Open the Voice Gate

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.On this week’s episode of Open The Voice Gate, Case and Mike discuss Dragongate’s press release from 3/16 and how it relates to the CIMA and Magnum Tokyo talkshow from 2/28, the incendiary comments from the show, the situations of CIMA and Magnum, Takashi Okamura vs Toru Kido, Dragongate’s opacity as it relates to how it operates, the Dragon Dia situation, and everything surrounding this event, including translations from said talk show.Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective!Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) return to close out Michinoku Pro’s 1995! First we introduce Kato Kung Lee Sr as an active character before taking a jaunt to NWA New Jersey for Hakushi vs Sabu, wrap up 1995’s Michinoku Pro Tag League “Futari Tabi”, discuss the greatness of 1995 TAKA Michinoku, The Dream Chasers are fully online, Super J Cup Second Stage and closing the year in Delfin’s stomping grounds before an appearance on an FMW show!Footage Covered:9/25/95 - Michinoku Pro: https://youtu.be/Pj6R8hNIkAg11/18/95 - NWA New Jersey - Hakushi vs. Sabu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvJotVUgg7E11/23/95 - Michinoku Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3XBOPSGC2U&t=4s12/13/95 - WAR: Super J Cup 1995: https://vkvideo.ru/video-4499945_45623931412/14/95 - Michinoku Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_N_hm4MJCU&t=19s12/17/95 - Michinoku Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ymYiXZYh8k12/21/95 - FMW - Michinoku/Delfin/Fuji vs Sasuke/Hayabusa/Koji Nakagawa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQmd0cN1yTgOur podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on social media with @openvoicegate!.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 big March swing of two nights in Osaka and Korakuen (2/28, 3/1, 3/5) is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is back to take stock of the promotion. They have a wide-ranging discussion on top babyfaces through Dragon System history as a way to discuss the events including the Open The Brave Gate program between Ryoya Tanaka and Jason Lee, Psypatra vs Gajadokuro, bad Korakuen Hall shows, Tatsumi Fujinami makes an appearance and Kazuma Kimura’s big week!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 Big Show of the year, Uno Dos Tres! Dragongate - Dragon Festival is in the books, and it’s time to have a talk about the promotion coming out of the show. Mike and Case discuss the Dream Gate booking after Kikuta vs Yoshioka, the business of the show, What’s the Deal with Psypatra, and everything that went down in Fukuoka, look ahead at the sparsely announced week ahead and a lot more!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective!Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) return to discuss the first Fukumen Masked Man League/Fukumen World League over July and August of 1995! It’s a real maturation point for Michinoku Pro as they gather 10 masked men including Sasuke, Deflin, Naniwa and Dos Caras to decide who is the greatest Masked Man in the world while the loser unmasks! As well, the unearthed debut for Tiger Mask IV against the Great Sasuke and Hakushi’s adventures in the WWF!A full match listing of footage covered during this episode can be found at the show post on www.voicesofwrestling.com or in the Open The Voice Gate channel on the VOW Discord.Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on social media with @openvoicegate!.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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.On this episode, Open The Voice Gate poses the big question: Who Exactly Is The Best Multi-Man Wrestler of All Time? Case introduces a rubric for a long discussion about tag, trios and larger tag matches to lead a longer discussion on this topic. Then it’s time to preview Dragongate’s new major show “Uno Dos Tres!” coming up on Monday, the final discussion on Kikuta vs Yoshioka, the four title matches and the Psypatra/T200X vs Gajadokuro All Out War! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 have a collection of topics this week on Voice Gate. They review last weekend’s (2/7) show from Kobe Art Center including the Brave Gate contendership decider, Natural Vibes’ next appearance, and D’Courage vs Gajadokuro in the main event. Then they discuss some CIMA news with his new blogs discussing his side of his departure before revisiting two of the greatest Disbands matches in company history: 11/6/14 Millennials vs We Are Team Veteran and 2/4/16 Monster Express vs Dia.Hearts vs Verserk!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 a big first week of February for Dragongate in the books, Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it! With the Truth Gate Korakuen (2/5) along with Memorial Gate (2/1) behind us, it’s all steam ahead to Uno Dos Tres in a few week and it’s time to take stock of the Dream Gate situation, Gajadokuro’s Booking & All-Out-War, Natural Vibes Chapter Five and a whole lot more!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 iced-in while Case is on assignment, so it’s time to throw a pot on the stove and make some Dragon System Chili! Dragongate’s off this week, so Mike previews the Memorial Gate and Truth Gate shows (2/1, 2/4), looks for direction towards Uno Dos Tres, Gajadokuro Produce Sell Out, Monday Magic, GLEAT’s January, VOW MOTY and a project tracking wrestling prospects!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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.Fresh off of Dragongate’s first-ever Sunday afternoon show at Korakuen Hall (1/18), Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about their first Tokyo show of the year! They discuss the big events coming out of BIG BOSS Shimizu and Kzy, the Dream Gate picture with 2026’s first title match being set, the joy of MocchyFujii vs ISHIN/Kato for the All Asia Tag Titles and a whole lot more!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 back for 2026! Case and Mike lead off talking about the return of BIG BOSS Shimizu, including his turn, series of matches against Natural Vibes, and body transformation. As well they discuss highlights from Dragongate’s big first week of shows in 2026 including Kobe (1/8-9), Nagoya (1/10 x2) and Osaka (1/11) including U-T’s homecoming in a new venue, Ryoya Tanaka vs Riiita for the Brave Gate, DG returning to Vegas for Mania weekend, the direction for Fukuoka in February, Marcus Mathers’ DG Japan debut, Sunday’s Korakuen preview and more! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 final Voice Gate of 2025 and time for the Ulty Awards! On this episode, Mike and Case discuss the year-end shows in Kobe (12/27-28) including an incredible series of Triangle Gate matches before finishing the show with the Ulty Awards including MVP, Most Outstanding, Best Unit and they give their top ten Dragongate matches of 2025!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) return to discuss the spring of 1995 and early summer in Michinoku Pro where a lot of things are afoot including: The Bridge of Dreams Show, Sasuke finally takes Mexico (and a discussion of what led to the Mexican Industry cratering in 95), and Michinoku finds themselves in positions in May (5/14) and June (6/17) where unexpected stars form as Masato Yakushiji and Naohiro Hoshikawa have breakout performances and who is this Triton guy!?A full match listing of footage covered during this episode can be found at the show post on www.voicesofwrestling.com or in the Open The Voice Gate channel on the VOW Discord.Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on social media with @openvoicegate!.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 concluded their 2025 calendar in Tokyo this week (12/16) and Open The Voice Gate is here to give their thoughts on the show, Kikuta vs Valletta for the Dream Gate, JackyRiiita knock it out the park again, ToSpo awards, Dragongate in 2025, and a whole lot more!Case’s interview with MVP can be found at https://youtu.be/IZMENWh47tw?si=iU7J9TXZleg7vRxZ Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 back solo with a look at Dragongate’s busiest week of the year - the Okinawa and Hokkaido week. He discusses the end of King of Gate 2025, its winner and the 12/3 Korakuen Hall show along with the three days in Sapporo (12/5-7) kicking off the Triangle Gate League!Case’s article on Gianni Valletta can be read at: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2025/12/08/gianni-vallettas-improbable-journey-to-dragongates-king-of-gate-2025/  Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back with an update on the comings and goings of Dragongate.It’s a special early week episode covering the entirety of King of Gate 2025 to date to prepare everyone for the semifinals & finals on 12/3 in Korakuen Hall! Case and Mike talk about the injury issues, the final four in the tournament, who is their wrestler of the tournament and how they expect the KOG winner to influence the Dream Gate picture! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective!Welcome to 1995! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) lead off this edition of Those Days putting a bow on Michinoku Pro’s 1994 as it relates to the Great Sasuke and his award haul for the year and a discussion on great years of Junior Heavyweights.With Michinoku Pro’s usual delayed start to the calendar year, we go to stops in New Japan and Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi before Michinoku’s first shows of 1995 make tape, including a mysterious appearance from N.G. Hammer, a new foreigner we will never talk about again, and for the third time: Super Delfin vs SATO!A full match listing of footage covered during this episode can be found at the show post on www.voicesofwrestling.com or in the Open The Voice Gate channel on the VOW Discord.Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open the Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on social media with @openvoicegate!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 lead off the show discussing the results of the Wreslting Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame balloting and the inductions and ongoing candidacies of Gran Hamada, Masaaki Mochizuki, KENTA, Great Sasuke and looking at the future of the Japanese region. From there, they discuss the King of Gate stops in Nagoya and Yokosuka as well as Monday’s (11/17) Gate of Nostalgia show!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 King of Gate 2025 continues to finish it’s first round, OTVG is back to talk about the tournament so far. Case and Mike give their spoiler free recommendations before breaking down the tournament stops in Kobe (11/8), Matsuyama (11/9) and Tottori (11/10), including more Gianni Valletta greatness, a historical match for Hyo, the return of Homecoming matches on the network and more. To close out the show, they discuss El Lindaman vs CIMA from Gleat’s 11/3 Ver.Mega show, CIMA”s injury, and how to interpret what might come next.Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 busy week in the Dragon System and Case and Mike are back to talk all about Gate of Destiny weekend along with the kick off for 2025’s King of Gate tournament. They discuss all five title matches from Osaka (11/2-3), the debut of Jiro Shinbashi and the big moments from two nights in Edion Arena #2. They then discuss the four King of Gate matches from Today’s (11/6) Korakuen Hall show, their feelings of the King of Gate tournament, and more!Our podcast provider, Red Circle, offers the listeners the option to sponsor the show. Click on “Sponsor This Podcaster” at https://redcircle.com/shows/open-the-voice-gate and you can donate a single time, or set up a monthly donation to Open The Voice Gate!Please Rate and Review Open The Voice Gate on the podcast platform of your choice and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/openvoicegate.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy