Genichiro Tenryu, Samson Fuyuki & Toshiaki Kawada vs. Isao Takagi, Jumbo Tsuruta & The Great Kabuki

[7.0] "This acted as the main event of the taping for television, as they only showed a tiny part of the battle Royale. This was a fun 6 man where everybody got to do their stuff, some hard hitting good stuff, it was fun"

[6.0] "This is a real mixed bag of a match. There is an awful lot to enjoy, but at the same time it's overly long with some real plodding low points."

[7.0] "Good six-man tag from the great Jumbo/Tenryu rivalry. Sticks out for the performance of Isao Takagi, who takes a beating and bleeds a lot whilst showing some real spirit, and Great Kabuki's vendetta against Tenryu. Even more than Jumbo he takes every chance he can to just batter Tenryu."

[6.0] "Another Jumbo & co. (we're not at Tsuruta-gun yet! ) vs Revolution six-man, and while it's not the best of the bunch it's another respectable iteration of a well-worn rivalry, with one (in my opinion) welcome wrinkle. This certainly isn't the best team on the former end on paper, but they make the most of it. Takagi especially might be divisive here, but he totally worked for me as a young underdog, and he works very well against Tenryu, looking forward to a gem of a singles match on the horizon. Jumbo/Tenryu pairing is actually the least interesting thing here. Footloose are solid supporting players. The length is a detriment in this case, but it's not a bad note to start the year on. Just don't expect this to reflect the wonders to come in post-Tenryu All Japan. ***1/4"