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[Event Recap] ‘DGUSA FEARLESS 2010’ – BxB Hulk vs. Dragon Kid, Davey Richards vs. Masaaki Mochizuki

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DATE: January 23, 2010 (PPV Airdate: March 5, 2010)
VENUE: Congress Theatre (Chicago, IL)
COMMENTATORS: Lenny Leonard & Phil Colvin
VERSION: Commercial DVD

The first Dragon Gate USA show of 2010 features the first stateside defense of the Open The Freedom Gate Championship as BxB Hulk puts the gold on the line against Dragon Kid. Also on the show The Young Bucks take on Speed Muscle & Shingo/YAMATO in a triple threat elimination match, Davey Richards challenges Maasaki Mochizuki for the FIP Heavyweight Championship, and much more!

CHAMPIONS

  • DGUSA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE CHAMPION: BxB Hulk
  • FIP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Maasaki Mochizuki

LINEUP

  • TJ Perkins vs. Gran Akuma (***)
  • Jigsaw & Mike Quackenbush vs. CIMA & Super Crazy (***1/2)
  • Jimmy Jacobs vs. Brian Kendrick (**1/4)
  • Masaaki Mochizuki [c] vs. Davey Richards for the FIP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (****)
  • ELIMINATION MATCH: The Young Bucks vs. Speed Muscle vs. Shingo & YAMATO (***3/4)
  • BxB Hulk [c] vs. Dragon Kid for the DGUSA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE CHAMPIONSHIP (***3/4)

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[Event Recap] ‘#DGUSA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE 2009’ – First Champ Crowned, Speed Muscle vs. Shingo & Dragon Kid

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DATE: November 28, 2009 (PPV Airdate: January 22, 2010 as Freedom Fight)
VENUE: The Arena (Philadelphia, PA)
COMMENTATORS: Lenny Leonard & Chikarason (& Mike Quackenbush)

DGUSA crowns its first Open the Freedom Gate Champion in a one night tournament of sorts, Jigsaw takes on Eddie Kingston, and much more!

CHAMPION

  • DGUSA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE CHAMPION: Vacant

LINEUP

  • OTFG QUALIFIER: Matt Jackson vs. Nick Jackson vs. Gran Akuma vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Hallowicked vs. Lince Dorado (***)
  • OTFG QUALIFIER: BxB Hulk vs. Brian Kendrick (***1/4)
  • OTFG QUALIFIER: CIMA vs. Mike Quackenbush vs. Super Crazy vs. Jorge Rivera (**1/2)
  • OTFG QUALIFIER: Davey Richards vs. YAMATO (****1/4)
  • Jigsaw vs. Eddie Kingston (**3/4)
  • Dragon Kid & Shingo vs. Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino (****1/2)
  • FOUR WAY ELIMINATION MATCH FOR THE DGUSA OPEN THE FREEDOM GATE CHAMPIONSHIP (***3/4)

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[PPV Recap] ‘ECW Guilty as Charged 1999’ – Douglas vs. Taz, Stairway to Hell

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Date: January 10, 1999
Venue: Millenium Theatre (Kissimmee, FL)
Commentator: Joey Styles

ECW Guilty as Charged 1999 is the only ECW PPV I ever watched live so it holds a special place in my heart. And what a show it is to as Taz finally gets his shot as ECW World Champion Shane Douglas, both Tajiri and Super Crazy make their American debuts, and a whole lot more. Unfortunately this is the WWE Network version so the music is going to be generic and terrible but hey can’t win them all. I haven’t watched this since it first aired, bootleg copies I had of it always had technical issues for some reason, so I’m excited to see how it holds up. Will it still be good or will it be like most ECW shows and have aged poorly? Let’s find out!

CHAMPIONS
  • ECW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: ‘The Franchise’ Shane Douglas
  • ECW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: ‘The Whole F’N Show’ Rob Van Dam
  • ECW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Sabu & Rob Van Dam
LINEUP
  • THREE WAY DANCE: Axl Rotten & Balls Mahoney vs. The F.B.I. vs. Danny Doring & Amish Roadkill (**1/2)
  • Yoshihiro Tajiri vs. Super Crazy (***3/4)
  • John Kronus vs. ??? (SQUASH)
  • New Jack & Spike Dudley vs. The Dudley Boyz (*1/4)
  • Rob Van Dam [c] vs. Lance Storm for the ECW WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (****)
  • STAIRWAY TO HELL: Tommy Dreamer vs. Justin Credible (***)
  • Shane Douglas [c] vs. Taz for the ECW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (***1/4)

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