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 It's arguably the biggest weekend in Dragon Gate history, as the company for the first time brings us a double header from Kobe World Hall. First is the annual Kobe World Pro-Wrestling Festival, Dragon Gate's anniversary show and annual biggest event of the year. The show is stacked top to bottom, with every belt on the line, and main-evented by the young phenom Shun Skywalker defending the Open the Dream Gate championship against the incredibly popular Kzy, whose time it most definitely finally is. Kobe World Card posted:July 31st, 2021 On the following night, we have a more somber affair, as Dragon System legend Masato Yoshino wrestles his final match, as he retires due to lingering neck injuries. A full accounting of Yoshino's career is beyond my capabilities, and I suggest you read Case Lowe's thorough career retrospective over at Voices of Wrestling, but suffice to say, if any person in this company deserves a Kobe World equivalent retirement show, it's Masato Yoshino. For his final match he teams up with his legendary tag partner Naruki Doi to take on the company's top heel Eita teaming with BxB Hulk. As before, every title is on the line, with challengers waiting in the wings for the results of the previous night. I assume the undercard will be made up of losers from Kobe World, so that part of the card hasn't been filled out yet. Speed Star Final Card posted:August 1st, 2021 You can watch both shows live on the Dragon Gate Network with both Japanese and English commentary. https://dragongate.live Come and post with all your Something Awful buddies as we struggle to stay awake during the intermissions! Dimebags Brain fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Jul 30, 2021 |
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The end of night 2 is going to reduce me to a weepy baby. 
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Jul 31, 2021 00:21
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YAMATO's going to do to Kzy what Tanahashi did to Okada at that one Wrestle Kingdom where he made him cry and then called him a dumb loser bitch.
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Jul 31, 2021 00:31
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Kota Minoura vs Eita could be stealth MOTN. I can tell Minoura's going to be a big deal within a couple years.
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Jul 31, 2021 00:50
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Minoura vs SB Kento is going to main event Kobe World 2023.
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Jul 31, 2021 03:41
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I am mentally prepared for it not being Kzy Time and YAMATO going over. Looks to be two killer shows with a real tearjerker ending tomorrow.
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Jul 31, 2021 07:58
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Shun's going over both guys and will drop it to a returning Akira Tozawa at Gate of Destiny. I took a nap so hopefully I can make it without falling asleep during the intermission.
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Jul 31, 2021 08:05
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If you haven't seen it, on social media they have pictures of the units all business suited up for the press conferences ut KAI is just vibing in his ring gear and it's great content.
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Jul 31, 2021 08:11
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Dimebags Brain posted:I took a nap so hopefully I can make it without falling asleep during the intermission. You can't miss the VICTORYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY song.
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Jul 31, 2021 08:26
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Jul 31, 2021 08:28
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Missed the undercard so I'll catch it later, but Eita/Minoura is real good.
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Jul 31, 2021 08:47
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Goddamn Minoura just ate that chair shot. Real YAMATO vibes from that no sell there.
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Jul 31, 2021 08:47
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Also Eita’s Imperial Uno is the best super kick in wrestling.
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Jul 31, 2021 08:49
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He reminds me a bit of YAMATO overall. What did he win? A giant gift certificate? edit: White Inferno mask looks awesome sticklefifer fucked around with this message at 08:57 on Jul 31, 2021 |
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Jul 31, 2021 08:51
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I think it was a supply of soap or something, as the guy who runs Japan’s biggest soap company is a huge wrestling fan who sponsees a bunch of stuff and apparently all the wrestling content on Amazon Prime Japan is funded and booked entirely to cater to his wild money mark inclinations. drat Masquerade looking like the coolest animes out here
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Jul 31, 2021 08:57
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it's a toilet cleaner thing that you can flush as it's dissolvable, iirc This is my first Kobe World show and I'm very pleasantly surprised at the brisk pace of the matches so far!
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Jul 31, 2021 08:59
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Dia's got some Tana-rear end entrance gear
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Jul 31, 2021 09:01
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Diamanté and Estrella doing some real good lucha things here
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Jul 31, 2021 09:03
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Oh poo poo the Spirit Squad finisher!
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Jul 31, 2021 09:07
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Every time I see Inferno I think his gear just looks not at all fun to wrestle in.
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Jul 31, 2021 09:09
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Dimebags Brain posted:Diamanté and Estrella doing some real good lucha things here
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Jul 31, 2021 09:10
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KENTo is so good
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Jul 31, 2021 09:13
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Really liked that match. Dia and Kento were real good throughout.
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Jul 31, 2021 09:17
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DG really showing the world how to do trios matches... Everyone impressed the hell out of me here.
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Jul 31, 2021 09:18
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Yeah, that was solid as hell. DG does multi-man matches like nobody else. Oh poo poo it's time for the very tan man and the very bald man
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Jul 31, 2021 09:19
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Okuda is one of the few people in wrestling who comes off as like, legit cool and not just wrestling cool.
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Jul 31, 2021 09:23
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Dimebags Brain posted:Okuda is one of the few people in wrestling who comes off as like, legit cool and not just wrestling cool. He's got MMA experience, right? Legit badass too.
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sticklefifer posted:He's got MMA experience, right? Legit badass too. Think so. He’s also like Ultimo’s nephew or something and he seems to be friends with a poo poo ton of people in the Japanese sports and entertainment world.
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Jul 31, 2021 09:31
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Oh wow, genuinely wasn't expecting HAGE there.
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Jul 31, 2021 09:35
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Natural Vibes clean sweep coming up! Was legit not expecting Genki to pull that out.
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Jul 31, 2021 09:36
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I don't know HAGE very much, he looks to be a natural underdog... and he does the booking I heard? I'm guessing he might drop it to Kagetora (who I know less of even), as they don't do an intra-unit match, idk
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Jul 31, 2021 09:38
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When's this intermission match from, Kobe 2019? edit: lol just saw the LED board sticklefifer fucked around with this message at 09:47 on Jul 31, 2021 |
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Jul 31, 2021 09:45
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Genki's been around since the early Toryumon days and is one the perennially over veteran midcarders. Originally had a surfer gimmick which he dropped once he started going bald at an early age and turned H A G E into his gimmick. He's almost always associated with Susumu and Saito. Got the backslide over as a legit finisher in his legendary El Numero Uno 2003 run where he beat main eventers Magnum Tokyo and Mochizuki with it in the same night before losing an excellent match against CIMA in the finals. He was head of the booking committee around 2013/2014ish but I don't know if he still is. Think Doi and Yoshino have more of a lead role in that now. This is their Kobe World 2019 match.
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Jul 31, 2021 09:45
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Adding to that, Genki's best days were arguably with Jimmyz, which is interesting because he's against his old Jimmyz stablemate & Triangle Gate co-champion Kagetora tomorrow.
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Jul 31, 2021 09:51
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Jul 31, 2021 10:01
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Not even YAMATO's Ace energy can big dick us out of *AUDIO MUTED FOR COPYRIGHT REASONS*
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Jul 31, 2021 10:05
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still can't get over loving Aagan Iisou getting a title shot in 2021
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Jul 31, 2021 10:10
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SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED STAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR I'm so happy about seeing YAMADoi even if it's a bunch of other dudes around them. 
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Jul 31, 2021 10:10
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Yoshino and his Stupid Team of Old Jerks
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Jul 31, 2021 10:24
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Brother channeling his inner Jack Evens
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