New Update on The Status of Dragon Gate USA

During today’s WWNLive alerts, the following update on the status of Dragon Gate USA was given…

We have heard you ask about the status of Dragon Gate USA. Here is a simple version of what is going on. DGUSA is currently on hiatus. It is not dead, but we are going to emphasize EVOLVE and the WWN Supershow concept now. Basically, as many of you know, we had visa issues last year. By the time they were worked out, Dragon Gate had to move forward with their business in Japan. As a result, no DGUSA weekends were scheduled. This is understandable. The only available weekend was when we had the WWN tour of China. We will still recognize and keep alive the DGUSA Titles and some concepts. We hope to have DGUSA back one day. Our relationship with Dragon Gate remains strong. Thank you for your support of DGUSA. We look forward to a huge 2015 with EVOLVE, WWN Supershows, SHINE, FIP, King Of Indies, Kaiju Big Battel and who knows what else


Opinionated View- I've never really gotten why they have DGUSA and EVOLVE since they keep running the same storylines in both companies. Why not just call them all Dragon Gate USA. If they can't take of the VISA that just reflect poorly on WWN.

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WWN Live Results 11.15.14: Beijing, China

WWNLive.com closed their debut tour of China a few hours ago at the MasterCard Center in Beijing, China drawing an estimated 10,500 fans (not a typo) for a show that saw the following results:

* Rich Swann defeated AR Fox to retain the FIP Heavyweight Championship.

* Allysin Kay defeated Su Yung.

* Chuck Taylor defeated Jody Kristofferson with Larry Dallas & Earl Cooter by countout.

* Timothy Thatcher defeated Biff Busick.

* Mia Yim defeated Ivelisse to become the 3rd Shine Champion.

* Trent Baretta & Caleb Konley defeated The Bravado Brothers & The Coloney (Fire Ant & Silver Ant) in an elimination match to retain the DGUSA Open the United Gate Championship.

* Johnny Gargano defeated Ricochet to regain the DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Championship and win the CITIC Cup.

Opinionated View- Seems like the title changes on this tour were just so they say they had title changes.

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DGUSA, SHINE Titles Change Hands at WWN Live China Show

 Johnny Gargano and Mia Yim became champions on the final night of WWN Live’s tour of China. PWInsider reports Gargano defeated Ricochet to win his second DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate title, while Yim knocked off Ivelisse to become the new SHINE Champion.

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WWNLive in China Results 11.14.14 – A Title Changes Hands

WWNLive.com ran Emeishan City in the Sichuan Province of China a few hours ago at the Emei Sport Hall. The show drew over 2,500 fans including standing room only spots, which is a new record for any show promoted under the WWNLive.com banner.
Results of the show saw:

* Johnny Gargano defeated Chuck Taylor.

* Biff Busick defeated Jody Kristofferson with Larry Dallas & Earl Cooter by countout.

* Valkyrie (Allysin Kay & Su Yung) defeated Ivelisse & Mia Yim.

* Caleb Konley with Trent Baretta & Su Yung defeated Timothy Thatcher.

* Ricochet defeated AR Fox to retain the DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Championship.

* Rich Swann defeated Trent Baretta to win the FIP Heavyweight Championship. This very well may have been the very first professional wrestling title change in China.

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WWNLive Launches New Roku Channel

- WWNLive.com has officially launched its own channel on Roku. The channel is reportedly available now in the “New Channels” section for Roku.

Through the Roku channel, fans will have access to purchase CZW, DGUSA, SHIMMER, SHINE, FIP and other streaming events. Kayfabe Commentaries will also be available. In addition, WWNLive is offering a free, one-hour preview show.

It is possible to synch the channel with an existing WWNLive.com account. This can be accomplished by ordering an event that has already been purchased, and then putting in a code that comes up on the Roku channel into the pre-existing WWNLive account. PWinsider reports that this will synch the account and allow users to play what has previously been ordered.

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Updates on WWNLive’s Tour of China

- A press conference will be held on November 9th to kick off the tour of China. WWNLive’s Sal Hamaoui and Trevin Adams are already in China, Gabe Sapolsky stayed behind to take care of last minute business.

– Everyone on the crew was given WWN Track Jackets to look professional; similar to the way New Japan talents will have matching outfits.

– The plans for the shows are to give the new fan base a “best of” style of show. The plan is to try and impress the potential new fan base so that they can return for future tours.

– Locker room morale is said to be at an all time high. Most see the trip as a major step for the company and a lot of the wrestlers see this as a major personal milestone.

– Here are the cards for the shows…

11.10.14 – CITIC Guoan Grand Epoch City, Xianghe Province, China – Golden Sport Hall

* DGUSA Open The Freedom Gate Title Match: Ricochet defends vs. Chuck Taylor
* DGUSA Open The United Gate Title Match: Trent Baretta & Caleb Konley defend vs. Fire Ant & Silver Ant
* HINE Title Match: Ivelisse defends vs. Su Yung
* Special Challenge Tag Team Match: AR Fox & Rich Swann vs. The Bravado Brothers
* EVOLVE Ratings Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Biff Busick
* SHINE Showcase Match: Allysin Kay vs. Mia Yim
* Plus more with Timothy Thatcher, Jody Kristofferson, Earl Cooter, Larry Dallas, Lacey and others!

11.12.14 – Chengdu City, Sichuan Province – Wen Jiang Sport Center

* Special Six Man Tag Team Main Event: Ricochet, Rich Swann & AR Fox vs. Fire Ant, Silver Ant & Chuck Taylor
* DGUSA Open The United Gate Title Match: Trent Baretta & Caleb Konley vs. The Bravado Brothers
* SHINE Title Match: Ivelisse defends vs. Allysin Kay
* The Rivalry Goes To China Part 1 – EVOLVE Ratings Match: Biff Busick vs. Timothy Thatcher
* SHINE Showcase Match: Mia Yim vs. Su Yung
* Special Attraction Match: Tracy Williams vs. Earl Cooter
* Plus more with Johnny Gargano, Jody Kristofferson, Larry Dallas, Lacey and others!

11.14.14 – Emeishan City, Sichuan Province – Emei Sport Hall

* DGUSA Open The Freedom Gate Title Match: Ricochet defends vs. AR Fox
* FIP World Heavyweight Title Match: Trent Baretta defends vs. Rich Swann
* Classic Feud Comes To China: Johnny Gargano vs. Chuck Taylor
* Grudge Tag Team Match: Fire Ant & Silver Ant vs. The Bravado Brothers
* EVOLVE Ratings Match: Timothy Thatcher vs. Caleb Konley
* SHINE Showcase Tag Team Match: Ivelisse & Mia Yim vs. Allysin Kay & Su Yung
* Plus more with Biff Busick, Jody Kristofferson, Earl Cooter, Larry Dallas, Lacey and others!

11.16.14 – Beijing – The MasterCard Center (Formerly Wan Shi Da Stadium)

* DGUSA Open The Freedom Gate Title Match: Ricochet defends vs. Johnny Gargano
* Special DGUSA Open The United Gate Three Way Match: Trent Baretta & Caleb Konley defend vs. The Colony vs. The Bravado Brothers
* SHINE Title Match: Ivelisse defends vs. Mia Yim
* The Rivalry Goes To China Part 2 – EVOLVE Ratings Match: Biff Busick vs. Timothy Thatcher
* Special Attraction EVOLVE Ratings Match: Rich Swann vs. AR Fox
* EVOLVE Ratings Match: Chuck Taylor vs. Jody Kristofferson
* Plus more with Allysin Kay, Su Yung, Earl Cooter, Larry Dallas, Lacey and others!

ROH and WWNLive announce dates for WrestleMania 31 weekend in California

-ROH has announced tickets go on sale Friday for their Supercard of Honor IX event on Friday , March 27 in Redwood City, California.

-WWNLive has announced shows for Friday March 27 and Saturday March 28 at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose, California.

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Updates on EVOLVE to China, Dragon Gate Talents Returning, More

 At this time, EVOLVE is planning to bring 28 people on their tour of China. The talent roster will be mostly made up of DGUSA and EVOLVE regulars, but no Dragon Gate talent will be appearing on the show.

- Former Shimmer and ROH talent Lacey will be working the EVOLVE events in China. She is currently living in China while studying abroad.

- The VISA issues with the Dragon Gate talent have been reportedly cleared up.

- The company is finalizing dates for December. The shows are expected to feature Dragon Gate talent and will take place in either Florida or New York.

- WWNLive.com is beta-testing their Roku channel.

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EVOLVE/DGUSA News: Ricochet Update, Possible DGUSA Shows Later This Year, More

Ricochet will still be working with WWNLive (EVOLVE/DGUSA) going forward. He has come to terms on a deal with Lucha Underground, and was released from his deal with WWNLive. Ricochet will be available to EVOLVE for any dates that don't conflict with Lucha Underground tapings or appearances. Ricochet is working as the masked Prince Puma for Lucha underground.

- Word is that WWNLive and the Dragon Gate office in Japan are trying to lock in dates for DGUSA shows later this year. 

- There were no major injuries over the weekend. 

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Update on WWE Trying to Keep Independent Groups Away From WrestleMania 31

- It had been previously reported that WWE was looking to keep independent companies out of the San Jose area for WrestleMania 31. According to The Wrestling Observer (via wrestlezone.com) both Highspots and WWNLive (EVOLVE/DGUSA) have been able so secure locations in the area for their events. At this time, ROH is undecided about running events in San Jose as they have been unable to secure a location.

WWE was trying to lock groups out of San Jose, and many facilities will not rent to wrestling organizations. San Jose State University is reportedly not renting to wrestling organizations, which means other groups looking to run the area will have to run outside of the San Jose area, which may not make it financially viable for them to try and run the events. 

Opinionated View- This just seems really petty of the WWE. All there events are going to be a success. If your so worried about indy shows that make sure your events are so good no one would want to go to another show.

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News and Notes From Last Weekend’s DGUSA & EVOLVE Events

Dragon Gate talents from Japan will be returning to DGUSA for the May events in New York City. EVOLVE runs on May 9th in Queens, NY and May 10th in Brooklyn, NY. The reason the Japanese performers did not make the show was because DGUSA was waiting for renewed work visas to come through and they finally came through, but one day too late for arrangements to be made for talents to come from Japan. The issue was on the Japanese end and Dragon Gate in Japan didn't announce their own lineups for this past weekend until the last minute as they had been waiting to see whether they would be sending talents over to the US.

- Gabe Sapolsly praised Highspots for their help in getting Bad Influence and Masato Tanaka for their shows. Bad Influence appeared in a non-iPPV dark match (due to their TNA contracts) while Tanaka faced Chris Hero on Friday, and then was involved in the tag team tournament on Saturday prior to working for WrestleCon. 

- The company was pleased with Low Ki's return, and is open to using him in the future. Sapolsky has stated that he'd love to see Ki take a mentor role in their locker room.

- Teddy Hart was booked as a last minute surprise to give fans one more additional "make-good" after the Japanese situation went down. His attitude was reportedly good, and it is "50/50" on whether he will return or not.

- Gabe Sapolsly was reportedly pleased with the Friday Night DGUSA show, feeling that it was one of their best shows ever. He was not as happy about the Saturday show and was really down on it after.

- There were no major injuries coming out of the weekend. Most were tired, as they had worked anywhere from three to five matches between Thursday and Friday. 

Opinionated View- Given that crowd went dead every time Teddy showed up I would say don't book him. Plus the guy is a ticking time bomb he might have been good this time next time who knows.

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Card for Today's DGUSA Mercury RIsing IPPV

The following is scheduled for tonight's Dragon Gate USA Mercury Rising 2014 iPPV from New Orleans on WWNLive.com at 9PM ET:

1. Johnny Gargano vs. Low-Ki

2. Trios Tournament 1st Round: Ricochet, AR Fox & Rich Swann vs. Chris Hero, Roderick Strong & Masato Tanaka

3. Trios Tournament 1st Round: The Bravados & Moose vs. The Colony & Lince Dorado

4. Trios Tournament 1st Round: The Premier Athlete Brand vs. The Gentleman's Club

5. SHINE Champion Ivelisse will defend her title

6. The finals of the Trios Tournament (Winning team gets to each have any match they want)

7. Bad Influence will wrestle for the live crowd ONLY!

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4/4 DGUSA Open The Ultimate Gate results

1. The Bravado Brothers beat Anthony Nese and Caleb Konley to retain the Open The United Gate Tag Titles.
2. A.R. Fox beat Mr. A.
3. Rich Swann defeated Biff Busick.
4. Green Anta and Fire Ant over Chuck Taylor and Drew Gulak.
5. Trent Baretta beat Low Ki.
6. Masato Tanaka defeated Chris Hero.
7. Ricochet defeated Johnny Gargano to win the Open The Freedom Gate Title.

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Card For Tonight’s Dragon Gate USA - Open The Ultimate Gate 2014 iPPV Event

Open The Freedom Gate Title Match: Johnny Gargano defends vs. Ricochet

International Dream Match - Non-Title: EVOLVE Champion Chris Hero vs. Masato Tanaka

Tag Team Challenge Match (If Bravados Retain At EVOLVE It Will Be A Title Match): Open The United Gate Champions The Bravado Brothers vs. Anthony Nese & Caleb Konley

Low Ki vs. Trent Baretta

Chuck Taylor & Drew Gulak vs. Fire Ant & Green Ant

AR Fox vs. Mr. A

Rich Swann vs. Biff Busick

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Low Ki and Bad Influence Added to This Week’s DGUSA Events

- Dragon Gate USA sent out the following today…

It is with deep regret that DGUSA must inform our audience of the unfortunate fact Dragon Gate (Japanese) talent will not be able to perform on WrestleMania weekend shows. We have a prepared a series of replacements. We have already announced the first time ever matchup pitting Masato Tanaka against Chris Hero on the Friday night DGUSA show. As the entire pro wrestling world converges on New Orleans this week, the last thing our audience wants to hear or read about is promotional drama. We know you have practically unlimited choices this coming week, and we are going to make sure all those who chose and choose to support DGUSA are rewarded with the best experience we can possibly provide. Here are our replacements....

Low Ki will make his return to DGUSA and have his first high profile matches in over a year at the Friday and Saturday night events. It will be Low Ki vs. Trent Baretta at DGUSA on Fridayand Low Ki vs. Open The Freedom Gate Champion Johnny Gargano at DGUSA on Saturday.

Bad Influence of Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian will wrestle at the DGUSA event on Saturday. We will have a top tag team for them to face. This will be a special main event for the live ticket holders. This match will not be on iPPV or DVD. Daniels and Kazarian's opponents will be determined after the results of the Six Man Tag Team Tournament that night. They will be the best possible opponents. This is sure to be a unique experience when these TNA superstars invade


Dragon Gate USA - Open The Ultimate Gate 2014
April 4th - 8pm CST 

Open The Freedom Gate Title Match
Johnny Gargano defends vs. Ricochet

International Dream Match - Non-Title
EVOLVE Champion Chris Hero vs. Masato Tanaka

Special Attraction Match
Low Ki vs. Trent Baretta

Tag Team Challenge Match (If Bravados Retain At EVOLVE It Will Be A Title Match)
Open The United Gate Champions The Bravado Brothers vs. Anthony Nese & Caleb Konley

Special Tag Team Attraction
Chuck Taylor & Drew Gulak vs. Fire Ant & Green Ant

Grudge Match
AR Fox vs. Mr. A

Special Challenge Match
Rich Swann vs. Biff Busick


Dragon Gate USA - Mercury Rising 2014
April 5th - 8pm CST

Special Main Event For Live Crowd Only
Bad Influence Of Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian vs. To Be Determiend After Tournament Results

Special Main Event
Open The Freedom Gate Champion Johnny Gargano vs. Low Ki

Six Man Tradition Continues
DGUSA Mercury Rising is known for the Six Man Tag Team Tradition. We are taking it to the next level this year with a Six Man Tag Team Tournament. Each member of the winning team will get to book themselves in any future match they want. The format will see three first round matches. The three winners will then meet in a three-way six man team team mega elimination match!!! Here are the first round matches:

DGUSA Six Man Tournament First Round Match #1
Ricochet, Rich Swann & AR Fox vs. Chris Hero, Roderick Strong & TBA

DGUSA Six Man Tournament First Round Match #2
The Bravado Brothers & Moose vs. Fire Ant, Green Ant & Lince Dorado

DGUSA Six Man Tournament First Round Match #3
Trent Baretta, Anthony Nese & Caleb Konley vs. The Gentleman's Club

DGUSA Six Man Tournament Finals - Elimination Match
Winner Of Match #1 vs. Winner Of Match #2 vs. Winner Of Match #3

We are keeping this WWNLive Alerts short as we just want to focus on the make good talent replacements for DGUSA. We'll be back tomorrow with more match announcements and a complete look at the WWNLive Experience. No words can express how sorry we are over the Dragon Gate talent, but we do promise that we will present special shows that will deliver. We appreciate you and hope you understand. DGUSA VP Gabe Sapolsky will be on Twitter during Raw to answer any questions you have. We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans. Thank you.

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Gabe Sapolsky Comments on Lack of Dragon Gate Talent at Next Week’s DGUSA Events

Gabe Sapolsky posted the following on his Facebook this evening…

"We apologize, but it looks like there will not be Dragon Gate talent on the shows next weekend. This has been an ongoing situation for a while. It is not between us and Dragoon Gate. Our relationship remains strong and DGUSA will continue and will feature Dragon Gate talent in the future. This has been a daily thing where every day we think something was about to break. Now the clock has run out. We owe you a complete explanation and will have that on Monday.

In the meantime, we know you only care about two things- what the lineups are going to be and how we will make this up to you. We took the first step as a precaution by booking Masato Tanaka to face Chris Hero on the Friday night DGUSA show. We need to thank Highspots for making this possible. We are now finalizing the rest. We will have word to you on Monday.

I personally apologize and am very embarrassed by this entire situation. As an organization, we deeply apologize. The bottom line is that we will rebound and we will have amazing shows in New Orleans with a talented, exciting and dynamic roster. We will give you a great experience and present events that you will always remember fondly.

We appreciate and value your patience. We would have said more earlier, but this is something where we literally thought there would be a resolution and announcement on a daily basis. I realize this is not a suitable explanation for some of you and will accept the criticism and try to make it right. It is the best we can do right at this moment.

We'll give you the entire story on Monday when we have everything situated. I will be around for all your questions and comments on Twitter and here on Facebook after we release the lineups and explain what happened. Thank you for all your support and we will make this right on the biggest weekend of the year."

Opinionated View- This is just me speculating but it could Visa stuff. I know CIMA is dealing with a neck problem so he's out and you just never know. 

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DGUSA Locks Up Two Talents To Contract Extension

- Dragon Gate USA has signed contract extensions with DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Champion Johnny Gargano and Ricochet. They face off on April 5th on iPPV.

Opinionated View- My feeling on DGUSA contracts are the same as ROH ones why lock yourself up to an indy company. 

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DGUSA Books New Match For WrestleMania Weekend Show

Masato Tanaka will face Chris Hero on April 4th at Dragon Gate USA's iPPV. The show is being held in New Orleans the Friday before WrestleMania 30.

Flashback Reviews Dragon Gate USA Uprising 2012

In 2008 Gabe Sapolsky was removed from his position as booker for Ring of Honor and was fired form the company. To this day some debate the move as good thing or bad thing. My view Gabe needed to get off the book his work by 2007 was awful some his planned ideas included potentially putting the world title on the Necro Butcher and and I quit match ending when a guy quit to prove his love to a woman that had already left him for another guy. I highly recommend watching the Kayfab Commentaries DVD Gabe's Book of Secrets or readying Ryan Porzl's great review of it. Now you may draw a different conclusion but when I watch that I tired burned out guy that had run out of ideas for ROH. But wrestling is like the mob you never really leave it and it wasn't long before Gabe was back running not one but two companies EVOLVE witch we get to someday and Dragon Gate USA. Dragon Gate a company in Japan had a working deal with ROH but they had a falling out over money so Dragon Gate started a us based group with Gabe being named president. Early on DGUA would film every show for PPV and than release a DVD with bonus matches that never aired on TV like the ROH PPV tapings. I watched the first few DGUSA shows and they were very flawed it didn't help that weeks could pass between shows and since they had no TV or even a web show you would lose that connection to the story lines. Plus it felt like you had to follow Dragon Gate since guys would turn heel new factions would form there and that stuff would come to DGUSA. Finally the company shifted to IPPV's and they started crossing storminess over with EVOVLE. 

You might think "Nick you just want to bitch about Gabe's booking again you made it clear it 2007 he was done." But I can attest to the fact that burn out can be taken care off by chaining something. I was badly burned out on the old site and starting my own site with my own rules got me back into wresting like I haven't been in a while. So maybe the shift to a new company helped Gabe out. To be honest with you since I follow DGUSA in passing at best I can't recall many of the story lines they were doing at this stage. I will try to included what I can remember and what they tell me on the DVD but i might screw it up. Feel free to let me know if I mess something. Art O Kell and Bryce Remsberg are Commentary team. They are ok they get way to goofy at times though it kind of comes off like they are doing MST3K style ripping when it gets really bad. 

As we open the show we set a note taking about the than recent Hurricane Sandy that deviated that East Coat. The company could have canceled the shows that weekend but made the call to run them anyway and they thank the fans and staff that made it happen. And we right to first match. I like this since i'm not a big fan of talking on wrestling shows to start anyway. 

The CHIKARA Sekigun Jigsaw and Fire Ant vs The D.U.F Arik Cannon and Pinkie Sanchez- Actually all four of these guys have been in CHIKARA. DUG stood for Dirty Ugly Fuckers. Cannon and Fire Ant start us off. Wrist lock by Fire counted by Cannon. Abdominal stretching by Fire Ant. Fire runs the ropes and gets an Arm drag. Jigsaw into the ring and dumbs Cannon to the floor in comes Sanchez. Sanchez calls for test of strength but than lands a kick. Wrist lock by Jigsaw. Single leg by Sanchez. Jigsaw kicks free off  ankle pick. Figure four by Sanchez but Jigsaw  escapes. Forearm by Jigsaw into the gory stretch. Pin by Jigsaw gets two. Tag to Fire Ant. Back Senton than  standing flip by the Ant. Tag to Jigsaw who hits a big chop. Up and over in the corner by Sanchez than a moonsault press off the second rope but the spot misses I don't know if Jigsaw was to close or what but Sanchez actually went right over him. Jig sends Sanchez out of the ring and in comes Cannon who hits a neck breaker. Tag back to Sanchez double team by DUF and double hip toss. Cannon Death Valley Drivers Sanchez onto Jigsaw. Straight jacket by Cannon tag back to Sanchez. Weak chop by Sanchez. Sanchez whips Jigsaw into the ropes. Jig holds on and bails to the floor for the Lucha tag. Kick from the apron by Fire Ant than he climbs the ropes and hits a crosssbody on Cannon. Tilta Whirl DDT by Fire Ant. Flip dive by Fire Ant to the floor takes out Cannon. Jigsaw in with a missile dropkick. Fire back in with burring down the house. German with a bridge by Jigsaw. Cannon and Fire back and the Ant goes for a cross body. Cannon catches him and hits a brain buster. Sanchez ducks a kick by Fire Ant and hits a burning hammer that only gets two. See that is Bull given how dangerous the burning hammer really is it should only be used rarely and it should not be kicked out of. Sanchez misses a double stomp off the top and takes the same move from Jigsaw. Huge lariat by Cannon on Jigsaw gets two. Running kick the face by Fire Ant. Superkick by Jigsaw on Sanchez than he sets up for the Jig N Tonic as Fire Ant hits the double stomp for the win. A solid opener that classic get the fans going style you want. It did have some rough spots but still pretty good. 

Post match The Faction known as the Scene made up of Scott Reed, Caleb Konley and Larry Dallas with there valet Trina Michael's jump DUF. Sanchez taken out after getting a Yakuza kick when his head is right next to the ring post. Marti Bell a female wrestler who had a grudge with Larry Dallas runs out and checks on Sanchez. Cannon picks up his beer and partner and heads to the back. 

Rich Swan cuts a promo about a his match teaming with Ricochet taking the Super Smash Brother. Swan also talks about this up coming match with Chuck Taylor. Swan mentions since Chuck got himself DQ'ed last time there next match is no DQ. Swans promos was bad he used this strange voice and seemed like he wasn't sure where to look instead of being hyped for a grudge match he just came off as goofy. We than get a highlight video from the Heat show and it's very well done and give you the impression if you haven't seen it check it out. 

Samuray Del Sol vs Akira Tozawa- Del Sol is a masked man that's really become one of the top guys on the indy scene the last few years. Tozawa was a younger guy who has been Dragon Gate for years. Tozawa slips on the steps climbing into the ring. Go behind and  takedown by Del Sol. Del Sol ties up the legs and twist Tozawa around. Tozawa goes for the arm and Del So gets the ropes. Big slap by Tozawa than a spin kick by Del Sol. Head scissors by Del Sol followed by the dropkick. Slingshot flip splash by Del Sol gets two. Butterfly suplex into an am bar by Del Sol. Big boots by Del Sol. Cross body attempt by Del Sol but Tozawa jumps up and drives the knees to the gut. Del Sol sent to the outside. Tozawa rams Del Sol into the ring post. Running corner forearm by Tozawa gets two. Power slam than a back Senton connect for Tozawa. No ropes Sliced Break by Del Sol amazing move. Dragon Suplex with a bridge by Del Sol for a two count. Tozawa hits a brain buster. Tozawa climbs the ropes but Del Sol hits a kick. Top Rope victory roll by Del Sol gets two. Tozawa with a german suplex on the apron. Suicide dive and again by Tozawa. Each man exchanges kick s and than land a bicycle kick at the same time both men are down. Rising Sun Inverted Rana by Del Sol but Tozawa kicks at two. Running Yakuza and a back drop driver for Tozawa than a delayed German . Arms crossed delay German suplex for the win by Tozawa another very good match. Some awesome exchange. O'Kell mention Tozawa has picked up a big win going into his four way for the open the freedom gate tomorrow. 

We get a video setting up for the Jon Davis and Johnny Gargano match. Starting with Gargano offering a Davis title shot at previous show. We see highlights of a back and forth match that Gargano won. Than we see Davis snapping and attacking the Open the Freedom gate champion after it and power bombing Gargano through a table. Its a very good video. Damn good video the kind of thing that simply explains what is going on with these two. And a simple story I love Johnny gave Davis a chance but when Davis couldn't get the job done he snapped.  

Davis makes his way to the ring in street clothes we are told he requested time in the ring. Bryce and Art O'Kell explain that Davis had attacked Gargano the night before and Bryce mentions another attack had taken place at an EVOLVE show and there is speculation the match won't happen tonight. Davis is slow to the ring and keeps locking eyes with the fans looking like a crazy man. Davis says last night he took Gargano out. Davis says Gargano must vacate his title and he must quit. Gargano's music starts to play and Davis turns to the entrance ramp. Gargano comes out with a referee we see Gargano has tapped ribs and the match is one

Non Title Anything Goes 

Open the Freedom Gate Champion Johnny Gargano vs Jon Davis- The Freedom Gate was the top title in DGUSA. Davis knocks Gargano off the apron and than drives the champion into the apron. The commentators are shocked Gargano took this match. Short arm lariat by Davis and than a second one. In a nice touch Remsberg explains Gargano was dealing with back injury even before the Davis feud. Running lariat by Davis and he cover Gargano for the win.  Davis isn't done and start getting chairs and sets up a table outside the ring. Bryce and O'Kell plead that they get Gargano out of the ring. We see the referees pulls Gargano out and rush him to the ring. As Davis is walking to the bak Gargano dives off of something back through it. The two men start to brawl. Rapid fire punches by the champion but he is still in pain. Davis back into the ring. Gargano struggles to live with his back. Low blow by Davis shuts Gargano down. Davis picks Gargano up but Gargano escapes. Davis to the apron but Gargano nails a super kick to send him through a table. The referees come out to help Gargano  who smiles seeing Davis on the ground. The refers help Gargano to the back and than return to help Davis. Davis stands on his own and walks back on his own power. Davis shoves the referees away. Way to blow an effect short match. You Davis beat the champion in less than a minute but instead of letting that sink in you have Gargano go John Cena on Davis. Yeah Davis walked out on his own why the champ was helped to the back but still you really damaged an effective moment. And I don't want to hear "You gotta keep the champion strong." Gargano had a long title run witch I believe was already the longest in company history and the next night he beat four other guys he could take a weak night and be fine.

In the locker room Arik Cannon tells us Pinkie Sanchez has a concussion and it out for tomorrow than strangely he says "Normally it's ok when Pinkie has a concussion as a DUF we can beat him up." I get that may be the gimmick that Cannon doesn't really care about Sanchez but really why would care at all than hell why would he be in the faction?

The Super Smash Brothers Player Uno and Player Dos vs Ricochet and Rich Swan - Ricochet cuts a promo before the match saying he and Swan will show CIMA and AR Fox what a great team looks like. Player Uno starts for his team since he is the first player and Ricochet starts for his team. Uno backs Ricochet into the corner and breaks clean. We see Swan is more concerned with dancing on the outside and Ricochet doing lots of stalling to start. Test of strength to start into a Ricochet arm wringer. Reversed by Player Uno but a stomp to the foot by Ricochet. Player Uno powers free from a side head lock. Clothesline followed by the step up rana by Player Uno. Head scissors for Ricochet but the spin kick misses. Tag to the partners and in comes Dos and Swan. Headlock by Swan and Dos escape with an arm snap into a head lock of his own. Flip over Dos who he goes for a move with the leg but than does side sweeps the Swan dropkick. Back breaker by Dos. Tag to Uno. Drop toe hold by Uno allowing Dos to drop the knee. Power slam by Uno and he tags Dos who back flips in. Belly to back Suplex by Dos. Sawn rammed into Uno's boot. Uno tags in. Standing moonsault by Dos and a fist drop by Uno. Drop kick by Swan and tag in my Ricochet Double team as Ricochet hits a knee drop off the ropes with a flip and Swan hits a senton. Low Ki style kick by Ricochet. Flying forearm by Ricochet than a standing moonsault. Ricochet with some double stomps and than he runs on the back of Uno. Uno with head buts to the stomach and it hurts him for some reason. Tag to Swan who hits a big kick to the ribs. Uno runs into a big boot. Tag back to Ricochet who comes in with a I'm not sure if was a stomp or a knee that didn't land right. Back to back stretch by Ricochet. Dos makes the save and breaks it up back to Swan. Double team by Swan and Ricochet and it's an bad looking double hip toss that almost plants Uno on his neck. Than a double basement drop kick. Cover by Ricochet gets two. Elevated STO by Uno puts Ricochet down and Uno tags Do in come Swan. Clotheslines and spin kick by Dos. Hook kick by Swan lands. Each man hits a big boot. Suddenly Dos and Swan dive to the outside with Dos taking out Ricochet and and Swan hitting Uno. Someone explain that logic in that spot other than "looks cool." Back in the ring Dos hits a Dragon Suplex that gets two. Ricochet in and goes afar Dos. Dos fight off a double team Uno spears Swan on the apron. Ricochet dives over Dos to take out Uno. Big cross body off the top by Ricochet but Dos rolls through and hits a face buster like move. I hate the roll through spot on a cross body it's just make no sense. Swan makes the save of the cover. Uno back in. Uno has Swan in a airplane spin and gives Ricochet the giant swing. Dropkick by Dos into Ricochet. Double stunner by Swan than one by Ricochet. Series of kick and strikes put everyone down.  Ricochet gives Uno a belly to back but Dos hits rights him with a frog splash right after. Ricochet hits a series of awful looking strikes on Dos. Double Pelle by Dos. Uno with his legs Powers Ricochet up at Dos who hits a over head belly to belly that sends him crashing into Swan. Swan makes the save on the cover. More awful "punches" by Swan. Shoot star press by Ricochet on Uno only gets two. Swan and Ricochet climbs to the top by Dos takes out Swan. Dos and Ricochet fight on the top rope. Uno than puts his partner in the electric chair allowing him to hit a fall away slam off the top on Ricochet.  Moonsault by Uno than into the gory special as Dos comes off with a double stomp for the win. I really struggled to get into this match. Part of it was Swan was so annoying he would bark and strut at strange times. Also it would feel like they would rush though a series of high spots instead of actually having a match. Another factor I think Swan and Ricochet were supposed to be heels but they sure didn't work like it. 

AR Fox was was feuding with Ricochet came out and and mocked him. It seems like it was a tit for tat since they talked about Ricochet disrespecting him the night before. Swan appears to walk out on his partner but they were trying to sell Ricochet was in shock after the loss. 

The Gentlemen's Club Chuck Taylor, Drew Gulak, and Orange Cassidy with Doctor Cornel Angles and the Sea Monster vs The Scene Scott Reed, Caleb Konley, and Cheech Hernandez with Larry Dallas and Trina Michaels- Agnes was in a wheel chair the sea monster is a guy in that cameo outfit hunters use so I don't know why he is a sea monster. Cheech wasn't a normal member of The Scene he was billed as a mystery partner. Gulak and Reed start us off. A lock up goes no where so Reed ties in Konley than a tag to Cheech than a tag back to Konley more damn stalling and  stag to Reed. Finally someone hits a move as Reed hits a kick. Gulak counters a crap into a roll up and than he does it again. Running corner dropkick and a head but to the gut by Gulak. Tag to Konley.  Tag to Cassidy. Art O'kell is suddenly going heel on the Gentleman's club. Cassidy with an invested atomic drop. Delayed vertical suplex by Konley and a tag to Cheech. Cassidy acts like he is about to throw up. Tag to Taylor. Chops by Cheech. Taylor with a double ax handle. Tag to Gulak double back elbows by Gulak and Taylor. Cassidy in who just falls to Cheech. Triple splash by the Club and the Monster into the ring with a cartwheel kick while the referee isn't looking. Taylor clubs to the back of Cheech. In comes Konley who winds up in the corner. The referee isn't looking so Dallas jumps in but Taylor trips him so he goes head fist into the crotch of Konley than he trips Reed who lands on Dallas. On the outside the swamp monster humps Trina. Back in the ring Reed with a sit-down power bomb on Gulak. Tag to Konley who hits a headbutt than drops a knee followed up by the chin lock. Tag to Cheech  who comes in with the gory stretch. Cassidy in but misses a drop kick so Cheech puts him in a post crab while still holding on to the gory. Triple team by the scene. Suplex by Reed. Tag back to Cheech who stand on Gulak's throat and than pulls him up to clap the ears. Tag to Konley  Cheech nailed Konley by mistake and gets shoved. Tag to Cassidy who is asleep in the corner. Taylor lucy tag and he's a house of fire. Flip dive by Gulak on Cheech cutting off Taylor who wanted to do it. Cassidy with a osi leg drop again cutting off Taylor who was going to dive on Konley. Cassidy's legs hit the guard rail hard. Swamp monster next to cut Taylor with a dive off the apron. Taylor climbs the top rope  but gets distracted by Trina allowing Dallas to knock him off. Cheech to the  as the Cornel stands up to distract the referee. Cassidy with some kind of mist to Cheech's face. Awful waffle by Taylor for the win. I'm very confused. I think a lot out has to do with not knowing the gimmick in DGUSA well enough to get some of the jokes in this comedy match. I do think it should have been a little shorter. 

Reed and Konley have left as Dallas yells at Cheech. Marti Bell comes out  and Trina slips her. The worst ever Thez press by Bell than face buster on Trina. Dallas runs to the back as Bell chases him. Give how sloppy Bell is in every match I have ever seen in I'm actually worried Trina Michaels got hurt. Backstage the Super Smash Brother. Dos in French Uno in English. Uno hypes there match with Jigsaw and Fire Ant. Dos Jokes he hates fire. Decent Comedy promo.

Two out of three Falls-

Sami Callihan vs El Generico- Both these guys are now in WWE NXT Callihan as Solomon Crowe and Generico as Sami Zayn. Generico had beat Callihan at EVOLVE 13 and Callihan had attacked him. The night before Callihan had used Generico's trademark Brain Buster off the Top Rope to win a match. Bell rings and the two men just stare down. Callihan puts the bad mouth on Generico and than shoves him. Running Yakuza for Generico in reposing. Inside cradle by Callihan best a shocking quick three count to go up 1-0 nothing. Nice little twist to start the match as I'm sure no one thought that would get a three. Big slam by Generico than some punches followed by a chin lock. Callihan powers free. Front face lock into a slam by Callihan. Knee bar by Callihan than he stomps on the knee. Series of headbutts by Callihan than a chin lock with a the ropes. Front chancery by El Generico. Callihan goes for an inside cradle but this time only gets two. Generico whipped into the corner. Knee drop by Callihan onto Generico's leg and than he slams it onto the apron. Generico sent into the guard guar than a shin breaker onto the ring steps. Back in the ring inverted figure four by Callihan the he goes the ankle lock. Generico gets to the ropes. Slam by Callihan and Generico's legs hit the ropes. Generico stands up but drops. Ground and pound by Callihan than he tosses Generico to the floor. Generico climbs back in the ring so Callihan sends him out again and hits a a suicide dive. Generico back into the ring and Callihan tosses him out again and than follow him out punches on the floor and a chop by Callihan. Generico blocks the exploder and hits on of his own and Callihan lands on the time keepers table. Generico climbs back in the ring. Callihan dives back in just before he is counted out. Generico Goes for the Yakuza but doesn't have the speed and Callihan moves and puts Generico in the corner and hits a an Ole kick like Samoa Joe would. Another Ole kick cracks Generico. Generico tries for an exploder but Callihan rolls through and gets two. Exploder into the buckle by Generico. Generico with brain buster having to rase his bad leg to get the second fall tie us at one one. Side headlock by Callihan and he hits some elbow shots. Blue Thunder bomb by Generico. Stretch muffler by Callihan but Generico fights free but Callihan gets a figure four. Generico gets the ropes. Callihan climbs the ropes but Generico meets him up there. Generico shoved off but than lands the Yakuza sending Callihan to the floor. Top rope cross body to the floor. Callihan grabs at his leg. Generico sends Callihan back to the ring. Generico back to the ropes but Callihan with a kick. Callihan goes for top rope Brain Buster. Generico counters. Generico goes for the sunset bomb but Callihan holds on to the ropes. Running Yakuza to the leg. Generico uses Callihan's stretch muffler. Counted into one of his own my Callihan he than adds a body scissors and Generico taps out. Good match but the logic lacks at time. Generico hurts his leg and still does moves like the Yakuza or the Brain Buster. Think about how a Yakuza works you have to stand on one leg at some point so if your not standing on the bad leg that means your kicking with it. 

Callihan gets a microphone and says he's been waiting a long time for that win. He talks about his recent suspension and how he is back better than ever. Callihan says this was the first step him becoming a champion. "I'm not the biggest dog int he fight but I'm the scariest." Good promo by Callihan .Backstage the Gentlemen's Club Celebrate there win. Taylor say Rich Swan may have beat him last night and he will whip tomorrow. Ok promo but now I think I have it wrong and Swan is supposed to be the face while Taylor is a heel. To be honesty the announcers didn't do a good job of making things clear for newer fans. 

Open The United Gate Championships

CIMA and AR Fox © vs Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito- Big problem I have with both Dragon Gate and DGUSA every title has to be ______ Gate title. Horiguchi and Saito had eared there title shot beating the Super Smash Brothers the night before. Horiguchi and CIMA starts us off. Arm drag by Horiguchi but Cima gets a crucifix for two. Shoulder tackle by CIMA but leg lariat by Horiguchi.  Arm drag and a drop kick by CIMA tag to Saito. Tag to Fox who gets a hammer lock but Saito takes him down and ties up the legs. Dropkick by Fox sends Saito to the floor. Moonsault press to the floor by Fox. Tag to CIMA. Double drop kick by the champions. School boy by CIMA gets two. Saito cat he the kick and tags in Genki  who drives an elbow on the leg than gets a abdominal stretch. CIMA grabs at the very little amount of hair Horiguchi has left and hair maires him. Tag to AR Fox. Elbow to the head by Fox  and split legged tumble weed by Fox. Abdominal stretch by Fox but Horiguchi gets the rips tag to CIMA who kick at the back of the leg than a dragon screw. Tag to Fox who drop kicks the leg as CIMA holds it. Leg drop by Fox. Another abdominal stretch by Fox but Horiguchi hip tosses free. CIMA steals a big elastic band from Saito and uses it to snap Genki in the face than than he does it again Than they go to do it to Saito. Apparently this is a spot Horigucihio and Saito have done this spot in the past. Tag back to CIMA who gets a drop toe hold into a surfboard on Horiguchi and again his pulls the hair. Leg drop to the back of the head by CIMA. Double hip toss onto the ropes so Horguciho bounces back than double dropkick by CIMA and Fox. Forearm exchange with Fox and Horiguchi. Genki with a drop kick to knee and in comes Saito. Cannon ball on Fox's leg by Saito. Saito holds the leg so Horiguchi can hit a running drop kick. Horiguchi wraps the leg of Fox around the ring post. Splash to the leg than grapevine by Horiguchi. Saito in with a  double stomp to the gut of Fox while he is still in the knee bar. Double team sequence of moves by the challengers. Slice break than leaping cutter by Fox put Saito and Horiguchi down. CIMA tags in. Horiguchi hung back exposed in the corner. Saito goes for a drop kick that CIMA avoids so he hits his partner by mistake than the back stabber by CIMA. Saito suplexed onto his partner. CIMA sends the challengers to the floor and Fox off the top with a spring board back senton. CIMA sends Saito back to the ring and kicks him in the face a few times. Back senton by CIMA. Double stomp by CIMA gets two. Over head belly to belly by Saito into the Fishermen's express gets two. Cross toss by Cima and Fox off the top with a swanton gets two. Missile drop kick by Horiguchi on Fox. Fox with a death valley driver on Horiguchi. Saito with a stalling german gets two. Double team on CIMA. Suplex by Horiguchi and Saito off the top with a splash gets two. Dragon suplex by Saito than tornado DDT  by Horiguchi than another Dragon Suplex by Saito on CIMA gets two. Superkick into the air raid crash by CIMA. CIMA directs Fox to the top and hold Saito on his knee. 450 by Fox but Horiguchi makes the save. Double team on Horiguchi flipping cannonball and a spanish fly by Fox. Saito taken out by a flip dive over the top to the floor by Fox. Double knees off the top by CIMA for the win. Good match worthy of the main event spot . 

Post match CIMA and Fox celebrate there win. CIMA gets a microphone and thanks New Jersey. CIMA declares they are the best tag team in the world and says Fox will win the Freedom Gate to go along with CIMA open the dream gate title. Sami Callihan comes out takes the microphone and says he will beat CIMA tomorrow night and make him just another step in the road. Fox takes the microphone from Callihan and tells Sami any title road will go through him. Sami leaves. CIMA says he can't understand Callihan is talking about. CIMA gives the microphone to Fox who does CIMA "Did you Enjoy Show" bit and than does the Dragon Gate USA chant. Ok segment I though they were setting up for Callihan to return and attack to hook fans to buy the IPPV for the next day. Instead we just see CIMA and Fox shake hands and leaving. 

This was the second show of a triple shot that November a lot of times during weekends like that one show suffers for the other two and it sure wasn't this one. The matches are pretty good and I think a lot of my issues could have been addressed by having a better knowledge of DGUSA in general and the stories going on at the time. This show actually encourages me to check out some more of the company going foreword so yes a show I would recommend  it and it's pretty clear Gabe was booking much better in 2012 than he was 06-08. 

DGUSA 02/23/14 Way of the Ronin 2014 iPPV Results

Caleb Konley def Tim Donst

Blake Edward def Jay Freddie

Yosuke Santa Maria def Ethan Page

Jigsaw def Fire Ant

Trent Barreta & Tony Nese def Shane Strickland & Rich Swann

Open The United Gate Championship
The Bravado Brothers def Drew Gulak and Chuckie T to retain

EVOLVE Title Match
Chris Hero def AR Fox to win the EVOLVE title

Open The Freedom Gate Title Match
Johnny Gargano def Roderick Strong

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