Dragon Gate kicked off the 2023 KING OF GATE Tournament today, their annual singles tournament featuring the entire roster in a bracket-style single-elimination format event.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK.
The paid attendance has not yet been announced. (Update: The announced paid attendance was 1189)
Match 1: KAI, H-Y-O & ISHIN beat U-T, Jason Lee & JACKY “FUNKY” KAMEI. H-Y-O pinned U-T after O Kick.
Match 2: Genki Horiguchi & Takashi Yoshida beat Kaito Nagano & Daiki Yanagiuchi. Yoshida pinned Yanagiuchi after a released powerbomb.
Match 3: KING OF GATE Round 1: Kzy beat Eita.
Match 4: KING OF GATE Round 1: Punch Tominaga beat BxB Hulk.
Match 5: Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii & Dragon Kid beat Susumu Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda & Mochizuki Jr. Fujii beat Jr. with a ground Manjigatame.
Match 6: YAMATO, Yuki Yoshioka, Dragon Dia & Kagetora beat Naruki Doi, Minorita, Kota Minoura & Ben-K. Dia pinned Minorita after DDDDT.
Match 7: KING OF GATE Round 1: BIGBOSS Shimizu beat Shun Skywalker.
Main Event: KING OF GATE Round 1: Madoka Kikuta beat Masaaki Mochizuki.
KING OF GATE Round 1: Susumu Mochizuki beat Diamante by default/forfeit. Diamante withdrawal from the tournament after the 7/2 event.
Day 2 is tomorrow at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. Also tomorrow is “Heroic Legend -ZERO- Vol. 2” at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin TONIGHT AT 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.
