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 first full week of the Reiwa Big Six era, and Case and Mike talk all about the six-man tag from Korakuen on the 11th, each of the Big Six members, people left out, and how the company looks six weeks out from Kobe World! The inevitable Diamante and Ultimo Dragon match took a left turn, and Voice Gate has the...
May 17, 2023•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. DEAD or ALIVE 2023 is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is here with same day audio about Dragongate’s first Big Show of the year. It was the story two years in the making, as Shun Skywalker and Madoka Kikuta faced off in a rematch of the promotion’s shortest-ever Dream Gate match, and Case and Mike discuss the wi...
May 06, 2023•1 hr 28 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 Golden Week and DEAD OR ALIVE 2023 is this Friday and Voice Gate is back to talk all about it! It’s time for Dragongate’s first big show of the year in Nagoya with Shun Skywalker defending the Open The Dream Gate against Madoka Kikuta in a rematch two years in the making! Case and Mike talk their way through the...
May 02, 2023•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. As Dragongate stares down DEAD OR ALIVE 2023 on May 5th, Open The Voice Gate is joined by the English voice of Dragongate, Jae Church for a near three hour episode! On this show, they preview DEAD OR ALIVE, discuss the 20th anniversary of El Numero Uno 2023, and get Jae’s thoughts on the state of Dragongate, the rost...
Apr 25, 2023•2 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. This is a Dragon System Buffet edition of OTVG! This week, Mike and Case finally come to terms with GLEAT and try to figure this company out off the heels of their first Korakuen Hall show of the year. From there, they discuss the important anniversary this week of El Numero Uno 2003 and when Genki Horiguchi became a...
Apr 20, 2023•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. With this weekend’s doubleheader from Kobe Sambo Hall in the books, Dragongate is on the way to DEAD OR ALIVE and Open The Voice Gate returns to talk all about it. Case and Mike take a look at the company’s four title programs as they head towards Aichi, including the SSW Quest Shun Skywalker is making Madoka Kikuta ...
Apr 12, 2023•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. This week, Case is solo to talk about Masaaki Mochizuki's Buyuden show, the April 5 Korakuen Hall show, and all things Dragongate including Madoka Kikuta's rise back to the main event, Mochizuki Junior being a Top 10 guy, Naruki Doi's continued greatness, and more! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open...
Apr 06, 2023•1 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. Open The Voice Gate returns to discuss this momentous week in Dragongate. Case springs a surprise anniversary on Mike to lead off this week’s episode, but then they get into the pressing news of the week, Eita (finally) goes freelance. After that, they talk the annoying habit of Kota Minoura getting involved in a per...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 36 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 Dragongate’s Memorial Gate 2023 Week and Open The Voice Gate is here to talk all about it. They lead off the show discussing March 18th’s Wakayama special including the Open The Twin Gate championship with Kzy and Big Boss Shimizu defending the titles against the Father and Son team of Masaaki Mochizuki and Moch...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 36 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 biggest weekend in Dragongate’s 2023 is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about the finals of Rey de Parejas and Champion Gate 2023! They look at the Dream Gate scene and how Strong Machine J did on Dragongate’s Testing Ground. From there they talk about Jason Lee vs Minorita for the Brave ...
Mar 08, 2023•2 hr
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 almost March and full steam ahead for Dragongate as they enter their biggest week of the year! On this episode, Case and Mike talk about the closing stages of Rey de Parejas, including the Kobe (2/26) Art Center show as they look ahead to this weekend’s Champion Gate shows. They discuss Shun Skywalker’s surprisi...
Mar 01, 2023•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. Rey de Parejas is about to enter its final week, and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. Leading off this week, they touch on the Muto Retirement Show and the Dragongate participation on it. From there, Case takes Mike through the Rey de Parejas teams and their performances to this point, and scenarios ...
Feb 22, 2023•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. After a hot first week of Rey de Parejas, it’s time to take things down to a simmer in Kyoto and Okayama! Open The Voice Gate returns to have an important talk about Mike’s production equipment purchases, the Dragongate roster’s Bang choices, Ryu Fuda, Kyoto woes and one of the damnedest hot tags they’ve ever seen! O...
Feb 16, 2023•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 the first Rey de Parejas in 20 years and Open The Voice Gate returns to talk all about it. It’s a big day for Dragongate as clap rules have been lifted and Case and Mike are on the moon talking about how great the kickoff was in Korakuen (2/3) with the return of DoiYAMA versus the Double Dragons, Madoka Kikuta’s...
Feb 08, 2023•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. As Dragongate closes out their January schedule, Open The Voice Gate is back to talk about the world of Dragongate. Leading off, they audible into some AAA talk with SB KENTo & Takuma Fujiwara’s latest appearance with Takuma Nishikawa in tow. Big things are afoot with the announcement of the All Star Jr Festival ...
Jan 25, 2023•1 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. Dragongate’s first Tokyo appearances in 2023 are in the books and Voice Gate is back to talk about it! Leading off the show this week, Case and Mike lead off with a discussion of the Open The Dream Gate title match between Yuki Yoshioka, the result, and what the title picture looks like after that. Then they discuss ...
Jan 18, 2023•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. Dragongate has kicked off their 2023 and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk about the first weekend of their year! Leading off the show, Case and Mike discuss the recently released FSM 50 and Dragongate’s strong appearance this year. From there, they discuss the season openers in Osaka (1/7) and Kyoto (1/8), clap cr...
Jan 11, 2023•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 award time for Open The Voice Gate! With Dragongate on winter holiday, Case and Mike are here to present the 2022 Ulty Awards! Before they get to that, they discuss the Flagship Podcast’s Japan Free Agent News, noise crowds in Osaka, and Case has a very special quiz for Mike. Then it’s award time. Join Open The ...
Jan 04, 2023•2 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. Open The Voice Gate finishes out 2022 with Dragongate’s final two shows of the year! Leading off the show, Case and Mike discuss The Final Gate 2022, the Christmas Day spectacular with Yuki Yoshioka defending the Dream Gate against the resurgent Ben-K and Shingo Takagi’s first match in the company in over four years!...
Dec 30, 2022•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. As Dragongate steamrolls their way towards The Final Gate and the end of 2022, Open the Voice Gate is back discussing their final Korakuen Hall (12/16) show of the year with Kzy vs Shun Skywalker as well as The Gate of Origin (12/18) with an excellent Twin Gate defense between Kzy and Big Boss Shimizu against YAMATO ...
Dec 21, 2022•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. With two weeks left in Dragongate’s 2022 schedule, Open The Voice Gate is back on the road to The Final Gate 2022! This week, Case and Mike review an excellent Kyoto farewell (12/10) with an exception D’Courage vs Naruki Doi & Eita tag match and a newsworthy rare Nagoya show (12/11) with business notes on the hee...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 59 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 huge week in the Dragon System and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. Leading off the show, they discuss the Hokkaido trip (12/2 - 12/4). Case and Mike talk about the title matches in Hokkaido, the magic of these trips, and why these trips matter for Dragongate. From there, they discuss the...
Dec 08, 2022•2 hr 9 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 from their holiday to talk about the world of Dragongate including their holiday in Okinawa! Leading off, Case and Mike discuss a very fun weekend in Okinawa with our friends at Ryukyu Dragon Pro Wrestling including the man the mystery K-Jax. After that, they discuss the latest in #DGinUSA...
Nov 30, 2022•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. Open The Voice Gate returns first to have an Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame talk up top. Mike walks Case through his would-be ballot and they have a conversation on why some of the best Dragon System candidates have never been on the ballot. From there they discuss the Pro Wrestling NOAH “Global Dream” show (11/11) ...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 48 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’s November Korakuen Hall (11/9) show with the big 3-way 6-man main event of Z-Brats vs Gold Class vs Natural Vibes and the next Dream Gate match being made. From there, they discuss tomorrow’s (11/11) NOAH Global Dream show with Dragongate participation and then with ...
Nov 11, 2022•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. With The Gate of Destiny 2022 in the books, Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. Case and Mike give their big thoughts on Dragongate’s biggest show of the Fall and then spend the remainder of the near two hour episode discussing everything that happened this morning. They discuss the Dream Gate picture c...
Nov 07, 2022•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. This Sunday is The Gate of Destiny 2022, and Open The Voice Gate are here to talk all about it. Before Case and Mike get to their preview of one of Dragongate’s biggest shows of the year, they discuss the new YouTube uploads, including the first allowed cheering crowd in the company since March 2020 and the last batc...
Nov 03, 2022•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. OTVG returns as Dragongate closes out their October. Leading off the program this week, Case and Mike talk about the Acros Fukuoka Doubleheader (10/23). They touch on two shows that definitely happened in one day, including Dragon Dia’s scary moment, Minorita’s 1st Anniversary, Eita, What’s up with the Shiiba Family?...
Oct 26, 2022•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. As Dragongate gets closer and closer to Gate of Destiny on November 6th, Open The Voice Gate returns to talk about a big week in the promotion. Case and Mike lead off the week discussing the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and the Dragon System candidates. Then they go into DGinUSA to discuss YAMATO’s trip...
Oct 19, 2022•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. It was a big week in the Dragon System, so Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. Case and Mike lead off this week discussing 10/6’s Korakuen Hall show, including the next stage in the Natural Vibes and Z-Brats feud and Yoshioka vs YAMATO. They then breeze through 10/8’s Kyoto show with a Match of the Year...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 56 min