| 1 | 14.07.2020 | arrancar | 5.0 | Definitely the most underwhelming DG show I've seen since I started watching the promotion's work from mid-2007 until this show itself. Shisa vs Tomakomai was a very basic rookie opening match. **. K-ness & Susumu vs Mazada & Nosawa was a fine standard faces-vs-heels tag match. Heels had bland control until the faces' entertaining comeback. **1/2. Tozawa vs Kong was fun for what it was: a bully powerhouse up against an energetic, goofy underdog. **3/4. Tigers vs Kid was pretty decent. Kid showed off his typically impressing high-flying work, though he also had two very awkward botches when going for his 'Jesus Walks' springboard moonsault. He sort of played it off as a result of Tigers' leg work (which was good leg work, too). Tigers did well playing the dastardly heel while also showing off some impressive physicality and athleticism. The interference was annoying but at least minimal. ***. The Triangle Gate match was very underwhelming. Mochizuki was impressive with all his sharp strikes, but Deep Drunkers were bland in their control segments (though they worked well at a higher pace). **1/2. World-1 vs Warriors was far-and-away the MOTN. They gave us a fast-paced, explosive, very creative match, but unlike your usual DG multi-man tags, this had the extra interesting detail of featuring over-the-top-rope eliminations, which made for more creative and exciting moments in among all the existing creative and exciting in-ring exchanges. As always, the DG guys never fail to impress with how many crazy stunts they can seamlessly link together. Yoshino and Cima also had some great singles exchanges as the final members of their respective teams. They went a bit overkill with big moves and finishers, but were so explosive and creative with it all that it all still worked. ***3/4 - ****. Yamato vs Shingo was a letdown. Shingo, the powerhouse with obliterating strikes and power moves, was contained for at least 85% of this match -- a result of Yamato's grappling and submission proficiency. This story made sense, but it wasn't very exciting. Only in the final 5 minutes of this 30-minute match did we finally see some consistently exciting exchanges, which wasn't a good ratio. *** |
| 2 | 18.01.2017 | Crippler Crossface | 7.0 | |
| 3 | 26.02.2011 | sign squad | 6.0 | Nicht wirklich starke Show bis auf die letzten beiden Matches. Highlight der Undercard wohl Kong vs Tozawa (**3/4), weil es sehr coole Spots hatte und beide sich sehr anstrengten. Tigers Mask vs Dragon Kid erstaunlich belangslos (**). Das Triangle Title Match war sehr chaotisch, was sicher geholfen hat bei der Besetzung (**). Elimination Match ziemlich stark (***1/2) und sehr guter, nicht zu verrückter Main Event (****). |
| 4 | 22.08.2010 | ARIZA | 7.0 | Der Opener war schwach und auch das zweite Match war nicht viel beser. Tozawa vs. Cyber Kong war ein bisschen besser, aber auch nicht wirklich gut. Tiger Mask vs. Dragon Kid war gut. Das Open The Triangle Gate Match war dann wieder weniger gut. Das Naniwa-Style Elimination Match war gut und der Main Event noch ein bisschen besser. |
| 5 | 01.06.2010 | STRIGGA | 5.0 | Kein guter PPV. Bis auf die beiden Main Events bietet die Show einzig mit dem Open The Brave Gate Titel Match etwas, was man auch nur als befriedigend bezeichnen könnte. Der Rest fällt vollkommen ab, was für eine Show von Dragon Gate erstaunlich ist. 5 Punkte gibt es am Ende, weil mich die Shingo/YAMATO und das Naniwa-Style Match sehr beeindruckt haben. |
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