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April 16, 2008

Dragon Gate #77

Dragon Gate “2008 NEW YEAR SPECIAL”, 13.01.2008 º
º ASUTA LIVE FACTORY “SITE-KOBE” º
º 503 Fans º
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º 1. Cyber Kong & Cyber Ryo vs. BxB Hulk & BxB Fujii **3/4 º
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º Dragon Gate, 15.01.2008 º
º Tokyo Korakuen Hall º
º 2,350 Fans - Super No Vacancy º
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º 2. YAMATO vs. Ryo Saito *** º
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º 3. Kenichiro Arai & Taku Iwasa vs. Cyber Kong & Austin Aries **3/4 º
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º Dragon Gate, 14.01.2008 º
º Nagoya Telepia Hall º
º 544 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House º
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º 4. Gamma & Genki Horiguchi vs. Dragon Kid & CIMA *** º
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º Dragon Gate, 15.01.2008 º
º Tokyo Korakuen Hall º
º 2,350 Fans - Super No Vacancy º
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º 5. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: º
º Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino (c) vs. BxB Hulk & Shingo Takagi ***3/4 º
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º 6. Open the Triangle Gate Title: º
º Dick Togo, Ikuto Hidaka & Munenori Sawa vs. º
º K-ness, Don Fujii & Masaaki Mochizuki ***1/2

All the matches, all the characters, everything about Dragon Gate screams awesomeness. There are 3-4 matches per show that are bright up there with the best matches of any promotion. I just watche some ROH and these two companies have the same kind of intense, crisp, hard-hitting, innovative pro wrestling around.

Dragon Gate #76

º Dragon Gate, 23.12.2007 º
º Kobe Sambo Hall º
º 1,250 Fans º
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º 1. Hair vs. Bontan Match: º
º Genki Horiguchi & Yasushi Kanda vs. Akira Tozawa & Yuki Ono *** º
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º 2. Open the Brave Gate Title: º
º Masato Yoshino (c) vs. Susumu Yokosuka ***1/2 º
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º Dragon Gate “GRAND FINAL GATE 2007″, 28.12.2007 º
º Tokyo Korakuen Hall º
º 2,350 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House º
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º 3. YAMATO & Shinobu vs. Kenichiro Arai & m.c.KZ. **1/2 º
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º 4. Gamma, Yasushi Kanda & NOSAWA Rongai vs. º
º Dragon Kid, BxB Hulk & Anthony W. Mori **3/4 º
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º 5. GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: º
º Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino (c) vs. º
º Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Atsushi Aoki ***3/4 º
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º 6. Cyber Kong vs. Cyber Ryo **1/2 º
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º 7. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness vs. º
º CIMA, Shingo Takagi & Don Fujii ***

Masato Yoshino vs. Susumu Yokosuka face off against each other again. Same match but this time Yoshino doesn’t get rolled up after trying the crucifix cradle on Yokosuka. So they added another 3-5 minutes and Yoshino hits some moves and wins via submission. They made a few mistakes in this one but still a good match. Probably better then the first but only coming off that first match as this built something for a third match that should be outstanding. The GHC Jr. Tag Title match was almost four stars good. I think Susumu, CIMA, Masato Yoshino, and Mochizuki are the best guys here, but so is Ryo.

Dragon Gate Infinity #75

º Dragon Gate, 01.12.2007 º
º Sapporo Teisen Hall º
º 1,100 Fans - No Vacancy º
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º 1. King of Gate - Round 1: º
º Masato Yoshino vs. Susumu Yokosuka ***1/2 º
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º Dragon Gate, 02.12.2007 º
º Sapporo Teisen Hall º
º 1,100 Fans - No Vacancy º
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º 2. King of Gate - Round 1: º
º BxB Hulk vs. Ryo Saito *** º
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º Dragon Gate, 05.12.2007 º
º Tokyo Korakuen Hall º
º 2,250 Fans - Super No Vacancy º
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º 3. King of Gate - Round 1: º
º Don Fujii vs. CIMA **3/4
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º 4. 4 Way Tag Match: º
º Masato Yoshino & Yasushi Kanda vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & K-ness vs. º
º Shingo Takagi & BxB Hulk vs. Susumu Yokosuka & PAC ***1/2 º
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º Dragon Gate, 09.12.2007 º
º Nagoya International Conference Hall º
º 2,800 Fans - Super No Vacancy Full House º
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º 5. King of Gate - Semi Final: º
º Gamma vs. Dragon Kid **3/4 º
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º 6. King of Gate - Semi Final: º
º Masaaki Mochizuki vs. CIMA ***3/4 º
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º 7. King of Gate - Final: º
º CIMA vs. GAMMA ***

The Dragon Gate wrestling style is not for everyone. I would compare it similiar to ROH and Lucha and Strong-Style mixed together. It makes for some great lightweight action. It might not be for everyone, but it probably is performed at it’s best by these guys. My one complaint is the level of no-selling that goes on during these spotfests but I don’t think they are clumsy about their use of the highspot, it’s just tjhe style of the wrestlers who are all top-tier junior heavyweights. Yoshino vs. Susumu had a great finish and an old-school level booking feel to it the way it ended. No doubt during the match everything they did together was war-like ballet.
I guess BxB Hulk is the nest Magnum Tokyo. His match with Ryo Saito is a damn good athletic contest, although BxB’s offense comes off as weak to me. The tornado 8 man tag match was off the charts good, choc full of spots, great tag team wrestling. Kanda’s driving elbow drop off the top rope is an awesome spectacle. Dragon Kid is good but for Dragon Gate standards I think he is overpushed. Ryo Saito and Susumo Yokosuka are so much better in the work and charisma department. Masaaki Mochizuki vs. CIMA was VERY GOOD. Probably the best match on this dvd. CIMA vs. GAMMA was too filled with outside interference and a funky finish. GAMMA and heel Genki are awesome. Dragon Kid vs. GAMMA *** bonus match also delights with good athletic moves, a fast pace, and a flashy ending.

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