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 big Gate of Passion Korakuen Hall (4/7) show in the books, OTVG is back to talk about the road to DEAD or ALIVE! The final Dragongate Cage Match in Aichi Prefectural Gym is booked after the Z-Brats vs D’Courage match and Case and Mike give their initial takes and guesses on the match. As well, they discuss the aftermath of YAMATO vs Yanagiuchi and the Brave Gate, FOR THE LOVE OF HYO and they preview Dragongate at Wrestlemania Weekend and the Dragongate USA Rebirth and Gate of Revolution shows!

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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 Dragongate concluded the 2025 Rey de Parejas this Sunday in Kobe (3/30), Open The Voice Gate is back to talk about the final night! With an unique situation for the knockout stage, Case and Mike discuss the rise of Homare across the last night, where things seem to be going with Z-Brats and D’Courage, Big Match Jack, YAMATO’s revival of the Brave Gate and and a whole lot more!

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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.

SSW Quest IV is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it! Case and Mike give a history of the DG side produce shows and discuss prominent eras for wrestlers within the Dragon System. They review the entire show, discuss what made it so remarkable and where they see SSW Quests go from here. After that, they give some Rey De Parejas thoughts and preview the tournament’s conclusion this weekend!

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Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) lead off this episode discussing the earth-shattering 1993 Antonio Inoki Embezzlement Scandal and the dissolving of his relationship with Hisashi Shinma and the end of the Showa-era Post-War Economic Miracle. From there, Michinoku Pro enters the fall of 93 in a deeper relationship with Atsushi Onita’s FMW, the Indie World Junior Title tournament, Yonekawa becomes Yone Genjin and one of the biggest feuds in Michinoku Pro history kicks off between Super Delfin and SATO.

Shows discussed:

9/28/93 - Michinoku Pro - https://vkvideo.ru/playlist/548721036_24/video548721036_456239440

Compton Lucha - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQdfn0pT3AY&t=252s

Lucha Paradise Commercial DVD - https://vkvideo.ru/video587241643_456240590

12/10/93 - Michinoku Pro

Great Sasuke & Tarzan Goto vs. Mr Pogo & Toi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAQ2Me6Nv_c

Mascara Contra Mascara - Super Delfin vs. SATO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMTD1HyU7xY&t=2s

12/11/93 - Michinoku Pro - https://vkvideo.ru/playlist/548721036_24/video548721036_456239197

12/26/93 FMW - Sasuke, Goto, & Onita vs. Pogo, Shinzaki, & Toi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cSYIl5aGwE

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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 get back into Dragongate mode with an impromptu 30 under 30 discussion before reviewing Rey De Parejas action in Saitama, Mie, Hiroshima and Nagoya, previewing SSW Quest IV, and taking a look at the Dragongate Mania lineup at this point!

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Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective!

Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) lead off this episode discussing Michinoku Pro coming out of their first tour and Sasuke & Delfin’s complicated and deteriorating relationship with the ownership of Universal. Then, they discuss the elements leading to the collapse of Universal and try to give an updated interpretation of the promotion’s dying days. As Universal putters out, Michinoku has perhaps its first last stand, television pilots with local and Japanese cable networks, and the introductions of Jinsei Shinzaki, Gran Naniwa, SATO, Wellington Wilkins Jr & Super Boy. And it’s time for the Delfin Corps, the biggest show in the company’s history, and Great Sasuke vs Super Delfin matches for the UWA World Welterweight Title!

Shows discussed:

5/5/93 FMW - CLIP of Michinoku Pro offer match - https://youtu.be/pKcthRZ5aFk?si=OLvAY5q9tZ7gT-0N&t=1625

6/19/93 - Michinoku Pro - https://vkvideo.ru/video587241643_456240167

7/24/93 - Michinoku Pro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybPcMpaM09Q

8/22/93 FMW - CLIP of Michinoku Pro Offer Match - https://youtu.be/MIcFfszVU4Y?si=6sgc97zulB7UdSP0&t=1999

8/24/93 - Michinoku Pro

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Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective!

On this first episode of Those Days, Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) lead off the show with the format, why a Michinoku Pro podcast, the Voice Gate schedule for the next few weeks and other notes.

From there, it’s time to talk about the events that led to the launch of Michinoku Pro, the first ever promotion in Japan based outside of Tokyo. Case and Mike discuss the early career of Great Sasuke including his starts in wrestling, the New Japan Training School, frustrations with Universal and his fateful tours of Mexico in 1991 and 1992. From there, Case and Mike set the scene with Atsushi Onita vs Ryuma Go, the status of the Japanese Economy and the first steps towards Universal’s downfall that encouraged Sasuke to found Michinoku Pro. They discuss the “fake start” of 11/27/92 before the official launch show of 3/16/92 in Yahaba, the huge show close angle, and the follow ups the next day in Ninohe on 3/17/92.

Shows discussed:

3/16/93 - https://youtu.be/JzHC6jIamf4?si=R2817-29vPsGnnTN&t=3020

3/17/93 - https://vkvideo.ru/video587241643_456239068

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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 March so far in Dragongate and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk all about it. Case and Mike lead off talking about YAMATO vs Kzy before discussing Yuki Yoshioka’s return, Dia Inferno reemerging, the kick-off of Rey de Parejas, big matches for Mochizuki Dojo in Korakuen, the new March Dragongate Network schedule and the show in Yokohama!

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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 annual Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2/24) is in the books and Open The Voice Gate is here to talk about it. They lead off discussing the Memorial Gate presentation, notes from a house show, and Case’s ways he’d fix it. From there, they discuss the Triangle Gate Paradox vs Z-Brats Match, the build to YAMATO vs Kzy, Akihiro Sahara’s progression, preview the doubleheader in Osaka and Rey De Parejas, and a quick note on GLEAT.

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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 opens up this week talking about the passing of Gran Hamada. They discuss Case’s excellent biography, the singular nature of Hamada’s life, his history dating to the JWA days, his inspiration, and both Mike and Case bring a Hamada match they wanted to talk about in light of his passing.

After that, it’s back to Dragongate after the first Acros Fukuoka (2/11) shows of the year, 30 Under 30, and previewing a fun looking Memorial Gate in Wakayama Card (2/24!)

Case’s Gran Hamada Retrospective: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2025/02/15/the-life-career-enduring-legacy-of-gran-hamada/

Gran Hamada, Kendo & Black Man vs Los Brazos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kS39NJD0AU

Gran Hamada, El Texano & Silver King vs Negro Casas, Rambo & Dr. Wagner Jr. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kZx3HeHHDQ

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