Bad Luck Fale vs. Kota Ibushi

[6.0] "Nice match with Bad Luck Fale doing a pretty good leg work on Ibutan, sadly, the last didn't sold it very well. The crowd got really involved with the match after that epic Moonsault from Ibushi and the finish was very nice, with Fale throwing Ibushi like a doll. ***1/2"

[7.0] "Bad Luck Fale -vs- Kota Ibushi – (G1 Climax – Block A) [*** 1/4] Moonsaults from high up in the arena and Fale throwing the slender guy any way he wanted really made this a fun match to behold! Never a dull moment as the two very different wrestlers made the most of their strengths and covered their weaknesses."

[7.0] "I really enjoyed this: logically the only way Ibushi could defeat the much larger man is by being deft of feet and thus Fale attacked KI's right knee whereas Ibuhi got to Hard shine during the brawl around the floor that climaxed w/ a patented Ibushi speedy moonsault from atop the tier-guard in the bleachers onto the floor. Kota was full-of-spirit t/out but perhaps that was also his Achilles heel as after a front head kick and vicious knee on the monster, the big-headed Ibuhi thought he could lift Fale for a powerbomb.. uh uh! The younger, and perhaps smarter Ibushi, would have gone atop for the Phoenix splash. This version of the guy took Fale's finishers including a high-dropping Bad Luck Fall and was easily pinned. Tight work gentlemen. *** 2/3 7. 4"

[7.0] "I'd say this is Fale's best match so far in this G1. Ibushi's leg work did fade away towards the end (Ibushi's limb selling is by no means one of his strong points) however the rest of the match was really good. A Budokan-lite moonsault by Ibushi really got the crowd going and Fale did really well here. Good finish with Fale requiring to hit both finishers to make sure Kota would stay down. This really really impressed me. (***3/4)"

[9.0] "Yeah, this RULED. Loved the early stuff with Ibushi unleashing those deadly kicks on Fale - the big man countered those by just MAULING Ibushi's leg down. I really liked all of Fale's work on the leg, even if it didn't really lead to anything. Ibushi did what he usually does - he stopped selling it once it was time to get his shit in, but I can forgive that because the leg work was forgotten by Fale as well. It wasn't a huge part of the match. The rest of the match is just kickass David vs. Goliath action with Ibushi bumping his ass off for Fale. Great, great stuff. ****"