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 the biggest weekend in Dragon System history upon us, OTVG spends almost two hours previewing Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2021 and Speed Star Final! Case and Mike breakdown both shows (at least what was known at time of recording) and preview the big Kobe World Kinen Hall weekend ahead of us. With each title having back-to-back defenses, they give their thoughts on what’s going to be the most likely outcome coming out of Kobe, and what they’d think would be the most interesting outcome. You will not find a preview as in-depth and covering all the angles as you will find this week with OTVG!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

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Open The Voice Gate - Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival & Speed Star Final PREVIEW!

Welcome to Open The Voice Gate - Speed Star, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are celebrating the hall of fame career of the cornerstone of the Dragon System, Masato Yoshino.In this special edition of Speed Star, Case and Mike are joined by the English voice of Dragongate Jae! (https://twitter.com/dg_jae / https://twitter.com/DragonGateEN)For almost 2 hours, the three talk about Masato Yoshino, his importance to the Dragon System, and memories about the Speed Star as his career draws to a close. As well they discuss the next generation of Dragongate including what makes SB KENTo so special, upcoming returns and debuts, Toryumon into Dragon Gate timelines, Kobe World & Speed Star Final thoughts and more!Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Speed Star 4 with Jae!

Welcome to Open The Voice Gate - Speed Star, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are celebrating the hall of fame career of the cornerstone of the Dragon System, Masato Yoshino.On this edition of Speed Star, Case and Mike invite returning guest Alan4L (https://twitter.com/Alan4L) back to remember Masato Yoshino. It’s a deep cut, into their archives, episode of Yoshino goodness covering these three matches (and a lot of fun tangents):Mike’s pick - Absolutamente (9/8/02) - UWA Trios - CIMA, Don Fujii & TARU (c) vs Milano Collection AT, YOSSINO & “brother” YASSINI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DGWhP3Ds7sCase’s pick - Summer Adventure Tag League II (8/28/08) - Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi vs Shingo Takagi & Dragon Kid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIeumrNGb58Alan’s pick - King of Gate 2016 (6/4/2016) - Masato Yoshino vs El Lindaman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XukC2cQiXkOur podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - Speed Star 3 with Alan4L!

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.The road to 2021’s Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival and Speed Star Final is coming to a close and OTVG has a lot to say about it. The show opens with a frank talk about the addition of a YAMATO Dream Gate shot at Speed Star Final and an initial discussion about the four scenarios coming out of the biggest weekend in Dragon System history both creatively and business-wise. Afterwards, Case and Mike review an excellent 7/9 Korakuen show with the blowoff between YAMATO and KAI in the return of the No Ropes match and Masato Yoshino’s Tokyo farewell and touch on the big points on an uneven 7/11 return to Kyoto’s KBS Hall.Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - Korakuen (7/9) & Kyoto (7/11) Review & Doubleheader Thoughts

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 on this split episode this week is Voices of Wrestling’s Jon Hernandez (https://twitter.com/OldJonHernandez)! This week they kick off the show by previewing the go home Korakuen for Kobe World and Speed Star Final on 7/9, including Jon’s thoughts on the build to Dragongate’s biggest weekend of its existence, a return of a Dragon System wayward son, and checking in on Ultimo. Afterwards, they transition into Speed Star: A Celebration of the Hall of Fame Career of the Cornerstone of the Dragon System, Masato Yoshino. This episode focuses on Yoshino’s rise and first ever Dream Gate win as well as his career-long friendship/feud with Naruki Doi. All of the matches are available on the Dragongate Network! The Matches Are: Case - Naniwa-Style Elimination Tag - World-1 (Yoshino, Doi, BXB Hulk & Naoki Tanizaki) vs Warriors (CIMA, Gamma, Ryo Saito & Genki Horiguchi) - Dead or Alive 2010 (5/5/2010): https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_BigEventsFeature&episode=24 Mike - Open the Dream Gate - YAMATO (c) vs Masato Yoshino - Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival 2010 (7/11/2010): https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_BigEventsFeature&episode=36 Jon - Open the Dream Gate - Masato Yoshino (c) vs Naruki Doi - The Gate of Destiny 2013 (11/3/2013): https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_BigEventsFeature&episode=54 Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - Korakuen Preview & Speed Star 2 w/ Jon Hernandez!

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 is about to turn the page into their biggest month of the promotion’s history, and OTVG is back to talk all about it! This week Case and Mike talk about the recently translated Masato Yoshino interview (https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/o9kp7e/dragon_gate_two_part_interview_with_masato/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) which talks about his injury and his career, and then try to put Speed Star Final into perspective a month out. Afterwards, they review a very fun Kobe Sanbo Hall Show from 6/26 which put the final pieces together for the title matches at Kobe World! Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - Kobe Sanbo Hall Review (6/26) & Masato Yoshino

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 took the week off, but OTVG didn’t! This week, Case and Mike preview this weekend’s Kobe Sanbo hall show, talk about more hometown shows coming up, provide the most thorough coverage of the Kaito Ishida situation that wasn’t, including their process and sourcing about reporting it, and conclude the show talking about their top ten units in Dragon System history! Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate: Top Ten All Time Units, Weekend Preview, Ishida Talk

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 quieter week within the Dragon System, but OTVG has you more than covered! Case and Mike spend most of this week’s show talking about Dragongate’s 6/12 show from Genki Horiguchi’s hometown of Kunamoto, but also talk Eita in NOAH, Weezer, and dating app reps. Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - Kunamoto (6/12) Results and 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. Starting off this week, Case and Mike spend a good deal of time talking about Dragon System member Shingo Takagi winning the IWGP World Heavyweight title, the System’s response & place in the 2021 wrestling landscape. Afterwards, they review a very fun 6/5/2021 Kobe Sambo Hall show, do a bit of Kobe World and Speed Star Final speculation, and close out the show previewing 6/12’s Genki Horiguchi Homecoming from Kunamoto! Open The Voice Gate is sponsored by Manscaped. Go to https://manscaped.com/ and use promo code “OTVG” to get 20% off your first purchase with free shipping! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - Shingo Takagi, Kobe Sanbo (6/5) Results and Review & 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. King of Gate 2021 has come to a close and the roads to Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2021 and Speed Star Final are upon us with this week’s OTVG! Case and Mike give a near instant reaction to the 6/3 Korakuen Hall show with the King of Gate Semi-Finals and Finals, talk about the position of SB KENTo, YAMATO, Kzy & Kota Minoura coming out of the tournament, discuss the new members of HIGH-END and Natural Vibes, and a whole lot more! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - King of Gate 2021 Finals Review (6/3), Kobe World/Speed Star Final and More!

Welcome to Open The Voice Gate - Speed Star, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are celebrating the hall of fame career of the cornerstone of the Dragon System, Masato Yoshino. On the first full episode of Speed Star, Case and Mike are joined by Rich Kraetsch (https://twitter.com/voiceswrestling) to dip into the Monster Express and early MaxMiuM portions of Yoshino’s career. After discussing how special and singular Masato Yoshino is, they review the following matches! Open the Twin Gate - Masato Yoshino & Shachihoko BOY (c) vs Jimmy Susumu & Jimmy Kagetora - 4/9/2015 - https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1FW411V7QX?from=search&seid=17634362650358660561 3-Way Elimination Losing Unit Must Disband - Monster Express vs VerserK vs Dia.Hearts - 2/4/2016 - https://youtu.be/uaprwTFhtzM Open the Twin Gate - CIMA & Dragon Kid (c) vs Masato Yoshino & Naruki Doi - 7/23/2017 - https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_BigEventsFeature&episode=43 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Speed Star 1 with Rich Kraetsch

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. Week two of King of Gate 2021 is in the books and Case and Mike return to talk about their semi-annual triple-shot in Hokkaido from 5/21 until 5/23. Lots of Jason Lee love, talk about the man with the biggest brain in wrestling, HYO, and some tough talk about a roster member. They conclude the show looking ahead to the final week of the tournament and who is still alive in league play. Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - King of Gate in Hokkaido (5/21-5/23) Results and 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. It is King of Gate season and it is time to decide the Dragongate Number 1 Player Champion! Case and Mike review the 5/14 Empty Arena “Opening Day” show along with the 5/15 & 5/16 Acros Fukuoka doubleheader. As well they look at the league as it sits currently, look ahead to this weekend’s shows in Sapporo and talk about Ben-K and Naruki Doi COVID situations! Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - King of Gate 2021 Opening Day and Fukuoka (5/14-16) 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. It’s not exactly a Buffet, but it’s also not a news show, this is a special episode of OTVG! Case and Mike spend the first portion of the show previewing King of Gate, this weekend’s show and giving their tournament predictions. After that, they review a Ryukyu Dragon match between YAMATO and the don of Okinawa, Gurukun Mask for Mask’s 20th Anniversary! Closing out this episode, Case and Mike launch episode 0 of Speed Star: A Masato Yoshino Career retrospective talking about two of his Kobe World main events, 2015 vs T-Hawk, and 2018 versus Shingo Takagi! The direct link to YAMATO vs Gurukun Mask can be found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUptInd6YcE The link to Gurukun Mask’s blog can be found: https://ameblo.jp/gurukunmask/entry-12668663653.html The link to Kobe World 2015 can be found on Dragongate Network can be found: https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_kobe_w&episode=18 The link to Kobe World 2018 can be found on Dragongate Network can be found: https://dragongate.live/title/?program=comp_kobe_w&episode=21 Our podcast provider, RedCircle, 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

Open The Voice Gate - King of Gate 2021 Preview, Gurukun Mask and Speed Star ep 0!

For the first time in OTVG history, we have a near instant review and reaction to a Big Five show as Case and Mike are back to talk all about Dead or Alive 2021! They give their takes and reviews on a weird return to Nagoya including the Cage Survival match, the curse of Shun Skywalker, all the title matches, Speed Star Countdown in Nagoya and the entire show. The most in depth English-speaking coverage of Dragongate you’ll find anywhere! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

Open The Voice Gate - Dead or Alive 2021 (5/5) Reaction and Review!

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&#39;s rich history.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations

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