[7.0] "It's kinda dissappointing that the belts had to change hands again in a short time, but I get it. I really dig the "new" style of Ropongi 3K. I even like their new entrance theme. The one with Romero's singing was almost unbearable. But unfortunately the match didn't have any real build-up, just the history between the two teams added some spice into the mix. Wrestling-wise I found the last minutes the most interesting part of the match. YOH#s new finisher is cool-looking, but needs some tinkering or teasing/theatrics to it."
[4.0] "This match was largely dull and lacked drama. I'm a bit surprised at the decent ratings because I would've expected this to be rated much lower. I think what didn't interest me was YOH as the FIP. He's been a good FIP before but here I wasn't invested in his struggle this time. Despy and Kanemaru were okay working on top, but they didn't work outside of their comfort zone. SHO was surprisingly my favorite person in the match because of his energetic offense so it's a shame he didn't get much time to work. It's a technically solid match but nothing to write home about. **1/4"
[9.0] "This was awesome, the blueprint for the match was great and the execution delivered. You wanted Roppongi 3k to win coming into the match(at least I did), you wanted them to regain the tag titles they never lost and had to relinquish and the match was designed perfectly to put you on the edge of your seat to think that that was not gonna happen and I loved it."
[7.0] "YOH was a little bit ring rust there but considered it since he is out of action for nine months due to injury. Also, the torn ACL was put in the story a little bit by Despy and Kanemaru as they attacked his legs. Pretty solid tag team match. Don't like their new entrance theme though, very random. Just bring back Rocky Romero's song as their entrance theme. ****"
[6.0] "Ich hab die ganze Zeit darauf gewartet, dass beide Teams einen Gang hochschalten aber irgendwie passierte das nicht. Solides, ordentliches Match, von dem ich mir aber etwas mehr erhofft hatte."
[7.0] "Well... it didn't seem like a title match. The overall quality of this match was lower than I expected. There was lot of action, but nothing you would remember. YOH is back, but he seems to be out of shape. He doesn't have as impressive physique as he used to."
[6.0] "As someone who wasn't all that high on YOH, I'm happy that he's recovered from his injuries and returned. Roppongi 3K was the best team in New Japan consistently and they had their main title run cut short due to injury. The match was built around YOH - whether it'll be SZKg attacking YOH's knee or YOH doing some submission work. It was rather slow but it never was boring. Despy and Kanemaru worked well individually to further damage YOH's sore leg. SHO naturally was the 4th best in the match due to his limited times in the ring but he shone any time he made a consistent run of offence. ***"
[6.0] "Seeing YOH wrestling once again pleases me a lot. The match could've been a little bit better, but still was very nice and enjoyable. Desperado and Kanemaru focusing on YOH's leg (it's read limb work) was great and really added some drama to the match, also, YOH's selling was great, making Despy and Kanemaru's limb work look realistic and painful throughout the whole match. SHO was a little bit overshadowed by everyone else, but I think that'd be normal, since it's YOH's return and he was being kept out of the match by Suzuki-gun. Also also, the DIRECT DRIVE is a cool finisher. ***1/2"
[6.0] "I am really not a fan of this match, this was very random for 20 minutes and I was not very invested, Desperado attempting his leg submission too early in the match disturbed me and I never got into the match again, this match is not worth of a title change to me. ***"
[6.0] "It's good to see Yoh back but this dragged quite a bit for me. It felt a little disjointed, messy, and lacked drama. I wonder how Rocky feels knowing that his custom music was replaced by that horrible new entrance theme. It still kind of feels like a R3K split (and someone turning heel) is inevitable in the future, but I guess we'll see."
[7.0] "Good competitive match, going back in forth between the two teams. Story of the match was pretty basic, with a great work on the returning YOH's leg. Desperado is awesome. I like R3K as Rocky Romero managed them for years and was a good english talker for them, so i'm happy they're back."
[8.0] "Super competitive. Momentum swung between teams the whole match. Focussing on a real-life injury can always garner a strong reaction when done well, and this really was with Yoh's knee. Despy carries himself like the true Jr. ace and Kanemaru continues to be underrated. SHO didn't do much for me in this match. YOH was pretty great, and looks like he's done nothing but bicep-tricep supersets for nine months straight."
[8.0] "I enjoyed this match. Suzuki-gun worked on YOH's knee for most of the match however during the comeback and the finish that knee selling became increasingly ignored. However, it was the right booking decision the the work was really good. ****"
[7.0] "I liked this match. YOH looked good in his comeback and I thought the MVP of this match was Kanemaru, I find him very underrated and he had a great showing here."
[7.0] "The one question surrounding the quality of this match was how Yoh would look. Well, he looked very crisp in the ring, and his new look overall elevates him in every way. This match exceeded expectations and is worth checking out. ***1/2"
[7.0] "A solid match for YOH's return from injury. He put on a good performance, especially selling the work on the knee. More interested with the story implications from this match rather than the performance. The scrappiness of having SHO being beaten around the outside of the ring but coming in to assist YOH occasionally was also well done."
[7.0] "This match was entertaining. Yoh showed he is as good as ever and his finisher is cool af. Kanemaru was in it for 3/4 of the match and showed why is he one of the best veterans in the company."
[7.0] "Great return for YOH who showed a lot of things. Glad 3K wins back the belt so Despy can concentrate on the single one. And I'm excited to see YOH/Desperado for the belt, they can do really well. Good performance from the 4 workers."
