The Open the Freedom Gate Championship was the major title in the promotion
Dragon Gate USA
Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2009 as an international expansion of the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate.
Gabe Sapolsky, former head booker of Ring of Honor, served as the promotion's Vice Pr ...
. The first holder of the title was crowned following a 14-man tournament held at
DGUSA Freedom Fight Freedom Fight / Open The Freedom Gate is a series of professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) events produced by Dragon Gate USA.
Background
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on November 28, 2009. The title was recognized by Dragon Gate USA's parent promotion,
Dragon Gate, and it has been defended at a Dragon Gate show in
Japan
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. The title was also recognized by the
Evolve promotion.
There were seven reigns by six wrestlers.
BxB Hulk
, better known by his ring name BxB Hulk stylized as ( ), is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Dragon Gate. He was also known for his longstanding rivalry with Shingo Takagi.
Professional wrestling career
He was the seco ...
became the first champion by winning a 14-man tournament.
Timothy Thatcher
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was the final champion, vacating the title on August 15, 2015.
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The championship was defended in the USA, Japan, China, England, Germany, Canada, Scotland and Northern Ireland for promotions such as ]Revolution Pro Wrestling
Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro/RPW) is a British professional wrestling promotion founded on 26 August 2012 by Andy Quildan after separating from International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom.
Revolution Pro Wrestling currently has partnershi ...
, British Championship Wrestling, Outback Championship Wrestling, Dragon Gate, Fight Club: PRO, Southside Wrestling Entertainment, Alpha-1 Wrestling
Alpha-1 Wrestling (A1) was a Canadian independent professional wrestling promotion based out of Hamilton, Ontario. The promotion was founded by Ethan Page in 2010 after he grew tired of inviting his family to see him in crappy bars commenting "I ...
, WWNLive
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, Kamikaze Pro, Premier British Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Ulster.[https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1234&page=4]
Title history
Combined reigns
See also
*Open the Dream Gate Championship
The Open the Dream Gate Championship is a professional wrestling world 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 Jul ...
References
External links
Open The Freedom Gate Championship
{{Dragon Gate USA
Dragon Gate USA championships
Evolve (professional wrestling) championships