[10.0] "A really fun and funnu wrestler filled with creativity I hope to check more off. Creative in her actions and costumes, so fun. too. She might be one of the best comedy wrestlers of all time! Her matches against Aiger are so fun. The GAEA matches are so fun."
[7.0] "One of those eternal card-fillers. You want a match on the card that's gonna be painless and get a reliably positive reaction from the crowd? You get Sakura Hirota to show up. I think it's a shame that her comedy was the ONLY thing that she ended up being known for because if you look at her pre-goofy work in GAEA, she could actually go fairly well for her experience level. She had solid agility and a decent understanding of how to pace a match, probably could've been pretty good if she'd kept under that serious path. I can definitely appreciate what she brings to the table with the varied prop comedy alongside some surprisingly in-depth wrestler impressions (her match with Toyota and Yoshida in particular have some really good moments where you could tell she had a good idea of the stuff they'd do lol) but her matches are very hit and miss depending on who's with her and how long the match goes. If it's someone good and the match goes sub-10, usually worth watching. Anything longer with someone substantially green or bad and it just becomes groan-worthy nonsense that drags really bad. There are few things quite as awful as a bad Hirota match because they typically feel like they go on forever and a half. That said, has a undoubtfully massive impact on the history of comedy wrestling and is still worth watching on occasion when she drops the comedy and works semi-seriously."
[9.0] "I think Hirota is some kind of genius for sure. A naturally spry athlete during her early years in GAEA, she broke apart from the pack by taking a hard turn into comedy. Arguably the first "cosplay wrestler", Sakura's intricate imitations of pop culture figures and her peers within the Tokyo scene feel ahead of the curve even to this day. As for her current persona, it seems almost like a parody of Japanese pro wrestling, with her Mutoh tributes and intentionally botched high risk moves. Although her decision to lean even deeper into comedy after her return is something of a double edged sword (workrate guys loathe this woman! ), she's still an undeniable presence in the joshi scene, for better or for worse."
[9.0] "Very "love it or hate" type of gimmick but I love it and I do think she's underrated because of it. Whether it's dressing up as other wrestlers or just her antics in matches she's always funny but knows how to put on a show no matter where it is on the card."
[10.0] "The greatest comedy wrestler of all time, always a welcome sight for me when slated to appear on an event, and the best possible result when appearing as a mystery partner or opponent. Her ability to mimic practically any wrestler on the planet is amazing, and she never fails to bring a smile to my face with her antics. There's nobody like Sakura Hirota."
[10.0] "I'm not even a big fan of comedy wrestling but I love everything Hirota does. The stuff with the HHH title in GAEA is some of the funniest stuff I've ever seen. She has solid in-ring work as well. Even in 2023 she is still doing hilarious work."
[8.0] "As can be seen by the comments, she's primarily a comedy wrestler, and a very charismatic one at that. If you like comedy wrestling, you'll enjoy her work. If you're all about m'workrate and in ring classics, she won't be your cup of tea. Do know that she can actually wrestle, and if she wants to have a good serious match, she's still capable of having good ones."
[2.0] "Sakura Hirota is one of the worst wrestlers ever. She probably could have been okay if she would have actually focused on wrestling more. She ruined more matches than almost anyone in wrestling history with her "comedy" performances that were rarely funny. Anyone who exposes the business that much when she wrestles should not be considered a good wrestler."
[7.0] "Lustige Wrestlerin und man kann sie ja auch schon als Veteranin bezeichnen. Ihre Matches sind unterhaltsam, meistens von Comedy begleitet aber Hirota kann auch etwas im Ring. Gutes Paket und sie ist auch gut in dem was sie macht."
[7.0] "A completely crazy wrestler and the best comedian in the business (take note Toru Yano). How is she wrestling considered all she put her body through is a complete mystery."
[10.0] "She's the best comedy wrestler in the world. You don't even need to speak Japanese to understand her comedy but it would probably make it even better. She can go when needed to as she used to be quite a good wrestler, as expected when you're trained by Chigusa Nagayo. Anyone who likes comedy wrestling needs to watch her matches, she's a genius and never fails to make me laugh"
[3.0] "I do not speak japanese so maybe her banter is truly hilarious, who knows? If you've seen one Sakura Hirota match, you've seen em all. Lots of stalling and dumb comedy. No real actually bell to bell talent, that I've seen. Maybe there is some japanese cultural stuff going on here I just don't get. I skip her stuff whenever it's on a sendai card."
[4.0] "Ich finde diese Frau fürchterlich. Sicher keine schlechte Wrestlerin. Aber diese Comedyeinlagen gehen mir tierisch auf den Zeiger. Und das in jedem verdammten Match, das ich mit ihr gesehen habe. Vermutlich kenne ich nur Kämpfe nach ihrer Zeit als Comedian. Für mein Dafürhalten passt das alles nicht zusammen. Exposing the Business. Big Time. Geht gar nicht. Und das in Japan. Ich bin durchaus entsetzt."
[7.0] "Sakura may be small and not even look like your normal Joshi wrestler but when you watch her matches you can't help but like her. She was trained by Chigusa Nagayo and if you want to know how tough that was just look up Gaea Girls on YouTube. Her tag team matches with Chigusa against D-Fix are comedy gold. Great comedy and very playful I hope she keeps doing what shes doing and wins some more gold."
