[8.0] "This was a fantastic episode as it was very easy for me to digest. We have the Dudley Boyz threatening to take their newly won ECW tag titles to the WWF and bury them. And we also had Tommy Dreamer come out to defend the honor of ECW, leading to an impromptu match, only to find that Raven, one of his most hated and bitter rivals, made his official return to ECW after leaving WCW and pin Buh Buh to win the tag titles and keep them in ECW. This was so iconic and awesome, and I would be remised to say how good Taz/Tajiri was at the very start of the show."

"An easy 45 minutes. Though the match between Taz and Tajiri won't make any lists, I can't get enough of catch exploder "tazplexes" and Tajiri's bizarre and mean offense; I could watch these two wrestle each other a hundred times. Jerry Lynn is so clumsy and earnest for the show that it really works for me. The worst part of the show is Bubba's promo. He stretches every word out, he pauses for every reaction, and his idea of being a heel is going "I'm the bad guy and I think you suck and I raped your wife" which I find drab. Raven being on screen for a few minutes made it all worth it."

[9.0] "This rating isn't about the quality of matches per se, but more for the quality of the story of the episode as a whole. Taz vs. Tajiri is a good, explosive, quick match. The rest of the episode is the story of the Dudleys' last night in ECW, winning the tag titles with the goal of taking them to the WWF to throw them down. With the goal of destroying the soul of ECW, they call out Dreamer, who wins the titles after the surprising return of his rival Raven. This is an excellent one-hour story and an excellent kickoff to the year of ECW on TNN."

[9.0] "Extremely satisfying episode for me here. Tajiri vs. Taz was a tremendous short match. The Dudleys beating Spike Balls one last time was not their best match together but solid and provided a great hook to the final segment, the Dudleys trying to cripple Dreamer as one last nasty shot at ECW, only for freaking RAVEN to return and help Dreamer win. ECW crowd went insane for that return and rightfully so, it ruled."

[9.0] "An amazing ECW show with a fun opener between Taz and Tajiri for the World Title. That was followed by the Dudley Boyz last ECW tag title win over Spike Dudley and Balls Mahoney. Dudleys called out Tommy Dreamer to beat his ass one more time before leaving, which started another tag title match. It was essentially a 2v1 handicap match until Raven, who was returning from his WCW stint, came and helped Dreamer win, making them the tag champs."

[7.0] "Not great in ring action but The Dudley Boys leaving and Raven making his return really make this worth looking back at."