[9.0] "In his prime Kojima was terrific. Great power moves but able to work a variety of styles. Holding all major Japanese titles is an achievement not to be sniffed at. Even now in his 50s he is still putting in some good work."
[9.0] "No matter where he went he was able to put on classic after classic, his lariat is fucking great. Has held the Triple Crown, the IWGP, and the GHC. Incredible."
[9.0] "Das erste Kojima-Match habe ich gesehen, da war er schon fast 50 und im Spätherbst seiner Karriere. Unglaublich wie fit er immer noch ist, die Matchqualität ist unverändert hoch. Ich freue mich immer, wenn er mir über den Bildschirm läuft."
[9.0] "Able to move between tags and singles with ease. A man that took the risk following Muta to All Japan and it paid off and gvie him some great moments. Even know he still kills it when NJPW gives him some chances to shine"
[7.0] "So many 2021 highlights for an older veteran - a Tokyo Dome singles match vs KENTA; a great New Japan Cup opener vs Jeff Cobb; and an AEW PPV bout vs Jon Moxley. The undisputed highlight however is a ridiculously underrated street fight vs Will Ospreay at the start of the year. I think people overlooked it on paper, but if you haven't seen it please look it up. Kojima has proven his star-making role in NJPW, evidenced by WTL bouts against the likes of Henare and GOK. Don't anticipate he'll have too many more massive singles matches so I'm glad he had the year he did."
[10.0] "I love Kojima as much as Kojima loves bread. An absolute legend who is still able to hang today and is incredible shape, especially for eating so much bread."
[9.0] "It's baffling that Kojima is still so good at his age. He's not exactly Suzuki-tier, but Kojima seamlessly sliding into an important Wrestle Kingdom feud at 50 years old and proceeding to absolutely kill it shows his immense skill. He's charismatic, fun, and consistently a joy to watch. The brightest light of the dad squad."
[9.0] "Kojima is one of those gifts that keeps on giving in terms of match quality. In his prime, he was one hell of a worker, one of the top for sure, with a solid moveset and stiff as hell strikes and one of the nastiest lariats ever. What sets Kojima away from other great workers is that he's also greatly charismatic both in and out of the ring, and could really work the crowd into rooting for him as a babyface, even if his style leaned on heelish actions. Even in other places like ROH or whatnot, this was still the case despite the language barrier, showcasing just how well he can adapt to different atmospheres. Obviously he slowed down a lot in the past decade, but like many, he's compensated for that with strong ring psychology and masterful pacing: the result being that he can still go with the current guys and get a great match out of them. I'd definitely say he's one of the more overlooked guys if only because his in ring peak came during the lagging years of AJPW, because he's easily one of those guys who you'd push as the main title holder in any company. In his prime, he was perhaps one of the best examples of a wrestler having all the tools to make it there. Despite being nearly 50, his tag work is still quite solid, and he's very much over regardless."
[9.0] "A legend who can still put some good matches at almost 50 years old. In his prime he was one of the best, especially as a more heelish wrestler, he had some great presence and charisma. Just a top performer overall with a renowned lariat. Left a mark as a tag team and singles wrestler."
[10.0] "Stan Hansen wasn't happy with his King of Lariat nickname, and then, trained Satoshi Kojima, one of the greatest Lariat users in history! Kojima is charismatic as fuck, knows how to portray an excellent babyface, his ring-skills and mic-skills are on another level of anybody of his time."
[8.0] "The king of the lariat! He may not be the same incredible wrestler he was back in the 90s, but he has countered part of his decline with his vast in ring experience and he´s still reliable as a tag team specialist (in his latest championship runs with Tencozy was the heart of the team) and his machine gun chops are still as incredible as back in the day"
[9.0] "Legend. He has been a top star in NJPW and AJPW. It was always fun for me to watch Kojima and he will go down as one of the best wrestlers in Japanese history."
[8.0] "Used to be one hell of a worker. Slowed down a bit with age but unlike many of his contemporaries, he's one of the few former stars who I absolutely don't mind seeing these days. Maybe not in the G1 anymore but watching him is still good."
[9.0] ""Icchauzo Bakayaro! " I'm a proud member of Bread Club. Kojima is a very highly charismatic wrestler. He has had a very historic career, IWGP HW Champion, Triple Crown champion, NWA Champion, multiple time tag team champion. Even at 47 years old, he is still a tremendous wrestler, he has been throughout his career. A plethora of great matches, Tenryu, Muto, Tanahashi and even recently with Rush and Okada. Great wrestler, great promo, great presence."
[8.0] "Ich habe Kojima schon immer gemocht und finde auch er ist ein sehr guter Worker. Jedoch kriegt er von mir "nur" die 8 da er für mich persönlich kein Großartiger Worker war welchen ich höher ansiedeln würde wie zB einen Marufuji, Kobashi, Misawa, Kawada ect. Jedoch verdient sich Kojima absolut meinen Respekt, da er jetzt selbst im hohen alter es noch schafft, tolle Matches auf die Beine zu stellen."
[10.0] "By far my favorite Japanese wrestler as of this writing. I never got to see the bulk of Kojima's early career and none of his stuff with All Japan, so for all I know, he could be better than he is now. Starting with Wrestle Kingdom V, I've started to watch his later work with New Japan and he almost never has a bad match, I kid you not. This dude has everything a wrestler should have, skill (with that infamous Strong Style), an intense arsenal of special moves, an impactful finisher, charisma that's over 9, 000, energetic mic work, cool ring gear, and an awesome theme song. I've seen him have clinics with Hiroshi Tanahasi, Kazuchika Okada, and Katsuyori Shibata and his feud with Rob Conway helped to bring some prestige back to the NWA Heavyweight Championship. Wrestling fans often chant "You still got it! " to older wrestlers who could still work. And again, while I don't know for sure because I never seen his early stuff, the chant has to apply to this 46-year-old dynamo."
[9.0] "A charismatic man with great lariats, while he may only be a nostalgia act now, Kojima has great timing and in his prime in AJPW, he was awesome."
[8.0] "Wird mittlerweile alt, aber immernoch ein starker Wrestler. Seine Lariats sind einfach hammerhart stiff, und bis auf diese schnellen, ineffektiven Chops in der Ecke klasse anzusehen. Immernoch."
[8.0] "Starker und zuverlässiger Performer mit einer Reputation, einer eigenen Aura und dem handwerklichen Talent, das ihn ab Upper Midcard und aufwärts vielseitig einsetzbar macht. Bereichert eigentlich immer die Cards, auf denen er erscheint."
[10.0] "Great wrestler, one of my favourites. I love the way he plays with the crowd, especially when he does his "Bakayaro" elbow. A freelancer who is one of the aces of New Japan."
[9.0] "Der Mann hat alles erreicht. Egal ob IWGP Heavy Title, Triple Crown, Climax, Carnival, er hat die wichtigsten Tuniere gewonnen, und die wichtigsten Titel gehalten. Das alles spricht für sich. Kojima hat für das Vertrauen das in ihn gesetzt wurde, immer Qualität abgeliefert."
[8.0] "Satoshi Kojima ist ein guter Worker, der ein großartiges Moveset hat und auch weiß, wie man einen Kampf aufbaut. Was ihm allerdings noch etwas fehlt ist das Gespür für den Aufbau von Big Matches, da meint man manchmal es geht um nichts sehr wichtiges, aber dennoch ist er ein ganz großer Japans, 8 Punkte."
[8.0] "Starker und konstant guter Wrestler, der sehr viel mehr aus seiner Karriere gemacht hat, als ich ihm vor fünfzehn Jahren zugetraut hätte, obwohl er ohne Zweifel stets sehr talentiert war. War bei der CWA damals übrigens genauso nett und natürlich, wie er heute noch rüberkommt."
[9.0] "Kojima sehe ich in Japan mit am liebsten. Er ist ein toller Wrestler, der mir im Ring unheimlich gut gefällt und ich freue mich sehr über seine Erfolge."
[9.0] "Kojima ist fast vierzig, hat aber auch heutzutage noch einiges im Ring zu bieten. Beim Climax hat er mich jedenfalls überzeugt und ich bin froh, dass er letztendlich den Turniersieg in seine Titelsammlung eingliedern konnte. Ich würde ihm sogar den erneuten Gewinn der IWGP Championship noch einmal gönnen, sofern seine Leistungen konstant bleiben."
[9.0] "Wer hätte mal gedacht das Kojima mal das wird was er heute ist ? Also ehrlich gesagt ich nicht. Wenn mir einer vor einigen Jahren erzählt hätte Kojima wird Triple Crown Champion, ist eines der Aushängeschilder von AJPW, kämpft in einen gut Kampf gegen Misawa und ist in einem Duell mit Kobashi, dann ehrlich gesagt hätte ich gelacht. Aber alles das ist passiert und noch mehr. Er kann eine Menge und zieht das Publikum in seinen Bann. Mutos bestes Pferd im Stall."
[8.0] "Kojima hat im diesjährigen G1 Climax beswiesen, dass er noch immer zu den ganz großen in Japan zählt. Als Heel ist er gut, als Face weitaus besser und von den Fans geliebt."
[8.0] "Kojimas Lariats sind Knaller. Dieser merkwürdige Elbow nervt etwas, aber ansonsten kann man sich Koji`s Matches immer sehr gut ansehen. Ne 2 *Lariatoooo*"
[8.0] "Kojima hat für meinen Geschmack die Mittelmäßigkeit abgelegt, welche ich ihm in den letzten Jahr attestiert hätte. Der Heel Turn öffnet ihm nun ganz neue Wege. Ich bin mir sicher, dass diese ihn jedoch nur weiter voran bringen werden."
