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 It's that time of year again for Dragongate Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival, and this year has a particularly stacked card. It's included with a DGN subscription, which comes out to just under $11.50 USD and includes all July shows (plus the July 8th Buyuden Zero show), everything in the DG archives, and a bunch of old Toryumon in HD. Just beware that cancellation happens immediately, so if you don't want to renew, be aware that it auto-renews on the 1st of the month in JST (not your time zone). July 2nd @ Kobe World Memorial Hall 🛎  3PM JST |  7AM BST/6AM GMT |  2AM EST/(July 1st) 11PM PSTWatch my full show preview for a full rundown of the card and storylines. A few changes since this was posted: •Kongo broke up in NOAH, so Kondo & Kenoh are now on opposite sides of the tag match. •Shingo Takagi will be in Hiromu's corner (and likely Ichikawa's Bosou X opponent). •The rookie tag on the pre-show has been announced as Mochizuki Junior & Ryoya Tanaka. •The jobber trios on the pre-show might be a dark match. ① Dragon Dia, La Estrella, Eita vs. Kagetora, U-T, Taro Nohashi (Michinoku Pro) (free on Youtube) ② Open the Brave Gate: Jason Lee© vs. ISHIN ③ Masaaki Mochizuki & Kenoh (NOAH) vs. Don Fujii & Shuji Kondo ④ Bosou 10 Match Series: Konomama Ichikawa vs. X (maybe Shingo?) ⑤ Open the Twin Gate: [M3K] Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda© vs. [Gold Class] Ben-K & BxB Hulk ⑥ YAMATO vs Hiromu Takahashi (NJPW)  ⑦ Open the Triangle Gate: [Natural Vibes] Kzy, BigBoss Shimizu, Jacky 'Funky' Kamei© vs. [Gold Class] Kota Minoura, Minorita, Naruki Doi ⑧ Open the Dream Gate: Madoka Kikuta© vs Yuki Yoshioka (both D'courage) ⑨ Mascara contra Mascara 5-way Survival Cage Match: Ultimo Dragon vs. Dragon Kid vs. Strong Machine J vs. Shun Skywalker vs. Diamante •Escape only, no pins/submissions •Masks placed at the top of the cage, each must capture their own mask to escape •Last one in the cage must unmask
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Gonna take a nap hopefully I’ll be awake enough for this show.
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Jul 2, 2023 04:30
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They tweeted that the pre-show starts at 10:20pm PST/1:20am EST. It's soon!  edit: Huh. Guess we're not getting the pre-show on the stream after all. Would've liked to at least see the HYO/KAI vs rookies match. Bonk fucked around with this message at 06:52 on Jul 2, 2023 |
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Jul 2, 2023 05:24
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Jul 2, 2023 05:42
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Jul 2, 2023 07:02
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Pumped for this show. Hoping Skywalker doesn't lose his mask.
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Jul 2, 2023 07:14
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Is anyone else's stream a little jank?
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Jul 2, 2023 07:17
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I am awake, hopefully I can make it to the end of the night.
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Jul 2, 2023 07:18
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Yoshida on English comms!
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Jul 2, 2023 07:20
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Cyber Kong loud on the desk. Jason looking super sharp.
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Jul 2, 2023 07:21
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Great flip by Jason Shenlong/Maria is back at ringside
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Jul 2, 2023 07:25
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Good match but a bit short. Good for ISHIN though.
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Jul 2, 2023 07:34
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SHINGO
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Jul 2, 2023 07:47
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Punch Shingo is an incredibly cursed look.
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Jul 2, 2023 07:48
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Shingo continuing the butthole sell 
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Jul 2, 2023 07:57
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Time for the Dragongate workhorse of 2023 Yasushi Kanda
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Jul 2, 2023 08:02
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Ben-K goes tanning at 11pm 
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Jul 2, 2023 08:04
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drat Kanda launched himself on that dive
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Jul 2, 2023 08:16
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Everyone in the Twin Gate match is going hard.
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Jul 2, 2023 08:16
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Big match music for the return of Heel YAMATO.
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Jul 2, 2023 08:21
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YAMATO working like a smug prick just feels right
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Jul 2, 2023 08:30
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Is this for a year of Cleanpa wipes?
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Jul 2, 2023 08:34
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Jae throwing massive shade at Kaito Ishida hahaha
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Jul 2, 2023 08:49
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I kinda want Gold Class to win this so Doi HAS to rejoin them. It'd be a really fun dynamic. edit: yay Bonk fucked around with this message at 09:19 on Jul 2, 2023 |
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Jul 2, 2023 09:01
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is it just me or has Minoura gotten even better Also welcome back Doi
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Jul 2, 2023 09:09
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Lily Catts posted:is it just me or has Minoura gotten even better Maybe he gets better with shorter hair.  Great looking Fire Thunder Driver.
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Jul 2, 2023 09:20
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End of the Dream Gate match had some great sequences, though it felt like they didn't hit a higher gear.
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Jul 2, 2023 09:49
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Bonk posted:End of the Dream Gate match had some great sequences, though it felt like they didn't hit a higher gear. Feels like they put a ceiling to it and didn't go too hard to not upstage the main event
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Jul 2, 2023 10:17
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A lot of this night feels subdued to account for the cage match so it should better deliver.
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Jul 2, 2023 10:18
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Seems like the crowd was saving their energy for the cage
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Jul 2, 2023 10:24
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I don't like these final 2!
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Jul 2, 2023 10:51
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Jul 2, 2023 10:53
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Jul 2, 2023 10:54
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Incredible stuff. Now give me handsome Gold Class Diamante. 
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Jul 2, 2023 11:03
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Handsome Diamante! God drat
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Jul 2, 2023 11:11
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Dude looking like a mexican yamato
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Jul 2, 2023 11:12
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Overall good-to-great show. The undercard was a little underwhelming because of how fast they breezed through it, but I liked the title matches and Hiromu/YAMATO, and the cage match was excellent. Not their best Kobe World, but still really good.
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Jul 2, 2023 11:56
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Cage match, Dream, and Triangle felt good but everything else really could have used another 5 minutes to really get to the great level imo.
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Jul 2, 2023 16:59
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Bonk posted:Incredible stuff. Now give me handsome Gold Class Diamante. Do you think he's going there? I wonder if Ultimo's forming his own unit instead and get a little family rolling I liked the main but it kinda gave a lot away by making Ultimo escape first, then DK second. Love the spot where DK tried to escape while everyone else was on the mat, that sure untangled Ultimo out of the mess lol
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Lily Catts posted:Do you think he's going there? I wonder if Ultimo's forming his own unit instead and get a little family rolling Maybe add Estrella and a debuting Nishikawa since they've all trained heavily in Mexico.
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