Ishin? I don't think that'll help Kato crotch poor Kage any harder...if you asked for a hug he'd probably give you one, you don't have to try to act like you're helping.
Open The Introduction To Dragongate by Scar The Skelly [Z-BRATS]
Next up, Z-Brats! I've had to put the notes under a read more because I have too much to say about Shun. Whoops.
Presentation Notes
Shun Skywalker
Has said that if he ever lost his mask, not just Shun Skywalker but Shun Watanabe would cease to exist (that he would stop wrestling all together – but let me stress this, Shun Skywalker is not a man you should trust at all, he lies a lot).
When I say ‘odd’ I mean he used to wear a very bright green bodysuit and mask (known to fans as the frog suit) and would startle his opponents by doing this weird arms out pose and yelling “SKYWALK!” He also used to walk and stand in a weird way, which you might think was just how he is, and that it’s rude of me to mention this, but it was an intentional decision as it has returned alongside the bodysuit in his latest run as top nutcase of the promotion.
He may have seemed like he was a normal dude during his time as the leader of Masquerade until the Mascara Contra Mascara match of 2021, but it’s hard to ignore how Masquerade’s wore Venetian masks (to disguise their true selves) and performed an unnaturally perfect group entrance. This all being Shun’s creative decisions.
If you want to know more about Shun, please check out this video by gutsdozer, it was the video that got me into Dragongate.
A beginners guide to Shun Skywalker
An analysis of Shun Skywalker vs Jason Lee from 2022
Shun Skywalker interview
By him acting like a cult leader I mean he’s manipulative, possessive, toxic, hypocritical, eccentric and loud.
Shun Skywalker is not the straightest man on the roster, and I swear I’m not mentioning this because of my own preferences when it comes to what I like in my wrestling. This is a legitimately significant element to his character that you need to know about. The most obvious example of this is his relationship with Jason, which can be read as an abusive romantic relationship. This is merely a reading and not explicitly canon, but it certainly feels canon given the amount of support this reading has been given. This includes: Kzy on commentary comparing Shun’s behaviour to an ex-boyfriend showing up at their ex-girlfriend’s place of work just to “check up on them”, Strong Machine J straight up saying on commentary “ladies, don’t date a man like Shun Skywalker”, Jae on English commentary consistently making similar comparisons and even an article on Yahoo! News reading “Jason Lee breaks free from his deranged ex-boyfriend to join Natural Vibes”. Shun himself regularly uses romantic language and songs when talking or posting about Jason. Back before Jason returned to him, he would talk about how even though Jason had “broke his heart” he only loves him more and knows Jason will come back to him eventually, which he did. Jason is not the only man he’s made these sorts of advances towards, his most notable other target being Jacky Kamei. At a contract signing once, Shun said that he wanted to run away with Jason and Kamei and get married to them. He has a ‘type’ of man he likes to go after: cute face, deep thinker when it comes to their wrestling, pleasant but also capable of being malicious. This could be seen with his targeting of Yuki Ueno at All Together.
For the longest time he was billed at much smaller than he weighs, assumedly because every time they tried to weigh him, he just teleported away. So, he was 90 kg up until Dead or Alive 2024 where he was billed at 100 kg.
Has been compared to a variety of different animals throughout his career, from a falcon to a jellyfish to a goat and even a mosquito.
Yes, he pads his ass big time. I assume it’s because he lands on his butt for a lot of his moves. When you take off all the padding, he still has an impressive ass though…not that I would know or anything hahahaha-
KAI
Yes, Seiya Sanada as in the Sanada currently in Just 5 Guys in New Japan.
Fun fact: He trained at Animal Hamaguchi’s gym and was close with Shingo Takagi.
The same Kai who caused the Dangerous Tekkers kiss, thank him later.
Jason Lee
Everyone in Natural Vibes really seemed to love Jason, all having a soft spot for him. He formed the dynamic trio J.J.J with Jacky Kamei and Strong Machine J.
As previously mentioned, he was a part of Kung Fu Masters, but has since said he never wanted to be in the "dumb comedy unit" and hated every moment of it.
Jason Lee Match Recommendations
Why you should be a Jason Lee fan
Jason Lee interview
Once again, I recommend watching gutsdozer’s video if you want to know more about the ‘Jason Lee Saga’ of 2022.
Used to occasional make appearances on English commentary alongside Jae when Ho Ho Lun was wrestling. Unfortunately, with his turn, it seems we won’t hear from him again. I personally hope he does just barge in when Ho Ho is gone and spend the time on commentary just shitting on everyone.
Borrows a lot of his heel traits from Shun.
ISHIN
He once had washboard abs but accepted the sumo genes and bulked up. He has said that he will never have the abs again and if anyone misses them, just to look at the pictures and video that exists of it and remember it that way.
Deceptively short, I thought he was much taller than he is (168cm or 5’6”).
ISHIN interview
Yoshiki Kato
The tap out didn’t count as a win because that’s not how exhibition matches work (you can’t win or lose; it’s just a time limit 'show off your talents' match).
Kaito Nagano has since retired from pro-wrestling due to a culmination of injuries.
The proud owner of an emo fringe and a nice ass (not like I’ve been looking or anything).
I refer to Kato and ISHIN as Z-Brats’ delinquents, just feels right.
Gianni Valletta
Additionally, he participated in The Real World Tag League 2019 with another DG roster member in Takashi Yoshida.
How do I know he’s on topic? Luis Mante and Dream Gate Champion sound the same in Maltese that they do in English.
