ANTIAS (アンチアス Anchiasu) is the top heel stable, in the Dragon Gate promotion. It was formed on January 13, 2018 by the remaining members of VerserK, Shingo Takagi, Yasushi Kanda, Takashi Yoshida, El Lindaman, Eita and T-Hawk, with T-Hawk, El Lindaman and Eita being the center of the group, assuming the leadership. Takagi would take the leadership of the stable on May 6 at Dead or Alive.
History
On December 23 at Final Gate, VerserK succeded on their championship matches, first Yasushi Kanda defeating Kagetora to win the Open the Brave Gate Championship and T-Hawk and Eita defeating CIMA and Susumu Yokosuka to win the vacant Open The Twin Gate Championship, both matches were won after VerserK massive interference. After the Twin Gate Championship match, the sub-trio of T-Hawk, Eita, and Lindaman were positioned as the center of the stable and they also announced that VerserK would undergo a name change in 2018. On January 13, 2018, VerserK renamed the stable to ANTIAS. On March 3 at Champion Gate in Osaka, Kanda lost the title to Punch Tominaga. Three days later, Takagi defeated Ryo Saito to win the Open The Owarai Gate Championship.
During this time, there were tensions between ANTIAS stablemates Takagi, Kanda, and Lindaman, with Takagi, accidentally costing Kanda his Open The Brave Gate Championship on two different occasions and Kanda mocking Takagi for being the Open The Owarai Gate Champion, Lindaman then started to act as the peacemaker, but Kanda and Takagi started to blame him for their losses which led the three blaming, each other for their losses. Tensions calmed down on May 6 at Dead or Alive, after Kanda, Takagi, and Lindaman escaped the seven-way steel cage match, with Takagi taking over the leadership after Lindaman didn't help him escape the cage and Eita and T-Hawk losing the Open The Twin Gate Championship to Ben-K and Big R Shimizu early that night. This also led the Open The Owarai Gate Championship being vacated due to the stipulation of the match, where if Takagi escaped the championship would be vacated.
Members
| * | Founding member |
|---|---|
| I | First Leader |
| II | Second Leader |
| Member | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| Shingo Takagi | *II | January 13, 2018 – Present |
| Takashi Yoshida | * | January 13, 2018 – Present |
| T-Hawk | *I | January 13, 2018 – Present |
| El Lindaman | *I | January 13, 2018 – Present |
| Yasushi Kanda | * | January 13, 2018 – Present |
| Eita | *I | January 13, 2018 – Present |
Sub-groups
| Affiliate | Members | Tenure | Type | Promotion(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shingo Takagi and Takashi Yoshida | Shingo Takagi Takashi Yoshida |
2010–Present | Tag team | Dragon Gate |
| Eita and T-Hawk | Eita T-Hawk |
2017-Present | Tag team | Dragon Gate |
| Young ANTIAS | Eita El Lindaman T-Hawk |
2017-Present | Trio | Dragon Gate |
Championships and Accomplishments
- Dragon Gate
- Open The Brave Gate Championship (1 time) – Kanda
- Open The Owarai Gate Championship (1 time) – Takagi
- Open The Twin Gate Championship (1 time) – Eita and T-Hawk
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