Dragon Gate USA Dragon Gate USA Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA) is an American experienced wrestling promotion established in 2009 as an global expansion of the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate.
Dragon Gate USA featured regular members of the Dragon Gate roster, along with notable American talent.
All Dragon Gate titles and champions were recognized by Dragon Gate USA. In June 2009, it was announced that Dragon Gate USA had signed an agreement to film its shows for pay-per-view broadcast. In August 2009, it was announced that Dragon Gate USA had signed an agreement with The Fight Network to air DGUSA content on television. This was the chief title of Dragon Gate USA.
On September 7, 2010, Dragon Gate USA announced a partnership with Go Fight Live and that their first live internet pay-per-view, Bushido: Way of the Warrior (later retitled Bushido: Code of the Warrior), would be taking place on October 29. On November 25, 2011, Dragon Gate USA and Evolve announced the unification of the two promotions.
Dragon Gate USA and Evolve will still promote separate affairs, but the two share rosters, including stables, and Evolve recognized Dragon Gate USA's Open the Freedom Gate Championship and Open the United Gate Championship as its top two championships, until establishing its own championship, the Evolve Championship in 2012.
In November 2014, Dragon Gate USA, along with Evolve, Full Impact Pro (FIP) and Shine Wrestling, all under the WWNLive banner, held a tour of China. The following month, WWNLive announced a long-term deal with Great-Wall International Sports Management for regular tours of Asia, starting in the spring of 2015. On December 22, WWNLive announced it was putting Dragon Gate USA on an indefinite hiatus until the promotion could secure more Japanese wrestlers for their shows. In 2015, WWNLive opened a training facility in Trinity, Florida titled "World Wrestling Network Academy", which Dragon Gate USA shares with Evolve, FIP and Shine. Working agreements between Dragon Gate USA and the following promotions have led to interchanges in talent.
Also, matches from these promotions have appeared on Dragon Gate USA DVD releases. WWNLive, the parent business of Evolve, Shine, FIP and Dragon Gate USA.
"Dragon Gate USA's Title Situation".
"DGUSA News: Dragon Gate USA announces live Internet PPV debut next month".
"WWNLive news: Update on the future of Dragon Gate USA, a several new matches for Evolve Florida tour".
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"Dragon Gate USA News update for 10/15".
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