User blog comment:Eduardovongola/Renji Overpower/@comment-3219912-20131229073231/@comment-5398287-20131231211149

Renji's "ass-kicking" by Szayelaporro had nothing to do with Reiryoku levels and everything to do with Szayelaporro preventing him from using his Bankai and using the various tricks in his released state, so that's not a fair comparison.