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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.

Dragon Gate held their last house show today before they head back to Kobe for Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival weekend.

Today’s event was held at Tsuyuhashi Sports Center in Nagoya. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

There were several last-minute changes to the card due to no Shun Skywalker. Knee injury.

Match 1: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Susumu Yokosuka beat Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Yokosuka pinned Yoshioka.

Match 2: Kagetora beat Ho Ho Lun.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon & Flamita beat Luis Mante & Bendito. Dragon pinned Bendito with La Magistral.

Match 4: U-T, Strong Machine J & Kzy beat Madoka Kikuta, ISHIN & Homare. U-T pinned ISHIN after Passion.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, Jason Lee, KAI & Yoshiki Kato beat Hyo, Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI & Riiita. Kato pinned Riiita.

Main Event: YAMATO won a 25 man battle royal, last eliminating ISHIN.

The next event is Saturday at Kobe Art Center in Kobe, to be followed immediately by a special fan gathering event before Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival on Sunday. For the actual wrestling event happening first, live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Dragon Gate has announced an injury change to tomorrow’s event, and if it lingers it’s significant for next weekend-Shun Skywalker is now off. Right knee. Status uncertain beyond tomorrow. This is very significant because he is supposed to face Open The Dream Gate Champion YAMATO for the title Sunday at Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival, Dragon Gate’s biggest annual event. We’ll see what happens.

More as it becomes available.

Dragon Gate continued the Aggressive Gate 2025 Tour today with an event in Osaka..

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 773.

Match 1: Yuki Yoshioka, Ryoya Tanaka & Dragon Dia beat JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior. Tanaka pinned Junior after Cross Saber.

Match 2: Jason Lee & KAI beat Hyo & Ben-K. Lee pinned Hyo.

Match 3: YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Susumu Yokosuka beat Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii & Problem Dragon by ref stoppage. YAMATO beat Dragon. Towel thrown in by Fujii.

Match 4: Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Kzy beat Takashi & Masaaki Mochizuki. Kzy pinned Takashi.

Match 5: Strong Machine J, U-T, Flamita, Luis Mante & Bendito beat Madoka Kikuta, Kota Minoura, ISHIN, Yoshiki Kato & Homare. U-T pinned Kato.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker beat Dragon Kid.

The next event is Tuesday at Rukobashi Sports Center in Nagoya. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Aggressive Gate 2025 Tour today in Gifu, with one week to go until their biggest weekend of the year.

Today’s event was held at Juroku Plaza in Gifu. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 319.

Match 1: Strong Machine J, Kzy & U-T beat Madoka Kikuta, KAI & Yoshiki Kato. Kzy pinned Kayo with Skayde Schoolboy.

Match 2: Ryoya Tanaka beat Ryu Fuda.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO & Susumu Yokosuka beat Luis Mante, Bendito & Yasushi Kanda. YAMATO pinned Kanda after Omniscient & Omnipotent Frankensteiner.

Match 4: ISHIN beat Flamita by DQ.

Match 5: Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Dragon Kid & Kagetora. Dia pinned Kagetora after DDDDT.

Main Event: Kota Minoura, Jason Lee & Shun Skywalker beat Hyo, Ben-K & Riiita. Minoura pinned Ben-K after Golden Rose.

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.

In other news, apparently Osaka Prefectural Gym, which is also known in Japan as Edion Arena Osaka, is either closed or will soon be closing temporarily for repairs, which is forcing a change of plans for THE GATE OF DESTINY 2025, their major November event there at the start of November. It has now been moved to the smaller Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 and will now take place over 2 days, November 2 & 3. Tickets had not yet gone on sale so no need for refunds-the current on-sale date is 7/20.

Dragon Gate continued the Aggressive Gate 2025 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 in Japanese & English. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1066.

Match 1: Luis Mante & Ryoya Tanaka beat Flamita & U-T. Tanaka pinned U-T after Cross Saber.

Match 2: Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii, BxB Hulk, Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Takashi, Problem Dragon, Punch Tominaga & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Fujii pinned Takashi with Gedo Clutch.

Match 3: Riiita beat Bendito.

Match 4: Strong Machine J & Kzy vs. KAI & Madoka Kikuta went to a no contest.

Match 5: Hyo, Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI & Mochizuki Junior beat Kota Minoura, Jason Lee, ISHIN & Yoshiki Kato. Ben-K pinned Minoura after a spear.

Match 6: Dragon kid & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. Kid pinned Yoshioka after Doible.

Main Event: YAMATO beat Homare by submission. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: Shun Skywalker beat YAMATO. Finish came with 7 seconds left in a 5 minute time limit match.

The next event is Saturday at Juroku Plaza in Gifu. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: It was also announced that Kazuma Kimura, who appeared in an exhibition match recently, will have his official debut match at the next Korakuen event on 8/5 vs. TBA.

Dragon Gate kicked off the Aggressive Gate 2025 Tour, their July tour, today in Aichi.

Today’s event was held at Loisir Hotel Toyohashi in Aichi. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 311.

Match 1: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Kagetora beat Yasushi Kanda, Luis Mante & Bendito. YAMATO beat Kanda with a sleeper hold.

Match 2: Susumu Yokosuka beat Problem Dragon.

Match 3: Madoka Kikuta & KAI beat Strong Machine J & Takashi. KAI beat Takashi with Gannosuke Clutch.

Match 4: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat Kzy, U-T & Flamita. Dia pinned Kzy after Repterianrana.

Main Event: In an elimination match, Hyo, Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior beat Kota Minoura, Jason Lee, ISHIN, Yoshiki Kato & Homare. Hyo was the only winner, last eliminating ISHIN.

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 wrapped up the Rainbow Gate 2025 Your today in Toyama.

Today’s event was held at Takaoka Ecole in Toyama. There is/was bo live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 219)

Match 1: Genki Horiguchi, Luis Mante & Bendito beat JACKY KAMEI, Riiita & Mochizuki Junior. Bendito pinned Junior after La Bendicion.

Match 2: U-T & Flamita beat Susumu Yokosuka & Kagetora. U-T pinned Kagetora.

Match 3: Takashi beat Akihiro Sahara.

Match 4: YAMATO & BxB Hulk beat Yasushi Kanda & Punch Tomonaga. YAMATO pinned Tomonaga after Gallaria.

Match 5: Hyo & Ben-K beat Kota Monoura & KAI by DQ. Minoura DQ’d. Ref assault.

Main Event: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka vs. Madoka Kikuta, Jason Lee & ISHIN went to a double countout. Which led to…
Main Event (again): Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat Madoka Kikuta, Jason Lee & ISHIN. Tanaka pinned ISHIN after Cross Saber.

The next event is Tuesday at Loisir Hotel Toyohashi in Aichi to start the Aggressive Gate 2025 Tour. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. There are 4 DRAGONGATE NETWORK live/on demand broadcasts scheduled in July: Thursday (Korakuen Hall, Tokyo), 7/12 (Kobe Art Center, Kobe), 7/13 (Kobe World Hall-Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2025), 7/27 (Kobe Sambo Hall).

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2025 Tour today in Okayama.

Today’s event was held at Marbee Fureai Center in Okayama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 298)

Match 1: U-T, Flamita & Bendito beat Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. U-T pinned Tanaka.

Match 2: Madoka Kikuta beat Akihiro Sahara.

Match 3: Susumu Yokosuka & Dragon Kid beat Daiki Yanagiuchi & Yasushi Kanda. Yokosuka pinned Yanagiuchi after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 4: YAMATO & Kagetora beat Luis Mante & Takashi. YAMATO pinned Takashi after Omniscient & Omnipotent Frankensteiner.

Match 5: ISHIN beat Shachihoko BOY by submission.

Main Event: Hyo, Ben-K, JACKY KAMEI & Riiita beat Kota Minoura, Jason Lee, KAI & Homare. Ben-K pinned KAI after a spear.

The tour-ender is tomorrow at Takaoka Ecole in Toyama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.