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Dragon Gate continued the Open The New Year Gate 2023 tour today with their 3rd straight event, keeping up a fast & furious pace to open the year.

Today’s event was held at Yamamori Gym in Mie. There was no live broadcast but a recap package (nearly 50 minutes long) can be watched on demand on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 236.

Match 1: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee & Strong Machine J. Yoshioka pinned Lee after Battle Hook.

Match 2: Don Fujii & Shachihoko BOY beat Ichikawa & Punch Tominaga. Fujii pinned Ichikawa after an elbow drop in just 17 seconds. Which led to…
Don Fujii & Shachihoko BOY beat Ichikawa & Punch Tominaga. Fujii pinned Ichikawa after a failed Getman suplex.

Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda beat Ultimo Dragon, Genki Horiguchi & Ho Ho Lun. Mochozuki pinned Horiguchi after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 4: ISHIN beat Kaito Nagano.

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

Main Event: Dragon Kid, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon beat KAI, BxB Hulk & H-Y-O. Yoshida pinned H-Y-O after Pineapple Bomber.

The next event is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the Open The New Year Gate 2023 Tour today with their second event of the year, spotlighting their faction warfare with a 3-match main event.

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

The announced paid attendance was 302.

Match 1: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta beat Mochizuki Jr., Yoshiki Kato & Kaito Nagano. Yoshioka beat Mochizuki with Battle Hook.

Match 2: Minorita beat Ichikawa.

Match 3: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee, Strong Machine J & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Genki Horiguchi, Shachihoko BOY, Punch Tominaga, Ho Ho Lun & Ryu Fuda. Kzy pinned Fuda after a running elbow smash.

Match 4: Ultimo Dragon & Naruki Doi beat Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Dragon pinned Kanda with La Magistral.

Match 5: Kota Minoura beat BxB Hulk.

Main Event: Z-Brats vs. HIGH-END 3 Match Series:
Match 1: KAI beat Takashi Yoshida.
Match 2: Problem Dragon beat H-Y-O.
Match 3: Dragon Kid beat ISHIN.
HIGH-END wins 2-1.

The next event is tomorrow at Yamamori Gym in Mie. There will be no live broadcast.

Beginning this site’s expanded coverage of the promotion, Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling began their 2023 today with the opening event of the Open The New Year Gate 2023 Tour.

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 500. Vocal cheering was allowed meaning reduced capacity.

Match 1; Don Fujii, Kaito Nagano, Naruki Doi & Yoshiki Kato beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda. Kato pinned Mochizuki Jr. after Bloodfall.

Match 2: Eita beat Ryu Fuda by submission.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Jason Lee & Strong Machine J beat Genki Horiguchi, Punch Tominaga & Ho Ho Lun. J pinned Tominaga after Demon Windfall.

Match 4: Kzy & BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Ichikawa & Shachihoko BOY. Shimizu beat Ichikawa with a giant swing.

Match 5: KAI, BxB Hulk & ISHIN beat Dragon Kid, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon. ISHIN pinned Dragon after Capital Punishment.

Match 6: Minorita & Dragon Dia beat H-Y-O & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Minorita pinned H-Y-O after Minoritanic.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta & Diamante beat Yuki Yoshioka & Kota Minoura. Kikuta pinned Minoura after a high-speed piledriver.

The next event is tomorrow at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.