[8.0] "This is an important show in ROH history, as it's the first one after the Rob Feinstein Scandal had come out to public knowledge. So ROH had to put a great show, after their former owners exit in that controversial way. And they did, it's the biggest show they have had, or at least the one with most people in attendance. The show starts with a great video package of "Samoa Joe's ring" where he criticizes the concept of the pure title and that the only championship that matters is his. Then, we see a confrontation between Dusty Rhodes and Ox Baker that was hilarious, as Baker couldn't even jump the guardrail to start a fight. It was funny. The show starts with a Six Man Mayhem in which a returning Red wins. As other matches like this they've done it's a crazy spotfest with many dives and cool moments. Commentary had a laught on Teddy Hart. I liked Rave, Briscoe, Dutt and Evans performances. After that, Xavier defeats Slyk Wagner Brown on a mediocre match. Here ends Xavier's ROH run and it's sad to see it end it in this way. He was trully underrated and his work is far better than what is talked about. Then, Jerry Lynn defeated Niguel McGuinness and became the #1 Contender to the pure title. But as TNA pulled out his talent from ROH soon after, I don't think he'll wrestle that match. It was a fine showcase for both wrestlers, but nothing more, it could have been far better. Ring Crew Express We Are Not Gonna Take It continues when they beat the Solution on a nice segment, they are really Over. Then, Matt Stryker became the contender for the world title after defeating John Walters on another bland match where the bodywork didn't have that much sense. Walters had a stronger performance than Stryker, but lost. And then, the show turned into greatness. On the seconf half we saw 4 incredible matches. First, a no contest between The Prophecy and the Second City Saints. As the Saints had taken out Christopher Daniels, they tried to get revenge by starting a big brawl mid-match that turned into a fight that made the lockerroom stop the wrestlers. Ace Steel even knocked out booker Gabe Sapolsky, which was hilarious. I think it accomplished its purpose, get heat leading into a Daniels return (that didn't happen thanks to the Feinstein incident). Anyway, a short match with cool double moves and dives and a big brawl at the end. Then came my two favorite matches. First, AJ's first defense of the Pure title, against CM Punk. I think it's my favorite match of the three they've had in ROH. The storyline of the pure rules made ROH book Ricky Steamboat as the special guest referee. They told a great story about AJ losing all his rope breaks, while Punk stood strong having lost only one and being on top. AJ as this underdog really worked in his second win. And Steamboat did a great job in the ending and then chopping and armdragging Punk after he tried to attack him. Give it a chance. And then Samoa Joe successfully defending the ROH world title on a steel cage against Jay Briscoe and culminating the Briscoes feud on a very high note. Jay's blade job was insane, I mean you could see the blood coagulate. His performance as the underdog fighting for his life to climb the cage or the Jay Driller spot were great. Seeing Samoa Joe painted in Briscoe's blood continuing battering him was amazing. The best match of the show. And to end it all, a Scramble Steel Cage match where the Carnage Crew finally got revenge on Special K. This match had it all: kendo sticks shots, dives off the top of the cage, an insane ending with a spike piledriver off the top of the cage through two table... And the best part: a run-in by Dusty Rhodes and by Ox Baker. It's the kind of match where you can't expect what will happen next and it was amazing. Not great by anymeans, nor as good as the first scramble cage, but fun as hell."

[7.0] "This is really only a 2 match show - but those two matches are absolutely worth watching. AJ/Punk is an underrated early ROH match, and the World title cage match is a legendary part of ROH canon that is must see. Outside of those two, the show becomes harder to recommend. I had fun with Nigel/Lynn and the Scramble Cage main event, but outside of that the rest of the show is pretty mediocre. The individual matches average out to around a 6/10, I'll round it up to a 7 because of some nice storytelling between matches, a legendary cage match...and for the OX BAKER RUN-IN."

[8.0] "Despite a rough stretch of three flat matches early in the show, the ROH crew bring it together for a strong overall event thanks to a trio of very different, very entertaining matches in the second half of the night. In terms of attendance, this was the biggest show ROH had ever put on at this stage in the promotion's history. This made it particularly disappointing when, after a hot opener, the show faltered with a fairly flat encounter between Xavier and Slyk Wagner Brown, a disappointing bout between Nigel McGuiness and Jerry Lynn, and a dreadfully boring and thoughtless affair between John Walters and Matt Stryker. Thankfully the show improved after this, peaking with a visceral, all-time classic between Samoa Joe and Jay Briscoe, which I would consider to be one of the greatest cage matches ever - although it is definitely not one for the faint of heart. CM Punk vs. AJ Styles is worth watching as well, and the main event also has its own brand of car crash appeal, featuring one insane high spot after another (and a couple of unusual run ins). The storyline between CM Punk and Ricky Steamboat that begins here is a classic, too. The ROH Title match is 'must see' and is what earns the bulk of this rating, but most of the show is pretty good - just don't bother with those three matches after the opener unless you're a completionist."

[9.0] "Great event here, the final three matches are excellent fun for different reasons. AJ/Punk was good action as you'd expect and the Punk/Steamboat feud was super enjoyable. Joe/Briscoe was an ROH classic, brutal and gory cage match. The main event should be a recommended match, just a ridiculous and fun spotfest."