Japanese professional wrestler
Kota Minoura (箕浦康太 , Minoura Kouta ) is a Japanese
professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese
promotion
Dragon Gate where he is a former
Open the Twin Gate Champion and
Open the Triangle Gate Champion .
[3]
[4]
Professional wrestling career
Dragon Gate (2018–present)
Minoura made his
professional wrestling debut in
Dragon Gate on June 11, 2018, on the eleventh night of the Rainbow Gate 2018 where he teamed up with Natural Vibes (
Punch Tominaga and
Yasshi ) in a losing effort against MaxiMuM (
Ben-K , Jason Lee and Masato Yoshino) as a result of a
six-man tag team match .
[5] Being mainly a tag team wrestler, Minoura began chasing various tag titles, and won his first one, the
Open the Twin Gate Championship alongside his "Team Dragon Gate" tag partner Jason Lee at Memorial Gate In Wakayama on August 2, 2020, by defeating
R.E.D. (BxB Hulk and Kazma Sakamoto).
[6] He joined his first faction, the now-defunct stable of "Masquerade" where he succeeded in winning
Open the Triangle Gate Championship for the first time in his career by teaming up with stablemates Jason Lee and Shun Skywalker and defeating R.E.D. (
Eita ,
Kaito Ishida and
H.Y.O ) at Fantastic Gate 2021 of January 12.
[7] Minoura switched factions at the beginning of 2022 by joining the newly created unit of "Gold Class", succeeding in winning the triangle titles for the second time, alongside Naruki Doi and Kaito Ishida by defeating Natural Vibes (Kzy, U-T and
Jacky Kamei ) at Champion Gate in Osaka on March 5.
[8]
Minoura is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events, such as the
King of Gate tournament, making first appearance at the 2021 edition where he won the "A Block" with a total of ten points after competing against
BxB Hulk ,
Diamante ,
Takashi Yoshida , Naruki Doi and
Ben-K . He then moved to the semifinals where he defeated Yamato but unfortunately fell short to
Kzy in the finals from June 3.
[9] Next year at the 2022 edition, Minoura made it to the finals again where he fell short to
Yuki Yoshioka .
[10]
Minoura preponderantly competed in the
Gate of Destiny series of
pay-per-views , which is considered to be the promotion's top yearly event. He made his first appearance at the 2018 edition of the event where he teamed up with Tribe Vanguard (
Kagetora , U-T and Yosuke Santa Maria) in a losing effort against
Daga and
R.E.D. (
Eita ,
Kazma Sakamoto and
Yasushi Kanda ).
[11]
Independent circuit (2018–present)
Minoura rarely competed for several promotions from the
Japanese independent scene . One of them was the NPH Legacy II , an independent event produced on October 10, 2022, where he teamed up with
Kento Miyahara and
Shiro Koshinaka to defeat
Hideki Suzuki ,
Madoka Kikuta and
Yuma Aoyagi .
[12] He once competed in an event produced by
All Japan Pro Wrestling on December 17, 2019, the AJPW AJP Prime Night where he teamed up with Tribe Vanguard (
Kai ,
Yamato and
Yosuke Santa Maria ) to defeat
Hokuto Omori ,
Jake Lee ,
Koji Iwamoto and
Naoya Nomura .
[13]
Championships and accomplishments
References
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^ Kreikenbohm, Philip.
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^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD).
"Kota Minoura Profile & Match Listing" . profightdb.com . Retrieved November 6, 2022 .
^
DRAGONGATE:ドラゴンゲート公式サイト 箕浦康太 .
Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved February 27, 2021 .
^ Dark Angel (July 10, 2018).
"Dragon Gate: "Rainbow Gate 2018" Over Generation Disintegrates" . superluchas.com . Retrieved November 6, 2022 .
^ Toro, Carlos (August 3, 2020).
"Dragon Gate Memorial Gate 2020 In Wakayama (8/2) Results: Multiple New Champions Crowned" . fightful.com . Retrieved May 1, 2021 .
^
Dragon Gate (December 15, 2021).
FANTASTIC GATE 2021.12.15 東京・後楽園ホール 観衆:714人(札止め) . gaora.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 16, 2021 .
^ Williams, Xavier (March 4, 2022).
"Preview: Dragon Gate – Champion Gate 2022 in Osaka Day 1 and 2 (3/5/22 and 3/6/22)" . lastwordonsports.com . Retrieved November 7, 2022 .
^ Williams, Xavier (May 13, 2021).
"Preview: Dragon Gate Pro Wrestling – King of Gate 2021" . lastwordonsports.com . Retrieved May 21, 2021 .
^ Lowe, Case (June 3, 2022).
"DRAGONGATE KING OF GATE FINALS (JUNE 2) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved July 30, 2022 .
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^ Dark Angel (October 20, 2022).
"NPH: «Legacy II» New inductees to the Hall of Fame" . superluchas.com . Retrieved November 6, 2022 .
^ Di Trolio, Gerard (December 18, 2019).
"AJPW PRIME NIGHT (DECEMBER 17) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved November 6, 2022 .
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"Open the Twin Gate Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved October 30, 2022 .
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