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|name = Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival (2008)
 
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|city = Kobe, Japan
 
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}}The '''Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival (2008)''' was a professional wrestling event promoted by [[Dragon Gate]]. The event took place on July 27, 2008, in Kobe, Japan, at the Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan. It was the 4th event under the [[Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival]] name, which is [[Dragon Gate]]'s biggest annual event and it's similar to [[NJPW]]'s [[Wrestle Kingdom]].
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The event featured seven matches, four of which were contested for championships. In the main event, [[Shingo Takagi|Shingo Takagi against]] [[BxB Hulk]] for the vacant [[Open the Dream Gate Championship]]. Other featured matches included [[Real Hazard]] ([[Gamma]], [[YAMATO]] and [[Yasushi Kanda]]) defending the [[Open the Triangle Gate Championship]] against [[Zetsurins]] ([[Masaaki Mochizuki]], [[Don Fujii]] and [[Magnitude Kishiwada]]), [[Typhoon]] ([[Anthony W. Mori]], [[Dragon Kid]] and [[PAC]]) and [[WORLD-1]] ([[Naruki Doi]], [[Masato Yoshino]] and [[Naoki Tanizaki]]), RyoSuka ([[Susumu Yokosuka]] and [[Ryo Saito]]) defending the [[Open the Twin Gate Championship]] against Tokyo Gurentai ([[Mazada]] and [[Nosawa Rongai]] and [[Genki Horiguchi]] against [[Kzy|m.c. KZ]] in a tournament final for the vacant Open the Brave Gate Championship. The event is available in their streaming service [[Dragon Gate Network]].
The '''Kobe World Hall Pro Wrestling Festival 2008''' was a professional wrestling event promoted by [[Dragon Gate]]. The event took place on July 27, 2008, in Kobe, Japan, at the Kobe World Kinen Hall and was the fourth event under the [[Kobe World Hall Pro Wrestling Festival]] name and the fourth in a row to take place at the Kobe World Kinen Hall.
 
   
 
==Production==
 
==Production==
   
 
===Storylines===
 
===Storylines===
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On May 14 Takagi and Kong as BxB Shingo and BxB Cyber respectively, betrayed Hulk before the trio were scheduled to defend their Open The Triangle Gate Championship against [[YAMATO]], [[Gamma]] and [[Genki Horiguchi]]. [[New Hazard]] was ended, Takagi and Kong joined up with YAMATO and the rest of the members of [[Muscle Outlaw'z]] to form the new super-heel group [[Real Hazard]]. Doi and Yoshino would join Hulk and it was agreed that they would face Takagi, YAMATO and Gamma for the vacant Open The Triangle Gate Championship and Real Hazard won the vacant titles after the match Real Hazard tried to attack the trio but a returning Naoki Tanizaki would make the save. Then Hulk, Doi, and Yoshino formed a stable with Tanizaki and m.c. KZ named [[WORLD-1]]. Then Takagi fought BxB Hulk to a one-hour draw in a number one contender's match for [[CIMA]]'s Open the Dream Gate Championship, later on June 28 [[Shingo Takagi]], [[Gamma]] and [[YAMATO]] lost the [[Open The Triangle Gate Championship]] to [[Tozawa-juku|Tozawa-Juku]] ([[Keni'chiro Arai]], [[Taku Iwasa]] and [[Shinobu |Shinobu]]). The following day, they were immediately scheduled for a rematch on July 27, but at the time the [[Open The Dream Gate Championship]] was on the line as CIMA had to vacate the championship due to a neck injury. On July 10, Tensions would rise in [[Real Hazard]] when Takagi stopped them and [[Tokyo Gurentai]] members from trying to give CIMA an unwanted haircut.
On June 28 [[Shingo Takagi]], [[Gamma]] and [[YAMATO]] lost the [[Open The Triangle Gate Championship]] to [[Tozawa-juku|Tozawa-Juku]] ([[Keni'chiro Arai]], [[Taku Iwasa]] and [[Shinobu |Shinobu]]). The following day, Takagi fought [[BxB Hulk]] to a one-hour draw in a number one contender's match for [[CIMA]]'s [[Open The Dream Gate Championship]]. They were immediately scheduled for a rematch on July 27, but this time the Open the Dream Gate Championship was on the line as [[CIMA]] had to vacate the championship due to a neck injury. On July 10, doubt was already cast over his standing in [[Real Hazard]] when he stopped them and [[Tokyo Gurentai]] members from trying to give CIMA an unwanted haircut. This caused tensions to stir between him and the others, especially with [[Cyber Kong]] and Cima was replaced by [[BxB Hulk]]. It also featured the [["Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa|Stalker Ichikawa]] Bosou 10 series matches. It was later announced that YAMATO, [[Yasushi Kanda]], Gamma would defend the Open the Triangle Gate Champions against [[World-1]] ([[Naruki Doi]], [[Masato Yoshino]] and [[Naoki Tanizaki]]) and [[Dragon Kid]], [[Anthony W. Mori]] and [[PAC]] and Zetsurins ([[Masaaki Mochizuki]], [[Don Fujii]], [[Magnitude Kishiwada]]) and [[Susumu Yokosuka]] and [[Ryo Saito]] would defend the [[Open The Twin Gate Championship]] against Tokyo Gurentai ([[Mazada]] and [[Nosawa Rongai]]) and it was also announced that [[Genki Horiguchi]] would face [[Kzy|m.c.KZ]] for the vacated [[Open The Brave Gate Championship]].
 
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On June 28, [[Shingo Takagi]], [[Gamma]] and [[YAMATO]] lost the [[Open The Triangle Gate Championship]] to [[Tozawa-juku|Tozawa-Juku]] ([[Keni'chiro Arai]], [[Taku Iwasa]] and [[Shinobu |Shinobu]]). Later on July 12, Gamma, YAMATO and [[Yasushi Kanda]] would defeat Tozawa-Juku (Keni'chiro Arai, Taku Iwasa and Shinobu) to regain the Open the Triangle Championships, later [[WORLD-1]] ([[Naruki Doi]], [[Masato Yoshino]] and [[Naoki Tanizaki]]), [[Typhoon]] ([[Anthony W. Mori]], [[Dragon Kid]] and [[PAC]]) and [[Zetsurins]] ([[Masaaki Mochizuki]], [[Don Fujii]], [[Magnitude Kishiwada]]) challenged them to title match, which they accepted.
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On May 5, at [[Dead or Alive (2008)|Dead or Alive]], RyoSuka ([[Susumu Yokosuka]] and [[Ryo Saito]]) defeated AraIwa ([[Keni'chiro Arai]] and [[Taku Iwasa]]) to win the [[Open the Twin Gate Championship]]. They would later defend them against their [[Typhoon]] stablemates [[PAC]] and [[Dragon Kid]]. Later, Tokyo Gurentai ([[Mazada]] and [[Nosawa Rongai]]) would challenge them into a title match, which they accepted.
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On June 29, [[Masato Yoshino]] disguised as [[Dr. Muscle]] defeated [[Gamma]] to win the [[Open the Brave Gate Championship|Open the Gamma Gate Championship]] and Yoshino immediately vacated afterwards, only to restore the Brave Gate lineage, pending a decision match, later it was announced to be [[Genki Horiguchi]] taking on [[Kzy|m.c. KZ]].
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The event also featured a match, part of the [["Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa|Stalker Ichikawa]] Bosou 10 Series Matches, as well other matches that were later announced.
   
===Aftermath===
 
After Takagi defeated BxB Hulk to win the Open the Dream Gate Championship, Takagi apologized to Hulk and retracted his statement about him being weak. Soon after, Kong attempted to attack CIMA, who was at the announce table, but Takagi stopped him. After a brief argument, Real Hazard attacked Takagi and kicked Takagi out of the group for showing compassion towards Hulk and CIMA, but he was saved by Typhoon.
 
 
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== Results ==
 
{{Pro Wrestling results table
 
{{Pro Wrestling results table
 
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|match1=[[Akira Tozawa]], [[Yuki Ono]] and [[El Generico]] defeated [[Super Shisa]], [[Shachihoko BOY|Shisa BOY]] and [[K-ness]]
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|match1=[[Akira Tozawa]], [[Yuki Ono]] and [[El Generico]] defeated [[Super Shisa]], [[Shachihoko BOY|Shisa BOY]] and [[K-ness.]]
 
|stip1=Six Man Tag Team Match
 
|stip1=Six Man Tag Team Match
 
|time1=9:19
 
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|time3=15:41
 
|time3=15:41
 
|match4=[[Genki Horiguchi]] defeated [[Kzy|m.c.KZ]]
 
|match4=[[Genki Horiguchi]] defeated [[Kzy|m.c.KZ]]
|stip4=Singles match for the [[Open The Brave Gate Championship]]
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|stip4=Singles match for the vacant [[Open The Brave Gate Championship]]
 
|time4=10:33
 
|time4=10:33
|match5=RyoSuka ([[Susumu Yokosuka]] and [[Ryo Saito]]) (c) defeated [[Tokyo Gurentai]] ([[Mazada]] and [[Nosawa Rongai]])
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|match5=[[RyoSuka]] ([[Susumu Yokosuka]] and [[Ryo Saito]]) (c) defeated [[Tokyo Gurentai]] ([[Mazada]] and [[Nosawa Rongai]])
 
|stip5=Tag Team match for the [[Open The Twin Gate Championship]]
 
|stip5=Tag Team match for the [[Open The Twin Gate Championship]]
 
|time5=14:10
 
|time5=14:10
|match6=[[Real Hazard]] ([[YAMATO]], [[Gamma]] and [[Yasushi Kanda]]) (c) defeated Zetsurins ([[Masaaki Mochizuki]], [[Don Fujii]], [[Magnitude Kishiwada]]) and [[Dragon Kid]], [[Anthony W. Mori]] and [[PAC]] and [[World-1]] ([[Naruki Doi]], [[Masato Yoshino]] and [[Naoki Tanizaki]])
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|match6=[[Real Hazard]] ([[YAMATO]], [[Gamma]] and [[Yasushi Kanda]]) (c) defeated [[Zetsurins]] ([[Masaaki Mochizuki]], [[Don Fujii]], [[Magnitude Kishiwada]]), [[Typhoon]] ([[Anthony W. Mori]], [[Dragon Kid]] and [[PAC]]), and [[WORLD-1]] ([[Naruki Doi]], [[Masato Yoshino]] and [[Naoki Tanizaki]])
 
|stip6=Four-way Six Man tag team elimination match for the [[Open The Triangle Gate Championship]]
 
|stip6=Four-way Six Man tag team elimination match for the [[Open The Triangle Gate Championship]]
 
|time6=28:00
 
|time6=28:00
|match7=[[Shingo Takagi]] (c) defeated [[BxB Hulk]]
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|match7=[[Shingo Takagi]] defeated [[BxB Hulk]]
|stip7=Singles match for the [[Open The Dream Gate Championship]]
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|stip7=Singles match for the vacant [[Open The Dream Gate Championship]]
 
|time7=36:53
 
|time7=36:53
 
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|[[World-1]] ([[Naruki Doi]], [[Masato Yoshino]] and [[Naoki Tanizaki]])
 
|[[World-1]] ([[Naruki Doi]], [[Masato Yoshino]] and [[Naoki Tanizaki]])
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Latest revision as of 12:30, 25 January 2020

The Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival (2008) was a professional wrestling event promoted by Dragon Gate. The event took place on July 27, 2008, in Kobe, Japan, at the Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan. It was the 4th event under the Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival name, which is Dragon Gate's biggest annual event and it's similar to NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom.

The event featured seven matches, four of which were contested for championships. In the main event, Shingo Takagi against BxB Hulk for the vacant Open the Dream Gate Championship. Other featured matches included Real Hazard (Gamma, YAMATO and Yasushi Kanda) defending the Open the Triangle Gate Championship against Zetsurins (Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii and Magnitude Kishiwada), Typhoon (Anthony W. Mori, Dragon Kid and PAC) and WORLD-1 (Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Naoki Tanizaki), RyoSuka (Susumu Yokosuka and Ryo Saito) defending the Open the Twin Gate Championship against Tokyo Gurentai (Mazada and Nosawa Rongai and Genki Horiguchi against m.c. KZ in a tournament final for the vacant Open the Brave Gate Championship. The event is available in their streaming service Dragon Gate Network.

Production[]

Storylines[]

On May 14 Takagi and Kong as BxB Shingo and BxB Cyber respectively, betrayed Hulk before the trio were scheduled to defend their Open The Triangle Gate Championship against YAMATOGamma and Genki Horiguchi. New Hazard was ended, Takagi and Kong joined up with YAMATO and the rest of the members of Muscle Outlaw'z to form the new super-heel group Real Hazard. Doi and Yoshino would join Hulk and it was agreed that they would face Takagi, YAMATO and Gamma for the vacant Open The Triangle Gate Championship and Real Hazard won the vacant titles after the match Real Hazard tried to attack the trio but a returning Naoki Tanizaki would make the save. Then Hulk, Doi, and Yoshino formed a stable with Tanizaki and m.c. KZ named WORLD-1. Then Takagi fought BxB Hulk to a one-hour draw in a number one contender's match for CIMA's Open the Dream Gate Championship, later on June 28 Shingo Takagi, Gamma and YAMATO lost the Open The Triangle Gate Championship to Tozawa-Juku (Keni'chiro Arai, Taku Iwasa and Shinobu). The following day, they were immediately scheduled for a rematch on July 27, but at the time the Open The Dream Gate Championship was on the line as CIMA had to vacate the championship due to a neck injury. On July 10, Tensions would rise in Real Hazard when Takagi stopped them and Tokyo Gurentai members from trying to give CIMA an unwanted haircut.

On June 28, Shingo Takagi, Gamma and YAMATO lost the Open The Triangle Gate Championship to Tozawa-Juku (Keni'chiro Arai, Taku Iwasa and Shinobu). Later on July 12, Gamma, YAMATO and Yasushi Kanda would defeat Tozawa-Juku (Keni'chiro Arai, Taku Iwasa and Shinobu) to regain the Open the Triangle Championships, later WORLD-1 (Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Naoki Tanizaki), Typhoon (Anthony W. Mori, Dragon Kid and PAC) and Zetsurins (Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Magnitude Kishiwada) challenged them to title match, which they accepted.

On May 5, at Dead or Alive, RyoSuka (Susumu Yokosuka and Ryo Saito) defeated AraIwa (Keni'chiro Arai and Taku Iwasa) to win the Open the Twin Gate Championship. They would later defend them against their Typhoon stablemates PAC and Dragon Kid. Later, Tokyo Gurentai (Mazada and Nosawa Rongai) would challenge them into a title match, which they accepted.

On June 29, Masato Yoshino disguised as Dr. Muscle defeated Gamma to win the Open the Gamma Gate Championship and Yoshino immediately vacated afterwards, only to restore the Brave Gate lineage, pending a decision match, later it was announced to be Genki Horiguchi taking on m.c. KZ.

The event also featured a match, part of the Stalker Ichikawa Bosou 10 Series Matches, as well other matches that were later announced.

Results[]

# Results Stipulations Times
1 Akira Tozawa, Yuki Ono and El Generico defeated Super Shisa, Shisa BOY and K-ness. Six Man Tag Team Match 9:19
2 ICHIKAWA defeated The Great Sasuke Singles match 7:42
3 Cyber Kong and TAKEMURA defeated Kenichiro Arai and Taku Iwasa Tag team match 15:41
4 Genki Horiguchi defeated m.c.KZ Singles match for the vacant Open The Brave Gate Championship 10:33
5 RyoSuka (Susumu Yokosuka and Ryo Saito) (c) defeated Tokyo Gurentai (Mazada and Nosawa Rongai) Tag Team match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship 14:10
6 Real Hazard (YAMATO, Gamma and Yasushi Kanda) (c) defeated Zetsurins (Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Magnitude Kishiwada), Typhoon (Anthony W. Mori, Dragon Kid and PAC), and WORLD-1 (Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Naoki Tanizaki) Four-way Six Man tag team elimination match for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship 28:00
7 Shingo Takagi defeated BxB Hulk Singles match for the vacant Open The Dream Gate Championship 36:53
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
  • Videoicon – refers to the video of that match

Six Man Tag Team elimination match[]

Elimination Wrestler Team Eliminated by Elimination move Time Ref.
1 Magnitude Kishiwada Zetsurins Gamma Small Package Pin 21:19
2 PAC Dragon Kid, Anthony W. Mori and PAC Naruki Doi Pin 25:45
3 Naoki Tanizaki World-1 (Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Naoki Tanizaki) YAMATO Pinned after a Gallaria 28:00
Winners: Real Hazard (YAMATO, Gamma and Yasushi Kanda) (Still Open the Triangle Gate Champions)