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Dragon Gate tan the second half of a Kyoto doubleheader today, the final event before their annual Golden Week blowout event tomorrow.

Today’s event was held at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced as these are quick results via the Dragon Gate official Twitter. UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 333.

Match 1: YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki beat Don Fujii & Genki Horiguchi. Mochizuki pinned Horiguchi after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 2: Yuki Yoshioka beat Minorita.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Takashi Yoshida, Dragon Dia & Ho Ho Lun beat Shun Skywalker, KAI, Diamante & ISHIN by DQ. Diamante DQ’d. Mask ripping (on Dragon).

Match 4: In a Lumberjack Match, Madoka Kikuta beat H-Y-O.

Main Event: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Jason Lee beat Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K. Shimizu pinned Ben-K after a shot put slam.

The next event is DEAD OR ALIVE 2023 tomorrow at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Dragon Gate kicked off their May tour, Hopeful Gate 2023, with the start of a doubleheader in Kyoto to kick off their Golden Week slate.

Today’s event was held at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK FOR FREE! No signup or login required!

The announced paid attendance was 296.

Match 1: Kzy beat BxB Hulk.

Match 2: Diamante & H-Y-O beat YAMATO & Don Fujii. H-Y-O pinned Fujii after Neko Tamashi.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ultimo Dragon, Genki Horiguchi & Kaito Nagano. Susumu Mochizuki pinned Kanda after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 4: Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Dragon Kid & Jason Lee. Dia pinned Lee.

Match 5: BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Kota Minoura, Ben-K & Minorita. Shimizu pinned Minorita after Liger Bomb.

Main Event: KAI & ISHIN beat Shun Skywalker & Madoka Kikuta by TKO. ISHIN beat Kikuta. Ref stoppage (towel).

The next event is tomorrow. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

Dragon Gate wrapped up The Gate Of Passion 2023 Tour yesterday with a non-televised house show.

Yesterday’s event was held at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 258.

Match 1: Diamante & ISHIN beat YAMATO & Kaito Nagano. ISHIN pinned Nagano after a small thigh type chokeslam.

Match 2: Kagetora beat Daiki Yanagiuchi.

Match 3: BIGBOSS Shimizu & Jason Lee beat Dragon Kid & Ho Ho Lun. Lee pinned Lun after Maximum Driver.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ultimo Dragon, Genki Horiguchi & Don Fujii. Susumu Mochizuki pinned Horiguchi after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 5: Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk beat Kzy & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Minoura pinned KAMEI after R-301.

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

Next up is the Hopeful Gate 2023 Tour, the May tour, beginning Wednesday at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

In other news, the July schedule was announced today. The month is headlined by the promotion’s biggest event of the year, Dragon Gate Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival, on 7/2 at Kobe World Hall in Kobe, plus a return to Shinjuku Face on 7/8, both to be streamed live on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. Also, the 5/5 event will be live on DRAGONGATE NETWORK in addition to PPV. Going the firmer of you can will save you around $20.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Passion 2023 Tour today with a Susumu Mochizuki hometown event.

Today’s event was held at Mercure Hotel Yokosuka in Kanagawa. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 353, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Genki Horiguchi, Kagetora & Kaito Nagano. Shimizu pinned Nagano after a Liger bomb.

Match 2: Minorita beat Mochizuki Jr. by ref stoppage.

Match 3: KAI & ISHIN beat Jason Lee & ho Ho Lun. KAI pinned Lun after a King Kong lariat.

Match 4: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka beat Shun Skywalker, Diamante & H-Y-O by DQ. Skywalker DQ’d.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat YAMATO, Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii. Hulk pinned Fujii after South Road.

Main Event: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ultimo Dragon & Dragon Kid. Mochizuki pinned Kid after World Liner.

The tour-ender is tomorrow at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Passion 2024 Tour yesterday with a house show in Nagano.

Yesterday’s event was held at Nagano Arcs in Nagano. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 285, a super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, Diamante & ISHIN beat Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita. ISHIN pinned Minorita after a deformed scrapbuster.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. beat YAMATO & Ichikawa. Mochizuki pinned Ichikawa with a jumping kick in just 7 seconds. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. beat YAMATO & Ichikawa. Mochizuki pinned Ichikawa after a failed chair attack.

Match 3: Ben-K beat Strong Machine J.

Match 4: Kagetora & Ho Ho Lun beat Dragon Kid & Punch Tominaga. Lun pinned Tomonaga after Horor.

Match 5: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat KAI & H-Y-O. Kanda pinned H-Y-O after a diving elbow drop.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Jaosn Lee. Dia pinned Lee.

The next event is Saturday at Mercure Hotel Yokosuka in Kanagawa. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Passion 2023 Tour today with another non-televised event.

Today’s event was held at Fukuyama Big Rose in Hiroshima. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 303.

Match 1: Dragon Kid & Jason Lee beat Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Lee pinned Kanda with a deformed horizontal cross.

Match 2: BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Kagetora & Punch Tominaga. Hulk pinned Tominaga after First Flash.

Match 3: Syachihoko BOY beat KAI by DQ. Z-Brats interference.

Match 4: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J beat Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO & Genki Horiguchi. J pinned Horiguchi after Genie Windmill.

Match 5: Kota Minoura & Ben-K beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. Minoura pinned Jr. after R-301.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia, Yuki Yoshioka & Syachihoko BOY beat Shun Skywalker, KAI, H-Y-O & Diamante. Kikuta pinned H-Y-O after a rolling lariat. This was to have been a 6-man tag but was changed suddenly to an 8-man tag with KAI & BOY added.

The next event is tomorrow at Nagano Arcs in Nagano. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate has announced the full card for DEAD OR ALIVE 2023, their annual Golden Week blowout event. on 5/5 at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. The event will air live on DRAGONGATE NETWORK beginning at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

The full card:
U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI vs. Kagetora & Kaito Nagano
Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda vs. Don Fujii, Takashi Yoshida, Problem Dragon & Minorita
Open The Brave Gate Champion Jason Lee vs. Dragon Dia for the title
Ultimo Dragon & Naruki Doi vs. Diamanté & H-Y-O
Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K vs. Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J for the titles
Naomichi Marufuji (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO & Yuki Yoshioka
Open The Twin Gate Champions Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Shuji Kondo vs. KAI & ISHIN for the titles
Open The Dream Gate Champion Shun Skywalker vs. Madoka Kikuta for the title

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Passion 2023 Tour today with the second in a stretch of 6 non-televised events.

Today’s event was held at Holt Hall Oita in Oita. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 349, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Strong Machine J, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Minoura pinned KAMEI after R-301.

Match 2: Don Fujii beat Ichikawa.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon & Genki Horiguchi beat Diamante & ISHIN by DQ. ISHIN DQ’d. Z-Brats Interference.

Match 4: YAMATO, Dragon kid & Skull Reaoer A-ji (FTO) beat Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Kyoya Okazaki (FTO). YAMATO pinned Kanda after Frankensteiner of the Almighty.

Match 5: Kzy & BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. Shimizu pinned Jr. after Liger Bomb.

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

The next event is Saturday at Fukuyama Big Rose in Hiroshima. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued The Gate Of Passion Tour yesterday with a Gebki Horiguchi hometown event.

Yesterday’s event was held at Kumamoto Castle Hall in Kumamoto. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 417.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Kzy, Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Ben-K pinned KAMEI after a spear.

Match 2: H-Y-O beat Mochizuki Jr.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO & Ichikawa. Susumu Mochizuki pinned Ichikawa after crushing La Magistral.

Match 4: Jason Lee & BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Dragon Kid & Don Fujii. Shimizu pinned Fujii with La Magistral.

Main Event: Shun Skywalker, KAI, ISHIN & Diamante beat Genki Horiguchi, Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka. Skywalker pinned Horiguchi after SSW.

The next event was earlier today at Hoit Hall Oita in Oita. Results will be posted when available. There was no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate reached the halfway point of The Gate Of Passion 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.

Event 1:
The announced paid attendance was 344.

Match 1: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Genki Horiguchi. KAMEI pinned Horiguchi.

Match 2: YAMATO & Don Fujii beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. Fujii beat Jr. with Gedo Clutch.

Match 3: Kota Minoura beat Strong Machine J.

Match 4: Dragon Kid & Dragon Dia beat Jason Lee & Kaito Nagano. Dia pinned Nagano after DODDT.

Match 5: KAI, ISHIN & Diamante beat BxB Hulk, Ben-K & Minorita. ISHIN pinned Minoria after a modified scrap buster.

Main Event: Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta beat Shun Skywalker & H-Y-O. Yoshioka pinned H-Y-O.

Event 2:
The announced paid attendance was 368, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & Jason Lee beat Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K. Shimizu pinned Hulk with La Magistral.

Match 2: H-Y-O beat Minorita.

Match 3: KAI & ISHIN beat YAMATO & Kaito Nagano. ISHIN pinned Nagano after a chokeslam.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda beat Don Fujii, Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi & Ichikawa. Susumu Mochizuki beat Ichikawa with a Boston Crab.

Match 5: Shun SKywalker & Diamante beat Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Skywalker pinned KAMEI after Cielo Finale.

Main Event: Yuki Yoshioka vs. Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta with special referee H-Y-O ended in a DQ. Kikuta DQ’d. Ref assault. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: In a handicap match, Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta beat Shun Skywalker, KAI, H-Y-O, ISHIN & Diamante. Dia pinned H-YO after Double Cork.

The next event is tomorrow at Kumamoto Castle Hall in Kumamoto, which is a Genki Horiguchi hometown event. There will be no live broadcast. In fact, like this time last month, there are no more live broadcasts the rest of the month. They may not be back on the air until DEAD OR ALIVE 2023 on 5/5.