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He isn’t really one, and he certainly is no Jedi, but Shun Skywalker is a bit of a big man high-flier in Dragon Gate. But he’s been grounded for now. Knee injury suffered at DANGEROUS GATE 2025 Sunday. Out at least a week. No further details known yet.

More as it becomes available.

DANGEROUS GATE 2025, Dragon Gate’s monthly signature major event, went down earlier today.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1930)

Match 1: ISHIN beat Homare.

Match 2: Don Fujii, Ryu Fuda, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Akihiro Sahara beat Hyo, JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior. Fuda pinned Junior after Flying Dragon.

Match 3: Ben-K won a 14-man battle royal, last eliminating Kzy.

Match 4: Open The Brave Gate Champion Ryoya Tanaka beat Masaaki Mochizuki to retain the title. V2 for Tanaka.

Match 5: Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue (All-Japan) beat YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Kazuma Kimura. Inoue pinned Kimura.

Match 6: In a 3 Falls Match, Open The Triangle Gate Champions Luis Mante, Flamita & Bendito beat Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf & Super Crazy (Pro Wrestling NOAH) 2-1 to retain the titles. V1 for the champs.

Match 7: Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Open The Twin Gate Champions Kota Minoura & Jason Lee to win the titles. Yoshioka & Dia become the 69th Open The Twin Gate Champions. Yoshioka pinned Minoura after High Fly Flow. The post-hair-losing at DEAD OR ALIVE 2025 comeback really takes off now for Yoshioka as he gets some revenge on Z-Brats.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta beat Open The Dream Gate Champion Shun Skywalker to win the title. Kikuta becomes the 42nd Open The Dream Gate Champion. 2nd reign begins and ends Skywalker’s latest before it even got going. Based on post-match comments translated from Weekly Pro, Z-Brats is all but dead now as Kikuta took pretty much everyone in the faction except Homare (and the occasionally-appearing Gianni Valetta) to form a new faction.

The next event is Thursday at Kumamoto Castle Hall Civic Hall in Kumamoto. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Adventure 2024 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. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1250.

Match 1: Masaaki Mochizuki & Daiki Yanagiuchi beat BxB Hulk & Kagetora. Mochizuki pinned Kagetora after Shin Saikyo High Kick.

Match 2: Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T beat Ultimo Dragon, Bendito & Punch Tominaga. J pinned Tominaga after Machine Suplex.

Match 3: Kazuma Kimura Debut Match: Ben-K beat Kazuma Kimura.

Match 4: YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Hyo, JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior. YAMATO pinned Junior after Gallaria.

Match 5: Dragon Bane & Alpha Wolf (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Flamita & Luis Mante. Bane pinned Flamita after Twisterbane.

Match 6: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & KAI. Yoshioka pinned Lee after High Fly Flow.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta & ISHIN beat Shun Skywalker & Homare by ref stoppage. Kikuta beat Skywalker.

The next event is Saturday at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate wrapped up the Aggressive Gate 2025 Tour with the last 2 events this weekend.

Yesterday’s event was held at Nadasaki Bunka Center in Okayama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 228.

Match 1: Strong Machine J, Flamita & Bendito beat Hyo, Ben-K & JACKY KAMEI. Bendito pinned KAMEI.

Match 2: YAMATO & Susumu Yokosuka beat Luis Mante & Mochizuki Junior. Yokosuka pinned Junior after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Riiita.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat Jason Lee & ISHIN. Skywalker pinned ISHIN.

Match 5: Dragon Kid & Shachihoko BOY beat Kzy & U-T. BOY pinned U-T.

Main Event: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura & KAI. Dia pinned KAI.

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 342.

Match 1: Hyo, Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI & Riiita beat Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda, Shachihoko BOY & Takashi. Hyo pinned BOY after a double biceps senton.

Match 2: Ryu Fuda beat Mochizuki Junior.

Match 3: YAMATO, Dragon Kid, BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Ho Ho Lun, Ho Ri, Reach Tominaga, Problem Dragon & Yosuke<3 Santamaria. Kagetora pinned Tominaga.

Match 4: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Akihiro Sahara & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Tanaka pinned Mochizuki after Survive.

Match 5: Flamita, Luis Mante & Bendito beat Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T. Flamita pinned U-T after a firebird splash.

Main Event: An 8 man battle royal ended in a No Contest when the last 2 left, Shun Skywalker & Madoka Kikuta, simultaneously eliminated each other.

The next event is Saturday at Kariya Industrial Promotion Center Aioi Hall in Aichi to begin the August tour, The Gate Of Adventure 2025. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

In other news, because apparently the old man has nothing better to do after losing, Mochizuki has challenged Tanaka for the Open The Brave Gate Championship, a belt he has less than no business challenging for. That match will happen on 8/17 at DANGEROUS GATE 2025 at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo.

Heroic Legend Rei-ZERO Vol. 7, the latest in Dragon Gate’s series of off-beat events focusing on cross-promotional matches, was held today.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 237)

Match 1: Daga & Owadasan (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Masaaki Mochiuki & Punch Tominaga. Daga beat Tominaga with a sharpshooter.

Match 2: Munetatsu Nakamura & Mizuki Watase (Ganbare Pro) beat Daiki Yanagiuchi & Akihiro Sahara. Watase pinned Yanagiuchi after Bear Elbow.

Match 3: Riiita & Mochizuki Junior beat Munenori Sawa & Fuminori Abe. Riiita pinned Sawa after Riiitanic.

Match 4: All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Champions Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Takashi beat YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Susumu Yokosuka to retain the titles. Takashi pinned Yokosuka after Cyber Bomb. V3 for the champs.

Match 5: Open The Brave Gate Champion Ryoya Tanaka beat Jun Masaoka to retain the title. V1 for Tanaka.

Main Event: Strong Machine J & Shiro Koshinaka beat Madoka Kikuta & ISHIN. Koshinaka pinned ISHIN with a demon windmill hold.

The next event is Saturday at Nadasaki Cultural Center in Okayama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Aggressive Gate 2025 Tour yesterday in Toyama.

Yesterday’s event was held at Ariso Dome in Toyama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 379, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Strong Machine J,. Kzy & U-T beat Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka & Daiki Yanagoichi. J pinned Yanagiuchi after Machine Lariat.

Match 2: Dragon Dia beat Ho Ho Lun.

Match 3: Yuki Yoshioka & Ryoya Tanaka beat Flamita & Bendito. Tanaka pinned Bendito after Survive.

Match 4: In an Exhibition Match, YAMATO beat Dai Tsujiguchi by submission.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat Jason Lee & KAI. Skywalker pinned Lee after Psychic Blaster.

Main Event: Hyo, Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI & Riiita beat Madoka Kikuta, Yoshiki Kato, Kota Minoura & ISHIN. Hyo pinned ISHIN after Samson Driver.

The next event is Heroic Legend Rei-ZERO Vol. 7 tomorrow at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo, part of the venue’s month-long 20th Anniversary celebration. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the Aggressive Gate 2025 Tour yesterday in Ishikawa.

Yesterday’s event was held at Kanazawa Distribution Hall in Ishikawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 281.

Match 1: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat Hyo, Ben-K & Riiita. Dia pinned Riiita after Endover.

Match 2: Kzy & Flamita beat Ho Ho Lun & Bendito. Kzy pinned Lun.

Match 3: Jason Lee beat JACKY KAMEI.

Match 4: ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato vs. Shun Skywalker & Homare went to a no contest. Z-Brats interference. Well, the rest of them anyway, which given they’re all Z-Brats here kinda makes no sense.

Match 5: YAMATO & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Strong Machine J & U-T. YAMATO pinned U-T after Gallaria.

Main Event: Takashi, Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka beat Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura & KAI. Takashi pinned KAI after Pineapple Bomber.

The latest event was earlier today at Ariso Dome in Toyama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The next event is Heroic Legend Rei-ZERO Vol. 7 Wednesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

With Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival now in the books for 2025, Dragon Gate continued the Aggressive Gate 2025 Tour yesterday in Mie.

Yesterday’s event was held at Sankei Hall Suzuka in Mie. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 739.

Match 1: Don Fujii beat Akihiro Sahara.

Match 2: Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat Bendito & Punch Tominaga. Tanaka pinned Tominaga after a stardust press.

Match 3: Yuki Yoshioka beat Yoshiki Kato by DQ. Z-Brats interference.

Match 4: YAMATO, Dragon Kid, BxB Hulk & Susumu Yokosuka beat Ryo Saito, Genki Horiguchi, Yasushi Kanda & Shachihoko BOY. YAMATO beat Kanda.

Match 5; Shun Skywalker & Homare beat Kzy & Flamita. Skywalker pinned Kzy.

Match 6: Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura & ISHIN beat Hyo, Ben-K & Riiita. Kikuta pinned Riiita after a rolling lariat.

Main Event: Ben-K won a 25 man battle royal, last eliminating Yoshiki Kato.

The latest event was earlier today, results when available. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The next event is tomorrow at Ariso Dome in Toyama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2025, Dragon Gate’s biggest event of the year, is now in the books.

Today’s event was held at Kobe World Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. This was a live PPV and tape-delayed GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 4890)

Match 1: BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Ryu Fuda, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Akihiro Sahara. Yokosuka pinned Sahara after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Shachihoko BOY beat Ho Ho Lun, Ho Ri, Reach Tominaga & Problem Dragon. Dragon pinned Tominaga with La Magistral.

Match 3: GAORA TV Champion Takashi beat Naruki Doi, Kzy, Masaaki Mochizuki & KAI in a 5-way by pinning KAI to retain the title. V1 for Takashi.

Match 4: In a No DQ match, Madoka Kikuta beat Strong Machine J by ref stoppage (TKO).

Match 5: Ryoya Tanaka beat Open The Brave Gate Champion U-T to win the title. Tanaka becomes the 55th Open The Brave Gate Champion.

Match 6: Hiroshi Tanahashi (New Japan) & Dragon Kid beat Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. Tanahashi pinned Yoshioka after High Fly Flow.

Match 7: In an Elimination Match, Open The Triangle Gate Champions ISHIN, Yoshiki Kato & Homare beat Luis Mante, Flamita & Bendito and Riiita, JACKY KAMEI & Mochizuki Junior in a 3-way, when ISHIN beat Junior, then Luis Mante, Flamite & Bendito beat Open The Triangle Gate Champions ISHIN, Yoshiki Kato & Homare, when Flamita pinned Kato, to win the titles. Mante, Flamita & Bendito become the 94th Open The Triangle Gate Champions.

Match 8: Open The Twin Gate Champions Jason Lee & Kota Minoura beat Hyo & Ben-K to retain the titles. Minoura pinned Hyo after Golden Rose. V3 for the champs.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker beat Open The Dream Gate Champion YAMATO to win the title. Skywalker becomes the 41st Open The Dream Gate Champion. 3rd reign to be, ending YAMATO’s 6th reign as just short of a year and after 8 successful defenses. And despite losing the Open The Triangle Gate Championship today, it means Z-Brats now all but rule Dragon Gate. (YAMATO’s reign, impressive as it had been, was not close to record-setting. The longest reign to date by length is almost 19 months and the successful defense record is 15, both held by CIMA in the same reign)

The next event is Saturday at Sankei Hall Suzuka in Mie. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: The first challenger for Slywalker is set: Kikuta. That match will happen on 8/17 at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo.

The biggest weekend of the year for Dragon Gate kicked off today with continuing the Aggressive Gate 2025 Tour in Kobe followed by a special pre-event for fans ahead of tomorrow’s event.

Today’s events were held at Kobe Art Center in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK (including the pre-event for tomorrow). You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Kagetora beat Akihiro Sahara.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki & Problem Dragon beat Don Fujii & Yasushi Kanda. Mochizuki pinned Kanda after countering Candy Magic.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Luis Mante & Bendito beat Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & Yoshiki Kato by DQ. Kato DQ’d.

Match 4: ISHIN beat Flamita & Riiita in a 3-way by pinning Riiita.

Match 5: U-T won a 14 man battle royal, last eliminating Dragon Dia.

Main Event: YAMATO, Dragon Kid, BxB Hulk & Susumu Yokosuka beat Hyo, Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI & Mochizuki Junior. YAMATO pinned Junior after Gallaria.

The next event is Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2025, the promotion’s biggest annual event, tomorrow at Kobe World Hall. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. The event will also air live as a PPV on GAORA On Demand and NEAR LIVE (on a 1 hour tape delay) on GAORA SPORTS in Japan.