[Sad news]
In the most recent episode of the 'Open the Voice Gate' podcast, Dragon Gate English commentator Jae Church referred to Yuka Sakazaki as 'Konosuke Takeshita's wife'.
During a discussion about the recent defections of Dragon Gate prospects SB Kento and Takuma Fujiwara while on their overseas excursion, Jae Church emphasized the potential risks associated with Japanese promotions sending wrestlers abroad.
He expressed concerns that these wrestlers could be suddenly recruited by overseas promotions that offer higher pay.
As examples, he mentioned Konosuke Takeshita and "and his wife Sakazaki", who were taken from DDT, among others.
>"In this day and age, it is no longer necessarily a good thing to send young wrestlers on overseas tours. The Japanese wrestling industry is still in a difficult situation.. [...] But if you go to Mexico, for example, you can gather about 1,000 customers in an empty parking lot, the atmosphere is great, and the pay is good. In the case of the U.S., DDT even lost Takeshita and his wife Sakazaki to AEW."https://open.spotify.com/episode/42sdcoydZBBbFgNRwiF00Y?si=PAZQ6qCrSTeY0wFCSRTu1g (4:30 ~)
