[9.0] "The best match of the night. Nearfalls, until the very end it was unclear who would actually win. I was really hooked on this match. it turned out exciting"
[5.0] "A really mid match, better than 90% of HoT match but still extremely plodding and of course some cheating happened. Just not really my taste, TMDK tried his literal best though but it was still too slow/uninteresting. **1/2"
[7.0] "A pretty good Junior tag match largely bereft of the usual House of Tortureisms that drag their stuff down. Robbie Eagles is unsurprisingly the hero of the day, carrying the majority of the bout. Finish is so-so and there were a couple muffed spots with Fujita but the powerbomb / diving sunset flip powerbomb combo spot made up for it."
[7.0] "Much more satisfying than your average HOT match with good back and forth throughout and SHO and Douki's heeling coming through in the corners in a perfectly credible way compared to the usual HOT playbook."
[7.0] "I had a lot of fun with this one, some great face work from ISB and some really good heel stuff from DOUKI and SHO. DOUKI is definitely slower than he was before his injury, I suspect that might be why he joined HoT, but it just meant the crowd got more behind ISB by comparison. There was plenty of cheating as you might expect, but I think it largely worked and the lack of interference was a pleasant surprise. DOUKI rolled up Fujita for the win in something of a weak finish, but this was largely very good, a really fun watch and MOTN to this point."
[7.0] "A very solid match for most parts. If Sho & Douki wouldn't have cheated, it would be an easy 8, the cheating bumps it down to 6, but Robbie & Fujitas performances manage to balance it at a nice and good 7"
[6.0] "This had some good stretches (mostly due to Eagles and Fujita) but overall pretty disjointed with some weak looking HoT plunder and a flat finish. Frustrating match because it could have been much better with some small adjustments and awkward looking weapon shots. ***1/4"
[8.0] "I hate House of Torture, but fuck me SHO and Douki brought their A game tonight and had a good match with TMDK. There were nice exchanges, good sequences (albeit a couple of slip ups) and less shenanigans, which really helped the match turn out to be something good rather then the usual H.O.T horror story. The roll up finish really solidified the heelish H.O.T boys and protected ISB as a threat heading into SJTL in October. ****.25"
