DGUSA Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon / Open the Historic Gate is the first professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Dragon Gate USA that was taped on July 25, 2009 at The Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and aired September 4, 2009.[1]

Enter the Dragon was awarded Best Major Show of 2009 by Wrestling Observer Newsletter.[2]

Background

Enter the Dragon featured five professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that build tension and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.

Results

2009

Enter the Dragon 2009
Information
Promotion Dragon Gate USA
Date July 25, 2009
(aired September 4, 2009)
Venue The Arena
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pay-per-view chronology

Enter the Dragon 2009 Untouchable
Enter The Dragon chronology

Enter the Dragon 2009 Enter The Dragon 2010
# Results Stipulations
Dark[3] Lince Dorado defeated Cheech, Cloudy, Johnny Gargano, Chris Jones, Louis Lyndon, Aaron Arbo, and Andy Harner Fray
Dark[3] 2 Cold Scorpio defeated Ken Doane Singles match
1 YAMATO defeated BxB Hulk Singles match
2 The Colony (Fire Ant & Soldier Ant), Jigsaw and Mike Quackenbush defeated F.I.S.T. (Icarus & Gran Akuma), Amasis and Hallowicked Eight Man Tag Team match
3 Dragon Kid defeated Masato Yoshino Singles match
4 The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) defeated Warriors-5 (CIMA and Susumu Yokosuka) Tag team match
5 Naruki Doi defeated Shingo Singles match

2010

Enter the Dragon 2010
Information
Promotion Dragon Gate USA
Date July 24, 2010
Venue The Arena
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pay-per-view chronology

Uprising 2010 Enter the Dragon 2010 Untouchable 2010
Enter The Dragon chronology

Enter The Dragon 2009 Enter the Dragon 2010 Enter The Dragon 2011
# Results Stipulations
Dark 1 Lince Dorado vs Super Shenlong - Time Limit Draw Singles match
Dark 2 Cheech & Cloudy defeated Rexx Reed & Tommaso Ciampa Tag team Match
Dark 3 Jimmy Jacobs defeated Sami Callihan Singles match
1 CIMA defeated Johnny Gargano Singles match
2 Chuck Taylor defeated Ricochet, Arik Cannon & Adam Cole Four Way Match
3 Naruki Doi defeated Drake Younger Singles match
4 BxB Hulk defeated Masaaki Mochizuki Dragon Gate Open the Freedom Gate
5 Rich Swann defeated Scott Reed Singles match
6 Masato Yoshino, Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw & Hallowicked defeated YAMATO, Akira Tozawa, Jon Moxley & Gran Akuma 8 Man Elimination Tag Team Match
7 Bryan Danielson defeated Shingo Singles match

2011

Enter the Dragon 2011
Information
Promotion Dragon Gate USA
Date June 5, 2011
(aired June 5, 2011)
Venue B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill
City Manhattan, NY
Pay-per-view chronology

Uprising 2011 Enter the Dragon 2011 Chasing The Dragon
Enter The Dragon chronology

Enter The Dragon 2010 Enter the Dragon 2011
# Matches Stipulations
1 Masato Yoshino defeated Ricochet Singles match
2 A.R. Fox defeated Pinkie Sanchez Singles match
3 Jon Davis defeated Tony Nese, Ahtu, Flip Kendrick, Louis Lyndon, Facade, Sugar Dunkerton, Caleb Konley, and Cedrick Alexander FRAY!
4 Sami Callihan & Arik Cannon defeated Masaaki Mochizuki and Susumu Yokosuka Tag Team match
5 Johnny Gargano & Chuck Taylor & Rich Swann defeated CIMA & Brodie Lee & Austin Aries Trios match
6 YAMATO defeated PAC Open The Freedom Gate Title Match

References

General
Specific
  1. Caldwell, Jaspn (2009-06-17). "DGUSA News: Dragon Gate USA announces PPV distribution deal with ROH's previous distributor". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  2. Meltzer, Dave (2011-01-26). "Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, CA): 1–40. ISSN 1083-9593.
  3. 1 2 http://www.dgusa.tv/newsalerts.htm

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