[5.0] "The show wasn't bad, although some matches could have benefited from more time, and I was disappointed by a few of them. Orndorff vs Steamboat and Vader vs Davey Boy Smith were both pretty good, but I expected more from those particular matchups. The opener was easily the best match of the night, with all four guys delivering fantastic performances. It's just a shame that Pillman got injured and couldn't defend the titles. Everything else ranged from mediocre to outright disappointing, with The Shockmaster's debut being the clear low point of the show."

[5.0] "Ultimately, the show turns out to be much less impressive than one might have expected going in. The matches are mostly solid but unspectacular, at a mediocre TV level, with no significant highlights. Despite two title changes, the final champions barely get their moments in the spotlight, partly because Roma lacks credibility, Steamboat gets thoroughly beaten by Orndorff, or because Vader suddenly runs into Cactus Jack. On top of that, a lot of things are simply left unexplained, such as what brings the Road Warriors together with Dustin Rhodes, how terrible the Kongs are, what's going to happen with Norma Jean now, or simply where the hell Foley suddenly came from. With a fair amount of goodwill, I'll generously give it a 5/10."

[6.0] "I actually enjoyed this show quite a bit and think it deserves better than a 5. Aside from the matches, there is a good promo from Arn Anderson and Paul Roma, and from Flair and Sting. And, a now legendary flair for the gold segment where the shockmaster debuts. Man does sid sell that match in that segment despite the hilariously bad entrance and character of the shockmaster. Definitely crap but entertaining. There are some crappy matches, but they are all very short. In fact, none of these matches were very long, which worked in this show's favor. The main event is definitely worth watching."

[5.0] "If the fat had been trimmed from this show (and I'm only technically talking about the Kongs), this would've been a really good event. Orndorff vs Steamboat and Vader vs Smith both could've used the extra time eaten by the poor Badd vs Payne, Rhodes and Hawk vs Rude and Sullivan, or Sting and Flair vs Kongs matches. Hollywood Blondes (sort of) vs Horsemen was about the right length and surprisingly good despite the new partners on both sides, while Scorpio vs Eaton was just kind of there. Clash wasn't a PPV, but with some card tweaks it could've easily been at that level of quality, as presented it was middle-of-the-road."

[5.0] "Not a bad show. I enjoyed all three title matches (none are stellar, but they're all solid) and everything else was so short that nothing outstayed its welcome. I thought Flair and Sting beating up two big super heavyweights was honestly pretty fun, and we got a few cool returns as well which made the show feel a bit more significant. The most notable thing here is, of course, the debut of The Shockmaster. It's such a disaster that if the show happened today I think it would have a more negative impact on my rating, but it has become such an iconic moment that it's hard not to view it as anything other than endearing by this point. It's probably a bit of a middling event overall, but I do think Orndorff vs. Steamboat and Vader vs. Davey Boy are worth checking out for old school fans."

[5.0] "This Clash as a whole is pretty mid, but it is also infamous as this is the show that held the debut of The Shockmaster. There was a couple of good matches here in the opener and the TV Title matches. This show also had the return of The Road Warriors. The sub-five minute matches were pretty useless to me here; I especially don't understand why they kept the Maxx Payne and Johnny B. Badd feud going so long. The Daytona Beach didn't seem to agree but I thought this was an interesting watch."

[4.0] "There were some pretty solid matches on this event and The Shockmaster made his infamous debut here."

[5.0] "A lower-level Clash, the debut of the Shockmaster will forever tarnish the chapter in the Clash of the Champions legacy. Jesse Ventura blatantly laughing at Shockmaster I'm mixed on, because it was actually funny, but it was a bit unprofessional. The card was average, though the main event was good."

[5.0] "The show had some good stuff on it, but my problem with the show as a whole was this: They had a little over 90 mins of TV time, and the 7 matches they had took up 48 of those minutes. Flair and Sting were wasted on a match with the Awful Kongs, Johnny B Badd and Maxx Payne's feud could've been resolved on an episode of WCW Saturday Night, and man did the Equalizer stink. The first and main event matches were good, Steamboat vs Orndorff probably the best one of the night, but still that match should've gone another 5 more minutes at least. It's not a terrible show, but it's also not a very good show in my opinion."

[6.0] "Overall a solid Clash of the Champions, but this just felt like a really, really, really weird show. From the thing with Brian Pillman's injury in the opener to The Shockmaster, there was just something weird in the air that night! However, Vader vs. Bulldog and Orndorff vs. Steamboat were both great title matches and the highlights of this Clash. The opening tag match was good too, but given the circumstances, it could've been a lot better. The rest was either skippable or forgettable."

[5.0] "THE SHOCKMASTER IS HERE. The gifs on social media don't show you fact Jese Ventura is pissing himself with laughter about it after they come back from the break. The first two matches are good but the rest of the card is mediocre. Such a weird use of Flair."

[6.0] "A perfectly acceptable TV show. Nothing far too bad outside of a few stuff. The TV Title and the World Title matches were pretty good given the time. And of course, the debut of The SHOCKMASTER. Say what you want about it, but it's definitely memorable."

[7.0] "The debut of The Shockmaster is a moment crowned in Wrestling History. It's not what they wanted and it's what will be remembered. Only that moment is worthy of the entire show. Also the matches aren't bad, Sting and Ric Flair as a tag, Vader vs British Bulldog and the return of the Legion of Doom. It's an event that made history thanks to The Shockmaster fail."

[4.0] "Though not the best of the Clash events, this was a decent enough affair for a TV event with a good World Title match as the main, and some other good TV matches filling out the undercard (notably Steamboat-Orndorff, Scorpio-Eaton and Anderson/Roma-Austin/Regal). Of course, we all know the crowning moment of this event: the glorious debut of none other than THE SHOCKMASTER."