[4.0] "This was a disappointing episode of Nitro where there was a few good moments like the shocking Stieners crash, Roddy Piper's Alcrataz promo and the then unknown Prince Iaukea defeating an overconfident Regal to win the TV Title. WCW was cruising on at this point where they knew they was hammering WWF in the ratings because of how big the nWo storyline was, but thats not necessarily meaning it was a consistently better product as Nitro hasn't really been great for the last few weeks now. The nWo storyline focus has gone to the extent where none of the matches feel important because the commentary flat out ignores them and there a total of 12 matches here too. Way too many! The opening looked like a good set up where the nWo arrive and find out one of their members was ambushed and the excitement with that goes flat when it was revealed to be Big Bubba and not one of the top stars."

[5.0] "My opinion is the same as the others here. Highlights include Iaukea winning the TV belt, Piper locking himself in Alcatraz and the car crash of the Steiners. Also, would like to help by saying that Gomez vs. Lazer Tron was broadcasted on Main Event on March 1st, 1997, where Gomez won with a Spinning Side Slam."

[4.0] "Prince Iaukea won the TV title, which was the highlight of the show. That's a sad statement, honestly. Not much here in terms of story. Kind of an empty show honestly."

[4.0] "Guerrero vs Konan was a pretty good match, but I disliked the way the DQ finish was used. Prince Iukea defeating Regal for the TV title was a big surprise that I actually liked. Regal does such good heel work that it felt good to see him lose. Many of the other matches were far too short or just completely unnecessary for storyline purposes and just fell flat for me. The match of the night was Mysterio vs Super Calo. Lots of high risk moves and pretty big bumps on the floor and mats, even the barricades. The NWO pre-taped car crash promo with the Steiners was ridiculous but I loved it. The four horsemen promo was good, Lex Luger's promo was okay, and Hulk Hogan delivered yet another boring, underwhelming promo to me. Not the greatest go home show for a PPV, going into SuperBrawl VII but it easily could've been worse."

[2.0] "Nitro continues to suck, with a bunch of mostly pointless and uninteresting matches, segments, and angles. Bubba being attacked at the start was interesting, but it was only addressed once more in the whole show and thus felt insignificant. Mysterio vs Calo was the one okay match on the show. It was basic, quite short, and a bit sloppy, but still a fun high-flying spotfest. **3/4. Morrus vs Mungo was boring but inoffensive. Morrus' character still sucks but his and Mungo's offences were fine enough. TS;NR (too short; no rating). Piper's promotional recap video was pretty lame for how cheesy it was. Malenko vs Brookside was alright. Malenko's technical work was very good, and Brookside was a mostly competent partner, but Malenko needed a more serious opponent to help build him up to face Syxx at SuperBrawl. Public Enemy vs The Canadians was short and pointless, featuring lame brawling and low-effort tag spots. TS;NR. DDP's interview with Mean Gene was alright. The story of DDP (somewhat suspiciously) denying Genes accusations of his involvement in Bubba's attack earlier was interesting, and DDPs acting of (perhaps faked) confusion was pretty good. Regal vs Iaukea only happened for the sake of a cheap pop when Iaukea -- this totally uninteresting nobody -- got the upset title win. Regal = buried. TS;NR. The referees' match between Anderson and Patrick was extremely short and extremely cartoony. Embarrassing stuff. TS;NR. Benoit vs Road Block was another short and pointless match. Road Block dominated but Woman interfered to give Benoit the edge that led to him winning Lame. TS;NR. The Outsiders' video tape was more nWo immaturity and took ages to get to the point, that being them causing the Steiners' crash. Sullivan vs Dean was YET ANOTHER short, uninteresting, and wholly worthless match. Sullivan is still extremely boring, as is his feud with Benoit. TS;NR. Eddie vs Konnan was slightly longer and more interesting than the other matches but still very limited. Eddie worked hard on both offence and defence, but Konnan offered nothing, and the DQ finish sucked. **. Jerichos post-match save was generic, but he and Eddie teaming up would be fun. The Four Horsemen's interview with Gene was fine but they all just retreaded the usual uninteresting talking points. The Giants 1-v-2 handicap match ended almost instantly and, yet again, was an absolute waste of time. TS;NR. Giant and Luger solidifying their team for SuperBrawl vs The Outsiders in the post-match was fine. Piper's promo from Alcatraz wasn't that good, since his delivery was very over-the-top 'crazy', plus the constantly moving camera was very annoying. Jericho vs Jarrett was the millionth pointless match. It was incredibly short, nothing happened, and it finished with interference. TS;NR. Hogan and Bischoffs show-closing promo was fine, but it was their same old showboating schtick, and then Sting and Savage teased going down only to do nothing. What a cop-out."

[6.0] "Just some final hype before SuperBrawl. Piper has lost his mind apparently and locked himself in Alcatraz for some reason. Prince Iaukea is TV champ for some reason despite being a jobber who has won around 2 matches since 96. Too many jobber matches again and it's sad because it started with Rey Mysterio vs Super Calo and the mystery of who attacked Bubba Rogers."

[6.0] "This was the weakest Nitro for some time with a few not-so-hot segments such as Prince Iaukea's TV title win and the Piper's Alcatraz promo. Solid ending though."

[7.0] "A pretty good Nitro, though not the best of the era. Best match is Mysterio vs. Calo, some very good stuff there. I liked the Canadians vs. Public Enemy as well. The Steiners car crash angle is a bit over the top but it's executed pretty well at least. Regal dropping the TV title to the useless Iaukea is quite ridiculous."

[6.0] "Nothing great about the matches, all shorts but with some funny moments. The angles work fine in this show, Hogan, Piper, the Four Horsemen make things interesting, enough for the episode. There is a weird title change, but it's still acceptable."