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]
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.
Enter the Dragon 2009 | |||
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Promotion | Dragon Gate USA | ||
Date | July 25, 2009 (aired September 4, 2009) | ||
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
Venue | The Arena | ||
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Enter The Dragon chronology | |||
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# | Results | Stipulations |
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Dark [3] | Lince Dorado defeated Cheech, Cloudy, Johnny Gargano, Chris Jones, Louis Lyndon, Aaron Arbo, and Andy Harner | Fray |
Dark [3] | Too Cold Scorpio defeated Kenn 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 (Matt and Nick Jackson) defeated Warriors-5 (CIMA and Susumu Yokosuka) | Tag team match |
5 | Naruki Doi defeated Shingo | Singles match |
Enter the Dragon 2010 | |||
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Promotion | Dragon Gate USA | ||
Date | July 24, 2010 | ||
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
Venue | The Arena | ||
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Enter The Dragon chronology | |||
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# | Results | Stipulations |
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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 |
Enter the Dragon 2011 | |||
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Promotion | Dragon Gate USA | ||
Date | June 5, 2011 (aired June 5, 2011) | ||
City | Manhattan, NY | ||
Venue | B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill | ||
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Enter The Dragon chronology | |||
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# | Matches | Stipulations |
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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 |
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