Open the Voice Gate
318 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 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 - King of Gate 2020 Block Finals Update!
June 04, 2020 11:13 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBWelcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with your King of Gate Update. Each week during King of Gate, Case and Mike will have a shorter episode breaking down the recent tournament matches, and looking ahead to the future matchups. On this third episode, they talk about the Block Finals, U-T Return Match from May 30th and 31st, as well as preview the final four people in King of Gate going into its last week...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 9 - Enter the Dragon 2010
June 01, 2020 13:34 - 2 hours - 115 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 covers Enter the Dragon 2010, Dragon Gate USA’s 1st Year anniversary on July 24, 2010 at the The Arena in Philadelphia. It’s an incredibly stacked show with sudden return of Bryan Danielson to DGUSA as he took on Shingo Takagi along with the blowoff for Kamikaze USA vs Chika...
Open the Voice Gate - King of Gate 2020 Second Round Update!
May 28, 2020 14:40 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBWelcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with your King of Gate Update. Each week during King of Gate, Case and Mike will have a shorter episode breaking down the recent tournament matches, and looking ahead to the future matchups. On this second episode, they talk about the second round matchups that aired on Dragongate Network on May 22nd, 23rd, & 24th, and talk about the disparately in match quality in ea...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 8 - Uprising 2010
May 26, 2020 16:39 - 1 hour - 87.7 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. This episode covers Uprising, from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on May 8, 2010 at the International Centre. It’s time for the North American complexion of DGUSA to start to change as DGUSA ends their only Canadian tour with BxB Hulk defending the Open the Freedom Gate title against his ...
Open the Voice Gate - King of Gate 2020 First Round Update!
May 21, 2020 12:43 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBWelcome back to Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with your King of Gate Update. Each week during King of Gate, Case and Mike will have a shorter episode breaking down the recent tournament matches, and looking ahead to the future matchups. On this first episode, they talk about the first round matchups that aired on Dragongate Network on May 15, 16 & 17th, and discuss the positives and the negatives about them doing...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 7 - Open the Northern Gate
May 18, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 94 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 covers Open the Northern Gate, from Windsor, Ontario, Canada on May 7, 2010 at the Windsor Armoury. As Dragon Gate USA refused to treat this disappointing sojourn as a B-Show, OTVG refuses to as well as Case and Mike broke down the news and events between Mania Weekend 2010 ...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 6 - Mercury Rising 2010
May 12, 2020 13:05 - 1 hour - 83.7 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. This episode covers night two of DGUSA’s first Wrestlemania Weekend of shows in 2010 from Phoenix, Arizona, as on 3/27/2010 they held Mercury Rising 2010. It’s time for the “Dragon Gate 6 Man Tradition!” On this episode, Case and Mike talk about the DGUSA farewells for several wrestlers,...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 5 - Open the Ultimate Gate 2010
May 04, 2020 18:50 - 1 hour - 103 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 go to Phoenix for DGUSA’s Wrestlemania 2010 weekend of shows and Open the Ultimate Gate 2010 on March 26th, 2010 from Celebrity Theater. But that’s not all we need to do, first it’s time to bring the Ballad of Davey Richards to a close and provide the most in-depth look in...
Open the Voice Gate - In Conversation with Dragon Gate Jae
April 29, 2020 15:40 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBIt’s time for a very special edition of Open the Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are joined by Jae (https://twitter.com/DragonGateEN & https://twitter.com/dg_jae) in a conversation talking all things Dragongate. The topics vary from native fans thoughts on the new generation of wrestlers, the vintage footage on the Dragongate Network, how it was to be in Korakuen Hall for the Toryumon Reunion, and the state of Japanese wrestling ove...
Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch 4 - Fearless 2010
April 27, 2020 14:01 - 1 hour - 82.3 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. Welcome to 2010 in our retrospective series where Case and Mike review DGUSA’s Fearless 2010 show from the Congress Theater in Chicago on January 23rd, 2010. But before that, there’s a ton of timeline news and notes between both happenings in Dragongate Japan and USA with Davey Richards’...
Open the Voice Gate: Rewind and Rewatch 3 - Open the Freedom Gate
April 20, 2020 15:11 - 1 hour - 83.4 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. In this third show, Case and Mike review “Open the Untouchable Gate” from Chicago on November 28th, 2009. In order to do so, they catch up everyone with what was going on at that time with Dragongate and DGUSA, then break down the show. It’s time for Dragon Gate USA to crown their first ...
Open the Voice Gate: Rewind and Rewatch 2 - Open the Untouchable Gate
April 13, 2020 15:49 - 1 hour - 88.6 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. In this second show, Case and Mike review “Open the Untouchable Gate” from Chicago on September 6th, 2009. In order to do so, they catch up everyone with what was going on at that time with Dragongate and DGUSA, then break down the show. Davey Richards makes his first appearance in DGUSA...
Open the Voice Gate - Gate of Passion Empty Arena Edition
April 09, 2020 12:30 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) talk about the comings and goings in Dragongate. This episode they review the 4/4 Gate of Passion Empty Arena show, talk about what the future might look like for Dragongate in this era, and then breakdown all of the must watch matches on the Dragongate Network right now as all of the Kobe World/Anniversario shows are available until the 13th! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, offers ...
Open the Voice Gate: Rewind and Rewatch 1 - Open the Historical Gate
March 31, 2020 14:47 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBWelcome to a new series on Open the Voice Gate, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. Starting with this episode, then going biweekly until the promotion gets back going again, Case and Mike are covering each show in the history of DGUSA! In this first episode, they go back to 2009 to discuss the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Show of the Year: Open the Historical Gate from July 25t...
Open the Voice Gate - Open the Empty Arena Gate
March 25, 2020 14:42 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) talk about the Glorious Gate Kobe Sambo Hall show that aired live on YouTube for free: https://youtu.be/eo8B5qfqzHU So they talk all about the first Dragongate show in three weeks. Topics very from how they geared this show for an empty arena, Ben-K now four months out of losing the title, Yoshino’s retirement road, and the rise of Dragon Dia. A fun show about a fun show! Our podcas...
Open the Voice Gate - Champion (Gate) Edition
March 10, 2020 15:53 - 1 hour - 107 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) talk about Champion Gate weekend, the last Dragongate shows before the Coronavirus hiatus. The two give dollops of love towards the Dream Gate match including a conversation where they try to figure out where Susumu Yokosuka sits amongst all time great wrestlers. As well, they talk about everything that went on during a weird weekend of Dragongate including all the title matches and w...
Open The Voice Gate - The Generational War Begins!
January 21, 2020 22:07 - 1 hour - 157 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back with their first show of 2020! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) talk about the first big week of Dragon Gate’s year including great house shows in Kyoto and Osaka that concluded with a January Korakuen that set the stage for DG’s big generational three-way war of 2020! As well, Case and Mike talk about the controversy about Masaaki Mochizuki as all time great wrestler in their 50s, the upcoming Toryumon Show, the rema...
Open the Voice Gate - BEST OF THE DECADE!
December 30, 2019 01:30 - 1 hour - 134 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back with their big BEST OF THE DECADE episode to close out 2019 and the 2010s! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) reminisce about the last ten transformative years as they talk about their favorite wrestlers, tag teams, units, matches and shows of the 2010s and talk about broader Dragon System topics about the company. To finish off the show, they ponder what might 2029 look like for Dragon Gate and what will be the biggest...
Open the Voice Gate - Demon Masks and Doi!
December 18, 2019 10:27 - 1 hour - 144 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back to talk about December in Dragon Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) review the 12/4 Tokyo Korakuen Hall show with a match that would be loved if it was on NWA Powerrr and a huge turn and then talk about the earth-shattering 12/15 The Final Gate show where the entire title landscape of Dragon Gate changed. After that, they preview DG’s 2019 Tokyo Farewell that takes place on 12/18 and touch on Shun Skywalker in Mex...
Open the Voice Gate - The True Era Change Has Happened, We Promise!
November 10, 2019 15:22 - 1 hour - 111 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back to talk about how October is shaping up for Dragon Gate and the Dragon System at large! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) review the two big Dragon Gate shows that kicked off November in Gate of Destiny and the Gate of Victory show from Korakuen Hall. They touch on what they think the direction of the company is, how the true era has launched, and talk about how Dragon Gate is going to end 2019. Our podcast provider, ...
Open the Voice Gate: The Ultimo Show
October 11, 2019 21:11 - 1 hour - 123 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back to talk about how October is shaping up for Dragon Gate and the Dragon System at large! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) review the huge Gate of Victory Korakuen show that includes a definitely global Match of the Year Contender with Ben-K making his second Dream Gate defense against Masaaki Mochizuki. After that, they talk about their misgivings of being in the “Ultimo Show,” and the big twists and turns with RED. A...
Open the Voice Gate - A Weird and Dangerous Gate
August 29, 2019 09:26 - 1 hour - 171 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back to talk about about Dangerous Gate and preview the first half of September’s live shows for Dragon Gate! Case (@_inyourcase) and Mike (@fujiiheya) break down what was a very good, but very very weird feeling Tokyo Big Show offering which involved Ben-K’s first Open the Dream Gate title defense, an incredible No Disqualification Twin Gate match, and a bunch of other very weird but good shows. After that, they preview Gate of Origin and DG’s monthly Korakuen shows...
45: Open The Voice Gate: You Won't Like It When Genki's Angry...
August 21, 2019 02:45 - 2 hours - 116 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back to talk about the August lead to Dragon Gate's big shows in Tokyo and Sendai. Case (http://www.twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (http://twitter.com/fujiiheya) touch on the first shows in the Ben-K era, talk about the new gaijin making their DG appearance, the incredible main event at Korakuen and semi-main event in Kobe, and preview Dangerous Gate on 8/24 and Gate of Origin on 9/1. Closing out the show, the pair talk about the Toryumon upload for this month on D...
44: Open The Voice Gate: Happy 20th Anniversary Dragon System!
July 30, 2019 02:14 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBAfter a bit of a hiatus, Open the Voice Gate is back to talk about the 20th Anniversary of the Dragon System in this year's Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival. Case (https://twitter.com/_InYourCase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) give their big picture thoughts on potentially the best show in Dragon System history with their opinion of the coronation of Ben-K, the return of Ultimo Dragon, the first go of English Commentary, and other big moments of Dragon Gate's annual show at Kobe Kinen H...
43: Open The Voice Gate #42: Three Nights in Sapporo
June 03, 2019 21:16 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBOTVG is back taking a look at the last televised block shows of King of Gate from Hokkaido! Mike breaks down the shows of May 24th through 26th, talks about an unfortunate injury and a surprising weekend MVP as televised group play ends for this year's tournament. After that, he looks at who advanced out of each block, upcoming wrestlers coming into Dragon Gate, and previews the June 6th Korakuen show, that includes the King of Gate semifinals along with a surprising return to Dragon Gate! A ...
42: Open The Voice Gate #41: Big R Shimizu's Pleather JNCOs
May 18, 2019 19:24 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBOTVG is back taking a look at the first week of King of Gate 2019 in Dragon Gate! Mike has his reviews of the big kickoff show in Korakuen and a return to form in two strong shows in Osaka and Kobe. After that, he takes some time to actually review some PRIME ZONE as DG's studio show had a match worth seeking out in U-T versus Super Shisa, he looks at where King of Gate stands through its first week and looks ahead to the upcoming triple shot in Hokkaido. A fun show as always! Episode art is...
41: Open The Voice Gate #40: Mochizuki Dojo Doesn't Play Fortnite
May 08, 2019 04:11 - 2 hours - 115 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back as Mike is joined by Case Lowe to talk about the exceptional DEAD or ALIVE show with big stakes as Dragon Gate is on the road to Kobe World. After that, the two take a prolonged look at the upcoming King of Gate tournament and give their guesses on who is going to advance in the tournament, and who is likely to win and go on to main event Kobe World. After that, they look at the upcoming week of shows, and take some time towards the end to extol the virtues of the ...
40: Open the Voice Gate #39: So Long Hakata Star Lanes!!
February 11, 2019 04:20 - 1 hour - 86.6 MBOTVG is back taking a look at the end of January and first half of February. Mike has his review of the Kobe Sambo Hall double header, the best Korakuen Hall show in recent memory, and the Dragon System's last show after almost 20 years in Hakata Star Lanes. What match almost made him go full five stars and is his current match of the year? You'll have to listen to find out (or go and watch PAC vs Kzy first and listen for his recap. Oops. it's PAC vs Kzy. Watch that match). Episode art is fr...
Open the Voice Gate #38: Open The New Year Cast
January 18, 2019 05:11 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBOTVG is back with a huge opening week of Dragon Gate's 2019\. Mike has his review of the first three shows of the year in Kyoto, Osaka, and Korakuen Hall, with an incredible Rookie Ranking Tournament, the lead up to PAC's first Open the Dream Gate challenger being decided, and the first of Dragon Gate's 20th Anniversary Celebration Matches with Masaaki Mochizuki's 25th Anniversary Match against the returning Shuji Kondo! Finishing off the show, Mike talks about the Dragon Gate Network Awards ...
39: Open the Voice Gate #37: Final Gate and So Long 2018!
December 29, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBOTVG is back to finish up 2018 and has two great shows to review! Mike welcomes back OTVG alum Case Lowe (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) to talk about the awesome Final Gate 2018 show and the year end show at Kobe Sambo Hall. The two also talk about how well the year ended, the upcoming Rookie League, look ahead at potential Champion Gate matches, Wrestlemania weekend, and a look around Dragon System at large! Please follow and send mailbag questions to Open the Voice Gate on Twitter at: h...
38: Open the Voice Gate #36: The Bastard's Era
December 21, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 79 MBAfter a short seasonal break, OTVG is back to talk about the big Korakuen double header for Dragon Gate! Mike breaks down the December 4th show with two strong singles matches and the big Open the Dream Gate match along with the December 18th show with the 2018 return of the Doi Darts match. Wrapping up the show, Mike previews Final Gate, gives his prediction on the huge apuestas match, talks a little OWE, and looks forward to 2019\. A fun show like always! Thanks for listening and please su...
37: Open the Voice Gate #35: YAMATO's No Good, Very Bad, Korakuen
November 09, 2018 22:30 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBOTVG is back reviewing the excellent early November shows for Dragon Gate! Mike takes a look at one of the strongest big shows of the year, Gate of Destiny, and then reviews the Korakuen Hall show from a few days later. Finishing up a shorter episode, he takes some questions about the Dragon Gate Network, like is it worth it for newcomer fans? What's all on it? And then he finishes up the show talking about major touchstone moments in Dragon Gate, along with unit histories and Kota Ibushi's s...
36: Open the Voice Gate #34: Painting it R.E.D.
September 26, 2018 20:30 - 2 hours - 117 MBOTVG is back to take a look a the Dragon System from OWE/DG appearances in BOLA to September 24th's Dangerous Gate show. Mike starts off the show with his first Dragon System History segment, talking about the history of Dragon System excursions and oversea appearances. Then Drew Spears (https://twitter.com/drewspurs), joins him to give a live report on the Strong Hearts/Dragon Gate appearances at 2018's Battle of Los Angeles. Mike then gives his reaction and reviews Dragon Gate's current Big...
35: Open the Voice Gate #33: The Gathering of Fujii-los
September 13, 2018 15:23 - 2 hours - 116 MBOTVG returns with a review of early September shows including Korakuen and the first ever Gate of Origin! Case Lowe (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) joins Mike to talk about a fun Tokyo show and a lopsided debut in Sendai, along with an update on the OWE/Strong Hearts guys in Wrestle-1, and they talk about the impending departure, and career, of Shingo Takagi. Case's September 6th Korakuen review can be found at: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2018/09/07/dragon-gate-crown-gate-september...
34: Open the Voice Gate #32: Kobe World 2018 Therapy with Shingo Soprano
July 24, 2018 23:56 - 1 hour - 99.6 MBOTVG is back with a recap and review of 2018's Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival! Mike welcomes back OTVG alum Case Lowe ([https://twitter.com/_inyourcase](https://twitter.com/_inyourcase)) to talk about the weird feeling flagship show and the state of Dragon Gate of 2018\. Come for the review of the incredible Twin Gate match of Big Ben versus YAMATO & BxB Hulk, stay for an impromptu therapy session about what is going right and what is going wrong in Dragon Gate over the past 18 months. P...
33: Open the Voice Gate #31: Bending Pans for No Reason
May 11, 2018 00:04 - 2 hours - 117 MBMilo and Mike are back with a brand new Open the Voice Gate, and boy has stuff gone down in Dragon Gate. They discuss the big news about President Okamura's retirement and its link to the new Dragon Gate Inc and Dragon Gate Entertainment companies and how Oriental Wrestling Entertainment along with CIMA, T-Hawk, El Lindaman and Takehiro Yamamura play into the situation. After that, Milo and Mike break down the big week of shows including the Natural Vibes debut, an interesting Dead or Alive e...
32: Open the Voice Gate #30: Farewell Kotoka
April 17, 2018 23:18 - 2 hours - 117 MBMuch like "brother" YASSHI's random breaks where he shows up randomly to join an unit, Open the Voice Gate is back to talk all about that has happened in March and April in Dragon Gate! Milo and Mike break down Champion Gate, discuss the retirement and career of Kotoka, talk in depth, and reveal some new news, about the ongoing rumor mill about DG, Oriental Wrestling Entertainment and CIMA, look ahead to a very exciting Dead or Alive card and the upcoming King of Gate tournament. Milo and Mik...
31: Open the Voice Gate #29: Picking Your MaxiMuM Sons up After Practice
February 27, 2018 18:32 - 2 hours - 117 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back in 2018, and John has left Mike and Milo home alone! Between talks about Kyoto and a tangent about Idol culture and how it relates to Lucha Libre training practices, the pair break down everything that has happened in Dragon Gate so far in 2018! They start with the January Korakuen, and breakdown the international debuts, the early comedy match of the year candidate, what's the deal with ANTIAS, and a whole lot about Kzy. Then it's the February Korakuen with the ...
30: Open the Voice Gate #28: Goodbye, 2017 (Year in Review & Awards!)
January 11, 2018 15:30 - 2 hours - 112 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back and it's time for our episode looking back at the year that was in 2017! It was a very up and down year for Dragon Gate, including some peaks and many valleys, and John, Milo, and Mike discuss them all with a comprehensive 2017 year in review, going month by month! Once that's over we turn to the OTVG awards. John & Mike had given their picks back on the Milo is Missing episode (#26), but Milo gets the chance to give his picks as well. And finally, we reveal all t...
29: Open the Voice Gate #27: Final Ga(y)te
December 31, 2017 17:30 - 1 hour - 102 MBOpen the Voice Gate returns for our final episode of 2017, and Milo is back to complete the trio! All three hosts break down the last two shows to make tape in 2017, the 12/20 Fan Appreciation Korakuen and the 12/23 Final Gate PPV! They break down every single match on both shows, including the Doi Darts 10-man tag and all the major title matches from Final Gate. Plus get bonus perspective from Milo who was there live, and Milo's friend Kaitlin (@starrfait on Twitter) who went to her very fir...
28: Open the Voice Gate #26: Milo is Missing
December 18, 2017 15:30 - 1 hour - 106 MBAfter a typically long layoff Open the Voice Gate (well, 2/3rds of it at least- no Milo this week, but he'll return soon!) is back to discuss all things Dragon Gate! But first, we talk about deathmatches in BJW, deathmatches in Brooklyn (that one of our hosts attended!), the joys of unfettered access to Japanese television, and more. Once we turn our attention to DG, our first topic concerns our 2017 OTVG Year-End Awards, which are still open for voting through January 7th and you can vote on...
27: Open the Voice Gate #25: 25?!
November 13, 2017 15:30 - 2 hours - 117 MBYes, Open the Voice Gate is back for our 25th episode, a milestone that literally none of us were even aware of as we recorded it (as you'll hear when we mention it approximately zero times). We celebrate it the only way we know how: by obliviously ignoring it and drudging on to talk all things Dragon Gate! John, Mike, and Milo talk the Gate of Destiny PPV, easily DG's best of the year, breaking everything down including the MOTYC main event between Mochizuki & Susumu, Ricochet's return to DG...
26: Open the Voice Gate #24: Dirty Kanda Feelings
October 15, 2017 17:00 - 2 hours - 116 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back for another episode, with a number of topics to discuss. First up is the 10/5 Farewell Jimmyz Gate Korakuen, as John, Milo, and Michael give their thoughts on all six matches and the card overall. Plus, given the big news of the show is a heel turn for Yasushi Kanda, the three of them break down Kanda's career to this point and specifically his long history as a heel in Toryumon/Dragon Gate. Next we preview the upcoming Gate of Destiny PPV from Osaka, with all five...
25: Open the Voice Gate #23: Jimmyz Tribute
September 27, 2017 14:30 - 2 hours - 112 MBThe OTVG crew is finally back to bring you their latest multinational episode, now featuring Milo on the other side of the world from Japan! John, Milo, and Mike come together to deliver one of their weirdest, most random episodes yet; in addition to DG topics, a ton of other stuff is covered, including (but not limited to): Milo grades Tokyo, Super Sentai & Kamen Rider, John's thoughts on the new Darren Aronofsky film mother!, John & Milo discuss their favorite & least favorite My Hero Acade...
24: Open the Voice Gate #22b: Full House Featuring Over Generation
August 11, 2017 01:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBOpen the Voice Gate is back for the second time in three days, as the Home Army of Milo and Michael give their thoughts on an astounding Korakuen Hall show! They breakdown the show and offer the televised perspective of the 5 Units Survival Race, as well as speculate on what might happen at September's Korakuen and Dangerous Gate. After that, Milo and Michael dip into the Open the Voice Gate mailbag and #openthefashiongate happens. Oh it happens. (Please pull up this tweet during #openthefash...
23: Open the Voice Gate #22: God Bless Screaming Fangirls
August 08, 2017 17:16 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBIt'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 atte...
22: Open the Voice Gate #21: Rant World 2017
July 31, 2017 15:00 - 2 hours - 114 MBYour 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...
21: Open the Voice Gate #20: 18 Months Later, Episode 20!!
July 16, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBWe 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!), ...
20: Open the Voice Gate #19: T-Hawk Therapy
June 25, 2017 23:26 - 2 hours - 116 MBWe 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 ani...
19: Open the Voice Gate: Episode 18 - Pitchers and Catchers
May 15, 2017 14:55 - 2 hours - 116 MBOpen 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 betw...