Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka vs. Bob Holly & The 1-2-3 Kid

[6.0] "An unexpected surprise coup for Holly and Waltmann, who--after winning the title with Jannetty--secures the tag-team belts for the second time in what appeared to be a random undercard partnership. Amid the heels' long, dominant stretches, the lightweight underdogs repeatedly interjected with quick bursts of action to prevent the match from falling entirely into the hands of the MDC. One of the main reasons for the match's outcome is the attention-grabbing 'Bam Bam vs. LT' storyline, which originates immediately after the end of this title match. A decent tournament final, though its result is rendered absurd the very next day."

[5.0] "If it was a match to put the Kid over by defeating Bam Bam Bigelow I would've like it more, but here it was good, became champion, but still had low moments specially with Tatanka who is a low one here, and then Bigelow goes to make official a match with a football player in WrestleMania. 5/10 [***1/4]"

[5.0] "This was a solid match with a lot holding it back from being better. First, the heat spots went on too long. Both Kid and Holly got beaten down for extended periods of time that dragged it down. A lot of moments, their timing was off and made the match awkward. The finish was pretty weak and didn't exactly get the underdogs over. I also don't exactly get the wisdom in pinning the heel that you intend of main eventing your biggest PPV of the year on the PPV right before. Tatanka easily could have taken the pin with no issues. Even if you liked the 'feel good' finish, it sours when you realize Kid and Holly were just placeholders. I assume Vince gave them the belts in case the Bart was injured for longer than they hoped. But when Bart was fine, they just had the Guns with the next night. When Kid was in the ring, he generated a lot of action, and Bam Bam is an incredible seller and and agile bumper as always. It is a perfectly serviceable match, but nothing special at all."

[6.0] "This is so good when it's Kid vs Bam Bam, but it goes to shit and becomes a bore during Tatanka (who still fucking sucks) vs Holly. And while Tatanka might suck, the finish is genuinely a really well-timed and good looking miscommunication, so I thought it was a neat finish."

[7.0] "I really enjoyed this. I especially liked watching Bam Bam Bigelow ragdoll his opponents around the ring. They did a great job building to the hot tag, and Kid's comeback once he was tagged in was pretty wild for the time period. The finish could have been better, but that aside this is a really fun underdog story that deserves a bit more recognition than it gets."

[5.0] "Impressive. A exciting heel vs face dynamic, with some of small guys vs big guys and also young vs veterans, an easy mix that made the match so enjoyable. A good tournament final with Kid doing amazing athleticism and quick attacks, but making mistakes and been over confident at times, Holly with the offensive and enduring a lot while he was isolated, Bigelow and Tatanka were great, specially Bigelow, big, strong and also athletic and even creative. Holly going for the tag on the wrong corner was a valuable detail, as well Kid giving him an elbow to his partner. The finish was also coherent, but a little bit silly. I'm looking forward to this title reign. **3/4"

[6.0] "Tatanka worked for me as a babyface and he's a pretty good heel too which he shows in this match. It's a very well structured and organized contest with heels being in control for the most part but keeping it fresh and interesting with their attitude and demeanor. Bob and Kid had some great comebacks and everyone knew when to pick up the pace and eventually get the crowd going. Good match, I just wish that they did a bit more in the end as Bam Bam laid down a bit too long to get pinned."

[6.0] "There is such a gulf between Kid/Bigelow and most of the roster at this time, and it really shows. Two workers ahead of their time. Unfortunately, a messy finish really costs this one. Even further tarnished by the fact that the belts were dropped the following night anyway. This could have been much higher without the unfortunate booking surrounding it."

[7.0] "Truly a hidden gem of the match, really good performances from all of the guys, they had a suprising chemistry between each other. The finish is silly, which hurts it a little, but it is still a suprisingly good bout."

[8.0] "Very nice match ! I enjoyed a lot the alchemy between the two tag teams. It was a real tag team match, with a real wrestling story all along. Minus one for the debility of the end spot with Tatanka who does not pay attention to Bam Bam."

[5.0] "Match for the vacant tag belts after Shawn and Diesel had a bitter divorce. More historically important for triggering the Bigelow/Lawrence Taylor feud that ran until Mania 11. Holly and the Kid would drop the belts back to the Gunns the following night so the tournament for the tag belts was pretty much meaningless."

[6.0] "I always enjoy seeing 123 Kid in this era as he is so much more dynamic than the rest of the roster. This is pretty good but had a dreadful finish"

[8.0] "This match really has no right being as good as it is. Bigelow had slowed down by this point, and Holly and Tatanka were never much good. Waltman is in his very brief peak here, though, and bumps like crazy for Bam Bam. There's good chemistry between all four wrestlers here, and they tell a good story of two teams who don't know each other well failing to communicate. Given that the ending makes sense, and for the first time on this show we have a proper ending. The best normal match of the night, and it's not even close."

[7.0] "This was way better than I was expecting, with Kid and Holly working really well as underdog babyfaces whilst Tatanka and Bammer do a good job as bullying heels. The post-match is also super important as it set up Mania XI's Main Event"

[8.0] "I love this match and a really silly finish is the only thing that prevents me from going 9 here. Tatanka is a little sluggish here but all four guys play their part well. The heat segment on Holly is really nice and Bigelow and Waltman were both at or near their peak. Good storytelling too. Even the aforementioned silly finish at least has a decent story excuse."

[7.0] "What a surprised ! A decimated tag team division at the time, the final of a uninteresting tag team tournament with matchups at WWF Superstars (B show). But, at the end, Bob Holly and 1-2-3 Kid (who were replacing the Smoking Gunns in the tournament) made great performance in all of there matches and this one was great ! High pacing when the babyface? s shine and comeback, great work by the heel in their heat ! Bam Bam Bigelow at his best and a surprising Tatanka ! But Holly and the Kid, ahead of their time, maybe one of underatted/forgotten tag team of the new generation era"

[9.0] "Great match, very underrated. The Kid/Bigelow exchanges were phenomenal, especially that incredible hurricanrana, Waltman was wildly ahead of his time."

[6.0] "Enjoyable match for the vacant tag team titles. Bob Holly and 1-2-3 Kid is a good team, the rivals have a lot of miscommunications and issues during the match, the last one that causes the conclusion. Good action overall. **3/4"

[8.0] "I'm not ashamed to say that even though Kevin Nash and Bret Hart are among my favorite wrestlers of all-time, I enjoyed this tag team title match a bit more than their WWF title match they had at Royal Rumble 95. There was a lot of great nonstop action for the majority of this match and I had fun watching it. I liked the aftermath afterwards too where Bam Bam Bigelow pushed Lawrence Taylor who was in the crowd which set up their Mania match. The only thing I wasn't a big fan of in this match was that after Tatanka accidentally made Bam Bam fall off the top rope, 1-2-3 Kid crawls to the cover and pins him to win the tag titles. I just didn't think there was much sense in that finish for a guy like Bam Bam Bigelow to get defeated like that, but whatever."