[8.0] "A rough start but eventually it get to a sweat spot. A wide diverse pool of wrestlers all around the world is a great concept and their individuality, especially GOK, Cobb, and Catch 22 shined really well. With Ospreay and Aussie Open gone, on top of the fast expansion, this faction at this moment in time might be entering a mini-crisis. Hopefully they get back on track soon."
[8.0] "A good stable with several great members, but Will Ospreay outshines all of them. Thats not to say theyre bad wrestlers, but it feels a little odd at times. He either needs to break away or pull them up with him, I feel."
[8.0] "Nice stable with a lot of talent but never really clicked as a New Japan top group. Ospreay is much bigger than the faction most of the times and there's some talents there but nothing really special that makes this group have a legendary run or moment. This feels like they just needed to give Ospreay his own thing and doesn't look remarkable right now."
[9.0] "Currently the 2nd best faction in NJPW after LIJ. Everyone adds something positive to the group. They really feel like a cohesive unit and a band of brothers who love each other and who would do anything for each other. Long live the Empire. Crowns Up."
[10.0] "It is weird to find a faction in which every single member is a favorite of mine, and the whole concept simultaneously add to each of the, but that's United Empire for me. From O'Khan and HENARE (both technical masters) to Catch-22 (saviors of the Jr. tag division) and Ospreay (best wrestler in the world), I think they are an awesome group, with lots of chemistry between them, and the whole concept of bad boys that refuse to cheat makes them even more menacing to my eyes."
[10.0] "I am a big fan of this concept when its done right. The only other stable i can think of with the each person from a different country gimmick is league of nations, and that was terrible. Who would have known that when you put a top 2 wrestler in the world (Ospreay) with a top 3 tag team (Aussie Open), an elite young junior heavyweight (Akira), a very talented veteran (TJP), an enigmatic personality (O-Khan), and an agile powerhouse (Cobb), you would get one of the best in ring factions ever? (Sorry Henare)"
[8.0] "Another good stable in NJPW. Ospreay stars and everyone in this group can go in the ring. Biggest issue is that the group outside of Ospreay nobody in the group has won a singles title in NJPW. Team titles have been where they have thrived."
[5.0] "Typisches New Japan stable dass aktuell nur aufgrund von Ospreay so gehyped wird. In meinen Augen reißen Sie in der Wrestlingwelt nicht genug um aus der Wrestlingwelt heraus zu stechen. Allerdings gefällt mir der internationale Flair, der Aussie Open und Jeff Cobb an Bord bringt."
[8.0] "The stars here are Ospreay and the tag teams. I would have rated this faction higher a year ago, just because I thought I'd see a bigger upside for the others involved. Unfortunately, O'Khan, Cobb and Henare don't ultimately bring much to the table besides a midcard presence to fill the numbers. Aussie Open has also recently signed with AEW, although they remain a part of UE, and this will obviously lessen their availability in NJPW."
[10.0] "Am Anfang fand ich eine Stable um Ospreay eine gute Idee und auch, dass die Wrestler aus verschiedenen Ländern kommen, die Umsetzung war aber nur okay. Inzwischen mit den neuen Mitgliedern finde ich sie sogar die beste Stable von NJPW."
[10.0] "7.68 is way too low for the united empire, this is probably the best faction in New Japan, they've been running things almost since they've started, every member is talented and charismatic, and all together it creats an amazing group of workers who have potential to be one of the best factions of all time in about 5 years"
[9.0] "They've largely overtaken Bullet Club as the premier heel foreigner group stable in NJPW, and most of the group has a lot of upsides and are very talented. Good stuff."
[10.0] "The rating now(7.42) is too low for them. United Empire has already become the most dominance and powerful stable in New Japan. They are the face, the central of New Japan foreigners, just like the Bullet Club in old time. United Empire will be bigger and bigger in the future, even maybe without Ospreay."
[10.0] "Possibly the most diverse factions in the world today. Ospreay is perhaps the best wrestler in the world, Great-O-Khan is an amazing muscle for the group, Jeff Cobb is a somehow better muscle for the group, Henare could possibly be the weakest member of the group but can have an amazing match with the right opponent, Aussie Open is a flawless team that finally claimed the IWGP Tag Team Titles, TJP is good when alone and great when teaming with Akira who is also good, and Gideon Grey is a good mouthpiece for the group, I love his over-the-top introductions. Overall, the United Empire is amazing and could be a candidate for the best faction in the world today. CROWNS UP"
[9.0] "Great factory after NJPW's stables stagnation. Before 2020 we had BC and CHAOS that stopped developing and started having no idea of their existing. Only Gun and Ingobernables had their goals and were interesting sometimes. But since 2021 from feud against Kojima and Tenzan UE was back on track. Following Ospreay winning NJC, kicking Bea out of the stable and conquest of the World title made them real power. In 2022 they really made competent solution adding Jr. Heavyweight to their ranks. Akira and Perkins made their division fresh and became the best Jr. Tag Champs since Bucks' time, but it's still going on, so for now it's just 9/10, but I hope they could become the greatest stable in NJPW of all time, because looking at them now they all looking very organically especially since Aussie Open joining them"
[10.0] "I love the united empire with all my hearth, every member Is One of his kind. Will Ospreay Is... Will Ospreay, GOK Is the strong man, TJP and Akira are the dominante tag team and the other's are good midcarders. My preferred stabile ever. *****"
[6.0] "The United Empire is a mixed bag. The presentation is fun and it's always nice to have new units but the members are where we run into a problem. You have certain members (Jeff Cobb, Francesco Akira, Great O-Khan, and Aussie Open) who rule. All previously mentioned are great fun and Im massive fans of. Then you run into problems. Will Ospreay is not my personal favorite worker by any means, despite the fact that I recognize how talented he is, and he has a bit too much suspect past actions for me to enjoy his work. Henare rubs me the wrong way for some reason and comes across as kinda generic in some regards. Then there's TJP. What a loser that guy is. A anti-vax conspiracy theorist weirdo who shouldn't be given the time of day. Over all I think it's a unit that has it's upsides and it's downsides"
[9.0] "Depuis l'arrivé des autres lutteurs dans le clan, ça a quand même plus de gueule. Gideon qui est un parfait ring annoncer, Will en position de leader, les autres membres en équipes dominent pas mal la division tag. Une année 2022 très solide pour le clan, à voir si Aussie Open gagne les World Tag League."
[8.0] "United Empire is EASILY one of the best factions to ever be created in NJPW history. Yes, better than BULLET CLUB, better than CHAOS, they are unique in their own way and don't need ref bumps, shenanigans and many other cliché BS to be great heels. At first, I didn't like the idea of the group, but now I'm so into it and I enjoy watching every single one of them, even Aaron Henare. God bless United Empire."
[8.0] "A fantastic all-rounder stable. Ospreay is of course the standout because he's one of the greatest wrestlers in the world, and he's used his position as leader of this group to really develop his character work a great deal, but then you also have Cobb as the great powerhouse beast, TJP and Akira as the slick and badass junior guys, Aussie Open as the mega work-rate heavyweight tag team, Henare as the somewhat promising mob boss striker, and... uh... at least O-Khan has a really, really unique character that I find oddly entertaining at times, I guess (I'm still waiting for him to get out of his own way and prove he can actually work the NJPW style instead of just being a typical sort of indy-style irony/meme wrestler). There's even Gideon Grey now as their manager/assistant, who is good for a few laughs as the comedy relief and pin-eater. Their whole coordinated aesthetic is fantastic, and I like how they mimic the Bullet Club so far as featuring a bunch of foreign wrestlers who are out to take over the division, except doing so without relying on non-stop interference and cheating, just by being genuinely great wrestlers. I admit I was worried when the group first formed with only a yet-unproven Cobb and a (even still relatively) mediocre O-Khan, but the member-additions and progress everyone has made has made United Empire easily the most exciting stable in NJPW."
[10.0] "My favourite stable in wrestling right now. Ospreay is the best wrestler in the world, Aussie Open is one of the best tag teams in the world, TJP & Akira added life to the Junior Tag Division, Jeff Cobb is incredible and O-Khan is pretty cool. Such an awesome group."
[10.0] "Great team, we have the best wrestler today, the best tag team in the indie world today, and the powerhouse of the world's top three.Shouldn't be such a low score!"
[9.0] "Great stable! And fresh for New Japan in that they are heels but neither a) have a ton of interference or shenanigans (Bullet Club) or b) use copious amounts of underhanded techniques (Suzuki-Gun). Ospreay is coming to his own as an arrogant lad-like heel, Cobb is a beast, O-Khan while being a hero of children is also very unique and gives off a killer vibe despite still growing into his role and Aussie Open are arguably the best tag team in the world at the moment. Only weakness is in their juniors...Akira & TJP are a good team and solid Junior Tag champs, but neither are faction junior ace level to go up against the likes of Hiromu, Ishimori, Desperado and Eagles...I do hope one of them can prove me wrong though! Bonus points for the UE members coming down as seconds when another member has a big match and not getting involved, reminds me of old days New Japan!"
[7.0] "This stable is growing now and imo is becoming good. Aussie Open is very good team and addition of them is very good idea. TJP will work as great Jr too. This is second gaijins stable in NJPW which I'm loving."
[8.0] "Ospreay is one of the best wrestlers in the world. There's a strong argument that he is the very best full stop. Cobb has realized his potential and developed into a truly great wrestler since 2020. His outstanding in-ring work since his mega push started in 2021 speaks for itself. O-Khan is one of the best personalities in all of wrestling. I haven't seen much of Henare but he's definitely improved from what I can tell. Aussie Open is one of the best tag teams in the world. I'm not big on TJP or Akira but they work as the Juniors for this stable. Overall this is shaping up to be one of the best stables in all of wrestling."
[7.0] "Ton of potential here. Ospreay is a powerful leader with great stroke and staying power as he continues to grow as a performer, and seems to have firm control and loyalty of this faction, which is often missing in stables. Aussie Open have looked great in ring, and I think Cobb and O-khan have potential too."
[8.0] "United Empire are one of the best stables going right now. Super over with the crowd, have great wrestlers and are booked well. Can't ask for much more."
[10.0] "It's a team with great potential. There's no doubt about Ospreay and Cobb's ability to compete. Now iwgp world heavyweight champion is added. Please don't take this team as a joke. Everyone has their own characteristics. Even o-khan and X gradually show their good side."
[8.0] "Things looked a bit rough when they started as it almost came off like it might be used solely to get O'Khan over but the other members have really gotte a chance shine. Hopefully with the Pandemic will get under control and can see the member travel more"
[8.0] "Whether the "smart marks" admit it or not, United Empire looks extremely promising and seems to be the perfect place to develop underappreciated talent like Cobb, TJP or Great-O-Kahn."
[3.0] "Belangloses Stable, das typisch NJPW Heels sind (weil neue Stables bei NJPW immer Heels sind). Ospreay finde ich in der Rolle eher öde und allgemein habe ich seit #SpeakingOut kein Interesse mehr an seinen Matches. Die Zusammenstellung ist ziemlich random, was nicht wirklich hilfreich ist. Mit mehr Impact hätte man vielleicht mehr bewirken können, stattdessen habe ich relativ schnell mit den Achseln gezuckt, wenn sie auftreten. Alles in allem 0815, wie es im Buche steht."
[4.0] "Nothing interesting at all. Feels like Ospreay just got a bunch of NJPW talent to lead to make him look more credible as a champion. Only good part is Cobb, but even he doesn't really add anything to this stable really."
[8.0] "This faction is an excellent idea. 2 great wrestlers as Ospreay and Cobb are. 2 wrestlers in work as Henare and Khan are. We'll see but for me, that's all good."
[8.0] "At first, I didn't see how this faction could succeed - seemed a very random joining of forces, with no real connection - however, there have been extremely promising signs over the past couple of months. Each faction member is being given an opportunity to thrive, and some of the teamwork and co-ordination is starting to remind me of early LIJ. The combinations to lead into Jeff Cobb's powerhouse moves is great to watch, and Cobb himself you can see growing as a performer and starting to climb to his sky high potential. There is still some work to do, with a Junior Heavyweight, and perhaps one or two others reinforcing the group, but very encouraging progress. Every member has been elevated within this group, Henare and O-Khan in particular showing their talent that has previously not been seen."
[3.0] "Random Empire. Es ist ja per se keine schlechte Idee, Ospreay ein Stable zu verpassen, um seine Schwächen zu kompensieren, aber so ganz gelingt das hier nicht und Great-O-Khan hatte zwar ein ganz cooles Debüt, aber er zündet nicht in seiner Rolle. Jeff Cobb ist dem zu ähnlich und hat auch kein passendes Standing. Bisher gab es auch nichts von Interesse und der Debüt-Effekt ist für das Stable komplett verpufft, auch wenn es in den ersten Monaten 2021 so ein paar gute Momente gab."
