[7.0] "Decent first half, good second half. I've been out of the loop with DG recently so some things didn't hit with me the way they would with regular viewers. That's not a negative though, that's me missing out on a positive."
[5.0] "With a few disappointing upper-card matches -- incl. the main-event -- plus a mostly totally skippable 1st half, this was a pretty mediocre show. Kamei & Jason vs Dia & Kikuta was a very good, with a great pace and lots of action. Everyone had very slick movements and physical attacks, and both teams hit some very creative tag spots. Kikuta was great as the big-man powerhouse to contrast with his smaller and weaker opponents and partner. Some great exchanges and convincing near falls in the finishing stretch, with the constant trading of control being very engaging. A shame it ended just as it started to get great. Easy MOTN. ***1/2. Kanda vs Nagano was a standard veteran-vs-rookie match. Nagano was noticeably awkwardness but mostly fine, and Kanda played the nasty veteran well. **. The 8-man Tag was the 'leftovers' match. Very skippable and relatively uneventful. Slightly entertaining if you already enjoy any of these guys. **. Kondo & Owashi vs Ho Ho & Shenlong was kind of poor. Ho Ho & Shenlong tried to do the Kung Fu Masters gimmick spots but their attempts looked pretty awkward and underwhelming, especially compared to Kamei and Jason from the opener. Kondo and Owashi were fine powerhouses but didn't do anything interesting. **. The High-End vs Gold Class 6-man Tag was filled with lots of upper-mid-level stars, so it was guaranteed to be good at the very least. They didn't do anything especially creative (at least not by DG standards) but they still worked at an exciting pace and put together quite a few cool interactions one after the other. ***1/4. Natural Vibes vs Z-Brats 6-man Tag was alright. Their 1st match was filled with heaps of brawling and illegal attacks, eventually resulting in a DQ and a match-restart with a no-DQ stipulation. The restart had a decent mix of weapon/prop spots while still taking time to have everyone delivering some nice, normal wrestling spots and exchanges. The "Skywalker" distraction angle leading to the Z-Brats' massive beatdown on Vibes made for a decent spectacle, though it definitely detracted from the wrestling itself. ***. M3K vs Fujii, Ishin & Ishinriki was mostly alright. Lots of decent work but nothing too impressive. I liked some of Ishin and Jr.'s heated interactions, plus Mochizuki's nice signature kicks, but this otherwise severely lacked the top talent traditionally associated with PPV Triangle Gate matches. **3/4. Yoshioka vs Eita was quite good but definitely underwhelming. I really liked Eita's aggressive and heelish control work, especially his arm-targeting, but Yoshioka's long-term arm-selling was literally non-existent, completely throwing that possibly interesting plot point out the window. They still had some good rapid 50/50 trades and big spots in the final 1/3rd, but it was all pretty formulaic and drifted into overkill territory, plus Yoshioka's comeback felt quite forced. Still some good moments but not nearly enough for a PPV main-event. ***1/4"
[8.0] "Dangerous Gate war eine gute Veranstaltung, die von den beiden besten Matches umrahmt wurde. Der Opener war ziemlich gut, inklusive des Titelwechsels. Der Main Event war dann das stärkste Match der Show. Hier konnt Yoshioka seinen Titel verteidigen. Der Co Main Event war auch recht gut. Das Match zw. Z-Brats und Natural Vibes war sehr solide. Gold Class gegen High-End war auch solide. Die restlichen 3 Matches waren passabel."
[10.0] "This show fucking rules! Show of the year contender easily, DragonGate is the most underrated promotion in the world and has been for years, amazing product all year long with great talents, this show really lived up to the great build up, all the big matches delivered and I can't wait for what will happen next in the GC & HE - NV & Z-Brats rivalries, DragonGate is the best promotion in the world and it's not even close at this point"
[8.0] "Show started strong with the Twin Gate match. A bit unfortunate that the Lee/Kamei run is already over, but in the current situation Dia/Kikuta was the right pick. Lower card was okay, mid card was good to very good. Final two matches worthy of main event status. Recommended watch."
