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. Following the Dragon Gate restructure, Lindaman and T-Hawk left the stable, they were replaced by Masato Tanaka who joined the stable on July 5.
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 to 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. Following the Dead or Alive, ANTIAS suffered two losses, after the Dragon Gate restructure Lindaman and T-Hawk left Dragon Gate to work for Oriental Wrestling Entertainment in China. Following the Dead or Alive, all members of ANTIAS took part in the King of Gate, wrestling in separate round-robin blocks. Eita and Kanda finished last in their blocks, advancing to a tournament to decide the last placed wrestler in King of Gate and Takagi entered his last round-robin matches with a chance to advance to the semifinals, but was eliminated after losing to Susumu Yokosuka in their head-to-head match. Meanwhile, Yoshida won his block with a record of three wins and one loss, advancing to the semifinals of the tournament. Yoshida lost in the semifinals to Masato Yoshino on June 1. Kanda was placed in last in the tournament after losing to Ryo Saito in the losers round finals. On June 24, Takagi brought Magnitude Kishiwada to the stable for one night only. On July 5, ANTIAS forced Over Generation to disband after defeating them in a Naniwa Elimination Rules match. Following the match, Takagi challenged Kzy, Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Yokosuka to a match for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship. Takagi nominated Kanda, Yoshida and the newest member of ANTIAS Masato Tanaka to face them, which Kzy, Horiguchi and Yokosuka accepted.
Members
| * | Founding member |
|---|---|
| I | First Leader |
| II | Second Leader |
Current
| Member | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| Shingo Takagi | *II | January 13, 2018 – Present |
| Takashi Yoshida | * | January 13, 2018 – Present |
| Yasushi Kanda | * | January 13, 2018 – Present |
| Eita | *I | January 13, 2018 – Present |
| Masato Tanaka | July 5, 2018 – Present | |
Former
| Member | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| T-Hawk | *I | January 13, 2018 – May 7, 2018 |
| El Lindaman | *I | January 13, 2018 – May 7, 2018 |
Associates
| Name | First appearance |
|---|---|
| Magnitude Kishiwada | June 24, 2018 |
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 |
2017-2018 | Tag team | Dragon Gate |
| Young ANTIAS | Eita El Lindaman T-Hawk |
2017-2018 | 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
- King of Gate Last place (2018) – Kanda
- Pro Wrestling Zero1
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current) – Tanaka
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