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Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Evolution 2023 Tour today with a Genki Horiguchi 25th Anniversary Event.

Today’s event was held at Kumamoto Castle Hall in Kumamoto and, thanks to a late change of plans, can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. It was originally to be non-televised with no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 551, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Kzy, Strong Machine J. BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat YAMATO, Don Fujii, Kagetora & Punch Tominaga. Shimizu pinned Tominaga after BIGBOSS Press.

Match 2: Yuki Yoshioka beat Jason Lee.

Match 3: Shun Skywalker beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia beat Kota Minoura & Ben-K. Dia pinned Ben-K.

Match 5: Panther (Hyo/H-Y-O) & Luis Mante beat ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato. Panther pinned ISHIN after Samson Driver.

Main Event: Genki Horiguchi, Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Horiguchi pinned Kanda after Backslide Times.

The next event is tomorrow at Kaikyo Messe Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. The last 3 events this month (tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday) will not be broadcast, then most of December’s events will be on DRAGONGATE NETWORK (9 of 13 scheduled).

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Evolution 2023 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.

The announced paid attendance was 1353, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Punch Tominaga beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat Genki Horiguchi & Takashi Yoshida. Shimizu pinned Horiguchi after Power BOSS.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii & Kagetora beat Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Kenichiro Arai. Kagetora pinned Kanda after Kagenui.

Match 4: YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Shuji Kondo & Eita beat Kota Minoura, Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Naruki Doi. YAMATO pinned Ben-K after Onmipotent & Luminescent Frankensteiner.

Match 5: Yoshiki Kato beat Masaaki Mochizuki by DQ.

Match 6: Kzy, Strong Machine J, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. KAMEI pinned Tanaka after JFK.

Main Event: In a handicap match, Luis Mante beat Shun Skywalker, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN by pinning ISHIN.

The next event is Saturday at Matsuyama Community Center in Ehime. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

After the event, according to the Dragon Gate Official English Twitter, H-Y-O left the Z-Brats faction and changed his ring name to 豹, pronounced “Hyo” like his prior ring name and is the Japanese kanji for “Panther”. For now I likely will refer to him as Hyo in future posts. Hyo also will get the next shot at Open The Brave Gate Champion ISHIN. That match will happen on 12/5 at Korakuen.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Evolution 2023 Tour today with a house show in Nagano, also a 5th Anniversary event for Dragon Dia.

Today’s event was held at Suzaka Municipal Gym in Nagano. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has mot yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 404, a full house/near sellout)

Match 1: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & U-T. Ben-K pinned U-T after Golden Rose.

Match 2: ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato beat Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. ISHIN pinned Horiguchi after Death Penalty.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Luis Mante & Don Fujii beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Ho Ho Lunz Mante pinned Lun after MCK.

Match 4: YAMATO & Punch Tominaga beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & Jason Lee. YAMATO pinned Lee after Gallaria.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Shun Slywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. Dia pinned H-Y-O after DDDDT.

The next event is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

Dragon Gate began their November tour, The Gate Of Evolution 2023, this weekend with 2 house shows Friday & yesterday and also ran their latest major event, THE GATE OF DESTINY 2023, today.

Friday’s event was held at Takaoka Ecole in Toyama. There was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 280.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Strong Machine J, Mochizuki Jr. & Yoshiki Kato. Minoura pinned Jr. after Golden Rose.

Match 2: Dragon kid beat Takashi Yoshida.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon & Luis Mante beat YAMATO & unch Tominaga. Mante pinned Tominaga after MOK.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Ryoya Tanaka vs. Shun Skywalker, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN went to a double countout.

Main Event; Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Jason Lee. Dia pinned Lee after DDDDT.

Yesterday’s event was held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 368.

Match 1: Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi, Kagetora & Ryoya Tanaka beat Shun Skywalker, kAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Kagetora pinned H-Y-O after Kagenui.

Match 2: Kzy won a 9 man battle royal, last eliminating BxB Hulk.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki & Luis Mante beat Jason Lee, Ho Ho Lun & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Mante pinned KAMEI after Vuelta Finale.

Match 3: Yasushi Kanda beat Yuki Yoshioka.

Match 4: Dragon Dia beat Susumu Mochizuki.

Main Event: BIGBOSS Shimizu, Don Fujii & Takashi Yoshida beat Madoka Kikuta, YAMATO & Punch Tominaga. Yoshida pinned Tominaga after Cyber Bomb.

Today’s event-THE GATE OF DESTINY 2023-was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. It is also available on PPV in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 2408. That’s just under 50% capacity for the venue.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Genki Horiguchi, Kagetora & Problem Dragon. Ben-K pinned Dragon after Masukari.

Match 2: Open The Brave Gate Champion ISHIN beat Ryoya Tanaka to retain the title. V1 for ISHIN.

Match 3: Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yoshiki Kato. Skywalker pinned Jr. after a moonsault double knee drop. Kato potentially turned on Jr./misfired on a move to set up the finish.

Match 4: Ultimo Dragon, Naruki Doi, Luis Mante, Shuji Kondo & Eita beat Kzy, Strong Machine J, Jason Lee, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Mante pinned U-T after Vuelta Finale.

Match 5: Open The Triangle Gate Champions YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Punch Tominaga beat Don Fujii, Takashi Yoshida & The Bodyguard to retain the titles. Tominaga pinned Fujii with Punch Clutch. V2 for the champs.

Match 6: Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Open The Twin Gate Champions Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda to win the titles. Yoshioka & Dia become the 64th Open The Twin Gate Champions. Dia pinned Kanda after Reptilian.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion Madoka Kikuta beat BIGBOSS Shimizu to retain the title. V3 for Kikuta.

The next event is Wednesday at Suzaka City Gym in Nagano. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

The promotion has also announced the early January & February 2024 Tours. January will be New Year Gate 2024 as their new year begins on 1/6 at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Their first Tokyo events are 1/10 & 1/11 at Korakuen Hall. The tour is headlined by THE GATE OF BAYSIDE 2024 on 1/27 at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama. Announced for February 2024 are MEMORIAL GATE 2024 in Wakayama, their annual early-year blowout event at Wakayama Prefectural Gym in Wakayama, That will be followed by Korakuen on 2/7. Other dates already announced are 3/16 in Okayama and the annual Naruki Doi hometown event on 8/25 at Nara 100 Year Hall in Nara.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Victory 2023 Tour today with a same-day 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 has not yet been announced for both events. (UPDATE: For Event 1, the announced paid attendance was 541. For Event 2, the announced paid attendance was 624, a full house/near sellout)

There were last minute changes to both events due to Kota Minoura being removed from both events. Illness.

Event 1:

Match 1: Kzy, Strong Machine J, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Shun Skywalker, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. KAMEI pinned H-Y-O after Jacky Knife.

Match 2: Genki Horiguchi & Jason Lee beat Kagetora & Punch Tominaga. Lee pinned Tominaga after Maximum Driver.

Match 3: Ben-K beat Yoshiki Kato.

Match 4: Luis Mante & Dragon Kid beat BxB Hulk & Ryoya Tanaka. Mante pinned Tanaka after Vuelta Finale.

Match 5: YAMATO & Naruki Doi beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. Doi pinned Jr. after Bakatare Slising Kick.

Main Event: BIGBOSS Shimizu, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. Shimizu pinned Dia after BIGBOSS Press.

Event 2:

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat Mochizuki Jr., Daiki Yanagiuchi & Ryoya Tanaka. ISHIN beat Yanagiuchi with a Boston Crab.

Match 2: Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Kagetora & Punch Tominaga. Ben-K pinned Tominaga after Masakari.

Match 3: Yuki Yoshioka beat H-Y-O.

Match 4: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito. Kanda pinned Saito after a diving elbow drop.

Match 5: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Yoshiki Kato by submission.

Match 6: Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Dia pinned U-T with a countered rollup.

Main Event: YAMATO, Luis Mante, Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi beat Kzy, Strong Machine J, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Mante pinned KAMEI after Vuelta Finale.

The next event is tomorrow at Oro City Hall in Kagoshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. there also are no more broadcasts scheduled the rest of the month. For November only 4 of 15 events are scheduled to be broadcast, headlined by THE GATE OF DESTINY 2023 on 11/5 at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Victory 2023 Tour today with the second half of a weekend doubleheader in Kobe.

Today’s event was held at Kobe Art Center in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1:KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk. ISHIN pinned Hulk with a schoolboy.

Match 2: Genki Horiguchi won a 7 man Royal Sambo Battle Royal, last eliminating Ryoya Tanaka.

Match 3: Don Fujii, Takashi Yoshida & Eita beat Jason Lee, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Fujii beat U-T with Gedo Clutch.

Match 4: YAMATO, Naruki Doi, Dragon Kid & Luis Mante beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda. Mate pinned Jr. after La Gema.

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

The next event is Saturday at Ukiha Arena in Fukuoka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. This will be followed by a doubleheader at Acros Fukuoka that evening US time, with both events live on DRAGONGATE NETWORK beginning at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

In other news, 4 title matches were announced today for THE GATE OF DESTINY 2023 on 11/5 at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka: NEW Open The Brave Gate Champion ISHIN vs. Ryoya Tanaka for the title, Open The Triangle Gate Champions YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Punch Tominaga vs. Don Fujii, Takashi Yoshida & The Bodyguard for the titles, Open The Twin Gate Champions Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda for the titles and Open The Dream Gate Champion Madoka Kikuta vs. BIGBOSS Shimizu for the title. That date is then the time change happens in the US (clocks go back 1 hour) so the live broadcast on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1:30 AM PT just before the time change, but at 1:30 AM MT/2:30 AM CT/3:30 AM ET after the respective time changes.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Victory 2023 Tour today with the first half of a doubleheader in Kobe.

Today’s event was held at Kobe Art Center in Kobe and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 418) (CORRECTION: Somehow the attendance for the New Japan event got entered here, which was incorrect. The correct attendance is now posted_

Match 1: BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J & U-T beat Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk. Shimizu pinned Hulk after Shot Put Slam.

Match 2: Eita & Takashi Yoshida beat Shachihoko BOY & Problem Dragon. Yoshida pinned Dragon after Iron Claw.

Match 3: Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O beat Ho Ho Lun, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. KAI pinned Lun with Authorized Gannusoke Clutch.

Match 4: YAMATO beat Yoshiki Kato by submission.

Match 5: Luis Mante & Naruki Doi beat Dragon Kid & Punch Tominaga. Mante pinned Tominaga after Vuelta Finale.

Match 6: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Yoshioka pinned Susumu Mochizuki after Battle Hook.

Main Event: ISHIN beat Open The Brave Gate Champion Kzy to win the title. ISHIN becomes the 50th Open The Brave Gate Champion. Kzy’s 2nd reign quickly ends as the 3rd-shortest reign ever at just 5 days (the shortest reigns ended immediately due to the title vacated with the 2nd shortest being just a day), and he loses it back to the man he beat for it.

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Victory 2023 Tour yesterday with a house show in Niigata.

Yesterday’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata. There was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 245.

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

Match 2: ISHIN beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: Jason Lee & Ho Ho Lun beat Don Fujii & Punch Tominaga. Lee pinned Tominaga after Maximum Driver.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Ysushi Kanda beat Kota Minoura, Ben-K & Yoshiki Kato. Masaaki Mochizuki pinned Kato.

Match 5: Luis Mante & Kagetora beat U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Mante pinned KAMEI after Verta Finale.

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

During or just after this event, a rematch between Kzy & ISHIN for the Open The Brave Gate Championship, which Kzy won from ISHIN last weekend, was announced for this coming weekend.

The next event is Saturday at Kobe Art Center in Kobe for a weekend doubleheader, which will be Saturday US time for both. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET for the first event and at 9 PM PT/midnight ET for the second event.

Injury Report: The promotion also has announced Kaito Nagano was injured on 9/30. Left shoulder. Out indefinitely but at least a few more weeks as he is off a scheduled 10/20 appearance elsewhere.