Pwtorch.com's review of the main event and show overall tonight. Sounds like a really fun time and like the main event delivered even if some people weren't pleased with the result:
Winner: Johnny Gargano to retain the Open the Freedom Gate Championship
Star rating: (****3/4) This was just a ridiculously awesome match. The crowd went mental several times during the match as all four men went all-out here. There were some amazing exchanges during the first half of the match when nobody had been eliminated. The best part of the story was the jeopardy they put Gargano in throughout the weekend only for him to somehow retain his title. This is a must-see match.
Big Gargano chants after the match. Gargano tried to shake Tozawas hand, but he blew him off. Gargano got on the mic and the fans chanted his name. Gargano said he wasnt sure if his back would hold up, but he knew that the people would give just as much effort as he did. Gargano said no matter how much damage the storm caused, they came out and gave it their old. Gargano said Long Island just doesnt quit. The fans applauded. Gargano said everyone in DGUSA was so grateful to entertain the best fans in the world. Gargano said they look forward to giving the fans their all every DGUSA weekend. Gargano said this was the last DGUSA weekend of the year. The fans booed and Gargano got them to start a Dragon Gate chant. Gargano said DGUSA would be back in January running more shows after EVOLVE in December. Gargano said this weekend was special because he won the title at Freedom Fight 2011 one year ago. Gargano said hes not only the first ever American to be the Open the Freedom Gate Champion, but he has now also lasted a year as champion. Gargano said he had defended the title everywhere including Long Island. Gargano said he will give the fans his all no matter how hes feeling. Gargano said hes all heart and as long as his heart is beating the title is going nowhere. The fans started another Gargano chant.
Ocal signed off and said you have to wonder where Jon Davis looms after this weekend.
Overall thoughts: (8.5) Ill have more thoughts later on. The first half of the card was slow, but the second half of the card blew the doors open. CIMA-Callihan and Del Sol & Generico vs. Horiguchi & Saito were close to reaching the four star level.
This show is all about the amazing main event and how Ricochet, A.R. Fox, Akira Tozawa, and Johnny Gargano lit the crowd on fire with an amazing match built around whether or not Gargano could beat the odds given Daviss attacks on him all weekend. The match started with a Davis attack on Gargano and played out nearly perfectly. The eliminations in the match never felt cheap either and all four men were in the ring for a long period of time, which led to some of the crazier exchanges Ive seen in DGUSA in quite some time.
The crowd really got behind Gargano down the stretch, but they were also into Tozawa. Both men went to a series of really good exchanges and also some fighting spirit spots that set the small crowd on fire. The crowd may have been tepid most of the night, but they came alive for the main event. Its a shame they didnt give the same amount of heat to some of the other matches on the card because they were deserving of their attention. Order this show now if only to see the amazing main event.