Dragon Gate kicked off their 2026 today with the opening event of the Open The New Year Gate 2026 Tour in Kobe.
Today’s event was bels at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.
The paid attendance has not yet been announced.
Match 1: Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T beat Susumu Yokosuka, KAGETORA & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer). J pinned KAGETORA with a Majin windmill hold.
Match 2: Hyo won an 11 man battle royal, last eliminating YAMATO.
Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, El Cucuy & Demus beat Ho Ho Lun, Ho Lee & Reach Tominaga. Dragon pinned Tominaga with La Magistral.
Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuni & Don Fujii beat Jason Lee & ISHIN. Fujii pinned Lee with Nice German.
Match 5: Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura, KAI & Yoshiki Kato beat Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, Daiki Yanaguichi & Kazuma Kimura. Kato pinned Kimura after Cadere Luna.
Match 6: Shun Skywalker & El Ciero beat Ben-K & JACKY KAMEI. Ciero pinned KAMEI after a spinning tombstone piledriver.
Main Event: Open The Brave Gate Champion Ryoya Tanaka beat Riiita to retain the title. V7 for Tanaka.
The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.