Diego Hill & Ichiban vs. Dominic Garrini & Kevin Ku

[7.0] "Fun opener between two face teams, although Kevin Ku of VIF was acting kinda heelish throughout the match. Loved the pace of this match, lots of explosive moves & counters, although there was one or two slip-ups too. Hope Diego gets a big push now that's he's returned, as he feels like DPW's next big star. Ichiban was also very good here, VIF just seems to be plodding along until they get another title opportunity."

[7.0] "A solid, fast-paced way to open the show. Diego and Ichiban were a fun pairing that had some great chemistry and VIF were amazing as they always are."

[7.0] "A good way to kick off the show here. Ichiban and Diego Hill both had good showings here, Diego who I find to be a particularly underrated talent. I do wish the tag rules were abided by a bit more (something I notice can happen in VIF tags although it isnt just them) but an enjoyable match nevertheless."

[6.0] "Fun opener where Hill and Ichiban tried to get by on their athleticism but the more savvy VIF wore them down throughout with more mat work and used their experience to control the match (the stereo suicide dives that VIF both caught). Hill/Ichiban had one more fire up that got the crowd going. Some of the spots got a little contrived, like Garrini just bending over at the turnbuckle for several seconds. Looked kind of weird and out of place. They brought it back though after the awkwardness. VIF probably gave them too much here though."