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Dragon Gate continued the Truth Gate 2025 Tour today with their monthly Tokyo event.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 1105.

There were a handful of last minute changes due to Strong Machine J being off the event. Shoulder injury. Out indefinitely.

Match 1: Toru Owashi, Shuji Kondo & Punch Tominaga beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Ryu Fuda & Akihiro Sahara. Tominaga pinned Sahara with Punch Clutch.

Match 2: ISHIN beat Don Fujii by DQ.

Match 3: Mochizuki Junior beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 4: Ultimo Dragon, Luis Mante & U-T beat Genki Horiguchi, Hyo & Problem Dragon. Mante pinned Dragon after a reverse Gory Special. This originally was to have been Dragon & Mante vs. Hyo & Dragon but U-T & Horiguchi were late adds.

Match 5: BxB Hulk, Kagetora, Susumu Yokosuka & Naruki Doi beat KAI, Jason Lee, Yoshiki Kato & Homare. Yokosuka pinned Kato after Jumbo Wins! ISHIN & Dragon Kid were special referees. Had Z-Brats won, they would have gotten an Open The Triangle Gate Championship shot.

Match 6: Riiita & JACKY KAMEI beat Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Riiita pinned Tanaka after Riiitanic. This was originally to have been a 3-way with Kzy & U-T but apparently plans changed.

Main Event: Ben-K, Madoka Kikuta & Kzy beat YAMATO, Shun Skywalker & Kota Minoura. Kzy pinned Minoura after Impact.

The next event is Saturday at Yukihashi City Budokan in Fukuoka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

In other news, upcoming event announcements made include a Shun Skywalker Produced event on 3/24 at Shinjuku Face, the return/revival of Dragon Gate USA as part of The Collective with events on 4/16 & 4/18 in Las Vegas, NV, and the annual Golden Week blowout event, DEAD OR ALIVE 2025, on its traditional date of 5/5 at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya.

Dragon Gate held their first major event of the year, THE GATE OF BAYSIDE, today in its traditional location of Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 2098.

Match 1: Kzy & U-T beat Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior. Kzy pinned Junior after a running elbow smash.

Match 2; Ultimo Dragon, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), Toru Owashi (DDT), Shuji Kondo & Hyo beat Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi, Yasushi Kanda, Shachihoko BOY & Luis Mante. Hyo pinned BOY after a double biceps senton.

Match 3: Open The Owarai Gate Champion Takashi Yoshida beat Kikutaro, then got the required post-match fan support, to retain the title. V1 for Yoshida.

Match 4: In a Captains Fall Elimination Match, Masaaki Mochizuki, Eyu Fuda, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Akihiro Sahara beat Shun Skywalker, ISHIN, Yoshiki Kato & Homare. The captains, either one being eliminated ended the match, were Yanagoiuchi & Kato. Mochizuki pinned Kato with a Yanagiuchi-assisted schoolboy. Had Z-Brats won, Mochizuki Dojo would’ve had to disband. That will not happen now.

Match 5: In a Hardcore match, Masato Tanaka (ZERO1) beat KAI.

Match 6: Open The Triangle Gate Champions Susumu Yokozuka, Kagetora & BxB Hulk beat Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka to retain the titles.Yoosuka pinned Kikuta after Jumbo Wins! V1 for the champs.

Match 7: Open The Twin Gate Champions Kota Minoura & Jason Lee beat JACKY KAMEI & Riiita to retain the titles. Minoura pinned Riiita after Golden Rose. V1 for the champs.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion YAMATO beat Strong Machine J to retain the title. V5 for YAMATO.

The next event is tomorrow at Fujisan Messe in Shizuoka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate began their 2025 campaign today with the opener of the New Year Gate 2025 tour, the annual East-West competition event. Teams were determined based on their hometown, with foreigners on the West team.

Today’s event was held at Kobe Art Center in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 338.

Match 1: Yasushi Kanda & Ben-K beat Ryoya Tanaka & Akihiro Sahara. Ben-K pinned Sahara.

Match 2: Genki Horiguchi, Shachihoko BOY, Problem Dragon & JACKY KAMEI beat Kagetora, Punch Tominaga, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Ryu Fuda. KAMEI pinned Tominaga after JFK.

Match 3: Don Fujii, Takashi Yoshida & Naruki Doi beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Mochizuki Junior & ISHIN. Yoshida pinned ISHIN after a body press.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta beat Honare by DQ. Weapon use.

Match 5: Strong Machine J, Susumu Yokosuka & KAI beat Luis Mante, Ho Ho Lun & Jason Lee. J pinned Lun after Genie Windmill.

Match 6: Dragon Dia & Riiita beat U-t & Hyo. Dia pinned U-T.

Main Event: YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Susumu Yokosuka beat Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & Yoshiki Kato. YAMATO pinned Kato after Omniscient & Omnipotent Frankensteiner.

East wins 4-3. All East members received a New Year’s Ball from GM Ryo Saito as a prize.

The next event is Saturday at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Dragon Gate wrapped up their 2024 today with the final event of their 25th Anniversary campaign.

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 651.

Match 1: ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat Ryu Fuda & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Kato pinned Yanagiuchi after a sit-down Canadian hammer. ISHIN was a last-minute replacement for an absent Hoki.

Match 2: Don Fujii beat Akihiro Sahara.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Yasushi Kanda, Takashi Yoshida & Syachihoko BOY beat Ho Ho Lun, Ho Li, Richi Tominaga (possibly Punch Tominaga) & Problem Dragon. Yoshida pinned Tominaga after Pineapple Bomber.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki beat ISHIN by DQ.

Match 5: Strong Machine J won a 12 man battle royal, last eliminating Dragon Dia.

Main Event: YAMATO, Susumu Yokosuka, Kagetora & BxB Hulk vs. Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, KAI & Jason Lee went to a double countout. Which led to…
Main Event (again): YAMATO, Susumu Yokosuka, Kagetora, BxB Hulk & Naruki Doi beat Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, KAI, Jason Lee & ISHIN. YAMATO pinned ISHIN after Gallaria. So yeah, ISHIN wound up wrestling in 3 matches…only one was as planned.

This wraps up Dragon Gate’s 25th Anniversary year. There’s already quite a bit of 2025 news coming out today and just now:
Ho Ho Lun is joining the promotion full-time effective in January. He had been making occasional appearances as a freelancer. He is based in Hong Kong.
The next challenge for YAMATO’s Open The Dream Gate Championship has been announced: Strong Machine J. That match will happen at THE GATE OF BAYSIDE 2025 on 1/25 at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. At this time it will not be for the Open The Brave Gate Championship also held by YAMATO.

The next event, their 2025 opener, is 1/9 at Kobe Art Center in Kobe to kick off the Open The New Year Gate 2025 Tour. Broadcast plans TBA. The DRAGONGATE NETWORK January schedule hasn’t been announced yet (only for February).

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.

Dragon Gate ran their final blowout event of the year, THE FINAL GATE 2024, earlier today in Fukuoka.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 2765.

Match 1: Ben-K, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior beat Madoka Kikuta, Ryoya Tanaka & Luis Mante. Ben-K pinned Tanaka after a spear.

Match 2: Strong Machine J & U-T beat JACKY KAMEI & Daiki Yanagiuchi. J pinned Yanagiuchi after Gold Ship.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Genki Horiguchi, Yasushi Kanda & Toru Owashi (DDT) beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Problem Dragon & Punch Tominaga. Dragon pinned Tominaga with La Magistral.

Match 4; Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Hyo.

Match 5: BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat KAI, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato to win the vacant Open The Triangle Gate Championship. Hulk, Yokosuka & Kagetora become the 91st Open The Triangle Gate Champions. Kagetora pinned Kato.

Match 6: Naomichi Marufuji & Takashi Siguira (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Shun Skywalker & Homare. Sugiura pinned Homare after Olympic Yosen Slam.

Match 7: Kota Minoura & Jason Lee beat Open The Twin Gate Champions Kzy & Flamita to win the titles. Minoura & Lee become the 68th Open The Twin Gate Champions. Minoura pinned Flamita after Golden Rose.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion YAMATO beat Open The Brave Gate Champion Dragon Dia to win both titles. YAMATO becomes the 53rd Open The Brave Gate Champion. Open The Dream Gate V4 for YAMATO.

The next event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

Major breaking news from Dragon Gate-BIGBOSS Shimizu has been suspended indefinitely amidst a suspected serious breach of contract. No further details have been released, but as a result the Open The Triangle Gate Championship Shimizu held with Strong Machine J & U-T is now VACANT. Determination match between BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora and KAI, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato to crown new champions will be held Sunday at THE FINAL GATE 2024 in Fukuoka.

More as it becomes available.

Dragon Gate wrapped up the KING OF GATE 2024 Tournament today at their monthly Tokyo event.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 1192.

Match 1: JACKY KAMEI & Ryu Fuda beat Hyo & Daiki Yanagiuchi. KAMEI pinned Yanagiuchi after JFK.

Match 2: KING OF GATE Semifinals: Kota Minoura beat Kzy.

Match 3: KING OF GATE Semifinals: Dragon Dia beat Masaaki Mochizuki.

Match 4: Yasushi Kanda & Ho Ho Lun beat Takshi Yoshida & Punch Tominaga. Lun pinned Tomonaga after Ho Roll.

Match 5: Madoka Kikuta, Ryoya Tanaka & Luis Mante beat Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii & Toru Owashi (DDT). Kikuta pinned Fujii after a rolling lariat.

Match 6: Strong Machine J, U-T & Flamita beat Ben-K, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior. Flamia pinned Junior after Flam Fly.

Match 7: KAI, ISHIN, Jason Lee, Homare & Yoshiki Kato beat YAMATO, BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka, Kagetora & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Kato pinned Yanagiuchi after Limit Bomb.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Finals: Dragon Dia beat Kota Minoura to win the tournament.

Next up is the Fantastic Gate 2024 Tour to wrap up the year, a light tour with just 8 events headlined by THE FINAL GATE 2024 on 12/15. The tour starts tomorrow at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. (There are 6 event broadcasts to come this month-Saturday (Kyoto KBS Hall), 12/15 (Fukuoka International Center), 12/17 (Korakuen), 12/20 (PRIME ZONE+), and the final events of the year on 12/22 & 12/27 (Kobe Sambo Hall).

UPDATE: As a result of winning KING OF GATE, Dia gets an Open The Dream Gate Championship match against YAMATO on 12/15, and because Dia is the Open The Brave Gate Champion it’s for both titles.

Dtagon Gate kicked off the annual KING OF GATE Tournament today, which will determine the top singles wrestler in the promotion. The tournament is round-robin format with 3 blocks of 6 participants

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. This event also aired live on GAORA TV in Japan.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1421, a full house/near sellout)

There were last minute changes to the card because Naruki Doi was removed due to injury (meniscus).

Match 1: Kateika Dragon, U-T & El Pantera Jr. beat JACKY KAMEI, Riiiita & Ryoya Tanaka. Dragon pinned Tanaka after a moonsault press.

Match 2: Shuji Kondo & Punch Tominaga beat Toru Owashi (DDT) & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Kondo pinned Yanagiuchi after a King Kong lariat.

Match 3: Kota Minoura, Jason Lee, KAI & Homare beat Ultimo Dragon, Genki Horigichi, Kagetora & Akihiro Sahara. Minoura pinned Sahara after Golden Rose.

Match 4: KING OF GATE Block A: Flamita beat Dragon Kid.

Match 5: KING OF GATE Block A: Mochizuki Junior vs. ISHIN went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 6: Kzy, Luis Mante, Ben-K & Strong Machine J beat Susumu Yokosuka, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Hyo & Madoka Kikuta. Ben-K pinned Hyo after a spear.

Match 7: KING OF GATE Block B: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Shun Skywalker.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Block C: Dragon Dia beat YAMATO.

The next event is Saturday at Matsuyama City Community Center in Ehime. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. In fact, there are no more broadcasts scheduled until the end of the month (3 weeks out). Right now the next broadcast is scheduled for 11/27 for Heroic Legend Rei-ZERO 4 at Shinjuku Face.

Dragon Gate’s latest major event, THE GATE OF DESTINY 2024, was earlier today.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 2686.

Pre-show match: Ho Ho Lun & El Pantera Jr. beat Yasushi Kanda & Akihiro Sahara. Lun pinned Sahara after a knee strike.

Match 1: Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Madoka Kikuita & Ryu Fuda. Kagetora pinned Fuda.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon, Kateika Dragon, Problem Dragon & Takashi Yoshida beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi & Toru Owashi (DDT). Kateika Dragon pinned Horiguchi after a moonsualt press.

Match 3: Open The Triangle Gate Champions Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat KAI, Homare & Demus to retain the titles. U-T pinned Homare after Pacicenia. V6 for the champs.

Match 4: Dump Matsomoto beat Ichikawa.

Match 5: Darkside Hulk vs. Shun Skywalker went to a double countout.

Match 6: Open The Brave Gate Champion Daragon Dia beat Ryoya Tanaka to retain the title. V3 for Dia.

Match 7: Kzy & Flamita beat Open The Twin Gate Champions Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi to win the titles. Kzy & Flamita become the 67th Open The Twin Gate Champions. Flamita pinned Kid after Phoenix Splash.

Match 8: In a Loser Unit Disbands Match, where the second team to lose breaks up and the first winning team was safe, Ben-K, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior beat Hyo, Luis Mante & JACKY KAMEI and Kota MInoura, ISHIN & Jason Lee in a 3-way. Ben-K first pinned ISHIN then Minoura pinned Hyo. As a result, Big Hug must disband. Think KAMEI regrets leaving Natural Vibes now after Dead Or Alive when Hyo lost his hair? Second time this year he’s now factionless.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion YAMATO beat Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) to retain the title. V3 for YAMATO.

The next event is tomorrow at Okazaki City Ryumigaoka Kaikan in Aichi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.