OSKAR vs. Yujiro Takahashi

[4.0] "This one was definitely tough going but the House of Torture interference wasn't at all unexpected. SINGLES RECORD: OSKAR 1-0"

[6.0] "[2.75*] Man I just can't believe this rating at all lmao. Match was super fun, all the shenanigans had a payoff because Yuto fucked all the HoT up and Oskar won with a red hot crowd behind him. Match was short, didn't overstay its welcome and Oskar's performance was great. Wtf?"

[6.0] "[***.25] This was pretty enjoyable. People will always rate badly HoT matches, but this was very much OK and even better. OSKAR played a great role being the underdog here while also keeping his role of the giant monster. He is a real special talent and the interferences only added to the match."

[3.0] "Well that was pretty crap in the end a expected why is Takahashi in a match like this in 2026 in the first place. Then the fact OSKAR who has been booked as part of a team of killers for almost a year had to sell for him was even more frustrating. The match would of actually been better if OSKAR had won in the first 30 seconds with the chokehold. Then the rest of the match unfolded in normal H.o.T fashion so it was pretty fucking shit. Then Yuto came out to stop the bullshit and then he cleared the ring. They then hit KOB on Takahashi for the 3. Well what a fucking waste of 10 minutes that was. For the love of all that is holy can we please end H.o.T now Evil is no longer in Japan man i can't do this shit any longer. (*1/2)"

[3.0] "1.5/5. Would you believe me if I said this was a House of Torture filled match, where members of the House fucked over OSKAR all throughout the match until he eventually got the upperhand and won? No? Well that's what happened."

[6.0] "I have a soft spot for Yujiro. He sucks but you get the sense he's trying unlike SANADA or some of the other dads. The crowd liked it and it didn't overstay its welcome so solid little *** for me. Plus a sick part of me wanted to see huge yooj in the G1"

[2.0] "House of Torture garbage where OSKAR has to sell for Yujiro Takahashi of all wrestlers. Sick of watching this tripe. (*)"

[3.0] "Immediate interference that then continues throughout the match, not great. The one and only major positive is OSKAR's selling of the leg."

[6.0] "OSKAR, who has lowkey been one of the best overall workers in NJPW this year, has to face the lowest member on the House of Torture totem pole for a G1 Climax play-in spot. I appreciate the ragebaiting and the terrorist booker in me almost half-hoped that Yujiro would cheese the win. Fortunately, NJPW really wants to show off for their new owners so we're gonna do the logical thing and give the fans what they want for once. Imagine that."

[3.0] "Some wrestling matches feel essential. Others feel like they existed because everyone was already in the building. This one firmly belonged in the second category. The whole thing had the energy of a team meeting where someone spends twenty minutes explaining something that could have been summed up in a single email. Nothing was particularly bad, but very little actually happened. Should of been OSKAR choking out takahashi in 30 seconds"

[0.0] "glad oskar won but the way gedo booked of this match made oskar look very weak against yujiro of all people, yujiro is very limited mind you, and of course there is more house of torture interferences as usual but it didn't make sense as to why oskar was defenseless most of the matchup"

[0.0] "House of Torture really lives up to their name with being absolute torture to freaking watch, when they caused trouble, getting involved, and even started attacking OSKAR, I legit wanted to turn the match off. It's just infuriating to watch. The wrestling itself wasn't horrible, but it was very dull and extremely slow pacing. This was just also an overbooked mess and the only thing I really loved was OSKAR winning, and that's it, nothing else from this match was good."

[5.0] "Tons of interference and other nonsense, but they also managed to keep it pretty exciting, with Yuto and Oskar getting a good comeback."

[3.0] "Every HoT match you've ever seen. Honestly, you expected this to be a complete nothing match and it was exactly that, but throw in all the HoT bells and whistles. Just your usual black t-shirt heel slop. Utterly forgettable. *1/2"

[3.0] "Having Yujiro Takahashi in the playoffs wasn't a good ideat at all, but the way the match was booked was not good either. If you really want to make a dominant win for OSKAR, you could just have squashed Yujiro in a minute or two, but this match wasn't really good, with the House of Torture interventions."

[2.0] "Good when Yujiro was doing the House of Torture stuff, but bad once the rest of the stable got involved. There's just a gigantic gap between how strong and engaging the heel work of Yujiro, Kanemaru and Togo is compared to the rest of the stable, who always look like they're phoning it in."

[6.0] "House of Torture stuff which isn't particularly good or anything, but the crowd is super hot for it and OSKAR puts in a great performance with some fantastic leg selling. I really think that despite not having the magnetic charisma of Yuto he's pretty clearly the better worker of the two."