Freedom Fight is an annual event promoted by Dragon Gate USA. It serves as the promotion's end of the year show. The first show was originally called Open The Freedom Gate and used Freedom Fight as the sub-title for the pay-per-view.
Freedom Fight 2009: Open The Freedom Gate[]
Freedom Fight will feature an undetermined number of professional wrestling matches that will involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers will be portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that build tension and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches.
The main emphasis on this show is to inaugurate the company's title, the Open the Freedom Gate Championship. There will be a 14-man tournament featuring four qualifying matches before leading to a final, which will be contested as a four-way elimination match between the winners. The first qualifier announced was a three-way match between Mike Quackenbush, Super Crazy, and CIMA in a match billed as a "salute" to the trainer of all three men, Jorge Rivera. It was later announced Rivera was added to the match, making it a four-way.[1] Proceeding this was the announcement of two singles matches being entitled, "Next Level" and "Redemption". The former will be pitting Davey Richards against one-half of the Open the Twin Gate Champions YAMATO.[2] The other singles match was announced on November 3 to be Brian Kendrick versus BxB Hulk.[3] There was also a six-way match announced with the first two competitors for the match being named as Nick and Matt Jackson. The final four participants were announced on November 3, giving the match a theme, "Generation New", as it highlights younger wrestlers. The names announced were: Jigsaw, Johnny Gargano, Lince Dorado, and Gran Akuma.[1][3][4][5]
Following their previous two encounters at Enter the Dragon and Untouchable, Dragon Kid and Masato Yoshino have developed a rivalry to determine who is the better competitor. With Dragon Kid winning both times, a frustrated Yoshino confronted his rival at the latter show, which also drew Yoshino's tag team partner Naruki Doi (the two together are known as Speed Muscle) into the conflict, as well as Shingo Takagi coming to the aid of Dragon Kid. This prompted the company to sign a tag team match featuring both parties at this show.[6]
Date: November 28, 2009
Venue: The Asylum Arena - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 1,200
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Kyle O'Reilly defeated Adam Cole 
|
Singles Match | 6:20 |
| Dark | Jon Moxley defeated B-Boy | Singles Match | 8:43 |
| 1 | Gran Akuma defeated Hallowicked, Johnny Gargano, Lince Dorado, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson | Six-Way Open The Freedom Gate Championship Tournament Qualifying Match | 9:31 |
| 2 | BxB Hulk defeated Brian Kendrick | Open The Freedom Gate Championship Tournament Qualifying Match | 12:34 |
| 3 | CIMA defeated Jorge "Skayde" Rivera, Mike Quackenbush, and Super Crazy | Four-Way Open The Freedom Gate Championship Tournament Qualifying Match | 9:19 |
| 4 | YAMATO defeated Davey Richards | Open The Freedom Gate Championship Tournament Qualifying Match | 21:22 |
| 5 | Jigsaw defeated Eddie Kingston | Singles Match | 7:46 |
| 6 | Masato Yoshino and Naruki Doi defeated Dragon Kid and Shingo Takagi | Tag Team Match | 19:59 |
| 7 | BxB Hulk vs. CIMA vs. Gran Akuma vs. YAMATO - YAMATO pinned CIMA in 5:13 - Hulk pinned Akuma in 11:28 - Hulk pinned YAMATO in 15:54 |
Elimination Open The Freedom Gate Championship Tournament Final Match | 15:54 |
Freedom Fight 2010[]
Date: October 30, 2010
Venue: Rahway Rec Center - Rahway, New Jersey
Attendance: 792
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Rip Impact defeated Derek Ryze | Singles Match | |
| Dark | Sami Callihan defeated Amasis, Caleb Konley, Cheech, Ophidian, and Silas Young | Six-Way Freestyle Match | |
| 1 | Jimmy Jacobs defeated Arik Cannon | Singles Match | 12:12 |
| 2 | Brodie Lee defeated Akebono | Singles Match | 2:49 |
| 3 | BxB Hulk and Homicide defeated Akira Tozawa and Jon Moxley | Tag Team Match | 13:31 |
| 4 | CIMA defeated Shingo Takagi | Singles Match | 17:10 |
| 5 | Sami Callihan defeated Shane Smalls | Singles Match | 2:40 |
| 6 | Chuck Taylor, Johnny Gargano, and Rich Swann defeated Austin Aries, Genki Horiguchi, and Ricochet | Six-Man Tag Team Match | 21:13 |
| 7 | Masato Yoshino defeated YAMATO | Singles Match | 23:41 |
Freedom Fight 2011[]
Date: November 13, 2011
Venue: BB King Blues Club and Grill - Manhattan, New York
Attendance: 622
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brodie Lee defeated BJ Whitmer | Singles Match | 7:37 |
| 2 | Caleb Konley and Scott Reed defeated John Silver and Uhaa Nation | Tag Team Match | 10:44 |
| 3 | Chuck Taylor and Rich Swann defeated Akira Tozawa and BxB Hulk | Tag Team Match | 15:21 |
| 4 | Masato Yoshino defeated CIMA | Singles Match | 20:09 |
| 5 | Ricochet defeated PAC | Singles Match | 22:42 |
| 6 | Johnny Gargano defeated YAMATO © | Singles Match for the Open The Freedom Gate Championship | 26:48 |
| 7 | Arik Cannon, Pinkie Sanchez, and Sami Callihan defeated AR Fox, Jon Davis, and Sabu | Six-Man Tag Team Extreme Warfare Match | 26:14 |
Freedom Fight 2012[]
Date: November 4, 2012
Venue: NYWC Sportatorium - Deer Park, New York
Attendance: 455
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Davis defeated Eita | Singles Match | 7:33 |
| 2 | Papadon and Tony Nese defeated Caleb Konley and Scott Reed | Tag Team Match | 11:05 |
| 3 | Arik Cannon defeated ACH | Singles Match | 9:36 |
| 4 | Player Uno and Player Dos defeated Fire Ant and Jigsaw | Tag Team Match | 12:17 |
| 5 | Rich Swann defeated Chuck Taylor | No Disqualification Match | 12:50 |
| 6 | CIMA defeated Sami Callihan | Singles Match | 14:23 |
| 7 | El Generico and Samuray del Sol defeated Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! and Ryo "Jimmy" Saito | Tag Team Match | 15:27 |
| 8 | Johnny Gargano © vs. Akira Tozawa vs. AR Fox vs. Ricochet - Ricochet pinned Fox - Tozawa pinned Ricochet - Gargano submitted Tozawa in 30:57 |
Four-Way Elimination Match for the Open The Freedom Gate Championship | 30:57 |
Freedom Fight 2013[]
Date: November 17, 2013
Venue: The Brooklyn Lyceum
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Davis defeated Steven Walters | Singles Match | 10:23 |
| 2 | Mark Angelosetti defeats Jervis Cottonbelly | Singles Match | 3:41 |
| 3 | Jimmy Susumu defeats Chuck Taylor | Singles Match | 10:46 |
| 4 | The Bravado Brothers (Harlem Bravado & Lancelot Bravado) defeated Andrew Everett & Caleb Konley and Fire Ant & Jigsaw | Thee-way elimination tag team match | 14:03 |
| 5 | Anthony Nese defeated Ricochet | Singles Match | 19:41 |
| 6 | Rich Swann defeated Trent | Singles Match | 19:54 |
| 7 | The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) defeated AR Fox & Masaaki Mochizuki | Tag Team Match | 15:11 |
| 8 | Johnny Gargano (c) defeated Chris Hero | Singles match for the Open The Freedom Gate Championship | 25:37 |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Live Events: Open the Freedom Gate . Dragon Gate USA. Retrieved on 2009-10-30.
- ↑ October 20 News Alerts . Dragon Gate USA (2009-10-20). Retrieved on 2009-11-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 November 3 News Alerts . Dragon Gate USA (2009-10-23). Retrieved on 2009-11-04.
- ↑ October 12 News Alerts . Dragon Gate USA (2009-10-12). Retrieved on 2009-10-30.
- ↑ October 23 News Alerts . Dragon Gate USA (2009-10-23). Retrieved on 2009-10-30.
- ↑ Dragon Kid - Masato Yoshino altercation . Dragon Gate USA. YouTube (2009-10-05). Retrieved on 2009-10-30.