Open the Voice Gate

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.DG's September schedule has come to a close, and OTVG is here to make sense of it. Leading off the show, Case and Mike review a Kobe Sanbo Hall show (9/23) that left them with more questions than answers about the Dream Gate scene and a potentially very exciting RED vs Masquerade close of 2021.After that, it's time to revisit the Dragon System Buffet! On this trip, Case and Mike double dip into Dragongate FUTURE to talk about 9/23's FUTURE match and 7/22's first ever FUTURE tag match. Then they take some time with some Tenryu Project to discuss some IJ Tag Lore and Kenichiro Arai's exploits. Finally, it's time for the main course, the protein to mellow out the carbs from before: Masaaki Mochizuki vs Kenoh from the NOAH N-1 Victory tournament!Links to the Dragon System Buffet are as follows:Sora Fujikawa vs Takuma Fujiwara - 9/23/21 - https://dragongate.live/title/?program=livevod_KSBHL_20210923&episode=1Takumi Hayakawa & Ishin Iihashi vs Takuma Fujiwara & Riki Iihashi - 7/22/21 - https://dragongate.live/title/?program=match_DGfuture&episode=7IJ Tag Titles - Kenichiro Arai & Shota © vs KAMIKAZE & Tatsuhito Takaiwa - 8/25/21 - https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1aA411F7i9?from=search&seid=9529043395066759439&spm_id_from=333.337.0.0N-1 Victory - Masaaki Mochizuki vs Kenoh - 9/26/21 - https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1jL41147m8/Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Open The Voice Gate returns to review Tokyo's Big Five show, Dangerous Gate 2021, including YAMATO vs Kota Minoura for the Dream Gate, perplexing future directions, the huge Riki and Ishin Iihashi debut, a bit on Dragongate's Injury List including a new entrant for it, Dragongate's training system versus the rest of Japan's, and a whole lot more!This episode is brought to us by our friends at HelloFresh. Get up to 14 meals free along with free shipping using https://hellofresh.com/vow14 and promo code vow14.Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Dangerous Gate 2021 is upon us and OTVG is here to preview it! Before getting to Monday's Big Five show, Case and Mike talk about Kazma Sakamoto and his seeming departure from Dragongate and review an uneven Osaka Edion 2 (9/11) show. Then for almost an hour, they break down Dangerous Gate 2021 including the three title matches, the Iihashi Brother's debut, the big Special Singles Match, and why Mike has a lot of problems with this show's layout.Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Mike is rolling solo this week as he takes a quick look at 9/8's Korakuen show. The card of Dangerous Gate 2021 has come into picture with a needed change in the Dream Gate scene, the debut of a very obvious Strong Machine and more!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.This week on Open The Voice Gate, Case and Mike close out a frustrating August from Dragongate by reviewing the 8/28 Kobe Sambo Hall show & 8/29's Naruki Doi Homecoming in Nara. As well, they preview next week's Korakuen Hall show, speculate on who the mystery Strong Machine will be, and come to terms with the possible Dangerous Gate Dream Gate matches. Closing out the show, Case and Mike look back at the career of the Rampaging Muscle Naruki Doi and talk about his big moments inspired by his homecoming!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Open The Voice Gate opens up the show talking about gaijin in Dragon System history off the heels of Case getting to see PAC vs Matt Sydal live. After that, they touch on the FUTURE project and review a particularly frustrating Kyoto (8/21) show and try to figure out lessons DG learned from 2016 versus 2021.This episode is brought to us by our friends at HelloFresh. Get up to 14 meals free along with free shipping using https://hellofresh.com/vow14 and promo code vow14.Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Open The Voice Gate opens up the show reviewing a Typical Acros Fukuoka doubleheader (8/15) and discussing the posted SB KENTo vs Kagetora Brave Gate match from Nagoya (8/8). After that, they dip into the mailbag, talking about favorite and least favorite years of the Dragon System, the rookie and dojo situation, themes and if Masato Yoshino is a hall-of-famer (he is).Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Open The Voice Gate is here tackling the big events coming out of the Gate of Adventure shows in Osaka (8/9) and Tokyo (8/11)! Case and Mike spend the first portion of the show talking about the ever changing Brave Gate scene, the Future project and the impending debut of the Iihashi brothers, the questions with the Dream Gate picture and the first week of Ryo Saito as General Manager. After that they further review the shows and preview this weekend's doubleheader in Fukuoka!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.The biggest weekend in Dragon System history is in the books and OTVG returns to talk all about 2021's Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival and the retirement show for Masato Yoshino, Speed Star Final. Over two hours breaking down the weekend that Dragongate had including the title pictures coming out of Kobe, a new role for Ryo Saito, and for your consideration: the 2021 Most Outstanding Wrestler!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.With the biggest weekend in Dragon System history upon us, OTVG spends almost two hours previewing Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2021 and Speed Star Final! Case and Mike breakdown both shows (at least what was known at time of recording) and preview the big Kobe World Kinen Hall weekend ahead of us. With each title having back-to-back defenses, they give their thoughts on what's going to be the most likely outcome coming out of Kobe, and what they'd think would be the most interesting outcome. You will not find a preview as in-depth and covering all the angles as you will find this week with OTVG!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome to Open The Voice Gate - Speed Star, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are celebrating the hall of fame career of the cornerstone of the Dragon System, Masato Yoshino.In this special edition of Speed Star, Case and Mike are joined by the English voice of Dragongate Jae! (https://twitter.com/dg_jae / https://twitter.com/DragonGateEN)For almost 2 hours, the three talk about Masato Yoshino, his importance to the Dragon System, and memories about the Speed Star as his career draws to a close. As well they discuss the next generation of Dragongate including what makes SB KENTo so special, upcoming returns and debuts, Toryumon into Dragon Gate timelines, Kobe World & Speed Star Final thoughts and more!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome to Open The Voice Gate - Speed Star, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are celebrating the hall of fame career of the cornerstone of the Dragon System, Masato Yoshino.On this edition of Speed Star, Case and Mike invite returning guest Alan4L (https://twitter.com/Alan4L) back to remember Masato Yoshino. It's a deep cut, into their archives, episode of Yoshino goodness covering these three matches (and a lot of fun tangents):Mike's pick - Absolutamente (9/8/02) - UWA Trios - CIMA, Don Fujii & TARU (c) vs Milano Collection AT, YOSSINO & “brother” YASSINI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DGWhP3Ds7sCase's pick - Summer Adventure Tag League II (8/28/08) - Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi vs Shingo Takagi & Dragon Kid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIeumrNGb58Alan's pick - King of Gate 2016 (6/4/2016) - Masato Yoshino vs El Lindaman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XukC2cQiXkOur podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.The road to 2021's Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival and Speed Star Final is coming to a close and OTVG has a lot to say about it. The show opens with a frank talk about the addition of a YAMATO Dream Gate shot at Speed Star Final and an initial discussion about the four scenarios coming out of the biggest weekend in Dragon System history both creatively and business-wise. Afterwards, Case and Mike review an excellent 7/9 Korakuen show with the blowoff between YAMATO and KAI in the return of the No Ropes match and Masato Yoshino's Tokyo farewell and touch on the big points on an uneven 7/11 return to Kyoto's KBS Hall.Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Joining Case and Mike on this split episode this week is Voices of Wrestling's Jon Hernandez (https://twitter.com/OldJonHernandez)! This week they kick off the show by previewing the go home Korakuen for Kobe World and Speed Star Final on 7/9, including Jon's thoughts on the build to Dragongate's biggest weekend of its existence, a return of a Dragon System wayward son, and checking in on Ultimo.Afterwards, they transition into Speed Star: A Celebration of the Hall of Fame Career of the Cornerstone of the Dragon System, Masato Yoshino. This episode focuses on Yoshino's rise and first ever Dream Gate win as well as his career-long friendship/feud with Naruki Doi. All of the matches are available on the Dragongate Network!The Matches Are:Case - Naniwa-Style Elimination Tag - World-1 (Yoshino, Doi, BXB Hulk & Naoki Tanizaki) vs Warriors (CIMA, Gamma, Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi) - Dead or Alive 2010 (5/5/2010): https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_BigEventsFeature&episode=24Mike - Open the Dream Gate - YAMATO (c) vs Masato Yoshino - Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival 2010 (7/11/2010): https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_BigEventsFeature&episode=36Jon - Open the Dream Gate - Masato Yoshino (c) vs Naruki Doi - The Gate of Destiny 2013 (11/3/2013): https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_BigEventsFeature&episode=54Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Dragongate is about to turn the page into their biggest month of the promotion's history, and OTVG is back to talk all about it! This week Case and Mike talk about the recently translated Masato Yoshino interview (https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/o9kp7e/dragon_gate_two_part_interview_with_masato/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) which talks about his injury and his career, and then try to put Speed Star Final into perspective a month out. Afterwards, they review a very fun Kobe Sanbo Hall Show from 6/26 which put the final pieces together for the title matches at Kobe World!Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Dragongate took the week off, but OTVG didn't! This week, Case and Mike preview this weekend's Kobe Sanbo hall show, talk about more hometown shows coming up, provide the most thorough coverage of the Kaito Ishida situation that wasn't, including their process and sourcing about reporting it, and conclude the show talking about their top ten units in Dragon System history!Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.It's a quieter week within the Dragon System, but OTVG has you more than covered! Case and Mike spend most of this week's show talking about Dragongate's 6/12 show from Genki Horiguchi's hometown of Kunamoto, but also talk Eita in NOAH, Weezer, and dating app reps.Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.Starting off this week, Case and Mike spend a good deal of time talking about Dragon System member Shingo Takagi winning the IWGP World Heavyweight title, the System's response & place in the 2021 wrestling landscape. Afterwards, they review a very fun 6/5/2021 Kobe Sambo Hall show, do a bit of Kobe World and Speed Star Final speculation, and close out the show previewing 6/12's Genki Horiguchi Homecoming from Kunamoto!Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.King of Gate 2021 has come to a close and the roads to Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2021 and Speed Star Final are upon us with this week's OTVG! Case and Mike give a near instant reaction to the 6/3 Korakuen Hall show with the King of Gate Semi-Finals and Finals, talk about the position of SB KENTo, YAMATO, Kzy & Kota Minoura coming out of the tournament, discuss the new members of HIGH-END and Natural Vibes, and a whole lot more!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome to Open The Voice Gate - Speed Star, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are celebrating the hall of fame career of the cornerstone of the Dragon System, Masato Yoshino.On the first full episode of Speed Star, Case and Mike are joined by Rich Kraetsch (https://twitter.com/voiceswrestling) to dip into the Monster Express and early MaxMiuM portions of Yoshino's career. After discussing how special and singular Masato Yoshino is, they review the following matches!Open the Twin Gate - Masato Yoshino & Shachihoko BOY (c) vs Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy Kagetora - 4/9/2015 - https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1FW411V7QX?from=search&seid=176343626503586605613-Way Elimination Losing Unit Must Disband - Monster Express vs VerserK vs Dia.Hearts - 2/4/2016 - https://youtu.be/uaprwTFhtzMOpen the Twin Gate - CIMA & Dragon Kid (c) vs Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi - 7/23/2017 - https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_BigEventsFeature&episode=43Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It’s the first show of 2013 on episode 39, as Case and Mike review Revolt 2013 from the Pappy Pineda Dome in Huntington Park, CA on 1/26/2013. Before getting into today’s episode, they look at how Dragon Gate in Japan finished out their 2012 and began their 2013. Scott Reed tours Japan! CIMA vs Mochizuki main-evented Final Gate 2012 with one of Case and Mike’s favorite clips in Dragon System history. Cyber Kong leaves Mad Blankey, does some stand-up and Mike quizzes Case on how many units he was in. The climax of Naoki Tanizaki vs Imposter Naoki is upon us! After that, they get into Revolt 2013, one of the more controversial shows in OTVG history with the Open the Freedom Gate NO ROPES match between Johnny Gargano and Jon Davis, the Young Bucks vs Susumu/SaiRyo and a beer pong match? It was a weird show. The show review starts at 00:36:53 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. OTVG is here early this week to talk all about The Final Gate 2020! Case and Mike spend nearly ninety minutes discussing and reviewing Dragongate’s final major show of the year, including a long discussion about the Open the Dream Gate match and Ben-K, the R.E.D. vs Toryumon Loser Must Disband match and its position as an all-time Dragon System match, how the company is looking going into 2021, GACKT, and much much more! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It’s the first show of 2013 on episode 38, as Case and Mike review Open the Golden Gate 2013 from Lakeview Jr High School in Santa Monica, CA on 1/25/2013. Before getting into today’s episode, they go through their top ten DGUSA matches of 2012 and review Gabe Sapolsky’s State of the Union address after the final DGUSA show from the year previous. As well, this spurns Mike into an impassioned rant about wrestling archives, digital licenses, and content control. After that, they get into Open the Golden Gate 2013, with a surprising dream match main event as Akira Tozawa faced John Morrison, as well as the return of the Young Bucks in the semi-main event against the DUF. It’s finally here, the final full year of Dragon Gate USA! The show review starts at 00:53:07 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. The time has come for The Final Gate, Dragongate’s last big show of the year, and OTVG is back to get everyone caught up to speed for it! First Case and Mike review the 12/13 Kyoto and the 12/15 Korakuen Hall show with the debut of La Estrella, Shun-gun turning into Masquerade and the 2020 Doi Darts match. Then they break down The Final Gate 2020 happening on 12/20 in Fukuoka including Shun Skywalker defending against Ben-K, a Loser Must Disbands match between R.E.D. and the Toryumon Generation and a whole lot more! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It’s the final show of 2012 on episode 37, as Case and Mike review Freedom Fight 2012 from 11/4/2012 at the NYWC Sportatorium in Deer Park, New York Before getting into today’s episode, Case and Mike talk about the insane Fall of 2012 that the wrestling industry experienced, including DDT at the Budokan, Cornette gone from ROH for good, the Odyssey of Team Ambition and the Wheelman, and perhaps the biggest sliding doors moment in modern history: New Japan Pro Wrestling’s launch of internet Pay Per View, including the time they did it before the UStream days. After that, they get into Freedom Fight 2012, with a four way Open the Freedom Gate main event which made the inaugural Voices of Wrestling Match of the Year poll, CIMA vs Sami Callihan and a No Disqualification match between Rich Swann and Chuck Taylor. The show review starts at 00:53:50 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. If November 2020 was the biggest month in recent Dragon System history, then the first week of December was the busiest, as Case and Mike breakdown and review Dragongate’s 12/2 Korauken show, the tripleheader in Sapporo from 12/4 to 12/6, and the home base show from Kobe Sambo Hall on 12/8. Huge things are afoot as DG looks to finish the year strong as we get the forming of a new unit, a big heel turn and elevations, and the Generational War comes to a head with an enormous match made for Final Gate. As well, Case and Mike grapple with what exactly a Royal Sambo is, and what is exactly the family tree of Dragons within the Dragon System! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It’s the penultimate show of 2012 on episode 36, as Case and Mike review Uprising 2012 from 11/3/2012 at the Flyers Skate Zone in Vorhees, New Jersey. Before getting into today’s episode, Case and Mike go over the events in Dragon Gate of this fall and winter, including the return of Magnitude Kishiwada, the introduction of HUB, the start of the Mr. Kyu Kyu storyline and Johnny Gargano and AR Fox’s time in Japan. After that, they get into Uprising 2012, main event by an Open the United Gate championship match between the champions CIMA and AR Fox versus the team of Ryo “Jimmy” Saito and Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee!!Mee!!!, Sami Callihan versus El Generico Best of Three Falls, and Anything Goes with Johnny Gargano versus Jon Davis! The show review starts at 00:24:14 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. Podcast note: We recorded this on December 1st, so this was before Korakuen happened and all the shows that were announced for Hokkaido on the 4th-6th. Case and Mike are back to review the last B-Level major show of the Dragongate year, Gate of Origin from Sendai from 11/28, and give a preview for the Korakuen that occurred on 12/2, and talk about the 2009 to 2011 Texas Rangers baseball team and Case’s love of Mike Napoli. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It’s already time to bid adieu to 2012, as DGUSA is in the Northeast for their last weekend of the year. Episode 35 covers Fearless 2012 from the Everett Rec Center in Everett, Massachusetts on 11/2/2012. Before getting into today’s episode, Case and Mike go over the events in the WWN world since the last DGUSA show, including an Evolve/CZW double shot, Eita in Mexico, and Hurricane Sandy. After that, they get into Fearless 2012 with a main event of Ricochet vs AR Fox in a Respect match, Super Smash Bros vs Ryo “Jimmy” Saito & Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee!!Mee!!, and a captains match of the Gentlemen’s Club captained by Chuck Taylor vs Rich Swann’s team of CIMA & ACH. The show review starts at 00:33:30 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. It’s a special mailbag edition of OTVG! When Case and Mike sat down to record, there wasn’t a full card for Gate of Origin, so they preview the Twin and Triangle Gate matches that were announced. After that, they took listener questions ranging from Dragon Kid & BXB Hulk’s top matches to Anthony W. Mori to best years in the Dragon System to long-term problems that might pop up with the promotion. Thanks to everyone who sent us questions! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It’s time to say farewell to one of DGUSA’s most hallowed venues.The Midwest farewell to DGUSA, Enter the Dragon 2012: Third Anniversary Celebration is the topic of this week’s Rewind and Rewatch from Congress Theater in Chicago on 7/26/2012. Before getting into DGUSA, Case and Mike talk about Dragon Gate in Japan over spring and summer 2012, including Dead or Alive 2012, Kobe World 2012, Mondai Ryu and King of Chop! Then Case and Mike get into DGUSA’s 3rd Anniversary, a confusing show which had highs such as the Open the United Gate decision match, and perplexing lows such as another edition of Gabe Sapolsky Masterpiece Theater. The show review starts at 00:35:19 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival has come and passed and OTVG is here to talk all about it. Case and Mike take the whole episode to review the Dragon System’s 21st show at Kobe World Kinen Hall. From the Open the Dream Gate main event to the official announcement of Masato Yoshino’s retirement to the Dragon Royal, they spend almost an hour and a half covering the show like only they can. The ascension of SB KENTo, Case’s new favorite Toryumon X student, Some truths people have to accept with TARU and more is covered! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It is time for the last Midwest trip of DGUSA’s existence as review Untouchable 2012 from Taylor, Michigan at the Gibraltar Trade Center on 7/28/2012! Before we get into the show, we talk about the busy time EVOLVE had in the lead up to this DGUSA weekend, including an EVOLUTION’S END match, the farewell for a couple of people and more. Then Case and Mike review Untouchable 2012, the true start of the end for DGUSA. They talk about how the promotion has changed and the venue choices of DGUSA at this time and then review a show headlined by Johnny Gargano defending the Open the Freedom Gate in the main event against Akira Tozawa, CIMA and AR Fox facing El Generico and Samuray Del Sol, and a whole lot of other weirdness that went on in a swap meet in 2012. The show review starts at 00:31:00 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. The biggest month in Dragongate history brings us to the biggest show on DG’s calendar: It’s time to preview Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2020! Before Case and Mike get into that, they zoom through the 11/5 Korakuen Hall and 11/7 Kyoto KBS Hall shows, touching on the reveal of Boku R Shimizu, SB KENTo and the incomprehensible great chemistry of U-T and Shuji Kondo. Then it’s over an hour of Kobe World preview as they break down every match on the show. What’s going to happen in Ishida vs Okuda IV? Will Kamei and Kikuta keep up with SBK? A wild trios match featuring a lot of people we thought would be doing bigger things! And then an in depth look at the main event for the Open the Dream Gate as Eita will defend against the returning Shun Skywalker. Case gives an beat by beat look at Shun Skywalker’s last few years and Mike talks about how important this match is for the next fifteen years of Dragongate! The Kobe World preview starts at 00:30:20. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It’s time to close out Mania Weekend 2012 with Mercury Rising 2012 from the Deauville Resort on Miami Beach on 3/31/2012. Johnny Gargano finally makes his first defense of the Open the Freedom Gate title on a DGUSA show as he faces Masato Yoshino. The Six Man Tag returns as the Mad Blankey team of Akira Tozawa and BXB Hulk team with Low-Ki versus the Warriors International team of PAC and Ricochet along with Masaaki Mochizuki. Before hitting the beach, Case and Mike talk about the ENORMOUS news of what happened in the wrestling world in the spring of 2012. Bushiroad buys New Japan Pro Wrestling and Kazuchika Okada has his first IWGP Heavyweight Title defense against Tetsuya Naito! Chris Hero signs with WWE! Speaking of WWE, things are afoot with potential shake ups in their developmental program! The show review begins at 00:37:51. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. The Gate of Destiny 2020 has come and went and Case and Mike are here to talk about it. Shun Skywalker made his major league GUY return and we have our Kobe World main event! As well, they break down every aspect of this show with the four title matches, a big turn and step forward for someone, an interesting video package, and the feud of the year Kaito Ishida vs Keisuke Okuda! After that, Case and Mike preview 11/5’s Korakuen Hall show, take a quick look at the road ahead and have an indepth conversation on Case’s energy drink likes and dislikes. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. On this very special episode of Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, Case and Mike are joined by Alan4L (https://twitter.com/alan4l) to talk all about Open the Ultimate Gate 2012 from The Deauville Resort in Miami Beach on 3/30/2012, a show that both Alan and Mike were at attendance at! Before getting into the show review itself, they talk all about Alan’s first American trip, Wrestlemania Weekend 2012, Alan’s ham sandwich and dearly departed University of Miami hat. Then the three get into Ultimate Gate 2012 headlined by a match for the vacated Open the United Gate championship between the World-1 International team of Masato Yoshino & Ricochet versus Johnny Gargano & Chuck Taylor of Ronin. Akira Tozawa facing Masaaki Mochizuki and the first time ever match of PAC vs Low-Ki highlight a show that ends up with Alan, Case and Mike talking about OTHER events that happened over Mania Weekend 2012, several big conversations with Low-Ki, Flamita’s obsession with Pizza and why Dragon System members should avoid offers from AAA to become Octagon, Jr. A blast of an episode! The show review begins at 00:50:36. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. It was a busy week this week in Dragongate with a double header in Fukuoka and a huge Korakuen Hall show, and they’re back to talk about it. The Class of 2020 is moving up, and Case and Mike take some time to talk about the futures of Kento Kobune, Taketo Kamei and Madoka Kikuta. Team Boku is a thing and OTVG discovers what it is to be boku. As well, the huge Korakuen Hall show on 10/7 with both the reveal of the Yellow Demon Mask and the sudden arrival of Dia Inferno. They take some time to discuss the conspiracy of who’s the new masked monster, and Mike has a mini victory lap. Concluding the show, they look ahead to this weekend’s show in Kyoto and how Dragongate’s biggest month of its existence is shaping up in November! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. It is time for the most eventful month of shows in Dragon System history and OTVG is back to kick things off with their big The Gate of Destiny 2020 preview! Case and Mike wrap up October in Dragongate by reviewing the 10/25 Naruki Doi 20th Anniversary Homecoming from Nara real quick and then spend over an hour previewing each match on DG’s second biggest show of the year on 11/3 from Edion Arena Osaka. Will Kzy finally win the big one, or will Eita walk into Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival with his first Dream Key? Can Kaito Ishida make it past a full year as Brave Gate champion or will Keisuke Okuda win the Feud of the Year? Case and Mike deliberate the show and how it will play into Kobe World, only 12 days after The Gate of Destiny! Big Time! Big Content! Open the Voice Gate! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. The final weekend for DGUSA’s 2011 stops by the former ECW Arena for Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior on 11/12/2011 in Philadelphia! It’s DGUSA’s final show both at the Asylum Arena and in Philadelphia with two big title matches to send off their time in the most famous indie wrestling arena in the western hemisphere! There’s a ton of interesting events that play into DGUSA’s 2011 finale weekend, so Case and Mike dip into the timeline to talk about the true beginning of Peak PWG, AAW shows, the Jeff Peterson Cup 2011, taping of the infamous Wrestling Retribution Project, a check into see some old friends in FCW, an uniquely insane Teddy Hart interview. CZW and Chikara had a lot of influence in how this weekend turned out for DGUSA, so they talk about their big shows as well. YAMATO defending the Open the Freedom Gate championship against Chuck Taylor in a match that will affect the remainder of DGUSA and D.U.F’s challenge of the Open the United Gate champions Spiked Mohicans are the double main event for DGUSA’s farewell to the arena. As well, Bushido features a Case favorite of PAC vs Brodie Lee, Rich Swann vs Akira Tozawa and the perplexing usage of Sabu continues as he faces Pinkie Sanchez in a Street Fight! The show review begins at 00:45:08 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It is Mania Weekend 2012, and DGUSA is hitting South Florida with Heat 2012, from the German American Society Clubhouse in Hollywood, Florida, on 3/29/2012! The trademark match of the Dragon System, the 3-Way Six Man tag, makes its debut as well as Mad Blankey! Before we get to the show, Case and Mike take a look at the conclusion of the Blood Warriors vs Junction Three feud and the longest match in Dragon System History. As well, they talk about the debut of the Champion Gate double shot, the problems Mad Blankey experienced off the bat, and the newest Dr Muscle! Then it’s time to get into Heat 2012, which features PAC vs AR Fox, Samuray del Sol’s debut against Masato Yoshino, and the snakebit Ronin vs DUF versus Mad Blankey main event! The show review begins at 00:37:30. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. We finish off Storm Gate and September in Dragongate with a review of the 9/26 show from DG’s home base of Kobe Sambo Hall! It’s the redebut of Ryotsu Shimizu, KAI’s first match in R.E.D., the Dream Gate match at Gate of Destiny is made and Ultimo has a friend that he’s going to bring to that show as well as the big topics from this show. After that, Case and Mike preview the 10/4 doubleshot in Acros Fukuoka and the 10/7 show at Korakuen Hall, give their last thoughts and predictions on the Yellow Demon Mask and how some folks we haven’t seen in Japan in a while might play into this. Finishing out the show, Case attempts to get Mike in trouble with talk comparing CIMA with Yoshiaki Fujiwara and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case ( https://twitter.com/_inyourcase ) and Mike ( https://twitter.com/fujiiheya ) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. It’s the second to the last stop before DG’s big November, and Case and Mike are back to talk all about it. Dragongate was back in their friendly confines of Kobe Sambo Hall on 10/17 with a show that started to build up Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival, finish the build for Gate of Destiny, and led to more questions being raised about Team Boku, Dia Inferno, and More. As well, the guys talk in depth about the opener, which is free on YouTube ( https://youtu.be/TDjyEwnixxg?t=458 ), featuring Class of 2020 members Kento Kobune, Taketo Kamei and Madoka Kikuta as they faced off with Dragongate Generation members Ben-K, and the Open the Twin Gate champions Jason Lee & Kota Minoura. After that they ran down the upcoming 20th Anniversary Homecoming for Naruki Doi in Nara on the 25th, and ran down the Gate of Destiny uploads from 2013 until 2018, talking about their favorite things on those shows! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It’s FINALLY time for DGUSA’s last triple-shot of 2011 and it brings us to the Northeast for Revolt 2011 at the Wonderland Ballroom in Melrose, Massachusetts on 11/11/2011! Before they get into DGUSA, Case and Mike talk about Dragon Gate’s Fall of 2011, including Masaaki Mochizuki’s Dream Gate title defense against Akira Tozawa, a No Ropes match, the first Loser is Expelled Match of Blood Warriors vs Junction Three, and an insane Gate of Destiny 2011 card. As well, they speak about Dragon Gate: UK for a moment before wrapping up the timeline with the newswire notes leading up to the DGUSA weekend. Then it’s time for Revolt 2011, a show featuring the US debut of the No Ropes match as BXB Hulk makes his DGUSA return facing his long time rival YAMATO! The show also features a very rare one-on-one match of Akira Tozawa vs Masato Yoshino, as well as Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano being forced to team-up before their Freedom Gate matches versus the Blood Warriors team of CIMA and Brodie Lee. Other things happening on this show is a High Flyers edition of The FRAY! that features Ricochet, PAC, AR Fox, Uhaa Nation & Sabu and the American Reveal of Good Song Tozawa! The show review begins at 00:37:51 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. 2012 in DGUSA begins with “Open the Golden Gate 2012” in Los Angeles at the Westin Airport Hotel on 1/27/2012 and Case and Mike are here to talk all about it! There’s some housecleaning that’s to be done first as they close out 2011 by talking about the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards for 2011 and their personal top ten matches from DGUSA & the Dragon System in 2011. After that, it’s time to go through everything that led up to this 2012 DGUSA kickoff! Blood Warriors and Junction Three’s war is coming to a close with a couple of big place setting events right before their Loser Must Disband match. There’s this random kid that Ultimo trained that showed up at Wrestle Kingdom to challenge Hiroshi Tanahashi. And what’s this thing about a DGUSA/Evolve Merger and saying Farewell to the Arena? After all of that, it’s time to review Open the Golden Gate! Low-Ki makes his DGUSA debut against BXB Hulk in the opener and the Young Bucks make their return in LA! Quite possibly one of the only good table matches in history happens as AR Fox renews his rivalry against Sami Callihan and an incredible United Gate match between the Spiked Mohicans and Masaaki Mochizuki & Jimmy Susumu main events DGUSA’s west coast premiere! 2012 news begins at 00:22:43 and the show review begins at 00:50:27 this episode. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. We are left in the wake of Dragongate’s first big show of the year, Dangerous Gate 2020 from Tokyo Ota City Gymnasium on 9/21/2020, and we break down the show every way possible. Who came out as the loser of the Six Way Cage match, and how is it going to play into the rest of 2020? How is the title landscape after three championship matches? Did Kzy go 1-1 with Naruki Doi or did Mr. Ota-ku defend “his” building? After a lengthy review, Case and Mike look ahead to the rest of September with their final televised show of the month back in the friendly confines of Kobe Sambo Hall and try to figure out October’s schedule leading into the next big month of November! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. It’s the calm before the month of November storm, as OTVG is back to review the 10/11 Kyoto show and preview 10/17 Sambo Hall. Kyoto features Dia Inferno’s in ring debut, the Class of 2020 in action and the final pieces falling into place for Gate of Destiny on 11/3. After that, Case and Mike preview this weekend’s show from the friendly confines of Kobe Sambo Hall with a main event with some issues and touch briefly on the archive uploads on Dragongate Network! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. DGUSA is back in Milwaukee with Way of the Ronin 2011 on 9/11/2011 from the Miramar Theater with one of the more bizarre entries in the history of Dragon Gate USA. Before getting into the show, Case and Mike talk about other big events happening in the last summer and fall 2011, including the All Together shows in Japan, PWG Battle of Los Angeles 2011, and Ring of Honor’s Death Before Dishonor IX. After that, it’s time for Way of the Ronin 2011, a show laden with lighting issues, Sabu, microphones not working, awkward scramble matches, and perhaps the most bizarre segment in DGUSA history opening up the iPPV. It’s not all absurdity, as event features a huge Title vs Title main event of the Spiked Mohicans of CIMA and Ricochet putting the Open the Twin Gate belts up against the Open the United Gate belts held by Masato Yoshino and PAC, Naruki Doi vs Johnny Gargano & Akira Tozawa vs Jon Davis. The show review begins at 00:27:11 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. The marathon that is DGUSA’s 2011 finally comes to a close on this episode with Freedom Fight 2011, from B.B. King’s Blues Bar and Grill in Manhattan, New York on 11/13/2011! Before Case and Mike get into the show, they take a look around at how the rest of the wrestling world ended 2011, including Don Fujii in the World Tag League 2011, Final Battle 2011, and Chikara’s first iPPV. Then it’s time to go to New York for Freedom Fight 2011. Johnny Gargano finally gets his Open the Freedom Gate shot at YAMATO, Akira Tozawa and BXB Hulk bring their tag team to face the Ronin team of Chuck Taylor and Rich Swann, and PAC vs Ricochet’s epic feud of 2011 concludes its US leg. None of those main evented this show. Instead an Extreme Warfare match with the D.U.F. going up against AR Fox, Sabu and Jon Davis did. Yeah, we know. Concluding the show, we look at how Dragon Gate Japan concluded their year, with the huge Gate of Destiny and Final Gate 2011 shows. The show review is from 00:17:59 to 01:13:18. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate. Dangerous Gate is finally here and OTVG is back to talk about the go-home shows in Osaka and preview DG’s biggest show so far this year. Case and Mike break down the doubleshot in Edion Arena #2 Osaka from 9/12 and 9/13 and then go deep talking about each match on Dragongate’s big show, Dangerous Gate, happening on 9/21 from Tokyo’s Ota City General Gymnasium. Will all three champions retain? How will the Special Singles Match go with “Mr. February” Kzy facing off against “Mr. Ota City” Naruki Doi in the rematch of their MOTYC contender from February? And then we get into the big match. The Dragongate Risk Cage match has moved from May to September this year as Masato Yoshino will defend his career against Eita, YAMATO, BxB Hulk, KAI and Big R Shimizu. Case and Mike take time to explain all of the rules for this years cage match, and what risks are at stake. Will Masato Yoshino be forced to retire before Kobe World? Will Eita be expelled from R.E.D? Will KAI be forced into joining R.E.D. or leave the company? What about the forced gimmick changes that YAMATO, Hulk or Shimizu might face? All of that and more on this OTVG Weekly Update! The preview for Dangerous Gate starts at 00:58:13. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. It’s the biggest show of DGUSA’s 2011 Midwest Weekend, as the company returns to the Congress Theater in Chicago, IL on 9/10/2011 for “Untouchable 2011!” Before we get into the show review, a ton of stuff has been happening in Japan that we need to catch up on. Although it was talked about last week on Rewind and Rewatch, Case and Mike talk a bit about the 6/8/2011 Korakuen that launched Dragon Gate Japan’s huge summer. From there, they discuss Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival 2011, perhaps the greatest Kobe World of all-time, Summer Adventure Tag league 2011 aka the Hulk+Akira show, and the return of the Masaaki Mochizuki produce shows “Buyuden!” After that, it’s time for the penultimate DGUSA Chicago show with a main event Open the Freedom Gate match with YAMATO defending against CIMA, Akira Tozawa versus Johnny Gargano, and a four-way freestyle with the winner making any match they want with Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, Chuck Taylor and Sami Callihan. Also Sabu makes his DGUSA debut, which was something that happened in 2012. The show review starts at 00:39:18 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate! Please Rate and Review Open the Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations