[5.0] "It felt a one match show with the I Quit match been the only unique match that just didn't feel like filler, although I'll admit the tag match with Akebono getting hypnotised was pretty funny. Also weird to think we live in an era where Luke Harper/Brodie Lee tagged with Akebono, just felt like a pairing so bizarre you'd never see it. Lots of time wasting in all of the matches, a bit like a house show if anything. The last two matches, well at least the main event, didn't need to go as long as it did even if the final few minutes of both became very good. I'd struggle to recommend anything but the Jacobs Moxley match and I doubt I'll have the energy to sit through a DGUSA show again."

[6.0] "Another 'dip' of a show for DGUSA, but not without featuring a truly great main-event. The 4-way opener was a bit short but good enough. Ricochet was finally back in his natural habitat: showing off his impressively clean acrobatics. Everyone else did well too (except for Gargano, whose offence was lacking a bit). A few overly choreographed spots, but many good ones too. ***. Swann vs Homicide was pretty weak, Swann's high-flying was alright, and Homicide's brawling was fine. Their chemistry wasn't the best, though. Swann's babyface selling also felt quite wimpy and hollow. **1/4. Aries vs Yoshino was fun, featuring a lot of interesting grappling exchanges and some exciting 50/50 trades. Aries' focus on Yoshino's leg was very convincing. Yoshino naturally no-sold the work whenever Aries laid off the leg, which was a shame, but he was very good otherwise. Some impactful signature moves in the second half. ***1/4. Jacobs vs Moxley had Moxley back in his element of boring western brawls. **3/4. Akebono & Brodie vs Amasis & Ophidian was a complete waste of time. NR. Tozawa & Yamato vs Cima & Horiguchi was pretty good. Horiguchi was a fine babyface in peril, relying on Cima to give their team a real chance of winning. While Tozawa differed from Horiguchi by being a more credible performer for his own team, he still had to rely on Yamato as the true enforcer whenever he was on the receiving end of Cima and Horiguchi's effective tag work. Both teams showed good tag chemistry in the second half. Yamato was especially impressive whenever he was in the ring. ***1/4. Hulk vs Shingo saved this show from being mostly mediocre. This was a notch below their 2008 and 2010 Kobe World matches, but those are my number 1 and 2 favourite DG matches ever, so that's no knock on them, with this match still being thoroughly great. The timing, impact, and respective heel and babyface character was all awesome here. Shingo was a wonderful bully, and Hulk, despite having some awesome offence of his own, really stood out when on defence, putting all of Shingo's offence over big time with his crazy bumps and compelling selling. This was a truly hard-fought battle, with the final 5 minutes featuring heaps of great near falls and hype moments. It's really the only match on this show actively worth seeking out. ****"