Takashi Sugiura

[10.0] "Hell yes. Incredible wrestler, watch a match with him now or in his prime, you'll have fun no matter what."

[10.0] "The longevity on this man is insane. Still one of the best wrestlers at 50 years old. He's been putting on bangers for over 20 years. His technical wrestling is excellent and such a hard hitter."

[9.0] "One of the most underrated wrestlers in the past 20 years. He was never flashy, but he was a tough, rugged brawler who would make anyone looked good with his incredible selling and could get you off your feet with his simple, yet effective offence. Currently having a great GHC Heavyweight Title reign and is doing a great job working with the youngish NOAH roster, wrestling unestablished main eventers like Kotoge and making them stars, just by beating them. That's how good he is. Excellent wrestler, very underrated."

[10.0] "Of all the grumpy wrestlers over 50 he might be the grumpiest. All his big matches feel like fights which given his history makes sense. The dude had open heart surgery in 2017 which should've slowed him down but nope. All he did was come into 2018, win the GHC title and be the best champion in wrestling that year. All while getting chopped and kicked in the chest as if nothing fucking happened. Adore this man and will appreciate him until he eventually retires. An absolute animal"

[10.0] "As far as I'm concerned he's the best over 50 wrestler in the world and on of the best in the world regardless of age. Amazing wrestler."

[9.0] "Just a big mean son of a bitch. He is absolutely fantastic and still carries an aura to him that few can match."

[10.0] "One of the greatest over 50-year-old wrestlers I've ever seen in my entire life. He brings something exciting to every match he's a part of."

[10.0] "It's going to be a shame seeing Sugiura retire, since he's one of the best. His lifelong career in NOAH has provided some amazing matches, at his start he was just a good wrestler but now he's evolved into one of the best. His style is good and always provides awesome matches. Sugiura gets the 10 for all of his amazing matches and his excellent career in NOAH."

[10.0] "Arguably one of the best wrestlers over the age of 50 ever. The man can still bring it better than most wrestlers half his age. I wouldn't be shocked if Sugi is still wrestling at a high level when he is close to sixty barring any major injury."

[10.0] "The most consistent pro wrestler of all time. At 49 years old Sugiura is better than hes ever been and has been performing at a very high level for the past 20 years. He has never disappointed in a big match and deserves to be called a legend. 1 of the best talents of this generation."

[10.0] "This dude is amazing! He is the Big Boss of NOAH! He never disappoint us , he's one of the greatest of all time in Puroresu, I hope NOAH gives him a respectful retirement match in the future."

[8.0] "Takashi Sugiura never received the plaudits that the likes of KENTA and Naomichi Marufuji did, in part because their striking and high-flying orientated styles respectively were both flasher and more in vogue at the time. But he was as good a worker as either of them, and in recent years he has enjoyed something of a resurgence as the cornerstone of Pro Wrestling NOAH."

[8.0] "The dark horse of his generation to say the least. Probably because he never gained the western exposure that his peers did like KENTA and Marufuji. That said though his talent was as equal to theirs, except he got into the game at a much older age, so he wasn't really as focused on until he was already in his late 30s. Though he didn't wrestle a lot in the west, most of his signature moves and finishers were western inspired, most notably by Kurt Angle. His greatest skill is that he is a great all-rounder who isn't the best at striking, flying or technical work, but he can still hang with the best. All that said, I really don't think he should be holding the GHC championship anymore. NOAH booking is for a different topic, but Suigiura's best roles weren't always at the top."

[10.0] "Sugiura is probably the best wrestler in Noah right now, great brawler, a technical savage, he can have good matches with a lot of guys out there, his selling is awesome (especially the headbutt selling), he can work as a single or a tag, Sugiura is the man."

[10.0] "The first thing that made me love Sugiura it's that he and KENTA were the only ones in NOAH's Jr division who were not only about the flip-flops, they had more grappling-all rounding style and his matches were really refreshing. Sugiura entered the big guys league in the NJPW vs NOAH feud. When he returned from NJ he started wrestle with legends and even won his first heavyweight championship after a great fight against Shiozaki. He's very good in the ring, he could pull off athletic and technical matches but he also got hard hitting shoot fight kind of style. One of the last saviors of NOAH, without a doubt."