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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.

Dragon Gate began their October tour, THE GATE OF VICTORY 2024, yesterday with their monthly Tokyo event.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1422, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikura vs. Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Ichikawa.

Match 3: Toru Owashi (DDT), Shuji Kondo & BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Ultimo Dragon, Punch Tominaga & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Shimizu pinned Yanagiuchi after Power BOSS.

Match 4: Ryoya Tanaka beat La Estrella.

Match 5: KAI, ISHIN & Jason Lee beat Luis Mante, Hyo & JACKY KAMEI. ISHIN Pinned Hyo.

Match 6: YAMATO, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T. Kagetora pinned U-T.

Impromptu Match: Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Ichikawa in 32 seconds.

Main Event: In a Loser Elimination Match, Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, Gianni Valetta & Homare beat Ben-K, BxB Hulk, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior. Minoura pinned Hulk after Golden Rose. As a result, Hulk must leave Gold Class.

The next event was earlier today at Mimasaka Culture Center. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast. The upcoming October live broadcasts are as follows: 10/12 & 10/13 (Kobe Art Center, Doubleheader), 10/20 (Acros Fukuoka, Doubleheader) and 10/25 (PRIME ZONE+).

Today’s events with Ichikawa led to 2 match announcements as well: Ichikawa will retire on 12/12 and his final opponent will be Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan) and Kenoh is the next challenger for Open The Dream Gate Champion YAMATO. That match will happen on 11/3 at The Gate Of Destiny 2024 at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka.

Dragon Gate’s latest mid-major event, THE GATE OF ORIGIN 2024, was held earlier today.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Festa in Sendai and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 820.

There were last-minute changes to the card due to Luis Mante being removed from the card. Neck injury. Said to be minor. It’s not known how long he may be out.

Match 1: Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior beat Madoka Kikuta & Hyo. Ben-K pinned Hyo after a spear.

Match 2: ISHIN beat Ryu Fuda.

Match 3: Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Ultimo Dragon, Yasushi Kanda & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Kagetora pinned Yanagiuchi.

Match 4: Gianni Valetta beat Riiita.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, KAI, Jason Lee & Homare beat YAMATO, BxB Hulk, Kzy, Mondai Ryu (who I keep mistakenly calling Problem Dragon) & Punch Tominaga. Minoura pinned Tominaga.

Match 6: Open The Triangle Gate Champions Strong Machine J, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Toru Owashi to retain the titles. Shimizu pinned Mochizuki after Shot Put Slam. V5 for the champs.

Main Event: Open The Brave Gate Champion Dragon Dia beat JACKY KAMEI to retain the title. V2 for Dia.

The next event is Saturday at Tokai Municipal Gym in Aichi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Storm Gate 2024 Tour today with their monthly Tokyo big 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 1492.

Match 1: Punch Tominaga beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 2: Yasushi Kanda & Shuji Kondo beat Toru Owashi (DDT) & BIGBOSS Shimizu. Kanda pinned Shimizu after Candy Magic.

Match 3: Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T beat Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka. J pinned Tanaka after Machine Suplex.

Match 4: Ultimo Dragon, Luis Mante, Hyo & JACKY KAMEI beat Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora. KAMEI pinned Kid after Jacky Knife.

Match 5: Homare Kato Debut Match: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Homare Kato. Afterwards, Kato joined Z-Brats and it was announced he will compete as simply Homare going forward.

Match 6: Ben-K, BxB Hulk, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior vs. Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, KAI & Jason Lee went to a no contest. Gianni Valetta interference.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion YAMATO beat ISHIN to retain the title. V2 for YAMATO.

The next event is Saturday at Hills Sunpia Yamagata in Yamagata with an Open The Triangle Gate Championship main event. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.