Dragon Gate wrestler announces departure from promotion
Junior heavyweight wrestler Dragon Dia has announced his departure from Dragon Gate effective at the start of April.
Dia posted a statement on Tuesday announcing that, after extensive discussions with Dragon Gate, it’s been decided that he will be departing Dragon Gate as of April 1. He thanked everyone in Dragon Gate for the lessons he learned while with the company, along with thanking the fans for the support they’ve given him. He will be taking some time to recharged but promised to return as a better, more mature wrestler — and Dia said he would be grateful if fans would continue supporting him.
In a follow-up to his statement, Dia said he has not been dealing with an injury or health issue and stressed that he has not signed with any other promotion yet. Given that he participated in NJPW’s Best of the Super Junior and Super Junior Tag League tournaments in both 2024 and 2025, NJPW would appear to be a possible destination for Dia.
NJPW is currently in the process of rolling out the entrants for this year’s Best of the Super Juniors.
Dia, who is now 27 years old, made his pro wrestling debut for Dragon Gate in 2018 as a protege of Dragon Kid. He is a two-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, which is Dragon Gate’s version of a junior heavyweight title, and has also held tag team and trios gold.
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