Jae is doing a #DGThrowback week on Twitter and with the resurgence of H.A.G.E. and King of Gate just around the corner it seemed very appropriate for our next look down memory lane to be El Numero Uno 2003.

For those not in the know, El Numero Uno is what King of Gate used to be before Dragon Gate. This specific one is very special to a lot of people and I think not many would argue is the best the company has put on. Mainly for one specific reason...

And so we reach the end of our T2P series with the end of T2P itself. If you have been following along the way I am sure you will agree that Ultimo Dragon’s Toryumon 2000 Project was as good as it was unique. It created many stars that you see in today’s Dragon Gate and other promotions across Japan and pioneered the octagonal ring in pro-wrestling. The end is a sad one, but the era gave us some of the most memorable matches in the history of the Dragon System.

I hope that you have enjoyed this series of shows and that you now have a better understanding of one of the...

T2P, 26.12.2002
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – Super No Vacancy Full House

1. Lucha Libre Classica Rules: Anthony W. Mori, Henry III Sugawara & Phillip J. Fukumasa vs Kinya Oyanagei, Noriaki Kawabata & Jun Ogawauchi
2. Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Buccanero vs Second Doi & Takamichi Iwasa
3. Masks vs. Masks Match: Syachihoko Machine #1 & Syachihoko Machine #2 besiegen Syachihoko Machine #3 & Syachihoko Machine #4 (4:40) nach einem Syachihoko Clutch von #1 gegen #3.
4. YOSSINO vs K-ness

Arguably the greatest show the company has put on, Toryumon vs T2P was a showcase of both classes as the T2P students invaded the Toryumon Japan ring.

This event is memorable for many reasons. Obviously the quality of the matches is what stands out the most, but also, as you will instantly notice, there are two rings; the traditional square Toryumon ring, and the 8 sided hexagonal T2P ring. At the start of the show the participants in each match will do a draw to see which ring gets used for their match.

Two more huge matches are made for this show though. The first sees the...

I’m going to be finishing off the T2P series very soon as I want to move onto something new and I was hoping that I would be done by now. Luckily I have them all ready now so will be posting one a day until we are done. There is also a special treat for you all hopefully before the end of the year to celebrate a decade of the Dragon.

T2P, 03.03.2002
Tokyo Differ Ariake
1,500 Fans – No Vacancy

1. T2P Lucha Libre Classica League – Block C, Decision Match: Anthony W. Mori vs Stevie “brother” Tsujimoto & Takayuki Yagi
2. T2P...

Continuing our look down memory lane today we have a nice little show called World 2003 from Toryumon. A great card with particular note matches 5, 6 and 7. Magu vs CIMA is a great representation of what happens when the two aces of the company go at it for the top belt. Surprisingly this didn’t happen nearly as often as you’d think. So sit back, put your feet up and enjoy some good quality classic Toryumon PPV.

1. Milano Collection AT, brother YASSINI, Pescatore Yagi vs. SUWA, TARU, Don Fujii
2. Takamichi Iwasa, Anthony W. Mori vs. Raimu Mishima, Second Doi