Dead or Alive (2009)

Dead or Alive (2009)
Information
Promotion	Dragon Gate
Date	02009-05-05-0000May 5, 2009
Attendance	8000
Venue	Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium
City	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Event chronology
Previous Agressive Gate
Next Gate of Maximum
Dead or Alive chronology
Previous Dead or Alive (2008)
Next Dead or Alive (2010)

The Dead or Alive (2009) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and GAORA TV event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event that took place on May 5 2009, in Nagoya, Aichi at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium and was the second event under the Dead or Alive.

The event featured eight matches with three of Dragon Gate's sixth championships on the line. The main event was Naruki Doi against Akebono for the Open The Dream Gate Championship.

Production

The Dead or Alive (2009) 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 and was launched in Dragon Gate's ~ Infinity ~ Series.

Storylines

Dead or Alive (2009) featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Matches

#	Results	Stipulations	Times
1	KAMIKAZE (Akira Tozawa and Kenshin Chikano) and Anthony W. Mori defeated WARRIORS-5 (RYOMA, Nick Jackson and Matt Jackson)	Six-man Tag Team match	11:08
2	Shachihoko Machine defeated Jackson Florida and "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa	Three-way match	5:22
3	Zetsurins (Masaaki Mochizuki and Don Fujii) defeated Naoki Tanizaki and Super Shenlong	Tag Team match	11:46
4	Masato Yoshino defeated KAGETORA, Cyber Kong and Shingo Takagi	Four-way elimination match	18:47
5	BxB Hulk defeated YAMATO by referee stoppage	Singles match	16:44
6	Maraha Isappa (Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito) defeated WARRIORS-5 (Gamma and Susumu Yokosuka) (c) and Real Hazard (Kenichiro Arai and Yasushi Kanda)	Three-way elimination tag team match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship	20:33
7	CIMA (c) defeated Dragon Kid	Singles match for the Open The Brave Gate Championship	26:37
8	Naruki Doi (c) defeated Akebono	Singles match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship	15:24
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match – refers to the video of that match

Four-way elimination match

Elimination	Wrestler	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	KAGETORA	Masato Yoshino	Pinned after a Lightning Spiral	09:42
2	Cyber Kong	Masato Yoshino	Pinned after a Speed Star	12:45
3	Shingo Takagi	Masato Yoshino	Submitted after a Sol Naciente Kai	18:47
Winner:	Masato Yoshino

Three-way elimination tag team match

Elimination	Wrestler	Team	Eliminated by	Elimination move	Time
1	Yasushi Kanda	Real Hazard	Susumu Yokosuka	Pinned after a Jumbo no Kachi!gatame	08:17
2	Susumu Yokosuka	WARRIORS-5	Ryo Saito	Pinned after a Double Cross	09:26
Winners:	Maraha Isappa (Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito) (New Open The Twin Gate Champions)