WHEN IT COMES to Dragongate, trying to predict the outcome of a match is never an easy task. In the previous Mascara-Contra-Mascara tag encounter, no one expected Dragon Dia’s mask would be sacrificed. Less than two years removed from that incident, fans were once again on edge, knowing another wrestler’s true identity would be revealed. At Kobe World Festival, Dragongate’s biggest show of the year, Ultimo Dragon, Dragon Kid, Strong Machine J (SMJ), Shun Skywalker, and Diamante would do battle in a five-way survival cagematch, with the loser being forced to unmask.
Diamante wanted the promotion’s namesake, Ultimo Dragon, to feel his wrath and anger at being constantly underestimated. Dragon wanted to humble Diamante, who reminded him of his younger
