Poster advertising Kobe World Hal Pro Wrestling Festival 2012.
The Kobe World Hall Pro Wrestling Festival is an annual pay-per-view event promoted by Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling. It occurs every July at Kobe World Hall in Kobe, Hyogo.
The Kobe World Hall Pro Wrestling Festival is the successor to the Toryumon Japan Aniversario shows. It is the biggest, and arguably the most important, event of the year, the equivalent to WWE WrestleMania. Attendance has grown over the years, often surpassing previously set record numbers for the promotion.
2005
Date: July 3, 2005
Attendance: 7,500
The dark match between Keni'chiro Arai and Tozawa was the last match in the Tozawa 10 Match Trial Series. Tozawa would lose and complete the series with a 0-10 record.
Stalker Ichikawa appeared following the second match, looking to engage one of the participants in an impromptu match. He would be ignored, however.
After intermission, Dragon Gate President Takashi Okamura appeared along with Asistencia Asesoría y Administración founder Antonio Antonio Peña. They announced that a partnership between the two promotions and would be exchanging talent in the months to come.
Masaaki Mochizuki wore ring gear custom made by Susumu Yokosuka, which was white, the first time he wore such colors since prior to his Aargan Iisou membership. After the main event, he challenged TAKA Michinoku for the Junior Triple Crown he had just put together. He would also nominate Susumu as a future challenger for the Open The Dream Gate Championship.
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Keni'chiro Arai defeated Tozawa | Singles Match | 5:46 |
| 1 | K-ness., Keni'chiro Arai, and Susumu Yokosuka defeated Anthony W. Mori, BxB Hulk, and Super Shisa | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 17:51 |
| 2 | El Hijo de Iwasanto and Mishi Mascaras defeated Jackson Florida and Johnson Florida | Tag Team Match | 9:55 |
| 3 | Masato Yoshino and Shingo Takagi defeated Super-X and Yuji Hino | Tag Team Match | 14:31 |
| 4 | Magnitude Kishiwada defeated Naoki Tanizaki | Singles Match | 9:03 |
| 5 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki defeated Geni'chiro Tenryu and Magnum TOKYO | Tag Team Match | 15:34 |
| 6 | CIMA, Don Fujii, and Naruki Doi defeated Dragon Kid, Genki Horiguchi, and Ryo Saito © | Six-Man Tag Team Match for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship | 25:53 |
| 7 | Masaaki Mochizuki © defeated TAKA Michinoku | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship | 25:25 |
2006
Date: July 2, 2006
Attendance: 8,500
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genki Horiguchi, Ryo Saito, and The Turboman defeated King Shisa, Shisa BOY, and Super Shisa | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 14:47 |
| 2 | K-ness. and Keni'chiro Arai defeated Akira Tozawa and Takayuki Mori | Tag Team Match | 10:35 |
| 3 | Dos Caras defeated BxB Hulk | Singles Match | 10:07 |
| 4 | Yutaka Yoshie defeated Shingo Takagi | Singles Match | 12:52 |
| 5 | Dr. Muscle, Gamma, Masato Yoshino, Naoki Tanizaki, and Naruki Doi defeated Don Fujii, Jack Evans, Matt Sydal, Roderick Strong, and Yasushi Kanda | Ten-Man Tag Team Match | 23:21 |
| 6 | Geni'chiro Tenryu and Magnum TOKYO defeated Masaaki Mochizuki and Minoru Suzuki | Tag Team Match | 17:42 |
| 7 | Susumu Yokosuka © defeated Dragon Kid | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship | 30:55 |
| Bonus | CIMA defeated Magnitude Kishiwada | No Rope Singles Match | 23:28 |
2007
Date: July 1, 2007
Attendance: 9,000
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | APE Kimata, Keni'chiro Arai, Kouji Shishido, Super Shenlong, and Yuki Ono defeated K-ness., Lupin Matsutani, m.c.KZ, Shisa BOY, and Super Shisa | Ten-Man Tag Team Match Match | 6:23 |
| 1 | Akira Tozawa and Taku Iwasa defeated Jack Evans and YAMATO | Tag Team Match | 7:42 |
| 2 | Don Fujii defeated Tetsuhiro Kuroda | Singles Match | 11:26 |
| 3 | Anthony W. Mori and Dragon Kid defeated Gamma and Kinta Tamaoka by disqualification | Tag Team Match | 9:56 |
| 4 | Yuji Nagata defeated "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa | Singles Match | 5:05 |
| 5 | Yasushi Kanda defeated Genki Horiguchi © | Singles Match for the Open The Brave Gate Championship | 8:00 |
| 6 | Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka defeated Gedo and Jado © | Tag Team Match for the I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | 13:10 |
| 7 | Koji Kanemoto defeated Masaaki Mochizuki | Singles Match | 14:20 |
| 8 | BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong, and Shingo Takagi © defeated Magnitude Kishiwada, Masato Yoshino, and Naruki Doi | Six-Man Tag Team Match for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship | 19:02 |
| 9 | CIMA defeated Jushin "Thunder" Liger © | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship | 25:14 |
2008
Date: July 27, 2008
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akira Tozawa, El Generico, and Yuki Ono defeated K-ness., Shisa BOY, and Super Shisa | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 9:19 |
| 2 | ICHIKAWA defeated The Great Sasuke | Singles Match | 6:23 |
| 3 | Cyber Kong and TAKEMURA defeated Keni'chiro 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 | Ryo Saito and Susumu Yokosuka © defeated MAZADA and NOSAWA Rongai | Tag Team Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 14:10 |
| 6 | Gamma, YAMATO and Yasushi Kanda © vs. Masato Yoshino, Naoki Tanizaki, and Naruki Doi vs. Anthony W. Mori, Dragon Kid, and PAC vs. Don Fujii, Magnitude Kishiwada, and Masaaki Mochizuki - Gamma pinned Kishiwada in 21:29 - Doi pinned PAC in 21:29 - YAMATO pinned Tanizaki in 28:00 |
Four-Way Six-Man Elimination Tag Team 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 |
2009
Date: July 19, 2009
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyber Kong, Keni'chiro Arai, and Yasushi Kanda defeated K-ness., Shisa BOY, and Super Shisa | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 8:11 |
| 2 | Abdullah The Butcher defeated "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa | Singles Match | 2:34 |
| 3 | MAZADA and NOSAWA Rongai defeated Anthony W. Mori and Super Shenlong II | Tag Team Match | 7:44 |
| 4 | Kzy defeated Naoki Tanizaki | Singles Match | 7:54 |
| 5 | Akebono, Don Fujii, and Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Gamma, KAGETORA, and Susumu Yokosuka | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 13:02 |
| 6 | BxB Hulk, Masato Yoshino, and PAC defeated Akira Tozawa, Dragon Kid, and Taku Iwasa | Six-Man Tag Team Match for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship | |
| 7 | Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito © defeated Shingo Takagi and YAMATO | Tag Team Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 22:02 |
| 8 | Naruki Doi defeated CIMA | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship and the Open The Brave Gate Championship | 29:49 |
2010
Date: July 11, 2010
Attendance: 9,300
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Super Shenlong II and Super Shisa defeated Anthony W. Mori and Takuya Takomokai | Tag Team Match | 9:16 |
| 1 | Keni'chiro Arai, Kzy, and Yasushi Kanda defeated Kotoka, Mark Haskins, and Naoki Tanizaki | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 8:36 |
| 2 | Abdullah The Butcher and Akebono defeated "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa, Jackson Florida, Johnson Florida, and Shachihoko Machine | Comedy Survival Dream Handicap Match | 4:41 |
| 3 | Naruki Doi and PAC vs. Dragon Kid and Ryo Saito vs. Cyber Kong and KAGETORA vs. NOSAWA Rongai and TOZAWA Kengai - Kong pinned TOZAWA in 10:05 - Dragon Kid pinned KAGETORA in 12:23 - PAC pinned Saito in 14:44 |
Four-Way Elimination Tag Team Match | 14:44 |
| 4 | CIMA, Gamma, and Genki Horiguchi © defeated Black Buffalo, The Bodyguard, and Tigers Mask | Six-Man Tag Team Match for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship | 18:21 |
| 5 | K-ness. and Susumu Yokosuka © defeated Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki | Tag Team Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 20:04 |
| 6 | Shingo Takagi defeated BxB Hulk | Cabellera contra Cabellera | 25:56 |
| 7 | Masato Yoshino defeated YAMATO © | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship | 31:50 |
2011
Date: July 17, 2011
Attendance: 9,400
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Super Shenlong II defeated Kotoka | Singles Match | 4:01 |
| 1 | Keni'chiro Arai and Taku Iwasa defeated KAGETORA and Super Shisa | Tag Team Match | 6:50 |
| 2 | Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito defeated Rich Swann and Susumu Yokosuka | Tag Team Match | 9:36 |
| 3 | Don Fujii, "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa, and Yoshihiro Takayam defeated Kzy, Naoki Tanizaki, and Tomahawk T.T | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 11:00 |
| 4 | Gamma, Masato Yoshino, and YAMATO © defeated Cyber Kong, Naruki Doi, and Yasushi Kanda | Six-Man Tag Team Match for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship | 21:24 |
| 5 | Akira Tozawa defeated Shingo Takagi | Singles Match | 16:02 |
| 6 | CIMA and Ricochet defeated Dragon Kid and PAC © 
|
Tag Team Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 23:10 |
| 7 | Masaaki Mochizuki © defeated BxB Hulk | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship | 27:58 |
2012
Date: July 22, 2012
Attendance: 9,500
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-ness., Keni'chiro Arai, Shisa BOY, and Super Shisa defeated Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!!, Jimmy Kanda, Naoki Tanizaki, and Ryo "Jimmy" Saito | Eight-Man Tag Team Match | 10:04 |
| 2 | Chihiro Tominaga and Super Shenlong III defeated Kotoka and Rich Swann | Tag Team Match | 6:37 |
| 3 | Atsushi Onita and "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa defeated Kzy and Mondai Ryu | "Evil Ways Calling!" Tag Team Match | 11:29 |
| 4 | Dragon Kid © defeated Ricochet | Singles Match for the Open The Brave Gate Championship | 24:13 |
| 5 | Shingo Takagi and YAMATO defeated Jimmy Kagetora and Jimmy Susumu © | Tag Team Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 21:05 |
| 6 | Masato Yoshino, Naruki Doi, and PAC © vs. BxB Hulk, Cyber Kong, and "Naoki Tanisaki" vs. Don Fujii, Gamma, and Masaaki Mochizuki - Doi pinned Gamma in 20:50 - PAC pinned Hulk in 25:50 |
Three-Way Six-Man Tag Team Match for the Open The Triangle Gate Championship | 25:50 |
| 7 | CIMA © defeated Akira Tozawa | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship | 28:45 |
2013
Date: July 21, 2013
Attendance: 9,600
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Swann and Syachihoko BOY and Super Shisa defeated Chihiro Tominaga and Super Shenlong and Kotoka | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 7:07 |
| 2 | Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa | Bosou 10 Match Series Submission Chapter | 0:20 |
| 3 | Yoshiaki Fujiwara defeated "Hollywood" Stalker Ichikawa | Singles Match | 8:27 |
| 4 | Cyber Kong, HUB & NOSAWA Rongai defeated Jimmy Kagetora, Jimmy Susumu & Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin | Singles Match | 10:18 |
| 5 | Genki Horiguchi HAGeeMee, Jimmy Kanda & Ryo Jimmy Saito © defeated Don Fujii, Dragon Kid and Gamma and Kzy, Mondai Ryu & Uhaa Nation - Kid pinned Kzy in 20:50 Horiguchi pinned Gamma |
Nine Man Three Way Tag Team Elimination Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 21:43 |
| 6 | Masato Yoshino © vs. K-ness | Singles Match for the Open The Brave Gate Championship | 18:18 |
| 7 | YAMATO vs. Masaaki Mochizuki | No Disqualification Match | 16:54 |
| 8 | Naruki Doi and Ricochet defeated Akira Tozawa and BxB Hulk © | Tag Team Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 24:19 |
| 9 | Shingo Takagi defeated CIMA © | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship | 37:33 |
2014
Date: July 20, 2014
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syachihoko BOY defeats Kotoka and Ryotsu Shimizu | Three Way Dance Match | |
| 2 | U-T and Yosuke Santa Maria defeated K-ness and Super Shisa | Tag Team Match | 6:52 |
| 3 | Don Fujii, Gamma and Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Stalker Ichikawa and Uhaa Nation | Six Man Tag Team Match | 0:08 |
| 4 | Don Fujii, Gamma and Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Jushin Thunder Liger, Stalker Ichikawa and Uhaa Nation | Six Man Tag Team Match | 3:08 |
| 5 | Jimmy Kagetora & Jimmy Kanda defeated Mondai Ryu and Punch Tominaga | Tag Team Match | 4:51 |
| 6 | Cyber Kong, Kzy & Naruki Doi © defeated Genki Horiguchi HAGeeMee, Jimmy Susumu & Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin
Six Man Tag Team Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship |
14:19 | |
| 7 | Masato Yoshino and Ricochet vs. CIMA and Matt Sydal | Tag Team Match | 14:17 |
| 8 | Eita and T-Hawk defeated Akira Tozawa and Shingo Takagi © | Tag Team Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 30:03 |
| 9 | BxB Hulk defeated YAMATO © | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship | 32:15 |
2015
Date: July 21, 2013
Attendance: 9,600
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Sydal, Super Shisa & Syachihoko BOY defeated El Lindaman, Kotoka & U-T | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 6:55 |
| 2 | Jimmy Kanda & Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin, Stalker Ichikawa & Yosuke Santa Maria defeated Cyber Kong, K-ness, Mondai Ryu & Punch Tominaga | Eight-Man Tag Team Match | 8:20 |
| 3 | Akira Tozawa © defeated Eita | Singles Match for the Open The Brave Gate Championship | 15:49 |
| 4 | Masato Tanaka and Shingo Takagi defeated Big R Shimizu & BxB Hulk | Tag Team Match | 17:11 |
| 5 | CIMA, Don Fujii & Gamma © defeated Dragon Kid, Kzy & Masaaki Mochizuki and Genki Horiguchi HAGeeMee, Jimmy Susumu & Ryo Jimmy Saito - Kid pinned Susumu in 25:15 CIMA pinned Kzy in 28:11 |
Nine Man Three Way Tag Team Elimination Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 28:11 |
| 6 | Naruki Doi and YAMATO © defeated Ricochet and Matt Sydal | Tag Team Match for the Open The Twin Gate Championship | 24:42 |
| 7 | Masato Yoshino © defeated T-Hawk | Singles Match for the Open The Dream Gate Championship | 30:23 |