Hanan vs. Ruaka

[5.0] "***1/2 An interesting match--quite entertaining and effective, with a crowd that was really into it. There was interesting chemistry; I've seen very little of either wrestler, but from what I've gathered, Ruaka isn't very good, while Hanan is--though she didn't particularly stand out here either. Surprisingly, they clicked in this match, which was really starting to heat up with interesting sequences, intensity, and pacing. The bout felt almost complete, though it lacked that final extra gear before the finish. It had an interesting ending, with Ruaka surprising Hanan with an arm-trap suplex to secure the win."

[6.0] "Hanan and Ruaka do have some chemistry but it feel like every time they do face off, they produce the same match. I must say Ruaka impressed me and the crowd were very behind her. The shock factor of Ruaka pinning Hanan made the outcome very enjoyable."

[5.0] "A small disappointment within an otherwise high-quality card. Given the young age of the two, it's even quite passable."

[6.0] "A fairly average contest that slows the momentum after the previous match. There are some decent exchanges, but the pacing feels less effective and the match never really develops enough intensity to become particularly memorable."

[6.0] "It was ok but definitely nothing special. Ruaka was the one of the weaker wrestlers to make it this far along with Hanako and performed about as expected. Hanan sold well for her and the hot crowd helped a lot but this was the weakest match of a very strong card."

[4.0] "not sure why this has such a high rating because this was definitely the weakest match of the night. the kickouts at one by hanan were dumb and unnecessary and the dip in quality was extremely noticeable from the first two matches. just very boring."

[7.0] "This match is actually i never expected at first to see Ruaka in the last participants of her block, and seen her winning of Hanan, the curent Wonder of Stardom champion is quite surprising, such a nice performance, and she had also a lot of support from the crowd, so it was a good feel good moment, the match wasn't the greatest of the Tournament, but it was well done."

[8.0] "Okay now i'm STUNNED, first of all RUAKA DEFEATED HANAN, second of all RUAKA HAD LEGITIMATELY A GREAT MATCH - WHAT IS GOING ON? ! At one point the whole Korakuen was rooting for Ruaka, that got me by surprise but man i was rooting for her too, she had really good performances, might be her best solo one i've seen. Hanan also did well which is not always the case with her. ****"

[7.0] "Enjoyable match, had some really good hoss fight elements to it and both women came out of this looking fantastic. Both got to hit a lot of big moves on each other, and they all landed really well. The kick out at one from Hanan following the shot with the case was definitely the highlight of the match for me, but there were plenty of fantastic moments in what was a surprisingly fast paced match. The typical "HATE chair spot" wasn't needed, but the action on the outside did lead to some really nice stuff like a great looking Famouser from Hanan. The only point of the match that looked a bit odd was when Ruaka was meant to go over the ropes onto the apron to set up the piledriver, and just didn't quite really go over properly, but it was quickly moved past and the piledriver itself looked brilliant. Glad to see Ruaka advance, although I'd have been happy either way, I've enjoyed both competitors here, but Ruaka being the only person to take points off of Suzu gives that match a really interesting dynamic as it now has to have a winner. Fun match."

[8.0] "Very solid. One of the best Ruaka performances I remember (outside her attempt to get over the top rope). Hot crowd and big stakes definitely helped, but the match was good."

[7.0] "Even against Ruaka Hanan needs to lose some of her health bar before she gets going. Hanan did a great job here using Ruaka's size to cut herself off believably quick, wear down fast and give Ruaka a believable chance against her. Ruaka outside of one bad luck spot trying to get over the ropes, hit all her other big moves well and looked like a powerhouse. The crowd being firmly, strongly behind her sold the Cinderella run she's on right now to have even gotten to the playoffs."

[7.0] "Maybe the worst match of the day but I find the match good, it's not bad, I expected much worse, Ruaka is qualified amazing result but she does not make a bad tournament at all on the contrary."

[3.0] "Bad looking crowd brawling, mediocre in ring work. Hanan's facial expressions are about the only real positive. The double kick-outs at one are bad and unearned. More negatives than positives."