AMAKUSA vs. Daga

[5.0] "This match was fine, but it never really elevated into anything more than that. I liked the work that both men did overall, but it was still fairly boring. The 0 defenses title change from AMAKUSA back to Daga feels a little pointless from a booking standpoint though."

[6.0] "Their Nippon Budokan match made me think that they have a better one in them, and here they worked hard and finishing stretch tried to be something really good, unfortunately something was missing, so this one didn't click in the same way. Good enough match in a vacuum, just a little underwhelming for a title match. ***"

[7.0] "Rock-solid with a surprising result. The main thing that hurt it, though, was the crowd (or lack there of)."

[7.0] "I thought this was actually pretty solid. Daga outperformed Amakusa here and amakusa went so fast he looked really clunky at times which dropped my score but it was still worth while."

[7.0] "Quite a good match. Daga seemed to did a great job attacking and countering with his quite unique move-set. Amakusa was focusing on the back of his opponent but looked struggling doing some moves which might due to injury or the failed cooperation of the two. The Diablo Wing finish looked awesome."

[7.0] "This was a really well worked match that made Daga look like a beast. The crowd was more invested in this than anything prior as Daga gets out of his own head and basically dominates the champion. Big counters and big moves that matter and contribute to the story of Amakusa struggling to get ahead with his injury. Surprise title change, but a really effective one for the time being. ***1/2"

[3.0] "Daga really took control for the first stretch of this bout, and looked pretty good doing it, sadly one of the few good stretches of this match. I have enjoyed Daga more and more recently and Amakusa is always a favourite, but Amakusa did not have the best performance here, a few botches clearly took him out of it and he looked in serious pain after a botched diving powerbomb on the outside where he ate the floor hard on his back. The pace took a weird turn after that I assume because of a legit injury to Amakusa. This felt increasingly sloppy as time went on until bafflingly Daga got the win with the Diablo Wings. Another really poore booking decision after a really disappointingly shoddy match."