Abdullah Kobayashi vs. Yusaku Ito

[8.0] "The key to this match is the complete absence of any kind of self care, especially by Kobayashi who already had his best years as a deathmatcher (and a wrestler in general) but showed here that he can still go also with limited movements and speed. Ito gave to the match all that Abdullah couldn't give, so that it was a real team effort. The final spot is huge in its simplicity."

"[****] A match that initially scared me, but in the end it was more than decent! And this might be the spot of the year, with the elbow descent from the third rope where this poor Ito buried under the fluorescent tubes."

[8.0] "Crazy violent deathmatch with countless lighttubes destroyed and these men covered in crimson by the end. Dramatic and tense a great match."

[7.0] "A solid match, it's good to know that old man Kobayashi still has something left in him and can put on a good show."

[8.0] "First time at a BJW show in person and this main event was just so much fun. I expect if you watch stuff like this all the time it might not be the most innovative bout, but it got the crowd support hyped and behind Kobayashi with dinner great near falls and high spots."

[8.0] "On paper, this match is supposed to suck. But with a little new year's magic and a whole lot of blood, this was an awesome match."

[7.0] "Old man Abdullah's still got some gas in the tank, despite the fact this match was almost exclusively light tubes they were used in some very creative ways. Yusaku's reign wasn't a very long one it helped position him as a new main eventer in a scene that desperately needed it, now for Kobayashi....he's pushing 50 years old at this point so this very well may be his last run with the title, hopefully it's a good one."

[8.0] "Great Main Event, Abdullah Kobayashi won the title again, very happy for him, this match was really nice to watch, Ito is so damn cool as a DeathMatch Wrestler, the crowd loved it. The final spot was cool, I'm excited to see the match against Kazumi Kikuta next."