Tag: KingOfGate2023

Dragon Gate wrapped up the KING OF GATE 2023 Tournament today with the Wemifinals and Finals.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1258, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: KING OF GATE Semifinals: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Madoka Kikuta. This virtually guarantees the eventual winner gets an Open The Dream Gate Championship match as a reward now that Kikuta, the current champion, will not win.

Match 2: KING OF GATE Semifinals: Kota Minoura beat H-Y-O.

Match 3: Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Mochizuki Jr. vs. Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN went to a double countout.

Match 4: Naruki Doi, Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Dragon Kid, Punch Tominaga, Yoshiki Kato & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Ben-K pinned Yanagiuchi after a powerbomb.

Match 5: Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii beat Shuji Kondo & Takashi Yoshida. Fujii beat Yoshida with Gedo Clutch.

Match 6: YAMATO, Kagetora, Eita, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Doa beat Kzy, Strong Machine J, U-T, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. YAMATO pinned KAMEI after Galleria.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Finals: Kota Minoura beat BIGBOSS Shimizu to win the tournament.

Next up is The Gate Of Adventure 2023 Tour beginning tomorrow at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. There are no broadcasts scheduled until 8/13 with half of the remaining tour events, including DANGEROUS GATE 2023 on 8/20 at Ota City General Gym, available on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

UPDATE: It’s now official-for winning KING OF GATE Minoura will face Kikuta for the Open The Dream Gate Championship. That match will happen on 8/20.

Dragon Gate wrapped up their July schedule yesterday with the penultimate event of KING OF GATE 2023. There were no tournament matches but the main event featured a tag match between all who made the Semifinals.

Yesterday’s event was held at Kadamatsu Sports Park Gym in Yamaguchi. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 339.

Match 1: Dragon Kid, Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka beat Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi & U-T. Dia pinned Horiguchi after DDDDT.

Match 2: Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Ichikawa & Shachihoko BOY. Kanda pinned Ichikawa after a BOY moonsault press accidentally hit Ichikawa.

Match 3: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat YAMATO, Ryu Fuda & Kaito Nagano. ISHIN pinned Fuda after Capital Punishment.

Match 4: Kzy, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat BxB Hulk, Ben-K & Minorita. KAMEI pinned Minorita after Torbejino Cross.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta & Kota Minoura beat BIGBOSS Shimizu & H-Y-O. Kokuta pinned H-Y-O after a rolling lariat.

The Tournament concludes Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with the Semifinals and Finals. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 Tournament today the last of the Quarterfinals matches, meaning after today we’ll have the full Semifinals set.

Today’s event was held at Tsushima City Cultural Hall in Aichi. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Ishin pinned KAMEI after a chokeslam.

Match 2: Ben-K & Yoshiki Kato beat Takashi Yoshida & Ryoya Tanaka. Ben-K pinned Tanaka after a spear.

Match 3: Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi beat Punch Tominaga & Ho Ho Lun. Kid pinned Tominaga after Golgotha.

Match 4: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Mochizuki Jr. Minoura pinned Jr. after Golden Rose.

Match 5: Madoka Kikuta & Yuki Yoshioka beat Kzy & U-T. Kikuta pinned U-T after Inferno.

Main Event: KING OF GATE 2023 Quarterfinals: H-Y-O beat Dragon Dia.

The Semifinals and Finals will be on 8/3.

The next event is tomorrow at Kudamatsu Sports Park Gymnasium in Yamaguchi with no tournament matches but a special tag match featuring the Semifinalists-Kota Minoura & Madoka Kikuta vs. BIGBOSS Shimizu & H-Y-O. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 Tournament today with the third of the Quarterfinals matches.

Today’s event was held at Juroku Plaza in Gifu. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 596, a legit sellout)

Match 1: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T beat Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita. Shimizu pinned Minorita after Power Boss.

Match 2: Madoka Kikuta & Dragon Dia beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Kikuta pinned KAMEI after a modified driver.

Match 3: Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda beat Genki Horiguchi, Problem Dragon & Yoshiki Kato. Masaaki Mochizuki pinned Kato with a schoolboy.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat YAMATO, Don Fujii, Dragon Kid & Ichikawa. H-Y-O pinned Ichikawa after a diving senton.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Quarterfinals: Kota Minoura beat Yuki Yoshioka.

The next event is Saturday at Tsushima City Cultural Center in Aichi. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 Tournament today with the first half of the Quarterfinals.

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 408, a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Kota Minoura, Ben-K, BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Yuki Yoshioka, Ryu Fuda, Kaito Nagano & Ryoya Tanaka. Ben-K pinned Tanaka after a spear.

Match 2: Masaaki Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda beat Genki Horiguchi, Ichikawa & Shachihoko BOY. Kanda pinned Ichikawa after a diving elbow drop.

Match 3: Kzy & U-T beat Don Fujii & Problem Dragon. U-T pinned Dragon after Gaora.

Match 4: Jason Lee, JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI & Ho Ho Lun beat Dragon Kid, Naruki Doi & Punch Tominaga. KAMEI pinned Tominaga after “JACKY” Knife.

Match 5: YAMATO, Dragon Dia, Takashi Yoshida & Eita beat Shun SKywalker, KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN. Dia pinned H-Y-O.

Match 6: KING OF GATE Quarterfinals: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Susumu Mochizuki.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Quarterfinals: Madoka Kikuta beat Shuji Kondo.

As a result, the first KING OF GATE Semifinals will be Shimizu vs. Kikuta. The Semifinals and Finals will be on 8/3.

The next event is tomorrow at Juroku Plaza in Gifu with one of the remaining Quarterfinals, Kota Minoura vs. Yuki Yoshioka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 today, wrapping up Round 2 and setting the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Kusakabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 420.

Match 1: BxB Hulk & Minorita beat Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. Minorita pinned KAMEI after Victor Minorita.

Match 2: Dragon Kid, Susumu Mochizuki, Naruki Doi & Kagetora beat Ultimo Dragon, YAMATO, Shachihoko BOY & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Mochizuki pinned Yanagiuchi after Jumbo Wins!!

Match 3: KING OF GATE Round 2: Kota Minoura beat Punch Tominaga.

Match 4: Shun Skywalker, KAI & H-Y-O beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Mochizuki Jr. H-Y-O pinned Jr. after Neko Tamashi.

Match 5: KING OF GATE Round 2: Shuji Kondo beat ISHIN.

Main Event: Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu & U-T. Yoshioka pinned U-T after Inferno.

The next event is Saturday at Kobe Art Center in Kobe. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 Tournament today with the next day of Round 2.

Today’s event was held at Kanazawa Ryutsu Kaizan in Ishikawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 395)

Match 1: Shun Skywalker, KAI & ISHIN beat Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Minorita. ISHIN pinned Minorita after a chokeslam.

Match 2: Susumu Mochizuki beat Ichikawa. Which led to…
Match 2 (Again): Susumu Mochizuki beat Ichikawa.

Match 3: Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Shachihoko BOY beat YAMATO, Genki Horiguchi & Kagetora. Dia pinned Horiguchi after DDDDT.

Match 4: BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason Lee, U-T & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Masaaki Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda. Shimizu pinned Kanda after a shot put slam.

Match 5: KING OF GATE Round 2: H-Y-O beat Kzy.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Round 2: Madoka Kikuta beat Takashi Yoshida.

The next event is tomorrow at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE 2023 Tournament today, wrapping up Round 1 action as the field was narrowed down to 16.

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.

There was a last-minute change to the card because Ben-K was removed just before the event. Illness. Out tomorrow as well. As a result, he is out of KING OF GATE and Susumu Mochizuki will get a free pass (again) to the Quarterfinals.

Match 1: Madoka Kikuta, Dragon Dia & Ho Ho Lun beat YAMATO, Kagetora & Kaito Nagano. Lun pinned Nagano.

Match 2: KAI & ISHIN beat Jason Lee & U-T. ISHIN pinned U-T after Death Penalty.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. beat Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk, Minorita & Ryoya Tanaka. Susumu Mochizuki pinned Tanaka after Yokosuka Cutter.

Match 4: KING OF GATE Round 2: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Yasushi Kanda.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker & H-Y-O beat Kzy & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. H-Y-O pinned KAMEI after Neko Tamashi.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Round 2: Yuki Yoshioka beat Dragon Kid.

The next event is tomorrow at Kanazawa Ryutsu Kaikan in Ishikawa. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.

Dragon Gate resumed the KING OF GATE Tournament today after a nearly week long break., wrapping up Round 1 of the tournament with today’s matches.

Today’s event was held at Robashi Sports Center in Nagoya. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced

Match 1: KING OF GATE Round 1: ISHIN beat Minorita.

Match 2: Shun Skywalker & KAI beat Ryu Fuda & Kaito Nagano. KAI pinned Nagano after a lariat.

Match 3: KING OF GATE Round 1: Yasushi Kanda beat Strong Machine J. J was questionable for this match due to injury.

Match 4: KING OF GATE Round 1: Yuki Yoshioka beat JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI.

Match 5: Kota Minoura, BxB Hulk & Ben-K beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki & Mochizuki Jr. Minoura pinned Jr. afger Golden Rose.

Match 6: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Dragon Dia & Madoka Kikuta beat Kzy, BIGBOSS Shomizu, Jason Lee & Shachihoko BOY. Dia pinned BOY after DDDDT.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Round 1: H-Y-O beat U-T.

The next event is tomorrow at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto with the start of Round 2. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

Dragon Gate continued the KING OF GATE Tournament today with more Round 1 matches, reaching the halfway point of the opening round.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 711)

Match 1: Kzy, BIGBOSS Shimizu, Jason lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI beat Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, Mochizuki Jr. & Yasushi Kanda. KAMEI pinned Jr. after JACKY Knife.

Match 2: KING OF GATE Tournament Round 1: Takashi Yoshida beat Problem Dragon.

Match 3: Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi beat BxB Hulk, Minorita & Ryoya Tanaka. Kid pinned Tanaka after Golgotha.

Match 4: KING OF GATE Tournament Round 1: YAMATO vs. Don Fujii went to a 15 minute time limit draw. As a result, per the tournament rules, both are out and Dragon Dia gets a free pass into the Quarterfinals as he would’ve faced the winner.

Match 5: Shun Skywalker, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat Madoka Kikuta, Yuki Yoshioka & Dragon Dia. H-Y-O pinned Dia after Neko Tamashi.

Match 6: KING OF GATE Tournament: Ben-K beat KAI.

Main Event: KING OF GATE Tournament: Kota Minoura beat Naruki Doi.

The next event is Friday at Robashi Sports Center in Nagoya. There will be no live or on demand broadcast.