Dragon Gate ran their first Tokyo event of the year today, the first half of a doubleheader. Today was headlined by a Masaaki Mochizuki 30th Anniversary match.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.
The announced paid attendance was 1485, a legit sellout.
Match 1: Luis Mante & Hyo beat Kagetora & Ryoya Tanaka. Hyo pinned Tanaka after Hunting.
Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. KAMEI pinned Kanda after JACKY Knife.
Match 3: Open The Owarai Gate Champion Longerie Muto vs. Don Fujii went to a double countout. But based on post-match fan reactions/support, Muto retains the title. V1 for Muto. (This is a comedy title where the champion can lose the match but retain the title as fan reaction determines who wins)
Match 4: KAI & Gianni Valletta beat Ultimo Dragon & Punch Tominaga. Vallenta pinned Tomonaga after a King Kong kneedrop.
Match 5: YAMATO, Dragon Kid, BxB Hulk, Kzy & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia, Ben-K, Strong Machine J & Kota Minoura. YAMATO pinned Minoura after Gallaria.
Match 6: Shun Skywalker, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat Shuji Kondo, Toru Owashi (DDT) & Takuya Sugawara (Independent/Freelancer) by DQ. Kato DQ’d.
Main Event: Masaaki Mochizuki 30th Anniversary Match: Shingo Takagi (New Japan) beat Masaaki Mochizuki.
The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.
UPDATE: A few hours after the event, following happenings today after their tag match, Open The Brave Gate Champion Hyo vs. Kagetora for the title was added to THE GATE OF BAYSIDE 2024 on 1/27.
