[7.0] "Good match built around working the leg. Mutoh does his typical good stuff, and Taniguchi looks strong here. They both work on the leg, but Mutoh gains the upper hand and simply outwrestles Taniguchi despite a valiant effort."
[9.0] "A very good and smart match that shocked me. Taniguchi cleverly works on Muto's main vulnerability - his knees, and Keiji himself, in retaliation, begins to act in a similar way, trying to attack Shuhei's legs if possible. It was smart, intense, and somewhat dynamic, given that Muto is 57 years old here, and Taniguchi isn't the youngest and most agile either. I like it when wrestlers are aware of the difficulties of their age and try to play for the benefit of the story, without spending a single extra movement. This was the case. Better than the main event of this show (****1/4)."
[6.0] "Respekt an Shuhei Taniguchi, dem es hier wirklich gelang, Muto so gut und kompetitiv wie möglich aussehen zublassen wobei auch Muto für sein Alter eine ansprechende Leistung zeigte. Das Match war natürlich nicht der Hammer, hatte aber gute Momente und Härte und war insgesamt ein echt anständiges Match, welches in meinen Augen 6 Punkte verdient."
[6.0] "This was a lot better than it had any right to be given Muta's age with them doing a good job working around his weaknesses and making the most of what they had to work with."
[7.0] "A good match with Muto's expertise at full display here . Tanaguchi worked on the leg and so did Muto who did a clearly better job at damaging Tanaguchi's leg. Very decent psychology and story telling , however the workrate was very good. In the end , Muto won after consecutive back to back Shining wizards. For his age , Muto did a good job here. ***1/2"
[6.0] "Decent match, not as bad as it could have been. It wasn't bad in any regard in terms of botches or miscommunication, but it also had the limits that you would expect from a 57 year old man with double knee replacements. About as good as it could have been, Both guys did seem to try really hard. Just satisfactory overall."
[8.0] "Shuhei tried to beat Mutoh at his game, leg work and all. That didn't work. He tried to bash his head in. That didn't work. No ounce of strategy or desperation can defeat the wizard."
[7.0] "I didn't expected either Muto or Taniguchi to be good in that match, their precedent performances showed that they are not moving too much in the ring but that match was good and not boring at all, I loved the finish and I am not disturbed by the win of Keiji Muto. Good submissions and strikes, Muto has an enormous charisma. ***1/2"
