1. Johnny Gargano over Jimmy Rave
2. Rich Swann over Lince Dorado, Silas Young, AR Fox, Arik Cannon and Sami Callihan (Arik & Sami left mid-way through the match in protest)
3. Brodie Lee over Stalker Ichikawa
4. Brodie Lee over Chuck Taylor
5. Open the United Gate Titles: PAC & Masato Yoshino retain over CIMA & Naruki Doi
6. Arik Cannon & Sami Callihan (The Dirty Ugly Fucks) over Dark City Fight Club
7. Jimmy Jacobs over Austin Aries; post-match Aries calls out Ronin to put them over and pass the torch. Interrupted by Blood Warriors. Back and forth on the mic before Aries attacks Ronin and claims to have found his purpose in joining Blood Warriors.
8. Bunkhouse Match; Title Shot on the Line: Akira Tozawa over Jon Moxley
9. Open the Freedom Gate Title: YAMATO over Akira Tozawa to retain
ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY
Just like the previous nights event, Dragon Gate presented another incredible show! The entire card was well paced with a short intermission about halfway through. The Open the United Gate Titles match featuring PAC and Masato Yoshino vs. CIMA & Naruki Doi had to go close to a half hour if not longer. These guys put on an incredible match-up that is well worth the cost of the upcoming pay-per-view. But if that weren't enough, Austin Aries had what was his supposed final match in Dragon Gate U.S.A vs. Jimmy Jacobs. This was an emotional match that ended with Jacobs beating Aries. Aries of course began to obligatory speech that had all of us in the crowd emotionally invested. Aries called out Ronin, putting them over. Out came Blood Warriors in what looked to be interference. But it was all a ploy to lure Ronin in. Austin Aries struck along with the rest of Blood Warriors, leaving Ronin laying. All of us in the crowd were shocked and the memorable chant of "We Got Worked" rang true throughout the crowd. Hotlanta was hot for Akira Tozawa. Jon Moxley challenges Tozawa to a bunkhouse match, saying that if he can defeat him the Freedom Gate Championship will be on the line. This was a violent match that spilled out into the crowd. Yours truly took Moxley's boot to the shoulder as he was flung over the guard rail courtesy of Tozawa. Tozawa defeated Moxley and the belt was up for grabs! Everyone in the crowd was behind Tozawa and he and Yamato put on a five star match.
Truly, Dragon Gate U.S.A here in Atlanta is something I will never forget. Both Saturday and Sunday were incredibly special and two of the best days of my life. I can only hope that Dragon Gate will come back to Atlanta in the very near future. I look forward to writing reviews for these shows when they are available on DVD. -PWDragon
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