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Dragon Gate ran a special fan-oriented event today to serve as the final build to tomorrow’s annual biggest event of the year.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat YAMATO, Kota Minoura & Minorita. Kzy pinned Minorita after a running elbow smash.

Match 2: Dragon Dia won a 10 man battle royal, last eliminating Kagetora.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii beat Ryu Fuda & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Fujii beat Yanagiuchi with a ground manjigatamae.

Match 4: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Strong Machine J, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Shun SKywalker, KAI, DIamante, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Lee pinned H-Y-O witha modified crucifix.

Main Event: Yuki Yoshioka, BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Madoka Kikuta, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Yoshioka pinned Kanda after a frog splash.

The next event is Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2023, the promotion’s biggest annual event (this is their WrestleMania), tomorrow at Kobe World Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK worldwide and on PPV in Japan will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

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

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Festa in Sendai. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 372)

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat KAI & H-Y-O. Kikuta pinned H-Y-O after a rolling lariat.

Match 2: Yasushi Kanda & Genki Horiguchi beat Kagetora & Problem Dragon. Kanda pinned Dragon after Ryu’s.

Match 3: Shun Skywalker, Diamante & ISHIN beat Ultimo Dragon,, Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Diamante pinned KAMEI after Vuelta Finale.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Mochizuki beat Dragon Kid & Ryu Fuda. Susumu Mochizuki pinned Fuda after Yokosuka Cutter.

Main Event: YAMATO, Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee & U-T. YAMATO pinned U-T after Gallaria.

The next event is Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2023, the promotion’s biggest annual event, Sunday at Kobe World Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin Saturday at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. It will also be available as a PPV in Japan. A special pre-PPV fan event will be held Saturday at Kobe Art Center and will be streamed LIVE FOR FREE on DRAGONGATE NETWORK beginning at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with the second half of a weekend doubleheader in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Espowa Isanonuma in Saitama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 306)

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Yoshioka pinned KAMEI after Inferno.

Match 2: KAI beat Ryoya Tanaka.

Match 3: Kzy & U-T beat Genki Horiguchi & Problem Dragon. U-T beat Dragon with a ground cobra twist.

Match 4: Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk beat Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Hulk pinned Kanda after South Road.

Match 5: YAMATO & BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Ben-K & Minorita. Shimizu pinned Minorita after BIGBOSS Press.

Main Event: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid & Strong Machine J beat Shun Skywalker, Diamante & H-Y-O. Kid pinned H-Y-O after Bible.

The tour-ender is tomorrow at Sendai Sun Festa in Sendai. There will be mo live or on demand broadcast.

For next weekend, the special 7/1 event in Kobe at Kobe Art Center will be broadcast LIVE FOR FREE on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. The start time will likely be 3 AM PT/6 AM ET although there is an event there at midnight PT/3 AM ET. Probably the latter will be free, which will feature all participating 7/2 wtestlers and signing ceremonies for all title matches on 7/2. There also have been some changes for the 7/2 event:
Fallout from the Kenoh 15th Anniversary Event in Pro Wrestling NOAH: The second match, Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii vs. Kenoh & Shuji Kondo match has been changed to Mochizuki & Kenoh vs. Fujii & Kondo.
Also, pre-show match 2, which is KAI & H-Y-O vs. TBA-a rookie selection team-is set. The rookie selection team will be Mochizuki Jr. & Ryoya Tanaka.
The 7/2 event will be available live on PPV in Japan and DRAGONGATE NETWORK outside Japan.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with the first half of a weekend doubleheader in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Espowa Isanonuma in Saitama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 262)

Match 1: Shun Skywalker & ISHIN beat Jason Lee & U-T. ISHIN pinned U-T after a chokeslam.

Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Punch Tominaga.

Match 3: YAMATO & Kagetora beat Susumu Mochizuki & Genki Horiguchi. YAMATO pinned Horiguchi after Frankensteiner of the Almighty.

Match 4: Ultimo Dragon, Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat Diamante, KAI & H-Y-O by DQ. Diamante DQ’d. Z-Brats interference.

Match 5: BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Ben-K pinned Kanda after a spear.

Main Event: Dragon Kid, Kota Minoura & Naruki Doi beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Doi pinned KAMEI after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

The next event is tomorrow. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Your today with an event in Chiba.

Today’s event was held at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 286)

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

Match 2: Kota Minoura & Naruki Doi beat Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. Minoura pinned Horiguchi after R-301.

Match 3: KAI & ISHIN beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. ISHIN pinned KAMEI after Death Penalty.

Match 4: Ultimo Dragon, Shuji Kondo & Dragon Kid beat Shun Skywalker, Diamante & H-Y-O. Dragon pinned H-Y-O with La Magistral.

Match 5: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Yoshioka pinned U-T after Inferno.

Main Event: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita. Kanda pinned Minorita after a diving elbow drop.

The next event is tomorrow at Espowa Isanonuma in Saitama, the first half of a weekend doubleheader there. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with the second half of an Okinawa weekend doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Naha City Bunka Tembusukan in Okinawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 244, a legit sellout.

Match 1: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, Jason Lee & U-T. Dia pinned U-T.

Match 2: KAI beat Problem Dtagon.

Match 3: Kagetora & GOSAMARU beat Genki Horiguchi & Drake Morimatsu. GOSAMARU beat Horiguchi after a moonsault press.

Match 4: Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Ryu Fuda beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Ben-K pinned Kanda afger a spear.

Match 5: Strong Machine J & Ultra Soki beat Shun Skywalker & H-Y-O by DQ. Skywalker DQ’d. Removing J’s mask.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Yuki Yoshioka, Minorita & Kota Minoura. Kikuta pinned Minorita after a vertical drop high-speed type piledriver.

The next event is Friday at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with the start of a weekend doubleheader in Okinawa.

Today’s event was held at Naha City Bunka Tembusukan in Okinawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet bern announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 228, a full house/near sellout)

Match 1: Jason Lee, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J. KAMEI pinned Shimizu after JACKY Knife.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki & Drake Morimatsu beat Problem Dragon & Hibiscus Mii. Mochizuki pinned Dragon after Twister.

Match 3: Kota Minoura, Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat YAMATO, Genki Horiguchi, Kagetora & Ryu Fuda. Minorita pinned Fuda after Minoritonic.

Impromptu Match: Mochizuki Jr. vs. Gurukun Mask went to a 5 minute time limit draw.

Match 4: Dragon Kid & Teelan Shisa beat Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Kid pinned Kanda after countering Candy Magic.

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

The next event is tomorrow. There will be no live or on demand broadcast

In a Twitter post on its Japanese account, Dragon Gate announced 2 wrestlers-Kento Kobune (SB KENTo) and Takuma Fujiwara-have been released. The promotion only said it was due to a “serious breach of contract” and resolution efforts were unsuccessful. Both have been inactive for roughly a year.

弊社所属の小舩賢登及び藤原拓磨両選手については、重大な契約違反の疑いがあり、今後の処遇について両選手とも協議を重ねましたが、双方の見解の相違もあるなか、両選手の希望もあり、双方の合意のもとで両選手との契約を解消することとなりましたのでお知らせ致します。#DRAGONGATE pic.twitter.com/I5e3Nk9vuG

— DRAGONGATE (@dragongate_pro) June 17, 2023

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a non-televised event in Nagasaki.

Today’s event was held at Sasebo City Sports Cultural Center in Nagasaki. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 406)

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Don Fujii, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Minoura pinned U-T after R-301.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki & Dragon Kid beat Shun Skywalker & H-Y-O. Kid pinned H-Y-O after Christo.

Match 3: Diamante, KAI & ISHIN beat Ultimo Dragon, Kagetora & Ryu Fuda. ISHIN pinned Fuda after a modified scrap buster.

Match 4: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat YAMATO & Genki Horiguchi. Kanda pinned Horiguchi after Ryu’s.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

The next event is Saturday at Naha City Bunka Tembusukan in Okinawa, the first half of a weekend doubleheader there. There will be no live or on demand broadcast

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 tour today with the start of a 3-week tun of non-televised events.

Today’s event was held at Oro City Hall in Kagoshima. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 289, a full house/near sellout).

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Minoura pinned U-T after R-301.

Match 2: Don Fujii & Ben-K beat YAMATO & Kagetora. Ben-K pinned Kagetora after a spear.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda went to a no contest. Z-Brats interference.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker & Diamante beat Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Diamante pinned KAMEI after Martinete.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Yoshioka pinned H-Y-O after a frog splash.

The next event is tomorrow at Sasebo City Sports Culture Center in Nagasaki. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.