[8.0] "A good show for NOAH great voyage in Yokohama 2017, a solid undercard, all of the tag titles matches were good, a nice singles match between Atsushi Kotoge and Eddie Edwards, the semi for the GHC Tag Heavyweight was very good, and we had a tremendous Main Event for the GHC Heavyweight Title between Katsuhiko Nakajima and Go Shiozaki."

[6.0] "Good to see NOAH draw a good crowd at Yokohama. It really helps the overall atmosphere of their dead shows. The wrestlers themselves also tried to freshen up their act for the big show and while this was no climax event, there was quality up and down the card with Nakajima/Shiozaki topping it off. Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) -vs- Go Shiozaki – (GHC Title) [***] - A main event that could have been a modern classic for them, but regardless of extreme qualities of their wrestling, it’s very clear the NOAH product doesn’t have momentum in 2017. But why should I mostly complain when they deliver one of their best bouts of 2017? Nakajima and Shiozaki goes out there, shining as bright as it’s possible in todays NOAH and beat the crap out of each other. It felt like a real championship match and that they deserve credit for. Also Taiji Ishimori & Hi69 (c) -vs- Daisuke Harada & Tadasuke – (GHC Junior Tag Title) [** 1/2], apart from a very embarrassing and also dangerously messed up turnbuckle suplex spot, this was a breath of fresh air as far as NOAH 2017 was concerned. Hi69’s big balcony dive was amazing! Takashi Sugiura & Kenou -vs- Mohammed Yone & Masa Kitamiya – (GHC Tag Title Decision Match) [** 3/4] - Not climatically great, but damn hard, to the point where Kitamiya in the end got knocked real silly!"

[8.0] "Very solid entertaining show with no bad matches . It lacked that excellent match or two to push the show to that next level . Show featured visitors from TNA who all did well . Muto was also in the card and he can barely walk but still put on a show . Matches worth watching : all of them and my top match was Hajime Ohara (c) vs. Hitoshi Kumano ."

[7.0] "A solid outing for NOAH The REBORN. Opening 6-Man was fine (**1/2). Jr. Tag match was very exciting in places and had a wild table bump (***3/4). Jr. Heavyweight Title match was pretty good, but only got interesting in the final minutes (***1/4). Storm vs Kiyomiya was a very average match (**1/2). Edwards vs Kotoge was worked pretty well and yet took too long to really start capitalizing on the crowd, until the last few minutes it was quite flat (***1/4). Mutoh & Marufuji vs Moose & Sakamoto was a fun exhibition tag with Mutoh being very over and Moose being pretty over too; Marufuji vs Moose segments were actually quite good (***1/4). Heavyweight Tag match build itself up slowly but got to a pretty great place by the end; loved Mitamiya just reeling Sugiura in over and over to elbow him while in the submission (***3/4). Something about the main event didn't click for me; it felt like the crowd was tepid for 90% of the match, and a lot of what they did didn't really blow me away; nothing was bad, but nothing was great either, and they didn't get the crowd into things as well as even some of the more dull matches on the show (***1/4). Overall a solid show for NOAH The REBORN that establishes the Impact partnership."

[7.0] "Opening 6-man was fine. **3/4. Hi69 & Ishimori vs Harada and Tadasuke was fun. Ishimori was explosive, Harada was evil, and Hi69 hit an insane table-spot. Lots of stiff strikes here too, ***1/2. Ohara vs Kumano was alright. Kumano looked inexperienced and lost at times. Ohara worked over Kumano's back very well. The big moves and near falls at the end made it slightly more exciting. ***1/4. Storm vs Kiyomiya very basic. Nothing bad, but nothing memorable. **1/2. Kotoge vs Edwards had some really good sequences put was poorly structured since it failed to capitalise on the crowd's excitement and instead always allowed for a plateau and regression. These two still had strong chemistry and showed passion. ***1/2. Sakamoto & Moose vs Muto and Marufuji was average. Moose got over well with his chant and athleticism. Sakamoto was entertainingly comedic but not much else. Marufuji was generally exciting, and Muto could barely walk but got strong crowd pops. ***. Kitamiya & Yone vs Sugiura and Kenou was good. I liked the clear hatred between Kitamiya and Kenou, and there was generally a lot of passion and stiff strikes. ***1/2. Nakajima vs Shiozaki was fantastic. Shiozaki was amazing with everything he did; vicious and desperate to prove himself. Some nice callbacks to their mentors (Sasaki/Kobashi) too. Great chemistry and some amazing sequences. Both just wanted to destroy each other. Nakajima looked great as the NOAH ace here, but Shiozaki really stole the match. ****1/4"

[7.0] "Of the many intangibles that go into becoming a 'star, ' timing and a willingness to play the game are among the most important. Despite being an excellent in-ring competitor capable of elevating matches from the mundane to the sacred, G Shiozaki has lacked these ingredients. Before the NOAH audience was willing to accept him as the alpha male, injuries hastily pushed Go to his first GHC reign. His second reign was insignificant and was ineffectually received as it came off the heels of Sugs's legendary run, as well as running into the hottest KENTA ever was as a heavyweight. But Go can't just blame external circumstances/attribution bias. Pro wrestling is a form of theater, and thus its best performers have to be versatile and flexible showman. Go's facials/posture/state of being is of an arrogant prince, he's not a man of the people like his mentor Kobashi. If he was willing, he would have been a great heel. So that's Go; the best in-ring performer NOAH has, but also a liability as his career is perceived as a disappointment. Yet in the Main, who's the star? Who shined brighter? Undoubtedly it was Go. But he can't be NOAH's guy, (or AJPW's as evidenced by the prescience of Akiyama as to Miyahara's potential. ) However, Nakajima... the blessed 'son' of a legend. He stayed the course, bided his time, and is now champion in an era when NOAH, like AJPW w/ Kento, is looking for someone new to stablize the belt/company. Tonight was a consistently good show; there was neither a bad nor great match. The opener warmed the crowd up w/ likable indie and the NOAH stalwarts. Hi 69 created a moment for himself jumping off-the-rafters into Harada through a table. Both the Jr and Tag Belt matches were similar in that the challengers were dominated, but showed their grit/toughness by taking their beatings in stride, esp. Kitamiya. I thought J Storm came off dignified by working well w/ the rookie; I like JS. As I don't watch TNA, I was also pleased to get me some E Edwards."