The following press release was issued by the Dragon Gate USA promotion.

Dragon Gate USA will invade Phoenix, AZ for a double shot on Wrestlemania weekend. The DGUSA events will be "Open The Ultimate Gate" on Friday, March 26th and "Mercury Rising" on Saturday, March 27th. Belltime for both cards is 8pm. DGUSA is pulling out all the stops for this weekend to show you how much we respect you. Tickets go on sale this Thursday, November 12th, at 10am Eastern in the www.DGUSA.tv Store.

The first sign of respect is that DGUSA will hold these events in the beautiful Celebrity Theater, located just a few minutes from the airport. This is a first class facility with free parking, air conditioning, a full bar as well as high quality lighting and sound. The best feature is the stadium style seating. If you look at the seating map in the DGUSA.tv Live Events section you will see the layout of this venue, reminiscent of the famous Dallas Sportatorium. This will create an incredible and unique live atmosphere. The stadium seating puts the first few rows practically in the ring. You will never get any closer than this. The Celebrity Theater has housed major musical acts as well as pro wrestling. In fact, check out this photo gallery of WWE's ECW at The Celebrity Theater: http://www.celebritytheatre.com/gallery.php?group=50

DGUSA is going to load up these shows with an all-star talent roster from across the world. Already confirmed are Davey Richards and The Young Bucks of Nick & Matt Jackson. From 2006-2008 the Wrestlemania weekend shows were known for the Dragon Gate six man tag. Now the tradition is back as there will be six man competition with the top Dragon Gate stars on each night. These shows will have it all from mind-blowing tag action to title contests to dream bouts to grudge matches. Keep checking DGUSA.tv for a series of major announcements.

"It was a privilege to be able to book shows on Wrestlemania weekend from 2006 to 2008," DGUSA VP Gabe Sapolsky said. "The supercard name was used for those shows because I wanted the shows to have that same feeling of the really big events I saw growing up in the 80s. I feel that we accomplished that from 2006 to 2008. It was my way of showing respect to the fans that traveled in from all over the world. Now, I am privileged to get that chance again, with Dragon Gate USA's Wrestlemania weekend, and we're going to make sure it's the best supercards ever presented."

WWE.com has stated that the Hall Of Fame will be at 4pm. This means it will end in plenty of time to get some dinner and go to the Celebrity Theater for the DGUSA event at 8pm. The Celebrity Theater is just minutes from the Hall Of Fame ceremony. DGUSA is the only game in town on Saturday night and will present a huge pay-per-view taping.

Tickets for both these events will go on sale Thursday, November 12th in the www.DGUSA.tv Store at 10am Eastern time. DGUSA is the premium pro wrestling product based on respect and appreciation for our patrons. This is OUR wrestling haven. These ticket packages reflect those facts. Please note that the rows are closer than the normal pro wrestling set-up due to the intimate stadium seating. Please refer to the seating map in the DGUSA.tv Live Events section for more information. Here is what you get with each ticket package:

A-Ring
Rows 1-3 - $80
-Highly collectible ticket
-"Independent Tour De Force Vol. 1" DVD
-Early admission for the bonus match
-Early admission for the meet & greet
-Reserved seat

A-Ring
Rows 4-5 - $50
-Highly collectible ticket
-Early admission for the bonus match
-Early admission for the meet & greet
-Reserved seat

A-Ring
Rows 6-9 - $35
-Highly collectible ticket
-Reserved seat

Note: There will be B-Ring general admission and wheelchair section tickets for sale through the Celebrity Theater box office. Go to www.CelebrityTheater.com for info. These will not be the baseball card like collectible ticket.

Get ready Phoenix. The tradition is back!!!

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