Drago & El Hijo del Fantasma vs. Garza Jr. & Laredo Kid vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori vs. Ortiz & Santana

[8.0] "This was a great opener. It was one of those classic multi man matches where it's crazy action from beginning to end. It's funny to see Naomichi Marufuji, as big of a Japanese name as he is, get relegated to a tag team title match, but Marufuji is one of those guys where you could plug him in about any role and he would succeed. It doesn't hurt that he and Taiji Ishimori have been a team before in NOAH. El Hijo Del Fantasma and Drago worked the best of the 3 teams going up against LAX, though there was a pretty bad botch where Drago was supposed to do a top rope splash, but he slipped and completely missed his target. LAX was pretty over as a stable back then, with Konnan as the mouth piece and Homicide & Diamante as the other members of the group, and it was definitely the right choice for them to go over here. ****"

[7.0] "A frantic and star-studded opener. Each team impressed with their high-flying offense despite the handful of botches. I'm kinda sad this was the only time Marufuji and Ishimori tagged in IMPACT, they were always a great team in NOAH."

[7.0] "It was the perfect opener, providing non-stop action for fifteen minutes. In all the chaos created there were a few botched moves and a few moments of unsynchronisation, but that was somewhat to be expected. At one point some moves started to repeat, but towards the end we got to see the best Suicide Dive, delivered by El Hijo del Fantasma aka King Cuerno."

[8.0] "This was a great opener, all action with a really hot crowd to kick off the show the right way, and was exactly what it needed to be, a ton of fun. ****"

[6.0] "Ortiz & Santana -vs- Drago & El Hijo del Fantasma -vs- Garza Jr. & Laredo Kid -vs- Naomichi Marufuji & Taiji Ishimori [***] Pure chaotic action of an international flavor! Sit back and enjoy!"

[8.0] "This was a really fun match and, if anything, the "home" talent got shown off the least, while everyone got their shots. There was a botch or two, as to be expected when most aren't used to the siz-sided ring, because no company not run by children thinks it adds much"

[7.0] "Very good opener, unstoppable action, fun spot-fest, but unfortunately in the match there were a lot of botches. ***1/2"

[9.0] "This is a really, really fun and really, exciting match where everyone in it was showcased very well."

[4.0] "An OK multi-man tag spotfest, but ultimately I am failing to see the hype with it. Nothing very interesting happened, it was your typical get-your-shit-in match, but the shit they got in wasn't very interesting. Still OK though. **"

[10.0] "absolutely amazing spot fest with a couple of batches but still absolutely phenomenal match. they went 100 mph the entire duration of the match! the perfect opener for a magnificent show in slammiversary"