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Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows. 

 

The first ever Open the United Gate Champions are decided as DGUSA ends their first tripleshot at the ACE Arena in Union City, NJ for United: Finale on 1/30/2011. Before we get into that, we cover the 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards and the Dragon System representatives and touch on a couple news items. 

 

Then Case and Mike get into United: Finale, a truly bizarre DGUSA show hampered by a terrible arena and weird booking. BxB Hulk vs Akira Tozawa is the stand out on the night that had an utterly baffling Homicide vs Jon Moxley No DQ match and a lot of Moxley and Reby Sky. At the end of the show, we had the World-1 team of Masato Yoshino and PAC face off with the Ronin team of Johnny Gargano and Chuck Taylor.

 

Closing out the show, we dip back into the timeline to cover the events in the Dragon System leading us up to the end of February with a PAC contra PAC match and two interesting new assistants to Blood Warriors in Japan. 

 

The show review is from 00:39:53 to 01:22:01.

 

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This week on Wrestling Omakase we talk Dick Togo in Osaka Pro, Kobashi vs. Nagata from NOAH in 2003, a classic Blood Generation vs. DoFIXER 6-man from Dragon Gate in 2005, Honma in BJW and TAKA & Sasuke in the WWF. If you haven't listened to a 5 Matches episode yet, John and the guest each choose 2 matches to watch and talk about on the episode. Then we each choose a third match, which is put up to a vote on the @wrestleomakase Twitter account (or on the Patreon!), letting the listeners choose our fifth and final match of the week. It's a fun retro format featuring all sorts of different wrestling!

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John is joined by returning guest Joe Gagne (@joegagne) from the 5 Star Match Game, our second quiz show host in three days! John starts by asking for Joe's takes on the hot topic of the week, EVILGATE, before we quickly head into discussing our 5 Match picks of the week. Here they are in order:

1. Super Delfin, Super Demekin & Tsubasa vs Black Buffalo, Daio QUALLT & Dick Togo, Osaka Pro 3/25/00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYZdQEBpVXk&feature=youtu.be, Match starts at 32:12)

2. Kenta Kobashi vs. Yuji Nagata, NOAH 9/12/03 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=OgXdbnP4qA0)

3. Tomoaki Honma vs Ryuji Yamakawa, BJW 6/20/99 (https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV12W411U7Ss?p=2, Note: Does not work on mobile, only desktop)

4. Ryo Saito, Dragon Kid & Genki Horiguchi vs. CIMA, Naruki Doi & Don Fujii, DG 7/3/05 (https://www.bilibili.com/video/av73410351, Note: Does not work on mobile, only desktop)

5. The Great Sasuke vs. TAKA Michinoku, WWF 7/6/97 (WWE Network: https://watch.wwe.com/episode/In-Your-House-Canadian-Stampede-11766)

Topics that come up along the way include: DICK WORLD, really hoping a wrestler is wearing a mask because otherwise it looks distressingly like blackface, John quizzes the quizmaster (again!), lots of head drops, Nagata channeling the very spirit of NJPW against the NOAH ace, Honma does way more cool moves in a deathmatch than he ever did in NJPW (even back when he was still good), FLAMING KENDO STICK BALCONY ATTACKS, Dragon Gate six-mans are tough to do play-by-play on, 'Stone Cold' Dragon Kid, adventures in Japanese pronunciation, and indeed, what a maneuver.

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Missed any of the 5 Matches episodes or just want to revisit one of the matches discussed previously but aren't sure what episode it took place on? Here's a handy Google Doc with links to every single match we've discussed on this series so far, which will continue to be updated every week: https://bit.ly/3dv3BjF

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Horror Show at Extreme Rules! Chris actually did a High Voltage, and further tries to take the show in Morning Zoo territory. Plus Jeff namedrops a Duke Ellington performance you should seek out.

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What matters when it comes to wrestling TV viewership? Brandon Thurston talks about the coveted key demo, total audience, and TV rights fees.

The number of wrestlers working 10 or more matches for major companies exploded in recent years. What does it mean for independent wrestling?

Plus: Stephanie McMahon talks about the gender pay gap, Florida takes the lead in COVID19 cases, NBCU launches Peacock with WWE content, a preview of the upcoming WWE Q2 earnings report, and more.

For articles and resources from the leading source for wrestling business analysis, visit wrestlenomics.com

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Garrett and Liam return together for the first time in a month for their most contentious episode yet - taking out a month's worth of pent up shouting at each other all at once!

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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 week two for DG in front of crowds, and Case and Mike cover the July 12th show from Osaka and the return to Korakuen Hall on July 15th for the first Tokyo show for Dragongate since February. They talk all about the continued ascent of Kota Minoura, the fantastic return of Shuji Kondo, the build to Memorial Gate and the announcement of the Six Way Cage Match in September. As well, they talk about the current “Hustlers and Heatseakers” series on Voices of Wrestling (https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/category/vow-latest/columns/hustlers-and-heatseekers/) and new updates on the Dragongate Network!

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A fully-loaded episode of the VOW Flagship Podcast talking the latest in NJPW including the shocking title win of EVIL, why the decision was made and our thoughts on EVIL's ascension to the main event. We also preview The Horror Show at WWE Extreme Rules, Impact Wrestling's Slammiversary, discuss Tommy Dreamer's sex life and much more! 

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Welcome to Episode 81 of Everything Elite! This week, AB, Nate and Mike are back to talk all about All Elite Wrestling and the Elite Extended Universe. The boys talk all about Fight for the Fallen and much more. They play ELITE OR DELETE about the special 7/15/2020 episode of AEW: Dynamite, talk ratings and then break down the birth of the DEMO GOD, the two title matches, Nyla Rose’s manager and much much more!

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Joel and Damon are back with a huge review of the Dominion in Osaka show with analysis and discussion on EVIL's New Japan Cup victory and the fallout from his unexpected IWGP Title win. 

The boys also discuss tag team titles, Master Wato, Naito Two Wins, and answer your questions

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Welcome back to Open the Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch, where Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are Rewinding and Rewatching the Dragon Gate USA era of shows.

This episode of Rewind and Rewatch covers United: Philly, from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on 1/292/2011. Before we get into the show itself, Case and Mike breakdown what all was going on in the US Indie scene in late 2010 and early 2011, including our first (and maybe last) ever look into CZW.

After that, we review United: Philly, a night of a bunch of awkward interviews both in the ring and outside of it, but the big North American double-turn of Blood Warriors and Ronin. The Open the United Gate Tournament continues with yet another incredible night of tag matches as Chuck Taylor and Johnny Gargano take on CK-1 consisting of CIMA and Dragon Kid, and Naruki Doi and Ricochet vs World-1 of Masato Yoshino and PAC end up having the early DGUSA 2011 Match of the Year Contender and possibly PAC’s best ever match in North America.

The show review starts at 00:28:32.

The Masato Yoshino & PAC vs Naruki Doi & Ricochet match is available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/P9c_Xi9hUP0

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