Riki Choshu Revival 2000: WrestleFile Historical Verdict

Shinya Makabe defeats Hiroshi Tanahashi in 09:33 as match 1. The bout sits in the main card, and the documented finish is Crab Hold. Its 6.4 score reflects how much the match contributes to this specific card through time, stakes, placement and result rather than through later reputation alone. The match earns more credit when it creates a tangible consequence or gives the event a clear change of pace, while a shorter or largely connective slot stays closer to supporting-card territory. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the actual running order. It also gives the longer late matches room to separate themselves without treating every main event or championship appearance as an automatic recommendation.

Minoru Tanaka defeats AKIRA in 10:32 as match 2. The bout sits in the main card, and the documented finish is Cross Armbreaker. Its 6.7 score reflects how much the match contributes to this specific card through time, stakes, placement and result rather than through later reputation alone. The match earns more credit when it creates a tangible consequence or gives the event a clear change of pace, while a shorter or largely connective slot stays closer to supporting-card territory. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the actual running order. It also gives the longer late matches room to separate themselves without treating every main event or championship appearance as an automatic recommendation.

Junji Hirata defeats Kenzo Suzuki in 10:13 as match 3. The bout sits in the main card, and the documented finish is Devil Windmill Suplex Hold. Its 6.7 score reflects how much the match contributes to this specific card through time, stakes, placement and result rather than through later reputation alone. The match earns more credit when it creates a tangible consequence or gives the event a clear change of pace, while a shorter or largely connective slot stays closer to supporting-card territory. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the actual running order. It also gives the longer late matches room to separate themselves without treating every main event or championship appearance as an automatic recommendation.

Shiro Koshinaka defeats Koji Kanemoto in 11:40 as match 4. The bout sits in the main card, and the documented finish is German Suplex Hold. Its 6.7 score reflects how much the match contributes to this specific card through time, stakes, placement and result rather than through later reputation alone. The match earns more credit when it creates a tangible consequence or gives the event a clear change of pace, while a shorter or largely connective slot stays closer to supporting-card territory. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the actual running order. It also gives the longer late matches room to separate themselves without treating every main event or championship appearance as an automatic recommendation.

Takashi Iizuka defeats Shinjiro Otani in 11:04 as match 5. The bout sits in the closing stretch, and the documented finish is Sleeper Hold. Its 7.0 score reflects how much the match contributes to this specific card through time, stakes, placement and result rather than through later reputation alone. The match earns more credit when it creates a tangible consequence or gives the event a clear change of pace, while a shorter or largely connective slot stays closer to supporting-card territory. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the actual running order. It also gives the longer late matches room to separate themselves without treating every main event or championship appearance as an automatic recommendation.

Kensuke Sasaki & Yuji Nagata defeats Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie in 18:23 as match 6. The bout sits in the closing stretch, and the documented finish is Nagata Backdrop Hold on Yoshie. Its 7.3 score reflects how much the match contributes to this specific card through time, stakes, placement and result rather than through later reputation alone. The match earns more credit when it creates a tangible consequence or gives the event a clear change of pace, while a shorter or largely connective slot stays closer to supporting-card territory. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the actual running order. It also gives the longer late matches room to separate themselves without treating every main event or championship appearance as an automatic recommendation.

Riki Choshu defeats Atsushi Onita in 07:46 as match 7. The bout sits in the closing stretch, and the documented finish is Referee stoppage. Its 7.0 score reflects how much the match contributes to this specific card through time, stakes, placement and result rather than through later reputation alone. The match earns more credit when it creates a tangible consequence or gives the event a clear change of pace, while a shorter or largely connective slot stays closer to supporting-card territory. That approach keeps the verdict tied to the actual running order. It also gives the longer late matches room to separate themselves without treating every main event or championship appearance as an automatic recommendation.