Dragon Gate USA#Uprising

{{Infobox professional wrestling promotion

|name = Dragon Gate USA

|image = Dragon Gate USA.png

|caption =

|acronym = DG-USA

|established = {{start date|2009}}
{{start date|2025}} (revival)

|folded = {{end date|2015}}

|style = {{ubl|Puroresu|Lucha libre}}

|location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

|founder = {{ubl|Satoru Oji (President)|Gabe Sapolsky (Vice president)|Sal Hamaoui (COO)}}

|owner =

|parent = {{ubl|WWNLive (2009–2015)|WWE Legacy Department (WWE) (2020–present)}}Dragongate (2025-present)

|sister =

|formerly =

|merged =

|split =

|predecessor =

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|website =

}}

Dragon Gate USA (DGUSA) is an American professional wrestling promotion founded in 2009 as an international expansion of the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate.

Gabe Sapolsky, former head booker of Ring of Honor, served as the promotion's Vice President.

History

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dgusa.tv/featurearticles1.htm|title=Dragon Gate USA's Title Situation|date=2009-04-15|work=DGUSA.tv}}

In June 2009, it was announced that Dragon Gate USA had signed an agreement to film its shows for pay-per-view broadcast.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_32891.shtml|title=PWTorch.com - DGUSA News: Dragon Gate USA announces PPV distribution deal with ROH's previous distributor|website=pwtorch.com|access-date=18 March 2018}} In August 2009, it was announced that Dragon Gate USA had signed an agreement with The Fight Network to air DGUSA content on television.{{cite web|url=http://fightnetwork.com/news/4240:dragon-gate-usa-partners-with-the-fight-network/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829222408/http://fightnetwork.com/news/4240:dragon-gate-usa-partners-with-the-fight-network/ |archive-date=August 29, 2012 |title=Dragon Gate USA Partners with The Fight Network |work=Fight Network |date=August 18, 2009 |access-date=February 25, 2023}}

The first Open the Freedom Gate Champion was crowned following a tournament held at DGUSA Freedom Fight on November 28, 2009. This was the main 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 renamed Bushido: Code of the Warrior), would be taking place on October 29.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_43612.shtml|title=DGUSA News: Dragon Gate USA announces live Internet PPV debut next month|date=2010-09-07|access-date=2010-09-07|last=Caldwell|first=James|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}

In the fall of 2010, DGUSA announced that it would be holding a tournament to crown the first Open the United Gate Champions, which was their tag team champions. It was announced on December 13, 2010, that the tournament would be a four team round robin tournament that would take place over three shows from January 28 through January 30, 2011.

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 events, 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/3-news/23135-evolve-evolves-now-unified-with-dgusa|title=Evolve evolves -- now unified with DGUSA|date=2011-11-25|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|access-date=2011-11-25}} until establishing its own championship, the Evolve Championship in 2012. On September 18, 2013, Vito LoGrasso announced that his new Wrestling School signed an agreement to be the Development Center for DGUSA.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsiderxtra.com/ViewArticle.php?id=26221|title=PWInsiderXTRA.com|website=www.pwinsiderxtra.com|access-date=18 March 2018}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/article/88371/evolve-heading-to-china-no-really.html?p=1|title=Evolve heading to China (no, really)|last=Johnson|first=Mike|date=2014-09-19|access-date=2014-09-19|work=Pro Wrestling Insider|quote=WWNLive, the parent company of Evolve, Shine, FIP and Dragon Gate USA.}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_82092.shtml|title=Newswire: WWNLive announces long-term China plan, Ross talks importance of Tokyo Dome, New Japan's subscription goals, latest World Tag League standings, more|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=2014-12-03|access-date=2014-12-04|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_82412.shtml|title=WWNLive news: Update on the future of Dragon Gate USA, several new matches for Evolve Florida tour|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=2014-12-22|access-date=2014-12-23|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}

In 2015, WWNLive opened a training facility in Trinity, Florida named "World Wrestling Network Academy", which Dragon Gate USA shares with Evolve, FIP and Shine.{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_83431.shtml|title=WWNLive news: Official new training facility announced|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=2015-02-19|access-date=2015-02-19|work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}

On July 2, 2020, Dragon Gate USA's video library along with Evolve's assets were bought by WWE.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/wwe-purchases-evolve-wrestling/|title=WWE Acquires Evolve Wrestling|date=3 July 2020}}

On January 31, 2025, Dragon Gate announced that the DGUSA brand would return on April 16, 2025 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada as part of Game Changer Wrestling's (GCW) Collective under the title Dragon Gate USA The Rebirth during WrestleMania weekend. Another show was also announced with Pro Wrestling Revolution during the West Coast Pro/DPW/Prestige Vegas event at MEET Las Vegas titled The Gate Of Revolution

=Uprising=

{{Infobox Wrestling event

|name=Uprising

|image=

|promotion=Dragon Gate USA

|date=May 8, 2010

|date_aired=July 9, 2010

|attendance=

|venue=International Centre

|city=Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

}}

Uprising was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Dragon Gate USA that was taped May 8, 2010 at the Mississauga International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario and aired on July 9, 2010.

{{Pro Wrestling results table

|results={{cite web | url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/dragongateusa/ | work=Online World of Wrestling | title=Dragon Gate USA | access-date=February 1, 2019}}

|match1=Masaaki Mochizuki defeated Akira Tozawa

|stip1=Singles match

|match2=Gran Akuma defeated Tyson Dux

|stip2=Singles match

|match3=Jon Moxley defeated Jimmy Jacobs

|stip3=No Disqualification match

|match4=Naruki Doi and PAC defeated Mike Quackenbush and Jigsaw

|stip4=Tag team match

|match5=Rip Impact vs. Johnny Wave ended in a no contest

|stip5=Singles match

|match6=Shingo and YAMATO defeated CIMA and Dragon Kid

|stip6=Tag Team Match

|match7=BxB Hulk (c) defeated Masato Yoshino

|stip7=Singles match for the Open the Freedom Gate Championship

}}

Partnerships

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.{{cite web|url=http://dgusa.tv/newsalerts.htm|title=News Alerts|publisher=Dragon Gate USA}}{{cite web|url=http://indywrestlingnews.com/pressreleases/6783-dragon-gate-usa-news-update-for-1015.html|title=Dragon Gate USA News update for 10/15|publisher=Indy Wrestling News|access-date=2009-11-08|date= 2009-10-15}}

Chikara (established April 26, 2009){{cite web|url=http://dgusa.tv/featurearticles4.htm|title=DGUSA and Chikara Reach Working Agreement|access-date=November 8, 2009|publisher=Dragon Gate USA|date=April 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926024316/http://dgusa.tv/featurearticles4.htm|archive-date=September 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}
All American Wrestling (established June 15, 2009)
Hybrid Wrestling (established June 15, 2009)
Full Impact Pro (established September 28, 2009)
Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup (established October 13, 2009)
Women Superstars Uncensored (established October 14, 2009)
Maximum Pro Wrestling (established March 3, 2010)
Rampage Pro Wrestling
Combat Zone Wrestling
New York Wrestling Connection
Insanity Pro Wrestling