[8.0] "Very good wrestler. Obviously now he's past it, but back in the 90s and 2000s Tenzan was the man. Really liked his look, his ability in-ring was very good too. I wouldn't say he's in contention of being on a pro-wrestling Mount Rushmore, but he played his part very well and deserves a lot of respect for what he did in NJPW."
[9.0] "Awful in his current form but still a legend, he was awesome in his prime even if his booking made him look like shit sometimes. Still delivered a lot of classics and was also a great tag team wrestler."
[8.0] "Tenzan was awesome back in his prime. Looked like a monster when he returned from his excursion and had several good matches with the more established guys. Really found his feet in the 2000's both as a singles and tag wrestler. A great fiery brawling style that got over well and was easily one of the best workers around in his prime."
[8.0] "Was a fine wrestler, obviously a legend but slighly overrated in my opinion, but his was a good main event wrestler. Nothing more, nothing less."
[9.0] "Saldy for Tenzan his best days fell during the dark era of NJPW. He never got that long run with the IWGP title. And by the time NJPW became really popular in the states he was shot physically. I truly urge you to go back and look at what he used to be and see why so special"
[10.0] "A top 10 NJPW wrestler, Hiroyoshi Tenzan is the Maim Master of NJPW. This guy had a helluva flying headbutt, his brawling style was so chaos purpose and violent, his strikes were juicy and tough, like a steak. Part of some of NJPW's greatest tag competition of all time, such as ChoTen vs GOTCHism, and Tenzan & Nishimura vs Murder Grandpa & Takayama. His series of bouts with Toshiaki Kawada (Best Pillar) and Shinsuke Nakamura where Tenzan tests Nakamura's swag by coming out with a shiny pink jacket are classic of classic."
[8.0] "Undoubtedly one of NJPW's top all-rounder in his healthy days: guy could do high level tag work, could grind in the mid-card, could pull out 60 minute classics with guys like Kojima or short snappy fights like with Sasaki. I would put him higher BUT he's always been kinda weak with singles work, never actually proven to be a main event draw: even when placed into the forefront at his biggest and against amazing talent like Akiyama or whatever he was fine: not anything great but he had a good look, strong foundation, and was solid as a brawler type with powerhouse moves, however I wouldn't say he was anything main event unless he had one wrestling with him, a hot crowd, and him in good condition. Sadly really bad back and leg issues have compromised him for the last 15 years or so: ever since the mid 2000's he's been drastically nerfed in what he can do and it's quite hard to watch him now as one of his ankles doesn't seem to go properly. He's pulled out some good hits over the years in G1's as he can play a strong underdog babyface, but he never reached the heights of his big work back then. He's definitely solid but just not my cup of tea in general, but I can respect his massive workload and how much he's done."
[10.0] "Assets: Is one of the best tag team specialists of his era by being part of two equally successful tag teams. Managed to put together a respectable career as a singles main eventer for a spell as well. Has an unmistakable image that is fortified with fantastic entrance music. - - - Flaws: His singles success came during a time where his home promotion was struggling overall. Will certainly be better remembered for his tag wrestling accomplishments as a result. Needs to continue to find new sources for motivation, as he is essentially transitioned to a player/coach nowadays. - - - Career Potential: All-time great major league tag specialist."
[9.0] "A NJPW fan favorite who could have been an all time great but was screwed over by the horrendous booking of the 2000s. Tenzan is a tag specialist with both of his team with Masahiro Chono and Satoshi Kojima being legendary tag teams in pro wrestling history. Tenzan has also achieved a lot of singles success as well. Tenzan is one of the most accomplished G1 competitors, with 3 wins to his name. Tenzan also has 4 IWGP title reigns to his name unfortunately they were all booked like shit."
[7.0] "A living legend of this business. Even though age has taken a toll on him, he has been a reliable tag team performer until a few years ago and we must not forget that, in his younger days, he was really innovative (the Anaconda Vice still looks good nowadays and the Mountain Bomb, well executed, is still a masterpiece)"
[6.0] "Tenzan was solid when he was younger. These days, he's part of the obligatory old guy stable in NJPW where he continues to take part in meaningless tag matches to exhibit his now mediocre wrestling skills."
[5.0] "The gripes I have with Tenzan are the same gripes I have with Makabe - he doesn't do much, and what he does doesn't look particularly good, even though he is slightly better. I like his look, I'll give him that."
[9.0] "Tenzan is a legend, who I think have done good work as a Singles as well as Tag team wrestler. His tag team with Satoshi Kojima is one of the best tag teams in Japan for a very long time."
[3.0] "Maybe Tenzan was once great. I really don't know, I haven't seen him in his prime. But my perspective on him as an avid watcher of NJPW since the start of their iPPV era is that he should not still be wrestling. He looks like, in his younger days, he was probably the archetypical stiff striker that puro was built around. But that's sure not how he wrestles in the present. He's slow and plodding, his offense is poor, and he's not charismatic. And oh my god do I hate his hair. There's just nothing I feel particularly interested in about the match when he's in the ring."
[2.0] "I don't get Tenzan... His matches are boring. Are you having trouble sleeping? Try watching a Tenzan match. There is nothing interesting about his character, his look is goofy, and his move set is filled with boring maneuvers that look awkward. How is this guy a legend?"
[6.0] "Ich weiß nicht, wie Tenzan zu seinen IWGP Titel Runs zwischen 2003-2005 war, ich bewerte hier den Tenzan der letzten Jahre. Tenzan würde ich am New Japan Niveau gemessen als gerade mal durchschnittlich bezeichnen. Er hat allerdings einen großen Trumpf: Er ist ziemlich over. Die Fans gehen auf seine Chops sowas von ab, und mal ganz ehrlich, jeder hat vorm Bildschirm schonmal shhh gemacht, wenn Tenzan ausholt. Insgesamt ist Tenzan also recht durchschnittlich, ist aus meiner Sicht auch schlechter als sein Partner Kojima, hat aber die Fans auf seiner Seite und beachtliche Erfolge vorzuweisen. Irgendwas scheint er also richtig zu machen."
[7.0] "Heutzutage rede ich oft schlecht über Tenzan. Dies gilt allerdings auch nur für seine aktuelle Form. Seine Auftritte beim diesjährigen Climax waren schlicht nur schockierend (vor Allem gegen Suzuki). Allerdings war Tenzan die meiste Zeit seiner Karriere ein absolut unterhaltsamer und solider Wrestler. Für mich zwar auch als Face, aber vor Allem als Heel sehr überzeugend. Am besten habe ich ihn immer als Tag Team Wrestler in Erinnerung. Sowohl bei Tenkoji, aber eben auch bei Cho-Ten hat er mir immer sehr gefallen. Vielleicht hat er zu viele Erfolge im Singles Bereich bekommen, andererseits hat er als "echter" Wreslter in einer schwierigen Zeit bei New Japan immer alles gegeben im Ring und wurde halt auch entsprechend belohnt. Heute brauche ich ihn in Singles Matches aber bitte nicht mehr. Lasst den Mann im Team mit Kojima seine Karriere erfolgreich ausklingen und weiterhin sehr beachtliche Reaktionen bei den Fans hervorrufen!"
[9.0] "Tenzan maybe getting older and his body seems to be breaking down more often, but i always enjoyed his work. I hope he does wrestle for at least 1 more year."
[8.0] "Eigentlich ist ein Tenzan ein starker und auch charismatischer Wrestler der aber leider das Pech immer wieder für Inokis Shootfighter herhalten zu müssen und jeder Glaubwürdigkeit beraubt wurde. Die Verletzungen der letzten Jahre taten ihr übriges so das an Tenzan wohl immer der Stempel "Fehlgeschlagen" kleben wird. Schade. EDIT: Kleine Aufwertung. Zeigt sich in seinem neusten Comeback erstaunlich revitalisiert und wrestlet ein gutes Match nach dem anderen. Hut ab!"
[7.0] "Ich mag Hiroyoshi Tenzan und muss seine Erfolge im Japanischen Wrestling würdigend anerkennen. Außerdem habe ich mich sehr gefreut, als er nach langer Abstinenz in den NJPW Ring zurückgekehrt ist."
[7.0] "Ich muss meine Wertung nach oben verändern, da ich nochmal die vielen Karriere-Abschnitte von Tenzan durchleuchtet habe. Tenzan hat Ausstrahlung und hat gute Fähigkeiten im Ring, darüber lässt sich auch meiner Meinung nach nicht streiten. Er mag vielleicht nicht die Innovation im Wrestling-Ring sein, aber es wird auch sehr stark übertrieben wenn man meint er sei einseitig. Der Mann war und ist immer mit Herzblut dabei, egal ob ihn seine Gegner auseinander nehmen oder er sich zum Sieg kämpft und leidet. Vielleicht ist die Zahl seiner Titelgewinne und die der Turniersiege zu hoch, aber man darf auch nicht vergessen das er einer der wenigen war der die Wrestlingflagge hoch gehalten hat, als die Shoot/MMA Pflaumen sich bei NJPW breit machten und keinen Bock hatten Qualität zu zeigen, wenn man das überhaupt Wrestling nennen darf. Er ist mir zehn mal lieber als IWGP Heavyweight Champion als Fujita, Yasuda, Sapp und ja auch Lesnar. Gibt den guten Tenzi etwas mehr Liebe !"
[5.0] "Dass Tenzan vierfacher IWGP Champion ist, kann ihm niemand mehr nehmen. Ein besserer Wrestler ist er durch den immensen Push, den er Anfang des Jahrzehnts erhalten hat, aber nicht geworden."
