Giulia & Mai Sakurai vs. Hazuki & Koguma

[6.0] "Had its moments but as a whole I didn't find this to be overly extraordinary. Mai Sakurai did well tho. Just thought this felt a bit house showy."

[6.0] "A little interesting match that is quickly forgotten and where the champions and contenders surprise little. As if this is a typical Japanese team match where there was a minimum of teamwork and a maximum of the same type of movements. I don't particularly like this and I think that if you do team matches, it's only when you feel that the teams are really formed and there is a relationship in them."

[6.0] "This was fine overall but never came together in a particularly interesting manner. The finish was fine but the sequence building to it never provided any excitement."

[7.0] "Even though she took the pin Rossy is definitely hot on Mai. I think even those who don't like her have to admit she has become a pretty solid wrestler in the last few months."

[7.0] "A match with good urgency but not a ton of excitement. Giulia and Hazuki's segment was a clear highlight, and Mai stood out as she came out with a great new look and worked well. This was just a run through of a bunch of offense with not much else to it but the endless charisma in the ring sold it all."

[8.0] "Personally, this might be my favorite FWC defense so far. It was a stable and coherent match, with comradery and teamwork shown from both teams. The master and pupil combination of Giulia & Mai was enjoyable to watch. ***3/4"

[6.0] "Good match - FWC brought the fight, Giulia brought an awful style; her ring-entrance came-off as an over-the-hill floozy. Yet her presence adds a real bite to HZK's particular anger/hatred for her. Indeed, the match peaked for me during their early-mid sequence (beautiful bend-over cradle nearfall.) The finish was compelling, if a bit overlong. Mai got a nice hope cradle late, but she still isn't moving like a competitor who is sure of what she is doing. Koguma's array of late moves looked solid. 3 1/4"

[6.0] "First things first: Mai Sakurai's new look is looking good! Now, talking about the match, I wasn't that interested in it, and didn't really get invested either. Everyone did a fine job, especially Hazuki and Giulia, their strikes exchange was really nice and the brawl outside got me hyped for a Singles Match between them. As a whole, this is a nice match and somehow enjoyable, but is easily skippable and forgettable. Still worth a watch though. ***1/2"

[8.0] "I believe we need the Goddesses defences like this, where challengers don't look like a really great team but still have enough history and motivation to give it a try. What's more, these teams have an interesting backstory, as Giulia and Hazuki seem to have always disliked each other for obvious reasons, and Sakurai recently pinned Koguma, and therefore considers herself to be cool. Here we see that FWS prove the opposite. Giulia kept her partner afloat, but her feud with Hazuki had become too principled. At the same time, Koguma completely declassified Sakurai. Great match that shows all the differences between the teams."

[9.0] "Give me Giulia vs Hazuki II. Give it to me. They have reignited their hatred for one another, especially after Hazuki beat her for those tag belts alongside Koguma back in January. Mai Sakurai continues to improve, and from having a real good showing against Suzu Suzuki at New Blood 2 to this, she is coming along. Props to Giulia. ****1/4"

[8.0] "I didn't expect to enjoy this match as much as I did - it was really fun. Mai Sakurai held her own against much better workers and I really liked the spot where she did the simultaneous Final Cut + DDT to both members of FWC. Also, Hazuki and Giulia beat the crap out of each other which was a real treat. Their inevitable singles match is going to be brutal."

[8.0] "Giulia deserves an other worldly amount of props for the job she's done training Mai Sakurai. And Mai deserves credit too for wanting to improve and putting in the work. She showed all her improvement and didn't look out of place in the ring with 3 great wrestlers. Giulia and Hazuki oficially started feuding here (I think) and their exchanges were phenomenal. Koguma and Mai did super well to close it out too. Really good first defense for FWC. ***3/4"

[7.0] "Good match overall with energetic performances from everyone, but that Giulia/Hazuki segment in the middle was insane. (***1/2)"

[7.0] "This was good but the barrage of head butts took me out of it for a while. I did like most of what I recall from the match though. Koguma and Hazuki always bring it, Giulia usually does and Mai has made strides since joining DDM, so it was always going to be pretty good. The result was obvious from the start but it was still good, other than the head butts. I would give it a higher grade if it was shorter and ended a few minutes earlier, instead of going 15 minutes just because. The aftermath with Giulia and HZK made me excited for another match between the two. Hopefully they're in the same block in the Grand Prix this year."