Open the Voice Gate

Open the Voice Gate
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Open the Voice Gate

The 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.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Open The Voice Gate - CIMA & Shingo Hall of Fame, Prime Zone Plus and More!

    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. Without much live Dragongate this week, Case and Mike get into some big topics surrounding the Dragon System this week including CIMA and Shingo Takagi’s Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame inductions, a deep look into why CIMA was such a strong candidate, they then discuss this week’s excellent Prime Zone Plus show from Kobe Lapis Hall, Mike has a ponderous question about the wrestling industry, some thoughts on the US Indies 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/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 46m

  2. NOV 13

    Open The Voice Gate - Dragon Kid and Dragongate King of Gate Kickoff!

    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. King of Gate season is finally here in 2024 and Voice Gate returns to talk about the Korakuen Kickoff (11/7)! Leading off the show, they discuss a weird Network upload before getting into the Dragon Kid injury news and updates. After that, they discuss yet another excellent Tokyo show with the Brave Gate vs Dream Gate tournament matchup of YAMATO vs Dragon Dia, the sheer brilliance of Shun Skywalker vs Masaaki Mochizuki (and a discussion on Best of 2020s in Japan), and the match of the night between ISHIN and Mochizuki Jr! 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/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    2h 4m

  3. NOV 6

    Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate The Gate of Destiny 2024 Review

    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 biggest Osaka show of the year, The Gate of Destiny (11/3) is in the books and Mike and Case are back to talk all about it. They discuss the big picture before reviewing the show including the Open The Dream Gate match between YAMATO and Kenoh, the Loser Must Disband match between Z-Brats, Gold Class and Big Hug, and Case and Mike discuss their new close and personal friend, Home Economics Dragon.  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/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 46m

  4. OCT 31

    Open the Voice Gate - Gate Of Destiny 2024 Preview!

    Case flies solo this week to preview the upcoming Gate Of Destiny PPV with the all-important unit disbands match. Plus, thoughts on 1993 AAA and Samoa Joe's WON HOF candidacy. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    55 min

  5. OCT 23

    Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate Gate of Destiny 2024 Preview with Jae!

    NOTE: This episode was recorded on 10/19 before the release of complete Gate of Destiny cards. 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. Joining Case and Mike this week is the English voice of Dragongate, Jae Church (https://twitter.com/dragongateen), for a three hour episode previewing Gate of Destiny. The three talk through the 3 Way Disbands Match, Stalker Ichikawa’s retirement and match against Dump Matsumoto, and Dia vs Tanaka and YAMATO vs Kenoh. After that, they talk about King of Gate, the Dragongate Production question, and have a wide ranging conversation on the status of the Japanese wrestling industry 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/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    2h 55m

  6. OCT 16

    Open The Voice Gate - The Case for Gran Hamada and the WON HOF

    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 very special episode of Open The Voice Gate as Case and Mike are joined by The Cubs Fan (https://twitter.com/luchablog) to discuss the career of Gran Hamada and his candidacy for the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame! He’s the godfather of Lucharesu, so what does that mean? What were his business metrics? How incredible of a wrestler was he? What’s his influence case? Over the course of the episode, Case, Mike and Cubs make the argument why Gran Hamada merits Hall of Fame inclusion. Matches discussed: 4/30/80: Gran Hamada & Satoru Sayama vs. Babe Face & Perro Aguayo https://vk.com/video-68098508_170607264 9/12/84: Gran Hamada & Mighty Inoue vs. Chavo Guerrero & Hector Guerrero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZhcBqxO8X0 ?/??/90: Gran Hamada, El Hijo del Santo, & Yoshinari Asai vs. Blue Panther, Fuerza Guerrera, & Negro Casas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrLU4SPmagQ 11/13/90: Gran Hamada vs. Blue Panther https://youtu.be/sV9XONUzjCs?si=qoHr33UhegoaNYlF 11/14/91: Gran Hamada, MASA Michinoku, & Monkey Magic Wakita vs. Dr. Wagner Jr, El Texano, & Silver King https://vk.com/video/playlist/-207689490_34?z=video-207689490_456239394%2Fclub207689490%2Fpl_-207689490_34 10/17/92: Gran Hamada, El Texano, & Silver King vs. Black Power, El Signo, & Negro Navaro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjjC4AU0-KI&t=1s 10/10/96: Dick Togo, MEN’s Teioh, Shiryu, Shoichi Funaki, & TAKA Michinoku vs. Gran Hamada, Gran Naniwa, Masato Yakushiji, Super Delfin, & Tiger Mask https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjigyMUxNQI 12/16/96: Dick Togo, MEN’s Teioh, Shiryu, Shoichi Funaki, & TAKA Michinoku vs. Gran Hamada, Gran Naniwa, Masato Yakushiji, Super Delfin, & The Great Sasuke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXWVfgCmBG8 1/21/97: Dick Togo, MEN’s Teioh, Shiryu, & TAKA Michinoku vs. Gran Hamada, Gran Naniwa, Masato Yakushiji, & The Great Sasuke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4H03uBUmgE&t=9s 3/10/01: Dick Togo, Gran Hamada, & The Great Sasuke vs. Apache, Pentagon, & Sasuke the Great https://vk.com/search/video?q=gran%20apache&z=video548721036_456239336 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/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 48m

  7. OCT 9

    Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate Korakuen Hall Greatness, YAMATO vs Kenoh, GLEAT & More

    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 had their monthly Korakuen Hall show last Friday, and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. Case and Mike spend time on the Loser Gets Expelled Gold Class vs Z-Brats match, talk about the future for the loser, discuss YAMATO vs Kenoh at Gate of Destiny, Konomama Ichikawa’s retirement opponent gets announced, and they close out the show discussing GLEAT ver MEGA and how quiet Edion Arena Osaka can get. 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/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 53m

  8. OCT 2

    Open The Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch - Dragon Kid vs Darkness Dragon

    Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back to Rewind and Rewatch important events in Dragon System history. Before getting into Rewind and Rewatch, Mike and Case touch on Helene, the announcement of Stalker Ichikawa’s retirement and a very fun Kobe Sambo Hall show with Gold Class vs Z-Brats and the debut of Akihiro Sahara. After that, it’s time for Rewind and Rewatch and the two year Dragon Kid vs Darkness Dragon feud concluding at Absolutemente 2002 with a best of three falls mascara contra mascara match. Case and Mike discuss what sets this feud apart as one of Toryumon’s greatest rivalries, how the Dragon System today is representative of this feud, the development of the multi-team trios match, heel units, Magnum TOKYO’s 2002 and a whole lot more! Resources to help victims of Hurricane Helene: https://appvoices.org/helene-relief/ The match listing for the show is as follows:  8/24/00: Dragon Kid vs. SUWA Features Darkness Dragon’s debut  https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=16 1/29/01: Dragon Kid vs. Darkness Dragon NWA World Welterweight Title Tournament, first singles match https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=21 8/14/01: Dragon Kid, Magnum TOKYO & Ryo Saito vs. Big Fuji, CIMA, & SUWA and Darkness Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki, & Yasushi Kanda First televised three-way six-man match. UWA World Trios Title Match https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=30 11/6/01: Dragon Kid vs. Darkness Dragon  Singles match in Chicken George  https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=33 7/14/02: CIMA, Don Fujii & TARU vs. Darkness Dragon, Genki Horiguchi & Magnum TOKYO vs. Dragon Kid, Masaaki Mochizuki & Ryo Saito Rematch from World, UWA World Trios Title Match  https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=46 9/8/02: The Match.  https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=50 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/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    2h 1m
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The 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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  • Creator
    Open the Voice Gate
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    342
  • Rating
    Clean
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