{"id":51539,"date":"2019-08-01T11:28:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T15:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=51539"},"modified":"2019-08-01T11:28:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T15:28:08","slug":"martin-kirby-dragon-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/08\/01\/martin-kirby-dragon-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Japan: Martin Kirby To Debut For Dragon Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier on this week, it was announced that one of England&#8217;s finest independent wrestlers <strong>Martin Kirby<\/strong> would be heading to Japan to make his debut for <strong>Dragon Gate (DG)<\/strong>. Project Ego follows in the footsteps of names such as <strong>Chris Brookes<\/strong> (<strong>Dramatic Dream Team<\/strong>) and <strong>Chris Ridgeway<\/strong> (<strong>Pro Wrestling NOAH<\/strong>) to head on a tour of Japan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elated to reveal that during August &amp; September i\u2019ll be in Japan to wrestle for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dragongate_pro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@dragongate_pro<\/a>!!!<\/p>\n<p>Anyone that knows me will understand just how much the opportunity to wrestle &amp; train with this company &amp; it\u2019s wrestlers means to me. \ud83d\udc09 \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 \u2665\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zU1hwpIb9X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/zU1hwpIb9X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Martin Kirby \u30de\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3 \u30ab\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc (@MKirbyProEgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKirbyProEgo\/status\/1156083042592731136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Martin Kirby To Debut For Dragon Gate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While you may think Kirby&#8217;s comedic style of wrestling would make him more suited to a promotion such as DDT, that takes nothing away from the fact that he&#8217;s one hell of a wrestler. A 13 year veteran of the independent British wrestling scene, Martin Kirby has become a household name for promotions including <strong>Pro Wrestling Chaos (PWC)<\/strong>, <strong>Defiant Wrestling<\/strong>, and <strong>Southside Wrestling Entertainment (SWE)<\/strong>, while also wrestling some of the world&#8217;s absolute best, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cV6hTAHqp40\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Will Ospreay<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0j9AWReOL_M\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jushin &#8220;Thunder&#8221; Liger<\/strong><\/a>. In addition, he was also featured on 2018&#8217;s reboot of <strong>World of Sport Wrestling (WOS)<\/strong>, where he was mostly featured in a rivalry with arch-nemesis from Defiant, &#8220;The Prestigious One&#8221; <strong>Joe Hendry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5\ud83d\udc09 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DragonGate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DragonGate<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O1GW5BbIoi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/O1GW5BbIoi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Martin Kirby \u30de\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3 \u30ab\u30fc\u30d3\u30fc (@MKirbyProEgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKirbyProEgo\/status\/1156813223829676032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you know Martin, then you&#8217;ll know how much he enjoys being a fan of Dragon Gate, which makes this announcement that extra bit special. His first match for the promotion will be on Saturday, August 3rd in Okayama. Here, he will team with <strong>Ryo Saito<\/strong> to take on the team of <strong>Keisuke Okuda<\/strong> and <strong>Masaaki Mochizuki<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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. You can watch Dragon Gate events using their streaming service, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dragongate.live\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dragon Gate Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier on this week, it was announced that one of England&#8217;s finest independent wrestlers Martin Kirby would be heading to Japan to make his debut for Dragon Gate (DG). 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