[6.0] "Not a bad show per se, but definitely not up to the standard of what is meant to be NJPW's second biggest show of the year. I can be lenient to an extent for COVID, but that doesn't excuse a lot of underwhelming decisions across the card. Only two matches of the seven are worth watching. [Taguchi/Kojima/Nagata vs Kidd/Makabe/Honma] - 2 1/2 stars. [CHAOS vs LiJ] - 2 3/4 stars. [Tenzan/Wato/Uemura vs Suzuki-Gun] - 2 1/2 stars. [CHAOS vs Bullet Club] - 2 stars. [Shingo Takagi vs SHO Tanaka] - 4 1/2 stars (Match of the Night). [Golden Ace vs Dangerous Tekkers) - 4 stars. [Tetsuya Naito vs EVIL] - 1 1/2 stars (Worst of the Night). Average match rating: 2. 82 of 5 stars (or 5. 64 of 10). Rounded to 6 for Cagematch."
[9.0] "Very good PPV from NJPW, the 3 main matches at the end were all at least **** for me. Dangerous Tekkers vs Golden Ace was an absolute classic and i loved every minute of it. The main did its job and go Evil over and got the bullet club back on top"
[8.0] "Considering that Most of the Roster cannot Travel, it was a Decent Show. But 2 things came out of this event. 1, ZSJ Finally wins his First IWGP Title! 2, Hiromu Is Challenging Evil for the Belts, but honestly i wonder what will happen to the rest of BC once They are able to travel again, Will Jay try to get a piece of the belts, will G. O. D Challenge DT for the Belts, Also i kind of hope Hiromu Wins his subsequent title match (probably just for the IC Title)"
[7.0] "My Ratings: Every match before the cleaning break is between **1/2 and **3/4 // SHO vs. Shingo: ****1/4+ // Dangerous Tekkers vs. Golden Aces: ****1/4+ // EVIL vs. Naito: ***-. This was the best SHO/Shingo match out of their trilogy, they gave everything they've got, and the infinite lariats sequence is GOD TIER. Despy going after Shingo made me pop tbh, I can't wait to see the match between them. Tekkers/Aces is amazing, The Taichi and Zack Bromance is so good, they truly deserve the belts. Everyone in this match looked incredible, and the final part with Zack giving Tana 1004 dragon screws looked brutal. Both matches deserve to be the MOTN, I can't decide tbh. WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED IN THE MAIN EVENT. The match was a bit baffling with all the interferences, the eye gauges and the ref bumps, but the finish was the most unexpected thing in NJPW since Jay White beating either Tana or Omega. And of course we knew that the BUSHI that came out wasn't BUSHI (I thought it was Yujiro) but not in a million years I would have thought it was DICK FUCKING TOGO, WHAT THE FUCK GEDO YOU ABSOLUTE MAD MAN. We'll be getting Dick Togo in a New Japan ring in 2020, wrestling is so weird man, I love it. And of course, I'm sad for Naito, but so invested in the future, with maybe SANADA challenging and winning the IC belt, or Shingo if he loses to Despy, and Naito maybe winning the G1 and getting back the HW belt in WK... Gedo is crazy, but he pulls off things like this and you can complain at first, but he knows best."
[3.0] "We were so worried about WWE: Japan that we didn't realize NJPW had already become WWE: Japan. Weak undercard, joke of a main event, three points for the two other title matches though, those were alright. But still, really bad show for the most part."
[7.0] "Considering the circumstances, NJPW have put on a good show. - The LIJ/CHAOS tag match was fun, showed different side to LIJ after a betrayal the night before, set up Hiromu nicely for the post-match angle in the main event. - Shingo/SHO delivered yet another MOTYC match, this two have enough chemistry that they keep me wanting more. - Golden Ace/Dangerous Tekkers have been the best IWGP Tag feud in years, and the match didn't disappoint. DT winning the belts is the right decision imo. - While Naito/EVIL wasn't an excting in-ring action, the story of the match more than made up for it. the shock title switch & debut of Dick Togo made me excited for EVIL's title reign."
[7.0] "There were some good moments in those tag team matches, you'd expect more title or important matches but Covidmania is still running wild so I can understand. The NEVER Openweight and Tag Team title matches were great and really upped my rating for this show. Main event was alright, could've been better but I'm not saying I was disappointed because I knew it was going to be another Bullet Club run-in match. I wasn't expecting EVIL to win the titles, so at least it wasn't predictable."
[7.0] "Watching this show live was fun, but what really struck to me, personally, is that the old stereotype that 'Japanese crowd doesn't make any noise" should be put to rest after this show. This crowd was given a ton of reasons to voice their displeasure (how the fuck can one tolerate Yujiro pinning Goto? what is this shit? ), but the "no cheering" rule in the venue made events that were happening in the last two matches very surreal and strange. Without their booing it just wasn't the same. NEVER title match was very good, not the best in Takagi/SHO series, Tag Team titles match had some great action, but again, needed some crowd reaction. Whatever happened in the Main Event will be talked about for a while, but personally, I had a good, healthy laugh seeing EVIL carrying both belts, and I'm grateful for that."
[7.0] "[SPOILERS] It was a very solid show. The undercard tag matches were all decent-to-good, though I will say the last 3 matches made the rating for me. SHO/Shingo was a frigging fantastic NEVER strong style match, and the fact that El Desperado is the new challenger for it makes me extremely happy (****. 5). The tag match between Taichi/ZSJ and Tanahashi/Ibushi was also pretty great, the last 10 minutes of the match putting it over for me as perhaps one of the best tag title matches I've seen NJPW has ever had to offer, and I think the right people won (****. 25). The main event...... its alot to unpack. First off, I think EVIL looks good in his new attire and his new theme is good too (though he should lose the Awesome Kong tutu lol). The match itsef, even though it was slow at times, never felt like it plodded as I felt Okada/EVIL did yesterday or even Naito/KENTA did earlier in the year. The match itself was serviceable, though I'm sure the result of the match will overshadow what people will feel about the match itself. I... dont really know how to feel about EVIL winning the IWGP title(s). I don't hate the decision and I understand the necessity for establishing BC as a threat again since most of its members are stuck abroad..... but at the same time, it does make Naitos whole coronation and title reign feel like a massive waste. The match itself was good (better than Naito/KENTA for sure), but the result still has me scratching my head. Maybe Gedo knows what hes doing? He has my curiosity though, thats for damn sure. (***. 5)"
[7.0] "I think the show was solid. The uppercard, while not WK or traditional Dominion quality, was serviceable given what they have available and the undercard was fun. At this point BC endings don't piss me off because I know what to expect, and hey, at least the wrestlers involved with said interference now are better quality, with EVIL/Togo/Ishimori involved. Better than Fale. Fun show, especially the NEVER and Tag title matches."
[7.0] "By far the most polarizing aspect of this show is the main event ending. Let's talk about the rest of the show first. The non-title matches were all solid. The Sho vs Shingo match was great, worthy of a 4. 25 star rating at least. The tag title match was long, but the final ten minutes were so great that I feel like it deserves a 4-star rating too. The main event was even longer, but I was really enjoying it for 35 minutes. Evil's entrance and new look are amazing. The match was very good storytelling and blew by quickly. Then that ending happened. It was overbooked. It was weird, it was surreal, and the match result was shocking. It will divide a lot of fans. Some will love it, a lot will hate it, and quite a few will be heartbroken but curious to see how it all plays out. Count me into the latter category. To recap, this was a good show. There were no bad matches. The undercard was solid, the NEVER title match was great and the tag title match had a great final third to it that made it a really good/great match too. The main event was fantastic in my opinion, until the shocking ending. I cannot trash the show just because of the ending. Graded as a whole, this show is a 7. 5 or so. I understand why people are angry and upset at the ending, but that doesn't make this a bad show."
[7.0] "The ending of the main event will be... decisive to say the least, but the Never title and Tag Title match still make this a show to recommend."
[7.0] "This is an odd one. There was no exceptional match on the card to me and the main event was kind of disappointing but the show still sent me home feeling like it was major just with its storyline developments. Overall I feel like a 7 is appropriate but this may well change after some reflection."
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