[7.0] "The invasion angle kicks off with a solid start here. DDP got a good attack on Undertaker, Mike Awesome winning the hardcore title felt like it mattered, and Booker T attacking Vince McMahon in MSG to close the show was great. The rest of the show was also pretty good with the Austin and Angle stuff, Edge and Christian slowly building towards a breakup, and that Edge and Billy Gunn match was really bad, might be the worst WWF match in 01."

[7.0] "As bad as the Invasion angle turned out, this was a fun show on what looked like a promising start. The fact they made a huge deal with MSG being seen as one of the top WWE arenas that WCW has never been a part of mad the run-ins feel more meaningful. We never thought we'd see DDP attacking the Undertaker or Booker T attacking Vince McMahon in that arena so in that sense it's a historic event. Also seeing Mike Awesome run in and win the Hardcore Title, even that felt like a big deal at the time. The matches are short and nothing special, there is no real main event here and the match between Billy Gunn and Edge was garbage and a terrible way to start Edge's new babyface run, but it felt like everything was changing and it was so exciting as a fan at the time, even if it didn't pan out as everyone hoped."

[7.0] "The Invasion angle is looking good here, until it is absolutely buried into the ground starting next week. Booker T looks like a million dollars during the run-in. Highlight of the show is the Vince McMahon/Stone Cold/Kurt Angle skits. I'd happily live in a world in which they never ended. Comedy gold. Nothing worth watching in-ring wise here. The Edge/Billy Gunn match was pretty damn bad, with the MSG crowd chanting "Hogan", "Boring", and "Goldberg" during. Not great for Edge coming one night off his big King of the Ring win."