[7.0] "8 Way Match: A fun to watch pre show match, there were a couple of times that the action was chaotic but for a pre show match it was fine [*3/4]. Rina vs Miran: For 2 wrestlers who are 14 and 17 years old respectively, this match was somewhat enjoyable, even though the moves werent all executed perfectly, they opened the event with a good match [***1/4]. Starlight Kid vs Yuzuki: An enjoyable way to get the 2024 Cinderella tournament started, both wrestled a fairly fast paced match, some really close near falls toward the end of the match [***]. Sayaka Kurara vs Natsuko Tora: Tora ambushed Kurara before the bell even rang, the match in itself was underwhelming, the outcome with Kurara winning by DQ should have been booked differently but with Tora was not surprising [*]. Yuna Mizumori vs Lady C: This match was somewhat okay, it could have been better had it been given more time, the ending move looked decent [*1/4]. Xena vs Momo Kohgo: A match that did not even go 4 minutes, Xena looked impressive especially when she got the win [*]. Miyu Amasaki vs Ranna Yagami: Another match that was short, both tried their best with the time they had but could have been better [*]. Ruaka vs Koguma: I did not like this match unfortunately mainly due to the interference that started with Natsuko Tora pulling the referee out the ring midst of a pin and the ending was not great [1/2*]. Saya Iida vs Saki Kashima: A somewhat okay match, Saya Iida getting the win was the right decision [*1/2]. Hanan vs HANAKO: A good first round match, both Hanan and HANAKO gave a physical match and the submission at the end looked brutal [**1/4]. Giulia, Konami & Syuri vs Fukigen Death, Momo Watanabe & Stephanie Vaquer: Very good six woman tag team match, Konami and Momo did their thing, Vaquer and her team should have won to give Vaquer more credibility en route to her title match challenge against champion Giulia, the interactions between Giulia and Vaquer were good to watch [***1/2]. Chihiro Hashimoto & Sareee vs Natsupoi & Saori Anou: All four gave an excellent performance, good to see Hashimoto and Sareee in Stardom, an excellent tag team match, Natsupoi made her return in this match and looked good, the pacing was right throughout [****1/2]. Maika & Mina Shirakawa vs Mayu Iwatani & Tam Nakano vs AZM & Saya Kamatani: While this match was of a decent standard, this should not have been the main event match on a show like this, it should have been in the middle somewhere, the action from all 3 teams was okay [***]"

[8.0] "Great show with a standout match (Poi's return) and the setup of a great world title match after the main event which I'm very excited for."

[9.0] "A really good show that Stradom needed, this new Cinderella format is clever allowing the undercard to display their strenghts before confronting the top talents, they also didn't overused the over the top rope rule. The preview match for Giulia and Vaquer title match was realyy nice and Natsupoi's return match was fanstastic, Tag MOTYC stuff. Really solid main event too, and Sareee challenges Mayu Iwatani for the IWGP title to close the show on a perfect note."

[6.0] "The first day of the Cinderella tournament is also the first big PPV of the post-Rossy era. The pre-show eight way was fun and fast, nice way to get everyone warmed up for the show (6/10). Rina vs Miran for the Future of Stardom title was good. Miran has a lot of potential and Rina continues to get better (7/10). Starlight Kid vs Yuzuki was the first match of the tournament, and it was the best of the first round. Fast pace, good action. Yuzuki is very good for a rookie (7/10). Kurara vs Natsuko was short and had a dumb DQ finish. Yunamon vs Lady C was okay, nothing special (4/10). Xena vs Kohgo was short and mediocre. Kohgo came back and showed up with new gear just to lose in three minutes, oof. Miyu vs Ranna was a match that certainly happened, again nothing special. Ruaka vs Koguma was decent until the terrible interference spot that made the ref look like an idiot (4/10). Gori vs Saki was fine for how short it was. The last of the Cinderella matches was Hanan vs Hanako, ending a long streak of mediocrity to deliver something worth watching (6/10). The six woman tag was a filler match that belonged on a house show, but it was still pretty good and entertaining enough (6.5/10). The tag team match featuring Poi's return and Sareee's first Stardom match was by far the best of the show (8/10). The three way tag team main event had zero reason to be the main event. Nothing was at stake and the match played out with everybody just hitting moves because there was no story or anything to care about (5/10). Only after the last match did anything important happen, with Sareee coming out to challenge Mayu for the IWGP Women's Championship. Finally these two will have a match after the first time they tried ended in a debacle. This show was a mixed bag. The first two matches were enjoyable. Most of the Cinderella tournament matches were nothing special, though on the flip side it was a welcome sight that there weren't any time limit draws. The main event was house show tier and not that good, hopefully they can learn from this to have better, more meaningful main events. Overall, Cinderella Tournament Opening Day was a fine show with some good to build on and some bad to improve. 6/10"