Hes not a man Ive ever enjoyed. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, other wrestling promotions began to cancel or postpone their shows in an attempt to prevent further spreading of the COVID-19 virus. The Emperor's Masterchef is Dead - Mister. They belong in the ring with Dragongates core. His second of the two title matches will be the Open The Brave Gate Championship match, as he defends against, Open The Triangle Gate Championship: GOLD CLASS (Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi, and Kaito Ishida with Minorita) (c) vs Perros Del Mal De Japon (Eita, NOSAWA Rongai, and Kotaro Suzuki), GOLD CLASS captured the Open The Twin Gate Championships back at, Perros Del Mal De Japon then formally challenged for the belts. Im going to say what no one else has had the guts to say: NOSAWA, representing Perros, has had two matches in Dragongate. This was the first time Shachihoko Machine had popped up since the final Masato Yoshino homecoming show last April. Dead or Alive chronology Perhaps he will fall into a slot similar to Masaaki Mochizuki, where the talent is undeniable but his biggest matches now come outside of Dragongate. The monarch has been skillful in his requirements to psychologically impose himself on his rival. This match will also be streamed for free live on youtube! DRAGON GATE DEAD OR ALIVE MAY 5, 2022 AICHI PREFECTURAL GYMNASIUM - AICHI, JAPAN Watch: Dragon Gate Network OPEN THE TWIN GATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH DIAMANTE & SHUN SKYWALKER DEF. Promotional poster featuring the Dragon Gate roster (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match. Aichi, Japan ***1/2, Oh would ya look at the time..its KZY TIME!! In the main battle, KAI will face Susumu Yokosuka for the Open The Dream Gate Championship. Shachihoko Boy vs Punch Tominaga vs Problem Dragon vs YosukeSanta Maria - Not a ton to say here, just 4 lower card talents being put on the card. This is a stacked event with five championship matches, a return, and a night where the landscape of Dragon Gate can change once again. This will be the first time those two meet since then. The entrances alone, with SBK coming out to his hometown crowd looking like a cant-miss superstar and Dragon Dia coming to the ring with no smile and no skateboard, were phenomenal. The heart that Yokosuka showed, knowing that a loss would drastically alter the trajectory of his career, was superb. D'courage (Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka) will collide against Z-Brats (Shun Skywalker and Diamante) for the Open the Twin Gate Championship. On January 12, 2022, Dia made his return to Dragon Gate, defeating SB KENTo to win the Open The Brave Gate Championship in 90 seconds. Their match on the, third Korakuen Hall show in Toryumon history. This is recommended viewing. Start Time: 2:15am PST/5:15am EST/10:15am BST/ 11:15am CEST/6:15pm JST, Dragon Gate will be uploading 9 shows in May to their streaming service Dragon Gate Network (cost 1500 jpy/month) including Dead or Alive and the monthly Korakuen Hall show featuring English commentary - https://dragongate.live/?param=, Note that the DG Network, like most Japanese wrestling services, bills you at the 1st of the month regardless of when you sign up, so make sure to wait until May 1st, King of Gate matches will also likely appear on Dragon Gates youtube page throughout the tournament. Metal warriors was started by Naruki Doi, marking whenever someone would join a new heel unit. KAI stripped away both literally and metaphorically whatever was left of the K-nesuka legacy. After failling to regain the Open The Twin Gate Championship alongside H.Y.O on March 23, KENTo challenged Dia to a rematch for the Open The Brave Gate Championship at Dead or Alive, which he accepted. KAI rattled him. (Crown Jewel Spoiler) Amazing picture from the main event! Jae and HoHo in the English commentary booth sold this as a massive upset, which it was. Afterwards, Skywalker began manipulating Dia into accepting a title match, after remiding him on how he cost his mask, leading Dia to accept. The boyish charm that Minoura had was gone and the rugged, bad boy edge that Ishida had honed as a babyface fell by the wayside as his R.E.D. Puroresu System Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. These stipulations were booked because KAI wanted to kill the K-nesuka name once and for all. He then recruited rookie Takumi Hayakawa to be Minouras mini under the name Minorita. Initially, it was announced that the Glorious Gate would be resumed on March 14, however, the tour ended up being canceled, following the recommendations by the Japanese Ministry of Health regarding the coronavirus pandemic. The Twin Ryuo Championship is the tag team title of Ryukyu Dragon Pro Wrestling, the sister promotion of Dragongate, based in Okinawa. After the match, H.Y.O, SB KENTo and Shun Skywalker began attacking Kamei, until Kanazawa City native HipHop Kikuta made his return saving Kamei from his former stablemates, before announcing his intentions to start over from scratch in order to reach his true potential and his in-ring return. The same can be said for Konomama Ichikawa, who unfortunately had his figure four leglock reversed by Problem Dragon, causing him to tap out. He still has the meathead edge that will help him stand out in Dragongate, but hes wrestling with more polish. 4 Way Match: Shachihoko BOY vs. The closing stretch with DIa constantly escaping head drops and SB Shooter attempts and SBK surviving an onslaught of high-impact moves was all great. Unfortunately, he was saddled alongside Punch Tominaga, who was filling in for the injured Big Boss Shimizu. Preview: STARDOM Fukuoka Goddess Festival 2022 (5/5/22), Ice Ribbon Star Tsukushi Haruka Retires as Champion, Open The Brave Gate Championship: Dragon Dia (c) vs, Open The Brave Gate Championship: Dragon Dia (c) vs SBKENTo, Dragon Dia has his biggest obstacle to date as a double champion, defending both of his belts on the same night. He looked gunshy. KAI, who defended the Open The Dream Gate Championship against Susumu Yokosuka. On April 25, KAI announced that if Yokosuka lost he would be forced to leave Natural Vibes and change his name back to his real name Susumu Mochizuki. This seems like Day's revenge after losing the mask because of Shun Skywalker, which led to the end of Masquerade. However, Dragon Gate General Manager, This is a significant match for DCourage, as these four changed the landscape of Dragon Gate back in December. This marks the second successful defense for the Natural Vibes duo of Kzy & U-T with these titles. The Japanese commentary was provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Shuji Kondo vs Strong Machine J, La Estrella, Ishin Iihashi & Takuma Fujiwara - A classic battle of the old veterans vs the young rookies. tendencies emerged once more. It was the first time in a big match that SBK lost me. However, members of Natural Vibes and HIGH-END would come out also trying to recruit him leading to a three way elimination for the right to invite Jason Lee into their group. The Dead or Alive is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate in the month of May since 2013 was on May 5. This isnt DG sending a message to the youngster, nor is it a sign that theyve lost faith in him. Previous Champion Gate in Osaka This was very good. This was Jason Lees first big show as a member of Natural Vibes. When Kikuta returned from injury he came back to fight Z-Brats for letting in the man who injured him. This is the biggest test to date for DCourage kicking off the event. Both of his matches have been super entertaining. Its simple. Susumu could walk into any juniors division in the country and immediately become one of the best wrestlers in the company. It is every bit as good as any title match hes had with CIMA, Masaaki Mochizuki, or Shingo Takagi, and that is partially due to the work that KAI brought to the table. Horiguchi and Susumu laid the groundwork for Toryumons continuous evolution that led straight into the success of Dragongate. The most interesting dynamic here lies between Eita and Kaito Ishida. After winning King of Gate last year, Kzy failed to dethrone Shun at Kobe World and has been a little lost in the shuffle since, but another big run in King of Gate could get him back on track and finally lead to the 37 year old winning his first Dream Gate title. Open the Triangle Gate Title: Kota Minoura, Naruki Doi and Kaito Ishida (c) vs. Eita, Kotaro Suzuki and NOSAWA Rongai9. SB KENTo exploded on the scene at the very end of 2019 and ever since then I have labeled him as the next big thing in Dragongate. This will be one of Jasons first matches with his new unit. This makes it a fantastic time to get into the promotion, with 9 shows on the Dragon Gate Network throughout the month and the tournament providing a great opportunity to become familiar with all of the roster's major players leading into Kobe World in late July. Gold Class failed to make a successful defense of the Open the Triangle Gate Championships with this loss to Perros del Mal de Japn. They never looked lost, but SBK, in particular, has carried himself with the utmost confidence since day one and for a brief moment in time, I saw that confidence vanish. Kzy and YAMATO have had big matches before and theyve crushed it, but their work in this match was no comparison to what the junior heavyweights did. However, emotions got the best of Dia and Yoshioka backed his partner. He injured his shoulder in the opening moments of a Dream Gate Championship match against then-Champion, Shun Skywalker. Outside of a sloppy, contrived monkey flip spot that saw Yoshioka get launched in the air only to kick Dia in the chest upon landing, everything here was flawless. I dont know if they were rattled or if something in the match fell apart, but this match died a death during this sequence. Tagline(s) They missed a gear shift in the early going and it threw me off until their intense pacing finally matched the portion of the match that they were in. I dont love the way his title matches have been built, but hes batting above .500 with his defenses and this was his best work yet. The event will also feature English commentary provided by Jae Church and Ho Ho Lun. All of the feels that were involved in K-Ness saying farewell to Dragongate came rushing back to me in this match. On May 11, Dragon Gate canceled more events from June 2 through June 10. The lariat that immediately followed finally put him down for the count. This company is continuously changing and Dead or Alive was a perfect representation of the new tone that Dragongate has struck. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The double-teamed, middle rope powerslam that Diamante and Skywalker sent Yoshioka into orbit with, is the perfect move for the new Twin Gate Champions. KAI was the perfect foil. For them to still be going at a high level in 2022 is nothing short of remarkable. This led to Dragon Kid and his faction mate/company ace YAMATO challenging for U-T and Kzys titles. HYO and Hulk seemed to carry the bulk of this match with JFK and Kikuta only going along for the ride. Stay tuned to theLast Word on Pro Wrestlingfor more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. #DragonGateNetwork #DeadOrAlive2022 pic.twitter.com/Cvieh4ezzg. Those of NOAH revealed themselves as the invading Metal Warriors in a reserved prognosis fight. His arm was targeted early, but Yokosuka continued throwing wild, out of control lariats until he had nothing left to throw. Eita crushed it in the role that hes seemingly most comfortable in. Promotion He ate two First Flashes by way of Hulk to cap off his return match. When, Open The Dream Gate Championship: KAI (c) vs Susumu Yokosuka, KAI said the most important thing to Yokosuka was his friends and he wanted to take that away from him; if Yokosuka loses, he will have to leave. I felt like he never left the ring. I couldnt get invested with so many big moves happening so early. ****1/4. City When Dia and Yoshioka were next seen they had become a team and Yoshioka helped Dia win the Open the Brave Gate title before the duo would go on to win the Twin Gate titles together. Guide to Dragon Gate Dead or Alive 2022 and King of Gate 2022 May signals the start of the busy period in Dragon Gate with their second biggest show of the year "Dead or Alive" leading immediately into the King of Gate Tournament which determines who challenges for the Open The Dreamgate title at Kobe World, Dragon Gate's biggest show of the year. He scraped and clawed to gain an edge on the champion, but KAI was too big and strong for the aging Yokosuka to overcome. This led to a Lucha de Apuestas match, on December 1, where Dia was forced to unmask, after Shun Skywalker pushed him into Diamante. With Dead or Alive 2022 drawing closer, it seemed nobody would step up, then three metal warriors appeared. Rarely to Dragongate wrestlers fail to emote in a big room, but Kikuta played down his emotions. These guys are leading the charge for the next decade. While I normally sit back and relax at the idea of Dragongates method-to-their-madness booking style, I hope that these two teams follow a more traditional pro wrestling route and continue this feud despite the title change here. Minoura was then dealt with, leaving Doi to fight off Suzuki, only to get caught by a picture-perfect Imperial Uno from Eita and a La Magistral from NOSAWA that led to the victory. DRAGON DIA & YUKI YOSHIOKA The D'Courage duo fail to make their fourth successful defense of the Open the Triangle Gate Championship. Its also worth noting that while not every show that features King of Gate matches will make the streaming platform, Dragon Gate have recently started uploading a couple matches from each house show to Youtube, which will hopefully include many King of Gate Matches.
Guide to Dragon Gate Dead or Alive 2022 and King of Gate 2022 - reddit Willing to take the blame, SB KENTo will spare no effort to get it back. Kotaro Suzuki set his sights on Naruki Doi because Doi once took the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships from Suzuki. Weirdly, SB KENTo doesnt seem to care about the fairness of this. Information Its fitting that both Horiguchi and Susumu are stepping away from the spotlight at the same time given that Horiguchi has always represented the unmistakable energy of Dragongate, whereas Susumu has been a prime example of the unmatched work ethic that stretches from opening bell to main event in this promotion. They are merely building him back up slowly rather than having him hit the ground running. Lucharesu historian. The attendance has decreased all over the years until 2012. SBKENTo mentioned this and said he simply wanted a fair one-on-one rematch. But, objectively, hes been very fun to watch during this run. GOLD CLASS (Also known as Naruki Dois International House of Hot Bois) have been close to unstoppable since forming, winning the Triangle Gate titles and defeating all challengers. The Dead or Alive (2022) aired in Japan through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Niconico, with Japanese language commentaries. Yokosuka mistimed a Jumbo no Kachi on the floor that sent his arm crashing into the steel post. Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling will be present Dead or Alive 2022 in Aichi. [Thurston] The benefit to the Saudi government is not Seth is not happy about WWEs instagram comment, Press J to jump to the feed. When they leave exchanges with the upperhand, it no longer comes across as an awestruck kid using. Join us to discuss WWE, AEW, NJPW, ChocoPro, Impact, GCW, Stardom and every other promotion, past and present. On April 7, a trio Metal Warriors appeared in Dragon Gate, kidnapping Gold Class' Minorita, leading to a match between Minorita and one of the three Metal Warriors. Just when it looked like they had run out of challengers Minorita was attacked by three men dressed as Metal Warriors (a common gimmick used by dragon gate when they want to reveal a surprise) who would turn out to be Eita alongside two of his friends from Los Perros del Mal in Pro Wrestling NOAH, NOSAWA Rongai & Kotaro Suzuki. I thought surely SBK would win the belt in his hometown. For them to still be going at a high level in 2022 is nothing short of remarkable. - Case Lowe & Mike Spears Revision History 1/25/2022 - Primer goes live NOSAWA said that last time he was in Dragon Gate, he would always remember Kota Minoura. Now that hes independent and even getting some babyface reactions, he has become many peoples favourite to go the whole way in King of Gate and start the Summer of Eita leading into Kobe World. Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling will be present Dead or Alive 2022 in Aichi. Disaster struck on a simple drop toe hold early, and Kikutas nagging shoulder injury once again reared its ugly head. Dead or Alive (2022) of his matches have been super entertaining. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Dragon Day will fight for the second time in the same function, but now exposing the Open the Brave Gate Championship against SB KENTo. With the 2022 Unit Shuffle underway, and the big events of Dragongate's January 12 and January 13 Korakuen shows, we decided it'd be a good time to put this together. One way or another Susumu will step out of the supporting role he has played in Natural Vibes like K-Ness wanted him to by either starting his second Dream Gate reign or by having to leave the group. Horiguchi and Susumu laid the groundwork for Toryumons continuous evolution that led straight into the success of Dragongate.
Dragon Gate Dead Or Alive 2022 Events Database - CAGEMATCH dragon gate dragon gate japan pro-wrestlingdragon gate . Here's a rundown of the action to look forward to on this night of gambles. Previous Dead or Alive (2021) This match was fascinating to watch as it unfolded. Problem Dragon vs. Punch Tominaga vs. Yosuke Santa Maria3.
The 2022 Dragongate Primer: Everything You Need to Know About Dragongate Thumbs up for Dead or Alive 2022. While he likely wont make it past the second round, hell likely make a big statement in both this match anda second round match against Dragon Kid or Diamante. This match serves of what could be the start of a feud between two young guys who will no doubt be linked to each other their entire careers. They threw their bodies around for DCourage when it was time for them to shine, and when the tables flipped, there was no questioning the legitimacy of this Z-Brats duo.
Dead or Alive | Puroresu System Wiki | Fandom Dead or Alive (2022) | Puroresu System Wiki | Fandom Yokosuka won the match for his team by scoring a direct pinfall over KAI and afterwards challenged KAI to a title match. Dragon Gate DEAD or ALIVE 2022, 05.05.2022Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, 1. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. After the match, the trio was revealed to be Los Perros del Mal de Japn (Eita, Kotaro Suzuki and Nosawa Rongai), who challenged Gold Class (Naruki Doi, Kaito Ishida, Kota Minoura) to a title match for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship at Dead or Alive. This is the first DEAD or ALIVE since 2013 not to feature the traditional cage match, though the main event does feature a big fallout for Susumu Yokosuka if he loses to KAI. Afterward, Dragon Dia accepted a Twin Gate defense on the same show. Kikuta had a meteoric rise en route to last years Dead or Alive. They recovered, only to have a contrived run-in with Referee Yagi not work as Dias kicking feet were realistically too far away from Yagi for me to buy that this could be a distraction. The best part of this match was he and HYO reenacting the spot that doomed him last year, only for Kikuta to hulk up and go on a flurry of offense. On April 8, KAI and Yokosuka faced off in a tag team match, where KAI teamed with Z-Brats stablemate SB KENTo and Yokosuka with his Natural Vibes stablemates Jacky "Funky" Kamei.
Kota Minoura Wikipdia They are both far from masters in the ring, but they are no longer getting shown up by veterans. . Nearly 3 months later SBK is finally getting a rematch after complaining it was unfair to lose the title in that manner. This was a strange match. From May 15 to June 7, Dragon Gate held the entire 2020 King of Gate behind closed doors with no audience and only essential staff present, leading all Dragon Gate programming being relocated to the Kobe Lapis Hall. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Date Natural Vibes (Kzy and UT) are the current monarchs and received the challenge from HIGH-END (YAMATO and Dragon Kid). Perros Del Mal De Japon then formally challenged for the belts. If Susumu loses, he must leave Natural Vibes and change his name to Susumu Mochizuki, his real name. His opponent, Eita has been a key part of Dragon gate for many years, until earlier this year he was the leader of heel unit R.E.D. Hes not a man Ive ever enjoyed. Ishin has refined his early bull in a China shop approach. On April 21, KENTo challenged Dia to a rematch for the Open The Twin Gate Championship, but he refused. But, objectively, hes been very fun to watch during this run. This was once again a win for Ishin, who has taken the ball and scored time after time with his brother, Riki, out of action with an injury. For some reason, Tominaga seemed to be the focus of this match. At the most recent Korakuen show, U-T was in a tag match with Dragon Kid and tried to win the match using the recently retired, and arch-nemesis of Dragon Kid, K-Ness "Hikari no Wa" roll up. Then the attendance has increased since 2013. Outside of that, I thought Kikuta lacked the fire that I wouldve liked to have seen from someone wrestling for the first time in a year. All their live shows will be on their steaming serviceDragon Gate Network. KAI said he would accept under a few conditions, and Yokosuka accepted. He turned down the offer to join Z-Brats when he made his first appearance nearly a year ago on April 3 in Kanazawa.
Madoka Kikuta Return Match - Madoka Kikuta & Jacky Funky Kamei vs BxB Hulk & HYO - A year ago to the day of this show a 21-year-old, then called, HipHop Kikuta was challenging for the Open the Dream Gate title against Shun Skywalker as a member of R.E.D. KAI said the most important thing to Yokosuka was his friends and he wanted to take that away from him; if Yokosuka loses, he will have to leave Natural Vibes. It is easy to dismiss him as champion, but hes delivered two banger defenses in a row and he truly feels like the final boss in Dragongate right now. But most importantly this is a reshuffle of a tag match from late 2021 that has shaped the entire course of the promotion in 2022. They are merely building him back up slowly rather than having him hit the ground running. This will go down as one of the 10 best matches of the year. I always welcome his presence on these shows. These are the guys in Dragongate that you need to pay attention to. The Dead or Alive (2022) was main evented by KAI defending the Open The Dream Gate Championship against Susumu Yokosuka. was the first great match that didnt have names attached to the first generation of stars like CIMA and Magnum TOKYO. Their tag team continues this trend. He did something that I love towards the closing stretch. He ate a big series of offense from High-End in the end, eventually getting choked out by Okuda for the victory. While hes been a standout workrate guy on an incredibly stacked DG roster for the past couple of years, this year Jason has added strong promos (in Japanese which is like his 3rd or 4th language) and a new layer to his general character work which has coincided with a big focus being put on him. This time around, aided not only by Eita this time but also by Kotaro Suzuki, Perros del Mal de Japn proved that they could be a worthwhile trios act in this promotion, partially because of NOSAWAs charisma.