Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2019)

The Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2019 is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event will take place on March 21, 2019, in Wakayama at the Wakayama Prefectural Gym and is the eighth event under the Memorial Gate in Wakayama.

Background
The Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2018 was aired in Japan through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Niconico, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary was provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event would also air on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports to be launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

Storylines
The Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2018) featured professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing feuds and storylines that played out on the Dragon Gate's television program. Wrestlers portrayed heroes or villains as they followed a series of events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

In the Open The Triangle Gate Championship match, R.E.D (Kazma Sakamoto, Takashi Yoshida and Yasushi Kanda) will make their second title defense against MaxiMuM (Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Kaito Ishida). On March 2, 2019 at Champion Gate in Osaka, R.E.D successfully defended the Open The Triangle Gate Championship against MaxiMuM, after Yoshida cheated for R.E.D to win the match. Afterwards, MaxiMuM wanted a rematch, but Yoshida refused it. Since Ishida and Yoshida would face each other in the second night of the Champion Gate in Osaka, Ishida added a stipulation where if won, MaxiMuM would get a rematch, but if Yoshida won MaxiMuM couldn't challenge for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship for a year leading Ishida to win the match and MaxiMuM getting a rematch.

In the Open The Brave Gate Championship match, Dragon Kid will make his third title defense against Susumu Yokosuka. On March 2, 2019 at Champion Gate in Osaka, after Kid successfully defended the Open The Brave Gate Championship against K-ness, Yokosuka challenged him to a title match, aiming to win title to he never won.