Open The Introduction To Dragongate by Scar The Skelly [UNAFFILIATED PART 3]
I can see the finish line, let's goooo!
Presentation Notes:
Ryu Fuda
Fuda and Mocchy had a wonderful match on the 6th of March this year in Korakuen, would recommend.
Daiki Yanagiuchi
The package Daiki gave Yoshioka was a challenge for the Dream Gate from Ben-K, including a note that proclaimed his intention and a golden rose.
Konomama Ichikawa
He’s actually from Kakamigahara City, Gifu. Yes, he’s from the same prefecture as Shun.
He’ll lose to moves you never should lose to in times you’d only see in squashes. Sometimes he even taps out during a move that isn’t a submission (like when he’s being held in a powerbomb position).
Kancho - a prank performed by clasping the hands together in the shape of a gun and attempting to poke the victim’s butthole.
Some of the people who have answered Ichikawa’s open challenge include Jun Akiyama, Yuji Nagata, The Great Sasuke, Necro Butcher, Akebono (rip king), Kensuke Sasaki, Abdullah The Butcher, Atsushi Onita, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Keiji Muto, Shingo Takagi (returning from New Japan in a special only once a year appearance).
Ichikawa has only wrestled once this year so far, taking it easy and letting his body recover from getting beaten up mercilessly for about 25 years?
La Estrella
Should mention, the dates here on this slide are set up in DD/MM/YYYY order, as that is what I am familiar with.
Estrella was a talented amateur wrestler before getting into Dragongate, which is why he’s a bit older than you would expect something who debuted in 2020 to be. Does he use his amateur wrestling skills in the ring? If you make him, but for the most part, he’s flipping all over the place like you forgot to turn gravity on.
Estrella splits his time between DG and North America, wrestling in the U.S and Mexico.
Shuji Kondo
Kondo only has one championship reign in Dragongate (with it being a very recent Twin Gate reign with Kenoh as members of Kongo) as he was fired in December 2004 alongside the rest of Aagan Iisou for alleged behavioural issues. He only returned to Dragongate in 2019.
Kenichiro Arai
Just last year Araken had a match with GENTARO that got a bit of buzz in the English-speaking puro scene on Twitter. I haven’t seen it myself, but I heard a lot of good about it.
Araken is also a proud supporter of the Hanshin Tigers and was thrilled when they broke the Colonel Sanders statue river curse (look it up if you don’t know what I’m talking about, you won’t regret it).
Ryo Saito
SaiRyo has been in both Real Hazard and JIMMYZ (the same as Horiguchi). I don’t think I need to really explain how impressive it to be able to be in both one of the heel units and the face units, and it not feel weird at all. Genki and SaiRyo are amazing.