(DRAGONGATE): WRESTLERS HUMAN STORY: Ryoya Tanaka
Weekly Pro 16th September 2026 (Issue No.2428) Ryoya Tanaka embodies a new era for DRAGONGATE, having set the record for the most title defenses of the Brave Gate Championship and launching his own new unit. How did a boy obsessed with *Kamen Rider* discover professional wrestling and decide to abandon a secured job to leap into the world he admired? We explore his little-known journey and true self—from his days as a trainee (the only one of his 14-member intake to remain) to his current status as a champion who has rewritten history. Embodying a new era "After rewriting history, I want to shatter preconceived notions and become the symbol!" "On one hand, I’m glad I swam; on the other, I wish I’d taken up calligraphy." "I see this as an opportunity for people to get to know the person I’ve been up until now, so I want them to see the real Ryoya Tanaka—the whole package. I’ve talked about my background in various places, but here, I’m going to dig even deeper...
