DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Championship
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The first holder of the Open the Freedom Gate Championship was crowned following a 14-man tournament held at DGUSA Freedom Fight
on November 28, 2009. The title is also recognized by Dragon Gate USA's parent promotion, Dragon Gate
, and it has been defended at a Dragon Gate show in Japan
. The title is also recognized by the Evolve
promotion.
There has been three reigns by three wrestlers. BxB Hulk
was the first champion and won in a 14-man tournament. Johnny Gargano
is the current champion and is in his first reign as champion.
DGUSA Freedom Fight
Freedom Fight / Open The Freedom Gate is a series of professional wrestling pay-per-view events produced by Dragon Gate USA.-Background:...
on November 28, 2009. The title is also recognized by Dragon Gate USA's parent promotion, Dragon Gate
Dragon Gate
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion formerly known as Toryumon Japan. Most of Dragon Gate's wrestlers are graduates from Último Dragón's Toryumon Gym, and thus the promotion is based on a Junior Heavyweight style with varying emphasis on high flying maneuvers, flashy technical grappling,...
, and it has been defended at a Dragon Gate show in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The title is also recognized by the Evolve
Evolve (professional wrestling)
Evolve Wrestling is an American professional wrestling promotion based in the Northeast founded in 2010 by former Ring of Honor booker and current Dragon Gate USA vice president, Gabe Sapolsky, Full Impact Pro owner Sal Hamaoui, and independent wrestler Davey Richards...
promotion.
There has been three reigns by three wrestlers. BxB Hulk
BxB Hulk
, better known by his ring name BxB Hulk , is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate, where he is currently one half of the Open the Twin Gate Champions, and Dragon Gate USA.-Professional wrestling career:...
was the first champion and won in a 14-man tournament. Johnny Gargano
Johnny Gargano
John Anthony Nicholas "Johnny" Gargano is an American professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Absolute Intense Wrestling, Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, Evolve Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Ohio professional wrestling promotions. He has also made appearances for World Wrestling...
is the current champion and is in his first reign as champion.
Title history
As of ,# | Order in reign history |
Reign | The reign number for the specific set of wrestlers listed |
— | Used for vacated reigns so as not to count it as an official reign |
N/A | The information is not available or is unknown |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
# | Wrestlers | Reign | Date | Days held |
Successful defenses | Location | Notes |
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Tournament final. Defeated Gran Akuma Gran Akuma Gran Akuma is a professional wrestler who currently works for Chikara and Combat Zone Wrestling, where he uses the ring name AKUMA. He has also worked for the Florida based Full Impact Pro. In Chikara, he was a member of the Kings of Wrestling stable, while also being a part of Team F.I.S.T. with... , CIMA Nobuhiko Oshima , better known by his ring name Cima , is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA... and YAMATO Masato Onodera is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, known by his ring name Yamato , who competes for Dragon Gate and its international expansion Dragon Gate USA.-Dragon Gate:... in an elimination match. |
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This match was held at the United: NYC iPPV. | |||||||
+ | This match was held at the Freedom Fight 2011 iPPV. |
List of combined reigns
† | Indicates the current champion(s) |
<1 | Indicates that the combined total is less than one day. |
+ | Indicates the current reign is changing daily |
Rank | Wrestler | # of reigns | Combined days |
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