Masahiro Chono vs. Riki Choshu

[8.0] "Excellent trading sequences, Chono has IT here man, thoroughly entertaining watch, I miss crowds like this. 4.25*"

[8.0] "A quick and almost straightforward fight, but so well executed. The crowd reacted very well, and every move counted. A model of its kind for fights of this type. In-ring quality: 2.75/4. Stakes: 1.75/2. Justification: 1/1. Place on the card: 1/1. Suspense: 1/1. Bonuses/penalties: none. Total: 8.5/10. Match seen on NJPW World."

[8.0] "There are two main stories in the match: Choshus last ride and Chono is hurt, tired and vulnerable after working an incredible bout against his main rival while Choshu is fresh without working a match. Choshu takes advantage with his quick start. No waiting around as he hit 3 consecutive suplexes with no reply from Chono. Chono instead goes for the knee which has been given Choshu trouble all G1, similar to Hashimoto, doing cool knee bar before basically doing a STF without the F. Choshu is hurt and in trouble as both Kensuke Sasaki and Tatstumi Fujinami cheer and encourage him to continue on. The closing stretch wasnt amazing but the heat was off the charts for the match and utilised Choshus strengths well. Choshu wins his final G1 after a long scorpion hold, beating the former three time winner. ****"

[8.0] "Really good babyface vs. heel final. Choshu's fire and comebacks were great and those crowd reactions made them even better. ****"

[10.0] "This in my estimation is one of the true lost classics in wrestling and definitely one match I've never heard anyone talk about but wow was this awesome! Loved the story of the match and the way that Choshu had to fight from underneath for the duration of the contest and Chono was awesome in working on top during this match and loved the work he did over the left leg of Choshu. Although Choshu didn't really bother to sell the work done to his leg, it was his facials and just certain things he did that really added some depth to this and helped increase the drama and tension in the match as well. Fujinami having to motivate Choshu during this was another great part of the whole spectacle that this was and the final minutes were just incredible. A heavily invested crowd was present and this is just one match I HIGHLY recommend checking out. ****3/4"