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Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour today with the penultimate event of the tour.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 831, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Kzy, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. KAMEI pinned Horiguchi after “JACKY” Knife.

Match 2: Eita, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Eita pinned H-Y-O after Imperial Uno. This was supposed to have been Yoshida & Dragon vs. KAI & ISHIN but Eita & H-Y-O were last-second impromptu additions.

Match 3: Ryoya Tanaka Debut Match: YAMATO beat Ryoya Tanaka.

Match 4: Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi & Shuji Kondo beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Kondo pinned Susumu Mochizuki with a jumping horizontal cross.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker & Diamante beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J. Skywalker pinned J.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat BxB Hulk, Minorita & Ben-K. Kikuta pinned Ben-K after a rolling lariat.

The tour-ender is tomorrow at Fukui Industrial Hall in Fukui. There will be no broadcast.

In other news, Open The Dream Gate Champion Madoka Kikuta vs. Yuki Yoshioka for the title is official for Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2023, Dragon Gate’s biggest annual event, on 7/2 at Kobe World Hall in Kobe.

Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour this week with 4 non-televised events.

Results from each event are below. There were no broadcasts.

Monday at Hakodate Arena in Hokkaido:
The announced paid attendance was 356, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat Dragon Dia & La Estrella. Lee pinned Estrella after Maximum Driver.

Match 2: Diamante beat Minorita.

:Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Dragon Kid & U-T. Kanda pinned U-T after Ryu’s.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

Match 5: Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Bonito beat YAMATO, Kzy & Punch Tominaga. Bonito pinned Tominaga after a diving body press.

Main Event: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. Hulk pinned H-Y-O after First Flash.

Tuesday at Morioka Gym in Iwate:
The announced paid attendance was 215.

Match 1: Results are not available due to Dragon Gate’s results description being incorrect.

Match 2: KAI beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: Kota MInoura & Ben-K beat Genki Horiguchi & La Estrella. Minoura pinned Horiguchi after R-301.

Match 4: Don Fujii & Yuki Yoshioka beat Dragon Kid & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Yoshioka pinned KAMEI after Inferno.

Match 5: Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat BxB Hulk & Minorita. Lee pinned Minorita after Maximum Driver.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & YAMATO beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. YAMATO pinned H-Y-O after Omniscient & Omnipotent Frankensteiner.

Wednesday at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata:
The announced paid attendance was 256.

Match 1: Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Don Fujii beat Jason Lee, Strong Machine J & U-T. Kanda pinned U-T after Ryu’s.

Match 2: Ben-K & Minorita beat Genki Horiguchi & Punch Tominaga. Ben-K pinned Tominaga.

Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki beat Daiki Yanagiuchi by submission.

Match 4: Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk beat KAI & H-Y-O. Minoura pinned H-Y-O after R-301.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker & Diamante beat Dragon Kid & La Estrella. Diamante pinned Estrella after Cielo Finale.

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

Today at Wake City Gym in Okayama:
The announced paid attendance was 251.

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & Diamante beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Diamante pinned KAMEI.

Match 2: Kagetora beat Genki Horiguchi.

Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Dragon Kid & Ho Ho Lun. Kanda pinned Lun after a diving elbow drop.

Match 4: BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat H-Y-O & ISHIN. Ben-K pinned H-Y-O after a spear.

Match 5: Masaaki Mochizuki & Shachihoko BOY beat Kota Minoura & Minorita. BOY pinned Minorita.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, U-T & Strong Machine J. Kikuta pinned U-T after a rolling lariat.

The next event is tomorrow at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour today with another house show in Hokkaido.

Today’s event was held at Hakodate Arena on Hokkaido. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 356. A super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat Dragon Dia & La Estrella. Lee pinned Estrella after Maximum Driver.

Match 2: Diamante beat Minorita.

Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Dragon Kid & U-T. Kanda pinned U-T after Ryu’s.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

Match 5: Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Bonito beat YAMATO, Kzy & Punch Tominaga. Bonito pinned Tominaga after a diving body press.

Main Event: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. Hulk pinned H-Y-O after First Flash.

The next event is tomorrow at Morioka Gym in Iwate. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour this weekend with a tripleheader of BxB Hulk/Kzy hometown events.

All 3 events were held at Sapporo E-One Arena in Hokkaido and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

5/19:
The announced paid attendance was 256.

Match 1: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Dragon Dia beat Kota Minoura, Ben-K & Minorita. Dia pinned Minorita after DDDDT.

Match 2: KAI & H-Y-O beat Don Fujii & Punch Tominaga. H-Y-O pinned Tominaga.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu MOzhicuki & Yasushi Kanda beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J & U-T. Mochizuki pinned U-T after Yokosuka Liner.

Match 4: Genki Horiguchi & La Estrella beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Estrella pinned KAMEI.

Match 5: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat Shun Skywalker & Diamante by DQ. SKywalker DQ’d. Weapon use.

Main Event: BxB Hulk beat Kzy.

5/20:
The announced paid attendance was 355.

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. Kikuta pinned H-Y-O after a rolling lariat.

Match 2: YAMATO & Masaaki Mochizuki beat Don Fujii & Punch Tominaga. Mochizuki pinned Tominaga after Twister.

Match 3: La Estrella & Minorita beat Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi. Estrella pinned Horiguchi.

Match 4: Diamante beat Strong Machine J.

Match 5: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Jason Lee & U-T. Kanda pinned U-T after a diving elbow drop.

Main Event: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K to win the titles. Kzy, SHimizu & KAMEI become the 85th Open The Triangle Gate Champions. Kzy beat Hulk with Spider Twist.

Today:
The announced paid attendance was 404.

Match 1: BxB Hulk & YAMATO beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Don FUjii. Hulk pinned Fujii.

Match 2: KAI beat Punch Tominaga.

Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi. Mochizuki pinned Horiguchi after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 4: Kota Minoura & Ben-K beat U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Minoura pinned U-T after R-301.

Match 5: Open The Brave Gate Champion Jason Lee beat La Estrella to retain the title. V2 for Lee.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J and Shun Skywalker, Diamante & H-Y-O in a 3-way when Kikuta pinned J.

The next event is tomorrow at Hakodate Arena in Hokkaido. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 223 Tour yesterday with the first of a series of 4 wrestler hometown events in a tow.

Yeaterday’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. There was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 340, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi & La Estrella vs. Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia went to an unspecified time limit draw.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii beat YAMATO & Punch Tominaga. Mochizuki beat Tominaga with Gedo Clutch.

Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Diamante & H-Y-O. Mochizuki pinned H-Y-O.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker & KAI beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. KAI pinned KAMEI after Meteor Impact.

Main Event: Strong Machine J, Kzy, Jason Lee & U-T beat Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk, Ben-K & Minorita. J pinned Minorita after Genie Windmill.

The next event is tomorrow at Sapporo E-One Stadium in Hokkaido, the first of 3 straight BxB Hulk/Kzy hometown events over 3 consecutive days. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET. All 3 of these events will be broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour today with a house show in Kobe, featuring a main event battle royal sponsored by a popular mobile game (played worldwide but very popular in Japan).

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 404, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi, La Estrella & Punch Tominaga beat Jason Lee, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI, Ho Ho Lun & Super Shinryu 2. Estrella pinned Shinryu.

Match 2: Madoka Kikuta beat Ichikawa in 9 seconds. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): Madoka Kikura beat Ichikawa.

Match 3: BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J. Ben-K pinned J.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Kaito Nagano beat Naruki DOi, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Shuji Kondo. Kanda pinned Yanagiuchi after Ryu’s.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, Diamante & KAI beat Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO & Takashi Yoshida by DQ. Dragon DQ’d. Mask removal from Diamante.

Main Event: Kzy won an 11 man KING OF LORDS MOBILE “Special Royal Sambo” Battle Royal, last eliminating Kota Minoura. Order of elimination: Susumu Mochizuki, Dragon Kid, Shachihoko BOY, U-T, H.Y.O., ISHIN, Minorita, Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, Minoura.

The next event is Wednesday at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. There will be no live broadcast.

UPDATE: Ultimo Dragon has been SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY and merchandise sales discontinued by GM Ryo Saito. Continued refusal to have a single match against Diamante. The GM doing this to the founder of the promotion…geez…

Also, Ryoya Tanaka, a new trainee, will have his Debut Match on 5/28 at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2.

Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour today with their monthly visit to Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1101.

Match 1: Dragon Dia & La Estrella beat Kzy & Jason Lee. Estrella pinned Lee.

Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Minorita, Kaito Nagano & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Shimizu pinned Yanagiuchi after Liger Bomb.

Match 3: Takashi Yoshida & Punch Tominaga beat Shachihoko BOY & Problem Dragon. Yoshida pinned Dragon after Pineapple Bomber.

Match 4: KAI, Diamante, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Kagetora & Eita. Diamante pinned Dragon during attempted mask ripping off.

Match 5: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Naruki Doi & Shuji Kondo. Mochizuki pinned Doi.

Match 6: Don Fujii 26th Anniversary Match: Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii beat YAMATO & BxB Hulk. Fujii beat YAMATO with Gedo Clutch.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura & Shun Skywalker beat Ben-K, Yuki Yoshioka & Strong Machine J. Kikuta pinned J after a rolling lariat.

The next event is Saturday at Kariya City Industrial Promotion Center Aioi Hall in Aichi. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Hopeful Gate 20223 Tour today with another non-televised house show.

Today’s event was held at Yokkaichi Kusunoki Ryokuchi Gym in Mie. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 312.

Match 1: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat BxB Hulk & Ben-K. Kanda pinned Hulk after Candy Magic.

Match 2: Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. Lee pinned Horiguchi after Maximum Driver.

Match 3: Kota Minoura beat Kaito Nagano.

Match 4: Diamante, KAI & ISHIN beat Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid & Shachihoko BOY. Diamante pinned BOY after a tombstone piledriver.

Match 5: Don Fujii & Takashi Yoshida beat Shun Skywalker & H-Y-O. Fujii beat H-Y-O with Gedo Clutch.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Kikuta pinned U-T after a rolling lariat.

The next event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Dragon Gate resumed the Glorious Gate 2023 Tour today, beginning a new chapter after Madoka Kikuta won the Open The Dream Gate Championship just 24 hours ago.

Today’s event was held at Tsushima City Cultural Center in Aichi. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 336.

Match 1: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Kzy & U-T. Mochizuki pinned U-T after Aqualiner.

Match 2: Ben-K beat Kagetora.

Match 3: Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat YAMATO & Punch Tominaga. Lee pinned Tomonaga after Maximum Driver.

Match 4: Diamante, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi. ISHIN pinned Horiguchi after Capital Punishment.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker & KAI beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J. Skywalker pinned J.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita. Kikuta pinned Minorita after a vertical drop high speed piledriver.

The next event is tomorrow at Yokkaichi Kusunoki Ryokuchi Gym in Mie. There will be no live broadcast.