Kento Miyahara vs. Zeus

[7.0] "Way too long for what it is in my opinion. Not a big fan of the match so quickly going into brawling on the outside and on the entrance ramp. My first Zeus match I've seen and he didn't particularly impress me a lot. Miyahara and Zeus have good chemistry together but I thought the match just had issues with structure and pacing."

[10.0] "I don't have actually words about that. If you see this match with their previous one as background you 'll totally have a blast with this one, this is not only Strong Style Fest doing fucking perfect it's a total war for the supremacy, something such primitive but poetical at the same time. Watch this as soon as possible, do it for you. *****1/2 (5, 5*/11 out of ten)"

[9.0] "Fantastic match. I heard great things and I had to wait a few weeks before I could get to watch it and I wasn? t disappointed. The entrances were electric, really got the heart pumping for this one. The storytelling was simple but the wrestling made it great. Zeuz was immense in this match, he showed tons of fire. He was focused, brutal in his offence and he came out looking like a star after it. Kento? s selling was key too. It wasn? t ? constantly feel your neck? selling, it was a general slowing down of offence and limited mobility, he looked like he was thin ice making his comebacks. Fighting with desperation and doing anything he could. Great showing from both. The ending wasn? t as hot as it could? ve been but this was fantastic. ****1/2"

[5.0] "This wasn't awful but I just never really got into it, it seemed like the standard Kento formula match, he throws a few nice knees here and there and a couple other moves but nothing that really amazes, and the match goes on too long for what it is."

[8.0] "A very good bout for the start of Kento Miyahara's legendary reign with the Triple Crown, slow but effective match"

[9.0] "After re-watching it for the second time, I think I can say that this is a pretty good match. For me, this match proved that Zeus is in the Main Event level of AJPW, he was fucking excellent here, and so was Kento. Also, the multiple chops that he gave on Kento's neck was amazing, best part of the match for me. ****3/4"

[9.0] "This got better on re-watch. Zeus definitely shows his aggressiveness-constantly chopping and later targeting kento's neck. His work overall was really good. Kento's babyface fire and comeback in general is usually exciting and this is not an exception. Crowd could have been hotter but overall they were into the match and bought some nearfalls towards the end. Excellent match."

[7.0] "This was a good strong style striking match. Zeus is a great wrestler for his size and I hope to see him with the title again. Miyahara is the ace but I want to see an improved moveset from him. Excess of blackout knee strikes was a downer for me. Otherwise a good strike fest. ****"

[5.0] "Every time I watch a highly touted Kento Miyahara match, it always fails to live up the pre-match hype and I ended up disappointed. This was no exception. There was nothing wrong with this match; it was quite decent. But it totally failed to impress me and I was once again left wondering why people keep touting Miyahara as something special."

[8.0] "Greatly worked match that was only missing one thing: a hotter crowd. The work was absolutely great. Zeus felt like a too guy here. Miyahara was excellent. This really was great because they went strike for strike and blow for blow. Crowd really only popped for the big big nearfalls. I wish this was a hotter crowd. But, a t least the building looked near full. Great stuff. ****1/4."

[9.0] "Great match here. Told a compelling story of Zeus doing all he can to wear down Miyahara, and Miyahara trying to outmaneuver Zeus' strength and power advantage. My main problem with this match is that there's so much unnecessary fluff, had they trimmed about ten minutes off, this match would be perfect. Not a patch on their previous classic, but well worth a watch. (****1/4)"

[7.0] "I think this fight is quite overrated. I do not say that it is a bad fight but I do not see the reason for giving it five stars, for me it is a combat that, if it had been less long, would have been four stars but as it was raised it would give 3. 5 / 5 stars"

[8.0] "This match made me a fan of Zeus. He's always been kind of awkward in the ring but he showed an agility and a ferocious that won me over in this match. The snap suplex on the floor, the apron superplex, and multiple dropkicks were cool additions to Zeus's move set and showed that he's more than just a generic strongman. I enjoyed this match a lot. I don't think it was extraordinary but it's worth watching at least once."

[8.0] "I'm not a big fan of All Japan, but I've been hearing good things about this match so I decided to watch it. The match was really good but for me it's not that MOTY everyone says, for me it's just a good match, but I felt that there has been better matches trough all this year. Maybe because I'm not too familiarize with Zeus and Miyahara so I didn't feel those big moments of the match. I give it ****1/4. It's really worth to check, it's an outstanding match, but not a MOTY, not even a MOTY contender for me"

[10.0] "Another incredible match between these two rivals, but I can't say it reached the dramatic levels of their Osaka match. For one, the champ pinning the challenger before this match clearly spelled out that Zeus was losing as there was no way he was pinning Kento 3 times in a row, so that in turn brought down the drama quite a bit. Especially compared to their Osaka match which had the story of whether or not Zeus could win in his hometown. Another complaint I have is this did not need to go over 30 minutes again. I found at least 10 minutes of Zeus's work on top very boring, and Kento making his comeback at the 20 minute mark made it very apparent they were going over 30 again. It's a problem that other Puroresu promotions do, and I hope it isn't becoming a trend in All Japan too. Anyways, the work put in from both guys was pretty incredible. Zeus did practically everything he could do to put Kento away, but nothing was enough. They even kicked out of each other's finishers once again. Zeus as champion was fun, and he stepped his game up considerably, so I hope he doesn't stop giving a shit once again now that his time on top is over, ****3/4."

[10.0] "Zeus was the best I have ever seen him, he controlled most of the match and spent it by brutalizing Kento's neck. From the point 3 or so minutes in when he refused to do a clean break up until nearly 20 minutes later he was largely on top, working over Kento's neck with a wide variety of chops and other neck attacks. The finish was more of a Kento led section as he just desperately went for the shutdown german suplex and knee strikes. He showed some real desperation as he knew that Zeus could beat him as he had done in July. He looked like he knew he was in real peril, something he does not always do in the lesser title defenses, that makes this match seem bigger and really puts Zeus over. When Zeus did finally get caught in the shutdown german he managed to kick out, becoming the first person since 2015 to do and the first since Kento became the ace. I am not sure what else they could have done to put Zeus more over in defeat than what they did. He controlled much of the match and managed to kick out of a move that has beaten everyone for 3 years now. Kento sold incredibly well for him and after the match continued selling for a while, not launching into his post-match promo for a good few minutes. This was far superior than the previous match between the two as it played to their strengths far more. This match most certainly had that dynamic down correctly. It was very high paced throughout with really high intensity without slowing down or becoming tiring due to the speed. It was paced magnificently and really gave an air of both men going all out to win. On a more critical side, I think there was a little to much spamming of the blackout knee and the problem of it being in Yokohama bunka gym which is a shithole. I do not blame them for the latter as they managed to get this almost always dead crowd to make a lot of noise which is highly commendable. As for the knee strikes? I am a bit concerned that Kento is becoming over reliant on them. ****3/4 2nd best MOTY"