[6.0] "Average starting match quality as per expected. This is mostly propped up by some decent exchanges and Yasuda being a solid chicken-shit heel. Strong Machine doing the Nishimura handstand better than Nishimura was unexpected but very funny lol. When the namesake attempts it Yasuda knocks him over because of course he does. Yasuda also has a fun little mini segment with Liger as he tries to bully the smaller lad but ends up getting beat down, with him bumping well for a German suplex. Liger is also the guy bumping around for a extended heat segment as Yasuda and his goons hone in on the guy, eventually building to a nice Shinzaki hot tag. As per standard it's just him doing all of his signature shit to pop the crowd but hey, it works and he's pretty good at that job so can't really complain. Yasuda gets huge heat for shoving the guy off when trying for his rope walk, which was expected. We quickly go into the lead for the finish as Nishimura gets in and everyone starts brawling around and interrupting his big moves, namely a figure four and Cobra Twist. Makai Club gang up on the guy (with even Kantaro Hoshino getting in on the action) but Nishimura dodges a punch from him and turns it into a backslide for the sneaky win. Simple formula based around the Makai lads using cheating and interference while the clean babyfaces rely on strength of character, fighting spirit, all that jazz. They all do a good job of showing off a bit, particularly Liger impressed with his selling alongside Nishimura generally being a solid act. Makai #1/Strong Machine is surprisingly decent despite his age even if he is rather slow. Chikuzen bar one or two spots didn't really impress, just seemed like Jr heavyweight fodder. Yasuda is of course also limited, but he's very self-aware of that and really gets his Coward Shooter shtick over, with good heat and copious amounts of sneaky moments. All in all, a perfectly decent undercard showing."
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