[5.0] "Definitely a few steps down from the last New Beginning PPV. The undercard was not descript, the semi-main event was a total mess for the most part, and the main event was overly long and kind of boring, which is unfortunately bc I really like Hiromu and SHO. Wouldn't recommend"

[7.0] "After The New Beginning tour we reached our goal and it turned out to be as average as this whole build-up for the last couple of weeks. Worth watching matches: 1)Bushi vs Master Wato, 2)Guerrillas of Destiny vs Dangerous Tekkers, 3)Hiromu Takahashi vs SHO."

[3.0] "The only match worth watching was the main event, the other matches were not great, especially the tag title match which was completely boring didn't see how they could go 29 minutes and end up in a Disqualification."

[7.0] "Fairly entertaining show, if a bit too long and with too many inconsequential matches. The IWGP Tag Team Title match was the highlight of the show, with superb wrestling and very interesting and exciting finnish, even if the storyline was a little bit out there. The main event was solid, but kinda dissapointing. The buildup for this match was so well done, and the match itself was kind of underwhelming. It went on too long and was a bit repetitive. I think SANADA & Naito vs Ibushi & Honma was probably the weakest match of the card, with not too much going on in ring, and was made worse by the fact that Ibushi is supposed to face SANADA in a big singles main event match the very next day. Overall, good show, but at times it felt like a really long "road to" show."

[6.0] "The tag matches are quite correct without more, the BUSHI vs Wato is quite complete with a big rhythm and a nice confrontation which goes back the show, the match for the title by team is great for me to see even if it will not please everyone. world, a complicated psychology to see. The main event is a bit disappointing. One night complicated and quite disappointing in the end."

[5.0] "One of those cards which starts off easy enough and gets progressively harder to stay awake for. Bushi vs Wato was probably the best of the night, and that was pretty average. This felt like a long Road To show."

[6.0] "Satisfactory show, I gotta say. It built up upcoming matches like SANADA vs Ibushi and the 3v3 for the NEVER 6 Man Titles, and also built ongoing feuds like Okada vs Shibata and Hiromu vs ELP. Also, fuck off with the very long matches, Gedo."

[6.0] "It was fine, but there are some key decisions that I just can't agree on. Wato's defeat will definitely not help him getting over with the crowd, big problem with returning to a serious tone after a comedy segment in tag team title match, the lack of story damaged the main event, which lasted an unreasonably long and felt nothing but disappointing, and so on and so forth. Why do they need to turn down SHO so bad? I mean, considering that it was just a build up for Phantasmo and Bullet Club feud, could they maybe end up in a draw or by DQ for example? This match was not a so important anyway, and this would be a great base for a long-term feud Hiromu/SHO for some big show."

[7.0] "New Beginning In Hiroshima Night 1 was a good show. Not a bad match on the card and a lot of story/character development. It wasn't as good as New Beginning In Nagoya, but this was still a good show. It did a good job hyping up tomorrow's show, while also setting up more Castle Attack feuds and developing feuds already set. NJPW has been on a roll this year and I am excited."