Dick Togo, EVIL & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Master Wato, Toru Yano & YOH

[4.0] "Luckly it was really short but it wasn't any less of a mess than we are used to, just not my liking even though the finish was a kind of good. **1/4"

[6.0] "Despite being 'just there' for the first two thirds of the match the closing stretch of this bout was very fun with a really enjoyable finish. I didn't mind the usual, and expected, HOT shenanigans as they were saved for a finish that they helped to animate."

[4.0] "The usual heatless slop, albeit with a little less weaponry shtick. I guess I should be thankful that HOT are farting around with goofs like Wato and YOH right now rather than anything more high profile."

[5.0] "Not too shabby for a HoT trios match. Wolfe's counterinterference was very self-sacrificial, which is perfect for building his debut match as Good vs Evil."

[5.0] "wasnt a lot to watch in this match, decent performance from YOH and the HoT didnt take has much heat as usual, was decent."

[6.0] "A nice build up to Evil v Wolfe, which I'm honestly looking forward to. Maybe Wolfe finally starts the downfall of HoT"

[6.0] "Everything that made HoT unbearable to watch for Western fans was toned down to the minimum here, only when Wato almost forced Togo to tap out EVIL pulled out the ref as a desperate way to save the day. Wolf decided to save Wato with his body (that's one way to get him over as a babyface I guess) and he took one chairshot to the back for him. But before EVIL could hit him with another one to the head, Yano hit EVIL low, Yano took out Kanemaru with Kanemaru's infamous whiskey and Wato again put Togo in Vendeval hold and forced him to verbally tap out. ***"

[6.0] "Not bad, but they didn't do anything to make this bout stand out out of all the other recent HoT trios title challenges. Just some fun wrestling, at times a bit empty and never especially exciting, but still a good watch. ***1/4"