[9.0] "Brutal. That's the best way to describe this match. It was both violent and beautiful and a great performance between two wild brawlers with great chemistry. They beat the crap out of each other all around the arena and it was mesmerizing."
[10.0] "A wild, violent brawl that delivered on all the hype surrounding it. Moxley and Suzuki have incredible chemistry, I could have watched them beat the crap out of each other for hours."
[9.0] "This was a wild, bitter fight that was presented like a fight in the streets from the get-go. Both men hammered down each other physically and psychologically with their huge egos clashing and colliding all over the place. The rules being broken and Jon not going by the traditional Dojo route of lengthy matches is a great fresh breath in Japan as it rarely happens but won't miss if so. Moxley retaining makes sense as he had a very good reign here while Suzuki looked super strong even after losing. 4.25 out of 5 stars!"
[8.0] "Das war zu dem Zeitpunkt natürlich ein absolutes Dream Match, da beide nun mal in diesem Wrestling Universum zu den verrücktesten Typen gehören, die man heutzutage zwischen diesen Seilen finden kann. Das Match konnte die Erwartungen auf jeden Fall erfüllen und war zu jedem Zeitpunkt ein großartiger Schlagabtausch und genau das, was sich alle im Vorfeld gewünscht haben. Die Leistungen die Suzuki in seinem Alter noch zeigt ist einfach nur beeindruckend. Ein kleines Highlight in diesem Jahr. **** (14)"
[8.0] "Two of the best wrestlers of the year tear into each other with brutal forearms and chair-shots, loving every second of it like the unhinged lunatics that they are. Hell yeah! ****1/4"
[8.0] "Legit dream match, the king of pro wrestling vs. the king of the death match certainly didn't disappoint. It was a fusion of the walk n' brawl and strong style, with some comedy sprinkled throughout, that worked really well for me. What I love the most about this match is probably what some people disliked, just how over the top, borderline goofy it got; one minute they were having a duel with chairs and banging their heads against a piece of table and the next they were elbowing each other into oblivion. Even though he completely forgot about his eye injury, Mox sold his arm really well. The overall psychology was also awesome, just too charismatic madmen going at each other, especially Suzuki, who's become one of my favourite wrestling characters ever. Jon Moxley's NJPW matches are always such a welcome breath of fresh air, can't wait for his return. (* * * *)"
[10.0] "Fantastic fight full of mad energy, Suzuki was an absolute lunatic, causing violence everywhere he touched and beaming with joy when violence was inflicted upon him. Moxley's arm being busted early in the match and trying to both fight through it and find a way around it was a lovely story. This was awesome stuff, a little heavy on the head trauma at times but all in all I loved it."
[5.0] "This was very disappointing. It had no structure. You could tell these two were having fun, but I'd rather have them showing hatred towards each other. The way they approached the match stripped it from any urgency"
[9.0] "A hard hitting violent clash. Mox and Suzuki wanted nothing more than to hurt each other throughout the match. Red Shoes could barely control the match. It had everything that I wanted and expected from Moxley and Suzuki. Suzuki the better striker but Mox bigger and more resilient and played the match smarter than Suzuki. Suzuki seemed like he didn't even care about the win, just wanted to put Moxley through a lot of pain. Lots of nasty spots with chairs and tables. Lots of technical counters as well. Moxley continues to put The IWGP US Title on a big spotlight. Although I liked Robinson, let's faced it, Moxley is just a better and bigger Champion ( hype not size). Great match. Fun , enjoyable and just nasty. ****1/2"
[7.0] "Jon Moxley (c) -vs- Minoru Suzuki - (IWGP United States Title) [*** 1/4] Badass match! As a brutal fight it didn't get the heated it should have had, but it's two real characters going at it and sometimes that's enough to make a fight fun."
[9.0] "This was amazing. Two tough-as-nails motherf*ckers wanting to murder each other. I can't explain why this match captivated me so much at first (my initial rating was ****3/4) but I loved it a lot. Suzuki laughing at everything Moxley put him through, Mox just not caring, the aura of the match, the fight itself, the spots... Right now in my top 10 matches of 2020, maybe in the fight for the top 5, ****1/2."
[8.0] "Moxley und Suzuki, zwei kranke Typen die sich total auf die Fresse hauen, ich glaube so kann man dieses Match beschreiben. Der Charakterwork von Suzuki war genial(von Mox auch). Er lacht und grinst, obwohl er total vermöbelt wirt. Es fing gleich wild an mit dem Chair-Battle auf der Rampe. Das Brawling hat super funktioniert, da beide das gut können. Das Match hat wirklich Spaß gemacht, kann ich nur jedem weiterempfehlen(****)."
[9.0] "I was really looking forward to this one the most from this card and it did not disappoint, a excellent brawl, I was especially entertained by the mannerisms of Suzuki just smiling or laughing whenever he took bumps. The finish was pretty good, only gripe was it didn't really look like the regal knee connected at all. ****1/4"
[7.0] "Suzuki liefert mächtig ab und unterstreicht wieder, dass ich ihn eigentlich gerne gegen alle aktuellen Wrestling-Stars mal sehen würde. Moxley hingegen beweist, dass er auf die Wunschliste zu Unrecht gehörte. Mir fehlt da das gewisse Etwas. Habe bei ihm gerne mal das Gefühl, dass er in den Autopilot schaltet und so war es hier auch wieder. Gute Intensität, der Charme der Paarung bleibt erhalten, aber kann letztendlich keine Momente erzeugen, die mich an den Rand der Couch gebracht haben oder die ich in ein paar Wochen noch wirklich erinnern werde. Sehenswert ist es meines Erachtens dennoch."
[6.0] "I gave this match *** 1/4 stars out of five. Fun match, started off hot with Suzuki and Moxley trading chair shots. It was a nice brawl, but didn't go much farther than that."
[8.0] "The type of match very few could pull off. Teetered on a fine line between an engaging war and meaningless and corny violence, and overall stayed on the side of the former. Some could be put off by either the disregard or the rules or the showcase of respect coupled with the brutal violence, though I personally wasn't bothered by either. These two were trying to show themselves, their opponent and the audience that they could beat the shit out of each other better than the other, and also wanted to show that they could take a beating and still dish it out like the best of them. Definitely a product of the Japanese wrestling culture and the crazy style of these two. Wish I could give this match an 8. 5, but it was ever so slightly closer to and 8 to a 9. ****1/4"
[8.0] "Man, I love Suzuki Minoru. In 2020 he still brings something completely different to the table and his big fights are always highly entertaining: his constant sadistic grin was contagious. This was an intense brawl, that not overstayed its due and mixed well the two wrestlers' skills. The last 5 minutes with Suzuki refusing to go down after being put through a table were really good. MiSu slapping the hell out of a young lion at ringside after the match was pure gold as well. ****"
[7.0] "Ach war schon cool die beiden gegeneinander zu sehen, auch wenn es etwas überbewertet ist in meinen Augen. Es wird eine ganze Menge "genosellt", um zu demonstrieren wer der härtere Hund ist. Das ist manchmal gut, manchmal nicht ganz so gut aber insgesamt hat das Match schon seine guten Momente."
[8.0] "They had a great fight with both men relishing inflicting pain on their opponent and receiving pain in return, they started with chairs in the entrance ramp before fighting their way around the ringside area, back in the ring there was some wrestling but mostly strikes and the way they went about it was brilliant bringing the crowd with them and making the crowd believe that these two men were seriously enjoying themselves."
[3.0] "You just know it's gonna be a great hardcore match when they fuck up their first chair spot. Seriously thought this would be a Moxley match I'd get into but these two just had zero chemistry and ended up working a US style match that kind of bored me throughout."
[7.0] "While I have come to really enjoy Moxley since he left WWE, I also think that his style limits him so that **** is his ceiling. This match here with Suzuki was really good, but I can't say it compares to any of the truly legendary strong-style strikfests we've gotten from NJPW in the last 10 years. There were equal-parts crowd brawls, weapon trades, and strike exchanges in this match. The first half felt weirdly detached, as if both men were constantly lost as to what to do next or just simply unable to achieve the level of intensity and crowd investment that they were looking for. The match would always pick up whenever they abandoned the weapon usage and crowd brawling and instead opted to just smash each other with strikes. This was the only time that they achieved the level of intensity I was hoping for, but it sadly never lasted long enough for me to considered this match as being great overall. ***1/2"
[3.0] "Langweiliges, viel zu langes US Styles Match. Sehr viel gebawle und viele Stühle und ein Tisch machen das Match sehr langweilig. Zudem ist Moxley offensive lächerlich und er sellt gar nichts. Warum auch immer er bei NEw Japan auftritt, er nerv unheimlich und wertet das Produkt ab."
[9.0] "What a fucking war! Moxley and Suzuki losing their minds was fucking awesome, the match was excellent! It was what it was promised, a war of two madmen trying to kill each other in any way possible. MiSu smiling even after being defeated is my religion. ****1/2"
[9.0] "This delivered as expected. This was more an American style brawl but it worked very well as a contrast to the rest of the card. My one criticism was this probaby should have been a no-DQ match since they needed to go out of their way for certain spots to not be a DQ. Otherwise this was an entertaining ass brawl! ****1/4"
[9.0] "Two of the most intense, weirdo psychopaths in pro-wrestling spending nearly 20-minutes trying to annihilate one another whilst laughing, making crazy faces, and screaming very bad words. It's no Okada/Tanahashi, but there's for sure a place in my heart for this."
[9.0] "I loved this match, Suzuki is frightening and looks like an absolute beast, while Moxley looks like he will do anything to keep his title. Many great spots in the match, especially with the chair where Suzuki doesn't sell and just laugh like the crazy bastard he is. Both had great offense and the match ended with Mox getting the win as expexted. Good setup where ZSJ attacks Mox after the match, it could lead to an interesting match. ****1/2"
[9.0] "My most awaited match and it did not disappoint. Those damn lariats from Mox and Forearms from Misu truly earned at least one star here. This was totally different from anything on the show. A wild brawl from the start to finish. I love how Misu still sold Mox's offenses yet still looked badass here. Mox's strike was still weak but it didn't take anything from the match. The match kicked to the next gear after the table spot. The only complaint was the chair shot. Still Excellent overall."
[5.0] "Both guys are favorites of mine and this was something of a dream match for me, but I found the whole thing to be silly more than anything. Suzuki smiling and laughing after taking a vicious chairshot to the head was a bit too much for me. I get that Minoru's whole shtick is that he's a crazy tough bastard, and I do think no-selling can be appropriate in certain situations, but this didn't feel right to me. Instead of giving off the "this is a war between two hard hitting bad asses" vibe, it came across as two guys play fighting. The argument can also be made that it makes Moxley's strikes look weak if the other guy is just going to laugh them off. Yes, I get what they were going for, and I realize that was certainly not the intent, but it can be interpreted that way."
[9.0] "****1/2 rating. Intense brawl. Really fun brawl from these 2. They traded forearms, elbows, big boots and chair shots. It was everything I hoped itd be."
[10.0] "That match was so intense! I loved the story they told and action was so brutal. I especialy loved the ending and Suzuki's selling of the first clotheline."
[7.0] "Good match although probably not as good as it could've been. Fun fight with them brawling all over the place and making good use of them gimmicks in the chairs & the table. One slight negative was that I gotta say the way Moxley shrugged off most of Minoru's forearm strikes bothered me -- it was pretty much Minoru who was doing the big selling moments in those exchanges, and that felt a little weird & wrong considering how much more lethal his strikes look (& sound) compared to those of Moxley's."
[6.0] "The match started off rather underwhelming but then picked up pace and became moderately enjoyable. It would have been better with a different stipulation and in a different setting but it's till not a stinker. And one extra point for Suzuki's creepy smile after being thrown through a table. That is the stuff nightmares are made off."
[10.0] "When Moxley came to New Japan and entered the G1, Moxley vs Suzuki, one of my favourite wrestlers of all time, was high on my list of expectations. Criminally Suzuki was not in the G1. So of course post Wrestle Kingdom defence, you could imagine my excitement was pretty damn high, combined with some excellent back and fourth build from the two. Thankfully this match absolutely delivered, with an intense brawl that felt different from the recent efforts of Moxley, Jericho, Archer etc due to the story of the match being about a clash of mad personalities rather than a thuggish fight. Great, even painful looking spots and both men look strong coming out of it. Proof New Japan can also deliver on high calibre matches without high flying or technical masterclasses."
[4.0] "Yeah, that wasn`t good. I`m not a fan of Jon Moxley, but his G1 run was decent, I loved his matches with Ishii, Takagi, Naito and other were also good (for the most part). I can`t say, that his other performances were any good or memarable, but I still was a little hyped for Mox vs. Suzuki, but... In the end they just showed us... a bit of slow underwhelming brawling. For the most part the fight was just slow and super boring. The only thing, that I kinda enjoyded is Minoru`s reaction in the last sequence, nothing alse stand out for me. **3/4"
[7.0] "Thought the chair stuff and the forearm exchanges got old after a while, but still think the two had great chemistry and it was still a decent bout. The work on Moxley's forearm towards the middle of the match was great and Moxley sold it well."
[9.0] "Die beiden haben sich hier von Anfang an nichts geschenkt und es ging schon gut auf der Rampe los. Im weiteren Verlauf zeigten sie einige entscheidende Turning Point Spots, wo sich das Ganze in die Richtung des einen oder des Anderen drehte und was mir auch gefiel war ihr gutes Gefühl, was wann wie zu sellen ist, um einen möglichst dramatischen Effekt zu erzählen, was dann besonders bei den Faceoffs der Fall war, wo beide völlig verrückt und geistesabwesend wirkten. Der Schluss war dann auch noch mal echt spannend und insgesamt war das ein in meinen Augen sehr guter Brawl, welcher 9 Punkte verdient - und das auch wegen seiner Kompaktheit."
[4.0] "Mox no-selling all of Suzukis offense really bummed me out and all of the chair stuff was really dumb and overdone. Mostly bad match for me aside from a couple moments, really disappointing **"
[7.0] "I didn't understand the chips with two finishers, the first one was crooked, which is why the end of the match looked strange, but overall it was a very good match"
[8.0] "Purer Gewaltausbruch quer durch die ganze Halle. Einfach klasse anzusehen wie beide sich bis zum Anschlag aufstschelten, und was zu dieser rohen Gewalt führte. An der. Mimik beider abgelesen hatten die richtig Spaß bei diesem Shoot Fight, nichts anderes war das. Moxley hätte den Arm konsequenter Sellen sollen aber das ist nur ein kleiner Schönheitsfehler und meckern auf hohem Nieveu! (****)"
[7.0] "It was one of those matches where it was good in spite of themselves playing into their not so good attributes. The walk and brawl at the start was your standard stuff and I really didn't care for Suzuki's facial expressions, nor Moxley's at the end. It was really hammy. The middle portion with Suzuki attacking the arm of Moxley and pounding him with elbows was good. Moxley sold the arm as well and held his own. ***1/2"
[10.0] "Such a remarkable brawl, the gesture, and the mimics create a very unique encounter between those two. I do believe that as of now, Moxley was managed to create a series of interesting rivalries in NJPW, with Ishii, Robinson and now Suzuki, rivalries which I believe can only grow. Great performance from both in this brawl"
