Four Way 12 Man Tag Team Match 2003

[10.0] "It's amazing how a match like this has given so many ideas for how to do multi-man matches. For example, the mega suplex spot seems banal, but now if anyone wants to do something fun, think about this spot"

[10.0] "The most influential match on the modern style. This was last my match of the year even at the time for 2003 and that will never change. Yes, it is better than the ROH DG six man by quite a lot. This is 10/10 unquestioned for me while that ROH B is soild high 8 low nine rating for me."

[10.0] "This is the funniest and entertaining match I have ever seen. Chop battle, "locomotive", the human millipede of pain techniques, spot, spot and some more fun spots.It's like watching a great slapstick action comedy. Must see for everybody!"

[8.0] "Some of the most fun multi-man sequences ever. The extended Don Fuji segment where he gets into a chop battle with 9 guys got me pretty good."

[7.0] "This type of chaotic, comical match isn't everyone's cup of tea, even though it has some fun moments, like the armbar sequence and the suplex on everyone, it gives everyone a good laugh, I don't think everything they put in. Fun, but that's it (***1/2)"

[10.0] "5 stars. Must see. A exhibition of clockwork precision somehow exploding with vitality and humor. A manifestation of maybe the most unique fully realized concept of a post-kayfabe pro wrestling presentation."

[10.0] "Absolutely in fucking credible. The comedy spots almost took me out of it but they pulled me right back in with some high high level work. Blistering pace, slick, fluid and incredibly well put together. *****"

[10.0] "Crazy match, non stop action from start to finish and a lot of fun moments. This essentially is Dragon Gate is inspired by: doing the most of the action possible and these four teams did. Also - despite this was only 25 minutes - the three eliminations didn't look like too fast and it was a good surprise to see Milano wins as an italian. *****"

[10.0] "Dragon Gate just posted this with English commentary so this will see a lot of people revisiting or seeing it for the first time. I prefer the original version but the English will be helpful as we are now 20 years since this match, which is incredible. Hard to believe this is only 7 years after Michinoku Pro really began their legendary run too. This match is fantastic and the peak of Toryumon, mixing comedy, high flying, intricate spots, and a crowd willing to go for the ride. A must watch and an all time classic. *****"

[8.0] "I will leave it to others to talk about this in detail beyond the fact it went at 100 miles an hour, is a lot of fun and I thought I was having 'shroom flashbacks when the little gorilla kept popping up."

[10.0] "An absolutely bonkers spotfest. There's nothing like Toryumon/Dragon Gate and the closing stretch with Magnum Tokyo struggling to escape Milano is excellent. *****"

[10.0] "Ok, first things first, what is Toryumon? Basically it's the precursor to Dragon Gate, the original form of the company as run by Ultimo Dragon. The wrestling style refined in this company was hugely influential, at first especially in companies like PWG and CHIKARA but now tracing roots into pretty much any company you can think of. This is a four way tag with teams of 3, each representing a stable of the period, since even back then numerous stables were a key part of the company. Some notable names in here are CIMA, who has worked with AEW multiple times, Magnum Tokyo, who had a memorable role in WCW, and Milano collection AT, a brilliant wrestler with the gimmick of an Italian model with an invisible dog, which is as great as it sounds. As for the match? Almost 30 minutes of pure madness, in the best possible way. The action is lightning fast, the timing impeccable, comedic spots worked in beautifully, and the crowd is coming unglued constantly. Funny enough some of the tropes seen here might irritate me in another setting, but it's performed so perfectly and the crowd is so rabid for everything that it's hard to second guess anything. Highlights include the wonderful Don Fuji getting into a chop contest with literally 9 other men at the same time, an 11 man submission train, and a little monkey man interfering in the match. Why did he do it? Why was there a little monkey man at all? I'm sure there's a reason but I'd almost rather not know, it just seemed to work perfectly with the craziness of the match. Incredible spots but more importantly, incredible fun. One of my new favorite matches of 2003."

[10.0] "Wow! That was the most chaotic and fun match that I've ever watched. This match in the physical representation of the term "non stop action" . No rest for anyone, everyone went crazy with hitting all of their moves and the match was surprisingly smooth and without any botches. Great wrestling, some great comedy. No doubt one of the best multi man matches that I've ever seen. *****"

[10.0] "All wrestling fans are entitled to their opinions. One can like/dislike a match because it doesn't fit what they're into. I get that. If for some reason you just hate this match though.. I can't be convinced that you just don't hate fun. Yes it's all spots, yes it's all athleticism, and it fucking rules. If you want to talk about innovative pro wrestling then this match was the standard bearer for the upcoming generation of worldwide indie talent. Yes it's even better than that famous DG ROH 6 man tag match. It's wild to think the DG guys of today are still capable of this type of match, ****3/4."

[8.0] "One of the best lucharesu non-stop displays of the Toryumon/DG roster. Wonderful ride from the start to the end, nobody skips a beat while staying in his role. Drama slowly mounts, with eliminations playing a lead to future match-ups spreading from this text-book spotfest. ***3/4"