Lion's Gate Project

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Logo of the first Lion's Gate Project show

Lion's Gate is the

professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which holds events under the banner of Lion's Gate Project.[1] The branch was officially announced on July 18, 2015, and held its first show on February 25, 2016. In addition to NJPW wrestlers, the Lion's Gate Project shows also feature wrestlers from other promotions, resulting in unique cards.[2]

The events are held at

Tomoyuki Oka
wrestled their unofficial debuts as part of the project.

History

On July 18, 2015, NJPW held a press conference on various items relating to the future of the promotion. One of these was the establishment of a developmental branch, where NJPW could discover and develop both Japanese and foreign wrestlers. It was also intended as a place where trials could be held for outside wrestlers and where injured wrestlers could go to get back in shape. The plan was for the branch to eventually start running its own small shows.[3][4] The project quickly drew comparisons to WWE's NXT developmental branch.[5][6] NJPW had earlier attempted a developmental branch with a project named NEVER, which held shows between 2010 and 2012.[7]

Recently, NJPW had been described as "lax in cultivation of new talent", however, on January 3, 2016, the promotion introduced four new wrestlers with

Tomoyuki Oka were announced as the two newest recruits to the NJPW dojo. Dave Meltzer called the recruitment of the two former top amateur wrestlers "[p]robably the biggest move in a couple of years when it comes to new talent".[6] The same day, NJPW announced that their developmental branch Lion's Gate would be holding its first show on February 25, 2016, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Face.[2][8]

Events

Lion's Gate Project 1

Lion's Gate Project 1
Tokyo, Japan[9]
VenueShinjuku Face[9]
Attendance467[9]
Event chronology
← Previous
Honor Rising: Japan 		Next →
New Japan Cup
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
— 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 2

The first Lion's Gate Project event was held on February 25, 2016, in

Mitsuhiro Kitamiya.[12]

No.Results
dark match

Lion's Gate Project 2

Lion's Gate Project 2
Tokyo, Japan[13]
VenueShinjuku Face[13]
Attendance467[13]
Event chronology
← Previous
War of the Worlds 		Next →
Best of the Super Jr. XXIII
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 1 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 3

The second Lion's Gate Project event was held on May 19, 2016, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo).[15] All in all, the event featured eight matches.[13]

No.Results
Hirai Kawato
Singles match05:51
2Shiro Tomoyose vs. Teruaki Kanemitsu ended in a time limit drawSingles match10:00
3Hitoshi Kumano defeated Ayato YoshidaSingles match06:10
4Yoshinari Ogawa defeated David FinlaySingles match08:30
5Muhammad Yone and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Captain Noah and Genba HirayanagiTag team match13:26
6Naomichi Marufuji defeated Jay WhiteSingles match12:41
7Go Shiozaki defeated Juice RobinsonSingles match14:53
8Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masa Kitamiya, Maybach Taniguchi and Quiet StormEight-man tag team match12:55

Lion's Gate Project 3

Lion's Gate Project 3
Tokyo, Japan[16]
VenueShinjuku Face[16]
Attendance467[16]
Event chronology
← Previous
Super J-Cup
 Next →
Destruction in Tokyo
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 2 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 4

The third Lion's Gate Project event was held on September 1, 2016, in

Tomoyuki Oka, this time worked under professional wrestling rules.[18]

No.Results
dark match

Lion's Gate Project 4

Lion's Gate Project 4
Tokyo, Japan[19]
VenueShinjuku Face[19]
Attendance467[19]
Event chronology
← Previous
Sakura Genesis 		Next →
Road to Wrestling Dontaku
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 3 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 5

The fourth Lion's Gate Project event was held on April 13, 2017, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo), Koji Iwamoto and Yuma Aoyagi from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Toru Sugiura from Pro Wrestling Freedoms took part in the event as outsiders.[19]

No.Results
Tomoyuki Oka and Yuji Nagata defeated Katsuya Kitamura and Manabu Nakanishi
Tag team match14:18

Lion's Gate Project 5

Lion's Gate Project 5
Tokyo, Japan[23]
VenueShinjuku Face[23]
Attendance444[23]
Event chronology
← Previous
New Japan Road 		Next →
Best of the Super Jr. 24
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 4 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 6

The fifth Lion's Gate Project event was held on May 9, 2017, in

Tomoyuki Oka in what marked Nagata's fifth straight main event win as part of Lion's Gate Project.[25]

No.Results
Tomoyuki Oka
Tag team match13:38

Lion's Gate Project 6

Lion's Gate Project 6
Tokyo, Japan[26]
VenueShinjuku Face[26]
Attendance467[26]
Event chronology
← Previous
Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 		Next →
Kizuna Road
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 5 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 7

The sixth Lion's Gate Project event was held on June 15, 2017, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo), Takuya Nomura from Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Yuma Aoyagi from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).[27]

No.Results
Tomoyuki Oka and Yuji Nagata
Tag team match17:32

Lion's Gate Project 7

Lion's Gate Project 7
Tokyo, Japan[28]
VenueShinjuku Face[28]
Attendance444[28]
Event chronology
← Previous
G1 Special in USA 		Next →
G1 Climax 27
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 6 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 8

The seventh Lion's Gate Project event was held on July 4, 2017, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo), Koji Iwamoto from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and freelancer Dick Togo, who made his first NJPW appearance since 2011.[28] Following the main event of the show, Yuji Nagata, seeing the recent influx of new talent into NJPW, proposed bringing back the Young Lion Cup for the first time in 12 years.[30][31]

No.Results
Tomoyuki Oka
Singles match07:27
6Yoshi-Hashi defeated Koji IwamotoSingles match12:46
7Yuji Nagata defeated Go AsakawaSingles match12:21

Lion's Gate Project 8

Lion's Gate Project 8
Tokyo, Japan[32]
VenueShinjuku Face[32]
Attendance462[32]
Event chronology
← Previous
King of Pro-Wrestling 		Next →
Global Wars
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 7 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 9

The eighth Lion's Gate Project event was held on October 12, 2017, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) and Yuma Aoyagi from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).[32]

No.Results
Tomoyuki Oka defeated Shota Umino
Singles match in the 2017 Young Lion Cup10:50
4Manabu Nakanishi defeated Kotaro YoshinoSingles match07:32
5Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) defeated Go Asakawa and Yuma AoyagiTag team match12:33
6Yuji Nagata defeated Daisuke KanehiraSingles match12:12

Lion's Gate Project 9

Lion's Gate Project 9
Tokyo, Japan[35]
VenueShinjuku Face[35]
Attendance467[35]
Event chronology
← Previous
Power Struggle 		Next →
World Tag League
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 8 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 10

The ninth Lion's Gate Project event was held on November 16, 2017, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) and Yuma Aoyagi from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).[35]

No.Results
Hirai Kawato defeated Tetsuhiro Yagi
Singles match in the 2017 Young Lion Cup06:43
4Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Dino Stones (Dinosaur Takuma and Kotaro Yoshino)Tag team match11:55
5Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Go AsakawaSingles match10:31
6Satoshi Kojima and Yuji Nagata defeated Daisuke Kanehira and Yuma AoyagiTag team match15:14

Lion's Gate Project 10

Lion's Gate Project 10
Tokyo, Japan[36]
VenueShinjuku Face[36]
Attendance467[36]
Event chronology
← Previous
Road to Tokyo Dome 		Next →
Dai Puroresu Matsuri
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 9 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 11

The tenth Lion's Gate Project event was held on December 21, 2017, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) and Yuma Aoyagi from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).[36]

No.Results
Tomoyuki Oka
Singles match in the 2017 Young Lion Cup11:20
4Kotaro Yoshino and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Dinosaur Takuma and Hiroyoshi TenzanTag team match12:42
5Satoshi Kojima defeated Daisuke KanehiraSingles match11:01
6Yuji Nagata defeated Yuma AoyagiSingles match12:10

Lion's Gate Project 11

Lion's Gate Project 11
Tokyo, Japan[39]
VenueShinjuku Face[39]
Attendance467[39]
Event chronology
← Previous
Sakura Genesis 		Next →
Road to Wrestling Dontaku
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 10 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 12

The eleventh Lion's Gate Project event was held on April 10, 2018, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo).[39]

No.Results
Tomoyuki Oka defeated Yota Tsuji
Singles match07:17
3Hiro Saito and Gedo defeated Tiger Mask and Tetsuhiro YagiTag team match14:59
4Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Manjimaru and Ken45°Tag team match13:35
5Ayato Yoshida and Go Asakawa defeated Yuji Nagata and Shota UminoTag team match12:03

Lion's Gate Project 12

Lion's Gate Project 12
Tokyo, Japan[40]
VenueShinjuku Face[40]
Attendance419[40]
Event chronology
← Previous
New Japan Road 		Next →
Best of the Super Jr. 25
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 11 		Next →
Lion's Gate Project 13

The twelfth Lion's Gate Project event was held on May 15, 2018, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo).[40] The main event was a previously postponed one-on-one match between Yoshida and Yuji Nagata
.

No.Results
Tomoyuki Oka
Singles match09:04
3Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hiro Saito defeated Ren Narita and Ryusuke TaguchiTag team match12:13
4Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Shota UminoSingles match14:38
5Yuji Nagata defeated Ayato YoshidaSingles match12:47

Lion's Gate Project 13

Lion's Gate Project 13
Tokyo, Japan[41]
VenueShinjuku Face[41]
Attendance364
Event chronology
← Previous
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
 Next →
Kizuna Road
Lion's Gate Project chronology
← Previous
Lion's Gate Project 12 		Next →
—

The thirteenth Lion's Gate Project event was held on June 13, 2018, in

Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo).[41]

No.Results
Tomoyuki Oka
Singles match12:38
5Ayato Yoshida defeated Shota UminoSingles match16:47

See also

References

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