[8.0] "Jay White is one of the best heels not just in NJPW but in the entire pro-wrestling today. His work is truly dedicating, and his character makes you truly despised him. Although most of his matches are average in NJPW standards, he is not the type of guy who uses flashy moves and more likely most of his arsenal of moves are heelish. Jay also has a great in-ring psychology as seen in most of his matches acting like a sadistic and sociopathic villain. His time as a Bullet Club member made him a main event star in NJPW and fought the likes of Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada and Kota Ibushi. Safe to say that being a heel in NJPW is what saved him from his career, as they had a lot of babyfaces there in NJPW. A lot of people including me may think that Jay White is the "final boss" because during his time, he is the most stand out heel in NJPW. Unfortunately, upon signing with AEW, he is just another guy that Tony Khan signs as his "flex" and still doesn't have a defining moment a year after he signed but let's see in the future on what to do with him. More so, my basis of this rating is his time in NJPW with a little impact on AEW, although his time in AEW doesn't affect my rating very much due on how little his time there. Jay White resembles a comic book villain come to life. Amazing dark and edgy character."
[8.0] "In an era of super athletic, flippy, thigh slapping wrestlers with flashy moves he was a real breath of fresh air, a great heavyweight wrestler. He is a good athlete with a good look but storytelling and psychology are his greatest qualities. Hiroshi Tanahashi clearly had a huge influence on him on these aspects. He was a great heel, a great fuel for the babyfaces. I'm specifically talking about his run in New Japan as he was used very well there and felt like a star even if he had a relatively rough start. At first he was a more subtle heel who didn't need to cheat to win but for some reason he didn't get a lot of reactions during his first few months. Maybe some of his ideas were a little too subtle I don't know but the first version of Jay White didn't connect with the crowd that well despite being already good at what he did. Then he started to cheat and become a more archetypal heel and it got better for him, the crowd was also more used to his moveset at this point. The run he had after he joined Bullet Club was very successful and he became the top heel of the promotion quickly. Culminating in a great double gold dash where he was the Intercontinental champion and the first big hurdle for Naito's story. Then the pandemic happened and he didn't want to travel to Japan so Gedo had to make some adjustments and Jay wasn't working in Japan for a while. He came back, had a forgettable reign as IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, not really his fault as the pandemic was not the best time to watch pro wrestling but it sometimes felt like his head was already elsewhere. Still, he put over Okada in a good enough match but it was obvious the point was just for Okada to get his win back as usual. He had a very good match against Hikuleo where he did his best to put him over and then he went to AEW and it doesn't seem like he has been doing a lot of interesting stuff there. Despite using his goons he lost to a one legged man that already wrestled the same night, and now he's the trios champion of a dead brand (ROH) so obviously that's extremely different from how New Japan used him and he'll probably never be as relevant again but it doesn't seem like he cares that much anyway. I'll remember him for his great New Japan run, he was one of the best wrestlers in the world at that point in time. Could have been a great babyface because he's amazing at selling moves but we never got to the point of getting that babyface run in New Japan despite it being teased a few times. I guess he'll get a decent program here and there in AEW before going back to irrelevancy for months because american wrestling has a very fickle way of working but he could be so much more than just another guy in a bloated roster, that's my point. He's a very talented guy but it has to be very hard for him to show that right now."
[5.0] "Jay White is fine. No more, no less. Jay is at his strongest while delivering promos, but I find his in-ring work to be lacking at best and at worst yawn inducing. Undid a lot of work that Devitt, AJ and Kenny put in to make Bullet Club as great as it was."
[9.0] "Jay White is a suave, cool, calm and collected wrestler who leads the bullet club. In ring he is great, however chooses to work a slower style to help get his opponents over. Overall a great wrestler with a lot of intriuge around his character work in NJPW"
[5.0] "This guy would always bore me in New Japan and I was perplexed at the push he got, but now in AEW he's floundering with bad promos and mediocre matches. Despite that I do think he could be something, and I'm glad he's away from New Japan where for some reason he felt the need to do 40 minute matches of boring heel work that ended in fuck finishes."
[7.0] "Switchblade is a good wrestler who portrays himself like a star and absolutely has a place in the main event scene because of the incredible character work and mic skill. His persona and looks are great, but it just happens I think he is extremely boring in the ring, can't like basically any of his matches, don't like the moveset at all."
[7.0] "Jay white is an obviously good wrestler who can never seem to put on a great match under 30 minutes. A hell of a promo and a very methodical, top of the line counter-wrestler but a lot of the time it just feels like he's going slow for the sake of setting up something that either doesn't happen or it doesn't live up to the previous 25 minutes of build."
[9.0] ""Switchblade" Jay White is one of my current favorite talents in AEW, always enjoy watching him. Jay White is a great wrestler in the ring, he's very similar to Randy Orton in the ring, not flashy, but his moves have a reason to them and make sense. I saw someone point out on Twitter that his moveset consists of him targeting certain areas on his opponents body to make sure his finisher more devastating, which I never noticed until that day, which has made me appreciate his abilities even more. May not sound all that great, but think about how many wrestlers who just do moves for the sake of doing them and compare it to that, get it? Anyways, he's a very charismatic heel with good promo ability, hope he can bounce back from his lost to MJF in that dreadful main event, hate that feud and match so much... (Also would love to see him go solo and separate himself from The Gunns and Juice Robinson)."
[8.0] "29 years old, one of the best in-ring storytellers in the business, stellar on the mic, great look, great execution of his moves and not the fanciest moveset (which makes sense since he's meant to be their biggest heel). Great seller and could even work as a babyface, which can be seen on New Year's Dash 2021. People hating on Jay White only know the overpushed guy from the Kenny Omega feud and his sudden world title win. He has improved a lot and really can be a top guy anywhere he wants to be. EDIT: I sadly have to rate him 2 points lower because his AEW presentation just isn't what I want to see from him. Ib my opinion, he was better off in New Japan."
[7.0] "Jay White zu bewerten fällt mir etwas schwer. Ich finde er ist ein wirklich guter Wrestler und charismatisch. Jedoch egal wie viele Matches ich von ihm anschaue, ich verliere immer etwas die Aufmerksamkeit beim Schauen seiner Matches. Ich würde ihn gerne mehr mögen, da er es verdient hätte, aber ich weiß nicht warum, ich werde mit seinem Stil einfach nicht warm und ich neige dazu seine Matches mir im Schnelldurchlauf anzusehen. Ich habe es deshalb auch nicht verstanden ihn als großen Champion zu pushen. Er ist nun mal nicht auf demselben Level wie ein Omega, Styles oder Okada. Ich persönlich denke er hat viel Potential und ich hoffe ich kann ihn eines Tages genauso mögen wie viele hier. Aber bisher kann ich nicht mehr als 7 Punkte geben. Edit: Das Gegenteil ist eingetroffen, je öfter ich ihn sehe je weniger Interesse habe ich an seinen Matches. Abwertung auf 6 Punkte. Schade... Edit: Zu AEW passt er viel besser, wieder 7 Punkte."
[7.0] "I'm slightly conflicted on Jay White. He has a lot of positives, which I'll list. He's got a great moveset varied in striking and grappling. He's got a knack for thinking up backup plans for his moves being countered. He's an amazing heel and has all the attributes a heel would have, such as being cowardly, manipulative, and arrogant. He has a ton of charisma and actually made great sense as a leader of modern BULLET CLUB. So why is my rating not higher? Well, its because of one major thing: his match lengths. His matches have an awful often tendency to be SO. DAMN. LONG. He's good, but he relies way too much on his matches being long to be good. I don't understand that. I guarantee he could have an <15 minute match and it would be fantastic. I just wish he himself could realize that."
[10.0] "One of the best young talents in wrestling today only 30 years old and won everything that there's to win in NJPW. Now a main figure on AEW: Collision future AEW World Champion."
[8.0] "Love jay. I was glad he signed with AEW and didn't go to WWE. I love the style in the ring, the body language and the promos in the exotic New Zealand accent"
[8.0] "Great wrestler in NJPW. His in-ring work and his promo work improved since his debut in NJPW. His style of wrestling is a little bit of a throwback in the US and is nice to watch."
[10.0] "08.16.2023 Just the best in NJPW right now. At WK 12 he was bad enough, but 3 years in the making he is very good, and he is only 28. UPD: 05.29.2023 Still one of the best in the world but AEW can't use him as he can do. Prepared world champ for any company feuding with Ricky Starks. Huh, bravo to Tony Khan(Best booker by WON in 2022, LOL)"
[8.0] "Along with PAC, he is my favorite wrestler of the modern era. Methodic, calculating, awesome counter wrestling, amazing character and mic work. I think he's right there with MJF and Dominik when it comes to the greatest heels today. The only issue I have with him is how bad his career has gone since the pandemic. Out of the Main NJPW roster for over a year, a run in Impact Wrestling that did nothing for him, an overhyped series of Open Challenges that, without giving bad matches, nothing out of that stood out. Kinda made an impact in his return to NJPW when he won the World Title, but after that he just was on his way out of the company, feuding with Hikuleo out of everyone. Hope he can regain that Main Eventer status he once had in AEW. He has all the tools, just need the chance."
[8.0] "Absolutely fantastic worker. He gets a lot of flak because everyone else at the top of the NJPW card for the last decade is able to have the prototypical NJPW match and fans of those matches don't like it when Jay White slides in and works like an old-school heel. I love that shit though. Wrestling isn't just about moves to me and it needs slimy heels in order to make you care about the babyface. He does great work in the ring and his promos are some of the best in wrestling today."
[10.0] "Jay White is simply awesome. Has incredible matches and can really hold his own on the mic. The dude just has this aura about him that exudes cool."
[10.0] "This guy has everything to become a legend. His look, charisma and skills made Switchblade Era in New Japan something special. Now, wherever he will come, he deserves proper booking. I'm sure HHH or Tony will know how to use him."
[9.0] "I'm a huge fan of Jay White but I understand there's definite issues with the way he structures his matches. When he isn't working 40 minutes and a sprint finish he's an excellent wrestler, and a fantastic personality, but he just loves near-hour main events. EDIT: Well, he's been the recipient of pretty unfortunate booking and a pandemic in NJPW. He's an elite level talent. Well see what happens where he lands."
[8.0] "Jay White is a very good wrestler, with a few caveats. First of all, his promos and feuds are excellent, he's one of the best in the game right now when it comes to storytelling and psychology both in the ring and out. That being said, his matches can get a bit... boring? He's very methodical, which can either work to his credit or against him depending on the situation and his opponent."
[10.0] "One of the best pure heels in the business right now. He had room to improve in the ring but he has shown lately that he can have some of the matches of a NJPW card. Edit: He's improved to the ninth degree. He is the best counter wrestler in the world right now."
[6.0] "I. JUST. DON'T. GET. IT. This over-exaggerated slow rhythm is killing the interest I could have for any of his matches. His physique, supposedly his greatest asset, is not even close to Tanahashi's and he works like any run-of-the-mill annoying heel you could find on the Indy circuit. Not for me."
[10.0] "Jay White is a great storyteller. When he cuts promo I think this sport is real. And he's in-ring good too. Jay is the best Bullet Club leader without a doubt for me. One of the greatest wrestlers in this generation. I hope he beat Okada at dome. My current favourite in NJPW."
[8.0] "Momentan aus meiner Sicht der beste New Japan Rookie. Geschwindigkeit, Konter, Uppercuts, Submissions, White kann alles. Was er noch braucht ist ne ordentliche Frisur, für die Schwergewichts-Division vielleicht noch 5KG Muskelmasse und Vertrauen von den Offiziellen! Hat zwar den young lion Status, von daher nimmt er eben die Pinfalls, aber trotzdem bin ich immer traurig, wenn er verjobbt wird. Dieser Kiwi hat was drauf! Edit: Sieben Jahre später ist festzuhalten: Muskelmasse, Frisur und Vertrauen waren und sind nun schon lange vorhanden. Dass er mal der Top Heel wird, hätte ich 2015 nicht gedacht und beraubt ihm bisweilen seiner Stärken. Nichtsdestotrotz ein sehr starker Wrestler, der aufgrund seine Mic Skills und seiner Ausstrahlung auch im US Mainstream gut aufgehoben wäre. Zumal er dann in Main Events nicht immer 35 Minuten gehen müsste. Die sind zwar bei ihm manchmal Weltklasse (Ibushi-Matches), aber oft eben auch nicht. Hier muss er noch einen Weg für sich finden, seine Pacing Schwächen ein Stück weit auszumerzen."
[9.0] "One of the best storytellers and wrestlers of our generation, he just gets what being a heel requires, any match of his can be an instant classic."
[4.0] "A bit plodding and yelly and overwrought for me, but I can't deny his physical skills and his elaborate counter sequences, particularly when it comes to hitting the Blade Runner. I think I'd like him a lot more as a face to be honest, but in his current role as Bullet Club supreme leader, I don't see that happening anytime soon."
[9.0] "Imagine not thinking Jay White is an excellent wrestler. People have taken notice of him more recently due to his natural promo skills and his heel persona, and yes, that's definitely a big part of why he's so great. However Jay White is an exceptional talent even independent of that. He's going to go down as this generation's Bret Hart, not only because of the realistic, grounded nature with which he wrestles, and the excellent with which he controls the momentum of his matches (often employing some of the best counters in wrestling to do so), but also because of how he understands incorporating small details in his matches that make them very satisfying upon rewatch, be it in the form of callbacks to a previous match or subtle ways of making a maneuver more logical (such as ducking a back-elbow strike to position himself for a Saito Suplex). He also just seems to 'get' selling in a way that so many people don't. Very often, wrestlers play up the impact of a move to a hammy degree as a way to make matches more accessible and easier to follow, but with small things such as moving away from his opponent as he sells an injury or getting out of a pin with the least effort possible, Jay White is able to, for lack of a better way of putting it, 'sell with a brain', and he does so better than virtually anyone I've seen post-Bret Hart. It also has me thinking that Jay could end up being a dynamite in-ring babyface one day, even if he'll probably draw more as a heel."
[7.0] "It seems like Jay White puts an outstanding amount of effort into his matches. Especially at this years G1 Climax with Tomohiro Ishii. His promo skills are okay, but as a heel wrestler he's definitely made me laugh. I feel like he puts the amount of energy into selling his moves similar to Kenny Omega."
[9.0] "i have really gotten into jay the last year and a half or so. it feels like jay has found a way to work around the crowds in japan not being able to cheer or chant, and that's by being the biggest dick in pro wrestling right now. massive upside, money on the mic, looks great. he's already a star, and the future is bright for switchblade jay white."
[10.0] "This guy could quite possibly end up as one of the GOATs in wrestling. He's already one of the absolute best doing it. Looking forward to following the rest of his career."
[9.0] "new iwgp world champ! last title reign imo he wasnt ready for. but a couple years later, fleshing out of his character, won a few more titles, grew a beard, and now he is genuinely one of the best on this planet right now."
[10.0] "Jay White is one in a million. He is an outstanding worker, he might be the best promo in the world today, and he is a master of psychology. I could go into detail about his awesome counter sequences, but one thing about his matches that always sticks out to me is how he cheats: I think that he is the only active wrestler today whose cheating actually makes a match better. Sure, other workers like MJF will cheat to advance a story, get over as heels, or set up a more exciting spot for a future bout. But the matches where they win by cheating almost always would been better had they either lost or not cheated. Jay White is an exception to this rule. His secret is surprisingly simple: instead of cheating at the end of a match, he cheats in the middle, thereby not sacrificing an exciting back-and-forth finish, but he does it in such a way that he pulls you into the action, rather than taking you out of it. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Jay White's character work is unrivaled by any other heel: he is a slimy asshole at first glance, but when a high-stakes match becomes more heated, he becomes so desperate that you pity him if he loses. I will never forget when he, practically in tears, literally begged for Ibushi to tap out at Wrestle Kingdom. I am confident that there has never been anyone quite like him."
[10.0] "Jay White is an absolute psychology master in the ring. The way he makes you feel the story he's telling is unbelievable. His character is all-time great and he's also very athletic and smooth in the ring. I already consider him one of the best storytellers of all-time and he's still 29!"
[10.0] "Possibly the best new talent of the last twenty years, Jay White just gets it in a way that few pro-wrestlers ever do. The man is already Harley Race good and he's been doing this for less than a decade."
[9.0] "At first I wasn't really invested in Jay White. But as I watched him, Jay keeps on improving every single match and he does his gimmick so well that he has definitely become the biggest asehole in Njpw history and one of the most despicable wrestlers of the 21 st Century. His counter wrestling is one of the best in the business and is terrific to watch."
[10.0] "If we're going purely on in ring skill I'd say he's about an 8.5 but he's so good at everything else, his presence, charisma and promo ability is best in the world level. New Japan really halted his push, possibily because of the pandemic but I hope when all this gets more under control and he returns, it starts back up. He's the perfect main event heel."
[9.0] "Jay White is just such a natural even very early in his career he looked so good. To have already do as much as he's done in New Japan is amazing."
[10.0] "One of the best in the world, I want to see him in America, but I appreciate his work in Japan. Leading the strongest stable in the world, and that's already a great calling card. In the ring he is special and his promos are done well. Switchblade!"
[8.0] "When we complain about underutilised stars it's usually a booking problem. In this case I think it's mainly a covid issue. His match against Ibushi to start the year was magical, him providing the ultimate foil to Ibushi's new, hopeful reign. He had great New Beginning and Castle Attack matches vs CHAOS, and a great outing vs David Finlay in the NJ Cup. He unceremoniously won the NEVER Openweight title from Tanahashi, lost it to Ishii, and worked mainly Strong in between. Not sure what his future holds but he's talented enough to be a top tier player wherever he appears."
[5.0] "Sadly, I'm not on board of the Jay White fan train. I just simply dont see the IT factor in him. His matches rarely excites me, his wrestling style is solid, but nothing I did not already saw from wrestlers years before him. His gimmick is okay, and a big reason I still give him a five. He lacks charisma in my opinion. He is just not the kind of wrestler that makes me Go "I want to see him wrestle Danielson, Omega, Moxley etc, " I'm happy if he is low on a NJPW card, so maybe I can skip his match. One thing I actually like about him tho is his finisher, I think its suited to his gimmick and looks great when he does it. But this has to be only one of a few argument pro White."
[9.0] "He's a great modern heel in terms of character, though I do wish his matches would forgo the antiquated tropes to match that. He's also leaning towards a babyface run and I think that's where his true potential is."
[9.0] "He's really good, just not perfect, you know? Jay White can deliver amazing matches but usually all of them have the same spots. Jay starts by being a chickenshit heel and getting out of the ring, comes in and the fight starts. He can cut a great promo, and I feel like he has a nice future in New Japan. His booking needs some fixing though."
[4.0] "If you want to see the best example of NJPW's current booking woes, look no further than Jay White. A wrestler this good should not be having matches this bad. Every match has the same layout at an agonizingly long length. Control segments that go on forever, excessive interference spots, does the same taking a powder schtick to start every match for 5 minutes. There is getting heat and there is being a total bore, which Jay White in his current from is. Once NJPW gets over its current bad booking, maybe Jay White will finally be let loose and can properly show what he can do when he was a Young Lion and in ROH."
[9.0] "He is different to alot of the others in NJPW and plays a perfect heel without needing to always rely on interference due to his methodical style and ability to bring out the best in his opponent. When he debuted in the Dome I really wasn't feeling him but when we got to the match with Omega at New Beginning it was clear that Jay is like a mastermind in between the ropes with the match telling the story of him outwrestling Omega while Omega is able to get in a V Trigger here and there to try to get back into the contest. Him pulling out anything he needs to in order to get the victory is another thing which shows how good he is at being a Heel and this can be seen in his Classics with Ibushi and the criminally underrated match with Ospreay at the 47th anniversary show in which he showed off his amazing creativity and sold like hell for Ospreay, If you want to make somebody look good in the ring then putting them against Jay White might be one of the best things you can do. I have spoken alot about his slow style but he is also capable of working the typical modern New Japan epic style if needed as he has alot of creative ass shit in his arsenal and being the kind of wrestler he is this allows him to pull these moves out at the right time having the crowd eat out the palm of his hand. This guy is a damn genius and he will only get better as time goes on."
[9.0] "Technisch gut, sein Look hervorragend, Sein selling und die Ringpsychologie sind sehr gut und vor allem: Sein Storytelling/mic-Work ist sehr gut! Das vor dem Hintergrund, dass er japanisch "sozialisiert" wurde. Wenn er mal in einer Liga antritt, wo es mehr darauf ankommt und den Rest bei behält, dann bekommt er die Höchstwertung!"
[10.0] "An absolute wrestling genius. My favorite heel in wrestling. He always makes me root against him no matter the match. He is so smooth and just a perfect heel."
[10.0] "Beachtlich welchen Schritt, Jay White zuletzt gemacht hat. Sein Heel-Work war schon immer gut und im Ring war er immer seriös unterwegs, aber seit 2020 geht dies nun vollends Hand in Hand. Sein Selling ist gut und plausibel, seine Offensive passend und interessant und sein Charakter rund den den Eindruck dann eben vollends ab. Am Mikro liefert er ab und Mimik und Körpersprache sind ebenfalls absolut auf den Punkt. Gewaltiges Gesamtpaket, welches er da nun liefert. Kam sein erster IWGP Heavyweight Title Run vielleicht etwas zu früh, bringt er nun alles mit, um den Titel mehr als würdig zu halten. Als Face kann man sich das Ganze bei New Japan auch gut vorstellen. Weltklasse und damit derzeit einer der besten seiner (generell guten) Generation."
[10.0] "He really is a master at what he does, he wrestles like a guy that wants to win and always does maneuvers that help him win no matter what, while still putting forth the best match he can, he had a pretty great move set and his matches are usually a slow burn that always pays off, his heel antics are very advanced and he's one of the best heels ever and one of the best on the mic ever"
[9.0] "If you were to ask me how I'd rate Jay White when he had his first push back a few years ago, I'd probably say something along the lines of "he's not grabbing me" and "I think he's been miscast as this badass heel. " Well, both of those concerns can be flushed down the toilet as far as I'm concerned. Jay is a top of the line wrestler in the best wrestling league currently out there. He's a believable promo, he's convincingly dastardly and cunning, and he backs it up with some stellar performances in the ring. and I'm genuinely happy that he's returned to New Japan so that we can see his career evolve further."
[9.0] "If you still think Jay White is a controversial wrestler or anything below a 6/10 in 2021, there's just no helping you. Some people are divided into two groups over Jay White. One thinks he's boring and one of the most overrated wrestlers in New Japan and the other thinks that he's underrated and one of the best heels in the industry today. I'm in the latter of the two but i'm not going to overlook his flaws which are glaring in his matches. First let's call a spade a spade. White is a world-class heel. When he first showed up in NJPW i wasn't impressed. After he got pushed, he proved his worth. White has a very classic style way of working a match. He understands psychology and how important it is in a match or against a babyface. He's great on the mic and his counter/reversal wrestling is on the same level as Okada. He's that smooth. He brings something unique yet original to the table which i have great appreciation for. Unfortunately i have begun to notice several issues with Jay White matches. The booking of Jay White matches don't have much variation. White is great in the G1, but the booking of each match is almost copy pasted. His matches have begun to have westernized booking. At what point does the cheating and interference overstay it's welcome and weigh down the workrate? His match with Kota Ibushi in the G1 Climax 29 final is one of my favorite matches and the interference beautifully played into the story. But when the interference is in every one of his matches it begins to lose it's magic and get repetitive. White's in-ring work used to be hit or miss, but he's gradually improved. He perfectly mixes impactful, believable offence with believable character work. Jay White is a one of a kind wrestler right now and if he works out a few kinks he could reach his full potential."
[8.0] "Jay White was great all the way back when he became the most over babyface out of his Young Lions class, but his growth since returning to the company as the Switchblade has been the single greatest long-term storyline that New Japan has had since Okada and Tanahashi wrapped up their feud. Jay returned from excursion when NJPW was getting more and more settled into its current epic main event formula and shook it up with a style that seemed more suited to heeling it up in the NWA in the '80s than hanging with Okada or Omega's brand of storytelling. His work was infuriating at first for the right AND the wrong reasons, his cheating and scouting tampering with the flow of matches in a great heel way but also exposing a lot of his weaknesses. Gradually, though, he's worked those out and has been putting on clinics for more than a year, culminating in his phenomenal performance at WK15. Along the way he became the best heel and the best promo of his time, and given his age and his safe working style, he seems to have nowhere to go but up and may wind up one of the definitive wrestlers of his era."
[9.0] "One of the best heels in the business. Capable of having great matches with the right opponent. Developed a match style that perfectly matched the character he created and was able to completely immerse himself into that character."
[6.0] "One of these days, someone is going to have to explain why such a great worker always has the same match every time. Technically, Jay does nothing wrong, and he has great mannerisms, etc. But if you've seen one Jay White match, you've seen them all. They always follow the same pattern, with rarely a variation; stall a little, tease cheating from Gedo, wrestle for however long, and then go into the same series of distractions, bumps and interference spots that you could call in your sleep because they're always in the same order at the same point in each and every match."
[10.0] "Stop waiting for people like Dave Meltzer to tell you he is good. He is one of the best wrestlers in the world. A brilliant heel and a complete surgeon in the ring. Just because his matches do not go at 100 MPH does not make them bad matches. Jay White is a complete wrestler in 2021, and he will only get better."
[9.0] "I am 99% sure, that in couple years from now I will rate him 10/10. He's close to being one of the best, but he's not there yet. I remember him since he was a Young Lion and wrestled in NJPW opening matches. I have witnessed his incredible progress over the years and I'm sure he will be one of the best wrestlers in the world one day."
[9.0] "White has a very good run going for him in NJPW. His wrestling is good he even got 5 star matches. The only thing he needs to work is on mic skills I feel sometimes he just lack that passionate heel promo that his character needs. This is the only thing for which I can deduct a score otherwise he is very good in ring and in mic. Hope he gets the titles this time"
[9.0] "When Jay White first showed up at NJPW, I really didn't think a ton about him: he came across as a Kenny Omega emergency back up and the initial matches he had with Tanahashi and the like were pretty bad, and not for the so called main event that he was earmarked to be. That being said, White has done a great job showing that not only does he deserve to be in that slot, but that he might be one of the most talented young wrestlers out there at the moment. White physically can work at a smooth and fast pace, through you wouldn't know it considering he's taken a far more methodical pace that fits his heel character, a devious opportunist that'll take a win from anywhere and at the worst of moments. The guy is already a master at working the crowd at such a young age and is probably the first BC leader in a long span of years to be actually hated by the crowd, which is no mean feat. Much like Ogawa, White isn't afraid to use dirty tactics when it suits him, and actually reviles in his dickhead reputation to great effect: he comes across as cartoony at points, but never to a embarrassing extreme like EVIL or whatnot. The heat he got from stealing Ibushi's title shot for instance was unadulterated in how salty it got people, both irl and even on the smarkest of forums. A great old school heel and will be a star in the business, regardless of where he ends up."
[10.0] "The best heel right now not just in Japan but in the world easly. He is evolving so quickly and can't wait for second reign as IWGP Heavyweight Champion. #KingSwitch #Switchblade"
[6.0] "As a wrestler he has a very high ceiling, but that gimmick of his screams "midcarder for life". I have long maintained Jay White could be much better and especially much bigger with a different gimmick (a honorable heel like Karloff Lagarde to stay in an old school setting) and the more I see of him the more convinced I am of this. As said, his in-ring and athletic skills are nothing if not magnificent, and even at his young age he has already amply "paid his dues" so pushing him is absolutely no-brainer. But since NJPW sold millions of Bullet Club t-shirts back in 2014 and Gedo and Jado love their interference and especially low blows (why this obsession with low blows anyway? ) Jay White keeps on paying his dues as the bland Switchblade instead of fully unlocking his potential. He's another young wrestler I really really hope will become a huge act in the future because he just deserves it."
[9.0] "I Honestly Really Like Jay White, i like his Moveset, and i am intrigued in what they were gonna do with him, if the pandemic didnt happen. Like i was thinking he was gonna win the NJC, but that didnt happen so now i have him Winning G1 climax"
[10.0] "I've done a lot of flip-flopping with White so I'm writing this mostly as a reminder to myself that Jay White is one of the best wrestlers in the world right now. Not only is he one of the best promos in the world, he also has the most cohesive mix of character and in-ring style. He knows how to counter just about everything because he's supposed to be the smartest man in Japan."
[10.0] "One of the best heels in the business. He is hated by the crowds as much as Corbin or KENTA and his in-ring work reminds me of Kawada, and the best leader the Bullet Club could have."
[9.0] "Noch letztes Jahr gegen Tanahashi fand ich ihn einen Totalausfall, heute weiß ich, dass ich das NJPW Scouting lieber nicht hinterfragt hätte. Äußerst charismatisch und schlichtweg toller Heel, der jeden Buhruf der Halle auf sich ziehen kann."
[8.0] "Not every wrestler in NJPW has something like 50 moves. I see many people complaining about his in-ring ability. Just watch the G1 29 final. This guy is a perfect heel. After years a BC leader gets booed by whole arena. That's what jay white is he is a perfect heel. Also wresting he doesn't suck. He just needs to improve himself more and thats what he is doing right now."
[9.0] "One of the most underrated wrestlers in NJPW and one of the best true heels in the industry today. At the age of 26 he already possesses a masterful understanding of just how someone should wrestle. His style, being very methodical and psychology-driven, allow him to dominate specific parts of a match while making the opponent's sudden bursts of momentum and offense feel that much greater. It feels like an old-school way of working, that both looks like a legitimate match and makes everything he does purposeful. Some people may find his subtleties and quriks to be revolutionary, and while I personally find that a somewhat outrageous claim (other wrestlers have done what he does years before White), they do make him look that much more ahead of his peers (one of his best being how he moves out of the position his opponent's finisher needs - simple, but so good to see). His mic work is often overlooked, but Jay White does hold a silver tongue that knows how to make key wrestlers and matches feel important. From his debut against Tanahashi where he was awkward and looked out of his own depth, he has grown into one of NJPW's top gaijin in a time where they needed him most. It's still too early to see how his future will turn out, but if we can give him the chance and "Breathe with the Switchblade", maybe he really can change the wrestling world."
[5.0] "This guy is one of the most boring wrestlers I've ever seen. Not bad at all, but he shows absolutely no sense of urgency. He was growing on me during his stint on ROH, but now he's just mediocre."
[6.0] "I see, that most New Japan fans kinda grew on this dude, but I still can`t stand this guy. He is not great wrestler in any way possible. It`s just your average mid-card wrestler from WWE, Impact, etc. Jay White is not on the "Ace of NJ" in any means."
[3.0] "Nichts an diesem Kerl reißt mich mit, im gegenteil er ist eher eine Schlaftablette. In den meisten fällen weckt er nur Desinteresse und das selbst gegen die Top Wrestler von NJ. Er ist einfach nur langweilig."
[6.0] "I have mixed feeling about this guy. When I first saw him on ROH excursion, I thought he had huge potential and then he got first big push once he came back to NJPW. Back in NJPW, he got so many opportunities to shine, to deliver, but all I can say is he is pretty hit or miss at best. At times, he can get good heat but sometimes his top work controlling segment is really dull and unexciting. Moreover, NJPW keep sticking with 30+ minute epics which really expose his in-ring work more. Sometimes, I feel like his heel work feels forced and unnatural as well. He has been really disappointing a lot since his comeback. I wouldn't say he is bad but still far from great. He is nowhere near the top Gaijin as Omega or AJ used to be. So now a 6, I did love some of his work but overall, I can't say I am a really big fan. Just hope things can change in the future and I may change my mind."
[9.0] "Ist seit dem ich dieses Jahr angefangen habe regelmäßiger New Japan zu schauen einer meiner absoluten Lieblinge dort. Für sein Alter ist Jay White schon sehr weit und strotzt nur so vor Charisma. Gefällt mir im Ring auch sehr gut, obwohl es in New Japan durchaus noch paar Wrestler gibt, die in diesem Bereich noch ein bisschen besser sind."
[10.0] "Jay improved so quickly in just a few months. Amazing heel and can put on banger matches too. His in ring storytelling is some of the best in the world. Should be a main eventer for New Japan for his whole career."
[9.0] "Jay White is easily one of the best heels, if not even the best heel at the moment. The great booking comes handy. But it's also challenging to not appear one-dimensional on long-term and yet he doesn't kill my hate for Jay White. He integrates this very well in his matches, he's an amazing storyteller. It's even more amazing that this man is only 26 years old. He has so much potential. He probably already knows about his future achievements anyway."
[8.0] "I think Jay White gets a lot of crap for no good reason from wrestling fans. In the beginning I found him a little dull but once he found his footing he has been super consistent and a damn great heel. I think he'll be ready soon enough for a world title run. He is also a really great talker."
[7.0] "So White's thing is that he works the methodical style, he intentionally slows things down to keep the match at the pace he likes and enjoys just cutting off his oponents. I know he can work much faster having seen some of his ROH excursion stuff. His style works for his heel character and all but the problem is that it doesn't gel well with the rest of the NJPW roster. He is the first Bullet Club leader who is not really recognized as an elite level talent, he is still young though and occastional shows signs of brilliance in the ring so we will just have to wait and see."
[8.0] "Switchblade is an amazing heel, I mean asshole. Fuck him. Okay on a more serious note, he's a very good wrestler and would probably be the best wrestler on most company's rosters but NJPW is so stacked that he's probably their 7-8 best wrestler and doesn't look as good in comparison"
[9.0] "Jay White is one of the best heels in the world right now, if not the best. He's been improving upon his wrestling ability since his return to NJPW and his moveset keeps getting more impactful. White is also perhaps one of the best wrestlers when it comes to working a defensive style. He's only 26, and he'll be amazing in a few years if he keeps improving."
[8.0] "In an oversaturated roster of NJPW wrestlers who can work the 'big match' style, Jay is a breath of fresh air. He was always a promising young lion, and then I had no idea what to make of his new heel character once he returned with his majorly underwhelming WK match. But he quickly turned things around. He became quickly accustomed to his character, feeling much more natural in how he carried himself in the ring and backstage, and he immediately became the biggest heel in the company. This was sadly parcelled with his matches not being the best (though still good), since he was so busy being a heel that he wouldn't give us the extraordinary clashes we came to expect from NJPW's pushed stars. I slowly became quite enamoured with Jay's style though, as I was intrigued by how truly intelligent he was in planning every possible way to avoid his opponents' attacks and ensure his own attacks landed with the most damage possible. His transitions and counters became very entertaining, especially since his unusual style would play very well off of the large number of 'normal' wrestlers he was facing, since they'd all have different responses to Jay's antics. By 2019, Jay has now completed the final part of the puzzle, as he has proved many, many times that, putting aside the sneaky, cowardly, methodical heel work, he can also work the trademark big-match NJPW style. His matches with Ospreay and Okada are in my current top 10 MOTY list, and his matches with Ibushi and Ishii in the G1 were also great. In those matches he easily gave traditionally compelling performances with his incredible selling (which at times almost made him into a sympathetic babyface), fantastic physicality, incredibly creative set-ups, and impeccable technique. Jay is a genuinely slimy and detestable character that we all want to see get his comeuppance, but he's also a charismatic and skilled wrestler, and I thus appreciate the range that he covers."
[5.0] "I'm one of the very few people who has almost no emotional connection for anything Jay White does as a wrestler. Perhaps it's how I watch wrestling; I'm the analytical type, not much for yelling and cheering and getting swept away with emotions. Whenever White does his heel antics, I just roll my eyes as it's predictable what happens next (momentum shifts in his favor, I'm supposed to be upset, but I actually don't care). White's heel antics are not innovative, unless you think him dead weighting near the end of a match for an inevitable counter of some kind is some stroke of genius. It's been done before, as everything has been done before in wrestling, and he does it continuously, which gets repetitive and tiring. I'll admit that Jay White is a good wrestler, and I'd still watch him before other lackluster wrestlers who get his level of push. But he is not great, not the best heel (ever), best gimmick, or whatever hyperbolic statements his godawful fanbase sheepishly spouts. He is not the caliber of wrestling talent as the other 'big 3' of NJPW, or even a top 10, as he lacks both the popularity and tenure. He has done nothing to bolster Bullet Club as a stable except to appease the absolute worst type of internet smark who still whine about Omega's BC a year ago for having simply replaced him. He's been given clean wins over top talent in their first match together, destroying any kind of interest or buildup for subsequent matches (it takes most wrestlers several attempts to beat Okada, but he won the first two times). This is despite needing to cheat to win in various other matches, so he can supposedly hang with the best of NJPW, but not always? Even Okada needed his obstacles to overcome, but the reality is White's already overcame almost all of them in less than two years. He's a guaranteed G1 winner someday, guaranteed multi-time Heavyweight champion, and while you mindlessly parrot his catchphase, I'll be invested in anything that doesn't involve him."
[9.0] "Jay White is one of the best heels NJPW has produced in recent memory. His character is creepy and unnerving, but he can also be charismatic at the same time. His ring work is really good as well, and has backed this up numerous times. I'd love to see this guy get another world title reign, because he definitely deserves it. Breathe with the Switchblade!"
[8.0] "NJPW was hoping Jay White would be the successor to Kenny Omega. While he's certainly not there yet, I do think he's a good person to have. I do think they pushed him to the title too quickly & it seemed like a rush decision that they have since backed away from. Jay is still a work in progress & I think he might be a good main eventer some day, but let him simmer some more. We are currently in the midst of the 2019 G1 & after losing half of his matches, it sees like they're doing a redemption story where Jay is going to win all his remaining ones. I think that's a good spot for Jay to have."
[9.0] "I was very critical of White during his run in the indies after seeing, what I thought, were a disappointing series of appearances at RPW. The same problems plagued his early NJPW run in my opinion; to me he was very much a guy just doing 'movez' without any character to speak of. Fast forward to 2019, and that couldn't be any less true. Jay White has evolved into one of the greatest in-ring heels of this generation. He draws huge reactions from every crowd he works in front of and elevates every babyface that is lucky enough to stand across from him. His matches this year have been filled with solid psychology and great storytelling. He's really managed to put all the little details together, and I can't wait to see him develop even further."
[10.0] "One of the best heels in the world and a wrestler new japan definitely needed. Jay has great matches all the time, cuts great promos and has the look of a star. He is the total package."
[9.0] "I can see why some would dislike Jay White. He is still developing his wrestling and style, some times it comes off, sometimes it doesn't. That's what happens when you're an experimental wrestler. However, he is pretty much the more unique and interesting person on the roster in New Japan. Superb character work in an out the ring. Changes up his matches from counter wrestling to working on a limb. Already proved in his young lion/excursion days that H can take an ass beating. Pretty charismatic, a bit raw on the mic but I don't mind his promos. Very much a fan of his."
[10.0] "The hottest act in NJPW over the past year, Jay White combines a great character with great mic work and technically sound matches. While he isn't the natural talent that Okada and Naito are, Jay White has an incredible grasp of pacing, timing and ring psychology and plays a heel better than anybody else in wrestling. Hated by those who just want wrestling to be a collection of spots with no rhyme and reason and despised even more by those kinds of fans because he replaced the highly overrated Kenny Omega in NJPW's big 4, White is known for eschewing the finisher kickouts and big moves in favor of telling stories through his matches which can end on any pin attempt."
[9.0] "Having reached a point where his character work is exceeding the expectations for a top New Japan wrestler, Switchblade Jay White is one iconic match away from establishing himself as a new star in Puroresu. Although his in-ring work is far from exceptional, it's showing signs of being on the cusp of a breakout year of performances. Continuing the development of his moveset and character actions within the squared circle, Jay White has developed so much in just over a year that how talented he will be in three years from now is a terrifying prospect. It's been a big first year for NJPW's next top gaijin and next year looks to be even bigger."
[8.0] "Ich bin doch sehr überrascht wie negativ Jay White von vielen gesehen wird. Aus dem bestem Young Lion seiner Generation ist der neue Top Gaijin von NJPW geworden und das völlig zurecht. Er ist technisch äußerst gut, hat das Aussehen und Body eines Stars und insgesamt für 6 Jahre Pro Wrestling extrem weit. Ich meine Switchblade ist der selbe Typ der vor seiner Exkursion diesen schüchternen und manchmal grumpy Blick drauf hatte. Ich will ja gar nicht abstreiten das er enorm von Gedo und dem Gimick profitiert, aber er füllt es mit Leben aus. Diese für mich feinen Nuancen in der Mimik und Gestik sind absolut cool und lassen ihn absolut souverän wirken. Und ganz nebenbei hat ein vorher doch sehr unscheinbar Okada nicht auch durch Gedos Protektion profitiert?"
[8.0] "Untapped potential is the best way to describe Jay. At such a young age he already "gets" great storytelling. That being said, it kind of irks me how much he holds back in his matches. He's a heel right now which means doing generic heel tactics to garner "heat". I also feel like he has a bad habit of just doing moves for the sake of moves at points in his (long) matches, but at least he keeps them impactul. I think he's overrated as a heel, but I can certainly see my opinion of him going higher in the years to come if he sticks around in New Japan for a long time."
[9.0] "The very best heel in NJPW right now! He's doing a great job as a Cocky and Heartless heel, and after I watched his match against Kenny Omega, I notcied that he can play babyface as well! I hope he never leave NJPW and become one of the top babyfaces of them."
[6.0] "Jay White is not that great but also not bad at all. He's very young so let's hope he improves. Right now I would rate his wrestling at about a B-. It's solid and reliable but nothing to write home about. His charisma is hit or miss. Sometimes he'll cut a good promo. Other times, his promos devolve into him shouting. His facial expressions also look goofy at times. The Switchblade gimmick makes no sense either and reeks of NJPW shoehorning nicknames for every roster member. I hope they'll tone it down in the future, sort of like how Kenny Omega ditched the Cleaner shtick with the broom. Finally, Jay has a great physique but something about his face makes it look like he's not a wrestler. Very weak jaw with a young face. Maybe this will change with age or a beard/hairstyle change. If you look at his work while he was a young lion or on excursion, Jay strikes me as a natural babyface, a face who is now making the best out of a heel gimmick that didn't initially suit him. He's growing into it though, at least according to his fans. Personally I still don't take him seriously as a top guy. All I'll say is, I didn't start watching japanese wrestling for guys like this (decent workrate with sports entertainment flair). I also think Jay should've been a face, but Gedo loves his white villains for Okada to overcome, so here we are."
[8.0] "I have been a fan of Jay since his young lion days. He is really improving leaps and bounds as time goes by. I think he has really found himself, and showed he deserved the push he got regardless of Kenny leaving. Two outstanding title matches against Tanahashi and Okada after pinning Okada at WK. I look forward to his future and changing my rating from 8 to 10."
[9.0] "A fresh injection to the NJPW main event scene... he is something different , a guy who can counter any move and is not intrested in the fighting spirit spots ... long term he will be a top babyface for the company"
[8.0] "Jay White is beginning to win me over after what was a poor start to his NJPW run after his excursion. His recent matches with Okada, Tanahashi and Ospreay are the three best of his career so far and he can cut a good promo. The main flaw I find with him is that his look doesn't fit his gimmick, as he is too clean cut for the character he is playing."
[6.0] "Einer der uncharismatischsten Wrestler überhaupt. Er hat kaum Ausstrahlung und sieht auch überhaupt nicht so aus wie das was er darstellen soll. Als Anführer des BULLET CLUB meiner Meinung nach daher fehlbesetzt und er steht damit in den Fußstapfen von Prince Devitt, AJ Styles und Kenny Omega, an die er nicht in Ansätzen rankommt. Diese hatten nämlich absolut die Ausstrahlung und das Charisma eines Anführers, was ihm komplett fehlt. Damit ist er natürlich auch wenig geeignet als Face von NJPW und den Titel hat er viel zu früh gewonnen. Natürlich wollte man möglichst schnell einen neuen nicht japanischen Topstar aufbauen, doch ich glaube White ist hierfür die schlechteste Wahl gewesen, vor allem wenn man noch großartige Wrestler wie ZSJ oder vor allem Will Ospreay im Roster hat. Im Ring ist White solide aber nicht mehr. Mit den richtigen Gegnern kann er gute Matches haben, aber das langt imo nicht um bei NJPW im Main Event zu stehen. So etwas ist man eigentlich eher von der WWE gewohnt. Sein Moveset ist ganz nett, aber stark ausbaufähig und sein Gimmick als Switchblade ist okay, er profitiert aber vor allem auch von Gedo als seinem Manager. Dennoch ist er nicht schlecht am Mic, das kann man nicht behaupten, dennoch fehlt ihm das Charisma und das schauspielerische Talent um seine Promos wirklich großartig rüberbringen zu können. Am Ende ist Jay White nicht mehr als ein solider Wrestler mit soliden In Ring Skills, gutem Micwork aber null Charisma und damit zu unrecht an der Spitze von NJPW."
[7.0] "Ich mag Jay White vor allem wegen seines Gimmicks. Seine Matches sind zur Hälfte gut und zur Hälfte schlecht. Ich hoffe der Titel gibt ihm mehr Sicherheit im Ring und auch außerhalb"
[5.0] "Was sieht Gedo in Jay White? Klar er hat durchaus Talent, aber er bringt es eben nicht auf die Matte. Unfassbar was für eine Card Position er im ersten Jahr bekam obwohl jede Promo von ihm extrem dünn ist. Wirkt wie der Roman Reigns von NJPW. Schade, dass er den Heavyweight Titel so schnell bekommen hat, denn dafür ist er einfach nicht bereit. Das schlimme ist, er langweilt mich einfach nur, seine Promos wirken gestellt und künstlich und im Ring spult er immer das gleiche ab, was halbwegs annehmbar ist, wenn der Gegner Tanahashi oder Okada heißt. NJPW schwache zweite Hälfte in 2018 gipfelt in seinem Titelgewinn bei New Beginning!"
[9.0] "09. 03. 18; 8 Pkt: Was ich die letzten Monate von Jay White gesehen habe gefällt mir sehr gut. Das "Switchblade"-Gimmick passt ihm sehr gut und auch im Ring weiß er in allen belangen zu überzeugen. Ist natürlich noch sehr jung, weshalb hier und da auch noch Luft nach oben ist. Aber das Potenzial mal ganz oben anzukommen ist da bei Jay White. Und mit dem Sieg über Omega und dem Gewinn des NJPW US Titels hat er auch erst mal einen ordentlichen Push bekommen. Ich bin auf seine Zukunft gespannt. 8 Punkte für Switchblade, an dieser Stelle. Update: Jay hat sich charakterlich über das Jahr 2018 enorm stark weiter entwickelt und ist derzeit einer der besten Heels im Business überhaupt. Dazu kommt auch noch seine nahezu perfekte Darstellung, auch durch das Booking, was ihn nun an die Spitze gebracht hat. Wenn das so weitergeht kann Jay wirklich einer der Top Stars für die kommenden Jahre sein. Ein Punkt nach oben."
[7.0] "Jay White can really go both ways right now. He might have the most potential of any worker in the industry today. Currently, White's the IWGP Champion and the future looks bright for him. He can put on some good in-ring work (vs. Okada at WK) but currently needs another experienced worker in the ring with him to really shine on the mat. On the mic, White is very good for his age. He really knows how to work the crowd as a heel."
[9.0] "Only 26 and already a fantastic wrestler, amazing heel character work and in ring psychology. Time is very much on his side still despite already being incredibly wise beyond his years and the 4th youngest IWGP Heavyweight Champion of all time. I expect him to be at or near the top of the NJPW card for many many years to come."
[9.0] "Nach einem holprigen Start in Japan hat Jay White nun wohl sein Gimmick gefunden und mit Gedo den Perfekt man ihn zum Key Star der Company zu etablieren. White hat einen super Look, ein gutes Gimmick, den richtigen Manager und ist ziemlich ziemlich gut im Ring. Ein absolutes Top Prospect welches für WWE oder ganz besonders NJPW wichtig werden könnte."
[5.0] "Hemmungslos überbewertet. All seine ansehnlichen Matches waren entweder mit wesentlich erfahreren Wrestlern (Okada, Omega etc. ) oder mit Workern die er in- und auswendig kennt (David Finley). Für mich ist er der Roman Reigns von New Japan."
[10.0] "I've been a fan of this guy ever since I first saw him at Wrestle Kingdom 12, while his match against Tanahashi was nothing special, I still loved his look. But the next night at New Year Dash when he attacked Omega, I was hooked. The best promo in NJPW and while not the best in-ring is still spectacular. He is also the only guy in NJPW that gets genuine heat and I love it."
[9.0] "Der Junge hat viel Respekt für das Geschäft und macht vieles richtig. Im Ring wird er immer besser. und man hat sichtlich grosse Pläne mit ihm. Der US-Title Run kam genau richtig und hat ihm viel Profil gegeben. Die Bullet Club geschichte macht ihn grösser als er es vielleicht bereits verdient hätte aber er hat halt echt alles. Verbesser kann er sich natürlich noch. Z. B. das Match pacing ist sehr sehr langsam und das Charisma muss auch noch etwas mehr kommen, das wird es aber sicherlich."
[7.0] "Still improving in the ring, he's already one of the best talkers of NJPW, the current top gaijin now that Kenny Omega turned face, he's now the new Bullet Club ace and constantly feuding with top names, I definitely expect this 7 to be an 8 next year, I breathe with the Switchblade."
[3.0] "Jay White is a boring wrestler, I hate the way he moves in ring and nothing he does stands out. How is rating is a full point higher than Juice's is beyond me. Has had a one great match this year though, so maybe better days are coming."
[9.0] "Einer der besten Charaktere im zeitgenössischen Wrestling. Sein Wrestling schwankt zwischen gut und verdammt gut, aber sein character work ist das, was ihn auszeichnet. Eigentlich prädestiniert dafür, einer der Top Heels der WWE zu werden. Starker G1, ein hochklassiges Match gegen Juice in San Francisco mit einem crowd play, welches ich seit Kevin Steen nicht mehr gesehen habe. Dieser 25-jährige Heel ist das beste Produkt des NJ Dojos seit Jahren!"
[10.0] "Jay has quickly become one of my faves as of late. His character is just one of the best & he? s SOO GOOD at being this asshole dickhead. His matches have also been top notch & his G1 should be filled with memorable events."
[10.0] "I've been on the Jay White apologist train for years and after the G1 show today, I don't know how others can't be. He has his slimy POS character down and it's been awesome ever since his angle with Juice Robinson. His in-ring work is great and improving every time out and the crowds are starting to react to him more and more. His matches against Finlay, Kyle Fletcher and just recently against Juice have shown his growth. Hope he gets even better during the g1"
[9.0] "Jay White ist für mich das größte und aufstrebendste Talent im kompletten NJ Roster. Zusammen mit Juice, Finlay und Henare hat er sich großartig entwickelt und das WK Match gegen Tanahashi sowie der Titelgewinn gegen Omega haben ihn direkt nach Rückkehr der Exkursion nach oben katapultiert! Er sollte den Titel noch bis WK halten meiner Meinung nach und ich sage ihm eine große Zukunft mit World Titel Gewinn voraus! Dieser Mann ist Gold wert! Allerdings sollte er noch ein bisschen an seinem InRing Timing arbeiten. Desweiteren sollte das Switchblade Gimmick den Fans näher gebracht bzw erklärt werden. Dieses Gimmick sollte er ausbaunen denn ich sehe viel Potential darin, allerdings muss es eben den Fans nahe gebracht werden. Außerdem darf er natürlich gerne sein Moveset, welches gut bestückt ist wie ich finde, gerne trotzdem erweitern."
[7.0] "Guter Mann, mit einem sehr unterhaltsamen und durchaus kreativem Gimmick. Zwar brauchte es ne weile bis er sich gefunden hat aber seit dem leufts wie am schnürchen"
[10.0] "Great talent to be explored by NJPW, his skills are goods and he have more charisma in this gimmick of switchblade and he can be a topstar if he be correctly used"
[6.0] "Jay White ist ein wirklich gutes Talent. Er ist noch wirklich jung, zwar nicht auf dem Level von Leuten wie Bate oder Ospreay, doch trotzdem verbessert er sich jedes Mal wenn man ihn im Ring sieht. Im Ring ist er jetzt schon mehr als ordentlich. Ich belasse das Ganze wegen der Eintönigkeit im Charisma vorerst auf 6, mit Tendenz nach oben."
[3.0] "Jay White is a talented wrestler, but practically devoid of charisma, and has been pushed heavily in companies like ROH and RPW during his excursion from NJPW. I just don't like the guy as he currently is, but I see the potential he has."
[8.0] "Jay is an incredible talent. He keeps improving in the ring, but he still needs to develop his character. I think he's ready for big things once he returns to New Japan in one year or two years time."
[8.0] "Jay White has a very bright future ahead of him. He has looked very impressive in his recent Ring of Honor matches, remarkably beautiful performance against Will Ferrara in the most recent taping. I will be looking for his face in WWE's NXT sooner or later."
[8.0] "Got a really good future, for someone so young and so early in his career he's already significantly better than plenty of the other guys on the roster. He's constantly improving so watch this kid, he'll be a big deal one day."
