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Gate USA officials knew they needed to come up with a special name when
they booked DGUSA's first double shot on the weekend of mania. After
all, this was going to be an annual event and the Friday night DVD taping
needed a moniker that reflected the importance of this event.
The first three DGUSA events all used the "Gate" name in various
forms, which followed suit of the big shows in Japan. It was determined
early on that these names would be retired after being used once. Now
it was time to come up with a show title that could be used every year.
This would signify the event as the granddaddy of them all. This would
be the ultimate show with title contests, grudge matches, guest stars
and more. Everything just came together and it was decided that this
annual supercard would be known as "Open The Ultimate Gate"
with the first edition being on March 26th in Phoenix at the first class
Celebrity Theater (tickets on sale now in the DGUSA.tv Store
or by calling 267-519-9744).
"Mania weekend was a huge thing for me personally and the entire
Dragon Gate company from 2006 to 2008 until it was taken away from us
last year," DGUSA VP Gabe Sapolsky said. "I came up with the
supercard name in my old company because the show was meant to be like
the true supercards of the 80s that I grew up with. The Dragon Gate
crew joined us and we all worked our hardest to make that happen and
our track record speaks for itself. Now we are very happy to return
and bring that supercard vibe back. March 26th in Phoenix will be the
ultimate show. We have everything the fans want- 10 Dragon Gate stars,
title matches, grudge matches, first time ever matches, dream bouts,
international guests like LA PARK to join the Dragon Gate athletes,
American superstars like Paul London, Brian Kendrick, Jimmy Jacobs,
The Young Bucks, Jack Evans, Mike Quackenbush and the new generation
like Jon Moxley, Jigsaw, TJP and Brad Allen among others. Heck, we e
ven have A&E there taping a new series and a special celebrity guest.
We will now "Open The Ultimate Gate" together and show why
this is the premiere event of the year."
Dragon Gate USA is not holding back. We are coming to Phoenix and will
immediately start things with a bang as the opening match will be taped
for the A&E series. This will be a night that every fan in attendance
will remember forever. Here is the lineup for the first ever "Open
The Ultimate Gate" event:
Main Event #1 - Title vs. Title Match
Open The Freedom Gate Champion BxB Hulk vs. Open The Dream Gate Champion
Naruki Doi (if still Champion after March 22nd)
Main Event #2 - Dragon Gate Style Six Man Tag
CIMA, Gamma & Dragon Kid vs. Jack Evans & The Young Bucks
Grudge Match
Shingo vs. Masato Yoshino
Grudge Tag Team Match
Brian Kendrick & Jon Moxley vs. Paul London & Jimmy Jacobs
Special Tag Team Attraction
Susumu Yokosuka & Genki Horiguchi vs. Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw
Special Challenge Match
YAMATO vs. TJP
Mexico vs. USA
LA PARK (original) & Hijo De Rey Misterio vs. Derrick Niekirk &
G.Q. Gallo
There will be an additional match taped for A&E with a guest role
from a mystery celebrity!!!
Bonus Match (for A-Ring Rows 1-5 ticket holders)
FRAY! featuring Brad Allen, The Cutler Brothers, Irish Airborne, Malachi
Jackson and Chimera
Feel free to leave a comment below and tell us what you think of the
lineup and leave any predictions.
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