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Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Your today with an event in Chiba.

Today’s event was held at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 286)

Match 1: Kzy & Strong Machine J beat YAMATO & Problem Dragon. Kzy pinned Dragon after a running elbow smash.

Match 2: Kota Minoura & Naruki Doi beat Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. Minoura pinned Horiguchi after R-301.

Match 3: KAI & ISHIN beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. ISHIN pinned KAMEI after Death Penalty.

Match 4: Ultimo Dragon, Shuji Kondo & Dragon Kid beat Shun Skywalker, Diamante & H-Y-O. Dragon pinned H-Y-O with La Magistral.

Match 5: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Yoshioka pinned U-T after Inferno.

Main Event: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita. Kanda pinned Minorita after a diving elbow drop.

The next event is tomorrow at Espowa Isanonuma in Saitama, the first half of a weekend doubleheader there. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with the second half of an Okinawa weekend doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Naha City Bunka Tembusukan in Okinawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 244, a legit sellout.

Match 1: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, Jason Lee & U-T. Dia pinned U-T.

Match 2: KAI beat Problem Dtagon.

Match 3: Kagetora & GOSAMARU beat Genki Horiguchi & Drake Morimatsu. GOSAMARU beat Horiguchi after a moonsault press.

Match 4: Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Ryu Fuda beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Ben-K pinned Kanda afger a spear.

Match 5: Strong Machine J & Ultra Soki beat Shun Skywalker & H-Y-O by DQ. Skywalker DQ’d. Removing J’s mask.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Yuki Yoshioka, Minorita & Kota Minoura. Kikuta pinned Minorita after a vertical drop high-speed type piledriver.

The next event is Friday at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with the start of a weekend doubleheader in Okinawa.

Today’s event was held at Naha City Bunka Tembusukan in Okinawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet bern announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 228, a full house/near sellout)

Match 1: Jason Lee, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J. KAMEI pinned Shimizu after JACKY Knife.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki & Drake Morimatsu beat Problem Dragon & Hibiscus Mii. Mochizuki pinned Dragon after Twister.

Match 3: Kota Minoura, Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat YAMATO, Genki Horiguchi, Kagetora & Ryu Fuda. Minorita pinned Fuda after Minoritonic.

Impromptu Match: Mochizuki Jr. vs. Gurukun Mask went to a 5 minute time limit draw.

Match 4: Dragon Kid & Teelan Shisa beat Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Kid pinned Kanda after countering Candy Magic.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. Yoshioka pinned H-Y-after a frog splash.

The next event is tomorrow. There will be no live or on demand broadcast

In a Twitter post on its Japanese account, Dragon Gate announced 2 wrestlers-Kento Kobune (SB KENTo) and Takuma Fujiwara-have been released. The promotion only said it was due to a “serious breach of contract” and resolution efforts were unsuccessful. Both have been inactive for roughly a year.

弊社所属の小舩賢登及び藤原拓磨両選手については、重大な契約違反の疑いがあり、今後の処遇について両選手とも協議を重ねましたが、双方の見解の相違もあるなか、両選手の希望もあり、双方の合意のもとで両選手との契約を解消することとなりましたのでお知らせ致します。#DRAGONGATE pic.twitter.com/I5e3Nk9vuG

— DRAGONGATE (@dragongate_pro) June 17, 2023

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a non-televised event in Nagasaki.

Today’s event was held at Sasebo City Sports Cultural Center in Nagasaki. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 406)

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Don Fujii, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Minoura pinned U-T after R-301.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki & Dragon Kid beat Shun Skywalker & H-Y-O. Kid pinned H-Y-O after Christo.

Match 3: Diamante, KAI & ISHIN beat Ultimo Dragon, Kagetora & Ryu Fuda. ISHIN pinned Fuda after a modified scrap buster.

Match 4: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat YAMATO & Genki Horiguchi. Kanda pinned Horiguchi after Ryu’s.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

The next event is Saturday at Naha City Bunka Tembusukan in Okinawa, the first half of a weekend doubleheader there. There will be no live or on demand broadcast

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 tour today with the start of a 3-week tun of non-televised events.

Today’s event was held at Oro City Hall in Kagoshima. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 289, a full house/near sellout).

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Minoura pinned U-T after R-301.

Match 2: Don Fujii & Ben-K beat YAMATO & Kagetora. Ben-K pinned Kagetora after a spear.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda went to a no contest. Z-Brats interference.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker & Diamante beat Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Diamante pinned KAMEI after Martinete.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Yoshioka pinned H-Y-O after a frog splash.

The next event is tomorrow at Sasebo City Sports Culture Center in Nagasaki. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate has announced what appears to be the final card for Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2023, their biggest event of the year. The event will be held on 7/2 at Kobe World Hall in Kobe and will be available live and on demand outside Japan on DRAGONGATE NETWORK beginning on 7/1 at 10:20 PM PT/1:20 AM ET.

The full card:
Pre-show (scheduled to begin at 10:20 PM PT/1:20 AM ET):
Shachihoko BOY, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon vs. Genki Horiguchi, Punch Tominaga & Ho Ho Lun
KAI & H-Y-O vs. Young Selection Team

Main show (11 PM PT/2 AM ET):
Dragon Dia, La Estrella & Eita vs. Kagetorax U-T & Taro Nohashi (Michinoku Pro)
Open The Brave Gate Champion Jason Lee vs. ISHIN for the title
Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii vs. Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shuji Kondo
Ichikawa vs. TBA
Open The Twin Gate Champions Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda vs. Ben-K & BxB Hulk for the titles
YAMATO vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan Pro Wrestling)
Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI vs. Kota Minoura, Minorita & Naruki Doi for the titles
Open The Dream Gate Champion Madoka Kikuta vs. Yuki Yoshioka for the title
Uktimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Shun Skywalker, Diamante & Strong Machine J in a Mascara Contra Mascara 5-way Cage Match. Each wrestler’s mask will be hung above the ring & cage. No pinfalls or submissions, the only way to win/escape is to climb up and retrieve your mask. The last man left loses and will also be unmasked in the ring

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a doubleheader in Fukuoka.

Today’s events were held at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance for both events has not yet been announced. Pictures from Dragon Gate’s official Twitter suggest the second event may have been close to a sellout. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 324 for event 1 and 484 for event 2)

Event 1:
Match 1: YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. Hulk pinned Horiguchi after First Flash.

Match 2: Dragon Dia beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon & Dragon Kid vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda went to a no contest. Z-Brats interference.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Ryoya Tanaka by submission.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, Diamante, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee, Strong Machine J & U-T. ISHIN pinned U-T after a Komata-style chokeslam.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat Kota Minoura & Ben-K. Yoshioka pinned Minoura after a frog splash.

Event 2:
Match 1: Match 1: Kzy, Jason Lee & U-T beat YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi. Lee pinned Horiguchi after Maximum Driver.

Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Minorita.

Match 3: Don Fujii & Kagetora beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ryu Fuda. Fujii pinned Fuda.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Kikuta pinned H-Y-O after a rolling lariat.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda went to a double countout.

Main Event: Ultimo Dragon & Strong Machine J beat Shun Skywalker & Diamante. Dragon pinned Skywalker with La Magistral. Dragon Kid was special referee.

Afterwards, the promotion announced the return date for the venue is 8/13 for another doubleheader.

The next event is tomorrow at Oro City Hall in Kagoshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. In fact, it looks like there are no more broadcasts scheduled the rest of the month.

UPDATE: Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival Update-Dragon Kid has been added to the 4-way Mask vs. Mask match so it’s now a 5-way.

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.

Dragon Gate continues the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a U-T hometown event.

Today’s event was held at Loisir Hotel Toyohashi in Aichi. There was/is no broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 258)

(Update: After posting these I learned there were last-minute changes to the card because Shun Skywalker was off the event. The always-vague poor physical condition. No word on if he will miss any more time but maybe not given the next event is 4 days away)

Match 1: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ben-K & Minorita. Kanda pinned Minorita after Ryu’s.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk beat YAMATO & Ryoya Tanaka. Minoura pinned Tanaka.

Match 4: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat La Estrella.

Match 5: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi & Problem Dragon. Yoshioka pinned Dragon after Inferno.

Main Event: KAI, Diamante, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Kzy, Jason Lee, Strong Machine J & U-T. H-Y-O pinned U-T after a diving senton.

The next event is Saturday and there are 2 events that day-first is a special mini-event at HI Hirose Super Combo Kashima Kamijima Store in Kumamoto, then there is an event at Inari Kunimidai Gym in Saga. There will be no broadcasts.