Dragon Gate continued the Open The New Year Gate 2023 Tour today with the first half of a doubleheader that marks their first visit to Tokyo this year.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. The below results are courtesy of the official Dragon Gate English Facebook page.
The announced paid attendance was 978.
Match 1: Strong Machine J, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Naruki Doi, Eita & Punch Tominaga. J pinned Tomonaga with Machine Suplex.
Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Kaito Nagano.
Impromptu Match: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Ichikawa in 7 seconds.
Match 3: Uktimo Dragon, Kenichiro Arai, Genki Horiguchi & Ichikawa beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda by countout.
Match 4: Don Fujii & Shuji Kondo beat Kzy & Yoshiki Kato. Kondo pinned Kato after a King Kong lariat.
Match 5: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & Minorita beat Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta. Ben-K pinned Minorita after Masakari.
Main Event: In a Losing Unit Disbands All-Out War (Elimination Match, no over the top rope tule), Z-Brats-Shun Skywalker, KAI, H-Y-O, BxB Hulk & ISHIN beat High End-YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Kagetora, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon. Order of elimination: Yoshida by KAI, Dragon by ISHIN, KAI by Kagetora, H-Y-O by Kagetora, ISHIM by Kid, Kid by Hulk, Hulk by Kagetora, Kagetora by Skywalker, YAMATO by Slywalker. Skywalker wins as last man left. As a result, High End must disband.
The next event is tomorrow with Open The Dream Gate Champion Yuki Yoshioka vs. Shun Slywalker for the title in the main event. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1;30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. English commentary will be available.
