[8.0] "Das war ein großartiges Match und klares MOTN von Peter Pan 2018. Der Anfang war etwas behäbig, aber das Match wurde von Minute zu Minute stärker und vor allem der Mittelteil war wunderbar strukturiert und bot einige tolle Sequenzen. Das Finish selbst wurde auch sehr gut vorbereitet, auch wenn ich mir vielleicht noch eine kleine Wendung gewünscht hätte. So war das vielleicht doch etwas dominanter, als es eigentlich hätte sein müssen. Nichtsdestotrotz ein Highlight von DDT in diesem Jahr. ****"
[8.0] "Pretty good match, it didn't blow me away but it's great to see CIMA out there flexing himself and doing really good work. Takeshita doesn't do much for me but this was still a pretty good match."
[7.0] "Like most 'dream matches' this sadly failed to hit the level expected of it, but it was still quite a good match. It's Takeshita and Cima after all; how could this not be entertaining? After some general opening exchanges the match finally found a direction as Cima began working over Takeshita's leg. I feel like every big Takeshita match requires him having his leg worked over... Luckily his selling here was very good, unlike in previous matches with a similar structure. Strong Hearts were constantly interfering, allowing Cima to target Takeshita's leg in more violent ways such as by using a steel chair. Takeshita's real-time selling was very good and he made sure to sell the leg for essentially the entire remainder of the match, making efforts to adjust his posture and perform gestures in order to signal the level of pain and the extent of the physical hindrance he was experiencing. Cima finally moved away from the more brawl-based aspects of his offence to hit his trademark aerial attacks with his trademark finesse. Takeshita started hitting his own signature moves with great technique, but all while showing how limited he was with the injured leg. Cima hit a great series of 3 Meteoras on Takeshita and it was only on the 4th that Takeshita finally ate the pin. That felt a bit overkill, but it was all executed very well. I wasn't too surprised seeing Cima get the win here, since it was obvious that Strong Hearts were a hot commodity that needed wins in order to be taken seriously. Takeshita would get his win back over Cima later on anyways. Very good match all in all. ***1/2"
[8.0] "Pretty rad, but not perfect. A couple of weird sections that I don't love. But overall really good. Buildup to the finish was well executed, although a bit one-sided in my opinion. Overall, definitely a good match and worth your time. ****."
[9.0] "Great selling. Impecible character work. Perfectly paced. I'm totally invested in the story of where each of these wrestlers goes in the coming months."
[9.0] "A match I didn't know I wanted till it was actually announced. It's great to see that at his older age he can still put on great matches with guys almost half his age. Of course, his opponent is the young and brash "Ace" of DDT, so it was expected to be great. CIMA's legwork was incredible stuff working Takeshita throughout the whole match. Takeshita even sold it pretty well. Some spots his selling was eh, but he still kept up a great consistent job at it. After a barrage of kick outs, CIMA eventually got Takeshita to stay down with a third Meteroa for the upset win thus keeping Strong Hearts undefeated in the promotion. I sincerely doubt this is the last time both wrestlers face off, ****1/2."
[9.0] "Excellent match. CIMA is a great heel, aggressively attacking the leg of Takeshita with his smug facial expression. He dominated the entire match with Takeshita being helpless because of the injured leg. Takeshita selling was a spotty in the middle parts of the match but generally good and they incorporated it at the end which is good to see. Shocked at the result but great match. ****¼"
