Delfin vs Sasuke, UWA title, title vs mask, MPro 7/24/93. One of the first big matches in company history as Sasuke takes on uber-rudo Delfin. Tons of heat, and Delfin is beyond awesome in his cockiness. 179 MB.

Delfin vs Sato, mask vs mask, MPro 12/10/93. Sato, better known as Dick Togo, is an absolutely stellar athlete for his size. Here, before the wear and tear of the road had brought him down to earth, he shows just how much he rules. Oh and Delfin isn't half-bad either. 137 MB.

Delfin, Shinzaki & Naniwa vs Sasuke, Sato & Shiryu, MPro 2/4/94. Michinoku Pro shows its wares at a red-hot Korakuen. Supremely fun match, and once again Dick Togo does some things that shouldn't be possible for a man with his build.

Taka Michinoku vs Jado, MPro 7/30/94. This show featured a cross-over with WAR, so Taka is left to try and fend off the felonious Jado. I had my doubts coming in, given that this is 1994 Jado we're talking about, but young Taka's aerial feats remain impressive and Jado brings some serious oomph to the table when it matters most. 126 MB.

Sasuke vs Ohtani, MPro 9/29/94, JIP. The first fifteen minutes were spent mostly with long, pointless mat work. This picks up at the point when they decide to get things going, and boy do they ever.

Sato, Shiryu & Terry Boy vs Shinzaki, TAKA & Naniwa, MPro 10/30/94. Kaientai has arrived, and Michinoku Pro will never be the same again. 150 MB.

Delfin, Shinzaki & Naniwa vs Sasuke, Sato & Shiryu, AJW 11/20/94. Michinoku Pro shows its wares at the joshi megashow at the Tokyo Dome. Some overlap from previous tags but still more than worth it for some stellar spots and exchanges and general fun.

Sasuke vs TAKA, MPro 12/15/94. Awww, lil' baby TAKA thinks he can hang with Sasuke. 204 MB.

Sasuke vs Naniwa, Mask League, MPro 7/27/95, JIP. Edited to the last few minutes, which are shockingly epic for a Gran Naniwa match. Includes a really sick bump even by Sasuke standards.

Delfin vs Sasuke, Mask League, MPro 8/12/95. Sasuke suffers an injury to his hip/lower back region and gets absolutely picked apart for most of the match. Closing stretch is great as a result because Delfin just keeps at it while Sasuke is pushed to his absolute limit. 167 MB.

Delfin vs Naniwa, Mask League, MPro 8/13/95. Naniwa has long been Delfin's sidekick, but he isn't afraid to be as rudo as he wanna be. We've seen Naniwa give Sasuke all he can handle and more; can he pull off the upset or will Delfin weather the storm? 128 MB.

Dos Caras vs Super Delfin, Michinoku Pro Mask League 8/18/95. Ah, the '95 mask league. So good, so good for you. 174 MB. - UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Sasuke vs Dos Caras Jr, Mask League, MPro 8/23/95. Caras really has it all over Sasuke here, with better submissions and more power and plenty of impact moves. Sasuke's only advantage is that he's INSANE. 221 MB.

Gran Naniwa vs Gorgon Cross (Jerry Lynn), Michinoku Pro 8/25/95, Mask vs Mask. The two who did worst in the league are punished by having to put said masks on the line. For two 'losers' this is a hell of a match. Heck, for anyone. 155 MB.

Sasuke vs Dos Caras Jr, Mask League Final, MPro 8/25/95. Caras has learned that it takes a lot to put Sasuke down, so he doesn't hold back even the tiniest bit this time. 158 MB.

Delfin, Naniwa & Hasegawa vs Sasuke, Kendo & Shimoda, MPro 12/17/95. Kendo (a luchador) and two of joshi's finest don't miss a beat in yet another fun-filled Michinoku romp. Though I question the wisdom of ever putting Delfin in a mixed tag. 217 MB.

Delfin, Naniwa & Taka vs Sasuke, Shiryu & Tiger Mask IV, MPro 3/16/96. One of the more famous MPro 6-mans. Highlight is an absolutely killer finishing sequence. 228 MB.

Sasuke & Delfin vs Togo, Shiryu & Teioh, MPro 6/23/96. The Michinoku Megapowers take on Kaientai in a handicap match that escalates a lot in the second half. 146 MB.

Shiryu vs Gran Naniwa, Central American middleweight title, MPro 8/3/96. Despite the silliness of Japanese wrestlers fighting over a Central American title, this is a nifty little match.

Liger, Hamada & Naniwa vs Togo, Taka & Funaki, MPro 8/18/96. A 1996 MPro 6-man with Kaientai means you're starting with at least a 'good' match. Throw Liger into the mix and it's that much funner. That's right, funner. 119 MB.

Kaientai Deluxe vs Delfin/Hamada/Tiger Mask 4/Naniwa/Yakushiji, MPro 10/10/96. The definitive Michinoku Pro match. One of the most straightforwardly enjoyable matches anywhere, ever. It's been posted a thousand times in a thousand places but one more can't hurt and if you HAVEN'T seen it, well sheesh don't wait any longer!

Togo, Teioh & Shiryu vs Sasuke, Hamada & Yakushiji, MPro 10/19/96. Yakushiji bumps like mad, and they bust out a pretty huge finishing sequence. 170 MB.

Sasuke, Delfin & Hamada vs Togo, Teioh & Shiryu, MPro 11/12/96. Can't go wrong with these six.

Kaientai vs Sekigun 10-man tag, Inoki 12/1/96. A rarely-seen match because the show didn't circulate much. This is the least of the 10-man tags, but the MPro crew really couldn't do any wrong in '96.

Kaientai Deluxe vs Sasuke, Delfin, Hamada, Tiger Mask 4 & Naniwa, elimination match, MPro 12/9/96. Now complete, and a real treat.

Kaientai DX vs MPro, 12/16/96, 10-man. This is the good stuff right here, considered by some to be the best Kaientai match of all.

Jinsei Shinzaki vs Taka Michinoku, MPro 12/17/96. Taka tries to take down the Michinoku juggernaut. 133 MB.

Delfin vs TAKA, MPro 12/20/96. JIP'ed to the hot hot finish!

Togo, Teioh, Shiryu & Funaki vs Sasuke, Hamada, Naniwa & Yakushiji, MPro 12/20/96. KDX loves to play the numbers game, but what happens when the shoe is on the other foot? 198 MB.

Togo, Teioh & Shiryu vs Sasuke, Delfin & Hamada, MPro 1/14/97. Ummmmm... it's good and you should watch it.

Togo vs Yakushiji, MPro 3/1/97. Solid match based on a big vs little formula. 130 MB.

Super Delfin vs Shiryu, MPro 3/1/97. Delfin was long since a big-shot, but young Kaz Hayashi? Not so much. This was Shiryu's big chance and he could show he was on par with the rest of his stablemates, instead of an also-ran. 156 MB.

Minoru Tanaka vs Hoshikawa, UWA middleweight title, MPro 9/14/97. A boatload of athletic junior-heavy shoot-style wrestling!

Delfin, Yakushiji & Hoshikawa vs Togo, Teioh & Funaki, MPro 10/10/97. The sweet embrace of MPro goodness, something most any wrestling fan can appreciate.

Sasuke & Delfin vs Teioh & Funaki, MPro tag league '97. Funaki pretty much rips Sasuke's leg off and beats him to death with it. Funaki: BEAST OF THE MAT.

Sasuke & Delfin vs Teioh & Funaki, MPro tag league '97 final. Return match that continues the story from a week earlier.

Taka vs Funaki, Indy junior title, MPro 12/18/97. Long-time partners collide! Sho is out to prove a point and dominates! Taka is the plucky underdog! Black is white!

Sasuke & Delfin vs Togo & Teioh, MPro 12/18/97. Sasuke has a nagging leg injury. Dick and Men's want to help end his misery... in a way.

Teioh vs Funaki, UWF welterweight title, MPro 1/14/98. A really nifty technical battle, quite different from what you expect in lucha-themed Michinoku Pro.

Sasuke, Hamada & Tiger Mask 4 vs Togo, Funaki & Super Boy, MPro 1/16/98. Sasuke's torment continues.

CIMA, SUWA & Fuji vs Hoshikawa, Yakushiji & Seno, MPro 1/10/99. Now this is what I call a diamond in the rough. For starters, this is by far the best Crazy MAX 6-man despite taking place while the group was still inexperienced. You have Seno, who went on to become the lackluster Daio QuallT, as a great young lion whipping boy. You have a phenomenal last third, one of the best finishing runs in this style. GET IT.

Hoshikawa & Yakushiji vs Delfin & Naniwa, MPro 1/13/99. Comedy! Action! Fun for all!

SUWA vs Dragon Kid, Toryumon 2/7/99. The nice contrast between Dragon Kid hitting his nifty spots and SUWA being SUWA.

Great Sasuke vs Magnum Tokyo, Toryumon 2/7/99. Solid mat work to start before they delve into the highspots required for it to be a Sasuke match. Sasuke lets young Magu look real good.

CIMA vs Minoru Fujita, MPro 7/25/99, JIP. Baby Fujita is so spunky and full of fight. It's interesting how CIMA seems like such an established veteran star so early into his career. Heck, Fujita debuted a month before CIMA, but they work it like CIMA is five years older and it seems about right.

SUWA, Curry Man & Super Boy vs Taka, Magnum Tokyo & Minoru Fujita, MPro 8/22/99. Comedy! Action! Drama! A fine little 6-man here.

Horiguchi vs Susumu, Toryumon 9/14/99. For the opening part of '99 these two were mostly lost in the shuffle amidst flashier stars like Magnum, CIMA and Dragon Kid. This is a breakout opportunity as they're given some time in the show opener, and they do make the most of it.

Naoki Sano vs Curry Man, MPro 10/17/99. Sano: not afraid to murder a fool.

CIMA vs Minoru Fujita, MPro 10/19/99. A bigger and better rematch.

CIMA & SUWA vs Magnum Tokyo & Tiger Mask 4, MPro 11/7/99. Big interpromotional tag ackshun.

CIMA, Curry Man & Super Boy vs Jody Fleisch, Minoru Fujita & Shiryu 2, MPro 12/21/99. A sprint that's all sorts of fun, with a really killer close.

Tiger Mask 4 vs Minoru Fujita, MPro 3/4/00. Fujita, a big underdog, does more than give TM4 all he can handle. 138 MB.

CIMA vs Ricky Marvin, J Cup 2000. Now that's a sprint.

Teioh vs Usuda, J Cup 2000. Some swank counters, mostly thanks to Men's.

Great Sasuke vs Naoki Sano, J Cup 2000. To reiterate: Sano will kill you. The fact that you are Great Sasuke, and the fact that you have a history of skull fractures, does not change this.

SUWA vs Dragon Kid, hair vs mask, Toryumon 8/24/00. The #2 man in Crazy Max and the #2 man in Toryumon's babyface group were natural feud material. Add in SUWA's attitude and bullying style, contrasted against Kid's small build and fan-friendly moves, and this really was an ideal matchup. SUWA controls most of the way and lays out by far the best singles match in Toryumon to this point. They run an angle halfway through to add to the drama, and that gives the second part a could-end-any-time feel. Not an epic for the ages, but something that most any wrestling fan can easily enjoy.

Hoshikawa, Yakushiji & Tsubasa vs Togo, Buffalo & QUALLT, Osaka Pro 11/6/00. Dick leads his LOV stable into battle. He's so thick that it stretches the video! Okay maybe not. After all these years the agility of tubby Togo is still impressive. Yakushiji busts out the Bruce Lee outfit for some reason, and even more surprisingly he utilizes a shoulder hold. Not on the same level as high-end MPro but there's still too much talent for it to fall below 'good'.

CIMA, SUWA & Fuji vs Magnum Tokyo, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi, Toryumon 11/30/00. Generally fun with an unfortunately murky finish. Fuji and Horiguchi make this with their personalities.

Ebessan vs Kamen, Osaka Pro 1/7/01. An early iteration of the comedy matchup. Lots of themes and gags that would either become staples or get played off of down the line, be it for their matches together or Ebessan/Kikutaro by himself. About 2/3rds of the way through they settle down and get serious.

Murahama, Tsubasa & Arkangel vs Black Buffalo, Gamma & Daio QUALLT, Osaka Pro 1/7/01. Not overpowering greatness by any means, especially the middle. But what seems like a run-of-the-mill midcard 6-man does manage to build to a good finish. I really like how the ending uses 'angles' in a way you almost never see.

Liger & El Samurai vs Delfin & Monster Zeta Mandora, Osaka Pro 1/7/01. Zeta would become Big Boss MAGMA, and then Magnitude Kishiwada. Anyway, this match is all about HATRED and INVADING and MORE HATRED.

Sumo Fuji vs Ryo Saito, Toryumon 5/12/01. Nicely done big-versus-little matchup.

CIMA & TOKYO vs Mochizuki & Kanda, Toryumon 5/12/01. Toryumon's top stars team up, but can they be half as good a TEAM as the nefarious M2K-ers?

Black Buffalo & Tsubasa vs Gamma & Daio QUALLT, Osaka Pro 5/29/01. Tsubasa & Buffalo, aka. Infinity, started teaming two months earlier. These teams met in April during the company's tag tournament with Infinity coming out on top (Tsubasa over QuallT with a 'rana). However, Gamma & QuallT won the tournament and in the process became the first Osaka Pro tag champions. The match struggles to get momentum in the middle but do they pull off a hot finish.

Liger & Samurai vs Delfin & Murahama, Osaka 5/29/01. Murahama has done quite well for himself in adapting to pro-style, but he did just fall short in an IWGP junior title challenge. Can he redeem himself against a very tough New Japan tandem, or is he still beneath the likes of Liger?

CIMA vs Magnum Tokyo, Toryumon 6/10/01. Last ten minutes of a long match, thus this is the portion where they're throwing everything they have at each other.

Arai & Apache vs Horiguchi & SAITO, Toryumon 7/1/01. After years of listening to Japanese announcers, I find myself picking up on a lot more of the little phrases that get slipped in. For instance, Apache acknowledging the crowd is called "fan service". I will not get into how that term could apply to other Dragon System matches. Apache/SAITO is a wonderful lucha-tastic pairing, and Apache's punches are wonderful in a completely different way. It's weird, I don't like lucha from Mexico, but I much prefer when Ultimo's trainees used more of the lucha influence, and I have no problem with luchadors in Japan. The highlight of the match is a spectacular dive by stocky Apache.

Susumu, Kanda & Darkness Dragon vs Dragon Kid, Ricky Marvin & Ryo Saito, Toryumon 7/1/01. Marvin, having shown his stuff in MPro, moves on to another stop before landing his extended gig at NOAH. Kid and Darkness build towards their climactic battle the following year. And Susumu uses a move that is dangerous to begin with, let alone a running variant...

Magnum Tokyo, Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito vs CIMA, SUWA & Fuji vs Mochizuki, Kanda & Darkness Dragon, trios titles, Toryumon 8/14/01. If you are any kind of fan of the Toryumon/Dragon Gate/lucharesu style, you must see this match. Absolutely stellar sprint.

Jado & Gedo vs Sasuke & Tiger Mask 4, IWGP junior tag titles, MPro 8/19/01. It's weird, Jado & Gedo swing between utterly dull and world-class. Here we get the "world-class" level, against top-notch opposition. Big big finish.

SAITO vs Kondo, Toryumon 10/28/01. Retirement match for SAITO, though he then just took on the Super Shisa gimmick. Short match with lotsa nifty grappling. I miss this Kondo.

Mochizuki, Yokosuka & Darkness Dragon vs Magnum Tokyo, Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito, trios titles, Toryumon 10/28/01. Another good 6-man. Clipped a little, doesn't feel like it's missing much.

Owashi vs Ogawauchi, T2P 11/13/01. Slight clipping. We start off with the thing Owashi is most known for: his use of "Sandstorm" by Darude as entrance music. Owashi was one of the few non-tiny Ultimo trainees, and even though he had a lot of chances I have to say I consider him a big disappointment. This is the only "complete" Owashi match I'm hosting and that's largely because of the T2P llave content and his opponent. Speaking of which, Ogawauchi is also somewhat of a disappointment, but that's because of injury derailing his career rather than a lack of talent. He takes a HUGE bump on the outside, busts out some cool moves, and makes use of the hexagonal ring.

Kondo vs Yagi, T2P 11/13/01. An introduction to the tricked-out T2P style.

TARU vs Kinya Oyanagei, T2P 11/13/01. The T2P debut show is one of those must-see events. Here we meet Oyanagei, who has a very unique approach to things. TARU, a veteran of both life and the ring, struggles to adapt.

Yoshino & Tsujimoto (Yasshi) vs Mori & Iwasa, T2P 11/13/01. Some mind-blowing exchanges and general non-stop inventiveness here. The definitive "holy crap these guys are going to rule the world" early T2P match.

Milano Collection AT vs Ryo Saito, 2/3 falls, T2P 11/13/01. Milano rips Ryo apart on the mat, just dominating him in a way I can't recall seeing before or after.

Yokosuka, Horiguchi & Darkness Dragon vs Super Shisa, Ken Arai & Ryo Saito, Rainbow Pro 1/20/02. Really slick Toryumon 6-man. Shisa absolutely steals the show.

Shiji Kondo vs Jun Ogawauchi, T2P 1/23/02. Hugely enjoyable hybrid match, with cool exchanges and cool submissions and good nearfalls and a steady pace. Aw yeah.

Milano, Yoshino & Tsujimoto vs Ryo Saito, Mori & Yagi, T2P 1/23/02. Last of the early 'llave exhibition' matches. Can Ryo make good after getting schooled so badly by Milano in their singles matches? (Not really...) Can the 6-sided ring finally get put to full use? (Yes!) Will Milano's faction finally drop a fall after not losing any in the 2001 T2P tour? (Download to find out!)

Tomohiro Ishii vs Kazuya Yuasa, Michinoku Pro 5/6/02. Ishii is a brick house, Yuasa is a fiery young lion. This is worked in more of a 'light heavyweight' style than MPro's usual lucharesu style. Steady escalation leads to some good nearfalls.

Tiger Mask 4 vs Ikuto Hidaka, Michinoku Pro 5/6/02. Tiger Mask won this when they faced off the year before, but Hidaka has done some growing up. They use a lot of the basic structure from that match and raise it up a notch. Two good athletes with lucha libre and shoot-style in their training give it their all!

Crazy MAX vs Do Fixer vs M2K, Toryumon 7/7/02. The company's biggest event of the year is capped off by the return of the 3 vs 3 vs 3 tag!

SUWA vs Arai, Toryumon 7/14/02. These two have a lot of history with each other and put together a very tight contest.

Crazy MAX vs M2K vs Do Fixer, Toryumon 7/14/02. This is as good as it gets for fast-paced Toryumon fun.

Murahama & Kamen vs Ebessan & Miracle Man, Osaka Pro 8/25/02. Happy times in Osaka!

Togo vs Tiger Mask 4, Tohoku Junior Title Tournament Final, MPro 8/25/02. During the round-robin portion they went to a 20 minute draw. This definitely feels important, and Togo actually gets some fire out of TM4. Heck, more than just the usual 'babyface comeback' fire. Very good finish as well.

Yokosuka & Horiguchi vs Doi & Iwasa, Toryumon 9/8/02. A good opener for Toryumon's biggest show.

Dragon Kid vs Darkness Dragon, 2/3 falls, mask vs mask, Toryumon 9/8/02. Some nice wrestling and very well-executed US-style booking. 200 MB.

Do Fixer vs Sekigun, 10-man elimination, Toryumon 12/20/02. Very fast given the numbers involved. The story to keep an eye on is Ryo Saito, who just turned heel, interacting with former comrade Mori, who he never fully turned on.

Milano, Yossino & Yasshi vs Ryo Saito, Mori & Doi, T2P 1/27/03. Main event of the final T2P show, and also continues from the Saito/Mori incident in December.

Ebessan vs Kamen, 2/3 falls, Osaka Pro 2/1/03. They bust out some new stuff for the company's biggest show ever and it's comedy gold. 144 MB.

Taka Michinoku, Dick Togo & Ikuto Hidaka vs Jinsei Shinzaki, Curry Man & Jody Fleisch, MPro 3/2/03. One of the better Michinoku matches of the decade.

MA-G-MA & QuallT vs Buffalo & Tigers, tag league, Osaka Pro 4/13/03, some clipping. Osaka's top heels take on two of its top babyfaces. Fun times.

Magnum Tokyo vs Horiguchi, El Numero Uno quarterfinal, Toryumon 4/22/03. I love that Horiguchi is pressed into being part of Magnum's dance routine before the match.

CIMA vs Yokosuka, El Numero Uno quarterfinal, Toryumon 4/22/03. They cram a lot of action into a couple minutes.

Mochizuki vs Horiguchi, El Numero Uno semifinal, Toryumon 4/22/03. Genki already survived a battle royal and a match with his stable leader. Now he's got Mr. Kicky Pants. In other words: totally screwed.

CIMA vs Yossino, El Numero Uno semifinal, Toryumon 4/22/03. Yossino comes off beating SUWA, and is on the roll of a lifetime. And CIMA, well, he's CIMA. Match is just as silky smooth as they are. Wait maybe I should rephrase tha

CIMA vs Genki Horiguchi, El Numero Uno '03 Final, Toryumon 4/22/03. Genki's breakout match, and one of the highlights of the original Toryumon promotion.

Yokosuka, K-ness & Ryo Saito vs Milano, Yossino & Yassini, Toryumon 6/19/03. You like the 6-man? Here is good 6-man. You watch.

Yossino vs K-Ness, Toryumon 6/29/03.

Mochizuki, Arai & Dragon Kid vs Horiguchi, Yokosuka & Ryo Saito, trios titles, Toryumon 6/29/03. Heck of a 6-man, with a good pace, a unique strategy by Do Fixer, and some great false finishes.

Liger & Murahama vs Black Buffalo & Tsubasa, Osaka Pro tag titles, Osaka Pro 8/13/03, some clipping. When a juniors match goes long and has a ton of nearfalls, I'm either going to really love it or really hate it. This is the rare "don't hate" instance.

Italian Connection vs Crazy MAX vs M2K vs Do Fixer, trios titles, Toryumon 8/30/03. In the same vein as the 3-way tags in '01 and '02, only bigger and better.

Toryumon TV, 10/15/03. Show clipped down to 45 minutes. Thankfully we get plenty of the main event, which is the dream team of Magnum Tokyo & Milano Collection AT vs CIMA & JUN (Ogawauchi). JUN is determined to prove himself as a top-flight player in the company, and the result is a match much more based around dramatics than speed. You'll want to grab this.

Milano & Yossino vs Shisa & Doi, Toryumon 1/31/04. ItaCon is a big favorite. Doesn't matter, because Shisa can out-wrestle anyone at any given time.

Wataru Inoue vs Kazuya Yuasa, J Cup 2004. Good match from a disappointing tournament.

Marufuji vs Kasai, J Cup 2004. Needless to say, Kasai is an overwhelming underdog. His forte is garbage wrestling, and against indy wrestlers. That's why his performance here is such a pleasant surprise.

Billy Ken Kid & Tigers Mask vs Taka Michinoku & Shiryu, Osaka Pro tag titles, J Cup 2004. Taka and Hayashi aren't just lucharesu vets, they're now big-league stars with global experience. Couple of Osaka Pro youngins? Pfffffft. Done deal, the belts are as good as gone.

Liger, Delfin & Shinzaki vs KENTA, CIMA & HEAT, J Cup 2004. '90s vs '00s dream tag!

Milano, YOSSINO, Yokosuka & Horiguchi vs Ultimo, Arai, Shisa & Doi, Toryumon 4/28/04. 'Random teams' 8-man fun!

Florida Brothers vs Okamura & TARU, Toryumon 4/28/04. Fun with walls.

Mochizuki vs Dragon Kid, Toryumon 4/28/04. Mochizuki really rips into Kid with some of these kicks.

Milano, Mori & Shisa vs Saito, Horiguchi & Tanisaki, Toryumon 7/4/04. Opener of the final Toryumon show.

Kondo vs Dragon Kid, Toryumon 7/4/04. Rockin' power vs speed battle, and Dragon Kid uses the latter to make some interference attempts backfire.

CIMA vs YOSSINO, Toryumon 7/4/04. The wrestling in this match is even prettier than they are.

Florida Brothers vs X & X, Toryumon 7/4/04. The world of Florida will never be the same.

Mochizuki, Yokosuka, Arai & Doi vs Owashi, Sugawara, YASSHI & Shogo Takagi, Toryumon 7/4/04. JIP. 8-man lucharesu battle from the final Toryumon show.

Milano, Yoshino & Mori vs TOKYO, Dragon Kid & Horiguchi, Dragon Gate 8/1/04. Dragon Gate's first match in Tokyo, and they start with a good one.

Sasaki & The Florida Brothers vs Do Fixer, Dragon Gate 9/17/04. Comedy supermatch.

Dragon Gate's animated intro.

Milano Collection AT, YOSSINO & Mori vs Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Horiguchi, Dragon Gate 10/24/04. DG 6-man goodness. 128 MB.

Aagan Issou vs Mochizuki, Yokosuka, K-Ness, TARU & Shingo Takagi, Dragon Gate 10/24/04. Impromptu main event 10-man tag as a result of the actions of the uber-heel stable. 96 MB.

Big Boss MA-G-MA vs Billy Ken Kid, Tennozan finals, Osaka Pro 11/3/04, clipped. Size versus skill, and a finals-quality finish!

Yokosuka, K-Ness & Ken Arai vs Dragon Kid, Ryo Saito & Horiguchi, Dragon Gate 11/16/04. Nice opening match sprint. 110 MB.

Florida Express vs Do Fixer, all masks & hair on the line, Dragon Gate 12/16/04. An "epic" rematch of their classic from September, this is 4 vs 4. With deluxe extrances and post-match fallout. 241 MB. Online.

Italian Connection vs Aagan Issou, trios titles, Dragon Gate 12/16/04. Good lucharesu action, good face vs heel dynamic, good match. 131 MB.

Liger & Delfin vs Ebessan & Kamen, 1/10/05. A comedy dream team versus an actual dream team.

Florida Brothers vs Arai, Dragon Gate 1/14/05. Ring entrance battle! Dissent in the Florida family! A brutal and unique finish!

Mochizuki & Doi vs Magnum Tokyo & Dragon Kid, Dragon Gate, 1/14/05. Doi had bounced along as perhaps the least-important person on the roster. This match would change that forever. 109 MB.

Milano Collection AT vs Ryo Saito, Dragon Gate, 1/14/05. Great match. Building off their bout from 11/13/01, we have Saito trying to break the glass ceiling and Milano trying to keep his spot. This is my favorite singles match from any incarnation of the company. 158 MB.

Kojima, Ebessan & Miracle Man vs Delfin, Kamen & Perro, Osaka Pro 1/30/05. Kojima does the comedy! Perro does the fighting spirit of an indy nobody going head-on with a heavyweight superstar!

Blood Generation vs M2K, Dragon Gate, 2/23/05. Stemming from the big angle at the January Korakuen show. 213 MB.

CIMA, Doi & Shingo Takagi vs Ryo Saito, Horiguchi & Dragon Kid, trios titles, Dragon Gate 3/6/05, JIP. This is a 2/3 falls match, and we pick things up in the second fall. The home stretch is HOT HOT HOT and the finish is really satisfying.

Magnum Tokyo, Naoki Tanisaki & X vs BB Hulk, Mori & Shisa, Dragon Gate, 4/8/05. It's all about who X is and who he's up against. 142 MB.

Saito, Horiguchi & Dragon Kid vs Yokosuka, K-Ness & Nakajima, trios titles, Dragon Gate 4/8/05. I clipped out some of the middle, leaving you with the hot start and the hot finish. 121 MB.

Mochizuki vs Fujii, Open the Dream Gate title, Dragon Gate 5/11/05. Fujii is great as the underdog powerhouse challenger. Really simple, really fun match. 136 MB.

CIMA, Fujii & Doi vs Ryo Saito, Dragon Kid & Horiguchi, trios titles, Dragon Gate 7/3/05. Prelude to the famous ROH tag with 5 of these 6 in it, and one of the very very best matches that the Toryumon/DG crew ever produced.

Florida Brothers vs Horiguchi & Tanisaki, Dragon Gate 9/7/05. AAAAAH! YAAAAAAAH! WAAAAAAAAH!

Magnum Tokyo, Nakajima, Kness & Arai vs BB Hulk, Shisa, Asahi & Oishi, Dragon Gate 9/7/05. Oishi (whose name means 'delicious') and Asahi, a Kaientai Dojo tandem, are randomly inserted with stablemates Hulk and Shisa against a motley incarnation of M2K. I previously described this as a 'sprint', but that was incorrect, as even with 8 people that would be tough given the length. There's a running theme of Oishi/Asahi trying to prove themselves against Tokyo, and the last third is reasonably sprinty.

Yoshino, Doi & Fujii vs Saito, Mori & Dragon Kid, Dragon Gate 9/7/05. Yoshino betrayed Mori by turning heel, which means there's more too this than just prettyboy lucharesu. 96 MB.

Mochizuki, Yokosuka & Taka Michinoku vs CIMA, Magnitude & Shingo, Dragon Gate 9/7/05. Rather than just a '6-man dream match' style with lots of trademarks and no substance, this centers around Shingo trying to hang with lucharesu headliners and CIMA pressuring him to do better. This has been totally slept on. 187 MB.

Kondo, YASSHI & Sugawara vs Hidaka, Fujita & Ishimori, Dragondoor 9/9/05. Dragondoor centers around Ultimo Dragon students not working for Ultimo or Dragon Gate. It was backed by mighty Livedoor, which promptly suffered a huge scandal and thus couldn't give them any more money, causing them to become just another indy. But at least they got the first few shows off the ground, featuring a fast-paced main event.

Y. Sasaki & Little Dragon vs Sugawara & Gamma, Dragondoor 11/24/05. I dunno, it's good. Little Dragon is the highspot machine of a thousand gimmicks who is better known as Yoshitune, or El Blazer, or... well most anything besides Little Dragon.

Strong & Evans vs Horiguchi & Tanisaki, Dragon Gate 12/26/05. Mostly an exhibition of Gen Next's killer double-teams.

Shingo Takagi vs BB Hulk, Dragon Gate 12/26/05. DG's top students tear the house down. I was stunned by how good this is.

Mochizuki & Magnum Tokyo vs Fujii & Shingo, Dragon Gate 1/27/06. Somewhat of a 'heavyweight style' DG match.

Shingo vs Katsuo, Dragon Gate 2/24/06. A fun squash that I posted primarily because of the finish.

CIMA & Fujii vs Mochizuki & Yokosuka, Dragon Gate 2/24/06. Look at the names, decide if you wanna see it based on that. 123 MB.

Mochizuki, Yokosuka & Kanda vs CIMA, Fujii & Shingo, Dragon Gate 3/17/06. Kanda, who had been out for years with a neck injury, returns with a vengeance.

Tozawa & Iwasa vs Mori & Shisa, Dragon Gate 5/10/06. Tozawa-juku landed... and the world was never the same.

Tozawa & Mori vs Arai & Kness, Dragon Gate 7/2/06. Tozawa will never say die! Neverrrrrrr! 120 MB.

Yoshie vs Shingo Takagi, Dragon Gate 7/2/06. Shingo's power is put to the ultimate test. 120 MB.

Shibata vs Hayato, MPro 12/17/06. Shibata's penultimate pro wrestling match, and it's fitting that he went out by stiffing the crap out of someone who wrestles like he's Shibatacito.

Kaientai Deluxe vs KUDO, Milanito, Nohashi, Oishi & Kishi, Indy Summit 12/31/06. Kaientai reunites after ages apart, to face five youngsters from across the indy scene. 114 MB.

Typhoon vs Muscle Outlaw'z, 7 vs 7 elimination match, Dragon Gate 4/17/07. Eventually it becomes a big ol' sprint. 176 MB.

CIMA, Yokosuka & Saito vs Takagi, BB Hulk & Cyber Kong, trios titles, Dragon Gate 5/10/07. Quite a lot of intergenerational hate early on. Then it proceeds into a really great sprint. 141 MB.

New Hazard vs Typhoon vs Muscle Outlaw'z, Dragon Gate 6/5/07. The 3-way 3-man tag returns! 185 MB.

Ito & Kobayashi vs Numajiro & Nohashi, light tube deathmatch, MPro 6/16/07. Light tubes in Michinoku?! The MPro duo adds a lot of new stuff to the usual Big Japan formula and it's a lot of fun.

New Hazard vs Muscle Outlaw'z, trios titles, Dragon Gate 7/1/07. Following up on the 3-way tag. Will MO'z craft and tricks be enough to top NH's power and energy? 166 MB.

Taka & Togo vs Ibushi & Madoka, IWGP junior tag titles, K-Dojo 12/1/07. The confident, veteran tag champs tangle with a younger, faster team. I'm extra-choosy about juniors matches from the last few years so trust me when I say this is good.

Doi & Yoshino vs Kanemaru & Aoki, GHC junior tag titles, DG 12/28/07. Speed Muscle (Doi/Yoshino) can sometimes get bogged down by too-long finisher escalation against other DG wrestlers. Here things are a lot simpler, and the big question is if Aoki can survive in his first title match.

Ibushi & Kagetora vs Kondo & Oyanagei, El Dorado 2/27/08. Oyanagei, formerly a comedy wrestler, shows his technical chops. Great finish.

Shingo Takagi & BB Hulk vs KENTA & Ishimori, GHC junior tag titles, DG 3/20/08. First GHC junior tag match in a while to really click, with a mix of hard hitting (you can guess who) and junior-style excitement.

Shingo Takagi, Cyber Kong & BB Hulk vs HARASHIMA, Ibushi & Antonio Honda, DDG 4/6/08. New Hazard shows a bit of an edge, especially with the overmatched Honda. That element keeps things interesting between the flashy sections when Ibushi and HARASHIMA are in.

Sekimoto vs Shingo Takagi, Buyuden (Dragon Gate) 5/10/08. Power battle with the unexpected highlight being a lot of nasty elbows. Is Sekimoto's indy cred enough to put him over the more mainstream Shingo on a DG-backed show? 108 MB.

Mashimo vs YOSHIYA, K-Dojo 6/12/08. Short but solid.

Oh no! The ring! Dragon Gate 8/9/08.

Saito & Yokosuka vs Arai & Iwasa, Summer Tag League, Dragon Gate 8/9/08. What kind of match can DG wrestlers have without ropes? Apparently a pretty good one.

Mochizuki, Fujii & Kishiwada vs Hulk, Tanisaki & mcKZ, trios titles, Dragon Gate 1/18/09. The champs and challengers are a good fit for their roles, they keep it relatively simple and fast-paced, and it ends when it should.

Taka Michinoku vs Daigora Kashiwa, Strongest K title, KDojo 8/9/09. Quite a pleasant surprise. This is downright brilliant from the standpoint of a no-name challenger relying on his strengths and finding unexpected openings, such that he really grows on you. So many nifty and/or smart spots in this. And it doesn't overstay its welcome, give it a shot!

Solar vs Negro Navarro, Ultimo Fiesta 7/19/10. Lucha libre maestros go at it, and they have a ton of tricks to treat us with.

Yoshino vs Fujii, Dream Gate title, Dragon Gate 1/18/11. You will notice the lack of Dream Gate matches on my site. There is a reason: the vast majority of them do not contain DON FUJII. He brings everything he's got, leading to a searingly hot finishing run at the oven that is Korakuen Hall.

Shingo vs Tozawa, Dragon Gate 7/17/11. Tozawa returns after taking the US indies by storm, and the lessons he learned lead to my favorite DG match in some time. All the action you'd want, but with a lot more fire and focus than one normally gets from the promotion.

Mochizuki vs Tozawa, Dream Gate title, Dragon Gate 10/13/11. Tozawa showed a lot in beating Shingo at Kobe World Hall, but does he have what it takes to hang with (and/or beat) DG's resident badass? Answer: yes. Yes he does. Plenty of good action, better pacing and transitions than typical DG title bouts, and the seamless Gaora clipping leads to almost no downtime.