"Nagata/Shibata: Due to their block bout going to a double count-out in Sendai, Nagata/Shibata worked the opener to see who would face Akiyama later in the night. The eliminated from competition Sekigun roster were in YN's corner while the interfering Makai were in the masked KS's corner. Big brawl by everyone, KS rips off his mask and the fight is on. In a strange happenstance, KS's trunks are bluer than Mr. Blue Justice. One of YN's kicks was so fierce & high that if KS didn't roll-back just prior to the kick, the key to working, his head might have been ripped off. KS no-sells an exploder, hits a high back-suplex, runs off-the-ropes but is stopped by a YN high boot, one YN Mochi-like high kick to the back of KS's head and it's over... the ref calls for the bell. KS is then stretchered out. Well, ok then."

"Von der G1 Climax DVD: Nagata gegen Shibata war kurz und gut. Nagata gegen Akiyama nicht fehlerfrei und (verständlicherweise) nicht so stark wie ihr erstes Singles Match, aber schon richtig gut. Der Main Event war große Klasse, Tenzan gab einfach nicht auf und zeigte dass er das Herz eines Löwen hat, großer Kampf."