[3.0] "Marufuji winning was cool but nearly this whole match was awful in my opinion. It starts off with the usual 10-15 minutes of mat work which leads to nothing. There is some psychology but the execution is so uninteresting. Muto spends so much time laying in figure fours and a plethora of other leg locks which look like they hurt him more than Marufuji. He can still hit dragon screws quickly which is a positive. Marufuji completely no sold the leg work in classic Marufuji fashion. The final stretch with Muto spamming his Shining Wizards which barely graze Marufuji's face which weren't being sold anyway was bad. Marufuji's one of my favorite wrestlers but he phoned it in here. Muto hitting the moonsault out of desperation and getting the big crowd pop was genuinely awesome and the spot of the match. There was a bad finishing sequence with Marufuji spamming those awful superkicks and knees which didn't have any hope of connecting. I guess he was trying not to hurt Muto but you can't suspend your disbelief for how bad that looked. *1/2"
[8.0] "I don't understand why this match was rated so low by the WON, It was a decent match, can't believe that a 60 year old Keiji Muto can still put on a decent match. ****"
[4.0] "Marufuji did next-to-nothing allowing the old man to 'shine;' he didn't really outside the incredible moonsault that made Ishii Keisuke Very angry as not-only did Ishii think he would be the last (I don't remember; did someone else fall to Muto's moonsault after Ishii in '19? ) to take-it, but Marufuji actually kicked-out! As opponents-for-Muto, I find Shiozaki to share a much-greater chemistry as these co-members of 'M's Alliance' come-off as sharing too-much goodwill. 2"
[8.0] "This is a great match, though I wouldn't say it's as good as the semi-main. Marufuji does great here selling the leg, and in general has great selling throughout the match. Mutoh, on the other hand, does not seem to sell the armwork that Marufuji is giving him. Still, he is able to convince me that he is exhausted during the finish (probably because he is), driving him to his last resort: the moonsault. When that failed, you knew he was done. This match has a good finish and good storytelling, but never quite reaches the levels of something that should be remembered as a classic. With Mutoh's reign over, it is clear that he was very dependent on his opponent: in the three matches with great wrestlers, he had really good matches; in the match with just a good wrestler in Kitamiya, he had a mediocre match. Marufuji was able to dictate the pace here, and delivered a really good title match."
[7.0] "Not a very outstanding main event match but regardless they still did a good job here . Mutoh and Marufuji built this match in a slow and subtle fashion as expected in a main event bout . A good sequence of mat wrestling in the initial moments which was nice to see .They told a decent enough story in this match . Marufuji would focus his attention towards damaging the arm and inflicting pain on it and he would go to work on it immediately . Muto also found his opening and started targeting the leg of Marufuji . The work by both men on the respective body parts was very good but it went nowhere . I also liked the aspect of the story where Mutoh decided to go high risk and hit the moon sault successfully in three years . A 59 year old man doing that is insane and it was highly impressive . Marufuji was very fluid in delivering his offense throughout the match especially with the knees and kicks which is a significant part of his arsenal . It was somewhat hard hitting too , lesser than I would expect a main event to be but it was still good enough . The match had the feel to it , the energy and atmosphere . It lacked the fire in my opinion but you can only get enough out of a 59 year old Mutoh with all due respects to the legend but he is not the same at 59 as expected . I think the match was despite its flaws a engaging one and the outcome made me even more excited for what the future holds for Marufuji . It had sound psychology too , it should have been more developed but I am satisfied with what was presented . It had a few sloppy moments but other than that it was a good match overall. It had a fine pace and good amount of momentum too . The drama that should have been built in this match was missing . No element of surprise or the moments that would make one mark out or lose their mind .I just felt it was lacking that luster considerably by a lot . Despite , its short comings I really enjoyed it and it still deserves a watch . ***3/4"
[5.0] "The best things about this match was that Mutoh is no longer the champion. The match itself was incredibly boring, but I must say that the final stretch was pretty cool. **3/4"
[8.0] "That was amazing. Was it the best match ever? No, but Muto & Maru made it so special & with excellent storytelling. Muto's Moonsault was incredible (*** 3/4)"
[5.0] "It was a match. For me that's literally all you can say about this. The first half was unbelievably boring, the second half was just about OK but it's so painfully obvious that Marufuji had to take it easy on Muto and work far less stiff than usual. Shame. **1/2"
[6.0] "Now that the air has cleared on this a bit... it's fine and it got the job done. Maybe if this wasn't headlining such a big show it would be received a bit better in terms of match quality."
[10.0] "Incredible match that is fun from start to finish! Wonderful selling and work on limbs. Muto and Marufuji were able to show real classics with a bunch of well-written references and tense moments. Moonsault was the cherry on top at the end. This is a great moment for both storytelling of the match and its overall relevance in history. ****3/4""
[7.0] "While I was expecting the previous match to be MOTN, I had a feeling this would be a really bad one. I was proved wrong in both occasions. Mutoh's reign has been... Controversial, to say the least. Some people absolutely loved it; others, specially longtime NOAH fans who really enjoyed Kiyomiya and Shiozaki as champions, hated it. I'm on the opinion that Mutoh has been giving some of his best performances in years, but that doesn't mean he is main event material (and I'm really not going to rant about the politics involved in his booking, given this is not the place for that). This performance in particular summed up every other recent Mutoh match: lots of chain wrestling (in which Mutoh still excels, at least), overreliance on his opponent, the almost formulaic "Mutoh moments" (the Mutoh lock, the figure four, elbow drop, etc), you know the drill. And, yes, there's the so talked about moonsault: as it has been revealed, Mutoh is retiring this move for good and this match really shows why. It was unecessary, very obviously painful to his body and, frankly, people are raving it more for the fact that Mutoh was able to do it one last time than because it really added to the match, so, all that talk, IMO, is pointless. Now, that doesn't mean the match was bad, and that's mainly on Marufuji: whilst he's not in his best shape either, he can work very well around his limitations and lead a match like this to a better result. His chain wrestling with Mutoh looked really good, but since it didn't really build up too much (as if both men got instant healed from the stretches everytime they took the hands off each other), it very much looked like filler - yet, some nice looking filler. The more hard hitting spots looked better, with both men selling well for each other. The move sequence, in general, was very logical and, aside from the moonsault, there was no unecessary flashiness. All in all, this is probably the best match in Mutoh's reign and, thankfully, his last one. That said, this is not the kind of match that should be on the top billing of a event like this."
[6.0] "Not the kind of main event I would expect from a big show like CyberFight Festival. I didn't like it, because there was definitely too much grappling and submisisons. There was nothing interesting for me."
[10.0] "Incredible match with great smart work from both wrestlers. I love Keiji's reign and can understand why Marufuji won the title from him, despite ofthat I'm no a fan of this idea. It was an important match, especially for Muto who put everything on the line for the victory with that moonsault, but still lost. This is a really unique moment in wrestling, and we should appreciate it. Keiji is a legend. I hope to see a lot of interesting feuds with him in the future. This match showed that no matter what shape you are in, what matters is your intelligence and your ability to tell a story in the ring. Both veterans were brilliant here. Thank you for truly great reigh, Muto. And good luck, Marufiji."
[4.0] "For what supposed to be the Main-Event of the biggest show to date for either TJPW & DDT, and the biggest show of NOAH in years, this was a huge dissapoitment of a match. While Marufuji vs Mutoh sounds great on paper, Mutoh in 2020-2021, hasn't been it, and that match was the perfect example of it. Marufuji did his best, but Mutoh in 2021 is like Taker ever since his match with Punk, he hasn't been good, but hopefully with the title change, Marufuji will continue what Shiozaki did before dropping the title to Mutoh, which means, giving MOTYC. **"
[7.0] "Good match in my opinion, Muto didn't look as terrible as in previous occasions, now his reign didn't make any sense... what was the point of ending Shiozaki's reign and going back to Marufuji? what about Kiyomiya?"
[6.0] "To me, it didn? t live up to what a premier championship bout should be. For me, it? s just difficult on so many levels to watch a 58-year-old man working as a champion, even if he is a legend. His title reign has been unremarkable and this match was a perfect example of that. The mat wrestling of the first part felt like forever and it just wasn? t believable to me, specially when they worked the legs, with so many openings for neck cranks and things like that. Knowing what we know now with MMA and other grappling contests, it? s just not working for me, at least. Also, being accustomed to the great pace of matches that we see nowadays, this match had two many rest spots but, again, what could we expect? It could be a slow burn of a match, with a better story, but I don? t think Muto wants to do it. The only thing that keeps me from rating it lower is the performance of Marufuji. I thought he did well, given the circumstances."
[8.0] "Muto can't really move that well and his cardio is failing, Marufuji hasn't been that good since 2015 due to his body being shot to pieces. I haven't really seen the golden age of Muto and his greatest matches so I don't have fanboy glasses on. Still they had a really intriguing match. If I look at this match purely from workrate, moves or how good the pure wrestling was, it would get a good rating from me. But how I see this match is that it was the perfect match between two broken down men, who built the match around the idea that everyone in the audience knows it. The work in the match was good, the reaction from the crowd toward the moonsault was great, also it was the point when I realized that Muto will drop the belt. Marufuji can't go that well and in perfect world it would have been someone younger that could go that would have taken the belt off Muto. So now hopefully we can put the Muto Experience past us and move forward with NOAH, forward into NOAH that was 2020 with Go Shiozaki. 8/10"
[10.0] "A very underrated match. I myself am skeptical about the matches of the elderly Muto, but this match is beautiful. A great story with lots of small details. Marufuji was ready to go all the way and he survived all of Muto's signature moves. A desperate Keiji goes all-in and perform his Muta-moonsalt, but Marufuji survived it too! At this point, Muto had actually lost, having spent all his strength on this maneuver. Marufuji just had to finish off the champion, which he did with the help of his new finisher. He didn't use Misawa's Emerald Flowsion. He is finally letting go of the past and is ready to lead NOAH into the future. A future that will not be just a tribute to the past. Rating: ****3/4"
[8.0] "The best Mutoh defence purely because of that moonsault and those dragon screws. I get why people will not like this but I enjoyed it for what is was, considering I knew it wasn't going to be anything incredible in ring."
[10.0] "A masterful ending to an amazing title reign that will go under appreciated because "Hurr Durr, I hate old people". Yeah Mutoh's knees dont work, tough shit, he has more psychology in his finger than most. He also gave Marufuji's best match in ages."
[10.0] "The last match of the great title reign of true Master Of Wrestling. It was done nearly perfectly with both wrestlers building an intense battle. Wonderful limbwork embraced by dramatic exchanges and heartbreaking moments. Keiji Muto doing Moonsailt is not only a thing of beauty, but a trully genius storytelling. Thank you, Master. ****3/4"
[8.0] "It's difficult to rate this match, it was sloppy, slow and Muto absolutely dragged Marufuji down here by forcing him to work even slower than his already slowing and broken down body currently does. I wince and cringe every time I see him botch the emerald flowsion and kind of feel bad for the commentators (who did a fantastic job)at trying to make Muto's rest holds and snail's pace seem devastating and yet somehow I kind of enjoyed it. The moonsault was absolutely epic, I have watched it a dozen times and wish they had used that spot for him to win a match. I said in my rating of the Shiozaki match that if Muto hits a moonsault this will be all worth it and it kind of was. I hope he doesn't have another reign but I wouldn't rule it out. Credit to Mutoh though, I can't say I wasn't excited for every one of these title matches. He is a legend."
[10.0] "I had low expectations for the match because of Muto's physical capabilities, but I take my hat off to him, even with those limitations he gave it his all and showed a real classic. Moonsault was the cherry of the match, and the reaction to him was insane, great story."
[0.0] "An absolutely embarrassing main event is all that needs to be said. A thousand dragon screws in nearly half an hour that felt like it was double the length only to be completely no sold entirely. Muto brought out the Moonsault only to have it get kicked out of. Shiozaki's incredible title reign was wasted for a vanity reign that buried the youngest top star they have, and then is dropped to someone else who doesn't need the rub whatsoever. Everything wrong you could do in a big time match was solidified with this match."
[7.0] "This match was a *** match that gets a 7 solely because the belt is off Mutoh. His reign was a bit over 100 days but felt closer to 1000. Marufuji isn't what he used to be, but he can still go to a degree. It is a shame that Mutoh's reign did not end with a rub for a person who needed it. Marufuji is a legend who doesn't need it at all. Whatever, at least Mutoh's mini-reign of terror is done."
[7.0] "The Muto's reign is over. I'm glad for the victory of Naomichi Marufuji: the match perse it's not the best match of the century but it follows the Muto's recent style. Slow paced good puroresu showdown."
[7.0] "7. 5 - Ended rather abruptly as I thought we were on for a 30+ minute epic. The restholds in the first half were good. Veteran movement around the ring as they wear each other down. Later in the match though they were legitimately being used to rest, and Mutoh needed to snap himself awake in a figure four. The closing sequences and counters were really good, and the crowd reaction to the moonsault was the moment of the show."
[5.0] "This match did not deliver. The moonsault was fun, but everything else was pretty forgettable. I don't think it was time to take the belt off Muto, but what do I know. I look forward to what NOAH can do in the future with Marufuji as champion."
[8.0] "A bit below the other title matches but I enjoyed it, however it was not for the same reason. This match felt a little bit Hogan vs Rock as I saw below. The wrestling part isn't that great even if it's good, but this match brings emotions and tells a story like only a few matches can. Muto's moonsault was the best moment of the night, and I think that this performance from Muto is the best we've seen for a long time and a perfect way to end his illustrious career. Marufuji was amazing but that shouldn't shock anyone. The finish is a little bit flat imo, Marufuji won with a high knee, a move that he did a lot of times during the match. ****"
[10.0] "Keiji Muto is the real last of a dying breed. The young talents not only from Japan, but in the world must teach from him all the wrestling aspects. Muto's reign was exemplary, but Marufuji is also worthy as his successor as a champion. Splendid ending for the great show."
[10.0] "A damn masterpiece and the best match on the show. Everything in this match was good. It started out as a standard classic, but was remembered for the really significant moments that made it great. Muto was on top, I always wonder who is better for me, Jun or Keiji, but every time I am left confused, because they always surprise and amaze with the depth of their in-ring IQ and the dedication of a real warrior. Muto worked great on Marufuji's legs, trying to stop him and not let him win the obvious superiority in speed and agility, Keiji is aware of the limitations of his conditions and wants to kill him, which is incredibly difficult for him. And I really don't care if Muto is selling, or if he is really tired to the point of losing his pulse and breathing hard, but it plays perfectly on the perception and I feel the importance, significance and exhaustion of the title match, which is very important for the main event. When Keiji realizes that all or nothing, he decides on a desperate act and... Holy shit, this is the best illustration of the concept of "high risk" in professional wrestling! The wrestler is exhausted, he is jaded, he realizes that he will not defeat Naomichi in such a situation, and then he decides to go to moonsault and do it! Muto loses his remaining stamina with the thought that either he is now pinning Marufuji or he loses his remaining stamina and loses. The second option happened and it raised the match in my eyes even higher. People no longer appreciate such moments, but for the industry they are of great importance. Where a 58-year-old man, risking his life, makes a moonsault, someone's love for professional wrestling is necessarily born. Thank you for a great and very underrated reign, Muto! (*****)"
[8.0] "MARUFUJI HAS DONE IT! Man, after Muto made Marufuji submit on the Misawa Memorial I thought to myself that this would be a sign that Marufuji could win the belt in the Cyber Fight Festival, but it was a 50% scenario, because he's facing a legend in Keiji Muto, which for me would have a long reign with the Title. But oh boy, Marufuji has done it and I'm happy for the man to hold this new GHC Heavyweight belt which can be his last reign with it. The storytelling in the match was great, there was some botches here and there and I was pleased in seeing Muto's Moonsault. I couldn't believe it when I saw it. What a match!"
[6.0] "He WON? ! I was expecting this to be just your usual boring Mutoh defence but Marafuji winning the title at least ended the show on a good note, the finishing stretch was nice too ***1/4."
[10.0] "Amazing match with an excellent storytelling, that was the best performance of Mutoh in a long long time. I don't have to talk about Marufuji he's an excellent wrestler, well deserved. An excellent title reign incoming!"
[7.0] "It was a good match, but if you don't like slow paced match you wont enjoy it. As expected, great psychology, pretty and made every moves count even if the selling wasn't completly there. Muto hitting the moonsault was really impressive."
[8.0] "This is one hell of a dream match. I give this 8 because despite their age, it was great to see these two legends have a good one on one match at a big stadium. The rate mostly comes from in ring storytelling and the epicness of the match. The reverse dragon screw and the moonsault were great. There was some botches and bad sellings but I would suggest you don? t mind that and enjoy the dream match!"
[10.0] "An excellent match with excellent work from both wrestlers. They created history and interest in the match itself out of nothing. This is an example of how different wrestling can be. You can make a base, while tearing people to react in the way that many should learn. However, I would be more pleased if Marufuji ended the match after the pile Shift Emerald Flowsion"
[7.0] "The first half was pretty slow and boring but they picked it up by the end and had an exciting finish and I mean we saw Muta pull of a great moon sault at 58 that alone made this match enjoyable"
[6.0] "I'm torn because the finishing stretch with Muto hitting the Moonsault is genuinely bonkers and got an enormous reaction, but I had to wake up at 4:30AM to watch this show. This match almost put me to sleep in the opening 15 minutes. I'll give it the gentleman's three out of respect but I have to question what the fuck NOSAWA is doing with the book. Genuinely baffling stuff. ***"
[9.0] "A very good match, where Mutoh showed once again that he's still a very good wrestler. His great reign is over... that's sad, but for his last match as a champion, he used the ultimate move, a tremendous moonsault, and that was awesome (the kick out too)."
[7.0] "This one is for me the best Muto match since he won the title, even if it's obviously not at the level of what NOAH could do before Muto's reign. The legwork of Muto was solid and Marufuji worked well the arm of Muto. The no sell of the Shining Wizard bothered me a lot but after we had some okay sequences. Muto's Moonsault was good, this made me believe even more in Marufuji's win since I don't think Muto would do that for anything else than his last match. I was so happy that Marufuji won. ***1/2"
[4.0] "I don't know whether this is a hot feud or not within the Pro Wrestling NOAH World but it's Marufuji taking on Mutoh so it being in the main event isn't that surprising. But after the previous 4 matches were an absolute hit, this came off lacklustre by comparison. The mat work was dire. I can't lie. Utter dross, slow and boring work from Marufuji and Mutoh on both sides of the table. The only bright spark was Mutoh hitting the Dragon Screws, which he can still do rather quickly. The spot of the match was Mutoh leaning on the ropes as Marufuji attempted a Springboard Dropkick and then hit a Dragon Screw with Marufuji tied up in the ropes. That's a genius spot among the sterileness that was this match. At least, Mutoh showed that he could hit the Moonsault and it gained a surprising nearfall as Marufuji was able to kick out. The closing stretch was okay. Marufuji hit many crescent kicks and knee strikes before getting the shock win to end the match. I hated this, but I'll be generous. **"
[7.0] "I really don't think it's a great match but for what Muto is in 2021 it's very good. He really tried hard and gave his best. Porfin Marufuji is champion again, I think this will be his last GHC reign. *** 1/2"
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