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Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back to Rewind and Rewatch important events in Dragon System history. Before this month’s Rewind and Rewatch, they discuss Dragongate’s weekend (or lack of it) in Kyoto with one match worth going out of your way to watch. February’s Rewind and Rewatch celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Dragon System covers one of the key moments of Toryumon Japan: Mochizuki Contra Mochizuki from 2/24/2002. Before we get to that famous Lucha de Apuestas, we go all the way back to January 2000 and the aftermath of Crazy Max vs Sekigun and the formation of M2K. Case and Mike talk about Toryumon’s unit revolution and the M2K vs Crazy Max vs Toryumon Sekigun feud that enveloped Toryumon Japan from 2000 until 2002, the series of Crazy Max vs M2K apuestas matches, The First 3-Way Six Man, all building to the match that changed the careers of Masaaki Mochizuki and Susumu Mochizuki. Matches discussed with Dragongate Network links and timestamps: 1/16/00: CIMA, Sumo “Dandy” Fuji, & MAKOTA vs. Dragon Kid, Magnum TOKYO, & Masaaki Mochizuki https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=9 (Begins at 16:39) 8/24/00: CIMA, Sumo “Dandy” Fuji, & TARU vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, & Yasushi Kanda https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=9 (Begins at 23:51) 12/21/00: Stalker Ichikawa & TARU vs. Susumu Mochizuki & Yasushi Kanda https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=20 (Begins 58:54) 8/14/01: Big Fuji, CIMA, & SUWA vs. Dragon Kid, Magnum TOKYO, & Ryo Saito vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Susumu Mochizuki, & Yasushi Kanda https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=30 Begins: 38:30 11/8/01: M2K attacks Ultimo Dragon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cisw3-2OPfk 12/10/01: CIMA vs. Masaaki Mochizuki https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=36 (Begins: 1:00:52) 2/24/02: Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Susumu Mochizuki https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=39 (Begins: 35:33) Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 had a busy week in western Japan with shows in Okayama (2/10), the first Acros Fukuoka doubleheader of 2024 (2/11) and Hakata (2/12), so Case and Mike break it down unit by unit. Tanaka’s first win, Strong Machine J returns to New Japan, Gianni Mania, Nostalgia Gate, and a whole lot more on this week’s Voice Gate! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 kicked off their February and Open The Voice Gate is back to discuss Memorial Gate in Wakayama (2/4) as well as an exciting Korakuen Hall show main evented by the All Out War Z-Brats vs Natural VIbes 10-Man Tag and the final M3K match. As well, Case and Mike discuss the return of the Dragongate Six Man to Mania Weekend, preview a bit of Rey De Parejas and a whole lot more! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 first ever Gate of Bayside is in the books and Case and Mike are back to talk all about it. Dragongate’s Yokohama big show debut (1/27) and the news coming out of it is the big topic for this week including Luis Mante defending his Dream Gate against number one contender and arch rival Shun Skywalker! As well they touch on the greatness of Kaito Kiyomiya in Dragongate, Mochizuki Jr’s official return, Masked Z 2 and a whole lot more! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Welcome back to Open The Voice Gate - Rewind and Rewatch! Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) are back to Rewind and Rewatch important events in Dragon System history. January 31st, 1999 stands alone as the most important date in Dragon System as it marks the Toryumon Japan landing with “King of Dragon” at Korakuen Hall, so Case and Mike are spending an entire Voice Gate looking back at this important event as a part of Dragongate 25! 1/31/24 marks 25 years of the Dragon System so it’s time to look at how it all started. The timeline on this episode starts with the beginning of Yoshihiro Asai’s career in the 80s and takes us around the world with stops in WAR, Arena Naucalpan, Michinoku Pro, Center Stage Atlanta and more. They discuss the first three classes of Toryumon students, the overall indie and major wrestling scene in Japan entering 1999, the ways that Toryumon changed everything and review the first Toryumon Japan show (available on the Network at: https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=1) with Crazy Max vs Magnum Tokyo, Dragon Kid and SAITO main eventing in an elimination tag match! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 first Kobe shows of the year for Dragongate and Open The Voice Gate is back to talk about them and preview Gate of Bayside. They lead off the show discussing Dragon System member Kazuchika Okada’s impending departure from New Japan Pro Wrestling before getting into Dragongate’s weekend in Kobe, the Return of Prime Zone (Plus+), the Gate of Bayside preview including the big Luis Mante vs Shun Skywalker Dream Gate match, Kaito Kiyomiya returns to defend the Twin Gate with Alejandro versus Jason Lee and Jacky “Funky” Kamei, the Kobe Kung Fu Masters and a whole lot more! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 has finally kicked off their 2024 with a huge doubleheader at Korkauen Hall including Masaaki Mochizuki vs Shingo Takagi X celebrating Mocchy’s 30th Anniversary, Big Hug vs Shun vs Natural Vibes for the love and (hug) of one Jacky Funky Kamei, Triangle Gate matchups, Mochizuki Jr and a whole lot more! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 Dragongate’s annual holiday break and Voice Gate is here for some awards, the other part of the Dragon System and more. Case and Mike catch up over the holidays and discuss The Iron Claw before reviewing GLEAT Ver 7 and getting into the 2023 Ulty Awards celebrating the best in Dragongate! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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. The 2023 Ulty Awards results can be found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f2e8RYU9D1qBM5lT2_nWmQGmaZo-0CtT4yN1tBMdlc0/edit?usp=sharing Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/open-the-voice-gate/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 last shows of 2023 have concluded and the world looks a lot different around the Dragon System after The Final Gate! Case and Mike return to discuss the final Big Show, The Dream Gate picture coming out of Fukuoka, they review the rest of the show, and close out the year in the Voice Gate Stock Exchange to play some Stock Up/Stock Down to end 2023! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 closes out their 2023, OTVG returns to talk all things Dragon System in a somewhat of a Holiday Buffet episode. With Korakuen yesterday (12/19) and Final Gate on Christmas Eve, Case and Mike make sense of the Tokyo farewell to 2023, Jacky Funky Kamei’s elevation, the status of the Dream Gate going into to Fukuoka, Twin Gate changes, GLEAT closes out their year in TDCH on the 30th and a whole lot more! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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. OTVG returns with a somewhat catch-up, somewhat big topics episode of the program leading off with the Tokyo Sports Awards and the Dragongate issue within, the title programs going into Final Gate, some GLEAT talk as they close our their year, Mocchy in USA, Ryoya Tanaka: could be Rookie of the Year and a whole lot more! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 are back from their holiday and are here to talk about the end of November in Dragongate! Leading off the show this week, they discuss the 2023 Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame results as it pertains to the Dragon System and Lucharesu representation. After that, they use 11/23’s “Genki Horiguchi 25th Anniversary Celebration Exciting Battle” to discuss the state of Dragongate including Hyo & Mante, Shun Skywalker, Kato and Tanaka’s next step in Z-Brats and D’Courage, giving respect to Jacky Funky Kamei, Kikuta at Final Gate, CM Punk, Stardom and a whole lot more! Our podcast provider, Red Circle, 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 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy