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’s show is a look back into the feud that was Masato Yoshino vs K-ness. For eleven years the two had seven singles matches that built onto each other and embodied the Hot Fighting and the innovation that the Dragon System became known for. As well, they talk about Dragon System in the New Japan Cup and more!...
Mar 16, 2022•1 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. Champion Gate and the March Korakuen are in the books and Open the Voice Gate is here to talk about the biggest week of Dragongate’s 2022. The House of Boys is gone and now we are in the era of Gold Class! Shun Skywalker’s obsession with Jason Lee and Eita and Maria getting their act together are the other big topics...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 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. Dragongate is fast approaching their biggest weekend of 2022 and Voice Gate returns to talk all about it. They start the show talking about the 2/27 Kobe Art Center show with the transcendent Jacky Funky Kamei and Takuma Fujiwara match and an excellent Z-Brats vs Shimizu, Dia and Yoshioka main event. From there, they...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 45 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 lot of things are happening everywhere and Voice Gate has a lot to talk about this week! They lead off talking about the status of the Japanese wrestling industry and spend a good amount of time talking about GLEAT and El Lindaman’s big night. From there, they discuss the double header in Fukuoka and Memorial Gate!...
Feb 25, 2022•2 hr 4 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 spend the first bit talking about what would happen if Cody Rhodes showed up in Dragongate. From there, they begin to look back at big matches in K-ness’ career starting with the first EVER 3-way trios match in Dragon System history between M2K, Crazy Max and Seikigun from 8/14/01 and then one of the bi...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 54 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. Big things are happening in Dragongate and Voice Gate returns to take stock of all that. After the momentous 2/4/22 Korakuen, Case and Mike lead off talking about the end of R.E.D and rise of Z-Brats, including an in-depth retrospective of the dominant heel unit. The Masquerade ball has come to a close as well, so th...
Feb 09, 2022•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. Voice Gate takes a step back through time and celebrates the anniversary of Toryumon Japan’s first show from 1/31/1999. Case and Mike talk about the pre-Toryumon histories of the first two classes of Ultimo Dragon Gym, the situation with Magnum Tokyo, Bukoh Dojo, what backyarding was in Japan, the Toryumon/Michinoku ...
Feb 02, 2022•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. Dragongate is back on the Network, and Voice Gate is here to talk all about this week’s (1/22) Kobe Sambo Hall show with a fascinating card forced by Omnicron concerns including some big performances from Dragon Dia, Yuki Yoshioka, Jacky Funky Kamei & Takuma Fujiwara! After that, they discuss their Dragongate 202...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 19 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. This Voice Gate is a special Rewind and Rewatch episode covering the 2019 Rookie Ranking tournament! Case and Mike spend time talking about the events leading up to the tournament, why 2018 made it essential to have this, and then breakdown this phenomenal set of shows that launched or revitalized many of the Dragong...
Jan 19, 2022•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 time for the 2022 Dragongate Unit Shuffle! Case and Mike spend almost two and a half hours talking about the incredibly eventful first week of Dragongate’s year including Dragon Dia and Yuki Yoshioka’s return, R.E.D. transforming, Gurukun Mask, a FUTURE check in, and a whole whole lot of Unit Shuffle Talk! Mike’...
Jan 14, 2022•2 hr 26 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 Dragongate on winter break, it’s time for a bit of a buffet. But since it’s also time for the OTVG Awards, consider this a banquet. Case and Mike talk about the big happenings within the Dragon System and Japan to start 2022, then discuss the Brave Gate matches SB KENTo had against Problem Dragon in Gifu and aga...
Jan 05, 2022•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. Voice Gate ends Dragongate’s 2021 schedule with a monster show talking all about The Final Gate 2021, the company as it enters 2022, new champions, Dragongate FUTURE, K-ness’ retirement and the excellent finale in Kobe Sambo Hall! The opener of Final Gate of with Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Kage...
Dec 29, 2021•2 hr 1 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 returns to preview the final major show of Dragongate’s year, The Final Gate 2021 from Fukuoka on 12/26. Case and Mike spend over an hour and a half breaking down this major card, discuss what 2022 might look like for various roster members, whose match will be their biggest match of their career, an argum...
Dec 22, 2021•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. Voice Gate returns to discuss one of Dragongate’s big finale weeks with their final show of the year in Kyoto (12/11) and Tokyo (12/15). A lot of roses for the rookies of Dragongate and some people who put forth middling performances are a big throughline this week as Case and Mike talk about how good the Masquerade ...
Dec 17, 2021•1 hr 49 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 returns to discuss one of the most busy and newsworthy weeks in Dragognate’s recent memory! They first review and talk about the shocking 12/1 Korakuen Hall show including the shocking result of the Dragon Dia & Shun Skywalker vs Dia Inferno & Diamante Mascara contra Mascara match. From there, they...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 34 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 returns to discuss the 11/27 Gate of Origin show! Case and Mike further try to make sense of 2021 in Dragongate in terms of the Dream Gate match between YAMATO and Ben-K. Then they review the entire show, have a bit of a Tohoku region primer and business talk, discuss the three debutees from this weekend, ...
Dec 01, 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. Voice Gate returns to discuss the 11/5 Korakuen Hall show with the GHC Junior Tag Team Championship match between Perros del Mal del Japon of NOSAWA Rongai & Eita defending against Masquerade and the return of one of the most controversial people in Dragon System history. As well, Case and Mike talk about this ne...
Nov 10, 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. LEC Cleanpa! presents The Gate of Destiny 2021 is the main topic on today’s show as Case and Mike review Dragongate’s big Osaka show of the year. Is the Dream Gate now cursed? They don’t know but they try to make sense of the YAMATO vs BXB Hulk match as well as the excellent Twin Gate match between Natural Vibes and ...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 34 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 LEC Corporation/CLEANPA present The Gate of Destiny 2021 makes up the majority of this week’s Voice Gate as Case and Mike preview Dragongate’s big annual Osaka show happening next Wednesday! YAMATO defends the Dream Gate against BXB Hulk in a main event that feels more 2016 than 2021 along with more DG/NOAH inter...
Oct 27, 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. The Class of 2020 was the story of this week in Dragongate, and OTVG is here to talk all about it. Mike and Case lead off talking about SB KENTo vs the now Jacky “Funky” Kamei for the Brave Gate and discuss the rest of a very eventful double-shot in Kobe Sambo Hall. As well, they preview this weekend’s Fukuoka double...
Oct 20, 2021•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. Dragongate has returned on air, and so has OTVG to talk all about October’s Korakuen (10/7) & Kyoto (10/9) shows. The All Out War between R.E.D. and Masquerade highlighted one of DG’s best performances in Tokyo this year and the Dream and Twin Gate pictures are now clear going into Gate of Destiny in November. As...
Oct 13, 2021•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. There were no televised shows in the world of Dragongate over the last week, but no fear, OTVG is here previewing Thursday’s (10/7) Korakuen Hall show and then Case and Mike play a game. Welcome to the first ever OTVG Unit Shake Up! Case and Mike blow up all of the units and make what units they find most interesting...
Oct 06, 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. 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 ...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 31 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 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 ...
Sep 22, 2021•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. 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 ti...
Sep 15, 2021•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. 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....
Sep 09, 2021•35 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. 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 po...
Sep 01, 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. 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 epi...
Aug 24, 2021•1 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. 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, the...
Aug 18, 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. 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 ...
Aug 13, 2021•1 hr 38 min
