Puroresu Gate, Weekly Ticket Sales – 8.7.22

Puroresu Gate: 8th Of August 2022

By: Mitchell Adams

Welcome to Puroresu Gate, a weekly feature where we review attendance figures of Puroresu and Joshi promotions in the most well-known venues in Japan.

This week, we are looking at the 1,800-seat Korakuen Hall. Known as the MECCA of Japanese Pro Wrestling, this venue is used by every Puroresu and Joshi promotion and is considered sacred ground for fans and wrestlers alike.

Pro Wrestling Zero1: Fire Festival Final

Date: 31st Of July

Attendance: 869

Pro Wrestling Zero1 has had a very rough few years with the Covid Pandemic and the horrific injury to the promotions founder Shinjiro Otani. But the entire roster seemed determined to make Otani proud in the finals of the tournament he created called Fire Festival.

#火祭り2022　優勝は関本大介！ #pwzero1 #bjw #noah_ghc
7/31後楽園ホール　火祭り決勝戦　試合結果
↓https://t.co/1ruFmc1nJU pic.twitter.com/HHXghaYQLu

— プロレスリングZERO1 (@ZERO1_Wrestling) July 31, 2022

Pro Wrestling Noah: Departure

Date: August 5th

Attendance: 616

Pro Wrestling Noah has a long and storied history in Korakuen Hall and the promotion looked to add another chapter to it with this show headlined by HAYATA going up against Shuji Kondo for the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Championship.

King Kong Lariat from Kondo but HAYATA kicks out!

📺 https://t.co/yBGjJj6YN3#noah_ghc pic.twitter.com/s0ZQKnxold

— Pro Wrestling NOAH Global (@noahglobal) August 5, 2022