[10.0] "My old comment, made 6 years ago (wow 6! ) is so ashamdely misinformed and bad. It was purely formed on his reputation and the limited matches I had seen him in. After watching and combing through most of his peak as a wrestler, taking my time observing his strengths and weaknesses, I have learned to appericate how amazing Muto was. The Great Muta persona leaves something to be desired and often served to allow Muta to rest his body and experiment with how little he could do. But there are good times to be bad. His ownself was the best version. Underrated techncian, very athletic, super charismatic and a HUGE STAR."
[10.0] "One of the greatest wrestlers ever. Muto knew when to reinvigorate himself, whether it be The Great Muta or shaving his head and embracing getting older, the man knew exactly what to do. He could put on fantastic matches, great on the mic, had some insane looking masks, the guy just had everything you could ever want in a professional wrestler."
[10.0] "One of my all time favorite wrestlers, whether he's Keiji Muto or The Great Muta, he's always been a great worker. What made Keiji so great is that he worked equally well as both The Great Muta and Keiji Muto, showcasing his incredible character work under the Muta gimmick, not to mention having him managed by Gary Hart was awesome! He was doing amazing tag team matches in the 1980s in NJPW, was awesome as a heel in WCW feuding with the likes of Ric Flair and Sting, had incredible runs in NJPW, AJPW and NOAH in the 2000s until his retirement. Overall, Keiji Muto is a legend in the professional wrestling business in every sense of the word. He was a great wrestler, an incredible worker, played his characters to perfection, invented sick moves like The Shining Wizard, found ways to remain relevant, successfully reinvented himself throughout his career, what more can I say?"
[9.0] "The Great Muta is one of my favorite wrestlers of all-time. Whenever he's booked, you knew you were going to get his best. Starting out in New Japan Wrestling as Keiji Muto, he eventually made his way to the United States in World Class Championship Wrestling, feuding with Kevin Von Erich before moving on to WCW to feud with Sting and Ric Flair. Being billed as the son of The Great Kabuki as The Great Muta, he was known for his high-flying technique and spraying green mist, he partnered with Terry Funk, The Dragonmaster, and Buzz Sawyer with Gary Hart to form the J-Tex Corporation. Eventually dominated by The Four Horsemen, Muta would go back to New Japan and eventually join the New World Order and feud with Masahiro Chono over the faction. He would make sporadic appearances in WCW, joining Raven and Vampiro's Dark Carnival stable, but he stayed mostly in Japan the last decade of his career. A couple of times, as Keiji Muto, he would get frustrated during his match, go to the back, and come out as Great Muta. I guess he was kind of like Mick Foley and Finn Balor in that regard with his character."
[10.0] ""My favorite wrestler of all time. A true master in the ring. Muta/Muto was such a brilliant performer, literally wrestling as 2 different characters for most of his career. His Keiji Muto work in the 90's is technically sound and athletic while his Great Muta stuff in the 90's is some of the best character work I've ever seen. Already a pro wrestling legend, he was able to reinvent himself in the 2000's. A new look and a new style all while creating one of the coolest finishing moves of all time; The Shining Wizard.""
[9.0] "What else can be said about Muta? When Muta came across the pond to the USA, he would wrestle a more relaxed style so if you wanna see him at his best, you gotta watch his NJPW and AJPW to get the full Monty. Muta hit a "lazy" point in the late 90's/early 2000's but then he reinvented himself and here we are in 2023. Typical Jim Crockett/WCW, they never really knew how to capitalize on him when he first arrived in the late 80's. US promotions didn't seem to "get" Japanese style wrestlers back in the day."
[10.0] "What is there left to say about Muto that hasn't already been said? He is one of the all-time great legends, he's one of the guys that many modern and future Japanese wrestlers point to when they're asked "Who inspired you to become a pro wrestler? ""
[10.0] "Keiji Muto is without the shadow of the doubt, one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. His popularity went beyond the rings, he bacame part of the popular culture. His "Great Muta" persona is one of the most influential in the pro wrestling industry, emulated by many wrestlers. He earned the nickname of the "Natural Born Master" because of his superb skills and innovations such as the Shining Wizard and the Mutal lock which are used by many wrestlers around the world. He popularized the Moonsault, the Dragon screw leg whip and the Poison Mist. Another legacy is the "Muta scale", which rates the bloodiness of matches. His induction to the WWE Hall of Fame Class 2023 is well deserved. Keiji Muto is one of my favorite wrestlers of all life."
[9.0] "Muto is undoubtedly one of the greats but I've never really enjoyed him as much as I think I wanted to. His early work was pretty groundbreaking as he was doing stuff that others weren't at that time. I never really caught on to the Muta gimmick in its prime and I enjoyed it more as a nostalgia thing in his later years. He really got interesting for me around the turn of the century when he had a few years of genuine greatness despite already suffering with his knees. I don't want to say he's outstayed his welcome in his twilight years but some of the spots he's been put into (demanded? ) have been a bit unnecessary."
[10.0] "His legend extends beyond what his resume reads. The Pro Wrestling Genius brought explosive dynamism to the heavyweight scene like no one else before. He could do so much between the ropes, not only in terms of moves, but also how to captivate a crowd, either as himself, or as his alter ego. He was an iconic figure of Puroresu's Golden Age for a reason, standing out amongst the pack as part of the Three Musketeers from NJPW. An amazing wrestler with an amazing career, one of my all-time favorites."
[10.0] "Keiji Muto is the ultimate pro wrestling legend, and it is a shame most American do not know about the Keiji Muto persona, his character work as the Great Muta was great too."
[10.0] "Mutoh/Muta is one of the best wrestlers to ever do it, phenomenal in ring, two very interesting and compelling characters, finding ways to innovate wild and fun moves even up to now as a near 60 year old man, the entire wrestling world is going to miss him and his crativity in everything he did when he retires in the spring"
[10.0] "Awed American audiences in the late 80's. So exciting and crisp, took "The Great Kabuki" style gimmick to it's highest potential. I was at a house show in the midst of the J-Tex angle...in a six man match; the faces would repeatedly crotch Muta. Finally, outside of the ring he was crotched over the barricade. He blew blue mist that moment. I was in stitches, someone had to help him with that joke but, damn. a short cut DEEPER into my heart he went. Went on to become GOD TIER in the world of professional wrestling. A gift to mankind. Why can we only rate him a 10?"
[10.0] "Charismatic legend and innovator, fantastic all-rounder, and one of the greatest of all time who is revered in both the East and the West. Has been written off so many times, only to prove detractors wrong that it? s now essentially a parody. Despite his perpetually destroyed knees, he finds ways to adapt his style and reinvent himself, and has had classic matches in the 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s. Obviously well passed his best now, but still a legendary figure and probably the most famous active wrestler in Japan. Detractors are plentiful, especially certain western fans on forums for not ? putting over? the guys they want him to, but his legacy speaks for itself. Thankfully retiring in 2023, which is probably a decade overdue, but still manages to get the Japanese fans into his matches like few ever have been able to. A true wrestling legend."
[10.0] "Wrestling legend. Fantastic technician until his knees went out, which led him to change his style more as he aged. And even when he aged, he still remained a big draw no matter if he was in NJPW or AJPW. He also had a storied career in the US, most notably his feud with Sting."
[10.0] "Muto is a test of love for Japanese wrestling, in my subjective opinion. Anyone who claims that Muto doesn't have many great matches, or he doesn't represent some significant era, literally signs his incompetence and blindly following a million biased reviews of tendentious wrestling journalists. Muto is indeed one of the last cult legends that are being studied by American and European fans, but the reason is solely that people covering wrestling at a time when the Internet wasn't yet so well spread imposed a love for the Pillars of AJPW and some now NJPW legends, and when it takes long hours to download pirated videos, priorities are set in favor of the performers whom Meltzer and others like him praise the most. Muto is not included in this category for one simple reason: he is not a man of one role, and his influence on the industry wasn't limited to matches where he repeatedly jumped over his head. Judge for yourself, Keiji is one of the few Japanese wrestlers who was well known in the United States and who objectively achieved great success there. Yes, in the character of the Great Muta, yes, not thanks to some big matches, but there were a great many attempts to push mystical characters, and only Muto, the Undertaker, and, probably, Sting achieved success. For Japan, Muto is a true legend, he is a student of Antonio Inoki, who skillfully promoted his mystical appearance in an era of excessive sports orientation and repeatedly closed the show with his matches. Then he became disillusioned with Inokism, and made his debut in AJPW, becoming one of those valuable people who didn't let the promotion die, twice owning the main championship, and the second reign was accompanied by a severe knee injury, but Keiji chose the promotion and its success, not his own health. 20 years have passed, but the priorities are still the same, and having such facts, it's funny to read that a person who owned all the main and tag team Japanese titles doesn't differ in important reigns, given that every Muto race with a championship is a help to the promotion in terms of media power, and this factor is simply undeniable. As a result: Muto is an incredible wrestler who is consistent and logical in his standard appearance, and completely opposite within the character of the Great Muta. Keiji has remained relevant for 37 years of his career, and for the mass audience this remains unchanged. His matches still attract support, and Muto is probably the only wrestler on the planet who can make it interesting and energizing to be in a five-minute submission. It's sad that the mood of the community doesn't allow you to enjoy EVEN the old matches of this guy, creating the appearance of something shameful, self-deception, but Muto provides an excellent alternative in the era of fast food wrestling in all areas, and I remember any of his matches much better than what the modern main scene offers. My favorite male wrestler after Danielson, Ishii and Tenryu."
[10.0] "Just based on what he did at his peak and what he's meant to wrestling alone earns him a 10. Yes at 59 with kness that are fine powder he's not the greatest in ring worker anymore. But much like Terry Funk the passion is still there. And of course his ability be the heroic Keiji Muto and the evil Great Muta both so well should be worth a 10 rating."
[10.0] "Absolute Legende und einer meiner Lieblings Wrestler. Egal unter welchen Gimmick aber besonders gefiel er mit als maskierter Great Muta. Inzwischen ist er sehr alt geworden aber trotz Verletzungen immer noch fit. Das zeigt er einfach bei NOAH."
"Keiji Muto is still an incredible draw and relevant asset to the Japanese scene in 2022 at the age of 59, a man who has managed to reinvent himself countless times, he is truly, in my opinion, the greatest of all time when it comes to puroresu."
[7.0] "This is a good, quite agile wrestler with his own chips. However, this is not enough to be considered the upper class. As for me, he is overestimated. But I can put him 7"
[10.0] "Muta/Muto is one of the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots. With almost no command of English, he got over with American audiences and was at one time considered for a WCW World Title run. He has managed to stay relevant internationally his entire career. He also had some of the most unique moves and movements of any wrestler I've seen. Great Muta was the first person I ever saw wrestle in WCW (against Flair on Saturday Night in '89) and immediately grabbed my attention. He's won every major Japanese heavyweight title, carries himself as a star, and can STILL work, even in his 60's. Pro wrestling simply wouldn't be the same without the influence of Keiji Mutoh, I don't think there's a better endorsement than that."
[10.0] "One of the greatest and most important wrestlers of the past 40 years. The Great Muta opened a significant number of doors for Japanese wrestlers looking to break into the United States while playing a pretty significant role in raising the profile of Jim Crockett Promotions. In Japan specifically, he conquered virtually every promotion there was to conquer. 4x IWGP Heavyweight Champion, 3x Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, and even a former GHC Heavyweight Champion. A true character whose charisma and in-ring prowess made for a legendary combination. A five-star, 10 out of 10 wrestler."
[7.0] "In den 90ern einer der besten Wrestler der Welt, auch in den 00er- Jahren stark, obwohl er schon damals Knieprobleme hatte. Leider ist Muto aber weiterhin in den Ring gestiegen und es wurde mit der Zeit immer unangenehmer, ihm zuzusehen. Mittlerweile ist er ungefähr so mobil wie der Great Khali und kann geradeso eine Handvoll Moves ausführen. Das macht es umso unverständlicher, warum er vor Kurzem GHC Heavyweight Champion wurde. Na ja, Noah lernt einfach nicht aus seinen Fehlern."
[10.0] "Strong contender for greatest pro-wrestler in history, the man literally was the most over worker everywhere he went. Who other than him won the NWA World title as well as the 3 major belts in Japan ?"
[10.0] "Nearly 4 decades after his debut and Keiji Mutoh is still battling in the squared circle. Whether it? s his run in the NWA/WCW in 1989, his legendary main event status in New Japan during the 90s, his resurgence and style change in All Japan during the early 2000s, or his current position as the veteran with something to prove, Keiji Mutoh/Great Muta has cemented himself as a GOAT-level wrestler who deserves even more respect than he gets."
[5.0] "Wahnsinnig überbewerter Wrestler, der schon in den 90ern vor allem von seinem Charisma und seiner Overness lebte, während er im Vergleich zu anderen japanischen Stars seiner Zeit eher lasch rüberkam. Als dann Glatzen-Mutoh kam, wurde das ganze mit dem Shining-Wizard-Overkill und den ewig gleich geführten Matches schon arg penetrant. Übel, dass sich heute noch junge Wrestler für ihn hinlegen müssen."
[9.0] "My Favourite Japanese wrestler of all time, He had this amazing Mystique about him and just Oozed charisma without needing to say a single word. I have gone back and watched alot of his matches and he is one amazingly complete wrestler and with all his injuries forcing him to change up his in ring work he still continued to put on classics. He is one of 2 guys to win the G1 as champion with the other being Kensuke Sasaki, speaking of the G1 he has had some of the best matches in the history of that tournament with Ric Flair, Vader, Chono, & who I think his best Rival was Shinya Hashimoto, whos chemistry levels with Muta was off the charts. His multiple feuds with Genichiro Tenryo weather it was in AJPW or WAR the feud always managed to stay Important and Compelling for 7 years. Sadly his time as a promoter hasn't been the best with alot of weird shows filled with lackluster matches and baffling booking decisions which has him drop from a 10 to a 9 for me."
[10.0] "Sensational wrestler. Muto was one of those wrestlers that comes every so while or so that just astounds in all ways. In his prime, he was a high flying technical wizard and one of the best NJPW had to offer, and was rightfully bumped as one of their top guys. Even when injury forced him to modify his style, he still managed to pull off some amazing matches with his invented Shining Wizard. Despite being slower, he made every move of his unique and also fluid: no one really could go quite the way he could in the ring, with a mastery of ring psychology and actually doing smart, logical moves in a match (like consistently targeting the legs to weaken them for his finisher) rather than just jump all over the place. The Great Muta gimmick is also arguably the most over and intriguing masked gimmick ever, with him even getting over in the US, despite being far from the conventional wrestler they were used to seeing. It just shows how great Muto was at getting people invested in him as a wrestler and as a character. This proves to be the case even in his mid 50's, he's still a major draw and is massively over regardless of the limitations that come with his age (though he can actually still go). His influences on wrestling as a whole can't be denied, and the successors of his flashy style (Tanahashi and many more) continue to showcase his entertaining legacy of some of the most captivating wrestling around."
[10.0] "When I was a young child in about 1992, The Great Muta scared me to death. The taped fingers, facepaint and green mist was enough to properly terrify a four year old me. To this day, whenever I think of the term "Japanese wrestler", the first image that pops into my head is Muta. I can't rate him any less than a ten."
[7.0] "His stuff in wcw compared to japan is insane, its like when he was in america he just didnt put in as much effort as to when he was in japan but even in saying that he is extremely out of this world when it comes to his in ring skill and even his psychology and mind games"
[10.0] "My favorite Puroresu Legend! Keiji Mutoh is one of the best and simply the GOAT. He had everything to be a Main Eventer and an company's ace, he really was the Natural Born Master."
[10.0] "One of the best (and my personal favorite) ever. Inovative, interesting and really really good wrestler in general. His facepaint is also legendary. The biggest compliment for him, is that nothing about him is forgettable."
[10.0] "One of my all time favorites. Innovated the shining wizard. Has had many themes all of which are amazing. Was an main eventer in both NJPW and AJPW and put on countless good matches. Perhaps better known as The Great Muta. At 56 he still wrestles from time to time though far from his peak days as a main event talent in NJPW during the 90s or his career resurgance in the early 2000s."
[9.0] "Absolutely amazing in the ring until he had to tone things down because his body just couldn't take it anymore. Good promos as well, albeit these days he's mostly remembered as the silent and sinister Great Muta. I even liked him as a comedy wrestler during his HUSTLE storyline with Akebono and Yinling. But one point less due to his horrible efforts as a promoter and often puzzling booking."
[9.0] "Keiji Muto is a bona fide legend of professional wrestling. He was a great worker, and was a part of one of New Japan's strongest runs. But his abysmal efforts at being a promoter prevent him from getting a 10."
[9.0] "Great Muta is without a doubt one of the most recognizable names in wrestling to come out of Japan. Watch him closely almost everything he does is flawless. He is superb in the ring and can play his character well. Never count out Muta. If you've only ever seen his WCW work, you owe it to yourself to look up his work from Japan."
[10.0] "Big fan of the great Mutoh. The guy is a spectacular worker and has one of my favorite gimmicks in Japan. I loved his early 2000s reinvention when he shocked the world and jumped to AJPW."
[10.0] "Keiji ist die größte Legende Japans, meiner Meinung nach. Seine epischen Schlachten gegen Kawada, Tenryu und Chono sind die wegbereiter der heutigen Puroresu Generation. Er hat einen so immensen Einfluß und so dermaßen viel bewirkt in Japan, kaum einer konnt ihm je das Wasser reichen. Nur sollte er doch mal so langsam ans Aufhören denken, denn irgendwann macht er sich lächerlich. Und das würde seiner Legende immens schaden."
[10.0] "Great Muta/ Keiji Mutoh is a legend of japan, and the first to see major success overseas. His feuds have been amazing - vs tanahashi, vs sting. Mutoh is a hige draw and as wrestle 1 shows, where he goes fans follow"
[10.0] "I love the Great Muta character but even without the gimmick, Keiji Muto is an incredibly entertaining performer. His peak performances are fantastic and even to this day much of his work is quite good."
[2.0] "I'd say my least favorite wrestler in all of Japan and in general. His style in the ring is just something I am just not into and his lack of selling and psychology is something that really doesn't help either. He's consider a legend in the world of wrestling but I can't see or understand the hype behind this guy as most of his matches are decent or good but I've seen nothing of his that is great and overkills the use of the shining wizard which just takes me out of his matches completely."
[9.0] "Is now officially the greatest Wrestler to never have worked for Vince now that AJ Styles and Sting finally made the jump. His long lived feud with Sting was host to many exciting matches. Great gimmick, epic moveset (credited with introducing high-flying moves like the Moonsault to American audiences) and a mysterious prescence made up for lack of mic skills (which wasn't his fault considering he spoke barely a lick of English). Whenever Muta was booked on the card, you knew you were going to get at least one good match."
[10.0] "Possibly one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, definatly one of the best if not the best from Japan. Up their with Kenta Kobashi and Mitsuharu Misawa in my opinion"
[10.0] "Für mich einer der besten Wrestler aller Zeiten und eine absolute Legende. Seine Klassiker gegen Chono, Hase, Kawada, Tenryu, Hashimoto usw ... kann man sich immer wieder ansehen. Auch im Tag Team Bereich eine absolute Ikone ! Wrestlerisch auch im hohen Alter noch sehr stark ... sein Titelrun 2008 war auch noch sehr gut, ansonsten natürlich in den 90 ern und Anfgang 2000 er Outstanding! Klare 10 Punkte"
[10.0] "Once in a lifetime talent. My favourite japanese wrestling star of all-time. Everything from his facepaint to entrance was unique and enigmatic. He was the Japanese wrestling's gift to the world, it's Hulk Hogan. I remember his time in WCW 1989 when he feuded against Sting & Ric Flair with Terry Funk, and these two teams collided at Halloween Havoc '89 in a legendary Thunderdome match, which is still one of greatest matches of Halloween Havoc's history. Also, I remember his feud against Genichiro Tenryo, that lasted from 1993 to 2007, and which included pretty good encounters from those two."
[8.0] "Ich habe vom jungen Great Muta nicht viel gesehen, aber der alte gefällt mir eh besser. Er hat mittlerweile diese Ausstrahlung des Kampfkunst-Altmeisters, was ihn zu einer erhabenen Figur im Puroresu macht. Sein Wrestle Kingdom 8 Entrance war göttlich. Sowas sieht man nicht alle Tage. Kann immer noch sehr gut wrestlen und weiß sich perfekt zu verkaufen."
[10.0] "The greatest Japanese wrestler of all time. And possibly the greatest in all of wrestling. It's amazing that he's never needed the WWE to become famous. Very admirable."
[9.0] "First ballot Hall of Famer in my book. Simply fascinating look with a excellent skillset. Has continued to get better with age and is very undervalued in his place in the history of the business."
[10.0] "To this day, Keiji Muto remains one of the few main event wrestlers in Japan who not only had a character/gimmick that went beyond him being a fantastic wrestler (a character that he developed while on tour in America with the NWA in the late '80s), but also one of few who held the IWGP title with that gimmick. Today, Muto is still putting on better matches than many of his peers and even some of the young talent. His in-ring psychology is almost unmatched. In his physical prime he was an exciting, unpredictable and explosive wrestler who popularised the Moonsault and Muta Lock, and during his 2001 revival of interest in AJPW, he then innovated the Shining Wizard. The Muta Scale also comes for Muto, as a realistic blade job (literally) from Hiroshi Hase led to not just 1 of the bloodiest matches of 1992, but 1 of the bloodiest wrestling matches ever. A legend in Puroresu & also a legend in pro wrestling in general."
[10.0] "Ja, ist er ist und bleibt ein verdammtes göttliches Genie da ändern die kaputten Knie auch nichts mehr daran, da er immer noch zu überraschend guten Leistungen fähig ist. Mal abgesehen davon das Muto alles das hat, ausstrahlt und macht was man als Superstar und Legende im Wrestling braucht und macht. Da kann man noch so sehr mit den angeblichen nur fünf Move um die Ecke kommen, ihm Faulheit in der Gegenwart und Vergangenheit unterstellen und nicht „anfällig“ für die Brillanz der Great Muta Match Psychologie sein. Ein Mann der es schaffte mit einem Gimick und als reiner Wrestler zu Legende zu werden, man stelle sich die Frage ob der Undertaker auch "nur" als Callway so eine Ikone wäre? Der in seine jungen Jahren wohl ein der beweglichsten, spektakulärsten Highflying Alleskönner Heayvweight Wrestler der ersten Stunde war. Als Trainer, Promoter und Kommentator ebenfalls natürlich sau stark. Inoki und Ric Flair soll die größten Legenden sein? Bret Hart und Shawn Michaels die Besten? Steve Austin der coolste mit Glatze und The Rock der Charismatischste? Misawa und Kobashi die mit den besten Observer Matchbewertungen? Mag vielleicht sein, aber Freunde einer der Größten und Besten, wenn nicht sogar der größte und beste Wrestler als Gesamtpaket ist der ~Pro Wrestling Master~ Keiji Muto."
[10.0] "Muta has definitely aged quite a bit. While his agility and wrestling isn't what it used to be, his wrestling ability is still significantly better than a person even 10 years younger than him can or should even be able to wrestle. He still has the agility of a cat, and he is a master of mindgames, to a level which no one in wrestling today or ever has ever reached (not even young Muta)"
[8.0] "Saustarke coole Sau, die einfach nur langsam mal aufhören sollte. Dem Muto von Heute in seinen teils von Phlegma gekennzeichneten Matches zuzusehen, tut halt ähnlich weh, wie Bud Spencer heute zu sehen... Der Mann war mal einer der besten Wrestler der Welt, aber mittlerweile... Ich weiß nicht... Und es ist dieses "Mittlerweile", welches mich davon abhält, mehr als acht Punkte zu geben. Bud Spencer würde ich an dieser Stelle eine "10" geben, einfach weil der viel cooler als Muto ist, aber dummerweise catcht der Bud nicht, von der kurzen Szene am Anfang von "Auch die Engel essen Bohnen" mal abgesehen."
[10.0] "Einfach nur ein ganz großer mit einem guten Gimmick (Muta) und auch als Mutoh ein Gott. War bei NJPW zusammen mit weiteren Legenden wie Chono, Hashimoto etc. Mit seiner Körpergröße & seinem Gewicht dazu auch ein sehr interessantes Move-set mit einigen Moves, die man sonst bei so einer größe nicht unbedingt normal ist. Kann selbst noch mit kaputten Knien gute Matches zeigen und konnte mit jedem Wrestler ein gutes Match zeigen. Mutoh ist definitiv eine lebende Legende."
[8.0] "Um ehrlich zu seinen ich habe seine Japan Zeit nicht miterlebt und kaum Matches gesehen, deshalb bewerte ich nur seine NWA bzw. WCW Zeit. Lieferte in meinen Augen einen fast schon vergessenen Klassiker gegen Sting bei Great Amercan Bash 1989 ab. Er war zu seiner WCW Zeit, einer der besten Techniker und konnte sogar mit Jobbers ein ordentliches Match abliefern. Seine Dark Carnival Zeitt war sovieles wie in der späten WCW kaum mehr ansehbar."
[9.0] "Habe vorhin ein paar Kämpfe von ihm gesehen und ich muss schon sagen das er technisch einiges drauf hat und seine Beweglichkeit war auch klasse. Schade jedoch anhanddessen das er nur hauptsächlich in Asien die ganz großen Erfolge einstrich."
[10.0] "Muta is quite honestly the greatest wrestler in the world. He is an icon of Japan and the most famous Japanese wrestler in the world. Muta is currently and has always been THE best"
[8.0] "Für das Lebenswerk einer stets mehr von der Match-Qualität als vom Hype lebenden Legende stehen ihm natürlich die zehn Punkte verdient zu, die Leistungen der letzten 7-8 Jahre drücken die "Gesamtwertung" leider etwas. Für einen 46 Jahre alten Mann mit total zerschlissenen Knieen aber nachwievor in einer bemerkenswerten körperlichen Verfassung (Mutophysique! ) und manchmal, ganz selten, kratzt er ja doch noch an dem, was man als Werke eines Genies im Ring bezeichnen muss."
[9.0] "Einer von vielleicht 6-7 Japanischen Wrestlern die mich wirklich überzeugt haben. Zumindest war er früher ein ganz großer, in den letzten paar Jahren hab ich nicht mehr viel von ihm gesehen. Im TV fand ich ihn immer großartig, hab ihn dann einmal Live gesehen, wo er mich total enttäuschte. Denke aber mal es war ne Ausnahme und könnte am Gegner (Jim Neidhart) gelegen haben. Die beiden passten gar nicht zusammen"
[10.0] "Hat mich überhaupt erst dazu gebracht mal nach Japan zu gucken. Auch wenn er nicht mehr so gut wie früher ist, für seine Ringskills und sein Charisma gibt es (nun doch) 10 Punkte."
[9.0] "Einer der Wrestling Götter, der aber nicht mehr auf einer Ebene wie Kobashi ist, ein bisschen seiner Aura ist schon verloren gegangen, 9 Punkte."
[7.0] "In seiner Prime weltklasse, aber leider muss ich auch die letzten Jahre bewerten und in dieser Zeit zeigte er zu oft zu wenig um seinen derzeitigen Status zu rechtfertigen."
[10.0] "Natürlich ist Muto alt, natürlich kämpft Muto nicht mehr wie in den 90ern, aber er zeigt noch eine Menge Einsatz für sein Alter, und bekommt für sein ganzes Lebenswerk die glatte 1"
[10.0] "Gefällt mir mit seiner gewohnten Gesichtsbemalung wesentlich besser... jedenfalls auch legendär, mit Jushin Thunder Liger zu vergleichen, die beiden sind in etwa auf einer Stufe."
