Dragon Gate began their June tour, Rainbow Gate 2024, this weekend with a pair of events.
Yesterday’s event was held at Fukyama Big Rose in Hiroshima. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.
The announced paid attendance was 430.
Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Skywalker pinned Tanaka after BT Bomb.
Match 2: Ultimo Dragon & Yasushi Kanda beat Genki Horiguchi & Punch Tominaga. Kanda pinned Tominaga after a diving elbow drop.
Match 3: Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka beat Kzy & U-T. Yokosuka pinned U-T after Yokosuka Cutter.
Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Shachihoko BOY.
Match 5: Kota Minoura & Ben-K beat YAMATO & Kagetora. Ben-K pinned Kagetora after a spear.
Main Event: Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Flamita beat Luis Mante, Hyo & JACKY KAMEI. Flamita pinned KAMEI after Flamita Press. KAMEI appears to no longer be “FUNKY” after leaving Natural Vibes to join Mante & Hyo at DEAD OR ALIVE 2024.
Today’s event was held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.
The announced paid attendance was 578,
Match 1: YAMATO, Naruki Doi & Kagetora beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. YAMATO pinned Dia after Gallaria.
Match 2: La Estrella won a 10 man battle royal, last eliminating Kzy.
Match 3: Kota MInoura beat JACKY KAMEI.
Match 4: Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat Ho Ho Lun, Ho Ri & Punch Tominaga. Shimizu pinned Ri after Power BOSS.
Match 5: Yosuke♡Santamaria Return Match: Shun SKywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Yosuke♡Santamaria. Lee pinned Santamaria after Horobi. Santamaria had been out since roughly the end of 2022 due to injuries.
Main Event: Ben-K & Flamita beat Luis Mante & Hyo. Ben-K pinned Hyo after a spear.
The next event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo for a doubleheader. Mochizuki Junior, who has been on a training excursion to Europe, will return to the promotion during these events. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. After these events, the only other scheduled televised events this month are next Sunday for a doubleheader beginning Saturday at 9 PM PT/12 AM ET.
