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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Sports Argument Stadium > The Hammer House: Stinger Splash Zone > Kobe World 2023: NJPW/NOAH Invade DG, D'Courage Explodes, Someone Unmasks
 
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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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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
🛎:japan: 3PM JST | :britain: 7AM BST/6AM GMT | :911: 2AM EST/(July 1st) 11PM PST

Watch 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) :siren:

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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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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They tweeted that the pre-show starts at 10:20pm PST/1:20am EST. It's soon! :woop:

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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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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READY

GO

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Yoshida on English comms!

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Great flip by Jason

Shenlong/Maria is back at ringside

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Good match but a bit short. Good for ISHIN though.

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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SHINGO

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Shingo continuing the butthole sell :lmao:

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Ben-K goes tanning at 11pm :laffo:

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Everyone in the Twin Gate match is going hard.

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Is this for a year of Cleanpa wipes?

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Jae throwing massive shade at Kaito Ishida hahaha

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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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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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

Douche Baggins

Lily Catts posted:

is it just me or has Minoura gotten even better

Also welcome back Doi

Maybe he gets better with shorter hair. :v:

Great looking Fire Thunder Driver.

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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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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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Seems like the crowd was saving their energy for the cage

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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Incredible stuff. Now give me handsome Gold Class Diamante. :colbert:

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Bonk
Aug 4, 2002

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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.

Bonk fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Jul 3, 2023

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Aug 4, 2002

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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
Based on that ending, I wouldn't be surprised to see Ultimo/Kid/Diamante form a unit.

Maybe add Estrella and a debuting Nishikawa since they've all trained heavily in Mexico.

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Aug 4, 2002

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Tweet from Luis Meza FKA Diamante, roughly translated:

quote:

First of all, I would like to thank all of you for your support.

It's a difficult day. I feel like I lost my life. I have sacrificed everything for this mask. The mask has always been my rock. Whenever I had a hard time, the mask helped me overcome it. It gave me courage. It was this mask that opened the door to Japan for me. As long as I had the mask, I could believe that I could do anything.

When I was 7 or 8 years old, my father lost a match against another luchador, and called me into the ring and said, "Son, take off my mask." I was frustrated, angry, and sad.

I felt the same way as I did then.

I didn't want to take off my mask. I didn't even know how to take it off. I don't know how to explain it. It was a painful moment for me. But I am a man, and a man must do what he says. I put everything on the line. I ended a life.

To all of you who expected me to win, to all of you who believed in me, I am sorry I could not protect my mask. And thank you so much for your unconditional support. I don't even know how to respond to your voices...

And to Ultimo Dragon. Thank you so much for being there at the most important moment. I respect you and admire you. You are my mentor and a true father figure.

I don't know what happens next.
:smith:

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