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I love that in the first week, we got 3 very different kind of matches. We got hard-hitting match technical match, and fast-paced Japanese junior match.

First, Strong vs ZSJ is a very good match between two very good wrestlers but I'm afraid that that's all it got. I don't know much background stories for all three matches but this match is the only one that I don't really get into. The moves might be crisp but the match really lacks story-telling, I don't know much from the match except that Strong was a heel and ZSJ was a face. There was a stretch that I kinda felt bored and at the finish I just thought that's it. I'll give it a 3.75.

Unlike what Bidoof said, I think Thatcher was not just there in the WALTER vs Thatcher match. Don't get me wrong, I think WALTER was the star between those two but Thatcher hold his own weight in that matchup. His mannerism really sold the idea that this was a match between two very close friends that knew each other quite well and planned his strategy accordingly. However, I think that there were more rooms for improvement. The fact that it was pretty clear that there was almost no chance that Thatcher would win took away some excitement for me. I think it deserved a little better than the first match and give it a 4.

The DG tag match was awesome. Shingo and Tozawa were almost perfect in this match. You can clearly see the relationship between those two like Steiner pointed out: the hug, the shouting. Eita and T-Hawk, while might not be polished yet, showed that they had great potential in their future. I know that the standard in DG tag match is quite high and this match was a great showcase to show that. This match is a clear winner for me this week with a 4.5.