DEAD OR ALIVE 2023, Dragon Gate’s annual Golden Week blowout event today, is now in the books
Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK and vis PPV on SkyPerfecTV in Japan (for the next week).
The paid attendance has not yet been announced as these are quick results via the Dragon Gate Official Twitter.
Match 1: U-T Return Match: Kagetora & Kaito Nagano beat U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kagetora pinned U-T.
Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Punch Tominaga beat Don Fujii, Takashi Yoshida, Problem Dragon & Minorita. Kanda pinned Dragon after a diving elbow drop.
Match 3: Open The Brave Gate Champion Jason Lee beat Dragon Dia to retain the title. V1 for Lee.
Match 4: Ultimo Dragon & Naruki Doi beat Diamante & H-Y-O. Dragon pinned H-Y-O with La Magistral.
Match 5: Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J to retain the titles. Minoura pinned J after Engranahe. V3 for the champs.
Match 6: Naomichi Marufuji (Pro Wresting NOAH) & Dragon Kid beat YAMATO & Yuki Yoshioka. Marufuji pinned Yoshioka. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: Naomichi Marufuji beat Ichikawa by TKO.
Match 7: Open The Twin Gate Champions Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shiji Kondo beat KAI & ISHIN to retain the titles. Kenoh pinned ISHIN after PFS. V1 for the champs.
Main Event: Madoka Kikuta beat Open The Dream Gate Champion Shun Skywalker to win the title. Kikuta becomes the 37th Open The Dream Gate Champion.
The next event is tomorrow at Tsushima Cultural Center in Aichi. There will be no live broadcast.
UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 2710.
