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Dragon Gate wrapped up March today with the latest Rey De Parejas event, with each block now down to one preliminary match left.

Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan in Hiroshima. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 605, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: YAMATO, Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Mochizuki vs. Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: KAI & Gianni Valetta beat Shachihoko BOY & Punch Tominaga. Valetta pinned Tominaga after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 3: Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia beat Kagetora & Ryu Fuda. Dia pinned Fuda after DDDDT.

Match 4: Shun SKywalker, ISHIN & Jason Lee. beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Strong Machine J. Lee pinned KAMEI. Apparently Lee defected from Natural Vibes to Z-Brats during yesterday’s main event.

Rey De Parejas:
Match 5: Block A-Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi beat Shuji Kondo & Toru Owashi. Doi pinned Kondo after Ultra Huracanrana. As a result, Kid & Doi win Block A and will advance to the Semifinals.
Main Event: Block B-Luis Mante & Hyo beat Kzy & U-T. Mante pinned U-T after Vuelta Finale.
The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals and there is one match left in each. In Block A, the last match is BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J vs. KAI & Gianni Valetta and the winner will advance. If there is a time limit draw or it goes to a double countout or no contest, they will have an immediate rematch as they are tied for second. The bottom line is there must be a winner. In Block B, the last match is Mante & Hyo vs. Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia. Mante & Hyo advance with a win or time limit draw. If Kikuta & Dia win, a 3-way tiebreaker match also involving Shun Skywalker & ISHIN will be needed. YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki have already advanced.

The next event is Saturday at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka with Shimizu/J vs. KAI/Valetta. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: Corrected the Match 4 result as apparently the prior source (the Dragon Gate Official Facebook English page) had it wrong compared to DG’s official Japanese website.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas today with a hometown event in Kobe.

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 532, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Ryoya Tanaka beat Ryu Fuda.

Match 2; Ho Ho Lun won an 11 man battle royal, last eliminating Punch Tominaga. Noteworthy just because Gianni Valetta didn’t win.

Match 3: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Masaaki Mochizuki beat Luis Mate, Hyo & Yasushi Kanda. Dia pinned Kanda after DDDDT.

Match 4: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J & U-T beat YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Susumu Mochizuki & Kagetora. Kzy pinned Kagetora after a running elbow smash.

Rey De Parejas:
Match 5: Block A: Shuji Kondo & Toru Owashi beat Kota Minoura & Ben-K. Kondo pinned Minoura with Gorilla Clutch.
Main Event: Block B: Shun Skywalker & ISHIN beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. SKywalker pinned KAMEI after a Lee Maximum Driver.

At this point, YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki have won Block B and will advance to the Semifinals. Skywalker & ISHIN are currently 2nd but are not safe because Luis Mante & Hyo still have 2 matches left, against Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia and Kzy & U-T. Mante & Hyo advance with 2 wins or a win and time limit draw while Kzy & U-T would advance by bearing Mante & Hyo. Block A is led by Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi with 1 match left against Kondo & Owashi. The other match left, which also has implications for the standings, is KAI & Gianni Valetta vs. BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J. The winners of each match should reach the Semifinals.

The next event is tomorrow at Hitoshima Sangyu Kaikan in Hiroshima. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate taped episode 3 of the PRIME ZONE+ TV series today.

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

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1; Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat Problem Dragon, Ryu Fuda & Ryoya Tanaka. Kzy pinned Dragon after a running elbow smash.

Match 2: In a Banned Move Singles Match, Takashi Yoshida beat Genki Horiguchi by virtually immediate DQ. Just 2 seconds. Which led to…
Match 2 (again): In a Banned Move Singles Match, Genki Horiguchi beat Takashi Yoshida by DQ. Used the banned move.

Match 3: Jason Lee, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ho Ho Lun beat YAMATO, Don Fujii & Punch Tominaga. KAMEI pinned Tominaga after JACKY Knife.

Main Event: Hyo & Ben-K beat Kota Minoura & Dragon Dia. Hyo pinned Minoura after Samson Driver.

The next episode date is TBA.

The next event is Saturday at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe to continue the Rey De Parejas. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Dragon Gate ran the 4th installment of their spinoff series “Heroic Legend: Rei-Zero” yesterday.

Yesterday’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The announced paid attendance was 292.

Match 1: Dragon Dia & Alejandro (Pro Wrestling NOAH) vs. Kzy & YO-HEY (Pro Wrestling NOAH) went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Punch Tominaga beat Open The Owarai Gate Champion Lingerie Muto by submission. But due to post-match audience judgment, Muto retains the title. V2 for Muto.

Match 3; YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki beat Kikutaro & Ryo Kawamura (Independent/Freelancers). YAMATO beat Kikutaro with a sleeper hold.

Match 4; Kota MInoura & Ben-K beat Takashi Sugiura & Hajime Ohara (Pro Wrestling NOAH). Ben-K pinned Ohara after a spear.

Main Event: Shuji Ishikawa (Indpendent/Freelancer) beat BIGBOSS Shimizu.

The next event is tomorrow at Kirameki MInatokan in Fukui to continue the Rey De Parejas. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas 2024 today with an event in Hiroshima.

Today’s event was held at Kozakazan Sports Park Bingo in Hiroshima. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 598, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka beat Luis Mante, Hyo & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Dia pinned Yanagiuchi after DDDDT.

Match 2; Gianni Valetta vs. Ryu Fuda went to a double countout. Which led to…

Match 3: KAI, ISHIN & Gianni Valetta beat Genki Horiguchi, Yasushi Kanda & Ryu Fuda. Valetta pinned Fuda after a King Kong kneedrop. This was to have been a tag match but after the prior match Valetta & Fuda were added.

Match 4: Rey De Parejas Block A: BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J beat Punch Tominaga & Shuri Joe. J pinned Tominaga after Genie Windmill.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Jason Lee, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ho ho Lun. Ben-K pinned Lun after a spear.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block B: YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki beat Kzy & U-T. YAMATO pinned U-T after Gallaria.

The next event is tomorrow at Tottori Industrial Gym in Tottori. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

UPDATE: There were last-minute changes to the event because Shachihoko BOY was injured the prior day. Neck. Out indefinitely but he states the injury was mild so it should not be extended.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas 2024 yesterday in Okayama.

Yesterday’s event was held at Sanyo Fureai Park General Gym in Okayama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 256, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1; Rey De Parejas Block A: Dragon Kid & Naruki Doi beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J. Kid pinned Shimizu after Doybull.

Match 2; Rey De Parejas Block A: KAI & Gianni Valetta vs. Punch Tominaga & Shuri Joe went to a double countout. No points.

Match 3: Luis Mante, Hyo & Don Fujii beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Kzy & U-T. Hyo pinned U-T after a double biceps senton.

Match 4: ISHIN beat Shachihoko BOY.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, Ben-K & BxB Hulk beat Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ryoya Tanaka. Ben-K pinned Tanaka after a spear.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block B: YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Jason Lee. Mochizuki pinned Lee after Yokosuka Spike.

The next event was earlier today at Hiroshima Sports Park Bingo in Hiroshima. Results will be posted when available. There is no on demand broadcast.

Another injury…this time in Dragon Gate as they report Shun Skywalker is grounded for now. Knee. Out indefinitely and off tomorrow’s event in Okayama as a result. He was to have faced Shachihoko BOY. ISHIN is the replacement. If he misses any further time it could jeopardize their Rey De Parejas spot.

More as it becomes available.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas 2024 today with an event in Nagoya.

Today’s event was held at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya. There is/was bo live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1362. A super full house/very near sellout.

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia beat BxB Hulk & Ryu Fuda. Dia pinned Fuda after DDDDT.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Shachihoko Machine.

Match 3: Rey De Parejas Block A: KAI & Gianni Valetta beat Kota Minoura & Ben-K. Valetta pinned Ben-K after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 4: BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ho Ho Lun beat Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi, Yasushi Kanda & Problem Dragon. KAMEI pinned Dragon after “JACKY” Knife.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block B: YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki vs. Luis Mante & Hyo went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block A: Kzy & U-T beat Shun Skywalker & ISHIN. U-T pinned ISHIN after Passion.

The next event is Saturday at Sanyo Fureai Park General Gym in Okayama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the Rey De Parejas today with Day 2 in Hyogo.

Today’s event was held at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 368, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Rey De Parejas Block B: Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia beat Kzy & U-T. Dia pinned U-T after DDDDT.

Match 2: JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Ryoya Tanaka.

Match 3: KAI & Gianni Valetta beat Shachihoko BOY & R\yu Fuda. Valetta pinned Fuda after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 4: Masaaki Mochizuki, Dragon Kid, Yasushi Kanda & Genki Horiguchi beat YAMATO, Susumu Mochizuki, BxB Hulk & Punch Tominaga. Horiguchi pinned Tominaga after Backslide From Heaven.

Match 5: Rey De Parejas Block B: Luis Mante & Hyo beat Shun Skywalker & ISHIN. Mante pinned ISHIN after Pertigre.

Main Event: Rey De Parejas Block A: BIGBOSS Shimizu & Strong Machine J ebat Kota Minoura & Ben-K. J pinned Minoura after Genie Windmill.

The next event is tomorrow at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate kicked off the 2024 Rey De Parejas today, a tag tram tournament that was on hiatus the last couple years due to the pandemic

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

The announced paid attendance was 1324, likely a legit sellout.

Match 1: Masaaki Mochizuki beat Ryu Fuda.

Match 2: Shun Skywalker & ISHIN beat Daiki Yanagiuchi & Ryoya Tanaka. ISHIN pinned Yanagiuchi after Junshu.

Match 3: BxB Hulk, Takashi Yoshida, Kagetora & Punch Tominaga beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Strong Machine J & U-T. Tominaga pinned U-T.

Rey de Parejas:
Match 4: Block B-YAMATO & Susumu Mochizuki beat Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia. YAMATO pinned Kikuta.
Match 5: Block A-Shuji Kondo & Toru Owashi (DDT) vs. KAI & Gianni Valetta went to a double countout.
Match 6: Block A-Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Dragon Kid beat Kota Minoura & Ben-K. Doi pinned Minoura.
Main Event: Block B-Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Luis Mante & Hyo. KAMEI pinned Mante after “JACKY” Knife.

The next event is Saturday at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. In fact, there are no more broadcasts (live or on demand) scheduled until 3/30. Only that event and the finals on 4/10 will be watchable outside of being there.