[5.0] "This is just another basic NJPW all-tag match show. All of the top guys were recovering from the night before and took things slow. There were some cool story moments and some interesting matches they are building up but overall these NJPW all tag match shows aren't too interesting even when the matches are good."

[7.0] "The event was pretty solid overall. The matches that were recommended were the better matches on the show while the ones that weren't were not as good. The ten man tag match was the best on the show. Juice looked good gaining the win for his team as well as getting a NEVER openweight title shot against Goto. The post match was a big moment on the show with the return of Suzuki Gun. Both LIJ matches were good to me. I'd say the NEVER openweight six man was better as far as feeling satisfied that Tanahashi, Nakanishi, and Taguchi won the belts. I thought they made a good team as well. EVIL, SANADA, and BUSHI worked really well as a team per usual. Elgin and KUSHIDA vs Naito and Takahashi was good too and Elgin was impressive. It also had a cool run in by Dragon Lee. The Elite vs YOSHI-HASHI and Roppongi Vice was a fairly good match. It was cool seeing YOSHI-HASHI get the win but not so much him getting destroyed after but the win overshadowed the beat down. The worst match on the show was Billy Gunn and Yoshi-tatsu vs Yujiro Takahashi and Hangman Page."

[4.0] "The calm-down after the massive Tokyo Dome show the day before. Mostly just a bunch of throw-away tag matches and a novelty title bout. Best matches at the ** to ** 1/4 range, with the one with the most purpose being Michael Elgin & KUSHIDA -vs- Tetsuya Naito & Hiromi Takahashi [** 1/4] - Neito feeling the effects after his great match with Hiroshi Tanahashi the day before wasn’t in a fighting mood. Damaged, Elgin basically destroyed him. Plus Dragon Lee came out and interfered doing as spectacular dive crashing hard on the railings."

[6.0] "The show was more about the set up for the next 6 months than match quality . Some of the matches where decent . Some of the guys took it easy after breaking their backs the night before . Matches worth watching : BULLET CLUB (Adam Cole, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. CHAOS (Beretta, Rocky Romero & YOSHI-HASHI) , KUSHIDA & Michael Elgin vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) , Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL & SANADA) (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi and my top match was CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Will Ospreay) vs. Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma), Juice Robinson, Katsuyori Shibata & Yuji Nagata ."

[8.0] "A very solid underrated show the night after Wrestle Kingdom. Set NJPW on its path into 2017. The tan man tag was just an awesome display of what each guy can do and the other tag matches ranged from very good to fair."

[6.0] "After tiring night with Wrestle Kingdom, matches on this show was only solid. But New Year Dash 2017 is new feud's and Suzuki-gun return. Do not be changed holders NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Titles because Sanada, Bushi and Evil they had a chance to become the strongest champions who every had this titles."

[7.0] "Fun matches, a mediocre main event, and good future angles set up, especially with Suzuki Gun's return."

[7.0] "I do enjoy these New Year Dash shows as it seems a super appreciative crowd there. One major plus point: SUZUKI FUCKING GUN. Hell yeah, really really wanna see Suzuki v Naito now. One major negative: the NEVER 6-man belts changed hands again when LIJ should be holding those things for a good while."

[5.0] "Overall, a pretty nice show with fun matches. Great to see Misu back, I'm really hyped for him vs Okada."

[6.0] "This is basically the post-WrestleMania Monday Night Raw of New Japan, for those not in the know. They have a bunch of shorter, way less intense matches that set up the programs for the new year, along with some angles to the same effect. The big angle on this show was the return of Suzuki-gun, and it was /awesome/. It immediately established the stable as a serious threat, and injected precious new blood into the company. Minoru Suzuki was sorely missed the past couple years, and the combination of not having been seen in so long, with the dominance of his NOAH run and the quality of his matches there (that many NJPW viewers probably didn't see, but are likely still aware of), and the way in which he returned have really made him seem like the biggest deal he's been in ages, providing a much-needed new challenge for the title scene. All of that combined with Okada's visibly-battered physical state coming off his Wrestle Kingdom victory also helps sell the idea that he could actually finally win the title. (He won't, but the mere fact that I don't feel 100% sure about it is really telling. ) Outside of that angle, this show was sometimes fun, but completely skippable. No standout match, and a frustrating booking decision in the main event. The most impressive match on this card was The Young Bucks & Adam Cole match, and you'll almost definitely get the chance to see them later, working a lot harder than they did here."