First show I got the chance to see, so any thoughts are those of someone who barely knows what they're talking about:
--Mox/Lil Red Shoes was fun and made both guys look good. Mox did a great job, during and after, to make Shota look like he's on his way up, which is the important thing. I liked him helping Shota to the back without that fear of WWE bullshit.
--Shingo/Kojima was just right. Kojima is always one of my favorites, and they meshed well enough to make up for a few moments where Kojima was showing his age a little bit. I don't know anything really about Shingo (or pretty much everyone on this show), but that guy's a big deal. Kojima made him feel like a bigger one.
--During the tag match, I fully admit to just wanting me some Liger/MiSu. That and I was getting crazy tired through the middle of the show. I need to watch this again because I feel like I'm doing it a total disservice not remembering as much as I want to. I do know that I just have never had enough MiSu in my life.
--The six-man was fun, but Tana is looking rough. But the longer it went the more into it I got. I don't think I'm too big of a Juice fan, though. Don't know what it is. This is another one I want to rewatch. White impressed me way more than I thought he would, though.
--Ishii is fucking awesome and should just win everything. I think Ishii/Taichi was my personal match of the night; I went in knowing precious little of either guy and went out really liking both, but fucking Ishii, dude. I threw various star ratings all over the place in chat, but I don't remember any of them.
--GoD do not do it for me in the slightest, and I was a little disappointed. Something just felt off about this match, but I don't know if I'm able to tell you what just because I do not trust my puro brain enough. Just never clicked.
--Dragon Lee feels like a big deal. I really enjoyed watching him. But Ospreay did so little for me I'm confused. I think he'll be fine in a few years, but he was just an overly choreographed spot guy who was either going hilariously fast or painfully slow. He's got a good look, and like I said will be fine in a few years, but beyond that I fail to see the hype when people have been doing the same stuff better for some time. Lee was really good, though. Safe-but-scary dives, murder moves, aura. I like him.
--Ibushi/Naito was great fun until Ibushi fucking killed himself. They never quite got me back after that. I really like Ibushi, but he's fucking stupid. This was my first Naito experience, and purely for heel work and character he won me over, let alone how good he is. It was easy to get a lot of the character, and just root for that scumbag. But like I said, once Ibushi cracked himself it didn't seem as fun anymore. That was gross.
--Jericho has no business at this point in his career going longer than 15 minutes. He's a smarter worker than he was, and I think he knows his limitations to an extent, but he just can't do that long anymore. He visibly hit a wall and started to rapidly blow up at a certain point; I honest to god think he couldn't physically hold the Liontamer. Okada is the shit and what a champion should look like, however it felt like an awkward uphill climb at times. The angle after was fucking great, though. I don't know about the factions or alliances or whatever that well, but everything hit a perfect note. I can say whatever I want about Dad Bod Jericho as a worker, but he's one of wrestling's all time best shit talkers.
I really liked the show. The product itself was extremely fun and easy to watch (I got my second wind just before Ibushi/Naito), there was no wasted time, everything felt important. So much more was done with so much less than I've become used to with WWE crap, especially on a production level. And nothing makes a world title match mean more than the history of the IWGP championship montage before the match. That made it even bigger.
