M.c.KZ Pre-Mexico Excursion 5 Match Series

m.c.KZ faced former Dream Gate Champions like Masaaki Mochizuki before going to Mexico.

The m.c.KZ Pre-Mexico Excursion Series is a five-match trial series with a bonus match m.c.KZ undertook in Dragon Gate in February 2008.

Overview

For the second straight year, Dragon Gate NEX held the NEX-1 tournament to determine the strongest wrestler within the group. m.c.KZ would go on to defeat Katsuo in the finals. For his prize, m.c.KZ elected to embark on a learning excursion to Mexico and train under Jorge "Skayde" Rivera.

Like YAMATO the previous year, he would undergo a five-match trail series before being sent off. Also like YAMATO, all five of his opponents were against Open The Dream Gate Champions. After completing the series, he had one more match before leaving. In his last match, he was given a surprise extra send-off from reigning Open The Brave Gate Champion Masato Yoshino.

m.c.KZ remained in Mexico for four months before returning as a member of the WORLD-1 unit. His overseas experience pushed him into contention for the Open The Brave Gate Championship, which he finally challenged for at the 2008 Kobe World Hall event. However, his loss to champion Genki Horiguchi appeared to have shaken whatever confidence he had gained in Mexico and was unable to recapture the momentum he had before. Though he has held the Open The Triangle Gate Championship on multiple occasions, his career has stalled since the loss to Horiguchi.

Results

#	Opponent	Date	Location	Result	Note
1	Masaaki Mochizuki	February 8, 2008	Tokyo	Mochizuki in 9:32 Shin Saikyou High Kick
2	Shingo Takagi	February 15, 2008	Hyogo	Takagi in 12:54 MADE IN JAPAN
3	Susumu Yokosuka	February 17, 2008	Kyoto	Yokosuka in 13:01 Mexico Jidai
4	Don Fujii	February 23, 2008	Nagoya, Aichi	Fujii in 9:40 Boston Crab
5	Naruki Doi	February 24, 2008	Fukui	Doi in 11:39 Bakatare Sliding Kick
Extra	Masato Yoshino	February 26, 2008	Dragon Gate Arena	Yoshino in 14:22 Sol Naciente