Yuto-Ice

[9.0] "Yuto Ice is really awesome with OSKAR in KOB or in solo, i'm sure he will be important for the future of New Japan Pro Wrestling. His first G1 Climax this year will be very important for him and i'm.excited to see that this summer."

[10.0] "If you told me 4 years ago that Yuto Nakashima would be my guy, that he would make me believe in NJPW again I would have never believed it. He brings so much fire and emotion to his matches, and crafts really good stories with his contemporaries. Also gets better in the ring day by day. I'm really curious of what his ceiling is and how NJPW sees him. Tag Team Guy? The next Ishii? Main eventer on his own? Time will tell, but I'm ready to follow the journey."

[8.0] "I tend to wait until I've seen at least ten matches from a worker before I ascribe a number to them, but Yuto-Ice is one of those rare guys who so obviously gets it that I'm confident with only having seen about five. Yuto-Ice looks like Hiro Saito, dresses like YOSHI-HASHI, and works like the bastard child of KENTA and Road Dogg. Sky's the limit for him. Only question is how long they're gonna keep him in the tag team rankings - he's got clear main eventer energy to him."

[9.0] "Yuto-Ice's gimmick on paper sounds so absurd that you'd assume Vince McMahon was responsible. HOWEVER, in a similar manner to The Undertaker, Yuto commits so much to the act that he feels authentic. Did he actually grow up fighting on the streets? I don't know, but I believe it. The promo he cut following the New Year Dash! 2026 main event outlined what he can provide to this promotion moving. With one of finest promos I've seen in years, he lit a spark under the entries roster and made it clear that he can be one of the defining figures of the next era that NJPW revolves around, alongside the likes of Yota Tsuji and Aaron Wolf amongst others. The tag-team with OSAKR, who is incredibly underrated in his own right, is one of the most exciting elements of the promotion at the moment and I'm looking forward to seeing what 2026 has in store."

[9.0] "He is what Gabe Kidd was before him losing tons of momentum by joining the Death Riders. He isn't the best in the ring but he got so much swagger and personality that he is one of the most interesting prospect, he also form a great team with OSKAR they have a lot of chemistry together, however I don't think he will ever be on a IWGP Heavyweight level but he still is a great prospect for Tag Team Wrestling/Midcard NEVER Openweight or Global Title contention"

[8.0] "Oh boy, Yuto is looking to be the next big star of NJPW in the coming years. He's already got a rivalry with Yuya going, and holy shit was their match at KOPW ever great. He's got a good arsenal and he's very good in the ring. Cannot wait to see where he goes after this."

[8.0] "Another young lion returning from excursion with a fire lit underneath them, Yuto Nakashima went from a good Young Lion to returning alongside Oskar Leube and immediately being positioned at the top of the tag team division. Already in his first reign as an IWGP Tag Team Champion following a great match with Ishii & Taichi, a match where he was the MVP. Can't wait to see where he goes from here."

[7.0] "The one who shows most swagger and personality among them. Nakashima when evolving might be the perfect heel wrestler that joins a bunch like Strong Style or Bullet Club. Edit: Although a little behind compared to the others, Nakashima is still oozing swagger and heelish personality of them all, I can see him and Oscar feuding someday in a best friends, bitter enemies-like rivalry."

[5.0] "A decent young lion who definitely needs more seasoning. Has been surpassed a bit by his classmates but has a good future seemingly."

[6.0] "Yuto isn't as good in the ring as his other classmates, but has the best personality out of all of them. He has HEEL written all over him, and I really think that being part of a heel stable would really benefit his character."

[6.0] "Of the Noge Dojo Young Lions, Nakashima strikes me as the only one who's destined for a heel run. Dude is bigger then the other two and he knows how to hit hard. Also something about his look screams anti-hero monster to me"

[5.0] "i normally rate young lion just 5 brcause they didnt show what they got 100%, i will rate him more when he wrestler outside japan for exp and come back to NJPW again"

[5.0] "Nakashima has a good thing going, and I think he should continue his training in the NJPW Dojo. I think he should work on his pacing and timing of his moves and sells. Have been watching his matches on New Japan Road."