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Dragon Gate ran their monthly Tokyo event today, which also was a 20th Anniversary event for BxB Hulk.

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 paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1376)

Match 1: Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), Genki Horiguchi & Don Fujii beat Yasushi Kanda, Toru Owashi, Problem Dragon & Punch Tominaga. Kid pinned Tominaga after Bible.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki, Ryu Fuda & Akihiro Sahara beat Strong Machine J, U-T & Ho Ho Lun. Mochizuki pinned Lun after Twister.

Match 3: Ben-K, Riiita, Mochizuki Junior, Hyo & Luis Mante beat KAI, ISHIN, Jason Lee, Yoshiki Kato & Homare. Ben-K pinned Kato after a spear.

Match 4: Yuki Yoshioka beat Gianni Valetta by DQ.

Match 5: BxB Hulk 20th Anniversary Match: BxB Hulk, Jinsei Shinzaki (Michinoku Pro) & Yoshitomo Shimohigashi beat Susumu Yokosuka, Kzy & Katsuo. Hulk pinned Katsuo after First Flash. Fans were allowed to throw streamers for Hulk for the first time in Dragon Gate since before the pandemic.

Match 6: Open The Brave Gate Champion YAMATO beat Daiki Yanagoichi by ref stoppage (towel) to retain the title. V1 for YAMATO. But…the title is now VACANT. YAMATO vacated the title afterwards. More when I find out additional details but it’s almost certainly because YAMATO is also the current Open The Dream Gate Champion so it’s not really feasible to be a double champion, which is backed up by history in the promotion.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & Dia Inferno beat Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka. Inferno pinned Dia.

The next event is Saturday at Nagasaki Peace Hall in Nagasaki. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: Following this event, the first match for DEAD OR ALIVE 2025 on 5/5 has been announced: The (usually) annual Mascara Contra Cabellera Steel Cage Match. This year’s participants are Yuki Yoshioka, Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia, Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & ISHIN. Participants “survive” by escaping the cage, the last man left in the ring loses the match and also loses his hair, or if it’s Skywalker he loses his mask. The last 2 years Skywalker has “won” with help from Z-Brats and first took Diamante’s mask (he’s now Luis Mante) and last year it was Hyo’s hair, which now has mostly grown back.
Announced for the next Korakuen on 5/9 is Ben-K, Riiita, JACKY KAMEI & Mochizuki Junior vs. Strong Machine J, Kzy, U-T & Flamita in a Hyo Contra Hyo match. Hyo must join the winning faction, meaning either Gold Class or Natural Vibes gets him.

UPDATE 2: A tournament to crown a new Open The Brave Gate Champion has been announced. It will be an 8-man single elimination tournament starting this weekend and ending at DEAD OR ALIVE 2025 on 5/5. The matches are as follows:
4/13 (first event): Riiita vs. Ryoya Tanaka
4/13 (second event): Hyo vs. Ryu Fuda
4/19: U-T vs. Yosuke<3Santamaria, JACKY KAMEI vs. Homare
4/26: Semifinals (Riiita/Tanaka vs. U-T/Santamaria, Hyo/Fuda vs. KAMEI/Homare)
5/5: Finals

Dragon Gate continued THE GATE OF PASSION 2025 Tour today with a Susumu Yokosuka hometown event.

Today’s event was held at (the appropriately named) Mercure Hotel Yokosuka in Kanagawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 321.

Match 1: Strong Machine J. Kzy & U-T beat Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Kenichiro Arai. J pinned Kanda after Machine Suplex.

Match 2: Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior beat Hyo & Ho Ho Lun. Ben-K pinned Lun after a spear.

Match 3: BxB Hulk & Luis Mante beat KAI & ISHIN by DQ. ISHIN DQ’d. Low blow.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & Homare beat Yuki Yoshioka, Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Skywalker pinned Yoshioka.

Match 5; YAMATO & Dragon Kid beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Daiki Yanagiuchi. YAMATO beat Yanagiuchi with a rear naked choke.

Main Event: Gianni Valetta beat Susumu Yoikosuka.

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

Dragon Gate kicked off their April tour, THE GATE OF PASSION 2025, yesterday in Shizuoka.

Yesterday’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka, There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 262.

There were last-minute changes to the event due to Kagetora being off. The always-vague poor health.

Match 1: YAMATO, Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi & Hyo beat Yasushi Kanda, Luis Mante, Ho Ho Lun & Daiki Yanagiuchi. YAMATO pinned Tanagiuchi after Gallaria.

Match 2: KAI & Homare beat Ben-K & JACKY KAMEI. KAI pinned KAMEI after Meteor Impact.

Match 3; Gianni Valetta beat Mochizuki Junior.

Match 4; Kota Minoura & Jason Lee beat Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka. Minoura pinned Kikuta.

Match 5: Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Shun Skywalker & ISHIN. Dia pinned ISHIN after DDDDT. (Dragon Gate’s website apparently incorrectly says Dragon Kid instead of Dia)

Main Event: Main Event: Dragon Kid, BxB Hulk & Susumu Yokosuka beat Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T.

The latest event was earlier today at Mercure Hotel Yokosuka in Kanagaaw. Results will be posted when available. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The next event is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with a BxB Hulk 20th Anniversary match and Open The Brave Gate Championship match. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Dragon Gate wrapped up the Rey De Parejas 2025 Tournament today with the Semifinals & Finals.

Today’s event was held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. You can also watch the main event FOR FREE on YouTube

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 756, a full house/near sellout)

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block B Tiebreaker: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat Strong Machine J & Kzy. Skywalker pinned J. As a result, Slywalker & J finish 2nd in Block B and advance to the Semifinals.

Match 2: Dragon Kid won a 12 man battle royal, last eliminating Yosuke🖤Santamaria

Match 3: U-T beat Mochizuki Junior.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Semifinals: Kpta Minoura & Jason Lee beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Hyo. Minoura pinned Hyo.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Semifinals: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat JACKY KAMEI & Riiita. Skywalker pinned Riiita after a moonsault double kneedrop. That means it’s an all-Z-Brats final.

Match 6: YAMATO, BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Ryu Fuda, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Akihiro Sahara. YAMTO beat Sahara with a Boston Crab.

Match 7: KAI, ISHIN, Yoshiki Kato & Gianni Valetta beat Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia, Madoka Kikuta & Ryoya Tanaka. Valetta pinned Yoshioka after a King Kong kneedrop.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Finals: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat Kota Minoura & Jason Lee to win the tournament. Homare pinned Minoura after Firebird Splash. As a result, Skywalker & Homare likely will get an Open The Twin Gate Championship match in the future. I’m thinking it will be at DEAD OR ALIVE 2025 on 5/5.

The next event is Tuesday at Kobe Lapis Hall for a PRIME ZONE+ taping. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

UPDATE: Open The Brave Gate Champion YAMATO vs. Daiki Yanagiuchi for the title was announced a few hours after the event. That match will happen on 4/7 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Dragon Gate ran the penultimate day of the Rey De Parejas yesterday with the final preliminary matches.

Yesterday’s event was held at Kirameki Minatokan in Fukui. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast, but you will be able to watch the Rey De Parejas matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 227.

Match 1: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Hyo beat Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & ISHIN. Hyo pinned ISHIN after Samson Driver.

Match 2: Ben-K beat Yasushi Kanda.

Match 3: KAI & Gianni Valetta beat Luis Mante & Punch Tominaga. Valetta pinned Tominaga after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block A: Riiita & JACKY KAMEI beat Ryu Fuda & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Riiita pinned Yanagiuchi after Ritanic. As a result, Riiita & KAMEI win Block A and Kota Minoura & Jason Lee finish 2nd, both will advance to the Semifinals.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block B: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Akihiro Sahara. Skywalker pinned Sahara after a moonsault double kneedrop. As a result, there will be a tiebreaker match for 2nd place between Skywalker & Homare and Strong Machine J & Kzy with the winner advancing to the Semifinals.

Main Event: Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T beat YAMATO, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora. U-T pinned Kagetora after Pasion.

The Semifinals & Finals were earlier today at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. Results will be posted when available. The event is available on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

Dragon Gate held a Shun Skywalker Produced event in Tokyo today separate from the current tour, which also featured some New Japan participation.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 546, a super full house/very near sellout)

Pre-show match: YAMATO, JACKY KAMEI & Dragon Dia vs. Kzy, Hyo & Madoka Kikuta went to a no contest. Z-Brats interference.

Match 1: Diamante (Luis Mante, who was masked until losing his mask in 2023) & TBA, revealed at match time to be the returning from injury Dragon Kid, beat ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato. Mante pinned ISHIN after Pertigre.

Match 2: Masked Z beat Riiita by DQ. Unmasked.

Match 3: Gianni Valetta beat Shuji Ishikawa by countout. But it looked like a double countout. Apparently Shun Skywalker changed the rules. (UPDATE: That was the case. Countout was only allowed for Valetta)

Intermission.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori & TBA (New Japan), revealed at match time to be SANADA, beat KAI & Jason Lee by DQ. KAI DQ’d. Guitar use fake out.

Main Event: BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi (New Japan) beat Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & Homare. BUSHI pinned Skywalker. Z-Brats attempted foreign object use on Takagi backfired.

The next event is Saturday at Kirameki Minatokan in Fukui with the final Rey De Parejas prelims. There will be no live or on demand broadcast, but the Rey De Parejas matches will be made available on demand FOR FREE on YouTube at some point after the event.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas yesterday with the penultimate matches of the preliminary round.

Yesterday’s event was held at Atelier Hineji in Hyogo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 325.

Match 1: Luis Mante beat U-T.

Match 2; KAI, Gianni Valetta & Homare beat Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI & Riiita. Valetta pinned Riiita after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 3: Genki Horiguchi beat Madoka Kikuta.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block B: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Hyo beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Akihiro Sahara. Hyo pinned Sahara after Samson Driver.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block A: Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia vs. ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato went to a double countout. No points.

Match 6: Susumu Yokosuka, Kagetora & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura & Jason Lee by DQ. Minoura DQ’d. Z-Brats interference & ref assault.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block B: YAMATO & BxB Hulk beat Strong Machine J & Kzy. YAMATO pinned J after Omniscient & Omnipotent Frankensteiner. As a result, Kuroshio & Hyo win Block B and will advance to the Semifinals (the 2nd place team in each block also will advance). 2nd place will be determined over the remaining matchups-if YAMATO/Hulk win tomorrow (Mochizuki/Sahara) it will depend on if Skywalker/Homare beat Mochizuki/Sahara at a later date because Skywalker/Homare beat YAMATO/Hulk so they have the presumptive tiebreaker. YAMATO/Hulk would advance over J/Kzy. J/Kzy beat Skywalker/Homare. If YAMATO/Hulk lose, J/Kzy will advance on tiebreaker over Skywalker/Homare.Block A is unsettled because 2 teams have 2 matches left.

The next event is tomorrow at Sangyo Gym in Tottori. There will be no live or on demand broadcast, but the Rey De Parejas matches will be available on demand FOR FREE on YouTube at some point.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas today after taking most of the week off.

Today’s event was held at Sanyo Fureai Park Gym in Okayama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast, but you will be able to watch the Rey De Parejas matches FOR FREE on YouTube later today.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 265)

Match 1: Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & KAI beat Riiita, JACKY KAMEI & Luis Mante. Lee pinned Riiita after Maximum Driver.

Match 2: Gianni Valetta beat Ho Ho Lun.

Match 3: Hyo & Madoka Kikuta beat YAMATO & Shachihoko BOY. Hyo pinned BOY after Samson Driver.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block B: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior. Skywalker pinned Junior after a moonsault double kneedrop.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block A: ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora. ISHIN pinned Yokosuka.

Main Event: Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T beat Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. J pinned Tanaka after Machine Suplex.

The next event is Thursday at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas today in Nagoya.

Today’s event was held at Tsuyuhashi Sports Center in Nagoya and will be available on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK at a later date. There was no live broadcast. You can also watch the Rey De Parejas matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 301.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block B: Shun Skywalker & Homare beat YAMATO & BxB Hulk. Skywalker pinned Hulk.

Match 2: Gianni Valetta beat Ryoya Tanaka.

Match 3: U-T & Yasushi Kanda beat Madoka Kikuta & Luis Mante. U-T pinned Kikuta.

Match 4: Ben-K, Riiita, JACKY KAMEI & Mochizuki Junior beat Kota Minoura, Jason Lee, KAI & ISHIN. Riiita pinned Minoura.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block A: Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora vs. Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Main Event/ Rey De Parejas Block B: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Hyo beat String Machine J & Kzy. Hyo pinned J after Samson Driver.

The next event is Saturday at Sanyo Fureai Park General Gym in Okayama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast, but you will be able to watch the Rey De Parejas matches FOR FREE on YouTube shortly after the event.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas Tournament yesterday in Saitama.

Yesterday’s event was held at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast, but you can watch the event’s 2 Rey De Parejas matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 309.

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Ryoya Tanaka beat Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T. Kikuta pinned U-T after a rolling lariat.

Match 2: Susumu Yokosuka beat Toru Owashi (DDT) & Daiki Yanagiuchi in a 3-way by pinning Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: Jason Lee & Gianni Valetta beat Luis Mante & Punch Tominaga. Valetta pinned Tominaga after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block B: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Hyo beat Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior. Kuroshio pinned Junior.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Kagetora, Skywalker pinned Kagetora.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block A: JACKY KAMEI & Riiita vs. Kota Minoura & Jason Lee (yes, he had 2 matches on the event) went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Standings-wise, despite 2 draws and only 1 win Minora/Lee lead Block A with 4 points, with KAMEI/Riiita & ISHIN/Kato tied for 2nd with 3 points. Block B has Strong Machine J/Kzy & Hyo/Kuroshio tied for the lead with 4 points.

The next event is tomorrow at Yamanori Gym in Mie. There will be no live or on demand broadcast, but the 2 scheduled Rey De Parejas matches will be available on demand on YouTube shortly after the event.