Dragon Gate continued the Open The New Year Gate 2023 Tour today with the second half of a Tokyo doubleheader, featuring their first title match of the year for their top title, the Open The Dream Gate Championship.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.
The announced paid attendance was 1022.
Match 1: Dragon Kid & Eita beat Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta. Kid pinned Dia.
Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI” beat Genki Horiguchi, Kagetora & Ho Ho Lun. KAMEI pinned Horiguchi after “JACKY” Knife.
Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Takashi Yoshida & Punch Tominaga. Kanda pinned Tominaga after a diving elbow drop.
Match 4: YAMATO, Don Fujii, Naruki Doi & Shuji Kondo beat Minorita, Ryu Fuda, Kaito Nagano & Yoshiki Kato. YAMATO pinned Fuda after Gallaria.
Match 5: Kzy & Strong Machine J beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. J pinned Jr. with a German suplex hold.
Match 6: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Hulk pinned H-Y-O after First Flash.
Main Event: Shun Skywalker beat Open The Dream Gate Champion Yuki Yoshioka to win the title. Skywalker becomes the 36th Open The Dream Gate Champion.
The next event is Saturday at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast.
