[6.0] "I have mixed feelings about this show. While it did feature two ****+ matches, the rest of the card was a bit mild, except for the opener. The last two matches were pretty bad by RINGS standards. Bakouri vs Todorov (***1/2) - Fun opener with Bakouri throwing some cool suplexes as usual. Todorov was his usual self too, sharp as always with his grappling and own throws. Kohsaka vs Vrij (***1/4) - Decent match where Vrij tries to repeat what Nagai did to Kohsaka previously. Tamura vs Ilyukhin (****1/2) - Really fun match where Tamura outclasses Ilyukhin, but Ilyukhin keeps things interesting and the result is as good as you would expect. Nagai vs Peeters (***) - I felt Peeters wasn't at his best here, but it was passable. Tariel vs Zouev (**3/4) - Another disappointing performance from Tariel as Zouev tries to get a decent match out of him, but Tariel is too slow. Naruse vs Han (****1/2) - Another great Volk Han showing in late 1996, and Naruse was very good as well. Exciting match with tons of cool reversals. Yamamoto vs Khakhaleishvili (*1/2) - Poor match with a bad finish. Yamamoto doesn't put much effort into this and Khakhaleishvili has to make it work, and the finish is right near the ropes. Maeda vs Kopylov (**1/4) - Maeda is very out of shape here, and Kopylov tries to get something out of this match but Maeda is way too slow and washed."