Fan Appreciation Days 2004 12/25/04 Saitama
One Day Tag Tournament Round 1 Digest
One Day Tag Tournament Round 2 Digest
One Day Tag Tournament Final: YOSSINO & Milano Collection AT & Anthony W. Mori & Michael Iwasa & Daniel Morshima vs. Second Doi & Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & Kenichiro Arai & K-ness
Fan Appreciation Days 2004 12/26/04 Saitama
YOSSINO vs. Second Doi
Masaaki Mochizuki & Dragon Kid vs. Kenichiro Arai & Daniel Mishima
Primal Gate 2005 1/9/05 Nagoya
Magnum TOKYO & Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi vs. CIMA & Don Fujii & Super Shisa
Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Dragon Kid
Open the Triangle Gate: YOSSINO & Anthony W. Mori & Milano Collection AT vs. K-ness & Second Doi & Susumu Yokosuka
Note: matches are digested
1/9/05: Magnum TOKYO & Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito vs. CIMA & Don Fujii & Super Shisa 14:03
1/24/05: Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness vs. Magnum TOKYO & Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi 17:41
2/6/05 Open the Dream Gate Title Match: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Ryo Saito 28:45
12/25/04 One Night 10 Man Tag Tournament Final: Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness & Kenichiro Arai & Second Doi vs. Daniel Mishima & Anthony W. Mori & YOSSINO & Milano Collection AT & Michael Iwasa 18:07
1/14/05 2/3 Falls: CIMA & Don Fujii & Shingo Takagi & Naruki Doi vs. Magnum TOKYO & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Super Shisa 18:14
2/23/05 Korakuen Hall
Open the Triangle Gate Interim Title: CIMA & Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness 1:25
Open the Triangle Gate Interim Title: CIMA & Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & Kenichiro Arai 22:35
3/6/05
2/3 Falls Open the Triangle Gate Titles Match: CIMA & Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi vs. Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito 23:12
Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Magnum TOKYO & BxB Hulk 14:00
3/13/05 Nagoya International Conference Event Hall
Open the Brave Gate 1st Champion Tournament Quarterfinals & Semifinals
Open the Brave Gate 1st Champion Tournament Final: YOSSINO vs. Naruki Doi 21:01
3/27/05: Magnum TOKYO & Super Shisa & Anthony W. Mori & BxB Hulk vs. Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Naoki Tanizaki 16:37
4/3/05 Open the Brave Gate Title Match: Naruki Doi vs. Super Shisa 18:53
4/8/05: Magnum TOKYO & Naoki Tanizaki & Danshoku Dino vs. BxB Hulk & Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa 10:38
4/16/05: Naruki Doi vs. Daniel Mishima 9:48
4/22/05: Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness vs. Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino 11:24
5/1/05 Open the Brave Gate Title Match: Naruki Doi vs. K-ness 25:46
6/12/05 Open the Brave Gate Title Match: Naruki Doi vs. Makoto Oishi
3/2/05: Kenichiro Arai vs. Don Fujii 9:30
3/8/05 Susumu Yokosuka & Kenichiro Arai vs. Don Fujii & Shingo Takagi 11:54
4/3/05 Tozawa Debut Match: Don Fujii vs. Tozawa 4:37
3/27/05: Kenichiro Arai & Michael Iwasa vs. CIMA & Don Fujii 14:40
4/8/05 Tokyo Korakuen Hall Open the Dream Gate Next Contender Decision Match: Don Fujii vs. Kenicihro Arai 19:39
5/11/05 Open the Dream Gate Title Match: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Don Fujii
3/8/05: Masaaki Mochizuki & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi 16:26
4/8/05 Open the Triangle Gate: Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness. & Katsuhiko Nakajima 26:10
4/16/05: Magnum TOKYO & Anthony W. Mori & BxB Hulk vs. Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi 15:14
5/1/05 Open the Triangle Gate Titles Match: Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. Magnum TOKYO & Anthony W. Mori & BxB Hulk 20:16
4/3/05: Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness & Kenichiro Arai vs. CIMA & Masato Yoshino & Shingo Takagi 20:32
5/7/05 Naniwa Style Elimination Match: CIMA & Don Fujii & Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino & Shingo Takagi vs. Kenichiro Arai & K-ness & Susumu Yokosuka & Masaaki Mochizuki & Tozawa 34:55
6/4/05 Naniwa-Style Elimination Match: CIMA & Don Fujii & Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino & Shingo Takagi vs. Genki Horiguchi & Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito & Magnum TOKYO & Naoki Tanizaki 37:11
5/11/05: Genichiro Tenryu vs. Magnum TOKYO 8:02
7/3/05: Genichiro Tenryu & Magnum TOKYO vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima 15:34
6/12/05: CIMA & Don Fujii & Masato Yoshino & Shingo Takagi vs. Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Naoki Tanizaki 23:29
6/22/05
CIMA vs. "Big Boss" MA-G-MA
CIMA & Don Fuji & Masato Yoshino & Magnitude Kishiwada & Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi vs. Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Anthony W. Mori & BxB Hulk & Naoki Tanizaki 7:45
7/3/05
Magnitude Kishiwada vs. Naoki Tanizaki 9:03
Open the Triangle Gate: CIMA & Naruki Doi & Don Fujii vs. Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito 25:53
6/22/05 Open the Dream Gate #1 Contender Match: TAKA Michinoku vs. Susumu Yokosuka 21:10
7/3/05 Open the Dream Gate: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. TAKA Michinoku 25:25
Dragon Kid & Magnum TOKYO vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Naruki Doi
Kenichiro Arai vs. Daniel Mishima & Michael Iwasa
Akira Hokuto vs. Stalker Ichikawa
K-ness & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Anthony W. Mori & YOSSINO
Open The Dream Gate Title #1 Contendership Match: Milano Collection AT vs. Ryo Saito
2/3 Falls: CIMA & Don Fujii & Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi vs. Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Magnum TOKYO & Super Shisa
Live Gate Vol. 4 1/24/05 Kobe
CIMA & Shingo Takagi vs. Dragon Kid & Naoki Tanizaki
YOSSINO & Milano Collection AT & Anthony W. Mori vs. Daniel Mashima & Michael Iwasa & Stalker Ichikawa
Naruki Doi vs. Kenichiro Arai
Don Fujii vs Super Shisa
Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness vs. Magnum TOKYO & Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito
Truth Gate 2005 2/6/05 Fukuoka
Open the Dream Gate: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Ryo Saito
Magnum TOKYO & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. YOSSINO & Milano Collection AT & Anthony W. Mori
Truth Gate 2005 2/12/05 Osaka: CIMA & Naruki Doi & Don Fujii & Shingo Takagi vs. YOSSINO & Milano Collection AT & Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa
Kenichiro Arai vs. Don Fuiji 8:39
3 Way Dance: Naoki Tanizaki vs. Stalker Ichikawa & Michael Iwasa 0:06
Michael Iwasa vs. Stalker Ichikawa 6:22
Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa & YOSSINO vs. Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Magnum TOKYO 14:33
Ryo Saito vs. Daniel Mishima 10:09
Interim Open the Triangle Gate Decision Match: CIMA & Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi vs. Kenichiro Arai & Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka 1:25 + 22:35
3/5/05 Sapporo: Susumu Yokosuka vs. BxB Hulk
3/6/05 Sapporo Open the Triangle Gate: Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi
3/8/05 Tokyo: Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito vs. Magnum TOKYO & BxB Hulk
3/2/05 Kobe: Kenichiro Arai vs. Don Fujii
3/8/05
Susumu Yokosuka & Kenichiro Arai vs. Don Fujii & Shingo Takagi
Masaaki Mochizuki & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi
YOSSINO & K-ness & Naoki Tanizaki vs. Genki Horiguchi & Daniel Mishima & Super Shisa
Open the Brave Gate 1st Champion Tournament Quarterfinals:
YOSSINO vs. K-ness.
PSYCHO vs. Naoki Tanizaki
Naruki Doi vs. Super Shisa
Daniel Mishima vs. Genki Horiguchi
Kenichiro Arai & Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito & Syachihoko Machine 18:21
Open the Brave Gate 1st Champion Tournament Semifinals:
YOSSINO vs. PSYCHO
Naruki Doi vs. Daniel Mishima
Akitoshi Saito vs. Stalker Ichikawa
CIMA & Don Fujii & Shingo Takagi vs. BXB Hulk & Magnum TOKYO & Anthony W. Mori 16:30
Open the Brave Gate 1st Champion Tournament Final: YOSSINO vs. Naruki Doi 21:01. Sold match worked in a deliberate and methodical style. It wasn't particularly spectacular, but they did a good job of spacing their moves out. They worked their spots in well, and even fairly credibly, considering. YOSSINO was doing really well at reverting back to the knee, though eventually he gave up on it. ***1/2
Open the Brave Gate 2005 3/27/05 Tokyo Differ Ariake
Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Susumu Yokosuka
Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Stalker Ichikawa & Syachihiko Machine
Kenichiro Arai & Michael Iwasa vs. CIMA & Don Fujii
Glorious Gate 2005 4/3/05 Kobe Sambo Hall: Don Fujii vs. Akira Tozawa
3/27/05
Magnum TOKYO & Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa & BxB Hulk vs. Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Gnki Horiguchi & Naoki Tanizaki
Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi vs. YOSSINO & K-ness
4/3/05 Open the Brave Gate: Naruki Doi vs. Super Shisa
Shingo Takagi & Masato Yoshino vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Tozawa 11:42
CIMA & Naruki Doi vs. Takamichi Iwasa & Raimu Mishima 14:12
Magnum TOKYO & Naoki Tanizaki & Danshoku Dino vs. BxB Hulk & Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa 10:38
Open the Dream Gate Next Contender Decision Match: Don Fujii vs. Kenicihro Arai 19:39
Open the Triangle Gate: Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness. & Katsuhiko Nakajima 26:10
Shingo Takagi & Masato Yoshino vs. Masaaki Mochizuki & Tozawa 11:42
CIMA & Naruki Doi vs. Takamichi Iwasa & Raimu Mishima 14:12
Magnum TOKYO & Naoki Tanizaki & mystery partner (Danshoku Dieno) vs. BxB Hulk & Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa 10:38
Open the Dream Gate Next Contender Decision Match: Don Fujii vs. Kenicihro Arai 19:39
Open the Triangle Gate: Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness. & Katsuhiko Nakajima 26:10. These guys have enough original moves and sequences to be interesting, but the match was too long. The work was above average to good, and the heat was pretty much non-existant until the final minutes. Dragon Kid is awesome when spotted, as he was here, spicing the match up with 45 second segments showcasing his athleticism. Horiguchi was overall the best in the match. He's quietly efficient, a smooth worker who controls his body well. His teamwork with Saito was the best in the match. Nakajima showed tons of potential as usual, but really seemed to lack the ring time with these guys to be in synch, so his segments tended to be a little off. In general, that could be said of the match, as while nobody really missed anything, the fakeness of wrestling was more apparent than usual. **3/4
Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi vs. Tozawa & Kenichiro Arai 13:17
CIMA & Shingo Takagi vs. Dragon Kid & Naoki Tanizaki 15:16
Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness., & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Anthony W. Mori & BxB Hulk, & Super Shisa 17:48
Genichiro Tenryu vs. Magnum TOKYO 8:02
Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi vs. Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi 14:13
Open the Dream Gate Title Match: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Don Fujii
Masaaki Mochizuki & K-ness. & Kenichiro Arai vs. Don Fujii & Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino
Florida Brothers vs. Stalker Ichikawa
Naoki Tanizaki vs. Shingo Takagi
Tozawa 10 Match Trial #8: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Tozawa
Magnum TOKYO & Anthony W. Mori & BxB Hulk vs. Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi
Open the Dream Gate #1 Contender Match: TAKA Michinoku vs. Susumu Yokosuka 21:10. TAKA guided Susumu through a deliberate well focused match, switching between TAKA's armwork and Susumu's kneework. TAKA's selling was really good, and the comebacks were a strength of the match. At one point, TAKA landed on his feet to counter a German suplex, but the landing impact stunned him enough to allow Susumu time to maintain control with a kneecap dropkick. TAKA had to go back to the arm to regain control, but despite Yokosuka's bad arm, TAKA charging into a lariat did enough damage to him that Susumu beat him to the offensive. Mochizuki came out after the match, and TAKA offered him a handshake but doublecrossed with a kick to set up the Michinoku driver II. ***1/2
CIMA & Don Fuji & Masato Yoshino & Magnitude Kishiwada & Naruki Doi & Shingo Takagi vs. Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Anthony W. Mori & BxB Hulk & Naoki Tanizaki 7:45
Note: matches are digested
7/8/05 Open the Triangle Gate Title Match: CIMA & Don Fujii & Naruki Doi vs. Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi 18:35
7/9/05 Open the Triangle Gate Title Match: CIMA & Don Fujii & Naruki Doi vs. Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi 21:57
7/10/05 Open the Triangle Gate Title Match: Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. CIMA & Don Fujii & Naruki Doi 22:46
7/12/05 Elimination Match, Open the Triangle Gate Title Match: Ryo Saito & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada & Masato Yoshino 21:59
7/15/05: Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa & BxB Hulk vs. CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada & Masato Yoshino 21:21
8/10/05 Open the Triangle Gate: CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada & Masato Yoshino vs. BxB Hulk & Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa 7:10
7/15/05: Magnum TOKYO & Dragon Kid vs. Don Fujii & Naruki Doi 13:24
8/10/05: Dragon Kid vs. Naruki Doi 10:39
9/11/05 Open The Brave Gate Title Match: Naruki Doi vs. Dragon Kid 22:41
6/22/05: Florida Brothers vs. Stalker Ichikawa
7/3/05: Michael Iwasa & Daniel Mishima vs. Jackson Florida & Johnson Florida
8/9/05: Takashi Okamura vs. Stalker Ichikawa
8/23/05: Genichiro Tenryu vs. Stalker Ichikawa
8/31/05: Dragon Scramble Battle Royal
7/10/05: Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka vs. Magnum TOKYO & BxB Hulk 17:46
7/12/05: Don Fujii vs. BxB Hulk 8:11
7/15/05: Shingo Takagi vs. Genki Horiguchi 8:39
8/10/05: Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Ryo Saito & Magnum TOKYO & Genki Horiguchi 19:55
9/17/05 Open The Dream Gate Title #1 Contendership Four Way Elimination Match: Shingo Takagi vs. BxB Hulk vs. Genki Horiguchi vs. Susumu Yokosuka 15:27
9/18/05 Sapporo Teisen Hall Open The Dream Gate Title Match: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Shingo Takagi 20:32
6/1/05: Masato Yoshino & Shingo Takagi vs. Kenichiro Arai & Tozawa 8:31
9/10/05: Don Fujii & Naruki Doi vs. Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi 12:26
10/5/05: Don Fujii vs. Tozawa & Yuki Ono 7:21
9/7/05: CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada & Shingo Takagi vs. TAKA Michinoku & Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka 24:12
10/5/05 TAKA Michinoku vs. CIMA 20:57
11/2/05
Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Shingo Takagi 12:42
Naruki Doi & Don Fujii & Masato Yoshino vs. Kenichiro Arai & K-ness. & Susumu Yokosuka 15:50
Losing Team Faces Each Other: Masaaki Mochizuki & TAKA Michinoku vs. CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada 17:39
CIMA vs. Magnitude Kishiwada 8:07
10/5/05: Masaaki Mochizuki & Kenichiro Arai vs. Magnitude Kishiwada & Naruki Doi 11:31
11/4/05 Open The Dream Gate Title: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Magnitude Kishiwada 25:52
11/6/05 Naniwa-Style Elimination: CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada & Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi vs. Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Naoki Tanizaki & Ryo Saito 37:26
12/4/05 Open The Dream Gate Title: Magnitude Kishiwada vs. Kenichiro Arai 21:45
9/11/05: Genichiro Tenryu vs. Magnum TOKYO 17:17
9/17/05: Genichiro Tenryu vs. Magnum TOKYO 12:17
10/16/05: Genichiro Tenryu vs. Magnum TOKYO 6:58
10/1/05: Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Genki Horiguchi & Magnum TOKYO & Ryo Saito 25:00
11/13/05: Kensuke Sasaki & Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Magnum TOKYO 11:16
10/9/05: Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Naoki Tanizaki & Ryo Saito vs. K-ness & Kenichiro Arai & Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka 23:16
10/30/05 Open The Brave Gate Title: Naruki Doi vs. Naoki Tanizaki 6:38
11/2/05: Magnum TOKYO & Anthony W. Mori vs. Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito 11:15
11/13/05 Open The Brave Gate Title: Naruki Doi vs. Dragon Kid 16:40
Tozawa 10 Match Trial Series #10: Kenichiro Arai vs. Tozawa 17:51
Kenichiro Arai & K-ness. & Susumu Yokosuka vs. BxB Hulk & Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa 9:55
Hijo del Iwasanto (Michael Iwasa) & Mishi Mascaras (Daniel Mishima) vs. Jackson Florida & Johnson Florida
Shingo Takagi & Masato Yoshino vs. Yuji Hino & SUPER-X 14:31
Magnitude Kishiwada vs. Naoki Tanizaki 9:03
Genichiro Tenryu & Magnum TOKYO vs. Kensuke Sasaki & Katsuhiko Nakajima 15:34
classic Toryumon 6-man tag 6/12/99
Open the Triangle Gate: CIMA & Naruki Doi & Don Fujii vs. Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito 25:53. Exceptionally choreographed, hyper paced, stiff spotfest with tons of impressive double and triple teams. The timing was impeccable, as not only were they working at top speed for the majority of the match, but they were doing and not missing a beat despite constantly interjecting new wrestlers out of nowhere into the sequence. The first part was merely fast paced, but once they opened up I had to hit the play button on the DVD player to make sure I didn't accidentally put it on double speed. They switched constantly, but there was still some serious cardio going on here. Most of these guys aren't great individual wrestlers, but they comprised awhole where everyone was able to not only exceed, but, in many cases, wrestle way over their head. ****1/4
Open the Dream Gate: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. TAKA Michinoku 25:25. Grounded TAKA is rather ordinary offensively, but his psychology, selling, and focus are very much upper eschelon for juniors. Mochizuki blasted away with kicks, punting a sitting TAKA in the back so hard I was waiting for a toe to pop through. He quickly began focusing his kick attack on TAKA's bad arm, causing TAKA to act like he had a broken wing most of the time he was taking, although the arm tended to magically heal when he went on offense. TAKA finally took over, dropping Mochizuki's knee over the turnbuckle when Masaaki missed a running kick on the apron to begin a knee attack. They went back and forth between the arm and the knee, slowly putting more big moves in between to ease into the finishing sequence. It wasn't spectacular, but very effective stuff with strong performances by both. ***3/4
Yuji Hino & SUPER-X vs. Don Fujii & Shingo Takagi 11:56
Florida Brothers (Michael Iwasa & Daniel Mishima) vs. Kenichiro Arai & Stalker Ichikawa 6:05
Open the Triangle Gate: CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada & Masato Yoshino vs. BxB Hulk & Anthony W. Mori & Super Shisa 7:10
Dragon Kid vs. Naruki Doi 10:39. Well executed match that advanced the Blood Generation vs. DO FIXER rivalry, but otherwise wasn't particularly substantial. Doi dominated with more than a little help from his friends, allowing Dragon to sell and fly. Dragon is always good when spotted well, but Doi should be more than the generic cheap rudo he was here, and Takagi Policing the situation wasn't helping the match any in my book. Doi was cutting Kid's comebacks off at the counter to escape, forcing him to again counter to actually get a move off. Doi unstrung Dragon's mask, so Dragon bit the ties for the rest of the match to help keep it from falling off. When Saito & Genki finally interjected themselves on his behalf, Dragon had a brief run, but Doi stopped it by ripping his mask off, scoring the pinfall because Dragon was too distracted trying to keep his identity from being revealed to kick out. The outcome was quickly overturned to Dragon winning via DQ. **1/2
Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Ryo Saito & Magnum TOKYO & Genki Horiguchi 19:55. Mochizuki, Nakajima, & Horiguchi were very good here. The match was especially good when Horiguchi was in, as he takes everything well and works fluid sequences. Nakajima was worlds better than in his last DG PPV main event on 4/8/05, showing much better timing, more confidence, and better chemisty. He was forcing a more realistic style, making the opposition work for and set up their attacks. Unfortunately, TOKYO kept sucking all the life out of the match, making it laughable with his stupid mannerisms and bad decisions on when and how to sell. Though his below average flexibility and movement weren't helping things, I would have cared little if he wasn't a total illusion killing cartoon, hysterically overselling every kick. Yokosuka & Saito were fine, nothing really standout one way or the other. **3/4
Magnum TOKYO & K-ness. & Kenichiro Arai & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Makoto Oishi & Shiori Asahi & Super Shisa & BxB Hulk 16:21. First 10 minutes were mediocre with only Nakajima & Hulk being that into it then they suddenly flipped the switch and the last 6 were excellent with one signature move after another. These Dragon Gate tags should be a lot better because they have the ability, but get diminished returns since they don't really understand rhythm and dramatic structuring. The match is way too bottom heavy, and even during the the wild finish it's really just fast, so there's minimal emotional investment. Tokyo had some annoying mannerisms, but had good timing as to when to interject himself to change things up. BxB showed some great athleticism, but also some corny overselling. ***
Jackson & Johnson vs. Genki Horiguchi & Naoki Tanizaki 7:23
Masato Yoshino vs. Anthony W. Mori 4:40
Ryo Saito & Anthony W. Mori & Dragon Kid vs. Masato Yoshino & Don Fujii & Naruki Doi 12:37
CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada & Shingo Takagi vs. TAKA Michinoku & Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka 24:12. Everyone had their working boots on from the start, though they had some fun early incorporating some comedy spots, with TAKA doing a particularly good job of playing to the crowd. Basically all the quality came from CIMA, TAKA, & Mochizuki. Yokosuka is clearly a stronger wrestler than Kishiwada or Takagi because he can take a lot better, but he just allows the match to move along at an acceptable level. Mochizuki, on the other hand, is someone who commands your attention attention with his intensity and energy. ***1/2
9/10/05 Osaka Prefectural Gym #2: Daniel Mishima & Kensuke Sasaki & Michael Iwasa vs. Magnum TOKYO & Naoki Tanizaki & Ryo Saito 12:12
9/11/05 Hakata Starlanes Ryuukon 10 Match Trial Series Match #1: Genichiro Tenryu vs. Magnum TOKYO 17:17
9/17/05 Sapporo Teisen Hall Ryuukon 10 Match Trial Series Match #2: Genichiro Tenryu vs. Magnum TOKYO 12:17
9/11/05 Open The Brave Gate Title Match: Naruki Doi vs. Dragon Kid 22:41
9/4/05 Koshigaya Katsura Studio: Genki Horiguchi vs. Susumu Yokosuka 12:46
9/10/05: K-ness & Masaaki Mochizuki & Susumu Yokosuka & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Blood Generation CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada & Masato Yoshino & Shingo Takagi 22:20
9/17/05 Open The Dream Gate Title #1 Contendership Four Way Elimination Match: Shingo Takagi vs. BxB Hulk vs. Genki Horiguchi vs. Susumu Yokosuka 15:27
9/18/05 Sapporo Teisen Hall Open The Dream Gate Title Match: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Shingo Takagi 20:32. Watch Review. These two already have good chemistry and a nice dynamic. Shingo still isn't great here, but he's solid and aggressive, becoming a credible challenger through controlling with his consistent knee attack. Mochizuki carries this, delivering the faster and more exciting action, winning the running battles and striking battles. ***1/2
Don Fujii vs. Tozawa & Yuki Ono 7:21
Mixed Gender Tag Match: Michael Isawas & Daniel Mishima vs. Apple Miyuki & Makoto Oishi 6:08
Masaaki Mochizuki & Kenichiro Arai vs. Magnitude Kishiwada & Naruki Doi 11:31
Anthony W. Mori & BxB Hulk vs. Shingo Takagi & Masato Yoshino 15:05
Susumu Yokosuka & K-ness. & Magnum TOKYO & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi & Dragon Kid & Naoki Tanizaki 19:23. No one was outstanding, but the quality was pretty consistent throughout, which, I guess, is to say it was tied more to the pace than what wrestlers were in. The motivation was good, but even though they were moving at a medium pace from start until the finishing sequence kicked in, since there is no story or theme and the fans know not to take the match seriously until the pace quadruples, there is little reaction until the wrestlers start going wild. ***1/4
TAKA Michinoku vs. CIMA 20:57. Solid, well built match that was far from what they are capable of. The early portion was somewhat lacking in conviction and intensity, but they picked it up in degrees. The execution was a little off at times since TAKA isn't the athlete he used to be. He certainly wasn't at his finest in the ring - CIMA, who was excellent, was very obviously the stronger wrestler in this one - but TAKA provided some structure and was entertaining as usual. The match was beginning to approach the level it should have been at for quite a while, but then it just kind of ended unconvincingly. ***1/4
Genki Horiguchi & Tozawa vs. bonito & BxB Hulk 8:16
Handicap Match: Florida Brothers (Michael Iwasa & Daniel Mishima) vs. Naoki Tanizaki 5:54
Magnum TOKYO & Anthony W. Mori vs. Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito 11:15
Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Shingo Takagi 12:42. Good little match. Simple put effective stuff, relying on stiffness and intensity. Takagi set the ton, and Nakajima played off him well. The match began with several exchanges, but no matter what Nakajima hit Takagi with, Shingo kept asking for more. Takagi soon took over and began to overwhelm Nakajima with his power and weight of shot, so Nakajima had to rely more on his quickness. **3/4
Naruki Doi & Don Fujii & Masato Yoshino vs. Kenichiro Arai & K-ness. & Susumu Yokosuka 15:50
Losing Team Faces Each Other: Masaaki Mochizuki & TAKA Michinoku vs. CIMA & Magnitude Kishiwada 17:39. TAKA & CIMA worked harder in the early portion and had more on their strikes than in their 10/5/05 match. TAKA was on his game here, and had better chemistry with CIMA. Kishiwada was a drag on the quality. He wasn't bad by any means, but he's nowhere near the level of the others yet he dictates the match because as soon as he's in it's all about him running through them. I liked the match, but it started to blend together and I was annoyed by the screwjob out of nowhere. ***
CIMA vs. Magnitude Kishiwada 8:07. They were already warmed up and worn down, so this was essentially the finishing sequence to the previous match. Kishiwada did all his big spots, and CIMA countered his way into some brief runs. It was well executed, and they treated it as an important match. **3/4
Magnitude Kishiwada & Don Fujii & Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi vs. Magnum TOKYO & King Shisa & Super Shisa & Katsuhiko Nakajima
Florida Brothers vs. Vangelis
Jack Evans & Roderick Strong vs. Genki Horiguchi & Naoki Tanizaki
KING OF GATE Tournament Quarterfinals:
CIMA vs. Kenichiro Arai
Shingo Takagi vs. BxB Hulk
Susumu Yokosuka vs. Dragon Kid
Ryo Saito vs. Masaaki Mochizuki
BxB Hulk & Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Tozawa & Katsuo
KING OF GATE Tournament Semifinals:
Ryo Saito vs. Shingo Takagi
CIMA vs. Susumu Yokosuka
3 Way Japan vs. US vs. Mexico Elimination Match: Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi vs. Jack Evans & Roderick Strong vs. King Shisa & Vangelis
Survival Gate 16 Person Battle Royal: Don Fujii & Masaaki Mochizuki & Michael Iwasa & Daniel Michima & Magnum TOKYO & Naoki Tanizaki & Stalker Ichikawa & Syachihoko Machine & Magntidue Kishiwada & President Okamura & Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi & Jackson & Johnson & Super Shisa & Karaoke Machine
KING OF GATE Tournament Final: Ryo Saito vs. Susumu Yokosuka
CIMA documentary from 2005
Magnum TOKYO documentary from 2005