[8.0] "A entertaining action packed tag team encounter. The chemistry and cohesion was lucidly present as could be inferred from the double tag team moves , synchronicity and overall it was just this symphony of motion. My first ever introduction to Risa and Fujimoto and I was largely impressed by performances of both. The striker duo of Sera and Yukihi was a joy to watch , they really connected with some rad looking strikes. The tag team maneuvers , double teams were pleasing to the eye. The launch pad drop-kick, top rope air-raid crash among others. Matsumoto connected with those jarring shots and lariats. Fujimoto's move pool was pleasureful to witness too, that tombstone and the spinning move thingie of sorts. Overall, it was an incredible match and I loved it. It had the tempo and flow and it never looked back. Only flaw is the unnecessary lengthening and the lack of story-telling depth and insight. It had standard narrative and aspects that it followed but nothing very special or unique. ****1/4"
[7.0] "I like how the challengers, esp. Risa & her hair, are very much decked-out in their team's (color) namesake. As to be expected w/ a team that's been fighting together for over six years, 'Azure' had far more cohesion & fewer missteps. Hopefully the anger from being embarrassed on such a big stage for IR will lead to an angry, fiery main-event. 3 3/10"
[10.0] "I've had my reservations before the show. Like, putting Tsukasa & Hiroyo on the tag title defence was a hint towards the result, but it might affect the quality of one match in favour of another. I'm so glad that wasn't the case here. Tag champions have to work together against arguably one of the best synchronised tag teams in Ice Ribbon; even though they tried, Yukihi and Sera countered majority of their tag work. Even though it was Azure Revolution's first match in year and a half, they haven't lost their chemistry in the slightest. What surprised me and properly elevated this match is that Tsukasa was fighting with everything she can, as if she forgot the main event will be next. In the end, that cost her the tag belts and put in danger of losing the top belt. An excellent storytelling, coupled with really nice and sensible wrestling, which demonstrates why Ice Ribbon is the best joshi promotion in the world by far. I hope this will be Azure Revolution's best tag title run in their careers. *****"
[7.0] "Nice match. To be honest, I didn't like it as much as the others, probably because it was too much trimmed. I feel like the match lacked about ~10 minutes of timing and sometimes I didn't understand what was going on, lol. I thought it was in the middle and the joshi's were already doing the finishers... It looked frustrating. Yes, it's a big story for Azure Revolution and an important win, but the expectations I still had were a little higher. ***3/4"
[10.0] "This match represents exactly the kind of tag matches I love. Matsumoto and Fujimoto struggled to work together for the whole match, and it led them to the loss because Sera & Yukihi have worked perfectly as a team. In the ring, it's just fantastic, there are one or two botches here and there but in a 23 minutes match I don't care at all, they just showed why there are easily four of the top women's wrestlers currently. Since she took the pin, I really hope we will have Tsukasa Fujimoto vs Risa Sera for the title. I know I'm maybe over-reacting as I just watched it, but as of now that's probably my favorite tag match of 2021. *****"
[8.0] "I guess this match is a take on an idea of a 'Double Main Event', because Azure Revolution looked very strong in the end they decisively won. It added a lot to the title match, the 'actual' Main Event of this show. Sera pinned Fujimoto."
[8.0] "The Match of The Night. Risa and Maya looked really strong. They were mostly in control and earned the win fair way. Many great slams and throws. Worth watching."
[8.0] "This one is clearly my favorite match of the show, and to me the best tag team match in Ice Ribbon this year. Yukihi and Sera dominated Matsumoto and Fujimoto thanks to their chemistry, they always had some great combinations and the exchanges between Sera and Fujimoto were great. Matsumoto didn't do too much in this match, and the difference of chemistry was clear in this match. Great ending too, they got me invested all along. ***3/4"
