Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with 2 separate events, first a shopping center mini-event then a regular event at a different location.
Event 1:
Today’s event was held at HI Hirose Super Combo Kashima Kamijama Store in Kumamoto. There is/was no broadcast.
The paid attendance has not been announced. This was an outdoor event.
Match 1: Kzy, Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Kzy pinned H-Y-O after a running elbow smash.
Match 2: YAMATO won an 8 man battle royal, last eliminating Fatta (?) Kobashi by ref stoppage. Apparently there was a Shinsuke Nakamura parody wrestler too.
Main Event: Genki Horiguchi, Shachihoko BOY & U-T beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Punch Tominaga. Horiguchi pinned Tominaga with Backslide From Heaven.
Event 2:
Today’s event was held at Imari Kunimidai Gym in Saga. There is/was no broadcast.
The paid attendance has not been announced.
Match 1: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.
Match 2: Yasushi Kanda beat Ichikawa. Squash. Which led to…
Match 2 (Again): Yasushi Kanda beat Ichikawa.
Match 3: Takashi Yoshida beat Minorita.
Match 4: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat YAMATO, Kagetora & Dragon Dia. Ben-K pinned Kagetora after a spear.
Match 5: Ultimo Dragon & Dragon Kid beat Diamante & ISHIN by DQ. Diamante DQ’d. Mask ripping off Dragon. This was Dragon’s first match back since an indefinite suspension was lifted by GM Ryo Saito. Dragon & Diamante are facing off in a 4-way elimination match on 7/2 where the final loser will lose their mask (the other 2 in the match are Shun Skywalker & Strong Machine J. Worth nothing Skywalker wasn’t always masked).
Main Event: Kzy, Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. Kzy pinned H-Y-O after a running elbow smash.
The next event is a doubleheader tomorrow at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK for both events will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET for the first event and tomorrow at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET for the second event. These appear to be the final televised events for June with the next broadcast likely being Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival, their biggest annual event, on 7/2.
UPDATE: For event 2 (Saga), the announced paid attendance was 289.
