[8.0] "Ishii was a huge underdog going into this so he was very aggressive, more so than usual. I also loved his selling here, he really put Okada's moves and strikes over big. Kazuchika Okada was on fire in this G1 and wasn't going to have anything other than a great match with Tomohiro Ishii."
[7.0] "A very good match, but I would not call it great. Some nice, hard-hitting exchanges and a nice closing sequence, but it was missing something to take it to the next level,"
[8.0] "The story of this match to me is that Ishii just about knew Okada due to being part of the same faction so he was able to avoid certain staples of Okada's offense and Okada had to use a different method to get to the Rainmaker than he normal has to for his opponents. ****"
[8.0] "Hohes Matchpacing Ishii mit kleiner dominatzphase doch Okads Stärke sin nunmal seine Comebacks Unfassbar wie sauber und ästhetisch er seine Moves zelebriert Ishii Ausweichen der Rainmakers war schon klasse und dazu noch den Headbutt Okadas German Suplex(der einfach mal Ishii über seinem Kopf hieft) Rainmaker Kombi war dann der zuerwartbare Sieg Okadas (****)"
