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Strong Machine J
Strong Machine J
	Strong Machine J in July 2024
Born	Yokohama, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Strong Machine J
Trained by	Dragon Gate Dojo
Debut	2019

Strong Machine J (ストロングマシーン・J, Sutorongumashin J) is a Japanese luchador enmascarado (masked professional wrestler) currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Triangle Gate Champion.^[3]^[4]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2019–present)

Machine J is known for seldomly competing for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. At W-1 Wonder Carnival, an event promoted by Wrestle-1 on December 31, 2019, he teamed up with Strong Machine F and Strong Machine G to defeat Alejandro, Ganseki Tanaka and Masayuki Kono.^[5] At NOAH Global Dream, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah on November 11, 2022, he teamed up with Jason Lee and U-T in a losing effort against Atsushi Kotoge, Dante Leon and Punch Tominaga.^[6]

Dragon Gate (2019–present)

Machine J made his professional wrestling debut in Dragon Gate on the third night of the Dragon Gate The Gate Of Passion 2019 from April 10, where he aligned himself with Strong Machine F and Strong Machine G into the "Strong Machine Gundan" stable and defeated Natural Vibes (Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and Susumu Yokosuka) in a six-man tag team match.^[7] During his time in the promotion, he became part of two more stables. The "Team Dragon Gate", and "Natural Vibes". His first title win was resumed to the Open the Triangle Gate Championship, title which he has first won at Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2019 on July 21 alongside Strong Machine F and Strong Machine J by defeating R.E.D (Kazma Sakamoto, Takashi Yoshida and Yasushi Kanda.^[8]

He is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events, such as the King of Gate tournament, making his first appearance at the 2020 edition of the event where he fell short to Eita in the first rounds.^[9] At the 2022 edition, he defeated La Estrella in the first rounds, but fell short to Shun Skywalker in the second ones. He took part in a resurrection battle royal for a second chance in the tournament won by Kota Minoura and also involving BxB Hulk, Kai, Kaito Ishida, Keisuke Okuda, Naruki Doi, Takashi Yoshida, Yamato, Dragon Kid and many others opponents from the ones who have been previously defeated in the past rounds.^[10]

He also 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 2019 edition where he teamed up with Strong Machine F and Strong Machine G to successfully defend the Open the Triangle Gate Championship against MaxiMuM (Dragon Kid, Jason Lee and Naruki Doi).^[11] At the 2020 edition, he teamed up with Ben-K and Dragon Dia as "Team Dragon Gate" to defeat R.E.D (BxB Hulk, Dia Inferno and H.Y.O).^[12] At the 2021 edition he competed in a battle royal won by Jason Lee and also involving Ho Ho Lun, Yosuke Santa Maria, Mondai Ryu, Super Shisa, Punch Tominaga, Konomama Ichikawa and Shachihoko Boy.^[13] At the 2022 edition, he teamed up with "Natural Vibes" stablemate Big Boss Shimizu to unsuccessfully challenge D'courage (Dragon Dia and Madoka Kikuta) for the Open the Twin Gate Championship.^[14]

Personal life

Machine J is the son of the former professional wrestler Junji Hirata. He created his gimmick and ring name by paying tribute to his father's "Super Strong Machine" persona.^[15]

Championships and accomplishments

Dragon Gate
- Open the Triangle Gate Championship (3 times) – with Ben-K and Dragon Dia (1), Strong Machine F and Strong Machine G (1) and Big R Shimizu and U-T (1)^[16]
- Ashiyanikki Cup Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2020) – with Ben-K and Dragon Dia
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 277 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2024^[17]
Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards
- Rookie Of The Year (2019)

References

^ Saalbach, Axel. "Strong Machine J • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Strong Machine J/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Strong Machine J Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ DRAGONGATE：ドラゴンゲート公式サイトストロングマシーン・J. Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ Dark Angel (January 14, 2020). "W-1/AJPW/Dragon Gate: "Wonder Carnival"". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ Di Trolio, Gerard (November 14, 2022). "NOAH/DRAGONGATE GLOBAL DREAM (NOVEMBER 11) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ Lowe, Case (April 12, 2019). "DRAGON GATE GATE OF PASSION (APRIL 10) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ Lowe, Case (July 22, 2019). "DRAGON GATE KOBE WORLD PRO WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2019 REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^ Sarpracione, Mathew (May 14, 2020). "King of Gate Tournament 2020: Preview". prowrestlingpost.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.
^ Lowe, Case (November 6, 2019). "DRAGON GATE GATE OF DESTINY 2019 (NOVEMBER 4) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ Lowe, Case (November 3, 2020). "DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY (NOVEMBER 3) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ Lowe, Case (November 4, 2021). "DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY 2021 (NOVEMBER 3) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
^ Lowe, Case (November 7, 2022). "DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY (NOVEMBER 7) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ Marie, Issa (November 4, 2022). "STRONG MACHINE J: OPENING THE TWIN GATE WITH BREAKDANCING AGGRESSION". pwi-online.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
^ Wrestling Titles. "Open the Triangle Gate Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^ Ross, Patrick (September 10, 2024). "Full 2024 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.