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 Dragongate’s biggest remaining show for 2025 coming up this Sunday, Open The Voice Gate is back to get prepared for Dangerous Gate. They lead off the show with a long conversation about the main event from Dragongate’s Summer Festival in Kobe (8/11), the 3-way 6-man tag of Team Mexico vs D’Courage vs Ben-K, Jack...
Aug 13, 2025•1 hr 27 min
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 Adventure at Korakuen Hall (8/5) is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. They discuss the main event of Shun Skywalker and Homare vs Madoka Kikuta and ISHIN, the debut of Kazuma Kimura, All Japan in Dragongate, how Dangerous Gate looks ten days out, and a whole lot more! Our ...
Aug 08, 2025•1 hr 33 min
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. A somewhat summer break is over and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk Dragongate’s Buyuden Zero Vol 7 (7/23) and Kobe Sambo Hall (7/27) shows. They discuss the build to Shun Skywalker vs Madoka Kikuta at Dangerous Gate, the movements in the Brave Gate Division and have a discussion of Dragongate’s business leaving ...
Jul 30, 2025•1 hr 16 min
It’s the heralding of a new era of Those Days with the introduction of Kaientai! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) discuss the end of the summer of 1994 for Michinoku Pro with focus on the televised shows from Fukushima (9/15/94) and Aomori (9/29), and Sasuke doing Japanese David Letterman, Sasuke vs Liger in MichiPro?, and how the company responded to their then “biggest match of the company’s history” falling apart, and most importantly how SATO, S...
Jul 25, 2025•1 hr 32 min
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’s biggest show is in the rear mirror and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about Sunday’s Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival show! Case and Mike take time to unpack YAMATO vs Shun Skywalker from all angles including where the Dream Gate goes next. As well, they discuss all the major title matches, D’Courage...
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 52 min
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. To preview Dragongate’s biggest show of the year, Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2025, OTVG welcomes back Jae Church (@dgjae.bsky.social) to preview this Sunday’s (7/13) spectacular. They discuss 7/3’s Korakuen Hall show and then breakdown all the major matches including YAMATO vs Shun Skywalker for the Open The Dream ...
Jul 07, 2025•2 hr 50 min
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 back to talk about the Shun Skywalker situation, the full tentative Kobe World 2025 card, and a fun weekend in Kobe including Prime Zone+. After getting through modern Dragongate, Case and Mike spend the remainder of the episode on a deep dive of the Open The Dream Gate title and put together t...
Jun 25, 2025•2 hr 16 min
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 discuss Dragongate and their road to Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2025! After the weekend of shows in Kyoto (6/14) and Hakata (6/15), the title situation at Kobe World is a lot more clear and Case and Mike give their early previews for the Dream, Triangle and Twin Gate matches and where ...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 44 min
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 back to discuss the big Dragongate week in Tokyo Korakuen Hall with the first time Dragongate ever had four title defense on a Korakuen show (6/4) as well as the next night (6/5) with El Desperado and Starlight Kid making guest appearances. They discuss the Kobe World Dream Gate situation comin...
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 34 min
Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective! After a spring that put The Great Sasuke and Michinoku Pro on the map, it’s time to see how the wrestling world followed up with this edition of Those Days! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) discuss the immediate fallout of the first Super J Cup and Ota Ward Gym with Michinoku Pro continuing to appear in New Japan during their best of the Super Juniors tour, but also wrapping up with FMW as well a...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 53 min
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. Voice Gate is back to discuss Dragongate’s big trip to Sapporo, 30 under 30 and a whole lot more. Case and Mike take stock of three shows in Hokkaido including how Dragongate is building towards their giant Korakuen Hall double header, who is in the conversation at Kobe World and their favorite moments from an excell...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 54 min
Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective! There are some events in wrestling history that we can measure before the event and then everything after. This time on Those Days, Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) discuss the lead up to the first Super J Cup and then the historic show from Sumo Hall. They discuss Super J Cup and their fandom, the initial proposed tournament bracket, and how across one night The Great Sasuke became a wrestling s...
May 21, 2025•2 hr 8 min
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 begins this week with their thoughts on the life of Sabu and how he related to their wrestling fandom and the Dragon System. After that, Case and Mike break down the huge “Hopeful Gate” Dragongate Korakuen Hall (5/9) show with the incredible Gold Class versus Natural Vibes Hyo Contra Hyo main even...
May 14, 2025•1 hr 41 min
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 final Dead or Alive is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. The Six Way Apuestas Cage Match was Dragongate’s last match in the building and Case and Mike spend the lionshare of the show discussing the match and the ramifications for the six individuals and units coming out of Monday’...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 47 min
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. Voice Gate is joined by Jae Church (https://bsky.app/profile/dgjae.bsky.social) to preview Monday’s Dead or Alive show! For over three hours Jae, Mike and Case preview Dragongate’s farewell to Dolphins, discuss the ramifications of the cage match and booking the rest of the year, the Japanese Wrestling industry, Wres...
May 03, 2025•3 hr 5 min
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. Leading off the show, Case and Mike discuss the passing of Takashi Okamura and his position in Dragon System history, as a promoter and figurehead. They then discuss Dragongate’s final stop in Osaka (4/27) before Dead or Alive including the Brave Gate tourney, Fujii vs Gianni and the DOA preview matches. To close out...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 50 min
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. They managed to survive Las Vegas without incident, so Case and Mike are back to talk about Vegas, DGUSA, DG in Kobe (4/19) and a whole lot more! They catch up about their Mania weekend experience before breaking down one of the best shows of Mania Weekend: Dragongate X Pro Wrestling Revolution: The Gate of Revol...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 57 min
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. For the first time ever, Case and Mike are in-person with their thoughts on Dragongate USA Rebirth! They talk about their experience at DGUSA’s first show in eleven years, their impressions of the show, seeing some wrestlers live for the first time, PARADOX vs Z-Brats, preview YAMATO vs Rich Swann and much more! Our ...
Apr 17, 2025•46 min
Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective! Welcome to 1994! Case ( https://twitter.com/_inyourcase ) and Mike ( https://twitter.com/fujiiheya ) begin this episode discussing 1993 Awards for Michinoku Pro and take stock of the first calendar year for the promotion. Then it’s time to get into 1994, as the company takes a winter break in Tohoku, they travel to Tokyo Korakuen Hall and Osaka for the first shows outside of Northeast Japan before kicking off their ‘94 campaign in Tohoku! Alo...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 33 min
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 big Gate of Passion Korakuen Hall (4/7) show in the books, OTVG is back to talk about the road to DEAD or ALIVE! The final Dragongate Cage Match in Aichi Prefectural Gym is booked after the Z-Brats vs D’Courage match and Case and Mike give their initial takes and guesses on the match. As well, they discuss t...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 51 min
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. As Dragongate concluded the 2025 Rey de Parejas this Sunday in Kobe (3/30), Open The Voice Gate is back to talk about the final night! With an unique situation for the knockout stage, Case and Mike discuss the rise of Homare across the last night, where things seem to be going with Z-Brats and D’Courage, Big Match Ja...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 43 min
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. SSW Quest IV is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it! Case and Mike give a history of the DG side produce shows and discuss prominent eras for wrestlers within the Dragon System. They review the entire show, discuss what made it so remarkable and where they see SSW Quests go from here. Af...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 56 min
Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) lead off this episode discussing the earth-shattering 1993 Antonio Inoki Embezzlement Scandal and the dissolving of his relationship with Hisashi Shinma and the end of the Showa-era Post-War Economic Miracle. From there, Michinoku Pro enters the fall of 93 in a deeper relationship with Atsushi Onita’s FMW, the Indie World Junior Title tournament, Yonekawa becomes Yone Genjin and one of the biggest feuds in Michinoku ...
Mar 25, 2025•2 hr 15 min
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. Case and Mike get back into Dragongate mode with an impromptu 30 under 30 discussion before reviewing Rey De Parejas action in Saitama, Mie, Hiroshima and Nagoya, previewing SSW Quest IV, and taking a look at the Dragongate Mania lineup at this point! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option ...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) lead off this episode discussing Michinoku Pro coming out of their first tour and Sasuke & Delfin’s complicated and deteriorating relationship with the ownership of Universal. Then, they discuss the elements leading to the collapse of Universal and try to give an updated interpretation of the promotion’s dying days. As Universal putters out, Michinoku has perh...
Mar 18, 2025•2 hr 10 min
Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective! On this first episode of Those Days, Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) lead off the show with the format, why a Michinoku Pro podcast, the Voice Gate schedule for the next few weeks and other notes. From there, it’s time to talk about the events that led to the launch of Michinoku Pro, the first ever promotion in Japan based outside of Tokyo. Case and Mike discuss the early career of Great Sasuke ...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 50 min
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 been a busy March so far in Dragongate and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. Case and Mike lead off talking about YAMATO vs Kzy before discussing Yuki Yoshioka’s return, Dia Inferno reemerging, the kick-off of Rey de Parejas, big matches for Mochizuki Dojo in Korakuen, the new March Dragongate Ne...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 46 min
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’s annual Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2/24) is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is here to talk about it. They lead off discussing the Memorial Gate presentation, notes from a house show, and Case’s ways he’d fix it. From there, they discuss the Triangle Gate Paradox vs Z-Brats Match, the build to YAMATO...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 41 min
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 this week talking about the passing of Gran Hamada. They discuss Case’s excellent biography, the singular nature of Hamada’s life, his history dating to the JWA days, his inspiration, and both Mike and Case bring a Hamada match they wanted to talk about in light of his passing. After that...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 37 min
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 Open The Voice Gate as Case and Mike welcome the Hong Kong Cool Star Ho Ho Lun to the show to talk about Dragongate’s upcoming shows in Las Vegas over Wrestlemania weekend. They discuss the rebirth of Dragongate USA, what to expect from the two shows, and how DGUSA will differ this time.Then to close u...
Feb 12, 2025•35 min
