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Madoka Kikuta
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his first reign. Professional wrestling career Dragon Gate (2020–present) Kikuta made his professional wrestling debut in Dragon Gate on the ninth night of the 2020 edition of the King of Gate tournament from June 6, where he teamed up with Sora Fujikawa in a losing effort against Taketo Kamei and Kento Kobune as a result of a tag team match. After his period of rookie status, he eventually began chasing various championships promoted by the company, and joined his first stable, R.E.D. in the middle of 2020. On the first night of the ''DG Champion Gate 2021 In Osaka'' from March 6, he teamed up with stablemates Dia Inferno and Diamante to unsuccessfully challenge Natural Vibes ( Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and Susumu Yokosuka) for the Open the Triangle Gate Championship. Kikuta won his first title, the Open the Twin Gate Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanazawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Overview Cityscape File:もてなしドーム３.jpg, Kanazawa Station（2013） File:Omichoichibakan004.jpg, Ōmichō-Market（Ōmichō-Ichiba）（2013） File:Kanazawa view from Utatsuyama Park.jpg, Skyline of Kanazawa City（2017） File:Cityscape at downtown Kanazawa.jpg, CBD of Kanazawa File:Katamachi Crossing.jpg, Downtown of Katamachi Area (2022) Geography Kanazawa is located in north-western Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan and is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and Toyama Prefecture to the east. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. The eastern portion of the city is dominated by the Japanese Alps. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Hakusan National Park. Climate Kanazawa has a humid subtropical cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shun Skywalker
(born 30 May 1996), better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate, where he is a former one-time Open the Dream Gate Champion. He has also wrestled in promotions such as International Wrestling Revolution Group, where he won the Rey del Ring tournament in 2020, as well as Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Toryumon Mexico and All Japan Pro Wrestling. Championships and accomplishments * Dragon Gate **Open the Dream Gate Championship ( 1 time) **Open the Twin Gate Championship ( 1 time) - with Diamante **Open the Triangle Gate Championship ( 1 time) - with Kota Minoura and Jason Lee **Rookie Ranking Tournament (2019) **Rookie of the Year (2018) *International Wrestling Revolution Group **Rey del Ring (2020) *Major League Wrestling ** MLW Middleweight Championship (1 time) *''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' **Ranked No. 58 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Último Dragón
(born December 12, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor, better known as . In addition to having trained in Japan, Asai learned to wrestle in the lucha libre style while working in Mexico. He is credited with popularizing the "Asai Moonsault". On October 11, 1996, Asai won the J-Crown, a unification of eight lower weight division titles from various international promotions. At the time, he already held the NWA World Middleweight Championship; during this reign he also became the WCW Cruiserweight Champion, making him the most decorated wrestler in history.Asai also became a co-holder of the WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship in October 1996, but it was retired that same day and was thus never defended by him From December 29, 1996, through January 4, 1997, he concurrently held ten titles, a record which still stands. From 2013 until 2019, he competed primarily for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a freelancer. In 2019, he joined Dragon Gate as a senior advi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masato Yoshino
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, best known for working in Dragon Gate, where he was known as ''Speed Star''. Dragon Gate's second Grand Slam champion, having been a record six-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, four-time Open the Dream Gate Champion and two-time King of Gate winner, Yoshino was one of the most decorated and longest-tenured wrestlers in Dragon Gate. He made his debut in 2000 as part of Toryumon's Toryumon 2000 Project, where he graduated as part of the 7th term. In his nearly 21-year professional wrestling career, he notably also wrestled for Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling NOAH and Dragon Gate USA (Dragon Gate's United States expansion). He also was influential on many professional wrestlers, both in Japan and the rest of the world due to his high-flying technique and advanced move-set. He retired on August 1, 2021, where he and Naruki Doi were defeated by Eita and long-time rival BxB Hulk. Career Toryumon Masato Yoshino was part of the T2P class, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gate Of Destiny
Gate of Destiny is an annual signature professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Dragon Gate. The event has been held annually since 2007 as a pay-per-view (PPV). Attendance stayed constant until 2009. Since 2009, the attendance increased until 2011 and the 2012 Gate of Destiny featured also Dragon Gate USA championship matches. On 2013, the attendance increased with 7100 persons. The best attendance was 7150 persons. The event is part of the Crown Gate tour. The 2020 edition of the event was held with a limited audience due to in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ... at the time. Event chronology 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minorita (wrestler)
better known by his ring name Minorita is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Brave Gate Champion and currently one third of the Open the Triangle Gate Champions. Professional wrestling career Dragon Gate (2021–present) Hayakawa made his professional wrestling debut in Dragon Gate on the eighth night of the ''Gate Of Victory 2021'' from October 24, where he teamed up with Naruki Doi in a losing effort against Don Fujii and Jacky "Funky" Kamei as a result of a tag team match. Shortly after just one year following his professional debut, he eventually began chasing various championships, and capturing the Open the Brave Gate Championship at ''Final Gate 2022'' on December 25 by defeating H.Y.O. At ''Hopeful Gate 2023'' on May 20, he alongside Kota Minoura and Naruki Doi defeated Natural Vibes (Kzy, Big Boss Shimizu and Jacky Kamei) to win the Open the Triangle Gate Championship. Hayakawa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eita Kobayashi
, known mononymously as Eita, is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate, where he is best known as the former leader of the villainous Real Extreme Diffusion (R・E・D) stable, in which he led the stable for nearly its entire run. As part of his current persona as a narcissist, he is known as ''Numero Uno'' (number one in Spanish). In Dragon Gate, he has been a one-time Open the Dream Gate Champion, a two-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, five-time Open the Twin Gate Champion, two-time Open the Triangle Gate Champion, as well as the 2020 King of Gate winner. Outside of Dragon Gate, Kobayashi has worked matches for their United States-based sister company Dragon Gate USA, and as part of his wrestling training, for Mexican promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). Professional wrestling career Dragon Gate (2011–2012) Kobayashi trained for his professional wrestling career in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate's wrestling school cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaito Ishida
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Brave Gate Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2015-present) Ishida worked a couple of matches outside of Dragon Gate. At ''Tokyo Carnival 2017'', an event promoted by Tokyo Gurentai on July 17, he teamed up with Takehiro Yamamura, Cima and Eita as Over Generation, falling short to Nosawa Rongai, Minoru Fujita, Kazuhiko Masada and Kikutaro in an eight-man tag team match. On October 9, 2017, he took part in the ''Hbc Radio Produce Radi Pro 25th Anniversary'', an event produced by the japanese independent scene portraiting twenty-five years of the Hokkaido Broadcasting, where he teamed up with Super Shisa to defeat K-ness and Shun Skywalker. Ishida also worked a couple of matches for Osaka Pro Wrestling, one of them taking place at ''Osaka Pro Wrestling Rainy Season Sky Fly Away'' on June 2, 2018, where he f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keisuke Okuda
is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for Dragon Gate. Career He had a strong background in Greco-Roman wrestling and debuted on November 3, 2013 for IGF. He went to a time limit draw against Akira Jo. He stopped wrestling to focus on college and returned on IGF's December 31, 2013 show in another time limit draw. He continued wrestling mostly for IGF throughout 2014 and 2015 and made appearances for various promotions starting in 2016. On October 2, 2016, he and Tomohiko Hashimoto, captured Apache Pro's WEW World Tag Team Championship. The team held the titles until December 25, 2016, when they were defeated by Tatsuhito Takaiwa and Tetsuhiro Kuroda. In 2017, he competed in a lethwei match but was defeated. He became a full-time member of Dramatic Dream Team in 2018, but resigned on April 30, 2019. Almost immediately after, he started wrestling exclusively for Dragon Gate. He became a member of Masaaki Mochizuki's unit, Mochizuki Dojo in the summer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamato (wrestler)
, better known by his ring name Yamato (stylized in all capital letters), is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist currently signed to Dragon Gate, where he is a record five-time Open the Dream Gate Champion. Professional wrestling career Dragon Gate (2006–present) The 5th graduate of the Dragon Gate dojo, Onodera had previous mixed martial arts experience competing under his real name in Pancrase and was recruited into Final M2K directly after his debut. Yasushi Kanda gave him his "Gekokujoh" character, and inherited a lot of the Gekokujoh-era moves that Kanda had used during his own career. He later chose to leave Final M2K so he could grow along his own path, which was one of the reasons for the M2K break-up. He won the first Nex-1 tournament, which earned him the right to travel to the U.S. His stay was brief, at under three months. He returned in May, aligning with his generation peers Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk & Cyber Kong in New Hazard, dropp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Kid
is a Japanese people, Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate as . Nakamura initially broke into the wrestling business with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (FMW), but was not allowed to be a wrestler by owner Atsushi Onita and instead worked as a referee for the promotion during the mid 1990s. Longing to become a wrestler, he left FMW in 1997 and joined Ultimo Dragon's Toryumón Gym, where he was given the gimmick of “Dragon Kid”, a character he has used for his entire career. Professional wrestling career Training and early career (1994–1997) Nobuyoshi Nakamura wanted to be a wrestler for a long time, but he was told that he was too small to become one. He started training in the Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling dojo in 1994, but ended up as a referee (FMW head Atsushi Onita, wary of injury to smaller wrestlers from his days as a junior heavyweight in All Japan Pro Wrestling, prevented him from trying to achieve his potent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Minoura
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Twin Gate Champion and Open the Triangle Gate Champion. Professional wrestling career Dragon Gate (2018–present) Minoura made his professional wrestling debut in Dragon Gate on June 11, 2018, on the eleventh night of the ''Rainbow Gate 2018'' where he teamed up with Natural Vibes (Punch Tominaga and Yasshi) in a losing effort against MaxiMuM (Ben-K, Jason Lee and Masato Yoshino) as a result of a six-man tag team match. Being mainly a tag team wrestler, Minoura began chasing various tag titles, and won his first one, the Open the Twin Gate Championship alongside his "Team Dragon Gate" tag partner Jason Lee at ''Memorial Gate In Wakayama'' on August 2, 2020, by defeating R.E.D. (BxB Hulk and Kazma Sakamoto). He joined his first faction, the now-defunct stable of "Masquerade" where he succeeded in winning Open the Triangle Gate Championship for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
