Final Gate (2017)

The Final Gate (2017) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and a GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event will take place on December 23, 2017, in Fukuoka at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center and was the seventh annual event under the Gate of Destiny name. This will be the last Dragon Gate pay-per-view event of 2017.

Two title matches have been announced for the show with Kagetora defending the Open The Brave Gate Championship against his former Jimmyz stablemate Yasushi Kanda and VerserK (Eita and T-Hawk) taking on CIMA and Susumu Yokosuka for the vacant Open The Twin Gate Championship.

Background
The Dangerous Gate (2017) 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 also aired on tape delay on Japanese TV Gaora Sports to be launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

Storylines
The Final Gate (2017) will feature professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

For the Open The Brave Gate Championship match, Kagetora will defend his Open The Brave Gate Championship against his former Jimmyz stablemate Yasushi Kanda. After the Jimmyz were forced to disband on September 18, at Dangerous Gate. The former members of the Jimmyz did one last tour together called the Farewell Jimmyz Gate, which ended on October 5. Afterwards, the former members of Jimmyz went their separate ways with Kanda turning heel and joining VerserK and Kagetora defending the Open The Brave Gate Championship his former Jimmyz stablemates Genki Horiguchi and K-ness. After Kagetora defended his title against K-ness he was attacked by Metal Warrior who hit him with Susumu Yokosuka's finishing move, the Yokosuka Cutter. Then he accused Yokosuka to be the Metal Warrior, but Susumu denied it. In the following weeks Kagetora was again attacked by Metal Warrior, with Warrior hitting Kagetora with Ryo Saito's Cycling Yahoo, K-ness' Darkness Buster, Susumu's Mugen and Genki Horiguchi's Backslide From Heaven, in several different occasions, with Kagetora thinking that his former Jimmyz stablemate were conspiracizing against him. On December 5, Metal Warrior revealed to be his former Jimmyz stablemate Yasushi Kanda, who was challenging Kagetora for the Open the Brave Gate Champion and cutting Kagetora's hair. The match was made official the following day.

In the Open The Twin Gate Championship match T-Hawk and Eita, will face CIMA and Susumu Yokosuka for the vacant Open the Twin Gate Championship. On November 8 Eita rejoined VerserK after turning on Dragon Kid revealing to be their newest member. Afterwards, Eita reformed his team with T-Hawk and the won the Early Christmas Tag Team Tournament. During this time, Kid suffered an injury and after Eita and T-Hawk won the tournament they mocked CIMA and Kid to not be able to defend the Open the Twin Gate Championship due to an injury. On December 5, Eita and T-Hawk agreed that if Cima had lost to them in a Six-Man Tag Team match, CIMA would be forced to relinquish the titles. Later that night Eita and T-Hawk teamed up with El Lindaman to defeat CIMA team with Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii. As per stipulation, CIMA was forced to relinquish the titles. Then Susumu Yokosuka came down to the ring and offered CIMA to face Eita and T-Hawk for the vacant titles and he accepted. The match was made official the following day.