[8.0] "I had seen many many of the people on this show wrestle before, but this was my first time ever watching a GLEAT show. The production was pretty good (aside from audio cutting for me a few times), and the matches were all good to fine. Some great talent going against each other in really good performances. The opening match was a whole lot of fun and introduced me to a whole lot of people I had never even heard of before, but will check out because everyone here really showed up and did everything they could to put on a great performance. Star of the match for me would have to be Joe Lando or Shuji Ishikawa. The following tag match had me very curious. The only person I was familiar with was Minoru Tanaka, and the match started off with a pre match attack which should usually make it more intense and high drama. But the match itself was rather comedic. I don't have issue with comedy wrestling, but I do get a little annoyed if the comedy detracts from the action. When they were actually wrestling and doing stuff it was really good, but then it would just stop and the audience would laugh at the ridiculous stuff that was being done. The next tag match was really good. Octagon Jr was so so impressive and amazing in the ring. I instantly became a big fan of his from this one match. All of the other talent were really good as well, and I will check out more of their stuff when I can. A really really fun and exciting match. Next was a 6-man tag match full of people I had never heard of (except for T-Hawk) and I had no idea how this match was going to go. It started off with another attack and brawl into a very competitive and fun bout. The ending was pretty good, even if the powerbomb did scare me a bit with how they landed. A really good match. Next was another 6-man with a lot of people I didn't know. The entrances and ring introductions alone were enough to make me realize it would be another comedy match. It wasn't as egregious as the previous one, but it still took me out at points. The match was short and not all that impressive for me. It was just sort of...there. Next was the G-Infinity title match. It was nice for the old veterans CIMA and Hayashi to put over the much younger guys, and shows me that GLEAT is at the very least somewhat interested in building stars for their future. This was also my first time watching a Hayashi match post WCW, so I was amazed with how good he still is after all these years. It was a shame to learn that this was his retirement match though, so best of luck to him and his retired life. There was also a lot of creative moments, with the chair spot on CIMA being something I genuinely loved and thought was so good. And of course, having a retirement match go all chaotic and crazy with people running in was a whole lot of fun. Afterwards was the G-REX Championship. As somebody who doesn't routinely watch GLEAT or know how it works, this seems to be their main title (I think) and it seems like it has a good history. This match was very entertaining and competitive. I was a big fan of the big man spots and the wild brawling and stiff strikes. A very good match for a title belt that instantly made it feel important. A very very fun and hard hitting match that I loved. The 5 minute exhibition for Kota Ibushi was...well...a 5 minute exhibition. They don't have time to do much of anything, and I honestly don't even understand why these types of "matches" even exist. Up next was UWF rules with Josh Barnett vs Yu Iizuka. Now I don't watch any form of MMA or Boxing, but anything that tries to mix either of those things with pro wrestling is not something I have ever enjoyed. I guess it has its place, but I don't enjoy it as much as I enjoy other matches. This one ws effective and pretty alright, but was really short. Another UWF rules match up that went a lot longer and was better, but still just blah. The main event though. I was beyond hyped because I love Nakajima. And the actual match was realistic and believable in a MMA sense, which just bored me because it was slow and methodical. I mean I get it, but it's just not my favorite thing despite the fact I tend to love slow and methodical matches. Overall, as the first GLEAT show I have ever watched, it was a really good and enjoyable show. I will definitely watch more of their stuff and become a fan."

[6.0] "Nothing on this show is transcendentally great but it was pretty decent with nothing being particularly bad either. It's a fairly middle-of-the-road show that was carried by the novelty of seeing Ibushi again and witnessing Nakajima's debut match in GLEAT. Ibushi's match was obviously designed around his limitations and it was fine for what it was but it doesn't reassure me that he's ever going to be able to go 100% again. At the very least, it wasn't a total disaster like his previous infamous match with Marufuji. The main event is pretty solid but not remarkably great. I also enjoyed Josh Barnett's match but it's pretty brief."