07 May 2008 - (Lineups) - 5/11 Card

5/11/2008 Kanazawa, Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall #3
1. Naoki Tanisaki, Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Susumu Yokosuka, PAC
2. Don Fujii vs. Jackson Florida
3. Open the Gamma Gate: Gamma vs. Super Shenlong
4. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino vs. Dragon Kid, Anthony W. Mori
5. Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong vs. YAMATO, Yasushi Kanda, Genki Horiguchi

06 May 2008 - (Results) - Fan Thanksgiving

5/6/2008 Dragon Gate Arena~Fan Thanks Special Match
1. Anthony W. Mori, PAC{W} (11:23 Shooting Star Press) Super Shisa, Super Shenlong{L}
2. Taku Iwasa (8:27 Cantad Especial) Kouji Shishido
3. Cyber Kong (7:37 Muffler Hold) Katsuo
4. Shingo Takagi, Shisa BOY{W} (15:25 Moonsault Press) Keni'chiro Arai, Tozawa{L}

06 May 2008 - (Lineups) - 5/14 Korakuen Hall Card

5/14/2008 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
1. Taku Iwasa, Keni'chiro Arai, Akira Tozawa vs. Dragon Kid, Anthony W. Mori, PAC
2. Rehab Match~Open the Owarai Gate Next Challenger Decision Match: CIMA vs. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
3. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii
4. Naoki Tanisaki vs. Yasushi Kanda
5. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka vs. Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson
6. Open the Triangle Gate: Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong vs. YAMATO, Genki Horiguchi, Gamma

05 May 2008 - (Results) - DEAD or ALIVE Results

5/5/2008 Aichi, Aichi Prefectural Gym~8000 Attendence
1. Anthony W. Mori, PAC{W}, Syachihoko Machine (4:13 360 Shooting Star Press) Akira Tozawa, Super Shenlong{L}, Cyber Kong
2. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa Bosou 10 Match Series: Shinobu Kandori (0:18 Wakigatame) Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
2b. Shinobu Kandori (0:33 Jujigatame) Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
3. Hardcore Match: Shingo Takagi (6:07 MADE IN JAPAN on Chair) Naoki Tanisaki
4. Genki Horiguchi, Gamma{W}, NOSAWA Rongai (10:33 Gamma Special) Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, El Blazer{L}
5. KENTA (21:56 go2sleep) Naruki Doi
6. Open the Twin Gate Unified Tag Titles: Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka{W} (26:47 Jumbo no Kachi!gatame) Taku Iwasa{L}, Keni'chiro Arai
*AraIwa fail in V4, RyoSuka become the 3rd Champions
7. Mascara contra Cabellera Cage Survival 6 Way Match:
CIMA vs. Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO vs. Yasushi Kanda vs. Masato Yoshino vs. BxB Hulk
Order of Escape: 1. Hulk (19:01) 2. Kid (22:57) 3. YAMATO (24:54) 4. Yoshino (27:48) 5. CIMA (31:54)

The undercard went by very fast, with little of note. Doi and KENTA shook hands after their match.
The MO'z problems returned. Kanda hit Yoshino with the blue box, prompting Doi to find his way in to return the favor. Genki tried to block Yoshinos' escape, but Doi also came to the rescue.
The end was a bit chaotic. CIMA was thwarted in his escape attempt by Genki putting grease on the cage. Ryo passed CIMA gloves so he wouldn't slip. Typhoon and MO'z both attempted to run interference on escapes, until Yoshino hit Kanda, allowing CIMA to get the flag.
Kanda attempted to escape his hair cut, but was met by a Hulk blue box shot. Everyone took turns cutting his hair, with Yoshino going last. CIMA attempted to present the cut hair as a present to Yagi and Genki ....
Doi and Yoshino seem to have officially split off of Muscle. They hinted at starting a new unit. This is surely totally unrelated to the 2 Dr. Muscles that saved Naoki on the last Kourakuen.
CIMA and Kid reconciled their differences, putting full closure to the Typhoon strife. CIMA announced he would be taking some time off to fully recover his still injured neck.

This of course also means that on 5/14, we will see BxB Shingo and BxB Kong dance with Hulk.

04 May 2008 - (Results) - 5/4 Hyogo

5/4/2008 Hyogo, Asahikawa Industrial Exchange Building
1. Shingo Takagi{W}, BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong (Diving Knee Drop on Chair) Taku Iwasa, Keni'chiro Arai, Akira Tozawa{L}
2. Don Fujii (Chair Jibaku) Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
*This began as a 3 Way Match, but CIMA took over as referee during the match
3. Susumu Yokosuka, Naoki Tanisaki{W} (Implant) Super Shisa, Shisa BOY{L}
4. Yasushi Kanda{W}, Masato Yoshino (Diving Elbow Drop) Masaaki Mochizuki, K-ness{L}
5. Ryo Saito, Dragon Kid, Anthony W. Mori, PAC{W} (360 Shooting Star Press) Naruki Doi, YAMATO, Genki Horiguchi{L}, Gamma

03 May 2008 - (Misc) - CIMA & Mochi to MPro

CIMA and Mochi will be participating on the Michinoku Pro 15th anniversary show on 6/20 in Korakuen Hall. They will be a part of an 8 man tag main event.

6/20/2008 Tokyo, Korakuen Halll
-15 Year Anniversay Special 8 Man Tag - Saikyou Unit Taiketsu
SASUKE Gumi: CIMA, Masaaki Mochizuki, SASUKE, Sasuke the Great vs. Kaientai DX: Dick Togo, Men's Teioh, Shiryu, X

03 May 2008 - (Results) - 5/3 Yamaguchi

5/3/2008 Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki Sea Mall Hall
1. Yasushi Kanda, Genki Horiguchi, Gamma{W} (11:15 Gamma Special) Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, K-ness{L}
2. 3 Way Match: CIMA 8:59 (Give Up from Diving Knee Failure) Keni'chiro Arai; Jackson Florida{L}
3. Taku Iwasa (11:34 No Contest) YAMATO
4. Naruki Doi{W}, Masato Yoshino (16:45 Bakatare Sliding Kick) Naoki Tanisaki, Anthony W. Mori{L}
5. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka{W}, Dragon Kid, PAC (21:35 Genkai) Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong, Super Shisa{L}

02 May 2008 - (Results) - NEX Premium vol. 7

5/2/2008 Dragon Gate Arena~NEX Premium vol. 7
1. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino{W} (12:07 Riverina Especial) Anthony W. Mori{L}, PAC
2. Masaaki Mochizuki (6:06 Reverse Figure 4) Jackson Florida
3. Shisa BOY{W}, Super Shenlong (14:25 Moonsault Press) Hideaki Sumi, Iori Sugawara{L}
4. Riki Senshu (7:44 Dragon Sleeper) Riki Senshu
5. BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong{W} (13:36 Pineapple Bomber) Taku Iwasa, Tozawa{L}

The NEX vs. Riki Office feud will spill over into Buyuden 5, on 5/10. Also, BOY will have his crack at Riki Senshu on the next NEX show, on 5/19.

5/10/2008 Osaka, IMP Hall ~ Buyuden 5
1. Shinobu, Shisa BOY, Super Shenlong vs. Riki Senshu, Iori Sugawara, Hideaki Sumi
2. Cyber Kong vs. Shoichi Uchida
3. Gamma, Magnitude Kishiwada, Dick Togo vs. K-ness, Don Fujii, Tetsuhiro Kuroda
4. Akira Tozawa vs. Yutaka Yoshie
5. BxB Hulk, Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Naoki Tanisaki, Kota Ibushi
6. Shingo Takagi vs. Daisuke Sekimoto

01 May 2008 - (Results) - NEX Premium vol 6, May Outsiders

5/1/2008 Dragon Gate Arena, NEX PREMIUM vol. 6
1. YAMATO{W}, Genki Horiguchi (11:16 CBV) Tozawa{L}, Katsuo
2. Keni'chiro Arai as Stalker Ichikawa (15:03 Wakigatame) Stalker Ichikawa as Keni'chiro Arai
3. Yasushi Kanda{W}, Dr. Muscle (11:39 Ryu's) Naoki Tanisaki, Kouji Shishido{L}
4. Shingo Takagi (8:09 Diving Knee Drop) Super Shenlong
5. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka{W} (15:53 Genkai) Super Shisa, Shisa BOY{L}

Outsiders for May
PAC: All shows through 6/1
Naoki Tanisaki: All Shows
Gamma: All Shows
Magnitude Kishiwada: 5/10 Buyuden
El Blazer: 5/5 Aichi
KENA: 5/5 Aichi
NOSAWA Rongai: 5/5 Aichi
Nick & Matt Jackson (The Young Bucks): 5/14~6/14

01 May 2008 - (Misc) - Site

As you may have noticed, we have a new format here at dgusa.

There will be some changes to coverage going forward. El Dorado will no longer be covered as extensively as it was before. I will continue to give and archive show results. I will be stopping with day to day coverage on things such as lineups and such. I have also eliminated the section devoted to them for profiles and such. I am doing this because while I will continue to follow them and there are visitors interested in the goings on, I feel most who visit this site are here for Dragon Gate news. Scaling back on Dorado will allow me to keep DG in focus. I apologize to those who came here for the El Dorado coverage.

I have also changed the profile format. I feel it is better, but like with everything I have ever done in the history of the internet, it isn't a technical marvel or anything. I have also changed the way I deal with the older classes. Most noticeably I no longer have photos for non-DG wrestlers. Yes, I know I could have just kept the ones I had. Since I was never going to change them again, there really isn't anything to miss there. Regarding El Dorado, I ultimately chose to not use pictures for them because I don't have a constant source of recent photos that I have permission to use.

I hope the new format isn't too awful. I am still committed to bringing the best Dragon Gate coverage on the net. Thanks for your support as we move through our 7th year.

Jae - dgusa

01 May 2008 - (Lineups) - May Lineups

5/1/2008 Dragon Gate Arena, NEX PREMIUM vol. 6
1. YAMATO, Genki Horiguchi vs. Tozawa, Katsuo
2. Keni'chiro Arai vs. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
3. Kouji Shishido, Naoki Tanisaki vs. Yasushi Kanda, Dr. Muscle
4. Shingo Takagi vs. Super Shenlong
5. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka vs. Super Shisa, Shisa BOY

5/2/2008 Dragon Gate Arena~NEW PREMIUM vol. 7
1. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino vs. Anthony W. Mori, PAC
2. Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Jackson Florida
3. Shisa BOY, Super Shenlong vs. Iori Sugawara, Hideki Tsuno
4. Katsuo vs. Riki Senshu
5. Taku Iwasa, Tozawa vs. BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong

5/3/2008 Yamaguchi, Shimonoseki Sea Mall Hall
1. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, K-ness vs. Yasushi Kanda, Genki Horiguchi, Gamma
2. 3 Way Match: CIMA vs. Keni'chiro Arai vs. Jackson Florida
3. Taku Iwasa vs. YAMATO
4. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino vs. Naoki Tanisaki, Anthony W. Mori
5. Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong, Super Shisa vs. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka, Dragon Kid, PAC

5/4/2008 Hyogo, Asahikawa Industrial Exchange Building
1. Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong vs. Taku Iwasa, Keni'chiro Arai, Akira Tozawa
2. 3 Way Match: CIMA vs. Don Fujii vs. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
3. Susumu Yokosuka, Naoki Tanisaki vs. Super Shisa, Shisa BOY
4. Masaaki Mochizuki, K-ness vs. Yasushi Kanda, Masato Yoshino
5. Naruki Doi, YAMATO, Genki Horiguchi, Gamma vs. Ryo Saito, Dragon Kid, Anthony W. Mori, PAC

5/5/2008 Aichi, Aichi Prefectural Gym~DEAD OR ALIVE(PPV)
1. Akira Tozawa, Super Shenlong, Cyber Kong vs. Anthony W. Mori, PAC, Syachihoko Machine
2. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa Bosou 10 Match Series: Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa vs. X
3. Hardcore Match: Shingo Takagi vs. Naoki Tanisaki
4. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, El Blazer vs. Genki Horiguchi, Gamma, NOSAWA Rongai
5. Naruki Doi vs. KENTA
6. Open the Twin Gate Unified Tag Titles: Taku Iwasa, Keni'chiro Arai vs. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka
7. Mascara contra Cabellera Cage Survival 6 Way Match:
CIMA vs. Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO vs. Yasushi Kanda vs. Masato Yoshino vs. BxB Hulk

5/10/2008 Osaka, IMP Hall ~ Buyuden 5
1. Cyber Kong vs. Shoichi Uchida
2. Gamma, Magnitude Kishiwada, Dick Togo vs. K-ness, Don Fujii, Tetsuhiro Kuroda
3. Akira Tozawa vs. Yutaka Yoshie
4. BxB Hulk, Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Naoki Tanisaki, Kota Ibushi
5. Shingo Takagi vs. Daisuke Sekimoto

5/11/2008 Wakayama Bicycle Race Track ~ DG Special Match
1. Syachihoko Machine vs. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
2. Ryo Saito vs. Akira Tozawa
3. Taku Iwasa, Keni'chiro Arai vs. Super Shisa, Shisa BOY
*Matches take place in between races. There will also be a DG bike race and lecture, along with other events.

5/11/2008 Ishikawa, Industrial Exhibition Hall #3
-Open the Gamma Gate: Gamma vs. Super Shenlong

5/14/2008 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
-Open the Triangle Gate: Shingo Takagi, BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong vs. YAMATO, Genki Horiguchi, Gamma