[5.0] "This show was fine. This was a little better than the last one. I wouldn't really recommend this show if it wasn't for the buildup to WrestleMania 3 done here. Anytime Macho Man speaks it is a highlight on this show. The battle royal is the best match on the show. I wasn't into Ricky Steamboat vs Iron Sheik being a match. We get match two in a row for the trilogy of terrible from Savage and Steel on this show; it's not very good, but at least it's short, and has an interesting gimmick with Liz in a neutral corner."
[6.0] "This event led up to Wrestlemania 3 rather well, having the first in-ring confrontation of Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant during the excellent battle royal. Randy Savage and George Steele shockingly had a decent short match. Jake and Bundy wasn't very good, but the tag match was decent thanks to Tito Santana. Steambot and Sheik was filler, but Randy Savage talking shit on on commentary was fun."
[3.0] "This show was not good at all. Lets see why So savge and the animal meet in there worst match yet and the worst match so far in snme. also wining liz really wwf? (0.5/10). So the battel royal happend and it was mostly there to set up andre v hogan abd it was ok at that. No clue why hecules won but k (5/10) Bunddy faced jake in a match that was ditrmend to waste our time (2.5/10) The tag match was a a thing that hapend(i think). (4/10) And last but somehow not least the main even was just borimg bad (3/10) Overall this show is a low 3 an the 2nd worst snme behide the 1st one. Mvp was hogan for some good work on the mic and binge ok in the br (twas slim pickings)"
[6.0] "Good build to the WWF title match at Mania 3 with the battle royal and they made Hogan look beatable, and they made Andre look beatable by both being eliminated from the Battle Royal. Hey! Hercules even got the victory here which made for a pretty good night for the Heenan Family! Maybe Hercs biggest singles victory amongst the ppv/SNME era. There was some usual junk filler here but it's one of the better SNME's. Maybe in the top 5 they put on."
[7.0] "This was fun, with the main focus being building WrestleMania and they did a massive job at that. The wrestling was mediocre but that wasn't the main focus whatsoever so it doesn't hurt the score."
[4.0] "Savage/Steel geht weiter, die Battle Royal war in Ordnung, Bundy/Roberts war okay, Hart Foundation/Spivey&Santana war in Ordnung, Steamboat/Sheik bereitet das Match mit Savage weiter vor. Insgesamt ausreichend. Leider haben die Matches bis auf die Battle Royal nicht ausreichend Zeit bekommen."
[8.0] "Honestly enjoyed this show a lot! The battle royal was the best part, really well booked with some explosive storytelling and some unpredictable moments. Also really liked Savage and Steele, they are always great fun together, and the tag title match was very solid as well. Strong build to a strong Wrestlemania, just a very short while later!"
[5.0] "Im Opener gibt es erneut Steele gegen Savage. Die Paarung hatte ich irgendwie satt, da sich mich weder im Ring oder auch ausserhalb nicht überzeugen konnte. Battle Royal tat nicht weh, aber es gab schon etliche bessere oder diese sollten noch folgen. Gut auch, dass man nicht HH oder Andre gewinnen ließ. Bundy gegen Roberts war jetzt auch nicht der Bringer. TT Title Match war in Ordnung und das beste Match an diesen Abend. Leider bekam es kaum Zeit. ME war dann wieder kurz gehalten. Steamboat darf den Sheik besiegen. War richtig so."
[8.0] "Randy Savage vs. George Steele - 7/10 Battle Royal - 8/10 King Kong Bundy vs. Jake Roberts - 7/10 Bret Hart/Jim Neidhart - Dan Spivey/Tito Santana - 8/10 Ricky Steamboat vs. Iron Sheik - 8/10, gets an extra point for the entertainment value of Macho Man giving commentary."
[6.0] "This was the last major TV event prior to WMIII; I thought the company and especially the production did a good job of promoting the casual fan's desire to see Hogan upend this monumental 'undefeated streak' of this nasty looking Giant. Nasty, as the credits montage ended with this ugly scowl on the freak's face as he so easily tossed the beloved champion out-of-the-ring like he was yesterday's garbage. So now it's Hogan revenge time. The booking within the match was keen as well - it was a Battle Royal, H just threw Orndorff, his previous nemesis, out-of-the-ring, turned right around into A... it wasn't as if Hogan lost a mano-a-mano... it was just bad timing. By now the fans of early '87 had seen H vanquish every other challenger/heel, it's only natural that for this third of Wrestlemanias he would take-on this gigantic challenge. Overall, a good use of B Royal here as it also served to create two other matches for the Silverdome: Butch/Koko, Hercules (biggest win of his career? )/Billy Jack. In other action, the Hart's and their D Davis gimmick, Roberts/Bundy was there, and at house shows during this brief bit of time, to get Jake over as a face... why else script him to DDT (bald heads are tought to grip... eh Jake? ) the stock oversized villain? For the umpteenth time ntl TV played the same Savage-Steele schtick, a Piper tribute... but who stole the show? That would be L Poffo who took a wicked headbutt from Andre and was hardway busted open so bad he was stretchered out. 5. 5"
[5.0] "Event on the road to Wrestlemania III. The Battle Royale is interesting because of Hogan vs André feud. All those Savage vs Steele annoy me, always the same match. The tag team match has a great team and one acceptable but a terrible end. The main event is one sided. Okay but the hype is all on Wrestlemania."
[3.0] "I am not a fan of Battle Royales and this one wasn't an exception. I know it was just a piece to move along the feud between Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan, but I could have lived without it. There wasn't much that held my attention, so 3 points."
[7.0] "Eine ganz gute und sehr unterhaltsame Saturday Night's Main Event ausgabe. Den Opener zwischen Randy Savage und George Steele war ganz in Ordnung. Wrestlerisch zwar nichts besonderes , aber auf jeden Fall sehr unterhaltsam (6/10). Die 20-man Battle Royal fand ich recht gut. Nur schade das Hercules am Ende gewann. Wenn man Andre und Hogan schon nicht gewinnen lies , hätte ich lieber Paul Orndorff als Sieger gesehen (7/10). Das Match zwischen Jake The Snake Roberts und King Kong Bundy fand ich solide, nicht mehr nicht weniger (5/10). Das darauffolgende Teg Team Match zwischen der Hart Foundation gegen Tito Santana und Danny Spivey , war ein sehr gutes Teg Team Match. Besonders gut fand ich das Finish , als Danny Davis Tito Santana mit dem Megaphon attackierte (8/10). Das letzte Match der Veranstaltung zwischen Ricky Steamboat und dem Iron Sheik , fand ich überrschanderweise sehr gut. Sehr gutes Wrestling. Während des Matches war Randy Savage zusamen mit Vince Mcmahon und Jesse Ventura am Kommentatorpult und das war sehr unterhaltsam und einfach nur herrlich (8/10)."
[6.0] "Das ist ein stimmungsvoller aber nicht toller Opener, aber man spürt von A bis Z, dass Steamboat die ernsthafte Bedrohung für Savage ist. Die Battle Royal, wenn auch ohne besondere Belohnung, vermittelt die Dominanz des Riesen und die eines überraschenden Triumphators - was diesen auch zu höheren Aufgaben berufen könnte. Bundy siegt zwar durch DQ, aber der DDT von Roberts ist ein klares Statement. Die Mischung aus den späteren 'El Matador' und 'Waylon Mercy' ist der akut gepushten Hart-Foundation in einem maximal medikren Match nicht gewachsen. Vor dem Main-Event bestätigt Savage noch einmal, dass es zu Mania nur er gegen Steamboat lauten kann - zumal selbst der Sheik kein Gegner für den Drachen ist. Zum Abschluss eine seltsam anmutende "My Way" Version von Roddy Piper. Ansonsten - solide Show."
[7.0] "Nachdem in den Weeklies Hogan-Andre nur durch Promos gehypt wurde, wurde es hier erstmals physisch. Großartig, wie stark und glaubhaft Andre als Herausforderer dargestellt wird, der Hogan mühelos über die Seile wirft. Nochmal ein toller Hype für den WM III Main Event! Der Opener war Match of the Night, ein ziemlich guter Brawl zwischen Steele und Savage. Die restlichen Matches waren zu kurz um gut zu sein, aber ebenfalls ansehnlich."
