Kenny Omega vs. KUSHIDA

[7.0] "Really good moves match with some hot near falls late, I was a bit surprised how much the crowd got behind Kenny but he has a great babyface performance here. Both men have super explosive offense that they particularly let loose in the second half of the match, with the first half being a bit more sparse with action. As far as momentum goes it felt like they could have gone home a bit sooner when the back and forth near falls were ramping up, but they still land in a nice spot. Kushida doing the slingblade in front of Tanahashi on commentary ruled, and the sequence where Kenny counters the back handspring elbow into an electric chair followed by some slick roll-through reversals was awesome. Good work overall, not a mindblower like many future Omega matches in New Japan but a good one."

[9.0] "Excellent match. It featured an excellent showing by Kenny Omega, even though this was still before he was the "Best Bout Machine." KUSHIDA's selling was strong. The near falls brought a lot of extra excitement."

[9.0] "The best match in the all Tournament, in my opnion. Kenny is one of the best JR wrestlers in the world today."