Yuki Ishikawa vs. Yusaku Ito

[8.0] "Another solid to good defense from Yuki Ishikawa's first reign. Yusaku Ito has been given bigger and bigger spots, I thought he did well here. This was not exactly a match of the year contender but I found it a enjoyable and entertaining Death Match. The thumbtacks were brutal here and both were covered in them but Ito especially was."

[8.0] "Dug this one a lot. Ishikawa is coming into his own as a champ and Ito, while note a super notable guy in the scene, has a good look and put in a ton of effort to make the match memorable. The big pile of thumbtacks, chairs and glass debris really added to the match, especially once they started slamming their faces into the tacks. Gnarly stuff; Ito getting a gusset plate to the side of the face early on was also particularly nasty."

[8.0] "A weak main event on paper, the last 5-7 minutes of this match is a frenzy and make it worth checking out. I have seen a lot of Yusaku Ito in Heat Up, FREEDOMS and tagging with Michio Kageyama in BJW and I always thought he was fine. He was really impressive in this match and showed a lot more charisma and ability than before. You could tell he was determined for this to be a good match. Yuki Ishikawa needed an impressive performance here and he achieved that. A few really creative spots here captivated my attention. This won't win any DMOTY awards but it's definitely worth checking out. Don't let the lack of notable names in the match turn you off."

[7.0] "Both wrestlers put each other through a lot to make this title defense mean something, which felt important because neither wrestler has a lot of notable singles matches. Variety of weapons and Ito's look after the match stood out more than anything."