Open the Voice Gate
322 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThe woefully undercovered #2 promotion in Japan now has its own podcast here at Voices of Wrestling! Open the Voice Gate is dedicated to bringing you non stop coverage of everything Dragon Gate, including show reviews & previews as well as discussion of Dragon Gate's rich history.
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Episodes
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 37 - Freedom Fight 2012
December 14, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBWelcome 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. It’s the final show of 2012 on episode 37, as Case and Mike review Freedom Fight 2012 from 11/4/2012 at the NYWC Sportatorium in Deer Park, New York Before getting into today’s episode, Case and Mike talk about the insane Fall of 2012 that the wrestling industry experienced, including D...
Open The Voice Gate - Fantastic Gate (12/2-12/8) Review!
December 10, 2020 19:21 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBWelcome 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. If November 2020 was the biggest month in recent Dragon System history, then the first week of December was the busiest, as Case and Mike breakdown and review Dragongate’s 12/2 Korauken show, the tripleheader in Sapporo from 12/4 to 12/6, and the home base show from Kobe Sambo Hall on 12/8. Huge things are afoot...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 36 - Uprising 2012
December 07, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBWelcome 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. It’s the penultimate show of 2012 on episode 36, as Case and Mike review Uprising 2012 from 11/3/2012 at the Flyers Skate Zone in Vorhees, New Jersey. Before getting into today’s episode, Case and Mike go over the events in Dragon Gate of this fall and winter, including the return of M...
Open the Voice Gate - The Gate of Origin Review and 12/2 Korakuen Preview
December 03, 2020 15:25 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBWelcome 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. Podcast note: We recorded this on December 1st, so this was before Korakuen happened and all the shows that were announced for Hokkaido on the 4th-6th. Case and Mike are back to review the last B-Level major show of the Dragongate year, Gate of Origin from Sendai from 11/28, and give a preview for the Korakuen ...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 35 - Fearless 2012
November 30, 2020 16:50 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBWelcome 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. It’s already time to bid adieu to 2012, as DGUSA is in the Northeast for their last weekend of the year. Episode 35 covers Fearless 2012 from the Everett Rec Center in Everett, Massachusetts on 11/2/2012. Before getting into today’s episode, Case and Mike go over the events in the WWN ...
Open the Voice Gate - Mini Gate of Origin Preview & Mailbag!
November 27, 2020 02:19 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBWelcome 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 mailbag edition of OTVG! When Case and Mike sat down to record, there wasn’t a full card for Gate of Origin, so they preview the Twin and Triangle Gate matches that were announced. After that, they took listener questions ranging from Dragon Kid & BXB Hulk’s top matches to Anthony W. Mori to best ...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 34 - Enter the Dragon 2012
November 23, 2020 19:38 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBWelcome 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. It’s time to say farewell to one of DGUSA’s most hallowed venues.The Midwest farewell to DGUSA, Enter the Dragon 2012: Third Anniversary Celebration is the topic of this week’s Rewind and Rewatch from Congress Theater in Chicago on 7/26/2012. Before getting into DGUSA, Case and Mike tal...
Open the Voice Gate: Kobe World Pro-Wrestling Festival 2020 Review!!
November 18, 2020 17:42 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBWelcome 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. Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival has come and passed and OTVG is here to talk all about it. Case and Mike take the whole episode to review the Dragon System’s 21st show at Kobe World Kinen Hall. From the Open the Dream Gate main event to the official announcement of Masato Yoshino’s retirement to the Dragon Royal, t...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 33 - Untouchable 2012
November 16, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBWelcome 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. It is time for the last Midwest trip of DGUSA’s existence as review Untouchable 2012 from Taylor, Michigan at the Gibraltar Trade Center on 7/28/2012! Before we get into the show, we talk about the busy time EVOLVE had in the lead up to this DGUSA weekend, including an EVOLUTION’S END m...
Open the Voice Gate: Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2020 PREVIEW!!!
November 12, 2020 14:05 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBWelcome 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 month in Dragongate history brings us to the biggest show on DG’s calendar: It’s time to preview Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2020! Before Case and Mike get into that, they zoom through the 11/5 Korakuen Hall and 11/7 Kyoto KBS Hall shows, touching on the reveal of Boku R Shimizu, SB KENTo and the in...
Open the Voice Gate: Rewind and Rewatch 32 - Mercury Rising 2012
November 09, 2020 18:15 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBWelcome 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. It’s time to close out Mania Weekend 2012 with Mercury Rising 2012 from the Deauville Resort on Miami Beach on 3/31/2012. Johnny Gargano finally makes his first defense of the Open the Freedom Gate title on a DGUSA show as he faces Masato Yoshino. The Six Man Tag returns as the Mad Blan...
Open the Voice Gate - The Gate of Destiny 2020 Review & The Return of Shun Skywalker!
November 04, 2020 18:12 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBWelcome 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 Destiny 2020 has come and went and Case and Mike are here to talk about it. Shun Skywalker made his major league GUY return and we have our Kobe World main event! As well, they break down every aspect of this show with the four title matches, a big turn and step forward for someone, an interesting vi...
Open the Voice Gate: Rewind and Rewatch 31 - Open the Ultimate Gate 2012 w/ Alan4L!
November 02, 2020 16:30 - 2 hours - 134 MBWelcome 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 - Rewind and Rewatch, Case and Mike are joined by Alan4L (https://twitter.com/alan4l) to talk all about Open the Ultimate Gate 2012 from The Deauville Resort in Miami Beach on 3/30/2012, a show that both Alan and Mike were at attendance...
Open the Voice Gate: The Gate of Destiny 2020 PREVIEW!
October 29, 2020 14:51 - 1 hour - 70 MBWelcome 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 time for the most eventful month of shows in Dragon System history and OTVG is back to kick things off with their big The Gate of Destiny 2020 preview! Case and Mike wrap up October in Dragongate by reviewing the 10/25 Naruki Doi 20th Anniversary Homecoming from Nara real quick and then spend over an hour ...
Open the Voice Gate: Rewind and Rewatch 30 - Heat 2012
October 26, 2020 15:48 - 1 hour - 84.8 MBWelcome 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. It is Mania Weekend 2012, and DGUSA is hitting South Florida with Heat 2012, from the German American Society Clubhouse in Hollywood, Florida, on 3/29/2012! The trademark match of the Dragon System, the 3-Way Six Man tag, makes its debut as well as Mad Blankey! Before we get to the sho...
Open the Voice Gate: The Gate of Victory (10/25) Review & Gate of Destiny Uploads Recommendations!
October 22, 2020 13:48 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBWelcome 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 second to the last stop before DG’s big November, and Case and Mike are back to talk all about it. Dragongate was back in their friendly confines of Kobe Sambo Hall on 10/17 with a show that started to build up Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival, finish the build for Gate of Destiny, and led to more ques...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 29 - Open the Golden Gate 2012
October 19, 2020 16:09 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBWelcome 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. 2012 in DGUSA begins with “Open the Golden Gate 2012” in Los Angeles at the Westin Airport Hotel on 1/27/2012 and Case and Mike are here to talk all about it! There’s some housecleaning that’s to be done first as they close out 2011 by talking about the Wrestling Observer Newsletter aw...
Open the Voice Gate - Gate of Victory Review and Sambo Hall Preview!
October 15, 2020 21:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBWelcome 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 calm before the month of November storm, as OTVG is back to review the 10/11 Kyoto show and preview 10/17 Sambo Hall. Kyoto features Dia Inferno’s in ring debut, the Class of 2020 in action and the final pieces falling into place for Gate of Destiny on 11/3. After that, Case and Mike preview this weeke...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind & Rewatch 28 - Freedom Fight 2011
October 13, 2020 13:30 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBWelcome 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 marathon that is DGUSA’s 2011 finally comes to a close on this episode with Freedom Fight 2011, from B.B. King’s Blues Bar and Grill in Manhattan, New York on 11/13/2011! Before Case and Mike get into the show, they take a look around at how the rest of the wrestling world ended 201...
Open the Voice Gate - Gate of Victory (9/4 & 9/7) Review! Dia Inferno Debuts & Demon Mask Reveal!
October 09, 2020 00:22 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBWelcome 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 busy week this week in Dragongate with a double header in Fukuoka and a huge Korakuen Hall show, and they’re back to talk about it. The Class of 2020 is moving up, and Case and Mike take some time to talk about the futures of Kento Kobune, Taketo Kamei and Madoka Kikuta. Team Boku is a thing and OTVG di...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 27 - Bushido 2001: Code of the Warrior
October 05, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBWelcome 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 final weekend for DGUSA’s 2011 stops by the former ECW Arena for Bushido 2011: Code of the Warrior on 11/12/2011 in Philadelphia! It’s DGUSA’s final show both at the Asylum Arena and in Philadelphia with two big title matches to send off their time in the most famous indie wrestling ...
Open the Voice Gate - Storm Gate (9/26) Wrap Up & Previewing Fukuoka and Korakuen!
October 01, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBWelcome 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. We finish off Storm Gate and September in Dragongate with a review of the 9/26 show from DG’s home base of Kobe Sambo Hall! It’s the redebut of Ryotsu Shimizu, KAI’s first match in R.E.D., the Dream Gate match at Gate of Destiny is made and Ultimo has a friend that he’s going to bring to that show as well as the...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 26 - Revolt 2011
September 28, 2020 18:31 - 1 hour - 87.5 MBWelcome 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. It’s FINALLY time for DGUSA’s last triple-shot of 2011 and it brings us to the Northeast for Revolt 2011 at the Wonderland Ballroom in Melrose, Massachusetts on 11/11/2011! Before they get into DGUSA, Case and Mike talk about Dragon Gate’s Fall of 2011, including Masaaki Mochizuki’s Dre...
Open the Voice Gate - Dangerous Gate 2020 (9/21) Review!
September 24, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBWelcome 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. We are left in the wake of Dragongate’s first big show of the year, Dangerous Gate 2020 from Tokyo Ota City Gymnasium on 9/21/2020, and we break down the show every way possible. Who came out as the loser of the Six Way Cage match, and how is it going to play into the rest of 2020? How is the title landscape aft...
Open the Voice Gate: Rewind and Rewatch 25 - Way of The Ronin 2011
September 21, 2020 18:09 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBWelcome 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. DGUSA is back in Milwaukee with Way of the Ronin 2011 on 9/11/2011 from the Miramar Theater with one of the more bizarre entries in the history of Dragon Gate USA. Before getting into the show, Case and Mike talk about other big events happening in the last summer and fall 2011, includi...
Open the Voice Gate - Storm Gate (9/12-13) Wrap Up & Dangerous Gate PREVIEW!!
September 17, 2020 16:59 - 1 hour - 90 MBWelcome 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 is finally here and OTVG is back to talk about the go-home shows in Osaka and preview DG’s biggest show so far this year. Case and Mike break down the doubleshot in Edion Arena #2 Osaka from 9/12 and 9/13 and then go deep talking about each match on Dragongate’s big show, Dangerous Gate, happening...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 24 - Untouchable 2011
September 14, 2020 15:05 - 1 hour - 82 MBWelcome 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. It’s the biggest show of DGUSA’s 2011 Midwest Weekend, as the company returns to the Congress Theater in Chicago, IL on 9/10/2011 for “Untouchable 2011!” Before we get into the show review, a ton of stuff has been happening in Japan that we need to catch up on. Although it was talked ab...
Open the Voice Gate - Korakuen and the Road to Dangerous Gate!
September 11, 2020 22:25 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBWelcome 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 episode looks at this week’s big Korakuen show for DG where the final card for the upcoming Dangerous Gate show came into place with a trios match deciding the final cage match entry order, more Yellow Demon Mask intrigue, Toryumon Legends vs the Class of 2020 and more! After that, Case and Mike talk...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 23 - Chasing the Dragon
September 07, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBWelcome 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. It’s Dragon Gate USA’s first weekend in the Midwest in 2011 and it’s time to go into Lowe Territory as Case and Mike cover “Chasing the Dragon” from Indianapolis, Indiana at the Salvation Army Community Center on 9/9/2011. Before we get to that, there’s landmark events occurring in Drago...
Open the Voice Gate: Gate of Adventure Finale, Looking Ahead & Shun and Yoshioka on Excursion!
September 03, 2020 15:37 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBWelcome 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 eight shows, August is over, the Gate of Adventure has concluded, and we are now full speed ahead to Ota City Gymnasium and Dangerous Gate! This week’s episode has Case and Mike review the August 30th Kobe Sambo Hall show, preview the upcoming shows in Okinawa and the big go home show at Korakuen Hall on S...
Open the Voice Gate: Rewind and Rewatch 22 - Enter the Dragon 2011: Second Anniversary Celebration
August 31, 2020 13:52 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBWelcome 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. It's DGUSA's two year anniversary! Before ending the anniversary weekend with "DGUSA Enter the Dragon 2011 - Second Anniversary Celebration," Case and Mike talk about the big events of May and June 2011 including Jon Moxley reporting to FCW, and how indicative his class at WWE's developm...
Open the Voice Gate - Gate of Adventure (8/23/2020) Fukuoka Doubleshot Review!
August 27, 2020 18:59 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBWelcome 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 first appearance in Fukuoka since February, and Case and Mike are here to break it down. In the “mini Korakuen” venue of Acros Fukuoka DG had an afternoon/evening doubleshot on 8/23 featuring a Shuji Kondo singles match, a Kyushu Pro invasion, Diamante being an absolute mad man, a Doctor Muscle...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 21 - Uprising 2011
August 24, 2020 14:30 - 1 hour - 99 MBWelcome 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 Second Anniversary has us roll into the NYWC Sportatorium for “Uprising 2011” on 6/4/2011, but before that, Case and Mike have to dip into Japan to catch everyone up to speed on what’s happening in Dragon Gate. It’s Dead or Alive and King of Gate time for DG in 2011, with a ton of tu...
Open the Voice Gate - Gate of Adventure (8/15/2020) Review! The Class of 2020 vs Veterans!
August 20, 2020 17:04 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBWelcome 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. Let’s hear it for the kids! This week’s update reviews the Gate of Adventure stop in DG’s home arena, Kobe Sambo Hall from 8/15/2020, takes a look at this week’s doubleheader in Acros Fukuoka on 8/23/2020, and looks ahead to November, and the insane month Dragongate will have with now the postponed Kobe Pro Wres...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 20 - Fearless 2011
August 17, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBWelcome 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. It’s the 2nd Anniversary triple-shot weekend, and it kicks off on 6/3/2011 in Revere, Massachusetts at the Wonderland Ballroom with Fearless 2011. Before the show, we step into the timeline to talk about the DGUSA events post-Wrestlemania 2011 leading up to this weekend of shows. A note ...
Open the Voice Gate - Gate of Adventure (8/8-8/12/2020) Reviews!
August 14, 2020 18:05 - 2 hours - 115 MBWelcome 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. Just a heads up: Case and I had a bunch of internet gremlins get a hold of this recording, and I had to use a low quality capture and piece it together. Apologies for the sound quality (Case is louder, I'm soft and rode levels). Will be fixed next week. - Mike On this week’s update, Case and Mike talk about the...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 19 - Open the Ultimate Gate 2011
August 10, 2020 18:05 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBWelcome 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. It is time to close out Wrestlemania Weekend 2011 with Open the Ultimate Gate 2011 from Atlanta's Presidental Ballroom on 4/3/2011. After a short timeline to catch everyone up to speed and to see how much Mike remembers of this Wrestlemania, the pair sit down and review the final show in...
Open the Voice Gate: Memorial Gate in 2020 Review & Gate of Adventure Preview!
August 06, 2020 13:32 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBWelcome 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. Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2020 has come and gone, and we are now in the era of "El Numero Uno" Eita as Open the Dream Gate Champion! This OTVG Weekly Update starts off with discussing the big title change as Eita defeated Naruki Doi on 8/2/2020. Case and Mike talk about the career defining victory of Eita, what ...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 18 - Mercury Rising 2011 w/ Joey Bay!
August 03, 2020 15:26 - 1 hour - 98.4 MBWelcome 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. DGUSA is finally in Atlanta, and it's time for their second Wrestlemania Weekend! To help us out in reviewing the first ever WWNLive iPPV, friend of the show Joey Bay (https://twitter.com/joey_bay) stops by to talk about how it was like watching Mercury Rising 2011 from Atlanta's Preside...
Open the Voice Gate - Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2020 Preview!
July 30, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBWelcome 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 first Big Match of 2020! This episode of OTVG has Case and Mike quickly review the last taped show of July, Kobe Sambo Hall, then they get into a Memorial Gate in Wakayama 2020 preview! The gang goes through each match on offer for August 2nd's big show, give their thoughts and their prediction...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 17 - Open the Southern Gate
July 27, 2020 06:20 - 1 hour - 102 MBWelcome 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. It’s almost Wrestlemania 2011 time, but before DGUSA hit Atlanta, they make a stop in Mike Spears territory in Burlington, NC at the Mid-Atlantic Sportatorium on 4/1/2011 for “Open the Southern Gate!” Before Case and Mike get into the first show of the Mania Weekend Triple Shot, they ta...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 16 - United: Finale
July 20, 2020 13:45 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBWelcome 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 first ever Open the United Gate Champions are decided as DGUSA ends their first tripleshot at the ACE Arena in Union City, NJ for United: Finale on 1/30/2011. Before we get into that, we cover the 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards and the Dragon System representatives and...
Open the Voice Gate - Hopeful Gate in Osaka and Tokyo!
July 18, 2020 00:15 - 1 hour - 100 MBWelcome 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 week two for DG in front of crowds, and Case and Mike cover the July 12th show from Osaka and the return to Korakuen Hall on July 15th for the first Tokyo show for Dragongate since February. They talk all about the continued ascent of Kota Minoura, the fantastic return of Shuji Kondo, the build to Memorial G...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 15 - United: Philly
July 13, 2020 17:16 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBWelcome 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 episode of Rewind and Rewatch covers United: Philly, from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on 1/292/2011. Before we get into the show itself, Case and Mike breakdown what all was going on in the US Indie scene in late 2010 and early 2011, including our first (and maybe last) ever look...
Open the Voice Gate - Hopeful Gate in Kyoto
July 09, 2020 19:22 - 1 hour - 85 MBWelcome 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 in front of a crowd and Case and Mike are here to talk about the two Kyoto KBS Hall shows from 7/4 and 7/5. The official reveal of Shuji Kondo as “X,” the elevation of Kota Minoura, and the ongoing storyline of Kaito Ishida and Keisuke Okuda are major topics of discussion for the two over this ...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 14 - United: NYC
July 06, 2020 16:19 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBWelcome 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 episode of Rewind and Rewatch covers the first DGUSA show of 2011, United: NYC, from B.B. King’s Bar and Grill in New York City on 1/28/2011. It’s time to figure out who will be the first DGUSA Open the United Gate Champions, and that brings us to DGUSA’s debut in New York City. Bef...
Open the Voice Gate: The End of Rainbow Gate and Hopeful Gate Preview!
July 02, 2020 16:42 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBWelcome 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 finally here! The first set of Dragongate shows in front of live crowds are coming up on 07/04 & 07/05, but before that, we gotta wrap up Lapis Hall. Case and Mike breakdown the final set of empty arena matches from 6/27 and 6/28, talk about the stylistic change that’s going on with the newer generation of w...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 13 - Freedom Fight 2010
June 29, 2020 15:23 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBWelcome 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. Note: This show was recorded on 6/16/2020. There’s a quick foreword talking current events before getting into the show itself. This episode of Rewind and Rewatch covers the last DGUSA show of 2010, Freedom Fight, from the Rahway Rec Center in Rahway, New Jersey on 10/30/2010. Well, aft...
Open the Voice Gate - Open the Brave Gate title match review, Rainbow Gate & Hopeful Gate
June 25, 2020 20:03 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBWelcome 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 empty arena era of DG is coming to a close, but before that we have the second to the last weekend of Rainbow Gate matches. This week, Case and Mike review the matches from 6/20 and 6/21, including Dragongate’s best empty arena match so far and a very surprising tag match. After that, they look ahead to the o...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 12 - Bushido: Code of the Warrior
June 22, 2020 16:19 - 1 hour - 99.6 MBWelcome 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, they look at “Bushido: Code of the Warrior” from 10/29/2010 in Fall River, Massachusetts at the Police Athletic League Hall. Before tackling DGUSA’s iPPV debut, they run through the events leading up to this show, including the disappearance of Chikara Sekigun from DGUSA, the ...