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After a short seasonal break, OTVG is back to talk about the big Korakuen double header for Dragon Gate! Mike breaks down the December 4th show with two strong singles matches and the big Open the Dream Gate match along with the December 18th show with the 2018 return of the Doi Darts match. Wrapping up the show, Mike previews Final Gate, gives his prediction on the huge apuestas match, talks a little OWE, and looks forward to 2019\. A fun show like always!

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OTVG is back reviewing the excellent early November shows for Dragon Gate! Mike takes a look at one of the strongest big shows of the year, Gate of Destiny, and then reviews the Korakuen Hall show from a few days later. Finishing up a shorter episode, he takes some questions about the Dragon Gate Network, like is it worth it for newcomer fans? What's all on it? And then he finishes up the show talking about major touchstone moments in Dragon Gate, along with unit histories and Kota Ibushi's short stay in the Dragon System!

Episode photo is from Dragon Gate's official English twitter: https://twitter.com/dragongateen

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OTVG is back to take a look a the Dragon System from OWE/DG appearances in BOLA to September 24th's Dangerous Gate show. Mike starts off the show with his first Dragon System History segment, talking about the history of Dragon System excursions and oversea appearances. Then Drew Spears (https://twitter.com/drewspurs), joins him to give a live report on the Strong Hearts/Dragon Gate appearances at 2018's Battle of Los Angeles. Mike then gives his reaction and reviews Dragon Gate's current Big Show of the Year: Dangerous Gate 2018.

Episode photo is from Dragon Gate's official twitter: https://twitter.com/dragongate_pro

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OTVG returns with a review of early September shows including Korakuen and the first ever Gate of Origin! Case Lowe (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) joins Mike to talk about a fun Tokyo show and a lopsided debut in Sendai, along with an update on the OWE/Strong Hearts guys in Wrestle-1, and they talk about the impending departure, and career, of Shingo Takagi. 

Case's September 6th Korakuen review can be found at: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2018/09/07/dragon-gate-crown-gate-september-6-results-review/

Case's Gate of Origin review can be found at: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2018/09/10/dragon-gate-gate-of-origin-september-9-review/

Mike's column on Shingo's departure can be found at: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2018/09/06/going-his-own-way-shingo-takagi-leaves-dragon-gate/

Episode photo is from https://twitter.com/dg_k_h_s

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OTVG is back with a recap and review of 2018's Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival! Mike welcomes back OTVG alum Case Lowe ([https://twitter.com/_inyourcase](https://twitter.com/_inyourcase)) to talk about the weird feeling flagship show and the state of Dragon Gate of 2018\. Come for the review of the incredible Twin Gate match of Big Ben versus YAMATO & BxB Hulk, stay for an impromptu therapy session about what is going right and what is going wrong in Dragon Gate over the past 18 months. 

Please follow and send mailbag questions to Open the Voice Gate on Twitter at: [https://twitter.com/openvoicegate](https://twitter.com/openvoicegate)

Mike's State of Dragon Gate article can be found at: [https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2018/07/21/what-gates-may-come-dragon-gates-turbulent-year/](https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2018/07/21/what-gates-may-come-dragon-gates-turbulent-year/)

Case's Kobe World 2018 review can be found at: [https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2018/07/24/dragon-gate-kobe-world-pro-wrestling-festival-july-22-results-review/](https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2018/07/24/dragon-gate-kobe-world-pro-wrestling-festival-july-22-results-review/)

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Milo and Mike are back with a brand new Open the Voice Gate, and boy has stuff gone down in Dragon Gate. They discuss the big news about President Okamura's retirement and its link to the new Dragon Gate Inc and Dragon Gate Entertainment companies and how Oriental Wrestling Entertainment along with CIMA, T-Hawk, El Lindaman and Takehiro Yamamura play into the situation. After that, Milo and Mike break down the big week of shows including the Natural Vibes debut, an interesting Dead or Alive event, and the opening night of King of Gate. They finish up with a huge mailbag that includes a lot of Natural Vibes and OWE fashion thoughts. 

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Episode photo is from: https://twitter.com/natural_vibes__

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Much like "brother" YASSHI's random breaks where he shows up randomly to join an unit, Open the Voice Gate is back to talk all about that has happened in March and April in Dragon Gate! Milo and Mike break down Champion Gate, discuss the retirement and career of Kotoka, talk in depth, and reveal some new news, about the ongoing rumor mill about DG, Oriental Wrestling Entertainment and CIMA, look ahead to a very exciting Dead or Alive card and the upcoming King of Gate tournament. Milo and Mike also review the newly launched Dragon Gate Network, discuss its strengths and failings and what they'd like to see from DGNet in the future. Then the pair bust open the mailbag to talk about the Triangle Gate reigns of the Zetsurins along with our dream Dragon Gate Cage Match stipulations!

The episode's image comes from @dg_kh_s, check them out for some awesome DG at Korakuen photographs!

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Open the Voice Gate is back in 2018, and John has left Mike and Milo home alone! Between talks about Kyoto and a tangent about Idol culture and how it relates to Lucha Libre training practices, the pair break down everything that has happened in Dragon Gate so far in 2018! 

They start with the January Korakuen, and breakdown the international debuts, the early comedy match of the year candidate, what's the deal with ANTIAS, and a whole lot about Kzy. Then it's the February Korakuen with the big Match of the Year contender of Mochizuki versus Kzy, along with the match that nearly broke Mike, and what's up with Big R Shimizu.

Milo and Mike then broke down the cards for the big four days of the upcoming Champion Gate series and the Kotoka retirement show, and took listener questions including favorite Dream Gate reigns and top all-time units. It's a packed two and a half hours of Dragon Gate passion so don't miss it!

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Open the Voice Gate is back and it's time for our episode looking back at the year that was in 2017! It was a very up and down year for Dragon Gate, including some peaks and many valleys, and John, Milo, and Mike discuss them all with a comprehensive 2017 year in review, going month by month!

Once that's over we turn to the OTVG awards. John & Mike had given their picks back on the Milo is Missing episode (#26), but Milo gets the chance to give his picks as well. And finally, we reveal all the winners in the 2017 2nd Annual Open the Voice Gate awards! The awards were open to all OTVG listeners and we received a larger number of ballots than last year, so hear who you chose as the MVP, Most Outstanding Wrestler, Tag Team of the Year, Unit of the Year, Match of the Year, Show of the Year, Best & Worst Dressed, and many more!

Finally once we're done with the awards, the OTVG crew turns their attention to 2018! In a new segment, all three of us are each assigned 10 wrestlers randomly (via RNG) and we then have to give them a 2018 new year's resolution of what they should try and achieve in Dragon Gate! Some resolutions are serious and some are wacky, but it's all a good time. So enjoy this final look back at 2017 and look ahead to DG's 2018!

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Open the Voice Gate returns for our final episode of 2017, and Milo is back to complete the trio! All three hosts break down the last two shows to make tape in 2017, the 12/20 Fan Appreciation Korakuen and the 12/23 Final Gate PPV! They break down every single match on both shows, including the Doi Darts 10-man tag and all the major title matches from Final Gate. Plus get bonus perspective from Milo who was there live, and Milo's friend Kaitlin (@starrfait on Twitter) who went to her very first wrestling show with him stops by to give her impressions as a new fan! Finally, the three answer your questions including: hottest wrestlers in current DG, hottest all-time unit, what the color scheme should be when VerserK undergoes its upcoming shift, and more!

Remember that you have until Sunday January 7th at noon EST to get your ballot in for the 2nd Annual OTVG awards! Go here to make your picks: http://bit.ly/otvgawards. We'll announce the winners on our very next episode!

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