{"id":105154,"date":"2021-11-30T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T22:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=105154"},"modified":"2021-11-30T17:03:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T22:03:15","slug":"dragon-gate-fantastic-gate-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/11\/30\/dragon-gate-fantastic-gate-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Dragon Gate &#8211; Fantastic Gate 2021 (12\/1\/21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling<\/strong> returns to the illustrious Korakuen Hall once against for <strong><em>Fantastic Gate 2021<\/em><\/strong>. This is a big show compared to the oftentimes calm Dragon Gate Korakuen events. The event at hand features an Open the Brave Gate Championship match and a Mascara Contra Mascara Tag Team main event. Here is the card.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fantastic Gate 2021 Full Card<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>KZY<\/strong>, <strong>Susumu Yokosuka<\/strong>, <strong>King Shimizu<\/strong>,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><strong>Genki Horiguchi<\/strong>, and <strong>U-T<\/strong> vs <strong>Eita<\/strong>, <strong>Kaito Ishida<\/strong>, <strong>KAI<\/strong>, <strong>H\u2022Y\u2022O<\/strong>, and <strong>BxB Hulk<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Kota Minoura<\/strong>, <strong>Jason Lee<\/strong>, and <strong>La Estrella<\/strong> vs <strong>Masaaki Mochizuki<\/strong>, <strong>Shuji Kondo<\/strong>, and <strong>Don Fujii <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Ultimo Dragon<\/strong> and <strong>Problem Dragon<\/strong> vs <strong>Dragon Kid<\/strong> and <strong>Strong Machine J <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Naruki Doi<\/strong>, <strong>Takashi Yoshida<\/strong>, <strong>Riki Iihashi<\/strong>, and <strong>Ishin Iihashi<\/strong> vs <strong>YAMATO<\/strong>, <strong>Kagetora<\/strong>, <strong>Keisuke Okuda<\/strong>, and <strong>Ben-K<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Open the Brave Gate Championship: <strong>SBKENTo<\/strong> (c) vs <strong>Jacky \u201cFunky\u201d Kamei<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mascara Contra Mascara Tag Team Match: <strong>Diamant\u00e9<\/strong> and <strong>Dia Inferno<\/strong> vs <strong>Shun Skywalker<\/strong> and <strong>Dragon Dia <\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/iUVQZys.jpg\" alt=\"SBKENTo vs Jacky \u201cFunky\u201d Kamei\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Open the Brave Gate Championship: SBKENTo (c) vs Jacky \u201cFunky\u201d Kamei<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/08\/08\/sbkento-wins-brave-gate-championship\/\" target=\"_self\">SBKENTo<\/a> faced Jacky \u201cFunky\u201d Kamei for the Open the Brave Gate Championship back on October 17. This encounter saw SBK getting the win over JFK, and since then, SBK lost multiple direct falls. These were against Kamei\u2019s fellow <strong>Natural Vibes<\/strong> stablemate, U-T, who has campaigned for a shot at the Open the Brave Gate Championship. Yet, SBK has ignored his requests up until recently. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">After Kamei pinned H\u2022Y\u2022O is a tag match also involving SBKENTo and U-T, Kamei pleaded with his faction mate to let him challenge for the title. U-T agreed, telling Kamei to get his revenge then come back for the all Natural Vibes title match. SBKENTo then demanded that it would take place in Tokyo, and he didn\u2019t mind making them both another defense on his record. Kamei has his back against the wall; can he come away with the win at <em>Fantastic Gate 2021<\/em>, or will SBKENTo\u2019s reign of dominance continue?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105170 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/11\/dragon-gate-fantastic-gate-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Gate Fantastic Gate 2021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/11\/dragon-gate-fantastic-gate-2021.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/11\/dragon-gate-fantastic-gate-2021-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mascara Contra Mascara Tag Team Match: Diamant\u00e9 and Dia Inferno vs Dragon Dia and Shun Skywalker <\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The history between Dragon Dia and Dia Inferno has been well documented. Inferno\u2019s entire existence has been to destroy his rival. Both men had a singles match at the last Korakuen event, which they swore would be their final encounter. However, chaos ensued and the match was thrown out. In this encounter, Dragon Dia unmasked Dia Inferno before he was tackled by Shun Skywalker, who was against it due to them also being masked wrestlers. This prompted Diamant\u00e9, who has been feuding with Skywalker, to attack Shun. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Eventually, Dragon Dia said he knew who Dragon Dia was: <strong>Yuki Yoshioka<\/strong>, who went to Mexico with Skywalker and has yet to return. Skywalker said he asked Yoshioka, who said it wasn\u2019t him. If Yoshioka said he isn\u2019t Dia Inferno, then Skywalker believes him. That\u2019s when Skywalker claimed that he didn\u2019t know if he could trust Dragon Dia anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Stakes Are Raised at Fantastic Gate 2021<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Ryo Saito<\/strong>, the Dragon Gate General Manager, made his presence known before Dragon Dia asked for a Mask vs Mask Match with Dia Inferno. Saito reminded Dragon Dia that if he loses his mask, he will no longer be the heir apparent to Dragon Kid. Dragon Dia still wanted to go through with the match. Thus, Saito added both Diamant\u00e9 and Shun Skywalker into the match, making it a tag team bout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The rules of the match are simple: there will be no seconds allowed from <strong>Masquerade<\/strong> or <strong>R.E.D.<\/strong> Also, most importantly, the loser of the deciding fall will be the one forced to unmask. Someone will lose their entire identity in Korakuen Hall, or perhaps an old face will emerge. What will happen in the final chapter of these two sagas?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. Looking to watch Dragon Gate? All their live shows will be on their steaming service\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dragongate.live\/?param=\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dragon Gate Network<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling returns to the illustrious Korakuen Hall once against for Fantastic Gate 2021. This is a big show compared to the oftentimes calm Dragon Gate Korakuen events. The event at hand features an Open the Brave Gate Championship match and a Mascara Contra Mascara Tag Team main event. Here is the card. 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