Jacky "Funky" Kamei & Jason Lee vs. madoka kikuta & Dragon Dia - Dragon Gate Open The Twin Gate Titles: DANGEROUS GATE 2022
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00:00All right, fans, we are going to kick things off with the first of our three championship
00:16matches today.
00:17We're coming in hot.
00:18It's Wingate Championship on the line.
00:32Champions Jackie Funke, Kamei, Jason Lee, Natural Vibes members, but not today.
00:44Coming to the ring first are the challengers.
00:48One half of D. Courage, Dragon Daiya, along with the D. Courage pinch hitter, Madoka Kikura.
00:57Kikura, tomorrow is his birthday.
01:01Yes, yes.
01:02Kikura, number one.
01:03Big hip.
01:04Yes.
01:05Big hip.
01:06That's going to be 23 years old tomorrow.
01:12Aligned with D. Courage back in August, not as a member, but as a pinch hitter.
01:19Yes.
01:20Pinch hitter.
01:21Pinch hitter.
01:22Dragon Daiya's knee took pain.
01:23That is true.
01:24Dragon Daiya missed this weekend's show with a knee injury.
01:25I think Jason, Jackie, Wing, maybe Dragon Daiya-ji.
01:26I agree.
01:27We don't know.
01:28I guess we'll find out in the match, but this is a prime example of why you need a unit,
01:55why you need teammates in Dragon Gate.
01:57Yes.
01:58Yuki Yoshioka is a Dream Gate champion, so D. Courage, there's only two of them.
02:04No, no, no, no, no.
02:06Right now, there's three.
02:07No, no, no.
02:08Kung Fu Masters.
02:09Wing, I think.
02:10The pride of Nankenmachi, Kobe, previously limited to Kobe, but opened a pop-up shop
02:38here in Tokyo this weekend to do this title defense, because they see kikura, they see
02:45the meat buns.
02:46Yes, yes.
02:47We bake them.
02:48And so...
02:49Nikuman.
02:50The Nikuman, so they want to bring...
02:51Yes.
02:52They know that big, juicy buns will bring much business, so they accepted this...
03:06Jackie, Funky, Kame, Jason, Lee.
03:08They also got Ho-Ho Lun and Ho-Ho's friend, Super Shenlong.
03:12Let's go.
03:13Jackie, Funky.
03:14Hey, Jason.
03:15Let's go.
03:16Good champion, good champion.
03:17They won the championships back on July 30th.
03:18They built a little dragon, 35th anniversary in Kobe World Hall in one of the most talked
03:34about Dragon Gate matches.
03:35In 2022, defeated Shun Skywalker and Diamante.
03:36Now looking to make their first defense of the Over the Twin Gate Championships.
03:37I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
03:38Title match proclamation.
03:39I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:06I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:33I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:42I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:43I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:44I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:45I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:46I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:47I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:48I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:49I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:50I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:51I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:52I am Ryo Saito, to read the title match proclamation.
04:54Three different partners.
05:18Maybe Jacky Funky debut three years?
05:22Debut December 2019.
05:29Senior member of the team is Jason Lee.
05:33Who himself has only been to Dragon Gate since 2017.
05:43Nice hit.
05:45Madoka Kikuro.
05:47Great hit.
05:51The infinite Karin Diamond.
05:55Dragon Dyer.
06:06Let's go Jason!
06:08Come to Dragon GCD.
06:16Let's go!
06:17And the shot master, Jacky Funky.
06:21Referee for this match will be senior official, Takayuki Yagi.
06:24We are ready to kick things off here at Dangerous Gate 2022.
06:33Lost, just like you mentioned.
06:34Dragon Dyer, four years.
06:36Debut in 2018.
06:39Jacky, debut 2019.
06:42One, two, three, Kung Fu!
06:43Jacky Kung Fu.
06:49And Madoka Kikuro, debut June of 2020.
06:57Let's go!
06:59Amazing!
07:12The September series is called Stormgate 2022.
07:15We've got a storm outside.
07:17In the middle of a typhoon right now.
07:20Scary, scary.
07:25Much thank you to all the fans for coming out here in this weather.
07:32Some nice Kung Fu to start.
07:36Kikura runs him over.
07:37Kikura and Jacky both part of the same dojo class 2019.
07:42So they are the same.
07:46Kikura was out of action for one full year.
07:50With a separated shoulder.
07:53There was a time where he wasn't sure.
07:54Oh, is Jacky out of the apron?
07:58Since Kikura, Kung Fu!
08:04Kikura, there was a time period where he didn't think he was going to come back to wrestling.
08:07But it was the Open the Brave Gate championship match between Jacky and SB Kento.
08:14His other stablemates.
08:16Seeing that match inspired him to come back.
08:21Daiya!
08:25Nice counter by Jason.
08:27Going for the bad knee.
08:31Boss, like you mentioned, that's the bad knee of Dragon Daiya.
08:47Pull, pull, pull, pull.
08:53It's a combination.
09:00Kikura comes in to make the save.
09:04Today, they're Kung Fu masters.
09:05But Jacky and Jason, the rest of the time, they're natural vibes.
09:08So they team together.
09:10You guys are together every day.
09:14Every show.
09:15It's not just Kobe where these two are teaming together.
09:34There's a two-step Hadouken.
09:37This is Kung Fu muscle style.
09:43The G, focus, power.
09:46Hit him in the chest, man.
09:47Can't breathe, he can't fight.
09:56Jacky.
10:00Nice hip.
10:01Counters.
10:03They cut him off and now Kikura.
10:07Shit.
10:09Oh my God.
10:11Look at him.
10:12He wants to celebrate his birthday tomorrow as Twin Gate champion.
10:15No, no, no, no.
10:22Dragon Daiya, of course, has already been opened to Twin Gate champion this year.
10:26Him and Yoshioka.
10:29Shocked the world when they came back to Dragon Gate back in January.
10:32Won the titles in their first match together as a team.
10:38Another big hip attack.
10:48Got to work with what God gave you.
10:50Kikura knows how to work it.
11:02Speaking of the typhoon.
11:05Speaking of yesterday.
11:07Jacky, KZ and UT were supposed to go to Okinawa.
11:13That show got canceled.
11:15Everything was Daiya's guy, Jacky and the Kampana.
11:25From the fan perspective, it's too bad that that match couldn't have happened.
11:28But maybe for Jacky, he gets extra time to rest.
11:32He doesn't have to travel from Okinawa to Tokyo.
11:35That's a very hard schedule.
11:39Maybe it's to his advantage here today.
11:47He is the son of Mihibiscus in Ryukyu Dragon for Wrestling.
11:51Part of the three faces of Funky.
11:53Natural vibes, Jacky Funky Kame.
11:55These Kung Fu masters.
11:57But then he is also the son of Mihibiscus in Ryukyu Dragon.
12:01Three characters.
12:04The three faces of Funky.
12:17Nice Kung Fu to get out of that situation.
12:19Now Jacky has to get to the corner and make the tag.
12:26Makes the tag to Jason.
12:29Missile dropkick from Jason.
12:34Out of the corner.
12:36He is being flicked.
12:39He got out of the front jungle.
12:44Two for one on the DDT from Jason.
12:47Jason actually just celebrated his fifth anniversary in Dragon Gate last week.
12:52September 13th, 2017 was when he made his Dragon Gate debut.
12:58He has made it his home like no other corner we've seen.
13:03Jumping high kick to the back of the head.
13:10He is hip only.
13:12It's all he needs.
13:24He has been all hip attack.
13:26He got that rolling lariat.
13:28That snap pile driver.
13:31He pinned Yamato.
13:34To earn this title match.
13:41Back to Jacky and Kaya.
13:50Nice chop.
13:53Come on Jacky.
14:07Kaya with the head scissor.
14:14Jacky.
14:17Get up.
14:22Nice teamwork from Kung Fu Masters.
14:35Let's go, let's go.
14:39Kung Fu.
14:42The champion with a double team.
14:47Mortal Kombat style.
14:51What is that?
14:55It wasn't pretty but it was effective.
15:00Only gets a two.
15:09Jason going for the kill.
15:11Maximum driver but Daiya gets out.
15:13Finisher, finisher.
15:15Pump kick.
15:17Kikura.
15:28The size difference.
15:30What a power pump.
15:37Good job Kikura.
15:39Big power.
15:41He has seen SB Kento become brave twin and triangle gate champion.
15:45He has seen Kame become triangle gate and twin gate champion.
15:51Looking to finally get a championship of his own.
15:58Jumping high, jumping hip.
16:07Standing shooting star press from Daiya.
16:10Kame out.
16:28Drops to the other side.
16:31Daiya.
16:34He is going to finish it from the top.
16:36No, no, no, no.
16:38Jason cuts him off.
16:40Sends him crashing all the way to the floor.
16:44No, no, no, yeah.
16:48Basso kick.
16:52Jackie.
16:58Focus in power.
17:00Trying to channel the chi.
17:02Going for the project A.
17:05Kikura ducks.
17:12Jackie.
17:14Kikura pops right in for the lariat.
17:22Piledriver.
17:24Jackie knife.
17:26He gets it.
17:32Jason.
17:34Game of death.
17:36Right in the middle.
17:38Daiya.
17:40At the very last second.
17:52Champions.
17:54Daiya.
17:56Another kung fu blast.
18:16Reverses the whip on Jason.
18:20Right in the face.
18:23Sweet cheek music in the corner.
18:33Daiya.
18:35Daiya wipes out the rest of kung fu.
18:39Kikura.
18:43That's Jason face first.
18:47Jason in trouble.
18:52Big lariat.
18:56That could be it.
18:58We got new champions.
19:00Jason gets the shoulder up.
19:10Kikura.
19:14Where's he going?
19:16Across the arc.
19:18That's the D3.
19:23Another snap.
19:25Piledriver.
19:27Has planted Jason Li like a flag.
19:32And that's it.
19:34Dragon Daiya.
19:36Madoka Kikura have captured.
19:38They open the twin gate championships.
19:53Oh man.
19:57No.
20:01Hell of an effort from the champions.
20:03But Madoka Kikura is not to be denied right now.
20:09This kid, he came back from a year off.
20:15He's there now the 59th open the twin gate champions.
20:22Kikura.
20:372022.
20:45Kikura missed a full year of action.
20:47He didn't pick the easy route on his way back.
20:49Zebrats, as a former member of R.E.D.,
20:53he decided to start over from scratch.
20:57And it has not taken him long to get back
20:59as he has now opened the twin gate champion.
21:09Well, pending the results of our main event tonight,
21:11Yuki Yoshioka versus Eita,
21:13D.Courage are covered in gold.
21:16Yoshioka, winner.
21:20He'll still be dream gate champion.
21:21Now these two are the twin gate champions.
21:23Oh my God, no.
21:41Great birthday present to himself there.
21:43And again, this just underscores how important it is
21:47to have allies in Dragon Gate
21:49because as a duo, D.Courage were good,
21:54but added Kikuta to the equation now, they're great.
22:00Dragon Daiya, you know,
22:03wouldn't have had a championship match today
22:05if D.Courage was still only two people.
22:08But you had Kikuta and he is once again
22:12an open the twin gate champion, Dragon Daiya.
22:14Yeah.
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23:11I also got to think that this might,
23:17he might not be a pinch hitter anymore.
23:18He might be a member of D.Courage.
23:23I think so.
23:25Kikuta right now, he's just the D.Courage pinch hitter.
23:28He's just an associate.