Kuma Arashi & Shotaro Ashino vs. Shuji Ishikawa & Suwama

[6.0] "They all engaged in some extensive grappling to start, with the match finally opening up once Kuma and Ashino began double-teaming Ishikawa with some powerful bruiser-style attacks. Ishikawa sold well but never got a meaningful comeback, instead only hitting a dropkick before tagging out. Suwama was relatively energetic upon tagging in, and he had good impact behind all his strikes as he attempted to take both Kuma and Ashino out at once. Ashino became more serious as a result of the resistance Suwama was putting up, leading to him hitting a variety of impressive power moves and energetic strikes. Ishikawa finally got revenge for his earlier beatdown once he tagged back in and started energetically running around throwing out his big signature strikes, which this time spurred Kuma to be the one to become more serious and thus start hitting more powerful attacks of his own. Their faster pace and more impactful output made for some fun interactions, though they were still lacking the intensity, creativity, and story to make the match more engaging. As it was, the match mostly ended up as a generic bombfest, which was still quite fun because of all 4 guys' efforts, but definitely nothing I haven't seen a million times before. ***1/4"

[7.0] "Story of this match was centered around Kuma Arashi, his offense can be better, but he showed a lot of resilience and looked strong in defeat."

[9.0] "A very cool match with big guys and big spots. Giants vs. Giants. I would characterize this match that way. It is worth your time."

[9.0] "Is this what I've been missing all this time in All Japan? This match was amazing. The german into senton spot alone had me jumping out of my seat."

[10.0] "All Japan's tag division is a special thing and this match proves why. You knew from the get-go than this would have been a banger and the match definitely delivered on all fronts. A 20 minutes bomb and stiff fest, a joy to watch."