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The Ballot: Ryan Struggles with His 2026 WON HOF Ballot - Part 1 Oct 14, 2026

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As a rambling madman, Ryan discusses his thoughts as he assembles his 2026 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame ballot, covering the regions of Modern US/Canada, Mexico, and Non-Wrestlers.

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The Data Archive: United States PPV Attendance 1985-2025: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dXcW5T3BhRxea-XLp1XVHiRxACHMWiVqq4-x_ICFjuU/edit?usp=sharing
Combined Wrestling Awards Chart: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tI0FN6CzPkpZ4tlRIA6WMUixiFQpO1W18CuncIp1N6A/edit?usp=sharing
WON HOF Results - 2025: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zeZq4xg61b2pP-LYpHTRoJ8kYnWWG0gXfxfjz88imLA/edit?usp=sharing

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Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate Triangle Gate Greatness in Kobe! Oct 14, 2026

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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 is back after a noteworthy week in the Dragon System and the wrestling world. Before discussing Dragongate’s doubleheader in Kobe, Mike and Case touch on New Japan’s King of Pro Wrestling, Tokyo Bad Boys vs Los Americanos and El Lindaman vs Atsushi Kotoge. From there they discuss the incredible Love and Peace vs Xenostal Nova Triangle Gate match from 10/10, the happenings in the Brave Gate division, Gajadokuro Ryu Fuda and more!

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Wrestling Omakase #317: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling, STARDOM 10/11 & Marigold 10/10 Korakuens, Sendai Girls 10/10 & AJPW 10/11 Sendai w/ Arametha Oct 14, 2026

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Arametha is back with John for the second straight week as they discuss an enormous week in Japanese wrestling! After touching on a notable and highly recommended match from Dragongate (for a change lately!), they dive right into the biggest story: NJPW King of Pro Wrestling from Ryogoku, and the apparent decision to go with an NJPW vs. AEW theme for the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom. Both give their takes on the pluses and minuses of that vision, whether or not they're excited for the specific choices, and of course review what ended up being a quite great show with another incredible main event. This takes up a huge portion of our overall runtime this week, so if you're looking for some King of Sports discussion you've definitely come to the right place!

Then it's back to the world of joshi as they first discuss STARDOM's most recent Korakuen Hall show, talking about a pretty good show that also left them with some questions about the overall booking direction of the promotion (as usual lately). After that they check in with the turbulent world of Marigold as they review their own latest Korakuen and discuss a frankly baffling main event choice of a very poorly booked and promoted upcoming Sumo Hall show. Finally, they discuss another Sendai Girls Big Show in Sendai where both of them disagreed quite a bit on the overall quality.

After that it's time to go back to men's wrestling, as they break down AJPW's latest event, also from Sendai this past weekend. They discuss two very long tag title matches, one of which hit for them and one of which very much didn't, as well as look ahead to what's coming up next in the world of Zen Nihon.

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Music of the Mat Remix: No Selling Oct 13, 2026

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No selling is when a wrestler doesn't react to taking a move, whether because they are an unstoppable monster, running on adrenaline in a fighting spirit spot, hulking up, or just not cooperating with their opponent. It's also when people aren't buying your music. On this episode, Andrew and returning guest Maura Johnston (Boston Globe, Rolling Stone) play a selection of singles that did not make the Billboard Hot 100. Artists played include Robbie Williams, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Al Green, Talk Talk, Carly Rae Jepsen, Amerie, The Cardigans, and many more. You won't be selling anything while listening to this episode because you'll be too busy jamming out!

Theme song: "Hemispheres" by Silent Partner

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Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective Ep. 19 - The Peak of Michinoku Oct 12, 2026

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Welcome to Those Days: A Michinoku Pro Retrospective!

Case (https://twitter.com/_inyourcase) and Mike (https://twitter.com/fujiiheya) return to Michinoku Pro to close out 1996 and to finally come across one of the most critically acclaimed matches in company history, 12/16/1996, Sekigun vs Kaientai DX from Hakata Star Lanes. As well, some brutal truths about the promotion come to light by December, the status of Jinsei Shinzaki, and the interesting 1996 of a brand new Michinoku Pro guest star!

A full match listing of footage covered during this episode can be found at the show post on www.voicesofwrestling.com or in the Open The Voice Gate channel on the VOW Discord. The Those Days Master List can be found at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10PwuAsqNuHSKd_qSd5AUnUWh4DL8JxQX_yQKtoa8IW4/edit?usp=sharing

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You've Got To Be Kidding Me #59 Lockdown April 2007 - Electrified Cage, Blindfold Match Oct 11, 2026

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Garrett and Liam are back to talk all things TNA up to Lockdown 2007 - including the infamous Electrified Cage match between Team 3D and LAX, the horrible Blindfold match between Chris Harris and James Storm, Team Angle vs. Team Cage in Lethal Lockdown, a Dixie Carter interview, a creative and booking breakdown, updates on iMPACT! moving to two hours, more Bob Backlund chaos, TNA causing some political drama in Japan, and so much more!

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429 Super J-Cast King Of Pro Wrestling Preview Oct 10, 2026

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Joel and Damon are back to preview King Of Pro Wrestling including Yota Tsuji vs Ryohei Oiwa, YOH vs Robbie Eagles, Shota Umino vs Gabe Kidd and Aaron Wolf vs Kosei Fujita. The guys also play " Guess The Strong Openweight Tag Champions", discuss AEW's growing involvement in New Japan, lack of football talk , and we answer your questions.

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The Flagship: NOAH N-1 Victory Finals, NJPW News & Notes, Money in the Bank & more! Oct 09, 2026

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On this episode of The Flagship: a review of NOAH's N-1 Victory Finals, news and notes around NJPW on the path to King of Pro Wrestling, a preview of this weekend's WWE Money in the Bank 2026, Laynie Luck, Max Caster, Anthony Bowens, Lady Frost, and more!

The Ballot - Jeff Jarrett with Garrett Kidney Oct 07, 2026

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Ryan is joined by the host of the “You’ve Got to be Kidding Me” podcast, Garrett Kidney, to discuss the WON Hall of Fame case of Jeff Jarrett

Listen to “You’ve Got to be Kidding Me: A TNA History Podcast”: https://redcircle.com/shows/cbc69594-9956-431a-aac6-d51d2e19d2ae

Read "The Case for Mike Tenay in the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame" by Garrett Kidney: https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2025/09/30/the-case-for-mike-tenay-in-the-wrestling-observer-hall-of-fame/

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LINK DUMP:

Jeff Jarrett vs Kurt Angle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7064qyW3JO8
Jeff Jarrett vs Shawn Michaels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cWhhCIhxqQ
Best of Jeff Jarrett in Memphis Wrestling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvYaBWuRZQQ&t=10336s

Ryan's Data Archive:

United States PPV Attendance 1985-2025: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dXcW5T3BhRxea-XLp1XVHiRxACHMWiVqq4-x_ICFjuU/edit?usp=sharing
Combined Wrestling Awards Chart: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tI0FN6CzPkpZ4tlRIA6WMUixiFQpO1W18CuncIp1N6A/edit?usp=sharing
WON HOF Results - 2025: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zeZq4xg61b2pP-LYpHTRoJ8kYnWWG0gXfxfjz88imLA/edit?usp=sharing

Open The Voice Gate - Dragongate Dream Gate Shocker in Korakuen! Oct 07, 2026

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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 is back to discuss perhaps the most surprising Dream Gate result in company history as well as everything coming out of a newsworthy Korakuen Hall (10/2) show! Yoshiki Kato is now the Dream Gate champion and Case and Mike spend the first half of the show discussing the ramifications of his match with Kzy. From there, they discuss how the situation with the Brave Gate got cleared up in an confusion fashion, a great semi-main event, Fuda finally in Gajadokuro, KENICHIRO ARAI GREATNESS and a whole lot more!

Case’s KENTA article can be found at https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2026/10/06/if-not-kenta-then-who/

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.

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