Dragon Gate ran their final Tokyo event of 2024 today, which also was the retirement event for longtime comedy wrestler Ichikawa. His final opponent would be none other than New Japan’s Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.
The announced paid attendance was 1552, which sounds like a legit sellout.
Match 1: Ben-K beat Hyo.
Match 2: Takashi Yoshida & Ho Ho Lun beat Problem Dragon & Punch Tominaga. Yoshida pinned Tominaga after Pineapple Bomber.
Match 3: KAI, Jason Lee, Yoshiki Kato & Homare beat Ryu Fuda, Mochizuki Junior, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Akihiro Sahara. Kato pinned Yanagiuchi after a sitout Canadian Hammer
Match 4: Ultimo Dragon, Shachihoko BOY & Super Shisa bear Genki Horiguchi, Yasushi Kanda & Kenichiro Arai. Dragon pinned Horiguchi with La Magistral.
Match 5: Luis Mante & Flamita beat JACKY KAMEI & Riiita. Mante pinned Riiita after Vuelta Finale.
Match 6: YAMATO, BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Toru Owashi (DDT) & Shuji Kondo (Independent/Freelancer). YAMATO pinned Fujii after Omniscient & Omnipotent Frankensteiner.
Match 7: Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & U-T and Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & ISHIN in a 3-way when Dia pinned ISHIN.
Main Event: Ichikawa Retirement Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan) beat Ichikawa in 16 seconds. Which led to…
Main Event (again): Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Ichikawa.
The next event is tomorrow at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. Also, on Friday will be this month’s PRIME ZONE+ episode at Kobe Lapis Hall in Kobe, live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.
