Scandal Gate (2017)

Scandal Gate 2017 is an professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event will take place on August 8 at the Korakuen Hall and it was the third event under the Scandal Gate name.

The main event will showcase a match for the 5 Unit Survival Race League where, Tribe Vanguard (BxB Hulk, Kzy, YAMATO and Yosuke♥Santa Maria) will face VerserK (El Lindaman, Shingo Takagi, T-Hawk and Takashi Yoshida)

Background
The Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival (2017) will air in Japan through Dragon Gate's internet streaming site, Niconico, with Japanese language commentaries. The Japanese commentary will be provided by Katsuya Ichikawa. The event also will be aired on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports to be launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

Storylines
Scandal Gate 2014 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.

During the year of 2017 all units in Dragon Gate started to feuding with each other, per example the Jimmyz vs. MaxiMuM feud. After the 2017 Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival it started the 5 Unit Survival Race League and during the show some matches of the tournament will be showcased. This situation happened in the past during the Generation Wafare period in Dragon Gate.