Date: January 8th, 2014
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Announced Attendance: 138 fans

Another new promotion to review! Even if I have to go back eight months, no stone will be left unturned. Yes, in 2016 I will still be reviewing events from 2014, but what can ya do. This event by Freedoms was part of their very long round robin King of Freedom Tag Team Title Tournament. The tournament lasted all the way until March and was used to crown the first ever Freedoms Tag Team Champions. Here are the matches for the event:

- Kenichiro Arai vs. SUSUMU
- Kamui vs. Minoru Fujita
- King of Freedom Tag Team Title Tournament: Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei vs. Daisuke and Tatsuhiko Yoshino
- King of Freedom Tag Team Title Tournament: HIROKI and Daisuke Masaoka vs. Kenji Fukimoto and Karate Brahman
- King of Freedom Tag Team Title Tournament: Great Kojika and The Winger vs. Mammoth Sasaki and Toru Sugiura
- King of Freedom Tag Team Title Tournament: Jun Kasai and Masashi Takeda vs. Takashi Sasaki and Tatsuhito Takaiwa

This will certainly be interesting, I just hope it is also good.

Kenichiro Arai vs. SUSUMU
Arai and SUSUMU circle each other to start, tie-up, SUSUMU pushes Arai into the ropes and he gives a clean break. Tie-up again, Arai gets SUSUMU into the ropes and goes for a punch but SUSUMU ducks it. Kicks by SUSUMU, Irish whip, and SUSUMU delivers a dropkick. Another dropkick by SUSUMU, Irish whip, reversed, and SUSUMU hits a hurricanrana. Dropkick by SUSUMU and he stomps on Arai. Clubs to the back by SUSUMU, he goes off the ropes, but Arai drops him with a DDT. SUSUMU rolls out of the ring to re-group, but Arai hits him with a baseball slide. Arai cranks on SUSUMU's neck, he gets SUSUMU onto his shoulders and rams him shoulder-first into the ring post. They get back in the ring, elbow to the back by Arai and he cranks on SUSUMU's neck before applying a headscissors. Arai hits a neckbreaker on SUSUMU, cover, but it gets a two count. Snapmare by Arai and he goes back to SUSUMU's neck, but SUSUMU gets into the ropes to force a break. SUSUMU rolls out of the ring again but Arai grabs him to pull him onto the apron. Arai then hits a neckbreaker onto the top rope before pulling SUSUMU back into the ring, Arai goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a double axe handle. Arai goes up to the top turnbuckle again and he hits a second one. SUSUMU rolls out of the ring, Arai goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits an axe handle down to the floor.

Arai rolls SUSUMU back into the ring, cover, but it gets a two count. Another cover but it gets another two. Arai picks up SUSUMU and goes for a suplex but SUSUMU blocks it, waistlock by SUSUMU but Arai elbows out of it. Arai goes off the ropes but SUSUMU catches him with a jumping heel kick. Punches by SUSUMU in the corner, Irish whip, and he hits a running elbow strike. Snap suplex by SUSUMU, cover, but it gets a two count. Oklahoma Roll by SUSUMU, but it also gets a two count. Arai and SUSUMU trade punches on their knees, Irish whip by SUSUMU but Arai hits a swinging neckbreaker. Arai picks up SUSUMU and goes for a piledriver but SUSUMU blocks it. Back bodydrop by SUSUMU, he waits for Arai to get up and hits a swinging headscissors. Falcon Arrow by SUSUMU, cover, but it gets a two count. Jumping elbow by SUSUMU in the corner, Arai asks for a handshake and a hug, but Arai knees SUSUMU in the midsection. Jumping piledriver by Arai, he picks up SUSUMU and hits an Inside Cradle for the three count. Your winner: Kenichiro Arai

Match Thoughts: Not a great way to start the show. I'd prefer a show start either with a fast match to get the crowd into it, or a match for a rookie to learn the ropes. This match was neither of those as it was a career not very good wrestler against an aged veteran that doesn't bring a lot to the table. So as you'd expect from that description, this match wasn't very good. It was slow, didn't do anything to get the crowd invested, and just kinda ended without much fanfare. Hopefully the action picks up from here. Score: 3.5

Kamui vs. Minoru Fujita
They circle each other to start, tie-up, Kamui pushes Fujita into the ropes and chops him in the chest. Tie-up, waistlock by Fujita and he takes Kamui to the mat, but Kamui rolls out of it and both wrestlers return to their feet. Wristlock by Kamui, Fujita rolls out of it and reverses the hold but Kamui reverses it back. Armdrag by Kamui and he kicks Fujita out of the ring. Kamui goes out after him, Fujita gets up on the ramp but Kamui pulls him back to the floor as they trade chops. Fujita slams Kamui into the ring post, he then gets up on the apron and pulls Kamui up with him as they return to the ring. Side headlock by Fujita, Kamui Irish whips out of it but Fujita delivers a dropkick. A second dropkick by Fujita and then a third, Irish whip, and Fujita hits another dropkick. Fujita dropkicks Kamui while he is lying on the mat and then throws him into the corner. Kick by Fujita and he delivers a dropkick. Snapmare by Fujita and he applies a reverse chinlock. Kamui gets a foot on the ropes to force the break, snapmare by Fujita and he applies a stretch hold. Kamui struggles back to his feet and kick flips out of the hold. Kick by Fujita and he punches Kamui against the ropes. Takedown by Fujita and he knees Kamui in the groin. Stomp by Fujita, he picks up Kamui and Irish whips him into the corner, reversed, Fujita kicks Kamui as he charges in and Fujita hits a sunset flip for a two count. Fujita goes off the ropes but Kamui catches him with a jumping kick.

Kamui picks up Fujita, Irish whip to the corner and he hits a jumping elbow smash. Vertical suplex by Kamui, cover, but it gets a two count. Kamui picks up Fujita, Irish whip, reversed, Kamui moves when Fujita charges in and Kamui kicks Fujita. Kamui grabs Fujita's arm and applies an armbar while hanging over the top rope. Kick to the arm by Kamui, he goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick. Cover, but it gets a two count. Kamui picks up Fujita and gets him onto his shoulders, but Fujita slides off and pushes Kamui into the corner. Dropkick by Fujita, he picks up Kamui and hits an exploder. Cover by Fujita, but he picks up Kamui. Fujita throws Kamui into the corner and hits a lariat, Fujita puts Kamui up on the top turnbuckle and hits a jumping kick to the head. Fujita joins Kamui on the top turnbuckle and hits a Frankensteiner. Cover, but Kamui barely gets a shoulder up. Fujita picks up Kamui, Kamui slides down his back and he delivers an overhead kick. Sit-down slam by Kamui, cover, but it only gets a two. Scoop slam by Kamui, he goes up to the top turnbuckle but Fujita avoids the senton. Fujita then goes up to the top turnbuckle and he hits a missile dropkick. Kamui gets back up but Fujita levels him with a lariat, Fujita picks up Kamui and he hits a tombstone piledriver. Cover, but it only gets a two count. Fujita applies an ankle hold but Kamui kicks out of it. Back up they trade elbows, but Kamui knocks down Fujita with an overhead kick. Kamui hits a second overhead kick, cover, and he picks up the three count. Your winner: Kamui

Match Thoughts: Another swing and a miss. I already lower my expectations for small indies, I understand the chances are I am not going to see the same quality of wrestling I see in the larger promotions. But the structure/flow in this match was just brutal. First of all, Fujita did about 109 dropkicks, he has been wrestling long enough to vary his offense a bit. They were also all over the place, Kamui went for the arm a bit, Fujita randomly went for an ankle hold for no real reason, and then Kamui won after two simple overhead kicks which didn't appear to be a finisher but just a move that he does sometimes. These guys are exactly where they should be - wrestling on an undercard in front of 130 people. It was a touch better than the last match as they kept the action moving for the most part, but still not really a good match. Score: 3.5

Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei vs. Daisuke and Tatsuhiko Yoshino
This match is part of the King of Freedom Tag Team Title Tournament. They brawl outside the ring to start the match, Yoshino gets a kendo stick but Kei spits water in his face. Shu brings out a duffle bag and hits Yoshino with it before getting in the ring with Daisuke. Kei stomps on Daisuke, he grabs the bag and drops it onto Daisuke's chest. Cover by Kei but it gets a two count. Kei tags in Shu, Shu picks up a bucket of water and drinks out of it, he tries to spit the water on Daisuke but Daisuke moves. Kei comes in the ring and Shu splashes Daisuke with the bucket of water. Shu knocks Yoshino off the apron before clubbing Daisuke in the back. Shu throws Daisuke into the corner and chokes him in the corner. Shu puts a pink piece of luggage between Daisuke's leg and then rolls a bowling ball into it. Shu picks up Daisuke, snapmare, and he covers Daisuke for a two count. Shu picks up Daisuke and throws him into the corner before tagging in Kei. Kei picks up Daisuke and chokes him down to the mat. Kei chops Daisuke in the groin before knocking Yoshino off the apron again. Shu comes in the ring and he takes turns with Kei striking Daisuke. Both wrestlers go off the ropes but Daisuke moves and Shu kicks Kei by accident. Daisuke tags in Yoshino, Irish whip by Yoshino, reversed, Yoshino kicks Kei back but Kei kicks him. Spinebuster by Yoshino to Kei and he hits a double knee drop. Cover, but it gets a two count. Yoshino puts Kei in a single leg crab hold, Shu comes in the ring but Yoshino drops him with a DDT. Daisuke comes in the ring, Yoshino drops Kei in the corner as Daisuke gets the pink luggage box. They set up the box between Kei's legs, Daisuke gets the rolling ball and rolls it into Shu, sending him into Kei. They then do it a second time, now Yoshino grabs the ball and he does it as well. Yoshino picks up Kei, double Irish whip and Daisuke and Yoshino hit a strike combination. Stunner by Daisuke and Yoshino hits a Northern Lights Suplex for a two count when Shu breaks it up. Daisuke takes care of Shu, while Yoshino picks up Kei and gets him on his shoulders. Shu comes in the ring and throws powder in Yoshino's face, he then spits the black liquid into Daisuke's face. Face buster by Kei to Yoshino, cover, but it gets a two count. Shu and Kei take turns kicking Yoshino, cover by Kei but it gets another two. Kei holds Yoshino for Shu, Shu goes for the liquid spit but Daisuke moves out of the way. Shu stops before he spits the liquid, he gets a kendo stick and hits Yoshino with it. Kei tries to attack Yoshino with a stop sign, Yoshino moves but Shu hits Yoshino with a kendo stick. Shu tries to spit the liquid at Yoshino but Yoshino moves and he sprays Kei by accident. Messenger by Yoshino to Kei, and he picks up the three count! Your winners: Daisuke and Tatsuhiko Yoshino

Match Thoughts: The Brahman's are basically indy sleaze personified. Using silly weapons and having very little actual wrestling ability, for better or worse you know what you are getting with these two. And to be fair their shtick isn't terrible, the crowd generally enjoys them, its just low level indy wrestling for a very niche crowd. At least they keep the pace going as they don't waste time with silly things like rest holds or wearing down opponents, they just enjoy using weird weapons. Daisuke and Yoshino got very little chance to shine here although both looked fine. So it is what it is, but I won't say it was bad, it was just a typical Brahman match. Score: 5.0

HIROKI and Daisuke Masaoka vs. Kenji Fukimoto and Karate Brahman
This match is part of the King of Freedom Tag Team Title Tournament. Brahman and HIROKI start things off. Brahman is apprehensive to tie-up with HIROKI but finally does, wristlock by HIROKI but Brahman gets into the ropes to force a break. HIROKI softly hits Brahman, and he falls to the mat. Brahman gets back up, waistlock by HIROKI and he applies a side headlock. Takedown by HIROKI, headscissors by Brahman but HIROKI gets out of it and they return to their feet. Fukimoto and Masaoka are tagged in, Masaoka goes off the ropes and hits a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. Fukimoto falls out of the ring and Masaoka hits a double axe handle from the apron. Fukimoto and Masaoka trade chops on the floor and Masaoka runs up into the crowd to get away from Fukimoto. Fukimoto chops Masaoka, and Masaoka finds a woman in the audience to console him. This goes on for a bit as they battle around the ring until Fukimoto finally slides Masaoka into the ring. Fukimoto gets a banana, he picks up Masaoka and throws him into the corner. Fukimoto then peels the banana and... thrusts it into Masaoka's mouth. Repeatedly. Fukimoto then goes to eat the banana but Masaoka knocks him down with a superkick. Masaoka gets some celery from Brahman, he knocks Fukimoto down in the corner and hits Fukimoto with the stalk of celery.

Masaoka tags in HIROKI, and HIROKI stomps Fukimoto. Snapmare by HIROKI, he picks Fukimoto back up, Irish whip, and he delivers a dropkick. Cover by HIROKI but it gets a two count. HIROKI picks up Fukimoto, snapmare, and he tags in Masaoka. Masaoka picks up Fukimoto, snapmare, and he tags in HIROKI. Snapmare by HIROKI, cover, but it gets a two count. HIROKI tags in Masaoka, and Masaoka throws Fukimoto into the corner. Scoop slam by Masaoka and he hits a reverse splash. Cover, but it gets a two count. Masaoka tags in HIROKI, and HIROKI punches Fukimoto in the corner. Snapmare by HIROKI, he goes out to the apron and hits a slingshot senton. HIROKI gets the banana peel, he picks up Fukimoto and throws him into the corner. HIROKI shoves the banana peel into Fukimoto's mouth before tagging in Masaoka. Double Irish whip to Fukimoto into the corner but he avoids HIROKI and hits a lariat onto Masaoka. Fukimoto makes the hot tag to Brahman, double Irish whip to Masaoka and they take turns chopping Masaoka in the head. HIROKI walks over, double Irish whip to HIROKI and they hit a double punch to the stomach followed by a double chop. Body press by Fukimoto to HIROKI, he goes back to Masaoka and throws him into the corner before hitting a lariat. Brahman charges Masaoka but Masaoka moves and rolls up Brahman for a two count. Masaoka wraps up Brahman in a submission hold but Fukimoto breaks it up. Masaoka picks up Brahman, snapmare, Masaoka goes off the ropes but he slips on a banana peel. Fukimoto runs in and hits a package piledriver onto Masaoka, he then puts Brahman on Masaoka for the three count cover. Your winners: HIROKI and Daisuke Masaoka

Match Thoughts: I am not sure what my expectations were going into this match, but regardless they were too high. The snapmare is not a move normally done to really hurt your opponent. It sets them up, either for some type of running strike, or a reverse chinlock. HIROKI and Masaoka apparently are convinced the snapmare is a devastating move as they kept doing it without any type of follow-up. Snapmare, pick-up, snapmare, pick-up, snapmare, pin attempt. Exciting stuff. The ending spot with the banana peel beyond just being silly really didn't work since Masaoka didn't even slip on the banana peel. Just dreadful stuff from start to finish, the split second that it looked like Masaoka and Fukimoto were really trying was cool but sadly it didn't last very long. Score: 2.5

Great Kojika and The Winger vs. Mammoth Sasaki and Toru Sugiura
This match is part of the King of Freedom Tag Team Title Tournament. Kojika and Sasaki start things off. They circle each other to start, tie-up but they break cleanly. Sasaki pushes Kojika into the ropes but he gives the old man a clean break. Tie-up, Sasaki pushes Kojika into the ropes, Kojika switches positions with him and clubs Sasaki in the chest before backing off. Waistlock by Sasaki but Kojika gets in the ropes to force a break. Tie-up, Kojika pushes Sasaki into the ropes and clubs him in the back. Tie-up, club to the back by Sasaki and Kojika rolls out of the ring. Kojika returns after a moment, tie-up, waistlock by Kojika and he clubs Sasaki in the back. Sasaki goes for a scoop slam but Winger runs in and breaks it up. Kojika tags in Winger, side headlock by Winger, Sasaki Irish whips out of it but he can't shoulderblock Winger down. Winger goes off the ropes and gets the same result, drop toehold by Winger but Sasaki hits a scoop slam. Sasaki tags in Sugiura, stomp to the back by Sugiura and he hits Winger against the ropes. Irish whip by Sugiura and he delivers a dropkick. Cover, but Kojika breaks it up from the apron. Snapmare by Sugiura and he applies a reverse chinlock. Back up, snapmare by Sugiura and he dropkicks Winger in the back of the head for a two count cover. Stomp by Sugiura but Winger trips him. Wristlock by Winger and he tags in Kojika. Kojika throws Sugiura into the corner and hits a few shoulderblocks. Armbar by Kojika and he tags in Winger. Headbutts by Winger and Kojika twists Sugiura's arm in the top rope. Kojika stomps Sugiura in the back and they trade elbows. Kojika gets Sugiura down in the corner and twists his arm in the bottom rope. Headbutts by Kojika and he tags in Winger. Winger picks up Sugiura and he hits a hammerlock scoop slam. Winger picks up Sugiura and throws him into the corner, and Winger applies an armbar. Kojika comes in and switches positions with Winger, Sugiura gets a foot on the ropes but the referee is distracted. He finally comes back, and Winger is tagged in. Winger clubs Sugiura in the back and pushes Sugiura into the corner.

Irish whip by Winger but Sugiura hits a rebound crossbody out of the corner and makes the hot tag to Sasaki. Sasaki punches Winger into the corner, Irish whip, but the referee never saw the tag as Kojika was distracting him. He gets Sasaki back out of the ring while Kojika shoulderblocks Sugiura in the corner. Headbutts by Kojika and he twists Sugiura's arm in the top rope. Kojika tags in Winger, Sugiura tries to tag in Sasaki but Winger pulls him back. Armbar by Winger but Sugiura quickly gets a foot on the ropes. Winger goes back to Sugiura's arm but Sasaki runs in to break it up. Kojika comes in and applies a kimura to Sugiura but Sugiura gets a foot in the ropes. Kojika tags in Winger, Winger picks up Sugiura and he hits an armbreaker. Winger stops Sugiura from tagging in Sasaki and makes the tag to Kojika. Kojika picks up Sugiura and hits a double chop. Sugiura manages to dropkick Kojika and finally makes the tag to Sasaki. Winger runs in, Sasaki slams Winger to the mat and then grabs Kojika. Sasaki goes for a powerbomb but Winger distracts him. Sasaki goes for a powerbomb again but Kojika blocks it. Eye rake by Kojika and he hits Sasaki low. Kojika tags in Winger, punches by Winger to Sasaki, he goes off the ropes but Sasaki hits a chokebomb. Sasaki tags in Sugiura, and Sugiura hits a trio of elbow drops. Cover, but Kojika breaks it up. Sugiura picks up Winger and elbows him into the corner. Irish whip by Sugiura, reversed, Sugiura chops Winger back and slams him into the corner. Rolling senton by Sugiura in the corner and he hits a Northern Lights Suplex for a two count. Sasaki comes in and he slams Sugiura onto Winger. Cover, but Kojika breaks it up. Sasaki throws Kojika out of the ring and then goes out after him. Sugiura goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick to Winger. Cover, but it gets a two count. Elbows by Sugiura, he goes off the ropes but Kojika trips him from the floor. Japanese Leg Roll Clutch by Winger and he picks up the three count. Your winners: Great Kojika and The Winger

Match Thoughts: Kojika didn't really take any bumps in this match, which is good, since he is over 70 years old. I don't really think a 70 year old wrestler should be in the tournament, it seems like a disadvantage for Winger, but what can ya do. Aside from that weakness, it wasn't a bad match. The structure was a predictable one and one we have seen thousands of times but at least it had one, which has been uncommon on this card so far. It was silly for Sasaki to tag out so quickly though after getting the hot tag, he was clearly the better wrestler and probably should have stayed in once Sugiura finally tagged him. So a flawed match but not a terrible match and the best match on the card so far. The score is generous but I am taking what I can get at this point. Score: 5.5

Jun Kasai and Masashi Takeda vs. Takashi Sasaki and Tatsuhito Takaiwa
This match is part of the King of Freedom Tag Team Title Tournament. Takeda and Sasaki start things off. Tie-up, waistlock by Takeda, reversed by Sasaki but Takeda applies a wristlock. Takeda gets Sasaki to the mat but Sasaki gets away and both wrestlers return to their feet. Sasaki trips Takeda and applies a side headlock, takedown by Sasaki but Takeda gets out of it and they return to their feet again. Takeda tags in Kasai while Sasaki tags in Takaiwa. Takaiwa and Kasai tie-up, Kasai gets Takaiwa into the ropes and he gives a clean break. Tie-up, side headlock by Takaiwa, Kasai Irish whips out of it and Takaiwa hits a shoulderblock. Waistlock by Kasai, Takaiwa reverses it into a wristlock but Kasai knocks Takaiwa to the mat. Snapmare by Kasai and he dropkicks Takaiwa in the back of the head. Kasai tags in Takeda, kick to the stomach by Takeda and he stomps on Takaiwa against the ropes. Takeda picks up Takaiwa, chop by Takaiwa but Takeda chops him back. They trade blows back and forth until Takaiwa hits a lariat. Takaiwa picks up Takeda, Irish whip, and Takaiwa hits a back elbow. Cover, but it gets a two count. Takaiwa throws Takeda into the corner and tags in Sasaki. Chops by Sasaki in the corner, snapmare, and he kicks Takeda in the back. Cover, but it gets a two count. Stomps by Sasaki but Takeda elbows him back and they trade shots. Kick by Sasaki, Irish whip, and Sasaki hit a jumping kick. Sasaki picks up Takeda and he tags in Takaiwa. Kicks by Takaiwa and he throws Takeda out of the ring. Takaiwa throws Takeda into the ring post and hits a scoop slam on the floor. Takaiwa picks up Takeda and he slides Takeda back into the ring. Scoop slam by Takaiwa and he applies a single leg crab hold. Takeda gets into the ropes to force a break, and Takaiwa tags in Sasaki. Sasaki hits a sidewalk slam on Takeda and knees him in the back. Club to the back by Sasaki, Takeda applies a waistlock but Sasaki gets out of it. Sasaki goes off the ropes but Takeda catches him with an exploder. Takeda tags in Kasai, Irish whip by Kasai from the corner and he hits a lariat.

Kasai drops Sasaki in the turnbuckle, Sasaki kicks Kasai in the stomach but Kasai fires off a lariat. Kasai lariats Takaiwa as well, Kasai and Sasaki trade elbows, Sasaki goes off the ropes but Kasai hits an enzigieri. Kasai grabs Sasaki and goes for the Tiger Driver but Sasaki blocks it. Superkick by Sasaki and he tags in Takaiwa. Takaiwa lariats Kasai in the corner, Takaiwa puts Kasai on the top turnbuckle and joins him, Kasai elbows Takaiwa back off the top turnbuckle and charges Takaiwa, but Takaiwa kicks him and hits the Michinoku Driver. Takaiwa picks up Kasai, Takeda runs in the ring but Takaiwa lariats him. Takaiwa gets Kasai onto his shoulders and hits the death valley bomb. Cover, but it gets a two count. Takaiwa picks up Kasai but Kasai catches him with the double underhook facebuster. Takaiwa gets back up but Kasai hits a brainbuster. Kasai and Takaiwa tag out, Sasaki hits an enzigieri on Takeda and then a lariat. Sasaki goes off the ropes and hits a second lariat, he goes off the ropes again but Takeda catches him with a cross armbreaker takedown. Takaiwa breaks it up, Takeda picks up Sasaki and kicks him into the corner. Irish whip by Takeda and he hits a knee in the corner. A second knee by Takeda, cover, but it gets a two count. Takeda picks up Sasaki as Kasai gets back in the ring, double Irish whip to Sasaki and they both kick him in the chest. Kasai picks up double underhook facebuster, Takeda knees Sasaki in the face and covers him, but it gets a two count. Kasai goes up to the top turnbuckle goes for the Pearl Harbor Splash, but Sasaki gets his knees up. Takaiwa runs in and plants Kasai with the death valley bomb, Takeda comes in but Takaiwa knocks him down with a lariat. Takaiwa picks up Takeda, double Irish whip from the corner and Takaiwa hits a lariat. Sasaki hits a lariat as well, he puts Takeda up on the top turnbuckle and joins him, hitting a superplex. Takeda punches Sasaki but Sasaki hits an enzigieri. Kick to the head by Sasaki, cover, but I guess Kasai breaks it up. Scoop slam by Sasaki to Takeda, cover, but it gets a two count. Cross armbreaker by Takeda to Sasaki, and he then puts Sasaki in the Mega Rubber. Sasaki fights it for a minute but can't get out and he submits! Your winners: Jun Kasai and Masashi Takeda

Match Thoughts: A pretty basic match but not a bad one. It was serious, which is a plus, and had four capable wrestlers in it. Sadly this is the only match on the card I can say both of those things about. But they kept the action up from start to finish, had some drama and nearfalls, and the action was pretty crisp. It didn't do a lot to take the match to the 'next level' so to speak, as it didn't have any big moves and the match ended somewhat suddenly with a submission that had not been built up to, but it was still a very solid match. A good way to end an otherwise lackluster event. Score: 6.5

Final Thoughts:

Best Match: Jun Kasai and Masashi Takeda vs. Takashi Sasaki and Tatsuhito Takaiwa. This was the best match by default but it really was a solid match. It was fought in a serious manner, which I think matches in a tournament should be, and all four acted as if it was an important match. The match never dragged as they kept up the action, and it was a fitting main event.

MVP:  Masashi Takeda. He picked up the win in the main event, which is important, but he also was probably the best wrestler on this card. I shudder to think what the average age of the wrestlers on this card was but Takeda is pretty young and he still moves around very well since he is not broken yet. Takeda helped set up his team as the team to beat in the tournament.

Overall: Oy. I typically do enjoy indy wrestling but not of this style. It didn't have interesting gimmicks, it wasn't funny, it wasn't fast paced, it was just a drag for much of the card. The event was full of veterans well past their primes, wrestlers that are broken, or wrestlers that are just average in wrestling ability. The main event was fine as all four of them are solid, I am just afraid that Sasaki put most of their best wrestlers in one match at the expense of the rest of the card. I am not sure who the target audience is here but this is what I would consider 'not good' indy wrestling.