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Team Taz (Starks & Hobbs & Cobb) vs. Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston & Brian Cage The Butcher & The Blade vs. The Sydal Brothers Thunder Rosa vs. Penelope Ford Best Friends (Chuck Taylor & Wheeler Yuta) vs. Men of the Year

BIG VAN VADER VS. BARRY WINDHAM WCW TV TITLE MATCH: STEVE AUSTIN © VS. BRIAN PILLMAN BOBBY EATON VS. VAN HAMMER THE SAMOAN SWAT TEAM VS. THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS a

Retiring the CornellVerse and replacing it with the ThunderVerse.

2point0 vs. Bryan Danielson & Hangman Page Ruby Soho & Red Velvet vs. Britt Baker & Rebel Max Caster vs. Altisimo

Truth Gate 2022 - Night 1 <div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;line-height:normal;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);" align="center"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/ISti60x.png"> <font face="roboto slab"><font size="5"><b>TRUTH GATE 2022 - NIGHT 1</b></font></font> 02.04.2022 - Tokyo, Korakuen Hall </div><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"> <div style="text-align:right;"><font face="Open Sans"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/acETvxD.png" style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;max-width:100%;" alt=""> The show began with HYO, SB KENTo, BxB Hulk, Diamante, KAI, and Shun Skywalker in the ring. They announced that they are changing the name of their unit at the start of the show so fans can go buy their merchandise, and from henceforth the unit formerly known as R・E・D will now be known as <b><font color="#dfdf00">Z-Brats</font></b>.</font></div> <div style="text-align:center;" align="left"><font size="2" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/IM3yFEb.png"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/BPHILea.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/9HWxbtz.png" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yCRjc4V.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""></font> <span style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;"><font size="1">Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka vs. Riki Iihashi & Ishin Iihashi</font> <b style="font-size:small;">1. </b></span><font face="Open Sans" style="font-size:small;">Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka def. Riki Iihashi & Ishin Iihashi <b>(9:16)</b></font><font face="Open Sans" style="font-size:small;"> after the DDDDT from Dia on Ishin.</font> <div style="text-align:right;"><font face="Open Sans"><font size="2">The always improving rookie team of the Iihashi Bros impressed everyone in Korakuen Hall as they brought it all against the current Open The Twin Gate champions. Despite only being a team for just over a month now, Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka work like a well-oiled machine and showed just that when they dismantled the rookies in orderly fashion. Riki Iihashi had a great hot tag down the stretch but he was stopped by the greek god looking Yoshioka. Ishin eventually fell to the DDDDT from the champion.</font> <font size="2"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/zqsFoxF.png" style="max-width:100%;"></font> <font size="2">After the match, Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka held their championship belts in the air and thanked the Dragongate fans for supporting them. The Iihashi Bros. have earned their respect and look forward to seeing them progress. That being said, Dia and Yoshioka want to extend an invitation to the brothers to join them in their new stable: </font><b style="font-size:small;"><font color="#e619cd">D'Courage</font></b><font size="2">! While other stables are trying to emphasize good looks, good vibes, or being good bastards, D'Courage wants to bring the glory back to Dragongate's tag team division. After a little huddle, the Iihashi Brothers accept the invitation but Riki promises that they will not take it easy when they challenge for the Twin Gate titles again in the future.</font> <div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/2OtOj8c.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/QMCSOyf.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/Q8RGD5W.png" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/gYntxIz.png" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/Hs7iABy.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/QCQtgBX.png"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/7ZYjz4k.png"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/w3sSzQQ.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/w1dll6m.png" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/resPIsG.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <font size="1">Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii, Ken'ichiro Arai, Gurukun Mask and Ho Ho Lun vs. Takumi Hayakawa, Takuma Fujiwara, Shoya Sato, Punch Tominaga and Mondai Ryu</font> <font size="2"><b>2.</b> Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii, Ken'ichiro Arai, Gurukun Mask and Ho Ho Lun def. Takumi Hayakawa, Takuma Fujiwara, Shoya Sato, Punch Tominaga and Mondai Ryu </font><b style="font-size:small;">(10:19)</b><font size="2"> after the Gurukun Driver from Gurukun Mask on Hayakawa. <div style="text-align:right;">The Dragongate Future class teamed with Punch and Problem Dragon but could not get past the formidable five of Ultimo Dragon, Don Fujii, the grimy Kenichiro Arai, Okinawa Pro's Gurukun Mask, and the returning Ho Ho Lun. Takuma Fujiwara nearly scored a quick roll-up on "The Professor" Ultimo on his 20th birthday! In the end, Hayakawa was unable to kickout following a Gurukun Driver from the "Don of Okinawa".</div></font> <font size="2"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/a5fhW1k.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/1sylN1X.png" alt=""></font> <font size="1">Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria vs. Diamante</font> <font size="2"><b>3.</b> Diamante def. Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria (6:58) with the Vuelta Finale. </font> <div style="text-align:right;"><font size="2">Returning from a short vacation to see his family in Mexico for the Holidays, Diamante walked in to Korakuen Hall with a chip on his shoulder as he faced the Lucha influenced Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria. Looking to bring Z-Brats their first official win as a "new" unit, Diamante crumbled Maria with the Vuelta Finale.</font> <font size="2">After the match, H.Y.O and SB KENTo rushed the ring to aid Diamante in a three-on-one beatdown on most beautiful woman on the Dragongate roster. She yelped and cried for help as they took turns beating the living crap out of her until "Numero Uno" Eita grumpily walked down the crowd steps in Korakuen Hall holding the old R・E・D box. He entered the ring and smacked all members of Z-Brats out of the ring with the box, eventually helping Maria to her feet. Love was in the air as Maria thanked Eita and tried to give him a big smooch but Eita refused, pushed her down, and left right back through the crowd.</font> <font size="2">Three things are certain: Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria still loves Eita; Eita does not love Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria; and Eita wants revenge on his former stable.</font> <div style="text-align:center;"><font size="2"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/D58UEQo.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/ku8nuwy.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/fkUTe2l.png"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/PrQAPtg.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/TAJClpl.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/H5skaFO.png"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/jpxTO5N.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yZz2Msz.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""></font> <font size="1"><font color="#dfdf00"><b>Z-Brats</b></font> (H.Y.O, SB KENTo, Shun Skywalker and BxB Hulk) vs. Naruki Doi, Kota Minoura, Jason Lee and La Estrella</font> <b style="font-size:small;">4.</b><font size="2"> </font><font style="font-size:small;" color="#dfdf00"><b>Z-Brats</b></font><font size="2"> (H.Y.O, SB KENTo, Shun Skywalker and BxB Hulk) def. Naruki Doi, Kota Minoura, Jason Lee and La Estrella </font><b style="font-size:small;">(13:03) </b><font size="2">after the SB Shooter from KENTo on Estrella.</font> <div style="text-align:right;"><font size="2">Naruki Doi did his potential recruit Kota Minoura a favour tonight by teaming with what is left of the Masquerade unit. That being said, Kota Minoura was in a tough position tonight as he excelled in double team moves with both Doi and his best friend Jason Lee against the dastardly Z-Brats team. Shun Skywalker tried his best to get in the head of Minoura and Lee, reminding them of their time together in Masquerade (and trying to gaslight Jason Lee into thinking Minoura was the reason Masquerade was divided). The mind games did not work as Minoura launched Skywalker out of the ring into other members of Z-Brats, but SB KENTo locked in the SB Shooter on La Estrella in all the commotion to get the submission victory for the #1 heel unit in Dragongate.</font> <font size="2">Post-match, Naruki Doi urged Kota Minoura to finally get serious about his offer to join him in a new stable that will take him to the next level. Minoura, always the himbo, finally agreed and agreed with Lee and Estrella to finally put Masquerade to an official end. Kota Minoura has joined Naruki Doi and they will cheer on Takashi Yoshida later tonight to hopefully bring gold to their group.</font> <div style="text-align:center;"><font size="2"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/LrI0NVr.png" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/Hl9I3K5.png"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/iXqhjXr.png" alt=""> <img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/WVnE4Tm.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/BUtQrsU.png"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/QSSfwSe.png"></font> <font size="1"><b><font color="#0047df">M2K</font></b> (Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda, Susumu Mochizuki) vs. Shuji Kondo, Strong Machine J, Gamma</font> <font size="2"><b>5.</b> </font><b style="font-size:small;"><font color="#0047df">M2K</font></b><font size="2"> (Masaaki Mochizuki, Yasushi Kanda, Susumu Mochizuki) def. Shuji Kondo, Strong Machine J, Gamma </font><b style="font-size:small;">(11:11)</b><font size="2"> after the Darkness Buster from K-ness on Gamma.</font> <div style="text-align:right;"><font size="2">As we approach K-ness' final days as a professional wrestler, he accompanied his old M2K stablemates for one last match in Dragongate. M2K were victorious after K-ness interfered and hit the Darkness Buster on Gamma that allowed Masaaki Mochizuki to get the pinfall.</font> <div style="text-align:center;"><font size="1"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YZkjoJK.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/XzlAEQ7.png" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/s0f3oan.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7VEyLGh.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/Lez2bTa.png"> <img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/0mkwYGY.png"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/u3SkynU.png"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/4MeS94S.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/doM8EqE.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/gH7aZuB.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <b><font color="#cfcfcf">HIGH-END</font></b> (YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Ben-K, Keisuke Okuda and Kagetora) vs. <b><font color="#00b616">Natural Vibes</font></b> (Kzy, Genki Horiguchi, BIG BOSS Shimizu, U-T and Jacky "Funky" Kamei)</font> <b style="font-size:small;">6.</b> <b style="font-size:small;"><font color="#00b616">Natural Vibes</font></b><font size="2"> (Kzy, Genki Horiguchi, BIG BOSS Shimizu, U-T and Jacky "Funky" Kamei) defeated </font><b style="font-size:small;"><font color="#cfcfcf">HIGH-END</font></b><font size="2"> (YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Ben-K, Keisuke Okuda and Kagetora) </font><b style="font-size:small;">(17:32)</b><font size="2"> after the Spear from BIG BOSS Shimizu on Okuda. </font> <div style="text-align:right;"><font size="2">The challenge was laid out last month between stable leaders YAMATO and Kzy to do battle and fight it out to get bragging rights over the other stable here in Dragongate. Both teams brought it all and a fantastic well-worked match but BIG BOSS Shimizu and Ben-K stole the show when they went back-and-forth doing the same power moves on poor Dragon Kid and U-T, respectfully. In the end, BIG BOSS was the more powerful wrestler as he lariated Ben-K out of the ring and connected with Ben-K's finishing Spear on Keisuke Okuda for the victory.</font> <div style="text-align:center;"><font size="2"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/kDXJi4q.png" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Hc3hwA1.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/kvTAS6p.png" style="max-width:100%;"></font> <font size="1">KAI © vs. Takashi Yoshida</font> <b style="font-size:small;">7.</b><font size="2"> KAI def. Takashi Yoshida </font><b style="font-size:small;">(16:27)</b><font size="2"> with the Authorized Gannosuke Clutch. <div style="text-align:right;">With this win, KAI has successfully made his first defense of the Open the Dream Gate Championship. This was not bad, but by no means was this very good. This match came across like two guys working really hard to have a good match despite their very obvious lack of chemistry. Both guys work as the biggest man in the room. Despite having challenge for the Dream Gate for years and years, tonight was not Yoshida's night as he came up just short yet again. To put a question mark on his claim that flash pins are not legitimate, KAI caught Yoshida with the Authorized Gannosuke Clutch for the finish and to put a bow on this feud. Things only got worse for Takashi Yoshida. Naruki Doi and Kota Minoura entered the ring and announced that their unit will indeed be starting with three people: Naruki Doi, Kota Minoura... and Kaito Ishida! Yoshida, a blubbering mess, noted that he was very macho and deserved a place in the group. Doi disagreed, noting that new DoiYoshi was a lot of fun but it was time to move on. Yoshida did not bring any gold home tonight but Doi, Minoura, and Ishida are bringing gold to Dragongate as they enter the next stage of good looks. They are the <b><font color="#e0bd00">Gold Class</font></b> of Dragongate. <div style="text-align:center;"> </div><div style="text-align:center;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/ggTdAv6.png"></div></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-size:small;text-align:center;"> </div></font></div></div> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><img alt=" " src="https://i.imgur.com/7zTMlHs.png" style="max-width:100%;"></div></div></div></div> <a href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap"> </a><a href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Slab&display=swap"></a>

Open The New Year Gate 2022 - Night 12 <div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Open Sans;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div align="center" style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/B52VEnb.png"> <font face="roboto slab"><font size="5"><b>OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 - NIGHT 12</b></font></font> 01.30.2022 - Aichi, Loisir Hotel Toyohashi (H.Y.O homecoming) </div><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"> <font size="2"><div align="left"><b>1. </b>Don Fujii, Shachihoko BOY, Konomama Ichikawa and Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria def. Shoya Sato, Takumi Hayakawa, Riki Iihashi and Ishin Iihashi <b>(10:47)</b> after the Neraluchi from Maria on Hayakawa. <b>2.</b> <b><font color="#00b616">Natural Vibes</font></b> (Kzy, BIG BOSS Shimizu and Jacky "Funky" Kamei) def. <b><font color="#c09e00">HIGH-END</font></b> (Keisuke Okuda, YAMATO and Kagetora) (11:39) after a Spear from BIG BOSS on Okuda. <b>3.</b> Masaaki Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda def. Mondai Ryu and Punch Tominaga <b>(8:16)</b> after the Gekokujoh Elbow from Kanda on Ryu. <b>4.</b> H.Y.O def. Takuma Fujiwara <b>(8:36)</b> with the Neko Tamashi. <b>5. </b>Dragon Dia, Yuki Yoshioka, Ben-K and Dragon Kid def. Strong Machine J, Ultimo Dragon, Jason Lee and La Estrella <b>(12:16)</b> after the DDDDT from Dia on Estrella. <b>6.</b> Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi and Takashi Yoshida def. <b><font color="#ad0c12">R・E・D</font></b> (BxB Hulk, KAI and Shun Skywalker) <b>(13:08)</b> after the MaxiMuM Driver from Minoura on Hulk. </div></font> <div align="center" style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/7zTMlHs.png" alt=" "></div></div></div></div> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Slab&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

Open The New Year Gate 2022 - Night 11 <div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Open Sans;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div align="center" style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/B52VEnb.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <font face="roboto slab"><font size="5"><b>OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 - NIGHT 11</b></font></font> 01.29.2022 - Okayama, Hotel Cent Inn Kurashiki (Shachihiko BOY homecoming) </div><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"> <font size="2"><div align="left"><b>1.</b> La Estrella, Jason Lee, Don Fujii and Yasushi Kanda def. Shoya Sato, Ryu Fuda, Riki Iihashi and Ishin Iihashi <b>(11:11)</b> after the MaxiMuM Driver from Lee on Riki. -- During the match, Ryu Fuda broke his arm after being thrown out of the ring by Fujii. A freak accident that will keep him out of action for three months. <b>2.</b> Ben-K, YAMATO and Takumi Hayakawa def. Kzy, Jacky "Funky" Kamei and Takuma Fujiwara <b>(9:52)</b> after the Galleria from YAMATO on Fujiwara. <b>3.</b> BIG BOSS Shimizu, Genki Horiguchi, U-T and Shachihoko BOY def. Punch Tominaga, Konomama Ichikawa, Strong Machine J and Yosuke<3Santa Maria <b>(9:49)</b> after a roll-up from BOY on Ichikawa. <b>4.</b> Dragon Dia, Yuki Yoshioka and Ultimo Dragon def. <font color="#c09e00"><b>HIGH-END</b></font> (Dragon Kid, Kagetora and Keisuke Okuda) <b>(10:44)</b> after the Frog Splash from Yoshioka on Kagetora. <b>5. </b>Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi and Takashi Yoshida def. <b><font color="#ad0c12">R・E・D</font></b> (KAI, H.Y.O and Shun Skywalker) <b>(13:36)</b> after a Jackhammer from Yoshida on H.Y.O. </div></font> <div align="center" style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"><img alt=" " src="https://i.imgur.com/7zTMlHs.png" style="max-width:100%;"></div></div></div></div> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Slab&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

AEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Santana & Ortiz © vs. Lucha Brothers (2nd defense) NWA WORLD WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP: Thunder Rosa © vs. Jade Cargill (4th defense) Good Brothers vs. Cody & Dustin Rhodes Le Sex Gods vs. Chaos Project Alex Shelley vs. Andrade El Idolo

WCW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Booker T © vs. Jeff Jarrett -- Jeff Jarrett always wins WCW UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: Shane Douglas © vs. Dustin Rhodes Diamond Dallas Page vs. Kanyon Mark Jindrak vs. Sean O'Haire WCW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Locker Room Leaders (Konnan & Hugh Morrus) vs. Team Canada (Lance Storm & Mike Awesome) WCW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Shane Helms © vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr. vs. Billy Kidman

Sting Vs. bam Bam Bigelow the Steiner Brothers Vs. The Fabulous Freebirds Wcw Tv Title Match: steve Austin Vs. Johnny B. Badd terrence Taylor Vs. Brad Armstrong tom Zenk Vs Scotty Flamingo paul Orndorff Vs. Shane Douglas

That would be interesting.

<div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Open Sans;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);" align="center"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/B52VEnb.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <font face="roboto slab"><font size="5"><b>OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 - NIGHT 10</b></font></font> 01.23.2022 - Mie, Matsuzaka Heartful Mikumo</div><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"> <font size="2"><div align="left"><b>1.</b> <font color="ad0c12">R・E・D</font> (H.Y.O, BxB Hulk and SB KENTo) defeated Dragon Kid, KAGETORA and Takuma Fujiwara <b>(9:36)</b> after the Panther Clutch from H.Y.O on Fujiwara. <b>2.</b> Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii defeated Shoya Sato and Takumi Hayakawa <b>(8:28)</b> after the Twister from Mochizuki on Hayakawa. <b>3.</b> La Estrella, Jason Lee and Ultimo Dragon defeated Ryu Fuda, Riki Iihashi and Ishin Iihashi <b>(11:22)</b> after the MaxiMuM Driver from Lee on Fuda. <b>4.</b> Kota Minoura defeated Punch Tominaga <b>(3:25)</b> with Gang. <b>5.</b> <font color="00b616">Natural Vibes</font> (Genki Horiguchi, Jacky "Funky" Kamei and Kzy) defeated <font color="c09e00">HIGH-END</font> (Ben-K, Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO) <b>(10:11)</b> after the Skayde Schoolboy from Kzy on Okuda. <b>6.</b> <font color="00b616">Natural Vibes</font> (BIG BOSS Shimizu and U-T) defeated Takashi Yoshida and Naruki Doi, <font color="ad0c12">R・E・D</font> (KAI and Shun Skywalker), and Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka <b>(13:37)</b> after the Shot-Put Slam from Shimizu on Skywalker. </div></font> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);" align="center"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7zTMlHs.png" alt=" " style="max-width:100%;"></div></div></div></div> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Slab&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

Open The New Year Gate 2022 - Night 9 <div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;line-height:normal;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div align="center" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/B52VEnb.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <font face="roboto slab"><font size="5"><b>OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 - NIGHT 9</b></font></font> 01.22.2021 - Hyogo, Kobe Sambo Hall</div><div style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"><font color="#121212" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;"> </font><font face="Open Sans"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/resPIsG.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/w3sSzQQ.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/LrI0NVr.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/QMCSOyf.png"></font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;" size="1"><font color="#121212">Mondai Ryu & Shoya Sato vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii</font></font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">1. Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii def. Mondai Ryu & Shoya Sato</font> <b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(7:39)</b><font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Saikyou High Kick from Mochizuki on Sato.</span></font> <font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/Hl9I3K5.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/a5fhW1k.png" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/w1dll6m.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/XYFlkTA.png"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/3QmoOBK.png"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/BUtQrsU.png" style="max-width:100%;"></span></font> <font size="1" style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Yasushi Kanda, Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria, Punch Tominaga vs. Shachihoko BOY, Konomama Ichikawa, Strong Machine J</font> <font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;">2. Yasushi Kanda, Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria, Punch Tominaga def. Shachihoko BOY, Konomama Ichikawa, Strong Machine J </span></font><b style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;">(10:22)</b><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Neraluchi from Maria on BOY. <div style="text-align:left;"><span style="text-align:justify;">During the match, </span><span style="text-align:justify;">R・E・D's H.Y.O and KAI came out to try to interfere against </span><span style="text-align:justify;">Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria. Their attempt was thwarted by Eita running in from the crowd with a box to chase them backstage all while Maria had zero clue what happened as she was distracted by Konomama Ichikawa walking the ring ropes.</span></div></span></font> <font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/9HWxbtz.png"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/yCRjc4V.png" alt=""> <img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/7VEyLGh.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/CMiB02O.png" style="max-width:100%;"></span></font> <font style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;" size="1">Riki Iihashi & Ishin Iihashi vs. Keisuke Okuda & Ryu Fuda</font> <font><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;">3. Keisuke Okuda & Ryu Fuda def. Riki Iihashi & Ishin Iihashi </span></font><b style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;">(9:45)</b><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Penalty Kick from Okuda on Riki.</span></font> <div style="text-align:left;"><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></font></div><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><div style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Despite choking him unconscious just a little while ago, Okuda has developed a little bit of respect for the young kickboxer Fuda. They worked well together against the always improving Iihashi Brothers.</span></div></font></font> <font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/2OtOj8c.png"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/jpxTO5N.png" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/yZz2Msz.png" alt=""> <img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/u3SkynU.png"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/4MeS94S.png" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/gH7aZuB.png" style="max-width:100%;"></span></font> <font style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;" size="1">Ultimo Dragon, Jason Lee, La Estrella vs. <font color="#00b616">Natural Vibes</font> (Genki Horiguchi, BIG BOSS Shimizu, Jacky "Funky" Kamei)</font> <font style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">4. Genki Horiguchi, BIG BOSS Shimizu, Jacky "Funky" Kamei def. Ultimo Dragon, Jason Lee, La Estrella <b>(11:58)</b> after the BIG BOSS Press from Shimizu on Lee.</font> <font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/iXqhjXr.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7ZYjz4k.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/IM3yFEb.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/BPHILea.png" alt=""></span></font> <font style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;" size="1">Susumu Yokosuka & Takuma Fujiwara vs. Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka</font> <font style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">5. Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka def. Susumu Yokosuka & Takuma Fujiwara <b>(9:37)</b> after the Reptilian Kai from Dia on Fujiwara.</font> <font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/s0f3oan.png" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/YZkjoJK.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/0mkwYGY.png"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/doM8EqE.png" style="max-width:100%;"></span></font> <font size="1" style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"><font color="#c09e00">HIGH-END</font> (Ben-K & YAMATO) vs. <font color="#00b616">Natural Vibes</font> (Kzy & U-T)</font> <font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;">6. Ben-K & YAMATO def. Kzy & U-T </span></font><b style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;">(13:28)</b><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Spear from Ben-K on U-T. <div style="text-align:left;"><span style="text-align:justify;">HIGH-END may have been victorious but post-match tensions flared as Kzy got in the face of YAMATO and Ben-K. U-T held the Natural Vibes leader back but Kzy laid down the challenge to HIGH-END. Five versus five at Truth Gate in Korakuen Hall! It's a respectful challenge so they can see who is the better unit.</span></div></span></font></font> <font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/kDXJi4q.png"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/fkUTe2l.png" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/D58UEQo.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/kvTAS6p.png" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/qG942mm.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/WqcKPJ2.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""></span></font> <font style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;" size="1"><font color="#ad0c12">R・E・D</font> (KAI, Shun Skywalker, H.Y.O) vs. Takashi Yoshida, Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi</font> <font><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;">7. Takashi Yoshida, Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi def. KAI, Shun Skywalker, H.Y.O </span></font><b style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;">(17:38)</b><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Bevel Gear from Minoura on H.Y.O.</span></font> <div style="text-align:left;"><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;">The trio of Yoshida, Doi, and Minoura stood tall and looked good as Doi once again asked Minoura if he enjoyed teaming together. Minoura said he could get used to this but still has to give it a lot of thought as the purple colours of Masquerade pump in his veins. Yoshida hogged the spotlight soon thereafter and promised to dethrone KAI once and for all and become the Open The Dream Gate Champion for his and Doi's handsome unit. Doi did not look pleased but wished everyone a good night.</span></font></div></font> <div style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div> <div style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;" align="center"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7zTMlHs.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=" "></div></font></font></div></div></div> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Slab&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

Cody Rhodes vs. Miro Tay Conti vs. Jade Cargill The Factory (Nick Comoroto & Aaron Solow) vs. Jungle Boy & Luchasaurus

Open The New Year Gate 2022 - Night 8 <div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Open Sans;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);" align="center"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/B52VEnb.png" alt="" style="max-width:100%;"> <font face="roboto slab"><font size="5"><b>OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 - NIGHT 8</b></font></font> 01.17.2022 - Aichi, Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center (U-T & SB KENTo homecoming)</div><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"> <div align="left"><b>1.</b> <font color="c09e00">HIGH-END</font> (Ben-K, Dragon Kid and YAMATO) defeated <font color="54227b">Masquerade</font> (Jason Lee, La Estrella and Kota Minoura) <b>(10:50)</b> after the Galleria from YAMATO on Estrella. <b>2.</b> Keisuke Okuda defeated Takumi Hayakawa <b>(2:03)</b> with the Lights Out GTS. <b>3.</b> Don Fujii, Genki Horiguchi, Ultimo Dragon and Strong Machine J defeated Ryu Fuda, Shoya Sato, Riki Iihashi and Ishin Iihashi <b>(10:39)</b> after La Magistral from Ultimo on Fuda. <b>4.</b> Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka defeated KAGETORA & Takuma Fujiwara <b>(6:52)</b> after the DDDDT from Dia on Fujiwara. <b>5.</b> <font color="ad0c12">R・E・D</font> (KAI & Shun Skywalker) defeated <font color="00b616">Natural Vibes</font> (Jacky "Funky" Kamei & Susumu Yokosuka) and Naruki Doi & Takashi Yoshida <b>(8:57)</b> after the Meteor Impact from KAI on Yokosuka. <b>6.</b> <font color="00b616">Natural Vibes</font> (BIG BOSS Shimizu, Kzy and U-T) defeated <font color="ad0c12">R・E・D</font> (BxB Hulk, H.Y.O and SB KENTo) <b>(13:08)</b> after the Bien Llave from U-T on H.Y.O. </div> <div align="center" style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"><img style="max-width:100%;" alt=" " src="https://i.imgur.com/7zTMlHs.png"></div></div></div></div> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Slab&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

Open The New Year Gate 2022 - Night 7 <div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Open Sans;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);" align="center"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/B52VEnb.png" alt=""> <font face="roboto slab"><font size="5"><b>OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 - NIGHT 7</b></font></font> 01.16.2022 - Shizuoka, Act City Hamamatsu</div><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"> <div align="left"><b>1.</b> <font color="c09e00">HIGH-END</font> (Ben-K, KAGETORA, Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO) defeated <font color="00b616">Natural Vibes</font> (Kzy, Jacky "Funky" Kamei, U-T and Genki Horiguchi) <b>(12:47)</b> after a Spear from Ben-K to Horiguchi. <b>2.</b> <font color="54227b">Masquerade </font>(Jason Lee and La Estrella) defeated Riki Iihashi & Ishin Iihashi <b>(10:04)</b> after the Hong Kong Tornado from Lee on Ishin. <b>3.</b> BIG BOSS Shimizu defeated Takumi Hayakawa <b>(3:26)</b> with the Shot-Put Slam. <b>4.</b> Don Fujii, Susumu Yokosuka and Ultimo Dragon defeated Ryu Fuda, Shoya Sato and Takuma Fujiwara <b>(8:34)</b> after the Yokosuka Cutter from Susumu on Fuda. <b>5.</b> Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka defeated Dragon Kid and Strong Machine J and <font color="ad0c12">R・E・D</font> (SB KENTo and H.Y.O) <b>(13:18)</b> after the Frog Splash from Yoshioka on Strong Machine J. <b>6.</b> Takashi Yoshida, Kota Minoura and Naruki Doi defeated <font color="ad0c12">R・E・D</font> (KAI, BxB Hulk and Shun Skywalker) <b>(13:51)</b> after a Full Nelson from Yoshida on Hulk.</div> <div align="center" style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"><img alt=" " src="https://i.imgur.com/7zTMlHs.png" style="max-width:100%;"></div></div></div></div> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Slab&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

Men of the Year vs. CM Punk & Darby Allin (w/ Sting) Altisimo vs. Anthony Bowens (w/ Max Caster) Rebel (w/ Dr. Britt Baker DMD) vs. Ruby Soho Anthony Ogogo (w/ The Factory) vs. Marko Stunt (w/ Jurassic Express & Christian Cage) IWGP UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP: Jon Moxley © (w/ Eddie Kingston) vs. NJPW's Minoru Suzuki (6th defense)

✗ Dog Collar Match - Losing team must split: The Pitbulls /w. Francine vs. The Eliminators /w. Jason ✗ ECW Tag Team Championship: Too Cold Scorpio & The Sandman © vs. Public Enemy vs. The Steiners ✗ ECW World Television Championship: Too Cold © vs. Scott Steiner ✗ Mexican Death Match: Rey Misterio Jr. vs. Psicosis ✗ ECW World Heavyweight Championship: Steve Austin vs. Mikey Whipwreck © ✗ Grudge Match: Cactus Jack & Raven vs. Tommy Dreamer & Terry Funk

Do you have a JPG for Dragongate's Shoya Sato and an updated unmasked Dragon Dia? They are the only two on the roster without an updated picture.

Oh God lmao. Only the most handsome of boys in Doi's International House of Hot Bois.

Open The New Year Gate 2022 - Night 6 <div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Open Sans;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);" align="center"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/B52VEnb.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <font face="roboto slab"><font size="5"><b>OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 - NIGHT 6</b></font></font> 01.15.2022 - Ishikawa, Kimassi Kanazawa</div><div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"> <div align="left"><b>1.</b> <font color="c09e00">HIGH END</font> (YAMATO, Dragon Kid and Keisuke Okuda) defeated <font color="00b616">Natural Vibes</font> (Kzy, U-T and Jacky "Funky" Kamei) <b>(12:12)</b> when YAMATO pinned Jacky "Funky" Kamei with the Galleria. <b>2.</b> BxB Hulk defeated Ryu Fuda <b>(5:04)</b> by pinfall with a First Flash. <b>3.</b> Susumu Yokosuka, BIG BOSS Shimizu and Takuma Fujiwara defeated Ultimo Dragon, Jason Lee and Takumi Hayakawa <b>(12:47)</b> when BIG BOSS Shimizu pinned Takumi Hayakawa with the BIG BOSS Press. <b>4.</b> Ishin Iihashi drew with Riki Iihashi (10:00) when the time limit expired. <b>5.</b> Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka defeated Ben-K and Kagetora <b>(11:32)</b> when Dragon Dia pinned KAGETORA with the Reptilian Rana. <b>6.</b> Takashi Yoshida, Kota Minoura and Naruki Doi defeated <font color="ad0c12">R・E・D</font> (KAI, Shun Skywalker and H.Y.O) <b>(12:40)</b> when Takashi Yoshida pinned H.Y.O with the Pineapple Bomber.</div> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);" align="center"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7zTMlHs.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=" "></div></div></div></div> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Slab&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

Open The New Year Gate 2022 - Night 5 <div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;line-height:normal;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);" align="center"><span style="font-size:14px;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/B52VEnb.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""></span> <font face="Roboto slab" style="font-size:14px;"><font size="5"><b>OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 - NIGHT 5</b></font></font> <span style="font-size:14px;">01.13.2022 - Tokyo, Korakuen Hall</span> <font size="1">We are still in the process of setting up the game world following Dragongate's storylines to match the <a href="https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2022/01/25/the-2022-dragongate-primer-everything-you-need-to-know-about-dragongate/">Dragongate Primer</a>. Excerpts are from <a href="https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2022/01/13/dragongate-open-the-new-year-gate-january-12-results-review-2/"></a><a href="https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2022/01/13/dragongate-open-the-new-year-gate-january-13-results-review/">Mike Spears's review for Voices of Wrestling</a>.</font></div><div style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"><font color="#121212" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;"> </font><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/0jt5lFk.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/3IGorwM.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Sf6LOER.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/IM3yFEb.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/BPHILea.png"> <font size="1" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"><font color="#ad0c12">R・E・D</font><font color="#121212"> (SB KENTo & H.Y.O) © vs. Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka</font></font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">1. Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka def. SB KENTo & H.Y.O</font><font face="Open Sans"> </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(12:40)</b><font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Frog Splash from Yoshioka on KENTo.</span> <div style="font-size:14px;text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">With the landscape of Dragongate entering a stage of flux less than a day before, it would have been understandable to expect the company to lead off Korakuen with more unit drama and turns. Instead, we had a shorter, but well-worked, clean title change.</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size:14px;">Yuki Yoshioka looked like a star immediately upon stepping through the curtain. Questions circulated wondering how Yoshioka would look and how the crowd responded to his first match since the apuestas in December. It turned out that physically Yoshioka was in the best shape of his career, the Korakuen Hall crowd bought into him. Yoshioka’s sound wrestling was his hallmark out of the Class of 2016, and everything he did in the match showed that he earned the Susumu Yokosuka future comp.</span> <span style="font-size:14px;">SB KENTo & H.Y.O had easy chemistry and at points felt like a long-time Twin Gate Champion team, which was somewhat remarkable given that their title win was almost all H.Y.O and that was their first real match of a team. R・E・D remained in control of Dragon Dia for the vast majority of the match, getting Yoshioka the key hot tag and the finish. Dia & Yoshioka’s had some nice combinations.</span> <div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Dragongate isn’t dipping their toes in the Unit Shuffle pond with some simmering and slow shake-ups. R・E・D less than 24 hours ago had a moment where they held all four DG championships, and now KAI is their sole champion. The 2022 Unit Shuffle is a cannonball in the deep end, covering nearly the entire promotion in one dive. The work here was strong, Dia and Yoshioka will stick together and show a bit of longevity before their bigger feuds in the future.</span></div></font></font> <font face="Open Sans"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/WMiO8BK.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/kJfpk5W.png" alt=""></font> <font color="#121212" size="1" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Kaito Ishida vs. Takumi Hayakawa</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">2. Kaito Ishida def. Takumi Hayakawa </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(0:40)</b><font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"> with the Ankle Lock. <div style="text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">Kaito Ishida was accompanied by Eita, both still in R・E・D colors. He immediately leg lariated Hayakawa and made short work of the smallest member on the roster. This made two matches this week where Hayakawa got ran over. Where the remainder of the FUTURE class is having competitive matches against veterans or facing their inspirations, Hayakawa is fodder for established roster members to have an easy night.</span></div></font> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/GdumbDz.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YiGhSkF.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/cV2HSGT.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/KgCEEVg.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <font color="#00b616" size="1" style="font-family:"font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Natural Vibes</font><font size="1" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"> (Jacky "Funky" Kamei & U-T) vs. Strong Machine J & Kenichiro Arai</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">3. Jacky "Funky" Kamei & U-T def. Strong Machine J & Kenichiro Arai </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(9:47)</b><font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Torbellino Crucifix from Kamei on Arai.</span> <div style="font-size:14px;text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">Strong Machine J is someone who we can’t get a handle on. The first second-generation wrestler in Dragon System history, SMJ was booked as an absolute monster as a rookie, but since has been snakebit by injuries and a lack of evolution. The Strong Machine J we saw in Korakuen was virtually the exact same as we saw in his debut three years ago.</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">He fits teaming with Kenichiro Arai, Jae and K-ness remarked on commentary about their complementary styles. However, when you have someone so trapped in cement on the opposite side of a Natural Vibes team brimming with life and excitement, slumming it with Araken brings these simmering issues to the surface. The work here was solid. JFK and U-T have had great matches since JFK’s elevation in November. Kamei got a rare finish with Yoshino’s move and SMJ remains exactly where he was yesterday, six months ago, and since his debut.</span></div></span></font></font> <img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/PBterto.png" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/iYN1JxT.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nYf5Qas.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/Lez2bTa.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/2OtOj8c.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/9JnZ76n.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/QMCSOyf.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/km2I1KW.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Pn9l17w.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/QSSfwSe.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <font size="1" color="#121212" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Dragon Kid, Ben-K, Keisuke Okuda, Kagetora, Ultimo Dragon vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Shuji Kondo, Yasushi Kanda, Gamma</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">4. Dragon Kid, Ben-K, Keisuke Okuda, Kagetora, Ultimo Dragon def. Don Fujii, Shuji Kondo, Yasushi Kanda, Gamma </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(10:15)</b><font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Spear from Ben-K to Kanda.</span></font> <div style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:right;">For a lack of better words, Dragongate fills their undercards with a match for the sake of having everyone on the televised show. It’s a bigger roster, but the company doesn’t want a long-time native fan disappointed that they bought a ticket but didn’t get to see their favorite wrestler. There used to be match ones with teams of Kenichiro Arai, Punch Tominaga and Yosuke Santa Maria, but now these matches feel like everyone getting some exercise after a holiday meal. No one really took the match off. High End and the veterans all did trademark offense and everything flowed. If there are matches in wrestling that are difficult watches for small detail work or huge backstories, then you need to have easy matches where the viewer can turn their brain off. That makes this good. </div></font> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/EyoqaWD.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/1ZdzMPb.png" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/7ZYjz4k.png"> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/4MeS94S.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/EGfhbNZ.png"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/gYntxIz.png" alt=""> <font color="#121212" face="Open Sans" size="1">Jason Lee, La Estrella, Takuma Fujiwara vs. BIG BOSS Shimizu, Susumu Yokosuka, Gurukun Mask</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">5. BIG BOSS Shimizu, Susumu Yokosuka, Gurukun Mask def. Jason Lee, La Estrella, Takuma Fujiawara </font><b style="font-family:"font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(10:08)</b><font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the BIG BOSS Press from Shimizu on Fujiwara.</span> <div style="font-size:14px;text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">The Big Boss teamed with the Big Boss of Okinawa and Shimizu continued his hot streak pinning the upstart Takuma Fujiwara. Although Shimizu doesn’t have a Dream Key yet, it feels pretty clear that he will be the next one up after Takashi Yoshida. I’d guess for Champion Gate or Memorial Gate.</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Takuma Fujiwara has shown a lot of potential in his first two months as a professional wrestler. He was the giant question mark in the FUTURE Class, unlike the Iihashis who have history to build on, or Hayakawa’s lack of size, or Sato’s age, Fujiwara came in as a blank canvas. He has quickly improved, has the certain pluck one’d want to see in a Dragongate teenager, and he worked really well with Shimizu.</span> <span style="font-size:14px;">The former Masquerade is in an interesting position because it’s not very clear what the road forward is with La Estrella. Jason and Minoura will end up fine, but Estrella is so young and without a clearly defined gimmick. That’ll make it difficult to find a landing spot for him in the Unit Shuffle. We also got Gurukun Mask doing the Party Anthem dance, so it was a fun time for all.</span> <div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/EGfhbNZ.png" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/lBsXO27.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/2dbleQP.png" alt=""> </span></div><div style="font-size:14px;text-align:center;">In the post-match, Susumu called out K-ness and GM Ryo Saito, who set up retirement celebrations for K-ness where he will be managing a reunited original M2K and the first ever Jimmyz revival in the lead up for his actual retirement in April.</div></span></div></font><div style="text-align:right;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"><span style="text-align:justify;"></span></div><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;"></span></div></font></font> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/jXivKni.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/USQODJw.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/Y5kZ3yC.png"> <img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/8eZobd8.png"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/lE86ay2.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/obeJoP8.png"> <font face="Open Sans" size="1" color="#121212">YAMATO, Ryu Fuda, Shoya Sato vs. Kzy, Riki Iihashi, Ishin Iihashi</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">6. Kzy, Riki Iihashi, Ishin Iihashi def. IYAMATO, Ryu Fuda, Shoya Sato </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(11:15)</b><font><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Running Elbow Smash from Kzy on Fuda.</span> <div style="font-size:14px;text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">If last night was the conclusion of the FUTURE class’ phase of being beaten up by the Veterans, then today was the start of them being integrated with the stars. The Iihashis, Sato and Fuda were more than up to the task and didn’t look out of place teaming with the ace of the company or one of the company’s biggest stars.</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size:14px;">Riki Iihashi and Fuda were highlights here. Riki took it to YAMATO in a prolonged chop battle and considering Fuda’s rough night against Okuda, he was incredibly comfortable with Kzy trading blows. </span> <div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">This wasn’t as exceptional as the Veterans vs FUTURE match from the night before, but it was a success. As the generation shift and the Unit Shuffle continues, Dragongate needs the FUTURE Class to continue to take these steps. The fact that we’ve seen the burgeoning chemistry between them and the top line players only provides more evidence that Dragongate has the most prolific and best talent developmental program in all of pro wrestling.</span></div></font><font face="Open Sans"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;"> <div style="text-align:center;"><font size="1"><font color="#121212"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/KThO5qG.png"> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/3yzxysB.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""></font> </font><font size="1" color="#121212">Eita vs. Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria</font> <span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">7. Eita vs. Yosuke ❤︎ Santa Maria </span><b style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(8:07)</b><font color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> went to a no contest after R・E・D rushed in and the match could not continue.</span></font> <div style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;text-align:right;">R・E・D attacked Eita, Maria and Kaito Ishida as Eita was rearing up for the Imperial Uno.</div><div style="text-align:right;"><font color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></font></div><font color="#121212"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Millennials history was put on display as Jae and Jason Lee on commentary tried to figure out what R・E・D is now and if Masquerade still exists (Jason thinks it does still exist). The Former Super Shenlong III, Yosuke Watanabe (this is not a bit, that was Maria’s ring name then) became Yosuke Santa Maria when the Millennials returned from Mexico and she fell in love with Eita.</span></div></font> <div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);">So nine years later, Eita had a prolonged angle and beatdown of Maria. Eita and Ishida are insisting they are True R・E・D and the rest are just imposters. Ishida did a box attack so they are clearly not turning face immediately. In the post-match, Maria came to Eita and Ishida’s defense, slapped down every member of R・E・D and Eita and Ishida stormed off. As with the tone of these Korakuen shows, this came off more like a prolonged segment than an actual match.</span></div><span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;"></div></span> <img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/YRSmX8d.png" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/Lrtl4AW.png"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/RlyJDp1.png"> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/qpat6M6.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/YvXnUXQ.png" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/aW1ukpo.png"> <font size="1" color="#ad0c12">R・E・D</font><font size="1" style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"> (KAI, BxB Hulk, Shun Skywalker) vs. Naruki Doi, Takashi Yoshida, Kota Minoura</font> <font color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;">8. Naruki Doi, Takashi Yoshida, Kota Minoura def. KAI, BxB Hulk, Shun Skywalker </span></font><b style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(10:48)</b><font color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Cyber Bomb from Yoshida on KAI.</span> <div style="font-size:14px;text-align:right;">Outside of stellar matches, Dragongate is at its best when it can spin as many plates as possible. The main event of their first Tokyo doubleheader of 2022 did just that, interweaving the fallout of Shun Skywalker’s turn from yesterday, Naruki Doi’s desire to have Kota Minoura as the Head Boy in Naruki Doi’s hot boys stable, and Takashi Yoshida’s march towards a Dream Key. That didn’t make for the most thrilling conclusion of the night, but viewers came away with an understanding on what the path Dragongate’s on to start their 2022.</div><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></div><span style="font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">Shun Skywalker and Kota Minoura picked up from where they left off at Final Gate and from yesterday. Skywalker shoving the Masquerade mask into Minoura’s face with his boot feels major. If there was any deliberation about Masquerade’s existence post-1/12/22, that clears up Shun’s attitude about his former partners. It is going to be a lot of fun to see the fallout with say Shun vs Jason Lee or La Estrella after this.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"> </div><span style="font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">Naruki Doi spent his portion of the match doing everything in his power to convince Kota Minoura to become a Hot Boy with him. Yoshida and KAI were aggressively fine in the ring with each other. We’ve seen them face off in matches enough over the last few years to get a sense of what this impending Dream Gate match will be. Yesterday KAI was mad that Yoshida caught him with a flash pin, today it was his true finishing move after Eita and Kaito Ishida came out to taunt KAI.</div></span> <div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;">The post-match had Yoshida formally challenge, with GM Ryo Saito saying that was fine, let’s look at February for it, but my Big Opponent for KAI was Big Boss Shimizu. Naruki Doi was bothered that Yoshida was focused on the title and not getting Minoura to join Doi. Kota Minoura has had a lot of things go on so he needs more time before he decides.</span></div></font></div></span></div></font></font> <div style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div> <div align="center" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7zTMlHs.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=" "></div></div></div></div> <a href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans&display=swap"> </a>

Open The New Year Gate 2022 - Night 4 <div style="width:750px;margin:auto;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);border:12px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"> <div style="margin:auto;width:660px;padding:15px 50px;line-height:normal;background-repeat:repeat-y;text-align:justify;"><div align="center" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"><span style="font-size:14px;"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/B52VEnb.png"></span> <font style="font-size:14px;" face="Roboto slab"><font size="5"><b>OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 - NIGHT 4</b></font></font> <span style="font-size:14px;">01.12.2022 - Tokyo, Korakuen Hall</span> <font size="1">We are still in the process of setting up the game world following Dragongate's storylines to match the <a href="https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2022/01/25/the-2022-dragongate-primer-everything-you-need-to-know-about-dragongate/">Dragongate Primer</a>. Excerpts are from <a href="https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2022/01/13/dragongate-open-the-new-year-gate-january-12-results-review-2/">Case Lowe's review for Voices of Wrestling</a>.</font></div><div style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);border-top:3px solid rgb(230, 0, 18);"></div><div align="center"><font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;" color="#121212"> </font><font face="Open Sans"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/iYN1JxT.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/PBterto.png" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Lez2bTa.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/jXivKni.png"> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/aL4jdED.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/GdumbDz.png"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/8eZobd8.png"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/YiGhSkF.png" style="max-width:100%;"></font> <font size="1" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"><font color="#c09e00">HIGH END</font><font color="#121212"> (Ben-K, Dragon Kid, Kagetora, YAMATO) vs. </font><font color="#00b616">Natural Vibes</font><font color="#121212"> (Genki Horiguchi, Jacky "Funky" Kamei, Kzy, U-T)</font></font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">1. Ben-K, Dragon Kid, Kagetora, YAMATO def. Genki Horiguchi, Jacky "Funky" Kamei, Kzy, U-T</font><font face="Open Sans"> </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(9:21)</b><font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Galleria from YAMATO on Horiguchi.</span></font> <div style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">Jacky “Funky” Kamei has found a sweet spot in this company. </span><span style="text-align:justify;">Kamei is such a mighty spark plug in this spot, routinely pulling effort out of big stars who have otherwise graduated beyond exuding effort in such a meaningless spot. </span><span style="text-align:justify;">He had an excellent chop battle with YAMATO, at one point even out-chopping the five-time Dream Gate Champion and forcing YAMATO to re-evaluate his gameplan. He and Ben-K worked incredibly well together, as well, blending the ungodly power of Ben-K with the incredible quickness of JFK to create an engaging cat-and-mouse game throughout the entire match. All of these JFK matches mean nothing at the moment, but we are in the midst of watching someone who will have a very long and prosperous career as the heart of this company.</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></font></div><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">YAMATO pinned Horiguchi with a Galleria to pick up the win.</span></div></font></font> <font face="Open Sans"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/4MeS94S.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/kJfpk5W.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""></font> <font size="1" color="#121212" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">BIG BOSS Shimizu vs. Takumi Hayakawa</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">2. BIG BOSS Shimizu def. Takumi Hayakawa </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(0:46)</b><font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"> after the BIG BOSS Press. <div style="text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">I don’t know when it will be or who it will be against, but the 5’1”, Yamanashi-born rookie is going to catch someone in his headlock takeover flash pin and he’s going to send the Dragongate audience into a frenzy. Unfortunately, tonight was not his night. For the second time in his young career, he fell victim to Shimizu and his Big Boss Press in less than a minute. This was incredible while it lasted.</span></div></font> <font face="Open Sans"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/QSSfwSe.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/cV2HSGT.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/EGfhbNZ.png"> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/gYntxIz.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/1ZdzMPb.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/2OtOj8c.png" alt=""></font> <font size="1" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);"> Gamma, Strong Machine J, Susumu Yokosuka vs. Gurukun Mask, La Estrella, Ultimo Dragon</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">3. Gurukun Mask, La Estrella, Ultimo Dragon def. Gamma, Strong Machine J, Susumu Yokosuka </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(9:40)</b><font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Gurukun Leg Roll Clutch from Gurukun on Gamma.</span></font> <div style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">The Don of Okinawa, Gurukun Mask, showed up in Korakuen Hall! For those that don’t know, Gurukun runs the Okinawa-based indie Ryukyu Dragon Pro, which has an ongoing working relationship with Dragongate.</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></font></div><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Gurukun Mask, La Estrella, and Ultimo Dragon seem like the type of trio that would’ve nearly bankrupt Chikara on a King of Trios weekend. While the match wasn’t anything special, I enjoyed seeing those three team with one another. I actually thought Estrella was the weakest link of that team, having another night that was shaky-at-best. It speaks to the power of Diamante. When Estrella was attached at his hip for six months, I never worried about Estrella. Now that he’s back wrestling everyone else on the roster, he continues to look so-so.</span></div></font><div style="text-align:right;"></div> <font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Gurukun pinned Gamma with a Gurukun Leg Roll Clutch for the win. Get into it.</span></div></font></font> <font face="Open Sans"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/USQODJw.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/nYf5Qas.png" alt=""></font> <font color="#121212" size="1" style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Ryu Fuda vs. Keisuke Okuda</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">4. Keisuke Okuda def. Ryu Fuda </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(6:18)</b><font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> with a rear naked choke.</span></font> <div style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">Fuda came into the promotion at the end of November and immediately showed off his kickboxing background in his thrilling debut match against Masaaki Mochizuki. Unfortunately, Okuda, who oddly enough was Fuda’s main inspiration for entering the pro wrestling field, ate him up in this match. It didn’t seem like Okuda was in the mood to give this kid anything. This match just didn’t fit the Dragongate spirit. There was no heart. This was a cold, bitter match that would’ve come across better in All Japan or NOAH.</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></font></div><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">To make matters worse, Okuda choked out Fuda for the finish. As in, Fuda started turning blue. Okuda locked on his signature sleeper hold that normally leads to a penalty kick and the pin, but the penalty kick never happened. Okuda wrenched in this choke and Fuda went out immediately. Referee Yagi did a poor job of officiating, as Fuda’s arm dropped three times and Yagi still refused to call for the bell. Okuda released the hold and started to hit the ropes, but thought better of it and just pinned an unconscious Fuda.</span></div></font><div style="text-align:right;"> </div><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">After the match, Fuda regained consciousness and after a sign of respect between him and Okuda, was carried to the back by Ishin Iihashi, visibly upset by what had occurred. Despite the disaster that this was, Dragongate could’ve stumbled into gold with Fuda being embarrassed so badly by his main inspiration.</span></div></font></font> <img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/qpat6M6.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/YvXnUXQ.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/Lrtl4AW.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/YRSmX8d.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;" size="1"><font color="#121212">Naruki Doi & Takashi Yoshida vs. </font><font color="#ad0c12">R・E・D</font></font><font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;" size="1" color="#121212"> (BxB Hulk & KAI)</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">5. Naruki Doi & Takashi Yoshida def. BxB Hulk & KAI </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(9:33)</b><font><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after an inside cradle from Yoshida on KAI.</span></font> <div style="text-align:right;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;"><span style="text-align:justify;">If Yoshida and KAI are going to be wrestling each other going forward, they need to up their game, because while I love the way KAI is carrying himself as the new Dream Gate Champion, this match was dreadfully boring. There was no juice to it whatsoever. Yoshida caught KAI with an inside cradle for the pin so THE FEUD MUST CONTINUE~!</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></font></div><font face="Open Sans" color="#121212"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">After the match, Naruki Doi once again attempted to recruit Kota Minoura into his new hot boy unit. Doi offered Minoura a chance to team with him on the 1/13 Korakuen Hall show, but Minoura turned him down yet again, noting that he had too much going on with the impending doom of Masquerade.</span></div></font></font> <img src="https://i.imgur.com/QMCSOyf.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/9JnZ76n.png" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/km2I1KW.png" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Pn9l17w.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""> <img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/obeJoP8.png" style="max-width:100%;"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/lE86ay2.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/Y5kZ3yC.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/7ZYjz4k.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <font color="#121212" face="Open Sans" size="1">Don Fujii, Masaaki Mochizuki, Shuji Kondo, Yasushi Kanda vs. Ishin Iihashi, Riki Iihashi, Shoya Sato, Takuma Fujiwara</font> <font style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">6. Don Fujii, Masaaki Mochizuki, Shuji Kondo, Yasushi Kanda def. Ishin Iihashi, Riki Iihashi, Shoya Sato, Takuma Fujiwara </font><b style="font-family:Open Sans;font-style:normal;color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(13:17)</b><font><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;"> after the Gedo Clutch from Fujii on Sato.</span></font> <div style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-family:Open Sans;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;">Whereas Okuda vs. Fuda felt mean-spirited, this incarnation of the veterans vs. the FUTURE generation was exactly what this show needed. It’s hard to put into words just how good Don Fujii is. Every once in awhile, he gets something to do and he always owns it. He is going to turn Shoya Sato, the 29-year-old judo standout, into a formidable player sooner rather than later. They’ve been paired off with one another for a month now, and each time, Sato comes a little closer to putting down the veteran. Fujii got caught in the cross armbreaker, but used his 20+ year career to his advantage, flipping Sato over and pinning him with Fujii’s rarely used Gedo Clutch.</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><span style="font-size:14px;"> </span></font></div><font color="#121212" face="Open Sans"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;text-align:justify;">Takuma Fujiwara continues to jump off the screen. His bumps are hellacious. It’s not like this group of veterans need any help making their offense look great, but Fujiwara takes their offense to the next level. He violently flew across the ring after a Shuji Kondo shoulder block. His offense, while nowhere near being fully developed, is already incredibly interesting. He moves around the ring like a junior heavyweight, but once his body fills out and he’s able to bulk up, he’ll have the perfect body type to succeed in this promotion.</span></div></font><div style="text-align:right;"> </div><font face="Open Sans"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">The intensity that was on display from the entrances through the post-match when Fujii jumped the rookies from behind, only to have the rookies chase him down and stomp a mudhole in him in the entryway, was all beautiful. This is well worth your time.</span> <div style="text-align:center;"><font size="1"><font color="#121212"><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/RlyJDp1.png"><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/aW1ukpo.png" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/EyoqaWD.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/pAt7JLD.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/KThO5qG.png" alt=""><img alt="" style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/3IGorwM.png"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/WMiO8BK.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""></font> <font color="#54227b">Masquerade</font><font color="#121212"> (Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, Jason Lee) © vs. </font><font color="#ad0c12">R・E・D</font><font color="#121212"> (Eita, H.Y.O, Kaito Ishida)</font></font> <span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">7. Eita, H.Y.O, Kaito Ishida def. Shun Skywalker, Kota Minoura, Jason Lee © </span><b style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(9:51)</b><span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"> after H.Y.O rolled Skywalker up after Kota Minoura accidentally hit Skywalker with the box.</span> <div style="text-align:right;"><span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">The broken trio of Lee, Minoura, and Skywalker shocked the world in December by winning the Triangle Gate belts from this R・E・D trio in an impromptu title match, but failed to successfully make their first defense in a rematch.</span></div><div style="text-align:right;"> </div><span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">Starting with this match, the next 45 minutes of this show felt like one long, beautiful angle. It was the culmination of multiple stories, starting with the transformation of VerserK to Antias in January 2018. After two years of total domination, the heel unit, then led by Shingo Takagi, was passed down to the new generation of T-Hawk, El Lindaman, and Eita. T-Hawk, at the time, was a fledgling main eventer, who despite multiple opportunities to prove himself, was still not reliable on the biggest stages. Lindaman, as brilliant as he can be, was at a low point and looked like he was plateauing in the midcard. Then there was Eita, an unproven commodity who had failed to capitalize on his white-hot run in the summer of 2016. The future of Dragongate was being passed the baton and it didn’t look like any of them were ready for it.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"> </div><span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">Five months later, T-Hawk and Lindaman would split from the company, making an already-struggling unit totally meaningless. Eita trudged along as their leader throughout the summer, but it seemed Dragongate had hit an all-time low with their lead heel unit.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"></div> <span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">In an effort to make it his own and remove himself from the stench that was left by the OWE split earlier that year, Eita rebranded Antias in September 2018 and quickly recruited freelancer Kazma Sakamoto and returning Dragongate icon PAC to join his ranks. Almost overnight, the unit—now known as R・E・D—felt like it had life.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"></div> <span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">Dragongate was at a tipping point in 2018 and the heel unit represented every problem that the promotion could be facing in the immediate future. The veterans involved were stale, but the youth weren’t ready for the challenge.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"> </div><span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">In 2022, there are no more reservations about the future of this promotion.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"> </div><span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">The youth, which in this case we’ll recognize as H.Y.O, SB KENTo, Shun Skywalker, and Hip Hop Kikuta, are all ready for this spot. The match, which was primarily wrestled by H.Y.O and Skywalker due to their partners refusing to tag in because of their prior antics, concluded with Minoura whacking Skywalker across the face with the R・E・D box. Of course, this wasn’t to signal a Minoura heel turn. It was comeuppance for the month of torture that Skywalker had put the rest of Masquerade through.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"> </div><span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">Skywalker demanded an apology from Minoura, but Minoura refused. Skywalker’s performance here was enthralling. He’s now in the highest pantheon of wrestling psychopaths. He’s every bad stereotype of a deranged significant other.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"></div> <span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">Shun Skywalker is the living embodiment of gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"></div> <span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">H.Y.O was thrilled, but Eita and Ishida refused to get excited about their title win. This led to a confrontation in the ring with the members of R・E・D with Ishida claiming that H.Y.O was now out of the unit, but at that moment, the rest of the heels jumped Ishida and Eita. Skywalker joined the fray, turning heel and proudly aligning himself with H.Y.O and R・E・D.</div></span><div style="text-align:right;"></div> <span style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align:right;">The heels attempted to conclude their show-closing promo, but GM Ryo Saito noted that SB KENTo, the current Open the Brave Gate Champion, had yet to wrestle. This was the cue for Dragon Dia’s theme music, bringing out the newly-unmasked man for the first time in a month.</div></span> <font color="#121212"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IM3yFEb.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""><img style="max-width:100%;" src="https://i.imgur.com/FfGgdo6.png" alt=""><img src="https://i.imgur.com/0jt5lFk.png" style="max-width:100%;" alt=""></font> <font size="1" style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);">Dragon Dia vs. SB KENTo ©</font> <font color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;">8. Dragon Dia def. SB KENTo © </span></font><b style="color:rgb(18, 18, 18);font-size:14px;">(1:30)</b><font color="#121212"><span style="font-size:14px;"> with the Reptilian Rana.</span></font> <div style="text-align:right;"> </div><font color="#121212"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;">This was 90 seconds and it reinforced that Dragongate is better than the things you like. Dragon Dia came out with a skateboard, prompting Jae to yell, “do a kickflip!”, which makes Dragongate’s foray into English commentary worth it for the rest of eternity.</span></div></font><div style="text-align:right;"> </div><font color="#121212"><div style="text-align:right;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Dia and SBK worked a blazing sprint. In an effort to save his closest compadre, HYO attempted to distract Dia, but that brought out Dia Inferno, who blasted HYO with powder and then unmasked to once again reveal himself as Yuki Yoshioka. Dragon Dia hit a Reptilian Rana and scored the pinfall. 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Hey everyone! I have been super busy at work lately and haven't had as much time to book and write. I'll get to the Korakuen Hall shows soon. In the meantime, I highly suggest you check out this 2022 Dragongate Primer written by my friends Case and Mike over at Voices of Wrestling. Everything you need to know about this glorious promotion and a great way to learn a bit more about the wrestlers featured in this diary. There's also some great matches linked in that article. Give them a watch!