[7.0] "Another enjoyable show with no bad matches . Nothing really special until the semi and the main . Two big stories in 2016 where in evidence on these shows . First Chris Hero had an incredible year in ring . And second Tesuya Naito became a truly humongous star . Maybe not to the teenagers watching WWE but pretty much for everyone else he is the biggest star in wrestling right now . Matches worth watching : all of them and my top match was Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. Chris Hero ."

[7.0] "Walthamstow - in the Domesday Book of 1086 and home to the longest single street market in all of Europe - and its lovely Assembly hall (I felt the puritanical Calvinism within its brown walls) was home to this second evening of RevPro/NJPW action. The opener served to get over the LIdJ heel schenanigans. Three things I don't like about English crowds: 1) 'One Fall' 2) on a count-out, always a number ahead of the ref ruining any potential drama 3) the disrespect for rules b/c LIdJ is seen as the cool faction and people want to be cool. Myself, I was pleased to see the DQ b/c it never, (but should) happens. Matches two and three are more charming match-ups for Honma/Nagata, respectively, than the night before. Bodom has been provided high-profile match-ups by Rev Pro and has come through despite getting too much in those matches as by facing Hero & Ishii he should be more over as a heel than he is. But Honma's so well-liked that that spirit carried the match through. To call it an upset would be erroneous b/c Honma is a loser. Even better was the following match; perhaps Dunne reaching the ropes last night prior to eyes rolling back was b/c that's how Nagata would win tonight. I'm not a fan of Ospreay removing the C. T. U. costume after his match w/ Liger as it cheapens the notion of being masked. And the surprise of the night, Naito worked hard for the last six minutes of the tag. Is that low-blow really the last we see Scrull/ZSJ in RevPro? 7. 25"

[9.0] "A better show than the first, both in terms of in-ring quality and the entertainment value. Redman & Garrett vs LIJ was a decent opener that heated up towards the end (***). Bodom vs Honma was a hard-hitting contest that had a great dynamic of Bodom being a total dickhead to the veteran; while likely not intended, Bodom vomiting after the match while still show-boating to the crowd after his win was such a perfect moment for his character (***3/4). Seven vs Nagata was a fun veteran vs veteran match that had some strong exchanges (***1/2). Liger vs Dark Liger (aka Ospreay) was such a fun, fun match; loved the comedy and the mimicry of Ospreay, although they basically did an inferior version of a comedy spot from Night 3 of BOLA; Ospreay winning with a Shotei/Oscutter/SSP combo was a neat finish to a very entertaining match involving yet another Japanese legend (***1/2). Ishii vs Dunne was a great brawl that actually worked outside of the formula of Ishii; the story of Dunne's dastardly tactics coming back to bite him (haha) was done quite well and it was nice to see Ishii work such a different structure of match (****). LIJ vs LDRS was a decent tag match with some fun sequences, but nothing outstanding, and ZSJ still kinda sucks when he's not showing his tag team chemistry with Scurll (***1/4). Shibata vs Hero is, again, everything you expected from this first-time Hero match, but with even higher stakes than the Ishii due to the title being on the line in the main event; they beat the SHIT out of one another, with some incredible immediate chemistry and some of the best strike exchanges I've seen this year; Hero matches are the only matches I consistently love piledrivers being used as nearfalls in, because of how perfectly they are placed and paced; crowd was also hot as fuck for this one (****1/2). Definitely worth the watch for the two great hard-hitting matches, but the more fun stuff in the undercard is worth checking out if you want to just crack a smile."

[6.0] "Chris Hero delivers another awesome match vs Shibata. Love seeing Josh Bodom wrestle. A guy to look out for in the future. Pete Dunne vs Ishii was quite good. Overall, Night 1 was better in my opinion."

[5.0] "The first two matches - Los Ingobernables vs. Garrett & Redman + Bodom vs. Honma were very forgettable, just nothing to remember about them (*), Nagata/Seven was a little better, but still very meh (*1/4), Liger/Ospreay had some good stuff in it, but the comedy wasn't all that great, was pretty cool seeing Ospreay work kinda heelish (**1/2), Dunne/Ishii was very, very, very good, hard hitting w/ well defined roles & good performances by both guys (***3/4), Naito & SANADA vs. Scurll & ZSJ was pretty meh, an OK match, but not any memorable, Marty was clearly the weakest performer of the 4 & he dragged the match down (**), in the main event Shibata & Hero delivered a hard hitting classic (****1/2). Overall I'd say that Night 2 was a little weaker than Night 1 - it got 2 matches that are worth watching in Ishii/Dunne & especially Shibata/Hero."

[9.0] "Although nothing on Night 2 reached the lofty heights of Hero vs. Ishii on Night 1, this was overall a better show, with several really good contests, including Nagata/Seven, Liger/DARK LIGER (Ospreay), Ishii/Dunne, LIJ/LDRS and the main event with Shibata and Hero. Some production fluffs, including a shaky hard cam and a distorted house mic, keep this from being a 10 ranking, but it's a great Rev Pro show, and good proof that they can work well with New Japan talent despite the bigger names being missing."

[10.0] "I think this edges out night 1 just slightly for me although both were of an incredibly high quality. The opener was a very good match for what I expected with Charlie Garrett particularly impressing me. Bodom/Honma was good but felt like it was just there. Nagata/Seven was wonderful in so many ways and made me a huge fan of Trent. The match was entertainment at it's finest while not going too far and losing sight of the match itself. Will's reveal as Dark Liger was a moment I won't forget any time soon, I loved how the match was themed around Will using Liger's moves from the past and present finishing it off with the SSP that Jushin invented. Ishii/Dunne was a brutal match with both fighting to see who had the bigger grapes, turns out it was Ishii. Dunne is a guy who I can see being the next big thing to come out the UK, he's so talented. Los/LDRS was, again, a great match. It was mostly a showcase for the LDRS for most of the first portion as they just had their way with poor SANADA, eventually when Naito got in he did a lot more than the last night and put on a fantastic show. His interactions with Zack in particular were really really good, someone needs to book that match. And to finish off Hero and Shibata decided to try and beat each other to death and it was about as good as you'd expect. Shibata was covered in welts and bruises by the time the match ended. There was a great show of respect by both at the end which sent everyone home happy. Two truly fantastic shows."