Mike's son Elijah is finally here, so we're off this week. However, Mike was able to record a little bit discussing the AEW TV deal getting announced, and on the backend, we added our patreon Overtime episode discussing the Mr. McMahon docuseries. That got a bit heated. JD also tells a hilarious story about the time he met Chris Benoit.

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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 getting into Rewind and Rewatch, Mike and Case touch on Helene, the announcement of Stalker Ichikawa’s retirement and a very fun Kobe Sambo Hall show with Gold Class vs Z-Brats and the debut of Akihiro Sahara.

After that, it’s time for Rewind and Rewatch and the two year Dragon Kid vs Darkness Dragon feud concluding at Absolutemente 2002 with a best of three falls mascara contra mascara match. Case and Mike discuss what sets this feud apart as one of Toryumon’s greatest rivalries, how the Dragon System today is representative of this feud, the development of the multi-team trios match, heel units, Magnum TOKYO’s 2002 and a whole lot more!

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The match listing for the show is as follows:

8/24/00: Dragon Kid vs. SUWA

Features Darkness Dragon’s debut

https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=16

1/29/01: Dragon Kid vs. Darkness Dragon

NWA World Welterweight Title Tournament, first singles match

https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=21

8/14/01: Dragon Kid, Magnum TOKYO & Ryo Saito vs. Big Fuji, CIMA, & SUWA and Darkness Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki, & Yasushi Kanda

First televised three-way six-man match. UWA World Trios Title Match

https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=30

11/6/01: Dragon Kid vs. Darkness Dragon

Singles match in Chicken George

https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=33

7/14/02: CIMA, Don Fujii & TARU vs. Darkness Dragon, Genki Horiguchi & Magnum TOKYO vs. Dragon Kid, Masaaki Mochizuki & Ryo Saito

Rematch from World, UWA World Trios Title Match

https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=46

9/8/02: The Match.

https://dragongate.live/title/?program=program_201806011636&episode=50

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Some of the greatest wrestling matches of all time have also been some of the longest. Over the past 10-15 years, New Japan Pro Wrestling has become the poster child for these epic matches thanks to pairings like Okada-Omega, Ospreay-Shingo, and Ibushi-White, just to name a few.

On this episode, Andrew and returning guest Suit Williams (Voices of Wrestling) play some music epics: songs that are 7 minutes or longer (and in some cases, way longer). Artists played include Metallica, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Nina Simone, Yes, The Temptations, David Bowie, Kendrick Lamar, and many more.

Clear your schedule and hunker down with some snacks—these songs are going long!

Theme song: "Hemispheres" by Silent Partner

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