It's a special edition of Open the Voice Gate, as John is reporting live from Japan following Tuesday night's DG Korakuen! They're joined by a number of special guests, including Mort (@mortenvh), Taylor (@tamaimbo), Mark (@weallfaulter), and more! Hear our thoughts from attending an eventful Korakuen show live, as we discuss all six matches in detail as well as the post-match angles. We also go into just what a unique live experience DG is and how it compares to past wrestling events we attende...
Aug 08, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 23
Your favorite (by default) Dragon Gate podcast is back on the airwaves after only a couple weeks (yes, we're shocked too). Our topic is, of course, Dragon Gate's biggest show of the year, the annual Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival, or Kobe World. John, Milo and Michael run down the entire card match-by-match and give some impassioned thoughts on whether or not the show lived up to its billing as DG's biggest event of the year. Once our comprehensive World review is over, we dive into the upcoming 5 ...
Jul 31, 2017•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 22
We may not be the most prolific of podcasts when it comes to producing episodes, but over 18 months into our run Open the Voice Gate has finally hit episode 20! Your favorite DG podcast is here with a number of big topics to discuss, including: the King of Gate finals that we were finally able to watch, the July Korakuen featuring the Jimmyz-MaxiMuM Naniwa elimination match and why it might be the best Korakuen of the year, a full preview of the upcoming Kobe World show (DG's Wrestlemania!), our...
Jul 16, 2017•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 21
We needed to do this. Open the Voice Gate returns after a long absence to tackle a major subject: T-Hawk, the 2017 King of Gate winner and soon to be 2-time Kobe World main eventer. Needless to say, this is not a development any of us are happy with, so we get it all out there and talk about how it's also emblematic of some of the other problems we have with Dragon Gate in 2017. But it's not all negative, as we also discuss a wide range of other topics, including a long conversation about anime ...
Jun 25, 2017•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 20
Open the Voice Gate is back with a new episode, and this one is jam packed! John, Milo, and Mike are here to break down two big shows- the first PPV of the year, Dead or Alive, and the opening Korakuen of King of Gate! Plus, we discuss other King of Gate results, talk about the standings so far, and go over the complete GAORA airing schedule for the rest of the tournament. We then move on to the next edition of our Retro Rewatch series, as we discuss the World 2002 3-way 6-man main event between...
May 15, 2017•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 19
Open the Voice Gate is finally back and we've got a lot to talk about! John & Michael are here but sadly Milo & Case are not, so once again we bring you another VOW podcast network crossover, as Chris Maffei from Music of the Mat joins us! We briefly touch upon the main matches from the CHAMPION GATE shows from last month (as they still had not made air the last time we recorded) before diving into a full recap of the 4/7 Korakuen. Plus, we preview the DEAD OR ALIVE cage match and then d...
Apr 16, 2017•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 18
Open the Voice Gate is finally back and we've got A Very Special Episode for you this time. For various grad school and work-related reasons our normal co-hosts Case Lowe & Mike Spears are both missing in action, but we have one hell of a replacement for them: Joe Lanza from the VOW flagship makes his Open the Voice Gate debut! Joe helps John & Milo break down the somewhat surprising results from the (still unaired) Champions Gate shows, and then all three of them go deep on a show they'...
Mar 13, 2017•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 17
Hey, it's your favorite podcast that normally takes two months off between episodes, but this time they're back in just two WEEKS?? Wow! The entire crew is here to discuss the February 2nd Korakuen show, as we dive deep into the many changes due to injury (to Yoshino, Kotoka, Gamma, and Ishida; we discuss possible timetables for their returns and what the original plans might have been as well), give another big rant on the Dr. Verserk reveal, and break down every match including the Open the Dr...
Feb 06, 2017•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 16
OTVG is back for 2017 to celebrate our first anniversary as a podcast, and we start with a long look back at 2016 via the 2016 OTVG Awards! We reveal the winners in every category, from MVP to Best Match to Show of the Year to Best Unit and much more, as well as discuss our own individual votes for each category and whether we were surprised at how the voting turned out! Plus, we have a full review of the January 18th Korakuen show. Have we reached Peak VerserK? Can Milo take much more of this? ...
Jan 23, 2017•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 15
OTVG is back at it again with a post-Christmas episode covering two big DG shows: the 12/20 Korakuen show with the DOI DARTS~~ main event, and Final Gate from Christmas day. Here our thoughts on all the matches from both shows, including some very divergent takes on the controversial Final Gate main event! Plus, some NOAH talk inexplicably runs in and boy howdy does Milo (the artist formerly known as Kay) have some things to say about Atsushi Kotoge. Meanwhile, we discuss match #2 in our Retro R...
Dec 27, 2016•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 14
All four hosts are back for our latest episode, and we've got a number of topics to cover. First we discuss the ongoing Open the Voice Gate awards, going over each and every category and providing some of the names who are currently leading in the balloting (remember, you have until 1/4/17 to submit yours!). Then we get into the latest Korakuen Hall show from 12/1, discussing all the matches as well as a particularly interesting edition of Doi Darts. We then preview the four announced title matc...
Dec 05, 2016•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 13
It's a special bonus episode of Open the Voice Gate, as John and Michael are joined by a very special guest to discuss the unique history of Dragon Gate/Toryumon's many units! Joining us all the way from Japan is Jae of IHeartDG.com, the man who has run the primary English language site for the Dragon system for the past 16 years! Jae shares his expertise with us as we discuss as many units as we can cram into a packed three hours, everything from Crazy MAX and M2K through Blood Warriors and Jun...
Nov 20, 2016•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 12
A new era begins for your-favorite-by-default Dragon Gate podcast, in more ways that one: Michael Spears joins us full time as the new fourth co-host, we record our first podcast since Our Tozawa Left Us, and oh yeah, it's the first episode since the American electorate revealed the full depths of its stupidity. No, thankfully there is no election talk on this episode to speak of really, but still: last month we had Tozawa and no Trump, now we have no Tozawa and a Trump. Depressing! But don't wo...
Nov 15, 2016•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 11
We're back with a brand new edition of Open the Voice Gate! John and Jules are joined by our special guest co-host Michael Spears of the DG podcast Inside the Gate. Together the three discuss the 10/12 Korakuen show, a very newsworthy event featuring the end of a unit, multiple turns, and more. We also discuss baseball, the Cleveland Indians' racist logo, Marine Le Pen, John's haunted new computer strikes again, and (yes) the fucking US election. Where else can you find that variety of topics? W...
Oct 17, 2016•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 10
Two months have passed since our last episode, which is long even for us, but we're back with the latest edition of Open the Voice Gate! All four regular hosts are here to discuss, among other topics: a brief recap of the very mixed bag that was this year's Summer Adventure Tag League, much longer recaps of the Dangerous Gate PPV and the 9/29 Korakuen show, a look ahead at Tozawa's departure, T-Hawk and El Lindaman's heel turns (and subsequent fashion changes), three out of four of us are anime ...
Oct 04, 2016•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 9
The whole gang is here as the four of us break down DG's biggest show of the year, Kobe World 2016! Join John, Jules, Dylan, and 'Hollywood' Case Lowe as we break down the entire show, match-by-match. It isn't always a straight line getting there, but we do eventually make it through to the end! Other topics include: a quick preview of the upcoming Summer Adventure Tag League that kicks off later this week, a look at where some ex-DG/Toryumon stars are now on the indies, proper pronoun usage fol...
Aug 01, 2016•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 8
Yes, after a long two months away Open the Voice Gate has finally returned! Our topics are, as you might expect, many, but first and foremost we talk about the entire King of Gate tournament. What were our favorite matches from this long and grueling journey? Who stood out from the pack? In addition, we preview this week's Korakuen show as well as the five announced matches for the upcoming Kobe World event, DG's biggest show of the year, and much more! •Please note: there is an annoying clickin...
Jul 06, 2016•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 7
Open the Voice Gate is back only a couple weeks after our last episode, which for us is really impressive! Sadly we are once again down a man, as Dylan couldn't join us, but on the other hand Case is back from the dead! All three of us are here to discuss DEAD or ALIVE 2016, a truly amazing show that was everything we love about Dragon Gate! We talk all the major storylines including the big return, the new unit, and someone losing their hair for a full year. Plus, a quick preview of KING OF GAT...
May 08, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 6
Open the Voice Gate is finally back for Episode 5 (well, at least three of us are....) and we have a whole lot to discuss: quick thoughts on the Champions Gate title matches (which had not made air the last time we recorded- yes, it's been that long!), the latest Korakuen show (which John was there live for), quick thoughts on the recent Nosawa Tokyo Love show with heavy DG participation, and then previews of the upcoming Dead or Alive PPV and the King of Gate tournament. Who is losing their hai...
Apr 28, 2016•2 hr•Ep. 5
Open the Voice Gate is back with our full four-person panel for the first time in over a month, and boy do we have a lot to talk about! Topics include: title changes galore (Twin, Brave, and TWO Dream Gate changes since our last episode together), the Brother YASSHI Incident, the MVK (Most Valuable Kzy) continuing his ridiculous run, John's way too excited for their trip to Japan, and more! Plus we have a lot of mailbag questions to get to: what gaijin do we want to see in DG and who's our favor...
Mar 14, 2016•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 4
Open the Voice Gate is back with a special episode, as John is joined by Michael Spears of Inside the Gate and longtime DG reviewer Brad Garoon in our first DG Timeline episode! Today we're talking about the middle three heel units of Dragon Gate that make up quite possibly the weakest period for DG's heels in history: Real Hazard, Deep Drunkers, and Team Doi (08-10). Why were RH & DD so bad? What were the other things going on at the time that resulted in the heels being so weak? And how di...
Mar 08, 2016•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 3
In episode 2 of VOW's Dragon Gate podcast, all four hosts are back to discuss the enormous 2/4 Korakuen Hall show! We'll break down the entire card and give special focus to the Unit Must Disband 3-way match, as DG said goodbye to its diamonds. What's next for all the Dia.Hearts members? What are our memories of the short-lived babyface unit? Plus, we talk the Twin Gate title match from Osaka and do our first-ever Voice Gate mailbag with your questions, and much more! Support this podcast at — h...
Feb 06, 2016•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 2
It's the very first episode of VOW's new Dragon Gate-only podcast, Open the Voice Gate! John, Case, Jules, and Shane break down a turbulent 2015 in Dragon Gate, discussing the end of the Millenials & MAD BLANKEY (and the ultimate legacy of both units), the beginning of VerserK, and various other happenings. We also give out brief awards for 2015: MVP, Best Match, Best Show, and Tag Team of the Year (a real mystery, that one). Plus we briefly discuss the most recent Korakuen Hall show on 1/13...
Jan 18, 2016•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 1
