A shorter match than I expected but they packed a good amount of stuff into 8 minutes. Fuji was looking strong because he was losing his hair and CIMA maintains his WOTYC status. The finish felt well received in that it kept the narrative that these two are still partners and not even teasing dissension but someone had to lose here. Fuji hits some good emotional moments in the final stretch of the match. ***

This was a densely packed eight minutes. It's interesting to see these two compete against each other respectfully when you're so used to seeing them be overtly antagonistic against their opponents. Them being stablemates definitely added a unique urgency to the match, though, and there is a loose narrative here where both guys are trying to end it as quick as possible by immediately throwing their signature shots at each other. 

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