Dragon Gate Open The New Gate 2021 - Day 4 - 12/01/2021
Open The Twin Gate Title Match: R.E.D. (BxB Hulk & KAI) (c) vs. MASQUERADE (Jason Lee & Kota Minoura)
Even under a new unit, Jason Lee and Kota Minoura still are able to deliver upto similar standards of the year prior. Hulk and KAI delivered as well. Well their style isn't the most aesthetically pleasing compared to the rest of the roster, it can really help make the other team shine more and make a better match in the bigger picture. KAI and BxB Hulk cut off the ring, initially keeping Minoura away from Lee before taking Jason Lee out of the match for a good while with a sick powerbomb on the apron. Jason Lee sold this really well for the whole match, having trouble moving in a certain way, being unable to come up with any game changing offence during the hot tag section of the match, being cut off almost immediately. Minoura sold well down the stretch as well, trying to get his side back in the match only for KAI to snuff it out. ****
Dragon Gate Open The New Gate 2021 - Day 5 - 13/01/2021
R.E.D. (BxB Hulk, HipHop Kikuta, KAI & Kaito Ishida) vs. MASQUERADE (Jason Lee, Kota Minoura, La Estrella & Shun Skywalker)
If you want to see 4-man team moves, this match is definitely the match for you. It was impressie how connectie this match was. Everything linked smoothly, everyone had some good shining spots (Kikuta and Estrella stood out the most). Good match. ***1/4
Dragon Kid vs. YAMATO
YAMATO showed why he’s one of the best singles wrestlers currently in DG with a rather minimalistic showing from his part. YAMATO spent the majority of the out working on DK’s knee and that’s pretty much it. YAMATO had a gameplan and stuck with it to almost full success before R.E.D interfered causing the No Contest result. Dragon Kid sold well and had some great hope spots. Great semi main event. ***3/4
Open The Triangle Gate Title Match: Natural Vibes (Genki Horiguchi, Kzy & Susumu Yokosuka) (c) vs. R.E.D. (KAZMA SAKAMOTO, SB KENTo & Takashi Yoshida)
Awesome triangle gate match. Yoshida was in a rare shining spot as he'll be the focus after the match and I thought he did very well. It's easy to look good when matched up with Kzy though. I found their exchanges to be enthralling. Susumu, Kazma and Genki Horiguchi delivered in their usual roles, connecting certain parts of the match together. ***3/4
Comments
Post a Comment