Champion Gate in Osaka (2018)

The Champion Gate in Osaka (2018) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The shows will take place on March 3 and on March 5 2018, in Osaka at the Edion Arena Osaka and was the eight event under the Champion Gate. The first night will feature two championship matches for the Open The Triangle and Brave Gate Championship and the second night for the Open The Twin and Dream Gate Championship.

Background
The Champion Gate in Osaka (2018) will be aired in Japan through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Niconico, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary will be provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event would also air on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports to be lauched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

Storylines
The Champion Gate in Osaka (2018) features professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines that played out on the Dragon Gate's television program. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

The second night will be main evented by Masaaki Mochizuki making his fourth defense of the Open The Dream Gate Championship against Ben-K. On February 11, 2018 Ben-K defeated Mochizuki in a non-title match in just two minutes. After a brief confrontation between the two Ben-K challenged Mochizuki into a rematch but for the Open The Dream Gate Championship, in which Mochizuki accepted stating that he would teach Ben-K a lesson in how fighting for the Dream Gate is done. Their match was announced to be part of second night of the Champion Gate in Osaka.

In the beginning Ben-K stated that the future of Dragon Gate depended on him being at the top. He would then start having more wins specially in singles matches, rarely losing matches with his partners being pinned. Ben-K even debuted a new finisher the Sodegaramiand even pinned a former Open The Dream Gate Champion BxB Hulk. Meanwhile, Mochizuki has been feuding with Kzy even defeated him to make his third title defense of the Open The Dream Gate Championship.

In the Open The Brave Gate Championship Yasushi Kanda will make his first title defense against Punch Tominaga. On December 23, Tominaga was kicked out of VerserK. Afterwards, he started with former VerserK stablemates Shingo Takagi and Yasushi Kanda, mostly Takagi for the way he treated him. Tominaga then pinned Kanda on February 7 and challenged him for the Open The Brave Gate Championship. Kanda accepted, stating that he would expect a "quick and easy first title defense".

In the Open The Twin Gate Championship Eita and T-Hawk will make their first title defense against Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Yokosuka. On January 28, 2018 Genki Horiguchi, Susumu Yokosuka and Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Young ANTIAS (Eita, T-Hawk and El Lindaman) in a six-man tag team match with Horiguchi pinning T-Hawk with the Backslide from Heaven. After the match, Horiguchi and Yokosuka challenged Eita and T-Hawk in a rematch for the Open The Twin Gate Championship in which T-Hawk. After confronting the champions with Horiguchi stating wouldn't be against bald people led the General Manager Takayuki Yagi to the ring, which led T-Hawk accepting the challenge at Champion Gate in Osaka. Their match was announced to take part of second night of the show.

After the disbanding of Jimmyz each former member went on their seperate ways, with Yokosuka and Horiguchi falling to win their singles championship matches for the Open The Dream and Brave Gate Championship, respectively. This led the two forming a team with each other. Afterwards building up until the pay-per-veiw the two went on a undefeated streak.