The Open the Triangle Gate Championship is a

professional wrestling Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...

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Dragon Gate. It was created on November 7, 2004 when The Italian Connection faction of Milano Collection A.T.,

Anthony W. Mori is a retired Japanese people, Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for working for Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate, under the ring name , where he is a one-time Open the Brave Gate Championship, Open the Brave Gate Champion, one ...

and

Yossino is a retired Japanese people, Japanese professional wrestler, best known for working in Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate, where he was known as ''Speed Star''. Dragon Gate's second Grand Slam (professional wrestling), Grand Slam champion, ha ...

defeated Aagan Iisou's

Shuji Kondo is a Japanese people, Japanese professional wrestler. Prior to becoming a pro wrestler, he played Rugby union, rugby. After starting his career in Dragon Gate (wrestling), Toryumon, Kondo eventually joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where h ...

Takuya Sugawara is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling Zero1. Career Toryumon/Dragon Gate (2001–2004) He debuted in the 9th term of Toryumon 2000 Project as Henry III Sugawara, an English prince character. He joined wit ...

and "brother" Yasshi in a tournament final. Each title belt's face has three emblems on it, shaped in a triangle, that represent Power, Technique and Mind. Not including interim reigns, there have been a total of 69 recognized individual champions and 80 recognized trios, who have had a combined 94 official reigns. The current champions are Z-Brats (Homare, Ishin and Yoshiki Kato) who are also in their first reign as a team.

Title history

Combined reigns

By team

As of , . {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !Rank !Team !No. of
reigns !Combined
defenses !Combined
days , - !1 , Natural Vibes
, , 2 , , 7 , , 343 , - !2 , Blood Generation
, , 1 , , 3 , , 319 , - !3 , Monster Express
, , 1 , , 5 , , 273 , - !4 , Jimmyz
, , 3 , , 3 , , 235 , - !5 , Natural Vibes
, , 1 , , 6 , , 215 , - !6 , R.E.D
, , 1 , , 3 , , 210 , - !7 , Team Dragon Gate
, , 1 , , 1 , , 205 , - !8 , Zetsurins
, , 1 , , 3 , , 203 , - !9 , Do Fixer
, , 3 , , 2 , , 173 , - !10 , Mushozoku
, , 1 , , 3 , , 168 , - !11 , Warriors
, , 2 , , 4 , , 161 , - !12 , Oretachi Veteran-gun
, , 2 , , 2 , , 150 , - !13 , Strong Machine Gundan
, , 1 , , 3 , , 147 , - !14 ,

New Hazard New Hazard was a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate, formed in April 2007. It was founded by former Typhoon and Muscle Outlaw'z members BxB Hulk and Cyber Kong, intending to compete with the two opposing facti ...

, , 2 , , 2 , , 144 , - !15 , Z-Brats
, , 2 , , 2 , , 143 , - !16 , Paradox
, , 1 , , 2 , , 141 , - !rowspan=2, 17 , Blood Warriors
, , 1 , , 5 , , 140 , - , Zetsurins
, , 1 , , 3 , , 140 , - !19 , Blood Warriors
, , 1 , , 3 , , 139 , - !20 , MASQUERADE
, , 1 , , 2 , , 138 , - !21 , MaxiMuM
, , 1 , , 2 , , 134 , - !22 , World-1
, , 1 , , 2 , , 129 , - !23 , VerserK
, , 1 , , 1 , , 125 , - !24 , Gold Class
, , 1 , , 3 , , 118 , - !25 , Mad Blankey
, , 1 , , 3 , , 117 , - !26 , Italian Connection
, , 1 , , 2 , , 108 , - !27 , MaxiMuM
, , 1 , , 1 , , 103 , - !rowspan=2, 28 , Muscle Outlaw'z
, , 2 , , 3 , , 100 , - , Jimmyz
, , 1 , , 4 , , 100 , - !30 , M3K
, , 1 , , 3 , , 99 , - !31 , World-1 International
, , 1 , , 1 , , 94 , - !32 , Dia.Hearts
, , 1 , , 3 , , 91 , - !33 , Millennials
, , 1 , , 1 , , 90 , - !34 , R.E.D.
, , 2 , , 2 , , 86 , - !35 ,

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, Punch Tominaga and

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, , 1 , , 2 , , 79 , - !36 , Real Hazard
, , 1 , , 2 , , 78 , - !rowspan=2, 37 , World-1 International
, , 1 , , 5 , , 77 , - , Jimmyz
, , 1 , , 2 , , 77 , - !39 , Junction Three
, , 1 , , 2 , , 76 , - !40 , R.E.D.
, , 1 , , 2 , , 71 , - !rowspan=2, 41 , Jimmyz
, , 1 , , 1 , , 70 , - , Los Perros del Mal de Japón
, , 2 , , 2 , , 70 , - !43 , Jimmyz
, , 1 , , 0 , , 69 , - !44 , Mad Blankey
, , 1 , , 2 , , 63 , - !rowspan=2, 45 , Z-Brats
, , 1 , , 3 , , 62 , - ,

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and Yasushi Kanda , , 1 , , 1 , , 62 , - !47 , Gold Class
, , 1 , , 0 , , 61 , - !48 , Mad Blankey
, , 1 , , 1 , , 60 , - !49 , KAMIKAZE
, , 1 , , 2 , , 59 , - !rowspan=3, 50 , Jimmyz
, , 1 , , 3 , , 55 , - , Gold Class
, , 1 , , 0 , , 55 , - , R.E.D.
, , 1 , , 0 , , 55 , - !53 , Warriors-5
, , 1 , , 1 , , 53 , - !54 , Tribe Vanguard
, , 1 , , 0 , , 50 , - !55 , Muscle Outlaw'z
, , 1 , , 0 , , 49 , - !56 , Real Hazard
, , 1 , , 1 , , 45 , - !rowspan=2, 57 , R.E.D.
, , 1 , , 1 , , 43 , - , Natural Vibes
, , 1 , , 0 , , 43 , - !59 , BxB Hulk, Cima and Jack Evans , , 1 , , 0 , , 41 , - !60 , Typhoon
, , 2 , , 2 , , 40 , - !61 , Natural Vibes
, , 1 , , 0 , , 30 , - !62 , MASQUERADE
, , 1 , , 0 , , 28 , - !63 , Kaettekita Veteran-gun
, , 1 , , 1 , , 27 , - !64 , Pos.Hearts
, , 1 , , 0 , , 26 , - !65 , Jimmyz
, , 1 , , 1 , , 24 , - !66 , Team Toryumon
, , 1 , , 0 , , 21 , - !67 , Oretachi Veteran-gun
, , 1 , , 0 , , 19 , - !68 , Millennials
, , 1 , , 0 , , 17 , - !rowspan=2, 69 , Momo No Seishun Tag
, , 1 , , 0 , , 15 , - , VerserK
, , 1 , , 0 , , 15 , - !71 , Tozawajuku
, , 1 , , 0 , , 14 , - !72 , Natural Vibes
, , 1 , , 0 , , 13 , - !73 , style="background-color:#FFE6BD", Z-Brats †
, , 1 , , 0 , , + , - !74 , M2K
, , 1 , , 0 , , 11 , - !75 , Deep Drunkers
, , 1 , , 0 , , 8 , - !rowspan=3, 76 , Blood Generation
, , 1 , , 1 , , 6 , - , Muscle Outlaw'z
, , 1 , , 0 , , 6 , - , World-1 International
, , 1 , , 0 , , 6 , - !79 , World-1
, , 1 , , 0 , , 4 , - !80 ,

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By wrestler

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !Rank !Wrestler !data-sort-type="number", No. of
reigns !data-sort-type="number", Combined
defenses !data-sort-type="number", Combined
days , - !1 , Yossino/Masato Yoshino , , 11 , , 22 , , 1,283 , - !2 , Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!/Genki Horiguchi , , 13 , , 18 , , 1,158 , - !3 ,

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, , 15 , , 19 , , 952 , - !4 , Jimmy Susumu/Susumu Yokosuka/Susumu Mochizuki , , 12 , , 20 , , 929 , - !5 , Cima , , 11 , , 17 , , 910 , - !6 , Gamma/Strong Machine G , , 13 , , 19 , , 843 , - !7 , Cyber Kong/Takashi Yoshida , , 10 , , 13 , , 839 , - !8 , Don Fujii/Strong Machine F , , 7 , , 18 , , 814 , - !9 , BxB Hulk , , 10 , , 12 , , 770 , - !10 , Ryo "Jimmy" Saito/Ryo Saito , , 13 , , 14 , , 762 , - !11 ,

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, , 9 , , 12 , , 743 , - !12 ,

Masaaki Mochizuki is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate and Pro Wrestling Noah. Mochizuki is a former FIP World Champion and three-time Open the Dream Gate Champion. Professional wrestling career Early years A former karat ...

, , 7 , , 15 , , 731 , - !13 , Jimmy Kanda/Yasushi Kanda , , 9 , , 10 , , 686 , - !14 , Strong Machine J , , 4 , , 10 , , 607 , - !15 ,

, , 9 , , 14 , , 581 , - !16 ,

Magnitude Kishiwada , better known under his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Career During high school, Fujita trained in artistic gymnastics, mixed martial arts and powerlifting, and years later, he showed interest in professional wrestling. For m ...

, , 5 , , 7 , , 541 , - !17 , T-Hawk , , 5 , , 8 , , 459 , - !18 , Big R Shimizu/Big Boss Shimizu , , 4 , , 10 , , 452 , - !19 , Ben-K , , 3 , , 5 , , 426 , - !20 ,

, , 6 , , 8 , , 388 , - !21 ,

Shingo Takagi (born 21 November 1982), known by the ring name Shingo Takagi (鷹木信悟, ''Takagi Shingo''), is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former member of the ''Los Ingob ...

, , 6 , , 6 , , 387 , - !22 , Mr. Kyu Kyu/Naoki Tanizaki/Toyonaka Dolphin , , 6 , , 12 , , 384 , - !23 , Dragon Dia , , 2 , , 3 , , 343 , - !24 ,

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, , 2 , , 7 , , 336 , - !25 , Kazma Sakamoto , , 3 , , 6 , , 324 , - !26 , U-T , , 3 , , 7 , , 318 , - !27 , Jason Lee , , 3 , , 4 , , 300 , - !28 , Kagetora/Jimmy Kagetora , , 3 , , 5 , , 271 , - !29 , Eita , , 6 , , 5 , , 263 , - !30 , Kota Minoura , , 4 , , 3 , , 262 , - !31 , style="background-color:#FFE6BD", Ishin Iihashi/Ishin † , , 4 , , 5 , , + , - !32 ,

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, , 3 , , 7 , , 210 , - !33 , Kai , , 3 , , 5 , , 206 , - !34 , Akebono , , 1 , , 3 , , 203 , - !35 , K-Ness , , 3 , , 3 , , 198 , - !36 ,

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, , 3 , , 2 , , 171 , - !37 , Kaito Ishida , , 3 , , 2 , , 147 , - !38 , H.Y.O , , 3 , , 2 , , 142 , - !39 ,

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, , 1 , , 5 , , 140 , - !40 , La Estrella , , 1 , , 2 , , 139 , - !41 ,

, , 2 , , 2 , , 134 , - !42 ,

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, , 1 , , 1 , , 125 , - !43 ,

Milano Collection AT , is a Japanese color commentator and retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . As Milano, Sawafuji adopted the gimmick of an Italian fashion aficionado/supermodel, reflected in his ring attire. Milano is also known for walk ...

, , 1 , , 2 , , 108 , - !44 , Shachihoko Boy , , 2 , , 1 , , 100 , - !45 , Mochizuki Jr. , , 1 , , 3 , , 99 , - !46 , Diamante , , 2 , , 1 , , 98 , - !47 ,

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, , 1 , , 1 , , 94 , - !48 , Punch Tominaga , , 1 , , 2 , , 79 , - !49 , style="background-color:#FFE6BD", Yoshiki Kato † , , 2 , , 3 , , + , - !50 , Taku Iwasa , , 2 , , 2 , , 73 , - !51 , Kento Kobune/SB KENTo , , 1 , , 2 , , 71 , - !rowspan=3, 52 ,

, , 2 , , 2 , , 70 , - ,

Nosawa Rongai , better known by his ring names Nosawa and , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling and various independent promotions. Career Early career (19952004) Nosawa spent most of his ea ...

, , 2 , , 2 , , 70 , - ,

Kotaro Suzuki , better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Gleat. He is best known for working for the Pro Wrestling Noah and All Japan Pro Wrestling promotions, where he was a four-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Cha ...

, , 2 , , 2 , , 70 , - !55 , Jacky "Funky" Kamei , , 2 , , 0 , , 56 , - !56 , Minorita , , 1 , , 0 , , 55 , - !57 , Jack Evans , , 1 , , 0 , , 41 , - !58 ,

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, , 2 , , 0 , , 35 , - !59 ,

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, , 2 , , 0 , , 30 , - !60 , HUB , , 1 , , 1 , , 27 , - !61 ,

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, , 1 , , 0 , , 26 , - !rowspan=3, 62 , Atsushi Kotoge , , 1 , , 0 , , 15 , - ,

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, , 1 , , 0 , , 15 , - ,

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, , 1 , , 0 , , 15 , - !65 , Shinobu , , 1 , , 0 , , 14 , - !66 , style="background-color:#FFE6BD", Homare † , , 1 , , 0 , , + , - !rowspan=3, 67 , Yoshinari Ogawa , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , - ,

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, , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , - , Yuya Susumu , , 1 , , 0 , , 1 , -

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