replaced with belts that are black in strap color with gold plates. Eita and T-Hawk became the first team to hold the titles four times, while individually YAMATO is the only wrestler to hold the title ten different times. Over the years, the title belt's physical condition got progressively worse, most notably during the reign of Eita and T-Hawk, which led the Dragon Gate logo in the front plate to be partially removed, which led Dragon Gate repaired it in May 2018. In June 2020, following the promotion's rebranding, the Dragon Gate unveiled a new version of the title, with the new logo of the promotion.

On September 16, 2021, it was announced that the championship would no longer have the unified designation to its name, following the reactivation of the I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Championship by Tenryu Project.

## Gallery

* Gallery
* Defenses
* Champions

Original belt designSecond belt designCIMA and Gamma as provisional championsT-Hawk and Eita as provisional championsContract signing between champions CK-1 (CIMA and Dragon Kid) and challangers DoiYoshi (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino)Contract signing between champions CK-1 (CIMA and Dragon Kid) and challangers MaxiMuM (Kotoka and Big R Shimizu)Contract signing between champions Tribe Vanguard (YAMATO and KAI) and challangers MaxiMuM (Naruki Doi and Kaito Ishida) and R.E.D (Eita and Big R Shimizu)

RyoSuka (Susumu Yokosuka and Ryo Saito) vs. AraIwa (Keni'chiro Arai and Taku Iwasa) - May 5, 2008Cyber Kong and YAMATO vs. Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino- October 5, 2008Cyber Kong and YAMATO vs. CIMA and Jushin "Thunder" Liger - December 28, 2008Cyber Kong and YAMATO vs. Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka - February 15, 2009Cyber Kong and YAMATO vs. Naruki Doi and Naoki Tanizaki - November 16, 2009Ryo Saito and Genki Horiguchi vs. Gamma and Susumu Yokosuka - May 5, 2009Shingo Takagi and Dragon Kid vs. Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito - June 6, 2009CIMA and Gamma vs. Cyber Kong and Shingo Takagi - March 22, 2010Susumu Yokosuka and K-ness vs. Shingo Takagi and Cyber Kong - May 13, 2010Ryo Saito and Genki Horiguchi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii - February 6, 2011Akira Tozawa and BxB Hulk vs. Masaaki Mochizuki and Masato Yoshino - February 15, 2012Cyber Kong and Akira Tozawa vs. Jimmy Kagetora and Jimmy Susumu - May 27, 2012Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi vs. Shingo Takagi and YAMATO - August 2, 2012Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii vs. Shingo Takagi and YAMATO - September 23, 2012BxB Hulk and Uhaa Nation vs. Shingo Takagi and YAMATO - May 5, 2013Naruki Doi and Ricochet vs. Akira Tozawa and BxB Hulk - June 21, 2013Dragon Kid and K-ness vs. Naruki Doi and Ricochet - August 30, 2013Shingo Takagi and Akira Tozawa vs. Naruki Doi and YAMATO - December 22, 2013T-Hawk and Eita vs. Shingo Takagi and Akira Tozawa - July 20, 2014T-Hawk and Eita vs. CIMA and Gamma - December 3, 2014Masaaki Mochizuki and Big R Shimizu vs. Masato Yoshino and Shachihoko BOY - May 5, 2015Ricochet and Matt Sydal vs. Naruki Doi and YAMATO - June 20, 2015Jimmy Susumu and Ryo “Jimmy” Saito vs. Naruki Doi and YAMATO - August 2, 2015Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy K-ness J.K.S vs. Naruki Doi and YAMATO - October 4, 2015Dragon Kid and Flamita vs. Naruki Doi and YAMATO - October 17, 2015Masato Yoshino and T-Hawk vs. Naruki Doi and YAMATO - November 1, 2015T-Hawk and Big R Shimizu vs. Naruki Doi and YAMATO - March 6, 2016Eita and Dragon Kid vs. T-Hawk and Big R ShimizuNaruki Doi and brother "YASSHI" vs. Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora - July 24, 2016Shingo Takagi and Naruki Doi vs. Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora - September 22, 2016Dragon Kid and Eita vs. Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora - October 10, 2016CIMA and Dragon Kid vs. Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora - November 3, 2016Shingo Takagi and T-Hawk vs. CIMA and Dragon Kid - December 25, 2016T-Hawk and El Lindaman vs. CIMA and Dragon Kid - May 5, 2017Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino vs. CIMA and Dragon Kid - July 23, 2017Kotoka and Big R Shimizu vs. CIMA and Dragon Kid - September 18, 2017Ben-K and Big R Shimizu vs. CIMA and Dragon Kid - November 3, 2017Eita and T-Hawk vs. CIMA and Susumu Yokosuka - December 23, 2017Eita and T-Hawk vs. Ben-K and Big R Shimizu - May 6, 2018Yosuke♥Santa Maria and Kagetora vs. Ben-K and Big R Shimizu - June 10, 2018YAMATO and BxB Hulk vs. Ben-K and Big R Shimizu - July 22, 2018Naruki Doi and Big R Shimizu vs. YAMATO and BxB Hulk - August 7, 2018Don Fujii and Ryo Saito vs. YAMATO and BxB Hulk - September 9, 2018Shun Skywalker and Masaaki Mochizuki vs. YAMATO and BxB Hulk - September 24, 2018Takashi Yoshida and Big R Shimizu vs. YAMATO and BxB Hulk - November 4, 2018Ben-K and Big R Shimizu vs. Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino vs. YAMATO and Kagetora vs. Flamita and Bandido - December 23, 2018KAI and U-T vs. Ben-K and Big R Shimizu - March 3, 2019YAMATO and KAI vs. Ben-K and Big R Shimizu - April 28, 2019Eita and Big R Shimizu vs. YAMATO and KAI vs. Naruki Doi and Kaito Ishida - July 21, 2019Jason Lee and Kaito Ishida vs. Eita and Big R Shimizu - September 29, 2019Eita and Big R Shimizu vs. YAMATO and BxB Hulk - December 15, 2019BxB Hulk and Kazma Sakamoto vs. YAMATO and Ben-K - January 15, 2020BxB Hulk and KAI vs. YAMATO and Kota Minoura - November 15, 2020Susumu Yokosuka and King Shimizu vs. Naruki Doi and Takashi Yoshida - November 27, 2021

Naruki Doi and Masato YoshinoKeni'chiro Arai and Taku IwasaRyo Saito and Susumu YokosukaYAMATO and Cyber KongGamma and Susumu YokosukaGenki Horiguchi and Ryo SaitoYAMATO and Shingo TakagiCIMA and GammaShingo Takagi and Cyber KongK-ness and Susumu YokosukaGamma and Naruki DoiMasaaki Mochizuki and Don FujiiDragon Kid and PACCIMA and RicochetBxB Hulk and Akira TozawaJimmy Susumu and Jimmy KagetoraBxB Hulk and Naoki TanisakiBxB Hulk and Uhaa NationNaruki Doi and RicochetDragon Kid and K-nessEita and T-HawkNaruki Doi and YAMATOAkira Tozawa and Shingo TakagiMasato Yoshino and Shachihoko BOYT-Hawk and Big R ShimizuCIMA and Dragon KidBen-K and Big R ShimizuYAMATO and BxB HulkYAMATO and KAIEita and Big R ShimizuBxB Hulk and Kazma SakamotoJason Lee and Kota MinouraBxB Hulk and KAIMasaaki Mochizuki and Takashi YoshidaKaito Ishida and Kazma SakamotoSusumu Yokosuka and King ShimizuNaruki Doi and Takashi YoshidaSB KENTo and H.Y.ODragon Dia and Yuki YoshiokaShun Skywalker and DiamanteJason Lee and Jacky "Funky" KameiDragon Dia and Madoka KikutaKzy and Big Boss ShimizuKenoh and Shuji KondoSusumu Mochizuki and Yasushi KandaKaito Kiyomiya and Alejandro