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Fearless is a series of professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) events produced by Dragon Gate USA.

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Background

Fearless featured eight 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 built tension and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.

At the 2010 event, Dragon Kid received a title shot against BxB Hulk, the inaugural Open the Freedom Gate Champion who won a 14-man tournament for the belt at DGUSA Freedom Fight.

Results

2010

Fearless 2010
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Promotion Dragon Gate USA
DateJanuary 23, 2010
(aired March 5, 2010)
City Chicago, Illinois
Venue Congress Theater
Pay-per-view chronology
 Previous
Freedom Fight 2010
Next 
Mercury Rising 2010
Fearless chronology
 Previous
Next 
Fearless 2011
#Matches [1] Stipulations
Dark Jon Moxley defeated Darin Corbin Singles match
Dark Kyle O'Reilly defeated Arik Cannon, Lince Dorado, Johnny Gargano, Jon Moxley and Brad Allen Six-Way elimination match
Dark Silas Young (c) defeated Hallowicked Singles match for the AAW Championship
1 Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw defeated Cima and Super Crazy Tag team match
2 TJP defeated Gran Akuma Singles match
3 Brian Kendrick (with Lacey) defeated Jimmy Jacobs Singles match
4 Davey Richards (with Kyle O´Reilly) defeated Masaaki Mochizuki (c)Singles match for the FIP World Heavyweight Championship
5Speed Muscle (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino) defeated Shingo and Yamato and The Young Bucks (Nick and Matt Jackson) 3-way elimination tag team match
6 BxB Hulk (c) defeated Dragon Kid (with Cima)Singles match for the DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Championship

2011

Fearless 2011
Promotion Dragon Gate USA
DateJune 3, 2011
(aired June 3, 2011)
City Revere, Massachusetts
Venue Wonderland Ballroom
Pay-per-view chronology
 Previous
Open The Ultimate Gate 2011
Next 
Uprising 2011
Fearless chronology
 Previous
Fearless 2010
Next 
#Matches [1] Stipulations
1 CIMA defeated Rich Swann Singles match
2 Arik Cannon defeated Alex Colon, Brodie Lee, A. R. Fox, Tony Nese, Scott Reed Six-Way Scramble match
3 Susumu Yokosuka defeated Ricochet Singles match
4 Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Sami Callihan Singles match
5 Jon Davis defeated Pinkie Sanchez Singles match
6 Austin Aries defeated Johnny Gargano Singles match
7 PAC & Masato Yoshino defeated YAMATO & Akira Tozawa Open the United Gate Championship match

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