Open the Freedom Gate Championship explained

Championshipname:	Open the Freedom Gate Championship
Promotion:	Dragon Gate USA Dragon Gate Evolve
Created:	November 28, 2009
Mostreigns:	Johnny Gargano (2 reigns)
Firstchamp:	BxB Hulk
Finalchamp:	Timothy Thatcher
Longestreign:	Johnny Gargano (873 days)
Shortestreign:	Timothy Thatcher (36 days)
Oldest:	Timothy Thatcher
Youngest:	Johnny Gargano (days)
Titleretired:	August 15, 2015

The Open the Freedom Gate Championship was the major title in the promotion Dragon Gate USA. The first holder of the title was crowned following a 14-man tournament held at DGUSA Freedom Fight 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. The title was also recognized by the Evolve promotion.^[1]

There were seven reigns by six wrestlers. BxB Hulk became the first champion by winning a 14-man tournament. Timothy Thatcher was the final champion, vacating the title on August 15, 2015.

The championship was defended in the USA, Japan, China, England, Germany, Canada, Scotland and Northern Ireland ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} for promotions such as Revolution Pro Wrestling, British Championship Wrestling, Outback Championship Wrestling, Dragon Gate, Fight Club: PRO, Southside Wrestling Entertainment, Alpha-1 Wrestling, WWNLive, Kamikaze Pro, Premier British Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Ulster.^[7]

Combined reigns

Rank	Champion	No. of reigns	Combined defenses	Combined days
1		2	25	1,005
2		1	7	426
3			6	289
4			5	226
5			5	104
6			0	36

See also

• Open the Dream Gate Championship

External links

• Open The Freedom Gate Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: EVOLVE evolves -- now unified with DGUSA. 2011-11-25. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 2011-11-25.
2. Web site: Title Reigns « Open The Freedom Gate Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712193145/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1234&page=5&reign=1. 2015-07-12.
3. Web site: Title Reigns « Open The Freedom Gate Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150531091441/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1234&page=5&reign=6. 2015-05-31.
4. Web site: Title Reigns « Open The Freedom Gate Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712202003/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1234&page=5&reign=4. 2015-07-12.
5. Web site: Title Reigns « Open The Freedom Gate Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226004756/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1234&page=5&reign=3. 2014-02-26.
6. Web site: Title Reigns « Open The Freedom Gate Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712193157/http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1234&page=5&reign=2. 2015-07-12.
7. Web site: Open The Freedom Gate Championship. CAGEMATCH. 31 March 2023.