Strong Machine J

Strong Machine J in July 2024
Personal information
Born	Yokohama,Japan[2]
Family	Junji Hirata (father)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name	Strong Machine J[1]
Trained by	Dragon Gate Dojo
Debut	2019

Strong Machine J (ストロングマシーン・J,Sutorongu Mashīn J) is a Japaneseluchador enmascarado (maskedprofessional wrestler) currently signed to the Japaneseprofessional wrestling promotionDragongate. He is a formerOpen the Triangle Gate Champion.^[3][4]

Strong Machine J has occasionally competed for various promotions on theJapanese independent scene. AtW-1 Wonder Carnival, an event promoted byWrestle-1 on December 31, 2019, he teamed with Strong Machine F and Strong Machine G to defeatAlejandro, Ganseki Tanaka andMasayuki Kono.^[5]

AtNOAH Global Dream, an event promoted byPro Wrestling Noah on November 11, 2022, he teamed with Jason Lee and U-T in a losing effort againstAtsushi Kotoge,Dante Leon and Punch Tominaga.^[6]

Strong Machine J made hisprofessional wrestling debut inDragongate on the third night ofDragon Gate: The Gate of Passion 2019 on April 10. He aligned himself withStrong Machine F andStrong Machine G to form the "Strong Machine Gundan" stable and defeated Natural Vibes (Genki Horiguchi,Kzy andSusumu Yokosuka) in asix-man tag team match.^[7]

During his tenure with the promotion, he became a member of two additional stables: "Team Dragon Gate" and "Natural Vibes". His first championship victory came at theKobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2019 on July 21, where he, Strong Machine F, and Strong Machine G won theOpen the Triangle Gate Championship by defeatingR.E.D. (Kazma Sakamoto,Takashi Yoshida andYasushi Kanda).^[8]

He has participated in several of the promotion’s signature events, including the King of Gate tournament. He made his first appearance at the 2020 edition, where he was eliminated in the first round byEita.^[9] In the 2022 edition, he defeated La Estrella in the first round but was eliminated byShun Skywalker in the second. He later competed in aresurrection battle royal for a second chance in the tournament, which was won byKota Minoura and also featuredBxB Hulk,Kai,Kaito Ishida,Keisuke Okuda,Naruki Doi,Takashi Yoshida,Yamato,Dragon Kid, and other previously eliminated participants.^[10]

Strong Machine J has also competed in theGate of Destiny series ofpay-per-view events, considered Dragon Gate’s premier annual show. He made his first appearance at the 2019 edition, teaming with Strong Machine F and Strong Machine G to successfully defend theOpen the Triangle Gate Championship against MaxiMuM (Dragon Kid,Jason Lee andNaruki Doi).^[11]

At the 2020 edition, he teamed with Ben-K and Dragon Dia as "Team Dragon Gate" to defeatR.E.D. (BxB Hulk,Dia Inferno andH.Y.O).^[12] At the 2021 edition, he competed in abattle royal won by Jason Lee, which also includedHo Ho Lun,Yosuke Santa Maria, Mondai Ryu,Super Shisa,Punch Tominaga,Konomama Ichikawa andShachihoko Boy.^[13]

At the 2022 edition, he teamed with "Natural Vibes" stablemateBig Boss Shimizu to unsuccessfully challenge D'courage (Dragon Dia andMadoka Kikuta) for theOpen the Twin Gate Championship.^[14]

Strong Machine J is the son of formerprofessional wrestlerJunji Hirata. He developed his ring name and in-ring persona as a tribute to his father's "Super Strong Machine" character.^[15]

• Dragon Gate
  • Open the Triangle Gate Championship (4 times) – withBen-K andDragon Dia (1),Strong Machine F andStrong Machine G (1),Big R Shimizu andU-T (1) andFlamita andKzy (1)^[16]
  • Ashiyanikki Cup Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2020) – withBen-K andDragon Dia
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 277 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in thePWI 500 in 2024^[17]
• Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards
  • Rookie Of The Year (2019)

• Living people
• Masked wrestlers
• Unidentified wrestlers
• Japanese male professional wrestlers
• Professional wrestlers from Okayama Prefecture
• 21st-century male professional wrestlers
• 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers
• Open the Triangle Gate Champions

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• Year of birth missing (living people)