Dragon Gate USA booker Gabe Sapolsky posted a new blog in which he provides an inside look at the booking of the first Dragon Gate USA show. "First, let's look at the structure of the card," Sapolsky wrote. "We are promoting DGUSA as the premium pro wrestling brand. This means that every moment has to matter. You aren't paying to see filler or a toned down undercard. The idea of DGUSA is to get a maximum amount out of a minimum number of matches and wrestlers.

"This is about quality, quality and more quality. Thus, the six match main show format was born. This allows DGUSA to present six high quality matches, let each bout stand out as its own "event" and have importance, while at the same time not pummeling the audience with a 4-5 hour show. The six match format gives four high quality first half contests and then two main events after intermission, which should give the fans a satisfying, but not exhausting, night of action." To read the full blog, visit Gabe's Myspace Page.

Powell's POV: I love this idea. Writers for television shows such as "Lost" and "Battlestar Galactica" record podcasts in which they discuss the shows they write. This is long overdue in wrestling. How fun would it be to read or listen to Brian Gewirtz or Vince Russo explain their mindset regarding particular shows or storylines? I don't know if we'll ever see it from WWE, TNA, or even ROH, so it's a nice touch for Sapolsky and Dragon Gate USA.

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