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Post by Knapik on Apr 18, 2007 21:12:04 GMT -5
anyone else a fan of this rad promotion from Japan?
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Post by JamieOD on Apr 19, 2007 2:57:28 GMT -5
Right here. I haven't seen much lately but I keep up to date through dgusa.puroresufan.com. Jushin Lyger is the current Open The Dream Gate champ, recently having he first defence against Masaaki Mochizuki, who I'm becoming a big fan of. Genki Horiguchi (H-A-G-E!) is the Open The Brave Gate champion after recently turning heel. Typhoon (Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka & CIMA) won the Open The Triangle Gate a few days ago. The stable wars seem to be starting again with the Muscle Outlawz, Typhoon and a new stable of BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong and Shingo Takagi. And of course there's Stalker Ichikawa Z. So, yes I'm a big mark for Dragon Gate.
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Post by Darth Turkish on May 8, 2007 12:29:04 GMT -5
got a link I can look at?
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Post by Knapik on May 8, 2007 18:45:23 GMT -5
There are tons of matches and highlights on Youtube. search for CIMA, Stalker Ichikawa, Ryo Saito, Genki Horiguchi, Florida Brothers, and Dragon Kid. Lots of awesome stuff in Dragon Gate  |
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Post by Knapik on May 8, 2007 19:35:13 GMT -5
There's an amazing match coming up on the 12th.
HAIR vs. MASK vs. DIVORCE
Akira Tozawa vs. Dr. Muscle vs. Stalker Ichikawa Z
If Tozawa loses, he loses his hair
Dr. Muscle will lose his mask
And Stalker will lose his wife
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Post by JamieOD on May 9, 2007 9:43:56 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised if it ends in a draw. But I'm going for Tozawa getting his head shaved. Dr. Muscle has been unmasked several times before, so unless it is a well-known wrestler under that mask, it's unlikely he will lose. And Stalker will just survive this. He has enough trouble on his hands (by just being Stalker).
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Post by Knapik on May 9, 2007 13:41:10 GMT -5
Yeah good call.. but think of the hilarity if Stalker loses!
Do you have a place you watch shows? I find the occassional show for download, but I wish I could watch it more often
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Post by JamieOD on May 9, 2007 15:18:11 GMT -5
I'm able to download a few matches from the puroresufan forums which I also visit. Other than that I just keep up to date on the DGUSA site.
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Post by Knapik on May 9, 2007 16:42:49 GMT -5
Thats a great site! Is really helping me keep up to date with the Dragon Gate bootleg situation
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Post by JamieOD on May 12, 2007 12:57:13 GMT -5
The Mask Vs Hair Vs Divorce match happened today. Here's the info and I have to admit it's pretty funny.
Dragon Gate Maximum Weakest 3 Way~Akira Tozawa vs. Dr. Muscle vs. Stalker Ichikawa
-Tozawa (6:50 Tozawa-juku Hiden: Iwaki) Muscle
-Muscle (9:36 La Magistral Cutback) Stalker
Naturally Ichikawa was not going to actually have to divorce. In a rather unfortunate turn of events, the rules were misinterpreted at the time that the match was named. Since it was "Hair contra Mask contra Divorce", by losing Icihkawa lost the right to ever get divorced. If it were Mask contra Hair vs. Marriage he would have lost his wife. How Dr. Muscle got away with his mask I have no idea. Despite being the only one to not take a fall in the 3 way, Tozawa still somehow lost his hair.
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Post by Knapik on Jun 27, 2007 16:36:13 GMT -5
Today July 1st is the big day!
Predictions?
I say New Hazard holds on to the Triangle Gate titles, but that match should be hot. I don't think there's any doubt CIMA beats Lyger to take back the Dream Gate gold for Dragon Gate. and OH MY GOD YUGI NAGATA vs. STALKER ICHIKAWA Z HAHA. I'd pay for that match alone!
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Post by Knapik on Jun 27, 2007 16:37:49 GMT -5
oh and I hope Saito and Yokosuka trounce Jado and Gedo but I dont think they will.
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Post by mft on Jun 27, 2007 20:02:08 GMT -5
There's an amazing match coming up on the 12th. HAIR vs. MASK vs. DIVORCE Akira Tozawa vs. Dr. Muscle vs. Stalker Ichikawa Z If Tozawa loses, he loses his hair Dr. Muscle will lose his mask And Stalker will lose his wife LOL..I just saw this stipulation. That is just classic. This is a classic Memphis stipulation...corny, but great!!! |
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Post by Knapik on Jun 27, 2007 20:26:59 GMT -5
There's an amazing match coming up on the 12th. HAIR vs. MASK vs. DIVORCE Akira Tozawa vs. Dr. Muscle vs. Stalker Ichikawa Z If Tozawa loses, he loses his hair Dr. Muscle will lose his mask And Stalker will lose his wife LOL..I just saw this stipulation. That is just classic. This is a classic Memphis stipulation...corny, but great!!! Have you ever seen Stalker Icihikawa Z? You should search for him on Youtube, youll love it. Amazing comedy guy |
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Post by JamieOD on Jun 28, 2007 2:43:30 GMT -5
Right, let's see what my predictions are.
0. m.c.KZ, K-ness, Shisa Boy, Super Shisa & Lupin Matsutani over Keni'chiro Arai, Kouji Shishido, Yuki Ono, Super Shenron & APE Kimata
As a manga enthusiast I love Lupin Matstani's gimmick of acting like Lupin 3rd. Should be a fun fast paced match with Super Shisa pinning APE Kimata.
1. YAMATO & Jack Evans over Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa
Iwasa has been on fire lately but New Hazard seems to be the big thing at the moment so I see Jack hitting the 600 Splash on Tozawa for the win.
2. Don Fujii over Tetsuhiro Kuroda (Apache)
Meh. I don't know about Kuroda so I imagine the home field advantage will be enough for Fujii.
3. Dragon Kid & Anthony W. Mori over Gamma & Kinta Tamaoka
Is it just me or does Gamma look like a Japanese Eric Young? Anyway, I see Dragon Kid getting the win.
4. Yuji Nagata (New Japan) over Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
This is going to be epic! Stalker had a 5 star classic with Jun Akiyama a few months ago which had the planet gripped with excitement and suspense. Yuji goes over but both men will never be the same after this titanic battle. Seriously, Yuji will break Stalkers arm but the towel will be thrown in beforehand.
5. Open the Brave Gate: Genki Horiguchi over Yasushi Kanda
I'm rooting for Kanda but I think Genki will keep it.
6. IJ Tag: Jado & Gedo (New Japan) over Ryo Saito & Susumu Yokosuka
This will be good and I can see either person winning the titles but I'm going for Jado & Gedo. But Susumu's one of my favourite DG guys so I'm rooting for him.
7. Masaaki Mochizuki over Koji Kanemoto
I just see Masaaki getting the win.
8. Open the Triangle Gate: Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk & Cyber Kong over Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino & Magnitude Kishiwada
Hmm...It depends if the Muscle Outlawz get their ref to do the match. I think New Hazard will keep it.
9. Open the Dream Gate: CIMA over Jushin Thunder Lyger
I am really looking forward to this. Lyger is my childhood hero and CIMA is awesome. All signs are pointing towards CIMA getting the belt. However, with CTU going to split up later this year Lyger might have some more free time to work in DG. So you never know.
In other Dragon Gate business I found out that both CIMA and Dragon Kid will heading to Ireland next week to appear in an Irish Whip Wrestling show down in Waterford. If all goes well I'll be heading down from Dublin to see the show.
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Post by Knapik on Jun 28, 2007 3:23:13 GMT -5
Kuroda was in FMW and the like when all the deatmatch madness was going on. Ive seen several of his older matches and even have a bootleg of him. I bet they put him over.
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Post by Knapik on Jun 29, 2007 0:31:16 GMT -5
Oh my Lord, I had never seen this before tonight. Is there any doubt Stalker Ichikawa Z is Dragon Gate's ace?
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Post by JamieOD on Jun 29, 2007 2:36:12 GMT -5
You want more proof, here's his match against several puro stars and then TOSHIAKI KAWADA!
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Post by Knapik on Jun 29, 2007 2:58:50 GMT -5
Man Im jealous of your signature banner. I need to do something about that
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Post by JamieOD on Jun 29, 2007 3:47:20 GMT -5
I nicked it from another board to be honest.
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IPPON!!
