The Open the Dream Gate Championship is a

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created and promoted by the

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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.

Description

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.

History

The inaugural champion was , who was awarded the championship by 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

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between different wrestlers involved in pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines, or by scripted circumstances. Wrestlers were portrayed as either

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as they followed a series of tension-building events, which culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches for the championship. There have been a total of 19 recognized champions who have had a combined 35 official reigns. The current champion is

Yuki Yoshioka is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. He is a former Open the Dream Gate Champion. Professional wrestling career Mexican independent scene (2020) Apart from his work for Dragon Gate, Yoshi ...

who is in his first reign.

Reigns

Combined reigns

As of , .

References

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