[9.0] "One of my favorite TV shows of all time. When NXT was still red hot, Black & Gold taking over with a lot of surprises and a great, great Main Event with Adam Cole and Bryan Danielson. The hijack of the roster in Saudi Arabia really did wonders for this show."

"One of the best Smackdowns I have seen for a long while. They made the most of a bad situation with the NXT invasion. Bayley & Nikki was a good opener and it was fun watching Lee & Riddle demolish Sami. Ciampa looked good against Miz (aside from an almost botched power bomb). Tegan Nox & Rhea Ripley had an enjoyable squash against Fire & Desire. Saving the best for last Daniel Bryan & Adam Cole put on a clinic. Worth the price of admission alone"

[10.0] "It was an absolutely awesome Smackdown with NXT invading the show. Great matches with great segments and moments. Pat McAfee débuts at commentary too. Adam Cole vs Daniel Bryan was a banger. Riddle and Keith Lee were great. Rhea and Shayna awesome and Ciamoa vs Miz segment very good and the fight was passable. Thank You Triple H."

[10.0] "Somehow, WWE made something bad into a good thing. This episode felt fresh, and the NXT invasion was awesome. Also, Cole vs Bryan BANGS."

[8.0] "Great NXT invasion but it wasn't perfect. Of course it was one of the best SmackDown this year and ADAM COLE BAYBAY"

[9.0] "Awesome integrated show especially main event. Not much matches this time, but good that they in one day reorganized show. Brock left SmackDown with championship to RAW for Rey hunt so Bray maybe will stay at SmackDown as universal champ so maybe they will design belt to blue color? Bayley vs Cross fine match of course with Sasha involves and after Shayna destroyed all three womens. Miz with Miz TV goes to match vs Ciampa, good match, enjoyed. Tag team match very fast nothing interesting, but that throw too commentators unexpected :D Main event NXT title match excellent with Bryan domination but would be interesting if Daniel will got win this also would be maybe unexpected title change So I really enjoyed NXT "invasion" and I say thanks to Triple H and his NXT roster who did best SmackDown show this year. It's good that Triple H got to lead SmackDown show with very small Smack roster so good that he used NXT roster like replacement and stated that they ready for Survivor Series. But sad that NXT roster only did good shows like this. But always is chance that they will do another show with main roster like this."

[7.0] "Its hilarious that in order for WWE to put on a good show, they ahd to lose most of their main roster. Daniel Bryan and Adam Cole is a great match thats probably wwe's best main rosetr match of the year so far."

[10.0] "I don't know about other people, but I was completely duped by the whole broken down plane story. I saw the card and thought, oh WWE have put on a scratch show. Boy, was I wrong! And what a show and what a recovery from WWE. NXT is no longer being billed as a development show and their "sports entertainers" are now considered on a par with those on RAW and Smackdown. The 4 matches were all, by some distance, better than anything served up on Mondays or Fridays since the season premieres. Nikki gave a high octane performance before falling to the new ugly and evil Bayley. The run in at the bell was phenomenal. Ciampa destroyed the ultimate sports entertainer and symbol of WWE The Miz. Ripley and Nox improved massively on their recent NXT showings. Cole vs Bryan was an amazing end to a completely shocking evening. Wow, WWE is back! PS there is no way, ever, in a million years, that this show was scratched together in an emergency, if you really believe that then the magic of 'wrestling' is still alive and well!"

[7.0] "This episode of Smackdown was good beacuse of one reason: Triple H booked it. We saw interesting angles, good matches, and a great main-event. Every episode of Smackdown should be like this, not just one."

[8.0] "A great answer to the flight issues in Saudi Arabia. They made the best out of a bad situation. I really like invasion angles (when done right) and so far this is is cool. I don't know how successful NXT will be at Survivor Series but as far as tonight is concerned they all looked great. The best match of the night would obviously go to Cole and Bryan. Also props to Renee for taking that kick to the face like a champ."

[9.0] "Somehow I get really surprised in how WWE unbelievebly manages to make a better show with just 10% of their main roster availablle, since when in normal circunstances they just f**k up everything by putting a crappy show. Aside from the women's tag match every match delivered. I was missing some good wrestling showcase in weekly WWE programming forna long time. Adam Cole vs Daniel Bryan was by far the best match on free TV this year. The ending of the show could lead to a great storyline in the future if they decide to go this way. Triple H taking over his father-in-law's brands by using his own brand: NXT. Survivor Series will be an interesting preview of what maybe could lead to a possible Vince MacMahon retirement storyline in the future, in my opinion."

[8.0] "Best smackdown under fox without a doubt. Possibly the best Smackdown I can remember in a long long time. NXT came to fight tonight with the flight delays and they were able to show why they are superior brand. HHH is a genius in and out of the ring for his creation and we are in good hands when he finally takes over the reigns of the main roster as well. The main event was fantastic and it shows why NXT is so highly touted. The future is good and the future is N-X-T."