[4.0] "The matches on this show were pretty bad or just average. It was kinda cool to see some ECW guys here."

[6.0] "It's a historic show, but it's disappointing! I did enjoy the ECW stuff here. The matches was okay from their side of things although they are kept short as a way to introduce the talent to the fans. Sabu jumping off the Raw sign was a great spot, but for some reason its completely missed by the camera. Worse still is that annoying thing WWF was doing where they chose to do an Undertaker interview right at the end of Dreamer vs D-Von so the finish of the match is on split screen. Ridiculous! Heyman has the same kind of chemistry with Lawler as he did with JR four years later where the constant barbs they was throwing at each other made it look like they legit hated each other. Lawler is absolute peak heel with this storyline. Unfortunately Paul Heyman was right about this show sucking without ECW as everything outside of them is poor save for the LOD returning and Shamrock! The WWF matches are poor on this show where absolutely nothing goes to a finish and on top that they are bland to watch!"

"[7.0] Of all the random episodes of Raw and Nitro I watched in my teenage years, this one still stands out as perhaps the most memorable. The in-ring stuff was at best immaterial and at worst terrible not listed on this entry is a very long and drawn out arm wrestling match between Marlena and Sunny that involves the Honky Tonk Man for some reason? but the energy and chaos of the broadcast was hard to beat. Herman, a genuine live wire; the crowd, fully ready for what they're in for and making the ECW segments feel huge; Lawler, the damp blanket trying to kill the party. Ken Shamrock being there and LOD returning are cherries on top. Far greater than the sum of its parts, and still one of my favorite Raw episodes to go back and re-watch."

[3.0] "This show is pretty bad, I like the invasion story line and the shorter matches are actually better than the stuff you can rate. Main event is slow and boring, Lawler cries all night on commentary about how he doesn't like wrestling from the get go, just not a good show. 2.5/10"

[5.0] "Fairly significant show in the fact that this is the first time ECW got national exposure. Also the WWF TV debut of Ken Shamrock and the return of LOD. Outside of that I thought it was an average show. Three ECW matches, none of which were particularly good and had no relevance to advancing anything WWF related outside of Lawler and Heyman's feud. There was some good banter between Lawler and Heyman. Most of the top stars were absent this week, no Sid, no Bret, no Vader, no Mankind. Main event between Faarooq and Taker was decent but probably went on a few minutes longer than it should have."

[7.0] "in fact, this show is a big event for wrestling. So it didn't seem like something big and didn't particularly surprise. However, it was interesting to watch all the time and it definitely went down in history"

[9.0] "This was a great piece of television! ECW matches on the card, Ken Shamrock is introduced to WWF fans, Sabu jumping off the raw sign, the return of LOD. I'm watching WWF, WCW, and ECW in chronological order and this time period is the best WWF has been. Way more interesting than the golden years, and not as unnecessarily busy as the later Attitude days. Sid, Bret, Vader, Undertaker, Lafon, Furnas, Goldust, Austin, Foley, Owen, Shawn, Ron Simons. This was a phenomal time to be a fan. The rewatch is very fun and this raw shows why."

[8.0] "This was really cool to see ECW on FFW programming. There is not a standout match, but this is still super cool to see. Ken Shamrock is here, also."

[8.0] ""Man, hasn't this show sucked without ECW on it or what? " YES Paul, it has. ECW being acknowledged by the WWF was one of those added little touches that helped breathe life into their own product. Nothing groundbreaking as far as the matches go, but the novelty of seeing all the ECW talent on Raw, as well as the return of LOD, made this an above-average Raw, at least as far as memorability, for the time."

[5.0] "Very famous and rememberable episode howewer for wrestling stuff this show is far from perfect. Matches with ECW wrestlers are pretty good but very short. LOD made return to WWF. For other parts there nothing interesting."

[5.0] "This show had the potential to become a memorable invasion event, but it was just a showcase of both promotions (WWF and ECW) without any interpromotional match. ECW matches were good, Paul Heyman had a nice commentary and his jokes were at the top. Still there is nothing great to be seen, just typical squash matches and short angles."

[10.0] "This was one of my favorite Monday Night RAW episides as a child. I was already a fan of ECW and it was really cool to see the ECW guys on there. Seeing Sabu was amazing and to me Dreamer vs. D-Von was a great match. ECW kept me into wresrling and seeing ECW on RAW was truly surprising. One of the few times I was totally surprised. Awesome to see."

[3.0] "Mostly awful matches, especially Taz vs Mikey. The ECW matches are all WAY too short and most of the WWF matches have false finishes."

[10.0] "Awesome segment where The Eliminators take out a ring tech leading to an impromptu match between Little Guido and Big Stevie Cool. Another cool segment where Sabu takes a fall off the 'R' while further enhancing ECW's Taz/Sabu feud. Crowd goes crazy for a surprise return from the Legion of Doom and even start chanting "Nitro Sucks". First WWF sighting of Ken Shamrock. I couldn't believe how much time Vince McMahon actually gave ECW, more than half this Raw seemed like ECW matches and got one last good showing during the conclusion of the Dreamer/D-von match. The European title debuts next week."