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 ...
Aug 04, 2021•2 hr 6 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 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 hav...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 51 min
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 memori...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 48 min
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...
Jul 21, 2021•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. 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 Drago...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 29 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. 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 i...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 30 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 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_s...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 18 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 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 ta...
Jun 23, 2021•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. 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...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 12 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. 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 Spe...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 20 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. 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 & ...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 21 min
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 revie...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 13 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. Week two of King of Gate 2021 is in the books and Case and Mike return to talk about their semi-annual triple-shot in Hokkaido from 5/21 until 5/23. Lots of Jason Lee love, talk about the man with the biggest brain in wrestling, HYO, and some tough talk about a roster member. They conclude the show looking ahead to t...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 39 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 is King of Gate season and it is time to decide the Dragongate Number 1 Player Champion! Case and Mike review the 5/14 Empty Arena “Opening Day” show along with the 5/15 & 5/16 Acros Fukuoka doubleheader. As well they look at the league as it sits currently, look ahead to this weekend’s shows in Sapporo and ta...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 39 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 not exactly a Buffet, but it’s also not a news show, this is a special episode of OTVG! Case and Mike spend the first portion of the show previewing King of Gate, this weekend’s show and giving their tournament predictions. After that, they review a Ryukyu Dragon match between YAMATO and the don of Okinawa, Guru...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 35 min
For the first time in OTVG history, we have a near instant review and reaction to a Big Five show as Case and Mike are back to talk all about Dead or Alive 2021! They give their takes and reviews on a weird return to Nagoya including the Cage Survival match, the curse of Shun Skywalker, all the title matches, Speed Star Countdown in Nagoya and the entire show. The most in depth English-speaking coverage of Dragongate you’ll find anywhere! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 24 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. Use promo code “OTVG” at https://manscaped.com/ for 20% off and free shipping on their personal grooming products including the Performance Package Kit! It’s a jam-packed go home for Dead or Alive 2021 from Open The Voice Gate this week! Case and Mike lead off the show talking about the recent Japanese State of Emerg...
Apr 28, 2021•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. Use promo code “OTVG” at https://manscaped.com/ for 20% off and free shipping on their personal grooming products including the Performance Package Kit! This week’s update covers the doubleheader on 4/18 in Fukuoka. Case and Mike talk about their favorite matches and moments on this surprisingly strong set of shows. ...
Apr 21, 2021•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. Use promo code “OTVG” at https://manscaped.com/ for 20% off and free shipping on their personal grooming products including the Performance Package Kit! This week’s update covers the 4/9 Korakuen Hall show and the announcement of King of Gate 2021. Case and Mike first review Korakuen, talk about the concerning trend ...
Apr 14, 2021•58 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. Use promo code “OTVG” at https://manscaped.com/ for 20% off and free shipping on their personal grooming products including the Performance Package Kit! There were no Dragongate shows this week, so it’s time to return to the Dragon System Buffet! Leading off this episode of OTVG, Case and Mike take time to talk about...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 27 min
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. This week's Rewind and Rewatch is hosted by Case as he takes us through the life and times of Davey Richards from 2009 to 2014. Although his time in Dragon Gate USA was brief, he left an indelible impact on the promotion and this episode is a compilation of all the best Davey Richards stories...
Apr 05, 2021•2 hr 2 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 take nearly the entire episode to review and cover Memorial Gate 2021 in Wakayama! They start off talking about the Skywalker/Sakamoto Dream Gate match, the post match angle and then give their thoughts on the entire show. After that, they start to look ahead to April and talk about the next Dragon Syst...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 21 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 an abbreviated update this week, as Case and Mike review the 3/19 Kobe Sambo Hall show, the go home for Memorial Gate, and then Mike breaks down and previews all six matches on Saturday’s big Memorial Gate in Wakayama show! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Cli...
Mar 24, 2021•38 min
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, Case and Mike take a step back and talk about the aftermath of Dragon Gate USA. They talk about events in the Dragon System since 2014, the lineage of the Open the Freedom Gate and Open the United Gate titles after the promotion’s end, give...
Mar 22, 2021•2 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. Off the heels of Champion Gate, the road to Memorial Gate in Wakayama on 3/27/2021 is upon Dragongate, and OTVG is here to talk about it! This week, Case and Mike review the 3/13 Kyoto KBS Hall show, preview 3/19’s Kobe Sambo Hall show, talk a little 2001-02 Toryumon on the Network, Shingo Takagi, Trailer Park Boys, ...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 6 min
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 conclusion of the Rewind and Rewatch Dragon Gate USA series is upon us with Mercury Rising 2014, from the McAllister Auditorium on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans on 4/5/2014. Before they get into that, we have our final timeline. This week, Case and Mike talks about the ot...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 23 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 early March, so it is time for Champion Gate in Osaka and the formal start of Dragongate’s year! This week on OTVG, Case and Mike talk about the big points of the 3/4/21 Korakuen Hall show, including the formation of High End and the setting of the DEAD OR ALIVE main event cage match, and then review extensively...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 35 min
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. We are finally here: it’s Wrestlemania weekend 2014 and the final weekend of DGUSA’s existence. On this episode, OTVG covers Open the Ultimate Gate 2014 from the McAllister Auditorium on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans on 4/4/2014. Before they get into that, It’s time for a hug...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 39 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 has come up on the beginning of March and their first big events of the year! Before Case and Mike get to that, they review the 2/26 debut in Kobe Tokiwa Arena including K-1 participation, a Dr. Muscle appearance, and we try to answer the question if someone can stop the Ichikawa. After that, they look ahe...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 11 min
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 Death Number for DGUSA is now at 3 as they conclude their penultimate weekend of existence with Way of the Ronin 2014 from the Brooklyn Lyceum on 2/23/2014 Before they get into that, Case and Mike take a look at the wrestling landscape with Dragon Gate’s early 2014, including one of the g...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 37 min
