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Open the Voice Gate

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 Dragongate, including show reviews & previews, as well as discussion of Dragongate's rich history.This podcast is a member of the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network.Learn more about the Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network at voicesofwrestling.com.

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93:47

Open The Voice Gate - Dia Leaves Dragongate

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2026/04/01

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 of Open The Voice Gate, Mike and Case discuss Dragon Dia/DIA’s departure from Dragongate, the company response, the overall situation that’s known so far, DIA’s legacy within Dragongate, D’Courage going further and more. They then discuss highlights from this week’s show from Kobe (3/29) and preview next

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96:07

Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective Ep. 13 -...

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2026/03/26

Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective!Welcome to 1996!Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) put a bow on Michinoku Pro’s 1995 with the Observer and their top wrestlers and matches in Michinoku Pro, and talk about 1995 in context of Michinoku’s history. From there, it’s on to 1996 with an enormous Sapporo show headlined by The Great Sasuke teaming with Giant Zebra vs Gran Naniwa and Mr. Pogo, Kaientai returns, MichiPro in the UK, and the

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94:06

Open The Voice Gate - The Situation Around the...

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2026/03/18

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

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114:04

Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective Ep. 12 -...

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2026/03/11

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

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95:13

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate's March in Osaka and...

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2026/03/06

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

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93:24

Open The Voice Gate - It's Time To Talk About...

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2026/02/25

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

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106:56

Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective Ep. 11 -...

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2026/02/20

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

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102:20

Open The Voice Gate - Greatest Multi-Man Wrestler...

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2026/02/18

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

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116:24

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate Truth Gate in Kobe,...

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2026/02/11

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

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94:15

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate Truth Gate 2026 &...

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2026/02/06

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

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57:12

Open The Voice Gate - Dragon System Chili

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2026/01/28

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

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100:54

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate in Tokyo (1/18),...

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2026/01/21

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

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95:35

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate 2026 Kickoff,...

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2026/01/14

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

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117:30

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate Year End in Kobe &...

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2025/12/31

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

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110:38

Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective Ep. 10 -...

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2025/12/23

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

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81:14

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate Kikuta vs Valletta &...

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2025/12/18

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

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52:34

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate King of Gate 2025 &...

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2025/12/10

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:

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66:15

Open The Voice Gate: Tournament Edition!

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2025/12/01

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

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133:19

Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective Ep 9 -...

Open the Voice Gate ·

2025/11/26

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

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74:27

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate King of Gate 2025...

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2025/11/19

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

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