31 Jan 2009 - 08:37 - 1/31 PRIMAL GATE
1/31/2009 Shizuoka, Act City Hamamatsu
0. Kenshin Chikano, Super Shenlong vs. Youhei Fujita, The Turboman
1. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka{W}, Jorge Rivera (13:47 Genkai) Masato Yoshino, BxB Hulk, PAC{L}
2. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa (4:07 Referee Kinta Assisted La Magistral + Fast Count) Gamma
3. Yasushi Kanda, Cyber Kong{W} (9:23 Fire Thunder) Anthony W. Mori, Super Shisa{L}
4. Masaaki Mochizuki{W}, Don Fujii (12:03 Running Twister II) Naruki Doi, Naoki Tanizaki{L}
5. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa{W}, Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid (18:44 Noshigami) YAMATO, Kenichiro Arai, Genki Horiguchi{L}, KAGETORA

   

25 Jan 2009 - 12:24 - Battle of Tokyo 2009, Event Rsults, Upcoming Lineups
1/25/2008 Tokyo, Shin-Kiba 1st RING~500,000 Yen Prize One Night Tournament"BATTLE OF TOKYO 2009"
1. Kenichi Chikano (4:33 Cross Armbreaker) Youhei Fujita
2. 1st Round A Block 1: Akira Tozawa (4:55 German Suplex Hold) Shinobu
3. 1st Round A Block 2: Shinjitsu Nohashi (12:08 Sakauchi) PAC
4. 1st Round B Block 1: Shisa BOY (4:47 Shisa Clutch) m.c.KZ
5. 1st Round B Block 2: KAGETORA (9:06 Lariat) K-ness
6. Akira Tozawa (1:35 German Suplex Hold) Shinjitsu Nohashi
7. KAGETORA (2:26 Ikkitousen) Shissa BOY
8. Taku Iwasa, Dragon Kid{W}, Shingo Takagi (14:39 Ultra Hurricanrana) Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Yokosuka{L}, Jorge Rivera
9. KAGETORA (10:51 FFF) Akira Tozawa

In a bit of a surprise, KAMIKAZE named Kenichi Chikano their 5th member. Shingo said adding new blood was necessary to usher in a new era. They renamed him to Kenshin Chikano.

KAGETORA will now get a Brave Gate shot at Yoshino, and has joined REAL HAZARD for the upcoming series. He will start on 1/31 and remain for all of February.

1/25/2009 Fukuoka, Kokura Keirin
1. Naruki Doi (4:34 Bakatare Sliding Kick) Keirinman
2. Don Fujii (5:07 Nodowa Otoshi) Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
3. Bxb Hulk{W}, Masato Yoshino (9:37 E.V.O.) Anthony W. Mori, Super Shisa{L}

1/31/2009 Shizuoka, Act City Hamamatsu
0. Kenshin Chikano, Super Shenlong vs. Youhei Fujita, The Turboman
1. Masato Yoshino, BxB Hulk, PAC vs. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka, Jorge Rivera
2. Gamma vs. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
3. Yasushi Kanda, Cyber Kong vs. Anthony W. Mori, Super Shisa
4. Naruki Doi, Naoki Tanizaki vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii
5. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa, Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO, Kenichiro Arai, Genki Horiguchi, KAGETORA

2/1/2009 Hyogo, Akashi Industry Center
1. Masato Yoshino, m.c.KZ, Naoki Tanizaki, PAC vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Jorge Rivera, The Turboman
2. Gamma vs. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
3. Cyber Kong vs. Super Shisa
4. Naruki Doi, BxB Hulk vs. Taku Iwasa, Kenshin Chikano
5. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka vs. KAGETORA, Genki Horiguchi
6. Akira Tozawa, Dragon Kid, Shingo Takagi vs. YAMATO, Kenichiro Arai, Yasushi Kanda

2/8/2009 Aichi, Nagoya Congress Center
1. Masaaki Mochizuki, Super Shenlong, Jorge Rivera vs. Don Fujii, Youhei Fujita, The Turboman
2. BxB Hulk, PAC vs. Shisa BOY, Super Shisa
3. Gamma vs. Genki Horiguchi
4. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka vs. Masato Yoshino, Naoki Tanizaki
5. Anthony W. Mori vs. Cyber Kong
6. Nagoya Elimination Match: Akira Tozawa, Shingo Takagi, Kenshin Chikano, Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO, Kenichiro Arai, Yasushi Kanda, KAGETORA
7. Open the Dream Gate: Naruki Doi vs. Taku Iwasa

2/12/2009 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
-BxB Hulk vs. Koji Kanemoto
-Open the Brave Gate: Masato Yoshino vs. KAGETORA

   

24 Jan 2009 - 10:22 - PHOENIX
1/24/2009 Tokyo, Shinjuku FACE - Hayabusa Produced Fiesta del "HAYABUSA" PHOENIX
1. Flying Kid Ichihara (5:40 Falcon Arrow) Choudensenshi Battle Ranger
2. The Turboman{W}, Pandita 2009{W} (7:28 Cockroach Spray -> Double Fall) The Cockroach III, The Cockroach IV
3. Mammoth Sasaki{W}, GOEMON (15:54 29Sai) Hisakatsu Ohya, Ricky Fuji{L}
4. Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Masato Tanaka{W} (23:35 Sliding D) Akira Tozawa{L}, Shingo Takagi
5. Hayabusa Kid, Darkside Hayabusa{W}, H (16:15 Phoenix Splash) NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA{L}, Touryu

Hayabusa Kid = Dragon Kid
H = Hulk
Darkside = PAC

Hayabusa swore to one day return to the ring, and unite with the other 3 in an 8 man tag.

   

23 Jan 2009 - 11:06 - 1/23 PRIMAL GATE, Outsider List
1/23/2009 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
0. Shisa BOY, Jorge Rivera{W} (4:21 Jorge Special) The Turboman, Super Shenlong{L}
1. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa{W}, Dragon Kid (11:09 Sekka) Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, PAC
2. K-ness, Ryo Saito{W} (10:28 Messenger) Magnitude Kishiwada, Gamma{L}
3. Cyber Kong{W}, Genki Horiguchi (10:51 Cyber Bomb) Super Shisa, Anthony W. Mori{L}
4. Yasushi Kanda, Kenichiro Arai{W} (11:22 Beer Bottle Attack) Don Fujii, Susumu Yokosuka{L}
5. Masaaki Mochizuki, Koji Kanemoto{W} (11:19 Ankle Hold) Naoki Tanizaki{L}, BxB Hulk
6. No Rope Match: YAMATO (25:19 Doujime Sleeper) Shingo Takagi

PAC is now a member of WORLD-1

Gamma has begun his slow turn to the face side of things, shaking hands with everyone and bowing after losing.

Hulk challenged Kanemoto to a singles match, still seeking revenge for the 2007 Super Juniors. It will take place next month in Korakuen.

Here is the outsider participation list for the next series. This is the first time since he arrived that Gamma will not be on all shows. (not counting his angle absence in 2007)

Shinobu: 2/7
Jorge Rivera & The Turboman: All shows until 2/12
PAC: All shows until 3/22
Gamma: All shows until 2/15
Magnitude Kishiwada: 2/7, 2/15, 2/22
Koji Kanemoto: 2/12

   

21 Jan 2009 - 12:43 - Participation Elsehwere, CIMA
February will see several shows with DG players participating.

2/11/2009 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall~Kensuke Office
-BxB Hulk, Naoki Tanizaki, m.c.KZ vs. Kento Miyahara, TAKA Michinoku, Takeshi Minamino

2/11/2009 Chiba, BLUE FIELD~K-DOJO CLUB K FRESH
-Akira Tozawa, Super Shenlong vs. Ryuichi Sekine, Kengo Mashimo

2/15/2009 Osaka, Osaka Prefectural Gym Main Arena~Osaka Pro HURRICANE
-Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa, Takaku Fuke, Kanjyuro Matsuyama, Miracle Man vs. Dump Matsumoto, Kuishinbou Kamen, Ebessan, Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru

CIMA has not been seen or heard from since his return match at the end of December. His whereabouts are worrisome, since he reportedly is no longer under contract.

   

18 Jan 2009 - 11:27 - 1/18 PRIMAL GATE, Upcoming Lineups
1/18/2009 Osaka, Osaka Prefectural Gym 2nd Stadium
0. Shisa BOY{W}, Youhei Fujita (Pinfall) Super Shenlong{L}, Kenichi Chikano
1. Taku Iwasa, Dragon Kid{W}, The Turboman (9:20 Ultra Hurricanrana) Ryo Saito, Kenichiro Arai{L}, Jorge Rivera
2. Open the Owarai Gate: Jackson Florida (4:06 Walking Stick Assisted Backslide) Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
*V3
3. YAMATO{W}, Cyber Kong, Genki Horiguchi (13:30 Gallaria) Susumu Yokosuka{L}, Anthony W. Mori, Super Shisa
4. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino{W} (11:10 Lightning Spiral) Akira Tozawa{L}, Shingo Takagi
5. Unit Banishment Match: Gamma (12:56 Jackknife Hold) Yasushi Kanda
6. Open the Triangle Gate: Magnitude Kishiwada, Don Fujii, Masaaki Mochizuki{W} (15:51 Kakato Otoshi to Top of Head) m.c.KZ{L}, Naoki Tanizaki, BxB Hulk
*V3 for Zetsurins

A big shock in the unit banishment aftermath. Araken came to the aid of Kanda after he lost, but then sided with RH, and helped them throw Gamma out of the group. Araken completed the heel turn and joined them, Kanda also remaining a member. With Gamma out YAMATO is now the leader with Kanda, Araken, Horiguchi, and Kong.

After match 3, RH continued with an assault on Susumu. Ryo saved him, leading to YAMATO challenging RyoSuka to come for the Twin Gate.

1/23/2009 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
1. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa, Dragon Kid vs. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, PAC
2. K-ness, Ryo Saito vs. Magnitude Kishiwada, Gamma
3. Super Shisa, Anthony W. Mori vs. Cyber Kong, Genki Horiguchi
4. Don Fujii, Susumu Yokosuka vs. Yasushi Kanda, Kenichiro Arai
5. Masaaki Mochizuki, Koji Kanemoto vs. Naoki Tanizaki, BxB Hulk
6. No Rope Match: Shingo Takagi vs. YAMATO

1/25/2008 Tokyo, Shin-Kiba 1st RING~500,000 Yen Prize One Night Tournament"BATTLE OF TOKYO 2009"
1. Youhei Fujita vs. Kenichi Chikano
2. 1st Round A Block 1: Akira Tozawa vs. Shinobu
3. 1st Round A Block 2: PAC vs. Shinjitsu Nohashi
4. 1st Round B Block 1: Shisa BOY vs. m.c.KZ
5. 1st Round B Block 2: KAGETORA vs. K-ness
6. A Block Semifinal
7. B Block Semifinal
8. Taku Iwasa, Dragon Kid, Shingo Takagi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Yokosuka, Jorge Rivera
9. Finals

2/15/2009 Fukuoka, Hakata Star Lanes
-Open the Triangle Gate: Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Magnitude Kishiwada vs. Akira Tozawa, Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid
-Open the Twin Gate: YAMATO, Cyber Kong vs. Ryo Saito, Susumu Yokosuka

   

17 Jan 2009 - 08:52 - 1/17 PRIMAL GATE
1/17/2009 Gifu, Gifu Chamber of Commerce Hall
1. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa, Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid{W} (14:03 Ultra Hurricanrana) Ryo Saito, Masaaki Mochizuki, Kenichiro Arai{L}, Jorge Rivera
2. Super Shenlong 50 Match Series #10/Mexico City Welterweight Title: The Turboman (8:56 Turbo Package Hold) Super Shenlong
*V2 for Turboman, 0-10 for Shenlong
3. Genki Horiguchi, Cyber Kong{W}, Diablo (11:52 P Crash) Anthony W. Mori, Super Shisa, Shisa BOY{L}
4. Don Fujii, Susumu Yokosuka (12:32 HIMEI) m.c.KZ, Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa{L}
5. Naruki Doi{W}, Naoki Tanizaki, BxB Hulk (18:25 Bakatare Sliding Kick) YAMATO, Yasushi Kanda{L}, Gamma

   

17 Jan 2009 - 00:45 - Banishment Match
At the request of YAMATO, the loser of the 1/18 Kanda vs. Gamma match will be kicked out of Real Hazard.
   

16 Jan 2009 - 11:03 - 1/16 LIVE GATE
1/16/2009 Hyogo, SITE KOBE
1. Ryo Saito, K-ness{W}, Jorge Rivera (14:07 Hikari no Wa) Kenichiro Arai{L}, Anthony W. Mori, The Turboman
2. Handicap Match: Super Shisa{W}, Shisa BOY (4:49 Shisas Clutch) Cyber Kong
3. Naoki Tanizaki{W}, m.c.KZ (10:41 Octopus Hold) Don Fujii, Super Shenlong{L}
4. Naruki Doi{W}, BxB Hulk (14:00 Bakatare Sliding Kick) Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Yokosuka{L}
5. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa{W}, Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid (16:14 Noshigami) YAMATO, Yasushi Kanda, Genki Horiguchi, Gamma{L}

   

15 Jan 2009 - 13:18 - NEX 40
1/15/2009 Hyogo, Dragon Gate Arena~NEX Sanctuary.40
1. Youhei Fujita (5:00 Draw) Kenichi Chikano
2. Super Shisa (9:35 European Clutch) The Turboman
3. Jorge Rivera (11:19 Super Campana) Shisa BOY
4. m.c.KZ{W}, Naoki Tanizaki (14:21 KZ Lock - Skayde Mix) Tozawa, Super Shenlong{L}

   

12 Jan 2009 - 13:14 - 1/12 PRIMAL GATE, New Lineups
1/12/2009 Aichi, Nagoya Telepia Hall
1. Naruki Doi, Naoki Tanizaki{W}, m.c.KZ (14:48 Implant) Masaaki Mochizuki, Shisa BOY{L}, Jorge Rivera
2. The Turboman, Turboyan{W} (11:48 Leg Roll Clutch) Susumu Yokosuka, Kenichiro Arai{L}
3. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa{W} (8:42 Noshigami) Gamma, Yasushi Kanda
4. Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid, Anthony W. Mori{W} (13:40 Elegant Magic) YAMATO, Cyber Kong{L}, Genki Horiguchi
5. Ryo Saito (15:09 Messenger) BxB Hulk

Yoshino announced he will return next week in Osaka. After a war of words between himself, KZ, Horiguchi, and Gamma, he was also able to get back his stolen Brave Gate belt. He nominated the winner of the BATTLE OF TOKYO for the next shot.

Ryo was invited to WORLD-1 after the main. He didn't give an answer yet.

Several matches were made out of other happenings today, including several involving Mori, the Shisas, and Kong, as well as the SHingo/YAMATO singles match being changed to a No Rope match.

1/16/2009 Hyogo, SITE KOBE
1. Ryo Saito, K-ness, Jorge Rivera vs. Kenichiro Arai, Anthony W. Mori, The Turboman
2. Handicap Match: Super Shisa, Shisa BOY vs. Cyber Kong
3. Naoki Tanizaki, m.c.KZ vs. Don Fujii, Super Shenlong
4. Naruki Doi, BxB Hulk vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Yokosuka
5. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa, Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO, Yasushi Kanda, Genki Horiguchi, Gamma

1/17/2009 Gifu, Gifu Chamber of Commerce Hall
1. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa, Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid vs. Ryo Saito, Masaaki Mochizuki, Kenichiro Arai, Jorge Rivera
2. Mexico City Welterweight Title: The Turboman vs. Super Shenlong
3. Anthony W. Mori, Super Shisa, Shisa BOY vs. Genki Horiguchi, Cyber Kong, Diablo (Kageki)
4. Don Fujii, Susumu Yokosuka vs. m.c.KZ, Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
5. Naruki Doi, Naoki Tanizaki, BxB Hulk vs. YAMATO, Yasushi Kanda, Gamma

1/18/2009 Osaka, Osaka Prefectural Gym 2nd Stadium
0. Shisa BOY, Youhei Fujita vs. Super Shenlong, Kenichi Chikano
1. Taku Iwasa, Dragon Kid, The Turboman vs. Ryo Saito, Kenichiro Arai, Jorge Rivera
2. Open the Owarai Gate: Jackson Florida vs. Hollywood Stalker Ichikawa
3. Susumu Yokosuka, Anthony W. Mori, Super Shisa vs. YAMATO, Cyber Kong, Genki Horiguchi
4. Akira Tozawa, Shingo Takagi vs. Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino
5. Yasushi Kanda vs. Gamma
6. Open the Triangle Gate: Magnitude Kishiwada, Don Fujii, Masaaki Mochizuki vs. m.c.KZ, Naoki Tanizaki, BxB Hulk

1/23/2009 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
-Masaaki Mochizuki, Koji Kanemoto vs. BxB Hulk, Naoki Tanizaki
-No Rope Match: YAMATO vs. Shingo Takagi

2/8/2009 Aichi, Nagoya Congress Center
-Anthony W. Mori vs. Cyber Kong
-Open the Dream Gate: Naruki Doi vs. Taku Iwasa

   

11 Jan 2009 - 01:10 - 1/11 PRIMAL GATE
1/11/2009 Aichi, Nagoya Telepia Hall
1. Open the Twin Gate: YAMATO, Cyber Kong (4:01 P. Crash) Super Shisa, Shisa BOY{L}
*V3 for YAMAKong
2. Ryo Saito{W}, Kenichiro Arai, Jorge Rivera (10:39 Schoolboy) Yasushi Kanda{L}, Gamma, Genki Horiguchi
3. Susumu Yokosuka, K-ness{W} (12:22 Aoki Hikari) Naoki Tanizaki, The Turboman{L}
4. Masaaki Mochizuki{W}, Don Fujii (12:02 Running Twister 2) Anthony W. Mori{L}, Dragon Kid
5. Akira Tozawa, Shingo Takagi, Taku Iwasa{W} (19:52 Noshigami) Naruki Doi, BxB Hulk, m.c.KZ{L}

Dragon Kid has sided up with the Shingo unit. They also unveiled their unit name, KAMIKAZE.
Iwasa will get the Dream Gate shot he asked for, on 2/8, also in Nagoya.

Elsewhere, some stuff involving Anthony. The Shisas' propositioned him for a unit, but he refused them. Later on, he got jumped by Kong.

And thus 2009 is off and running.......

   

2 Jan 2009 - 12:42 - January Lineups
1/11/2009 Aichi, Nagoya Telepia Hall
1. Open the Twin Gate: YAMATO, Cyber Kong vs. Super Shisa, Shisa BOY
2. Ryo Saito, Kenichiro Arai, Jorge Rivera vs. Yasushi Kanda, Gamma, Genki Horiguchi
3. Susumu Yokosuka, K-ness vs. Naoki Tanizaki, The Turboman
4. Anthony W. Mori, Dragon Kid vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii
5. Akira Tozawa, Shingo Takagi, Taku Iwasa vs. Naruki Doi, BxB Hulk, m.c.KZ

1/12/2009 Aichi, Nagoya Telepia Hall
1. Naruki Doi, Naoki Tanizaki, m.c.KZ vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Shisa BOY, Jorge Rivera
2. Susumu Yokosuka, Kenichiro Arai vs. The Turboman, Turboyan
3. Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa vs. Gamma, Yasushi Kanda
4. Shingo Takagi, Dragon Kid, Anthony W. Mori vs. YAMATO, Cyber Kong, Genki Horiguchi
5. Ryo Saito vs. BxB Hulk

1/18/2009 Osaka, Osaka Prefectural Gym 2nd Stadium
-Yasushi Kanda vs. Gamma
-Open the Triangle Gate: Magnitude Kishiwada, Don Fujii, Masaaki Mochizuki vs. m.c.KZ, Naoki Tanizaki, BxB Hulk

1/23/2009 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall
-Masaaki Mochizuki, Koji Kanemoto vs. BxB Hulk, Naoki Tanizaki
-YAMATO vs. Shingo Takagi

1/24/2009 Tokyo, Shinjuku FACE - Hayabusa Produced Fiesta del "HAYABUSA" PHOENIX
1. Flying Kid Ichihara vs. Choudensenshi Battle Ranger
2. The Turboman, Pandita 2009 vs. The Cockroach III, The Cockroach IV
3. Hisakatsu Ohya, Ricky Fuji vs. Mammoth Sasaki, GOEMON
4. Akira Tozawa, Shingo Takagi vs. Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Masato Tanaka
5. Hayabusa Kid, Darkside Hayabusa, H vs. NOSAWA Rongai, MAZADA, Touryu

1/25/2008 Tokyo, Shin-Kiba 1st RING
-500,000 Yen Prize One Night Tournament"BATTLE OF TOKYO 2009"
-1st Round A Block 1: Akira Tozawa vs. Shinobu
-1st Round A Block 2: PAC vs. Shinjitsu Nohashi
-1st Round B Block 1: Shisa BOY vs. m.c.KZ
-1st Round B Block 2: KAGETORA vs. K-ness

Some notes:

The Twin Gate match is in match 1 by request of the champions.

Don Fujii has to miss the 1/12 show for unknown reasons, thankfully Turboyan was available to fill his spot.