[8.0] "Another fun ECW show. 3way dance title was very fun. 2 Cold vs. Douglas was tremendous, one of the very best of Shane Douglas I think. RVD vs. Sabu was awesome. Lots of fun stuff on this one."

[7.0] "As always with ECW the first few matches were rubbish and it ended with an incoherent brawl, but the four good matches in the middle made this probably the best ECW show to date - and provided contrast and context for the brawls and rants, making them far more enjoyable when they're not the sole focus."

[6.0] "A Matter OF Respect 1996 was a good show mostly. The opening undard matches were alright and didn? t waste too much time. The World title match was chaotic and made use of what it had with Raven being the glue. Pitbull #2 looked great and Sandman got to drink beer. Score. The Douglas/Scorpio match is a true classic and one of the best ECW matches of all time. Sabu/RVD was interesting enough and had interesting implications on the future. The main event stunk though."

[7.0] "Undercard was cr@p, but Paul Heyman is the master at hiding the weaknesses. ECW title 3 way ***1/2 Your typical ecw match with chaos, botches, catfights, rhythm and a good crowd. Y2J-Mikey ***1/2 To this day I still don't understand why Paul E didn't offer Jericho a full time contract; he was amazing here with a not so good opponent. Douglas-Scorpio ***1/2 Scorpio was the only great wrestler who couldn't wrestle: he could do everything in the ring, but I don't know why he never looked that good. He even had a decent look and charisma to be successful in the big leagues, but he has been not. To me, he will always be a mystery. RVD-Sabu ***1/4+ Not one of their best matches Main Event ***1/2 If you love chaos, this is your match. Everything - undercard aside - on this show is above average, but there's nothing truly great to remember."