So not only do you have the main show, which just so happened to be the debut show of DRAGON GATE USA, but you also have a bonus disc full of goodies. The DVD would be worth getting if it were just for the main show, having matches with the likes of BXB Hulk, Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, Shingo, and Dragon Kid from the insanely great Dragon Gate promotion in Japan. These are world class workers on a level that very few ever achieve. I like to compare them to Cirque du Soleil performers in that they have an artistry that you just haven't seen before unless you watch them in action.
You also get an appearance by The Young Bucks, one of America's hottest young teams. Watching the Young Bucks really gives me the feeling I had when the Hardy Boyz were making their way up the WWE roster. Well before they became "Team Extreme" and were just two guys I loved watching wrestle because they had something about them that no one else had. Nick and Matt Jackson have that "it" factor and I can't wait to see how far they go in wrestling.
On top of that you have the SHOW STEALING match featuring the boys from CHIKARA. Words can not describe how cool it is that the Little Indy That Could somehow stuck around so long that idiots like me could finally get on the train. Watching Mike Quackenbush, Jigsaw and the Ants go against Hallowicked, Amasism, Gran Akuma, and Icarus had me jumping out of my seat.
The bonus disc includes the new FRAY! concept that was introduced as a "thank you" to the fans of DGUSA instead of throwing out a meaningless dark match, a great match from Full Impact Pro which pitted BXB Hulk, Jack Evans, and Yamato vs. Hallowicked, Jigsaw, and Delirious (six of my favorite wrestlers all in one match), and another match from Dragon Gate Japan that had BXB Hulk teaming with JUSHING LIGER, Jack Evans, and Evan Bourne against Doi, Yoshino, Kishiwada, and Kevin Steen. There's a bunch of other great stuff too, including the long awaiting feature to be able to turn off commentary and take in the "live experience," but let's just get straight to the point... drop what you are doing and get this release NOW.
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I just watched this dvd along with their second ppv, Open The Untouchable Gate. Dragon Gate branching into the US is the greatest thing to happen to pro wrestling in years. Can't wait for ppv #3 in January where they crown their first Dragon Gate USA champion in a 14-man tournament!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about this today and realizing that when I was growing up, the popular movies and action stars were guys like Arnold, Sly, and Dolph Lundgren jucied out of their minds, so it made sense that wrestling fans would also want to watch guys like that in the ring. In 2009 though, you look around and you see how things like Twilight have captured the minds of the young and young adult. I think in today's society, a guy like BXB Hulk or the Young Bucks are much more in line with what a young audience wants to see and associate themselves with.
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