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Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a return home to Kobe for a house show.

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 394.

Match 1: YAAMTO, Don Fujii & Naruki Doi beat Dragon Kid, Kagetora & Eita. Doi pinned Kagetora.

Match 2: In an Open The Owarai Gate Championship Practice Match, Problem Dragon beat Ichikawa in 25 seconds.

Match 3: ISHIN won a 10 man battle royal, last eliminating La Estrella.

Match 4: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk, Ben-K & Minorita beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Ryoya Tanaka. Minorita pinned Tanaka after Minoritanic.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker & KAI beat Strong Machine J & U-T. KAI pinned U-T after Meteor Impact.

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

The next event is Tuesday at Loisir Hotel Toyohashi in Aichi. There will be no broadcast.

In other news, additional matches for Kobe Pro Wrestling Festical on 7/2 have been announced:
Open The Brave Gate Champion Jason Lee vs. ISHIN for the title. But this is conditional on ISHIN making the 82 kg weight limit on 7/1. If he doesn’t, it will be a NON-TITLE match
Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI vs. Kota Minoura, Minorita & Naruki Doi for the ttiles
Ultimo Dragon vs. Strong Machine J, Shun Skywalker & Diamante in a 4-way Cage Survival Mascara Contra Mascara Match. The ultimate loser will lose their mask
Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) participation among others

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 tour today with a house show in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Fujisan Messe in Shizuoka. There was no broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee & U-T. Susumu Mochizuki pinned U-T after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 2: BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Kagetora & Ho Ho Lun. Ben-K pinned Lun after a spear.

Match 3: Yuki Yoshioka beat La Estrella.

Match 4: Diamante & KAI beat Kota Minoura & Minorita. Diamante pinned Minorita after a rotating tombstone piledriver.

Match 5: Kzy & Strong Machine J beat Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia. Kzy pinned Dia after a running elbow smash.

Main Event: Shuji Kondo, YAMATO & Dragon Kid beat Shun Skywalker, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Kondo pinned H-Y-O after a King Kong lariat.

The next event is tomorrow at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with the second half of the opening Tokyo doubleheader.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced as these are quick results from the Dragon Gate Official Twitter. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 1038)

Match 1: Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Naruki Doi beat Minorita, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Ryoya Tanaka. Mochizuki pinned Yanagiuchi after a face kick.

Match 2: U-T & Ho Ho Lun beat Problem Dragon & Punch Tomonaga. U-T pinned Tominaga after Fuego.

Match 3: Kagetora beat La Estrella.

Match 4: Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Kota Minoura beat YAMATO, Eita & Takashi Yoshida. Hulk pinned Yoshida after First Flash.

Match 5: Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Kid. Yoshioka pinned Kid after a frog splash.

Match 6: Shun Skywalker, Diamante, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI, Jason Lee & Strong Machine J. Diamante pinned KAMEI after Verta Finale.

Main Event: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Open The Twin Gate Champions Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shuji Kondo to win the titles. Mochizuki & Kanda become the 63rd Open The Twin Gate Champions. Kanda pinned Kondo after reversing a gorilla clutch. Next up: BxB Hulk & Ben-K. That match will happen on 7/2 at Kobe World Hall in Kobe.

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

UPDATE: It looks like the Open The Owarai Gate Championship, a comedy title, has been reactivated. It was announced that Ichikawa has been named interim champion with a title match set for 7/8 at Shinjuku Face vs. TBA.

Dragon Gate kicked off the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour, the June series, today with the first half of a doubleheader in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK FOR FREE! But you only have until 4 PM PT/7 PM ET on 6/14 to watch.

Click below to watch in Japanese:
https://dragongate.live/title/?program=livevod_KREHL_20230601_J&episode=1

Click below to watch in English:
https://dragongate.live/title/?program=livevod_KREHL_20230601_E&episode=1

The announced paid attendance was 928.

Match 1: Kota Minoura & Minorita beat Eita & La Estrella. Minoura pinned Estrella after a jumping knee.

Match 2: Jason Lee, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Genki Horiguchi, Shachihoko BOY & Kagetora. Lee pinned BOY after Maximum Driver.

Match 3: Diamante, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Don Fujii, Punch Tominaga, Ryu Fuda & Daiki Yanagiuchi. ISHIN pinned Yanagiuchi after a swinging scrap buster.

Match 4: Shuji Kondo, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda by countout. Kanda counted out.

Match 5: Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Kzy & BIGBOSS Shimizu. Ben-K pinned Shimozu after a spear.

Match 6: Shun Skywalker beat Strong Machine J.

Main Event: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi beat Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. YAMATO pinned Dia after Gallaria.

The next event is tomorrow with Open The Twin Gate Champions Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shuji Kondo vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda for the titles. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Lots of Dragon Gate news today to start June (click below to read):

Continue reading “Dragon Gate News: KING OF GATE, NJPW Participation, More”

Dragon Gate wrapped up the Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour today with the final event of the month.

Today’s event was held at Fukui Industrial Hall in Fukui. There was no broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 228.

Match 1: YAMATO & Dragon Kid beat Diamante & H-Y-O. YAMATO pinned H-Y-O after Omniscient & Omnipotent Frankensteiner.

Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Takashi Yoshida & Ho Ho Lun. KAMEI pinned Lun after “JACKY” Knife.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & U-T by DQ. J DQ’d. Ref assault.

Match 5: susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat BxB Hulk & Kagetora. Kanda pinned Kagetora after Candy Magic.

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

Next up is the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour, the promotion’s June series, starting Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, the first half of a doubleheader there. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

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.