Dragon Gate continued the New Year Gate 2024 Tour today with an event in Ishikawa, likely the first visit back for hometown star Madoka Kikuta since the devastating earthquake at the start of the year.
Today’s event was held at Kimassi Kanazawa in Ishikawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 325.
Match 1: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Strong Machine J, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Ben-K pinned Lee after a spear.
Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Kaito Nagano.
Match 3: Gianni Valletta beat Shachihoko BOY. Possibly yet another squash.
Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda vs. Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO & Genki Horiguchi went to a double countout.
Match 5: Hyo & Luis Mante beat Kzy & U-T. Hyo pinned U-T after Samson Driver.
Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Takashi Yoshida beat KAI, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato. Kikuta pinned Kato after a rolling lariat.
The next event is Saturday at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe to start a weekend doubleheader. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.
