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Dragon Gate has announced what appears to be the final card for Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2023, their biggest event of the year. The event will be held on 7/2 at Kobe World Hall in Kobe and will be available live and on demand outside Japan on DRAGONGATE NETWORK beginning on 7/1 at 10:20 PM PT/1:20 AM ET.

The full card:
Pre-show (scheduled to begin at 10:20 PM PT/1:20 AM ET):
Shachihoko BOY, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon vs. Genki Horiguchi, Punch Tominaga & Ho Ho Lun
KAI & H-Y-O vs. Young Selection Team

Main show (11 PM PT/2 AM ET):
Dragon Dia, La Estrella & Eita vs. Kagetorax U-T & Taro Nohashi (Michinoku Pro)
Open The Brave Gate Champion Jason Lee vs. ISHIN for the title
Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii vs. Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shuji Kondo
Ichikawa vs. TBA
Open The Twin Gate Champions Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda vs. Ben-K & BxB Hulk for the titles
YAMATO vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan Pro Wrestling)
Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI vs. Kota Minoura, Minorita & Naruki Doi for the titles
Open The Dream Gate Champion Madoka Kikuta vs. Yuki Yoshioka for the title
Uktimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Shun Skywalker, Diamante & Strong Machine J in a Mascara Contra Mascara 5-way Cage Match. Each wrestler’s mask will be hung above the ring & cage. No pinfalls or submissions, the only way to win/escape is to climb up and retrieve your mask. The last man left loses and will also be unmasked in the ring

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a 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 for both events has not yet been announced. Pictures from Dragon Gate’s official Twitter suggest the second event may have been close to a sellout. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 324 for event 1 and 484 for event 2)

Event 1:
Match 1: YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. Hulk pinned Horiguchi after First Flash.

Match 2: Dragon Dia beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI.

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

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Ryoya Tanaka by submission.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, Diamante, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee, Strong Machine J & U-T. ISHIN pinned U-T after a Komata-style chokeslam.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat Kota Minoura & Ben-K. Yoshioka pinned Minoura after a frog splash.

Event 2:
Match 1: Match 1: Kzy, Jason Lee & U-T beat YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi. Lee pinned Horiguchi after Maximum Driver.

Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Minorita.

Match 3: Don Fujii & Kagetora beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ryu Fuda. Fujii pinned Fuda.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Kikuta pinned H-Y-O after a rolling lariat.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda went to a double countout.

Main Event: Ultimo Dragon & Strong Machine J beat Shun Skywalker & Diamante. Dragon pinned Skywalker with La Magistral. Dragon Kid was special referee.

Afterwards, the promotion announced the return date for the venue is 8/13 for another doubleheader.

The next event is tomorrow at Oro City Hall in Kagoshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. In fact, it looks like there are no more broadcasts scheduled the rest of the month.

UPDATE: Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival Update-Dragon Kid has been added to the 4-way Mask vs. Mask match so it’s now a 5-way.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with 2 separate events, first a shopping center mini-event then a regular event at a different location.

Event 1:
Today’s event was held at HI Hirose Super Combo Kashima Kamijama Store in Kumamoto. There is/was no broadcast.
The paid attendance has not been announced. This was an outdoor event.

Match 1: Kzy, Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Kzy pinned H-Y-O after a running elbow smash.

Match 2: YAMATO won an 8 man battle royal, last eliminating Fatta (?) Kobashi by ref stoppage. Apparently there was a Shinsuke Nakamura parody wrestler too.

Main Event: Genki Horiguchi, Shachihoko BOY & U-T beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Punch Tominaga. Horiguchi pinned Tominaga with Backslide From Heaven.

Event 2:
Today’s event was held at Imari Kunimidai Gym in Saga. There is/was no broadcast.

The paid attendance has not been announced.

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

Match 2: Yasushi Kanda beat Ichikawa. Squash. Which led to…
Match 2 (Again): Yasushi Kanda beat Ichikawa.

Match 3: Takashi Yoshida beat Minorita.

Match 4: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat YAMATO, Kagetora & Dragon Dia. Ben-K pinned Kagetora after a spear.

Match 5: Ultimo Dragon & Dragon Kid beat Diamante & ISHIN by DQ. Diamante DQ’d. Mask ripping off Dragon. This was Dragon’s first match back since an indefinite suspension was lifted by GM Ryo Saito. Dragon & Diamante are facing off in a 4-way elimination match on 7/2 where the final loser will lose their mask (the other 2 in the match are Shun Skywalker & Strong Machine J. Worth nothing Skywalker wasn’t always masked).

Main Event: Kzy, Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O. Kzy pinned H-Y-O after a running elbow smash.

The next event is a doubleheader tomorrow at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK for both events will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET for the first event and tomorrow at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET for the second event. These appear to be the final televised events for June with the next broadcast likely being Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival, their biggest annual event, on 7/2.

UPDATE: For event 2 (Saga), the announced paid attendance was 289.

Dragon Gate continues the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a U-T hometown event.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 258)

(Update: After posting these I learned there were last-minute changes to the card because Shun Skywalker was off the event. The always-vague poor physical condition. No word on if he will miss any more time but maybe not given the next event is 4 days away)

Match 1: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ben-K & Minorita. Kanda pinned Minorita after Ryu’s.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk beat YAMATO & Ryoya Tanaka. Minoura pinned Tanaka.

Match 4: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat La Estrella.

Match 5: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi & Problem Dragon. Yoshioka pinned Dragon after Inferno.

Main Event: KAI, Diamante, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Kzy, Jason Lee, Strong Machine J & U-T. H-Y-O pinned U-T after a diving senton.

The next event is Saturday and there are 2 events that day-first is a special mini-event at HI Hirose Super Combo Kashima Kamijima Store in Kumamoto, then there is an event at Inari Kunimidai Gym in Saga. There will be no broadcasts.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with a return home to Kobe for a house show.

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 394.

Match 1: YAAMTO, Don Fujii & Naruki Doi beat Dragon Kid, Kagetora & Eita. Doi pinned Kagetora.

Match 2: In an Open The Owarai Gate Championship Practice Match, Problem Dragon beat Ichikawa in 25 seconds.

Match 3: ISHIN won a 10 man battle royal, last eliminating La Estrella.

Match 4: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk, Ben-K & Minorita beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Ryoya Tanaka. Minorita pinned Tanaka after Minoritanic.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker & KAI beat Strong Machine J & U-T. KAI pinned U-T after Meteor Impact.

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

The next event is Tuesday at Loisir Hotel Toyohashi in Aichi. There will be no broadcast.

In other news, additional matches for Kobe Pro Wrestling Festical on 7/2 have been announced:
Open The Brave Gate Champion Jason Lee vs. ISHIN for the title. But this is conditional on ISHIN making the 82 kg weight limit on 7/1. If he doesn’t, it will be a NON-TITLE match
Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI vs. Kota Minoura, Minorita & Naruki Doi for the ttiles
Ultimo Dragon vs. Strong Machine J, Shun Skywalker & Diamante in a 4-way Cage Survival Mascara Contra Mascara Match. The ultimate loser will lose their mask
Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) participation among others

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 tour today with a house show in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Fujisan Messe in Shizuoka. There was no broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee & U-T. Susumu Mochizuki pinned U-T after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 2: BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Kagetora & Ho Ho Lun. Ben-K pinned Lun after a spear.

Match 3: Yuki Yoshioka beat La Estrella.

Match 4: Diamante & KAI beat Kota Minoura & Minorita. Diamante pinned Minorita after a rotating tombstone piledriver.

Match 5: Kzy & Strong Machine J beat Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia. Kzy pinned Dia after a running elbow smash.

Main Event: Shuji Kondo, YAMATO & Dragon Kid beat Shun Skywalker, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Kondo pinned H-Y-O after a King Kong lariat.

The next event is tomorrow at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour today with the second half of the opening Tokyo doubleheader.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DTAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced as these are quick results from the Dragon Gate Official Twitter. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 1038)

Match 1: Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii & Naruki Doi beat Minorita, Daiki Yanagiuchi & Ryoya Tanaka. Mochizuki pinned Yanagiuchi after a face kick.

Match 2: U-T & Ho Ho Lun beat Problem Dragon & Punch Tomonaga. U-T pinned Tominaga after Fuego.

Match 3: Kagetora beat La Estrella.

Match 4: Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Kota Minoura beat YAMATO, Eita & Takashi Yoshida. Hulk pinned Yoshida after First Flash.

Match 5: Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Kid. Yoshioka pinned Kid after a frog splash.

Match 6: Shun Skywalker, Diamante, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI, Jason Lee & Strong Machine J. Diamante pinned KAMEI after Verta Finale.

Main Event: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Open The Twin Gate Champions Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shuji Kondo to win the titles. Mochizuki & Kanda become the 63rd Open The Twin Gate Champions. Kanda pinned Kondo after reversing a gorilla clutch. Next up: BxB Hulk & Ben-K. That match will happen on 7/2 at Kobe World Hall in Kobe.

The next event is tomorrow at Fujisan Messe in Shizuoka. There will be no broadcast.

UPDATE: It looks like the Open The Owarai Gate Championship, a comedy title, has been reactivated. It was announced that Ichikawa has been named interim champion with a title match set for 7/8 at Shinjuku Face vs. TBA.

Dragon Gate kicked off the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour, the June series, today with the first half of a doubleheader in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK FOR FREE! But you only have until 4 PM PT/7 PM ET on 6/14 to watch.

Click below to watch in Japanese:
https://dragongate.live/title/?program=livevod_KREHL_20230601_J&episode=1

Click below to watch in English:
https://dragongate.live/title/?program=livevod_KREHL_20230601_E&episode=1

The announced paid attendance was 928.

Match 1: Kota Minoura & Minorita beat Eita & La Estrella. Minoura pinned Estrella after a jumping knee.

Match 2: Jason Lee, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Genki Horiguchi, Shachihoko BOY & Kagetora. Lee pinned BOY after Maximum Driver.

Match 3: Diamante, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Don Fujii, Punch Tominaga, Ryu Fuda & Daiki Yanagiuchi. ISHIN pinned Yanagiuchi after a swinging scrap buster.

Match 4: Shuji Kondo, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda by countout. Kanda counted out.

Match 5: Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Kzy & BIGBOSS Shimizu. Ben-K pinned Shimozu after a spear.

Match 6: Shun Skywalker beat Strong Machine J.

Main Event: YAMATO, Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi beat Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. YAMATO pinned Dia after Gallaria.

The next event is tomorrow with Open The Twin Gate Champions Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shuji Kondo vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda for the titles. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Lots of Dragon Gate news today to start June (click below to read):

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

Today’s event was held at Fukui Industrial Hall in Fukui. There was no broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 228.

Match 1: YAMATO & Dragon Kid beat Diamante & H-Y-O. YAMATO pinned H-Y-O after Omniscient & Omnipotent Frankensteiner.

Match 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Takashi Yoshida & Ho Ho Lun. KAMEI pinned Lun after “JACKY” Knife.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & U-T by DQ. J DQ’d. Ref assault.

Match 5: susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat BxB Hulk & Kagetora. Kanda pinned Kagetora after Candy Magic.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kota Minoura, Ben-K & Minorita. Kikuta pinned Minorita after a rolling lariat.

Next up is the Rainbow Gate 2023 Tour, the promotion’s June series, starting Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, the first half of a doubleheader there. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.