[6.0] "It was a solid pre-show that had every flavor of match you could expect. Despite the matches mattering the least in terms of storylines, they warmed up the crowd nicely for what was billed as a memorable PPV."

[7.0] "Very enjoyable opener with Hologram & Komander defeating Lee Johnson and Blake Christian. UK knocks off STP, and then we get a fun main event, where they actually let Orange Cassidy be the old Orange Cassidy from 2019, and I loved it. Love Harley Graham."

[5.0] "The opening match is the best of the bunch. The eight man tag I actively struggled to watch and I am very much over The Big Boom Men and The Rizz Kid."

[6.0] "A good preshow that featured enjoyable wrestling and a really good angle. Hologram & Komander Vs Blake Christian / Lee Johnson was the best match - this was a really good exhibition match - Hologram / Komander make a really good team, and Lee Johnson is underrated! Garica / Undisputed Kingdom Vs STP was a fine match, they have had better interactions over the past few weeks dynamite / collision episodes. The Jericho / Gravity / Bandido angle was really well done - some of the best stuff Jericho has done in recent times. The Conglomeration / AJ Vs Johnny TV / MxM was sloppy in places but overall, this was a load of fun, which is exactly what the pre-show matches need to be. (6/10)"

[7.0] "Fun Zero-Hour, the highs were the Jericho segment, the main-event and the opener; also the Undisputed Kingdom match had some nice moments. Overall that was as good as Pre-show can usually get in my opinion so I would reccomend to watch this before the main-show. ***1/2"

[4.0] "Three matches and an angle. Not sure it is a good thing trying to shoe horn so much in ring stuff into the zero hour at the expense of recap footage and analysis. The main event was embarrassingly bad and the other two matches were nothing to write home about."

"Just really amusing and reasonable. A fun appetizer to the main course of Revolution, and the "main event" six-man was surprisingly beautiful-- the absurdity of Big Boom AJ made it even funnier than it would've been anyway, especially because MxM and OC were already factors. Very happy."

[5.0] "Middling Zero Hour (and a Half.) First match was fine if not messy with a questionable result in Blake being pinned. The eight man tag did little for me and I disliked Lee tapping out. The Jericho segment was what it was and his ROH title reign has not been interesting. The main event was entertaining at least."

"I give this preshow 10 Big BOOMS. no, but seriously, I think the matches on the zero hour are fun and bring eyes to AEW, but I do think they need to figure out a way to incorporate a better carry over into the main show. They feel very disconnected from the main PPV"

[7.0] "solid preshow all around. the opener felt like a pretty solid advertisement for ROH as well as Shane Taylor Promotions and MxM with Johnny TV being on the card. the 6 man tag was a fun end to the reshow as well as MxM really made the moments with Big Boom Aj and co alot better. like the the cookie spot lol"

[7.0] "A nice preshow, I don't think there was a single bad match which is usually a rare occurrence. Got me hyped for the show itself"

[4.0] "I felt this was another weak zero hour once again. Main event was chaotic and entertaining but that was about it, it was about the level you would expect given the names involved. I don't watch collision or any shows that Johnny is on now but it seems like he is losing some of his agility after all these years based off of what I saw on this show. I was surprised by the Gravity & Bandido family beatdown by Jericho & crew which I thought was pretty good and liked more than I would have expected. Mostly missable pre show."

"I see Big Justice hitting a powerbomb on Mansoor to save his dad. I like Big Justice hitting a powerbomb to save his dad. I see The Rizzler dressed up just like Orange Cassidy. I like The Rizzler dressed up just like Orange Cassidy. Simples."

[8.0] "I think this was probably the best pre-show they've done and on the level of the top-level Rampages. The opening match was a great lucha fest, with some amazing spots. The eight man tag wasn't as great, but had some plot progression for the TNT title. Jericho had a non-match segment which was quite effective and the "main event" celebrity match worked pretty much as well as one could hope. An impressive effort considering they had kids in the mix as well. Truly entertaining stuff from top to bottom."

[6.0] "Hologram & Komander vs Blake Christian & Lee Johnson: An interesting clash of styles for the first match on the Zero Hour show, Hologram and Komander paired together quite well, Christian and Johnson made an okay team, there were some solid moments and did have fun watching it from bell to bell [***]. Adam Cole, Daniel Garcia, Kyle O'Reilly & Roderick Strong vs Carlie Bravo, Lee Moriarty, Shane Taylor & Shawn Dean: This match was quite solid, Cole and Garcia obviously not on the same page as seen towards the ending when Garcia got the win by submission, STP had a decent enough showing against UE and Garcia (who made for an intriguing pairing) [***]. Chris Jericho vs Gravity: Ended before it got started due to Big Bill and Bryan Keith attacking Gravity with Jericho [DUD]. Big Boom AJ, Mark Briscoe & Orange Cassidy vs Johnny TV, Mansoor & Mason Madden: Was always going to a fun match, which it was, Harley Cameron getting involved against Taya Valkyrie did have storyline continuity with it, AJ getting the win by pinning Madden was good to see, Big Justice getting involved worked well when he hit a powerbomb on Mansoor [***]"