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Open the Dragon Gate

Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 05:07:36 No.10687211 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>10687233 >>10687248 >>10687427 >>10687474 >>10687735

Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2023
Start time
>15:00 JST
>2AM EDT
>11PM PDT
>7AM BST

>(Pre-Show) Shachihoko Boy, Takashi Yoshida & Problem Dragon vs. Genki Horiguchi, Punch Tominaga & Ho Ho Lun
>(Pre-Show): Mochizuki Junior & Ryoya Tanaka vs Z-Brats (KAI & H.Y.O)
>Eita, Dragon Dia & La Estrella vs. Kagetora, U-T & Taro Nohashi (Michinoku Pro-Wrestling)
>Open the Brave Gate Championship: Jason Lee (c) vs . ISHIN
>Masaaki Mochizuki & Kenoh (Pro Wrestling NOAH) vs. Don Fujii & Shuji Kondo
>Bosou 10 Match Series Revival #2: Konomama Ichikava vs. X
>Open the Twin Gate Championship: M3K (Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda) (c) vs. Gold Class (BxB Hulk & Ben-K)
>YAMATO vs. Hiromu Takahashi (New Japan Pro Wrestling)
>Open the Triangle Gate Championship: Natural Vibes (Kzy, Big BOSS Shimizu & Jacky "Funky" Kamei) (c) vs. Gold Class (Kota Minoura, Minorita) & Naruki Doi
>Open the Dream Gate Championship: Madoka Kikuta (c) vs. Yuki Yoshioka
>Mascara contra Mascara 5 Way Steel Cage Survival: Ultimo Dragon vs. Dragon Kid. vs. Strong Machine J vs. Shun Skywalker vs. Diamante

>First match (Eita, Dragon Dia & La Estrella vs. Kagetora, U-T & Taro Nohashi) free on youtube
JP commentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-c_BYz01wI
EN commentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO0rgZbGxrs

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 05:10:13 No.10687222 Report

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1st for Yosuke

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 05:12:42 No.10687233 Report

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>>10687211
>Ultimo Dragon
Ok count me in. I didn’t even know he still wrestled.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 05:16:12 No.10687248 Report

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>>10687211
Cage match rules
>Match is escape only, no pinfalls or submissions
>Each wrestlers' mask will be placed at the top of the cage
>Escape is achieved when your mask is captured
>Last wresler remaining in the cage will lose their mask

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 05:28:52 No.10687295 Report

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>>10687248
Very interesting concept

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 05:46:07 No.10687388 Report

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i followed dragon gate for a while almost 10 years ago, don't recognize most of these guys but i'm finna check this out

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 05:48:12 No.10687406 Report

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Is this full thing streaming for free?

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 05:51:59 No.10687427 Report

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>>10687211
>>10687233
>>10687295
The cage match story
>Diamante has been embroiled in conflict with wrestling legend Ultimo Dragon since his entrance into the company a few years ago. In 2021, Ultimo passed a mask vs mask challenge from Diamante to his “protege” Bokutimo Dragon, who lost and unmasked to reveal himself as Shimizu. Since returning from a dislocated elbow a month ago, Diamante has returned to this agenda. Ultimo again attempted to pass off the challenge, this time to Dragon Kid, before being suspended by General Manager Ryo Saito. With his pay cut and his merchandise sales stopped, Ultimo decided to face the music and finally accept Diamante’s challenge.
>Additionally, the two masked members of DRAGONGATE’s new Reiwa Generation Leaders have been involved since last year. Shun Skywalker, DRAGONGATE’s previous Open the Dream Gate Champion, faced Strong Machine J, son of Super Strong Machine, for his title at Champion Gate in March. J lost this match. Later on, Skywalker took issue with J being named as a member of DRAGONGATE’s new big six, viewing him as unworthy of that pedigree and the mask he wore. Since then, these two have been unable to get their hands off of each other.
>Skywalker, after being challenged by J to a mask vs mask match, tried to lobby for a tag team match: himself and Diamante vs J and Ultimo Dragon (reminiscent of the famous match in 2021 where Skywalker sold out Dragon Dia to protect his own mask). GM Ryo Saito instead opted to make it a four way under Steel Cage Survival rules. Then, on June 11th, Dragon Kid got involved when a tag between all four competitors went awry. Seeing the writing on the wall that Skywalker and Diamante would team up, Kid sought to even the playing field for his mentor Ultimo Dragon. He has inserted himself into this match and will also put his mask on the line.

>>10687406
First match (Eita, Dragon Dia & La Estrella vs. Kagetora, U-T & Taro Nohashi) only. Taima or other stream site for rest

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:01:01 No.10687474 Report

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>>10687211
Really hope Yoshioka gets the belt back, loved the theme of his reign of the young ace taking it to the old guard

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:03:46 No.10687492 Report

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They have a guy named Kenoh? Fucking kino.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:04:45 No.10687497 Report

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>>10687427
i'm thinking Dragon Kid is jobbing
>>10687474
i don't think he'll win since he's also in the N1

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:11:08 No.10687536 Report

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YAMATO vs Hiromu Takahashi, the story
>YAMATO has been a very grumpy man this year. DRAGONGATE’s ace, who lost his Dream Gate challenge against Yuki Yoshioka last year, started 2023 off losing his stable HIGH-END in a Unit Disbands match against Z-Brats.
>Since then, he has opted to remain without a unit for the time being. His solo travels lead him to compete at the All Star Junior Festival in March and he had some choice words about it. Believing NJPW to be using other companies’ talents to suit their own interests, he took his issues out on Hiromu Takahashi, who was the main force behind the Junior Festival. The team of NOAH’s AMAKUSA, Michinoku Pro’s Fujita “Jr” Hayato and Takahashi defeated YAMATO, Big Japan’s Kazuki Hashimoto and NOAH’s HAYATA. After, Hiromu and YAMATO made a tentative promise that they would face off in a DRAGONGATE ring the next time they wrestled.
https://twitter.com/njpwworldpna0r/status/1631278662434852865

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:13:16 No.10687550 Report

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Legit excited to see Ultimo Dragon wrestle again. He looks to be in very good shape for his age.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:32:45 No.10687669 Report

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ISHIN!

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:34:13 No.10687676 Report

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>OH?
>UH HUH
>AH
>OH
>OH?
>UH HUH

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:44:06 No.10687726 Report

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>>10687536
Based. Don’t know anything about these guys but I like the story. It’s really cool the way most of these Japanese feds work with each other, you rarely see major American feds collaborating like that.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:45:31 No.10687735 Report

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>>10687211
>>Bosou 10 Match Series Revival #2: Konomama Ichikava vs. X
kino time!

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:47:36 No.10687751 Report

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Teasing me with the GOAT theme, only to come out to the gay Shingo theme

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 06:57:40 No.10687810 Report

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So what’s the story on this weird Konomama guy with the alien mask?

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:05:17 No.10687850 Report

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>>10687810
Alright, Konomama Ichikawa (Formerly Stalker Ichikawa)
>Billed as the weakest wrestler in the world, Stalker's matches do not last very long, often within five to ten minutes tops. His offenses would have little to no effect on his opponents and they would simply side-step whenever he attempts any sort of high flying move.
>Stalker gained mass popularity with the Reckless Run series. When not wrestling a regular member of the Dragon Gate roster, he would face an endless run of X opponents of great importance. Among those he had faced during the series included The Great Kabuki, Mitsuhiro Matsunaga, Kintaro Kanemura, Yoshihiro Takayama, Toshiaki Kawada, and even female wrestlers such as Aja Kong.
>After Stalker Ichikawa "retired" in November 12, 2006, he returned a week later as Stalker Ichikawa Z. He also immediately announced his intentions to start a new Bosou 10 Match Series. The new series would follow the same premise as the first, where he, widely regarded as the weakest wrestler in the world, would take one some of the most famous opponents in the business. This time around, he promised fans that the names he competed against would be even bigger than his prior undertaking. Opponents included Necro Butcher, Abdulla the Butcher, Great Sasuke & Ultraman Robin
Ichikawa's Match record
>Total number of matches: 2234
>Total number of wins: 140 (6.3%)
>Total number of losses: 2069 (92.6%)
>Total number of draws: 25 (1.1%)

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:17:42 No.10687909 Report

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I feel like the Twin Gate match could have used some youth. Should have thrown La Estrella & Dragon Dia or KAI & H.Y.O in there as a 3rd team

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:19:01 No.10687915 Report

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bxbooty

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:20:37 No.10687919 Report

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BIG MATCH YAMATO THEME

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:31:41 No.10687962 Report

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>>10687850
So basically a super-jobber. I noticed that Shingo was no-selling him quite a bit, so that explains it. Gonna need to find that match with him and Necro for sure, anything involving Necro Butcher is worth watching.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:37:21 No.10687987 Report

Quoted By: >>10687989 >>10688021

J shooting on New Jewpan

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:38:36 No.10687989 Report

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>>10687987
Jew Japan was right there anon...

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:39:53 No.10688000 Report

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>>10687989
New Jajew

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:40:58 No.10688007 Report

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:41:05 No.10688009 Report

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>>10687989
/pol/cels aren't smart

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:43:15 No.10688021 Report

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>>10687987

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:45:59 No.10688032 Report

Quoted By: >>10688063

Cant wait for the natural vibes dance

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:47:42 No.10688043 Report

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They’ve got a pretty big crowd here

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 07:51:13 No.10688063 Report

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>>10688032
It’s pure silliness but for some reason I like it lol

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 08:00:43 No.10688111 Report

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>>10688063
Its simple really
>Lone person dancing = not dimes
>group dancing = dimes

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 08:16:13 No.10688181 Report

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Its insane that Kikuta and Yoshioka fights for the Dream Gate in the semi this early in their career.
Would be like if NJPW had Shota vs Tsuji for the IWGP title at next years WK

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 08:16:36 No.10688183 Report

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>>10688111
Yeah plus they made it fun for the crowd so it’s hard to hate on that.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 08:26:11 No.10688233 Report

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Was just reading some history on this company. I didn’t realize that Ultimo Dragon basically started it. I guess the name makes a lot more sense than I thought.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 08:54:31 No.10688379 Report

Quoted By: >>10688440

While the cage is being set up we take a loot at another cage match

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:06:09 No.10688440 Report

Quoted By: >>10688470

>>10688379
And a really good one, I might add. That Cyber Kong guy is already over with me,

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:10:38 No.10688470 Report

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>>10688440
>Takashi Yoshida is mostly and undercard guy and teams with another undercard guy who was a dimes ten years ago in Problem Dragon

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:12:33 No.10688479 Report

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MAIN EVENT TIME

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:14:13 No.10688487 Report

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CAGE MATCH TIME BOIS

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:15:10 No.10688490 Report

Quoted By: >>10688495 >>10688519

I completely forgot Dragon Gate existed. I used to watch the Kobe World shows at least. I guess I lost interest when CIMA left. What is it like now?

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:15:57 No.10688495 Report

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>>10688490
Really good so far, the commentary is a little weak but that’s the only real criticism I could make.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:19:00 No.10688514 Report

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k89aGSAK-HI

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:20:43 No.10688519 Report

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>>10688490
Good enough. I think they were in a rough spot when CIMA & Shingo left and there weren't really any new guys to take over so we kept relying on YAMATO/Doi/Yoshino & Mochizuki to carry the main event.
Now we're sort of passed it, they've revealed the 6 guys they're having faith in instead of trying to create that next ace
Next generation also looking good, already got 4 incredible rookies working their asses off

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:22:10 No.10688526 Report

Quoted By: >>10688545

Why was the audio muted on Dragon’s entrance?

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:26:04 No.10688545 Report

Quoted By: >>10688564

>>10688526
Gaora. TV channel, owns either all of DG or a majority, doesn't want to pay for the rights, but doesn't want to take away the music from the live audience so they just mute it.
Same with M3K's entrance which is their old theme from the Toryumon promotion

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:29:21 No.10688564 Report

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>>10688545
Oh ok, was just curious. When I saw the subtitle I just pulled up Dragon’s old WCW theme on my phone. Kind of an autistic thing to do but oh well.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:31:06 No.10688573 Report

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DRAGON KID WITH CAGE MATCH STORYTELLING KINO

>>10688564
I think it's just something Jap promotions do. I remember NJPW back in the early 2010 had tons of dubbed themes. So I don't know why they don't just dub his theme for streams as DG has a pretty good music department.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:31:39 No.10688576 Report

Quoted By: >>10688606

Based dragon kid.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:40:36 No.10688606 Report

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>>10688576
He is the standout so far. A worthy successor for sure.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:48:06 No.10688630 Report

Quoted By: >>10688643

its not looking good Big Machine J bros

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:49:19 No.10688634 Report

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guy on commentary scared he's going to wake his mother up if he talks over a library voice

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:51:14 No.10688642 Report

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Dad Machine will be proud J

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:51:34 No.10688643 Report

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>>10688630
He made it after all. Guess now the two heels have to fight it out.

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:52:40 No.10688649 Report

Quoted By: >>10688667

friendship bros

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 09:54:41 No.10688667 Report

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>>10688649
That little surprise betrayal was hilarious because it just came out of nowhere

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 10:00:22 No.10688700 Report

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Shun with 1000 IQ play

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 10:03:27 No.10688719 Report

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Really great show, definitely gonna check out DG further

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 10:07:30 No.10688739 Report

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both Ultimo & Diamante looks to be crying!

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Anonymous Sun 02 Jul 2023 10:21:29 No.10688801 Report

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Diamante's time as a masked wrestler is over, his name is revealed to be Luise

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