[6.0] "This was a long show and a lot of matches had simple stories attached to them, but if you're cherry-picking you'll really only need to watch last two matches and Mack/Bane/Wolf/Alejandro 4-way. Barnett/Funaki as you would expected was a match that in 2023 feels somewhat foreign, but it had it's moments, I just don't think it's for everyone. Psycho Clown showed up in NOAH and challenged El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. to a match for National title, something I never expected to see at the beginning of 2023."

[8.0] "Way too long a show, but after watching all the N-1 matches, had to watch for the main event ... and though it took a while to get there, I think the N-1 finals were worth the wait. There are a few good matches on the show, but the only one you need to go out of your way to see if Kenoh versus Go."

[9.0] "I genuinely loved this show. It ran a little long but it was nice to see NOAH treat the final like a major deal. I actually wish they stacked the card more and had El Hijo del Dr Wagner Jr defend his GHC National title here. The crowd was fantastic and I was surprised to see so many lesser known guys get such great reactions. Im really looking forward to what NOAH has coming. Lee vs Suzuki (who shouldve been in the tournament) should be great! Anthony Greene getting the win for his team was really wholesome and I loved how GLG reacted to it. The Jr Heavyweight division has a lot of players that I hope we see a clearer direction there soon. Its still super weird to see the 200+ Alpha Wolf labeled as a Jr Heavyweight though. Barnett vs Funaki was good and Im looking forward to the rematch. Oiwa/Kiyomiya vs ZSJ/Ogawa was fun and the crowd made it even better. Psycho Clown coming out to challenge for the National title was really cool and I was not expecting it at all. The main event was fantastic to the surprise of no one and Go Shiozaki deserves the world. NOAH still has a lot of areas to work at but theyve been improving so much lately."

[7.0] "This was an odd show. I felt like they tried to fill out a card just because of the N-1 final match, but what that did was take away from the final. Cutting out two of these matches, maybe the two six man tags, would have done a lot to keep the hype of the final alive. Show was just too long. The final was a great match though. Skip ahead to that."

[6.0] "This was a long show and it felt it, plenty of the individual matches could have done with a few minutes shaved off them and it would have helped the card. It feels like the NOAH main event style peaked a few years back and I often leave their big matches feeling a little underwhelmed despite them being good."