Four Way Tag Team Elimination Match 2008

[9.0] "This match is incredibly fun, thanks to the mix of different styles, such as TNA's X-Division and Dragon Gate's Lucharesu. I think Yoshino, who looked amazing throughout the entire tournament, came out of this match looking great, both because of his spectacular moves and the way he carried Team Japan through the contest. I also really enjoyed the Guns, especially Alex Shelley, who was the last man standing. Alex Koslov also impressed me (his dive to the outside is definitely worth mentioning), as did Ultimo Guerrero. Unfortunately, I can't give this match five stars for two reasons: the first eliminations happened at too high a pace, and there were several unclear tapouts that confused the crowd. Still, I'd say this match perfectly embodies the meaning of Total Nonstop Action."

[9.0] "One of the sickest display of talent and perfect in ring execution at a very very fast pace. A mix of TNA X division + Dragon Gate style, gorgeous. The match didn't stop or slow down at all, everyone got involved and had the time to fight and show what they can do. Perfectly executed, that's really impressive considering we are talking about a match involving 12 people. Yeah, might have been a bit messy at times, especially during the eliminations, but the work was too damn impressive."

[9.0] "Started out a little shaky, with guys barely involved in the match getting unceremoniously dispatched; however, the smaller the field the better this got, with a hell of an ending stretch between Shelley and Yoshino."

[6.0] "This went a million miles per hour, just not stop guys going after each other's heads, looking to tear each other apart. Some selling was not done as a result, but there was also alot of cool stuff so it kind of balanced each other out to me. Very tense ending though maybe too many kickouts."

[7.0] "I think I would have lost my mind if I was there for this live but it does not always land for me watching it on tv 15 years later. Some clearly very impressive work but in particular some of the pins and submissions are messy and confuse the crowd."

[10.0] "Absolute blast of a match right here, I've rarely taken as much pleasure and been as invested in a TNA multi-man match as I did in front of this one, pure pleasure from the beginning to the end with all these amazing workers who all deserve without exception their flowers. I knew it would be interesting because of the guys in the match and its reputation, but it was still better than I expected. Even the guys who were eliminated early were great, Puma being one of them. And everyone did their job wonderfully, the action was terrific and so gripping, not to mention the hot crowd. Twenty-five minutes that went by so fast, watch it."

[8.0] "A big ol' tag team spotfest. Not as good as the best Dragon Gate ones, but still really good. I wasn't too familiar with several of the people in this match, and I wasn't too invested in who won, but it was a pretty good showcase. The eliminations kept this one fast-paced. What kept this from being a true classic is maybe lack of substance and a lack of mind-blowing spots. Masato Yoshino, Milano Collection AT, and the MCMG were the highlight wrestlers for sure."

[8.0] "This was a great, long, fast paced match. Star of the match was Masato Yoshino by far. A few laughable botches in this but nothing that hurt too much. Very fast. Lots of eliminations. Great match. ****"

[8.0] "The action was fast from start to finish. This was a pretty damn fun action packed, fast paced spotfest between these 4 teams. ***1/2"

[9.0] "This match could be considered the best opening match in the history of TNA. The 12 men wrestled at aneck-breaking pace that never relented and provided a spectacular showcase of what the X-Division style can mean worldwide. All 12 men managed to be impressive and show their unique personality, but the standout of the contest was Masato Yoshino who lost both his teammates early in the contest, but soldiered on and showcased his inhuman speed and athletic prowess by surviving the duration of the match, exposing him to North America as the future of japanese wrestling. In the end, his amazing story ended at the end of a superb finishing stretch with the excellent Alex Shelley. This awe-inspiring contest was just short of a perfect X-Division Match."

[10.0] "This is what TNA desperately needs, this is what they're missing. 12 incredibly talented athletes from different countries beat the crap out of each other with some insane combinations and single moves in a six-sided ring. My God, that was awesome. The athleticism of each team is just unbelievable. And all of them have different style and tactics. Now that's a multicultural awesomeness. One of the most entertaining, one of the fastest, one of the funniest, one of the best matches in TNA history."