J-Rod & Miu Watanabe vs. Ryo Mizunami & Yuki Aino

[5.0] "They didn't have or want to give away enough to make this interesting for 20 minutes. That's often the case when booking this kind of result on this kind of show, but they'll get where they want and hopefully not go this route too often."

[9.0] "Just four powerhouses running into each others. J-Rod has improved, Mizunami always put on a show while Miu and Aino (who had an outstanding performance) continue in the spirit of their recent PoP title match. Very entertaining, they managed to keep the energy high for 20min."

[7.0] "Was kinda impressed by J-Rod on this match because she didnt felt really impressive before and i guess I was a bit wrong about her, was really enjoyable."

[8.0] "Miu was fantastic here, her performance alone makes this worthwhile. J-Rod still isn't all the way there as a performer, but she did well enough. Ryo also did exactly what was needed. The last half of the match with Yuki and Miu is really really good."

[6.0] "On paper with these four names, you know exactly what you're in for, and they delivered as anticipated. It's a straightforward glorified hoss match with all the tropes and set pieces. Miu did add some dimension by creating those spots she seems to have an affinity for where she's in-peril and extricates herself from predicaments utilizing her sheer force, which in turn develops drama and makes her appear like a monster babyface. At 20 minutes, this does feel excessive, and there was a whole piece when they took the action to the outside where they completely overlooked what Aniki and J-Rod were doing. However, my biggest issue with the match was how unselfish J-Rod was because she ended up appearing like the weakest one. There's lots of fun action here. ***1/4"