[4.0] "Generally okay at best, but is put in way too high of a position, especially as his peak is *** 1/2, and generally gets *** from me , if not lower, or slightly higher, he brings junior division down, he is not terrible, but not good either"
"One year ago I thought he was one of the most boring wrestlers in the world. But after the last year I more and more started du like his work. The fingerprints from Ogawa are insane on him"
[6.0] "HAYATA feels to me like a modern day Kanemaru: a core aspect of a Jr scene but not the best by a mile and tends to be thrown in to stabilise things. He's fine in the ring and clearly has NOAH's focus on the "pretty boy" audience demographic down pat (don't laugh: this was a major factor as to why him and guys like Shibata actually got their big moments to shine in the ring due to their major popularity with them) but he's just a very generic performer for the most part bar some pretty cool spots here and there. Like Kanemaru he shines under bigger performers carrying him (Kaito, Ogawa, etc etc) to a compelling performance but left to his own devices he becomes a very mediocre presence but never outright bad. As stated, if you want to stabilise the Jr scene and have consistently decent matches with a singular person, he's your guy. Part of me isn't happy with the fact that he's almost always tagging with Ogawa and dragging his matches down but it's more of a positive that he's able to handle someone like HAYATA for years without it being too tired out of a concept. Anyway, HATAYA is a mid-card performer that gets elevated to where is due to a combination of charisma, longevity, and general consistency. He has bright spots but those are mostly not up to him, but to his opponent getting that out of him at the end of the day."
[6.0] "5 is too little for this cute shy guy, but I can't give him 7 either, considering that I'm rarely happy with his matches. But Hayata has some kind of charisma, and he has a memorable appearance. I think if he hadn't been loaded with long singles matches, he would have looked much better."
[7.0] "HAYATA is such a mixed bag. Sometimes I watch him and I'm blown away by how good he is other times I'm left board and don't get how he gets the push he gets"
[5.0] "All I know about HAYATA is the fact, that he is beloved by female audience. He isn't impressive in the ring, but has a very memorable look. He also doesn't get out from the title picture for almost two years, that I personally disliked. Stinger is a very good unit, but HAYATA is a weak link, in my opinion."
[7.0] "I'm really surprised HAYATA got the Jr. Heavyweight Championship, I just really don't know why unless some other guy from STINGER betrays him and takes the title or whatever. He's a good wrestler with one of those high-flying ish movesets, probably will never improve much, but he's alright. Hopefully he has a good title reign."
[7.0] "As I said about his tag partner, both of these guys seem to have some sort of a peculiar charisma to them. The weird moves, the wacky hairstyles and overall appearance? Maybe a touch of everything. I really like HAYATA's daredevilish character and moveset. But he has the same problem with YO-HEY, he is already in his thirties."