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Dragon Gate ran the second half of CHAMPION GATE 2023 today, headlined by the first Open The Dream Gate Championship defense for Shun Skywalker as the promotion’s top titleholder.

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 528.

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

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. beat Don Fujii, Ichikawa & Shachihoko BOY. Susumu Mochizuki pinned Ichikawa with a cut-back La Magistral. Which led to…
Impromptu Match: Mochizuki Jr. vs. Don Fujii went to a double countout.

Match 3: KAI & H-Y-O beat Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. H-Y-O pinned Horiguchi after a diving senton.

Match 4: Dragon Kid, Eita & Dragon Dia beat YAMATO, Naruki Doi & Takashi Yoshida. Dia pinned Yoshida.

Match 5: Open The Twin Gate Champions Kzy & BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta to retain the titles. Shimizu pinned Yoshioka after BIGBOSS Press. V5 for the champs.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion Shun Skywalker beat Strong Machine J to retain the title. V1 for Skywalker.

The next event is Friday at Singapore Eurasian Community House in Singapore. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate ran the first half of CHAMPION GATE 2023 today, a doubleheader that will feature all the promotion’s championships contested for over two events.

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 455. Osaka seems to still be quite strict about reduced capacity despite the Japanese government easing most if not all its pandemic restrictions. So this number likely isn’t nearly as bad as it sounds for the venue.

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O vs. Strong Machine J, Kzy & BIGBOSS Shimizu went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: YAMATO beat Ichikawa by submission in 28 seconds. Which led to…
Match 2 again: YAMATO beat Ichikawa by KO.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki (who seemingly has gone light blonde and looks much different than what Pro Wrestling NOAH fans are used to) & Don Fujii beat Yoshiki Kato & Kito Nagano. Fujii beat Kato with Gedo Clutch.

Match 4: Dragon Kid, Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta beat Genki Horiguchi, Naruki Doi, Eita & Takashi Yoshida. Yoshioka pinned Horiguchi after a frog splash.

Match 5: Jason Lee beat Open The Brave Gate Champion Minorita to win the title. Lee becomes the 47th Open The Brave Gate Champion.

Main Event: Open The Triangle Gate Champions Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Mochizuki Jr. to retain the titles. Ben-K pinned Mozhicuki Jr. V1 for the champs.

The second half of the event is tomorrow. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin TONIGHT at 9:45 PM ET/12:45 AM ET.

Dragon Gate wrapped up the Rey De Parejas 2023 today, finishing the tournament being held for the first time since before the pandemic began in 2020.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1186.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Semifinals: Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta beat Shun Skywalker & KAI. Yoshioka pinned KAI after a frog splash

Match 2: Rey De Parejas Semifinals: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk. Kanda pinned Hulk.

Match 3: H-Y-O & ISHIN vs. Ryukyu Dragon & Teelan Shisa went to a No Contest. YAMATO interference.

Match 4: Daiki Yanaguchi Debut Match: Don Fujii beat Daiki Yanaguchi.

Match 5: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Shachihoko BOY. Kzy pinned BOY after a running elbow smash.

Match 6: Strong Machine J & Jason Lee beat Ben-K & Minorita. J pinned Ben-K with Machine suplex.

Match 7: YAMATO, Naruki Doi, Shuji Kondo & Takashi Yoshida beat Dragon Kid, Kagetora, Eita & Dragon Dia. Ymato pinned Kagetora after Frankensteiner of the Almighty.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Finals: Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta beat Susumu Mochzuki & Yasushi Kanda to win the tournament. Kikuta pinned Kanda after a rolling lariat. As a result, Yoshioka & Kikuta will face Open The Twin Gate Champions Kzy & BIGBOSS Shimizu for the titles on Sunday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka.

The next event is CHAMPION GATE 2023 in OSAKA, the start of the GLORIOUS GATE 2023 Tour, a doubleheader beginning Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 12:45 AM PT/3:45 AM ET. (The second half of the doubleheader will be later that night and will also be a live broadcast)

Dragon Gate ran the penultimate event of the Rey De Parejas 2023 today, likely setting up the Finals scheduled for next weekend.

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

The announced paid attendance was 368.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block A: Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. Kikuta pinned Mochizuki after a rolling lariat.

Match 2: Genki Horiguchi, Kagetora & Kaito Nagano beat Ben-K, Minorita & Ichikawa. Kagetora pinned Ichikawa.

Match 3: Takashi Yoshida beat Yoshiki Kato.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block B: Strong Machine J & F beat Shun Skywalker & KAI. J pinned Skywalker after Machine Suplex.

Match 5: JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI, Jason Lee & Ho Ho Lun beat Dragon Kid, Dragon Dia & Eita. Lee pinned Dia after Maximum Driver.

Match 6: Rey De Parejas Block B: YAMATO & Naruki Doi vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda went to a double countout.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block A: Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk beat H-Y-O & ISHIN. Minoura pinned H-Y-O after Gang.

The final event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1:15 AM PT/4:15 AM ET.

UPDATE: The Semifinals and Finals for the tournament are now set for Thursday as the top 2 teams in each block ate official. The Semifinals are Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka vs. Shun Skywalker & KAI and Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Winners meet in the Finals in the main event

Dragon Gate continued the Rey Dr Parejas 2023 today as the tournament closes in on the finals.

Today’s event was held at Tsushima City Cultural Hall in Aichi. There was bo live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 362.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block B: YAMATO & Naruki Doi beat Ben-K & Minorita. Doi pinned Minorita after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Ichikawa.

Match 3: Shun Skywalker & KAI beat Shachihoko BOY & Punch Tominaga. Skywalker pinned Tominaga after a moonsault double kneedrop.

Match 4: Susumu Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda beat Genki Horiguchi, Kagetora & Eita. Mochizuki pinned Horiguchi after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block A: H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. H-Y-O pinned KAMEI.

Main Event: Dragon Kid, Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk beat Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta. Minoura pinned Dia after R-301.

The next event is tomorrow at Kobe Art Center in Hyogo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas 2023 with 3 events yesterday & today-one event yesterday then a doubleheader early today.

Yesterday’s event was held at Yukihashi Municipal Gym in Fukuoka. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 228.

Match 1: Strong Machine J, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Jason Lee beat Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita. J pinned Minorita after Diamond Frame.

Match 2: Ben-K beat Mochizuki Jr.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki & Ho Ho Lun beat Don Fujii, YAMATO & Kaito Nagano. Lun pinned Nagano.

Match 4: Dragon Kid & Eita beat Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. Kid pinned Horiguchi after Bible.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block B: Shun Skywalker & KAI beat Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Skywalker pinned Kanda after a moonsault double knee drop.

Main Event: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta beat Diamante, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Kikuta pinned H-Y-O after a rolling lariat.

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 383.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block B: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ben-K & Minorita. Mochizuki pinned Minorita after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 2: Eita beat Kagetora.

Match 3: KAI & H-Y-O beat Don Fujii & Genki Horiguchi. H-Y-O pinned Horiguchi after a diving senton.

Match 4: Shun SKywalker, Diamante & ISHIN beat Strong Machine J, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Jason Lee. Diamante pinned KAMEI after Vuelta Finale.

Match 5: Dragon Kid, Yuki Yoshioka, Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia beat Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO, Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk. Dia pinned Minoura after Double Cork.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block A: Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. vs. Kaito Nagano & Yoshiki Kato went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Event 2:
The announced paid attendance was 451.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block A: Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk. Lee pinned Hulk with a crucifix.

Match 2: Diamante beat Yoshiki Kato.

Match 3: YAMATO & Eita beat Kaito Nagano & Kagetora. YAMATO pinned Nagano after Galleria.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block B: Strong Machine J & F beat Ben-K & Minorita. J pinned Minorita with Machine suplex.

Match 5: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ultimo Dragon, Genki Horiguchi & Ho Ho Lun. Kanda pinned Horiguchi after a diving elbow drop.

Match 6: Rey De Parejas Block A: Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta vs. H-Y-O & ISHIN went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block B: Shun Skywalker & KAI beat Dragon Kid & Dragon Dia. Skywalker pinned Dia after a moonsault double kneedrop.

As far as the standings go, the Mochizukis lead Block A with 4 points (1-0-2) while two teams are tied atop Block B with 6 points, however it appears Shun Skywalker & KAI have the tiebreaker and one extra match left.

The next event is tomorrow at Kotakura Gym in Fukuoka. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas 2023 yesterday with the 3rd event of the tournament, coming after nearly a week off since the last event.

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

The announced paid attendance was 349.

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, H-Y-O, ISHIN & Diamante beat Kota Minoura, Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita. H-Y-O pinned Minorita.

Match 2: KAI beat Ryu Fuda.

Match 3: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta beat Genki Horiguchi, Eita & Takashi Yoshida. Kikuta pinned Horiguchi after a rolling lariat.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block A: Yoshiki Kato & Kaito Nagano beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Jason Lee. Kato pinned KAMEI after countering “JACKY” Knife.

Match 5: NOSAWA Rongai Final Dragon Gate Match: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid & NOSAWA Rongai beat Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Mochizuki Jr. Dragon pinned Jr. with La Magistral. (NOSAWA is also retiring on 2/21 at the Pro Wrestling NOAH Keiji Muto Retirement Event at the Tokyo Dome)

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block B: Strong Machine F & J vs. YAMATO & Naruki Doi went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

The next event was earlier today at Hotel Saint Inn Kurashiki in Okayama. Results will be posted when available. There was no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas 2023 today with Day 3 of the tournament.

Today’s event was held at Tajimi City Industrial Culture Center in Gifu. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 434.

Match 1: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta beat Strong Machine J, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a rolling lariat.

Match 2: Don Fujii & Ho Ho Lun beat Ichikawa & Kagetora. Fujii pinned Ivhikawa after a failed German suplex

Match 3: YAMATO beat Mochizuki Jr.

Match 4: Diamante, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid & Grnki Horiguchi. ISHIN pinned Horiguchi aftrr Death Penalty.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block A: Kota Minoura & BxB Hulk beat Kaito Nagano & Yoshiki Kato. Minoura pinned Nagano after Engranaje.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block B: Shun Skywalker & KAI beat Ben-K & Minorita. Skywalker pinned Minorita after SSW.

The next event is Saturday at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas 2023 today with Day 2 of the tag team tournament.

Today’s event was held at Fujisan Messe in Shizuoka and may be available on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 269.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Don Fujii beat Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Genki Horiguchi. Minoura pinned Horiguchi after R-301.

Match 2: YAMATO beat Ho Ho Lun.

Match 3: ISHIN beat Kagetora.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block A: Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. vs. JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Jason Lee went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 5: Ultimo Dragon, Shuji Kondo, Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta beat Shun SKywalker, KAY, Diamante & H-Y-O. Kondo pinned H-Y-O after a King Kong lariat.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block B: Dragon Kid & Dragon Dia beat Ben-K & Minorita. Dia pinned Minorita after DDDDT.

The next event is tomorrow at Tajimi City Industrial Culture Center in Gifu. There will be no live broadcast.

Dragon Gate kicked off the 2023 Rey De Parejas Tournament, a tag team tournament being held for the first time since the late 2010s in part due to the coronavirus pendemic.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1198. Vocal cheering was allowed and presumably capacity restrictions were lifted following recent government actions, but both can still be restricted by venues especially for where decisions were previously made.

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & Diamante beat Shuji Kondo, Eita & Takashi Yoshida. Skywalker pinned Yoshida after a moonsault kneedrop.

Match 2: JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Kaito Nagano.

Match 3: Jason Lee beat Yoshiki Kato.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block B: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Strong Machine J & F. Movhizuki pinned F with Jumbo Pin.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block A: Masaaki Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. beat H-Y-O & ISHIN. Mochizuki pinned H-Y-O after a reverse Twister.

Match 6: Ultimo Dragon, Ben-K & Minorita beat Genki Horigucho, Kagetora & Ho Ho Lun. Ben-K pinned Horiguchi after Masakari.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block A: Yuki Yoshioka & Madoka Kikuta vs. BxB Hulk & Kota Minoura went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

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

In other news, the promotion announced their Golden Week blowout event, DEAD OR ALIVE 2023, for 5/5 at Aichi Prefectural Gym in Nagoya. (Golden Week is a week-long national holiday in Japan, generally it’s the first week of May. Almost every promotion, both major ones and smaller independents, hold either a big event or for the smaller ones their biggest event of the year during this week)