Open the Triangle Gate Championship

Open the Triangle Gate Championship
Official design of the titles (2021–present)
Details
PromotionDragon Gate
Date establishedNovember 7, 2004
Current champion(s)Natural Vibes (Big Boss Shimizu, Strong Machine J and U-T)
Date wonMay 9, 2024
Statistics
First champion(s)Italian Connection
(Milano Collection AT, Anthony W. Mori and Yossino)
Most reigns(as a team)
Jimmyz
(Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Kanda and Ryo "Jimmy" Saito) and Do Fixer
(Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito) (3 reigns) (as an individual)
Naruki Doi (14 reigns)
Longest reignBlood Generation
(Cima, Magnitude Kishiwada and Masato Yoshino) (319 days)
Shortest reignR.E.D.
(Eita, Kaito Ishida and H.Y.O) (<1 day)
Oldest championYoshinari Ogawa (55 years, 217 days)
Youngest championFlamita (19 years, 5 days)
Heaviest championAkebono (462 lbs)
Lightest championMinorita (148 lbs)

The Open the Triangle Gate Championship is a professional wrestling trios title in Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. It was created on November 7, 2004 when The Italian Connection faction of Milano Collection A.T., Anthony W. Mori and Yossino defeated Aagan Iisou's Shuji Kondo, Takuya Sugawara and "brother" Yasshi in a tournament final.[1] Each title belt's face has three emblems on it, shaped in a triangle, that represent Power, Technique and Mind.[2]

Not including interim reigns, there have been a total of 90 recognized individual champions and 76 recognized trios, who have had a combined 68 official reigns. The current champions are Natural Vibes (Big Boss Shimizu, Strong Machine J and U-T) who are in their first reign as a team.[3]

  1. ^ "Open the Triangle Gate title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  2. ^ "Dragon Gate USA's Title Situation". Dragon Gate USA Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  3. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Champions and Championships/Open the Triangle Gate Title". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved May 20, 2021.