[8.0] "decent show with very good segments, also the 1st zero ads hour give it more to the show especially the anre the giant battle royal which was prob the best battel royal of the trophy ever and the final segment between cena and cody also delivered"
[6.0] "Man muss nicht groß erwähnen, dass auch diese Show wieder zu lang war. Vor allem die Tag Matches waren sehr kalt und lassen alles wieder einmal wie eine Houseshow wirken. Dabei wirkt sich auch nicht positiv aus, dass gleich zwei Matches wieder mit einem Non Finish enden. Die Battle Royal war zu Beginn eben eine Battle Royal, das Ende mit einigen guten Spots und Andrade gegen Carmelo aber recht spektakulär. Daneben gab es immerhin ein solides Segment zwischen Rhea, Bianca, Iyo, Naomi und Jade zu sehen. Außerdem war die Promo von Seth Rollins zu Beginn recht stark, ebenso wie Cody und Cena am Ende der Show. In diesen Promos wurde zuletzt nicht am Material gespart, was sich positiv auf die Stimmung dabei ausgewirkt hat. Insgesamt dennoch eine Show, bei der 45 Minuten locker hätten gekürzt werden können."
[4.0] "RAW ends with Rollins, SmackDown! begins with Rollins. But it doesn't get really dramatic yet. It's the show that's supposed to put the finishing touches on everything that doesn't fit on the two cards of the following weekend. This includes the Battle Royal, which Carmelo Hayes is able to win, thus taking a small step forward. Ripley, Belair and Naomi try to spice up Mania, but not much happens. Sure, TLC doesn't sound bad for next week, but does the tag match today have to be of such poor quality? Randy Orton meanwhile waits for things to happen, he goes to Mania without an opponent and sees what's going on. Meanwhile, Zelina Vega knows exactly what's going on as she flawlessly dupes Chelsea Green. First, they use page 1 of the matchmaking instruction book again to generate a tag match out of the story between Knight and Sikoa, and then Knight is beefed up some more to allow Fatu to look even more dominant at the upcoming big event. The 6-man tag could have been embellished to carry it to Wrestlemania as a package. They miss that and get the receipt in the form of Rey's injury. The final segment of the episode is soberingly weak, as Cena again tries in vain to mop up the milk spilled by Rock at Elimination Chamber. This episode was overhyped for me, so I'm more disappointed than satisfied."
[4.0] "My Last Wrestling Shows Part 1 of 4: Ein absoluter lahmer Zock war diese Show, die wie vor Ort angeschaut haben. Die Matches waren alle zum vergessen, tatsächlich ist mir nach weniger als einer Woche nichts in Erinnerung geblieben. Das Cena vs. Rhodes-Segment am Ende war das klare Highlight der Show, das war super gemacht."
[6.0] "Very solid promo by Rollins about the lazy and opportunistic human beings that are Reigns and Punk. I love how he can flip the crowd to his advantage during the promo. I was very surprised by the quality of the Andre the Giant Battle Royale. It was so much fun and the wrestlers absolutely delivered in the end ! A very solid match. The women's segment... was just a mix of two storylines... Wtf ? Why did Rhea started to attack Bianca while it was Cargill that pushed her... Yeah why did iyo came to the ring ? Just to do a moonsault ? The tag team championship match was very very good, but the public doesn't connect with MCMG and I don't know why... The ending tooo was quite anticlimatic. The match isn't scheduled at Mania and when the public started making some noise DIY showed up to steal the belts. It wasn't bad at all but not the ending wanted to see. And why the hell doesn't the TLC match happen at Mania ? Even the crowd was booing that decision... Chelsea Green vs. Zelina Vega has the potential to be a good match if they give them enough time ! I enjoyed it. The Tag team match was decent. Strowman is quite over with the crowd. Some good moves during the match. it's good that they built on Stratton's failure a few weeks ago. The 6-Man Tag Match was vvery solid ! Ray Fenix and Dragon Lee shone. That promo package for the Triple Threat Match at Mania is absolutrly fire ! The Rhodes and Cena promo was very cool but the crowd was very weird. Why did they booed Cody to cheer him just after a roast ? That doesn't make sense and it only servedd Cena's point. Overall a pretty decent show before WrestleMania. Very good matches and segments as well as some missed opportunities especially in the Women's division."
"1) Seth Rollins' opening promo was great. He looked like a million bucks in that floral suit. 2) Glad to see Carmelo Hayes picking up the win in the Andre the Giant Battle Royal. He's been working hard ever since he was drafted to SmackDown from NXT. 3) Honestly, I have no idea who will be Randy Orton's mysterious opponent at WrestleMania in a couple of days. There's no hope for the opponent to be Nick Aldis, right? RIGHT? ! 4) OMG, that hype video for the Triple Threat Main Event of WreslteMania Day 1 was a piece of art, wasn't it? The best I've seen in years. 5) For a moment, I thought John Cena finally shaved his head, but it was just his new haircut (high fade or undercut, we'll see on Sunday). Btw, not once, but twice Cody Rhodes was left standing tall, telling me there's no way he walks out of the WresleMania Sunday with that championship of his."
[0.0] "When you book a go home show for the biggest show of the year its vital to get good heat on everything keep people entertained and develop stories and give things that need it one last chance at gaining heat. This show had none of that the closing angle was same old same old stuff. The matches were cold completely cold and none really felt like they mattered or were cared about at all. The consistent dq finishes is prime vince era terrible booking and it needs to divert away from that sort of thing asap because the booking of triple h right now smells of a man that isnt confident in his product and when you get to dq finishes plaguing the matches of your company thats when the booking gets lazy and uninspired. The tag division also feels like a complete after thought having a good tag match on paper on smackdown instead of mania. Bizzare."
[0.0] "Cody cooked him bad. It is true. It is 2025, and he still can't wrestle. I wasn't sure how pale Sting was at Starrcade '97, so I went and googled it, dude is pale as a ghost."
[7.0] "Pretty good go home show. Andre the Giant was my favorite match as it was the best it has been in years. Main event was also very good but Rey's injury took me out of it. Charlotte and Tiffy both had pretty poor promos on this show. The Iyo/Bianca/Rhea/Naomi/Jade segment was pretty good as was the Cena/Rhodes faceoff."
[7.0] "A decent smackdown. Rollins promo is excellent with Rollins defending pure wrestling. The booking of this triple treat was well done. I wasn't expecting anything from this battle royal due to the lack of interest but I was pleasantly surprised. Compared to last year's, the eliminations are clean and the final four is very cool. The little Hayes-Andrade duel was cool. I'm glad to see Hayes win and I hope he goes on to better things because he's got everything he needs to succeed. Best Andre the Giant battle royal I've seen since the first one in 2014. The promo between Rhea/IYO/Belair was random until Naomi came in and gave us a nice little speech about how Belair needs to be careful. The fight is very cool. The match between Profits and MCMG is very cool with a good pace. The dq is logical, MCMG beat DIY with cheating last week, so it's logical that he takes the title from MCMG. I'm very happy that all three teams will face each other in TLC for the tag team titles but I think this match should have been at WM given the rivalry there is within the tag team division. Orton's promo is nice where he announces an open challenge at WM. Vega/Green is a joke. When you see the standing ovation for Chelsea, it proves that Zelina Vega doesn't interest many people. Zelina Vega's third match shows she doesn't deserve the US title. The Knight/Sikoa match is a joke too. The tag team is better but it was the basics of a tag team match. Charlotte and Tiffy promo are forgettable. Worst booking for a WM 41 solo title. The final match is very cool, cool pace, and a luchadors win. The Cena/Rhodes promo, despite being the poorest promo since the rivalry began, is still cool with trash talking as entertaining as ever. NOW WRESTLEMANIA 41."
[6.0] "[6, 5/10] It wasn't the show of the century, but it was good. The promos from Rollins, Cena, Orton and Cody got me hype for Mania. The Battle Royale was cool and so was the main-event."
[8.0] "This was honestly a solid episode of SmackDown. In previous years, the SmackDown before WrestleMania was very much unbearable to watch, but this episode was very solid. The few highlights from this show were Seth Rollins' cutthroat promo, Carmelo Hayes getting one of his first big moments on the Main Roster & John Cena and Cody Rhodes had their final parting words, which end in chaos. Very solid episode of SmackDown."
[7.0] "I don't ask for too much from go-home shows nowadays and this one fit the bill. Kept the seat warm for the big weekend without overdoing it or dropping any last-second surprises. The battle royal and trios matches were fun to watch and the promo work was great all around."
"I think it was a very good show. Really liked the Battle Royal final 2 Andrade Hayes acting like it was their match 7. Also liked the segment with Bianca Naomi Jade Iyo and Rhea. A bit dissapointed for the tag team division that the TLC match is not happening at WM"
"7. This show was fine. What I liked - The Battle Royal, Flair and Stratton sections, kinda wish we'd had more of these with a few other people because I'm struggling to care about a number of these upcoming matches. La knight and fatu was fun. Joe Tessitore, haven't heard him before but hes great. Maybe it's just coz he sounds like a commentator from the 90s. What I didn't like: the entrance music...what has happened? the wardrobe, basically the production stuff. the wrestling is ok, not great but its the production i cant deal with. I want slightly less gimmicks and more seriousness which is what the Flair and Stratton segments gave us. They took a poorly received promo and turned it into gold. I've been really impressed with DIY in the past, were obviously going to get a three-way now at mania but theyve been so poor on the main roster. I'd love this to prove me wrong coz all 3 teams are awesome. Maybe they should add The Hardeys and have an unannounced ladder match 4 way and I'd hope the Street Profits get their big win. It could have been better for the go home show but I was happy enough and I'm looking forward to WM"
[7.0] "[3.25/5.00]: Makes sense for it to be a promo-heavy show to prevent from sudden injuries literally 24 hours away from the show. Rey Fenix, Dragon Lee, and the American Made doing double duty were the highlight matches of the show as the Tag match got delayed to next week, mind you, NEXT WEEK, in a TLC match. If only there had been a pay-per-view that solidified that stipulation nearly 15 years ago, that would have happened between these shows, where this match could have taken place. While the matches themselves were okay with the Memorial Battle Royale being the best variation of it today, every segment delivered in a stepping stone towards what's shaping up to be a solid WrestleMania."
"Fun Mania Go home show. I wish the TLC Tag title match made for Next Week was happening at Mania. Melo winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal was awesome to see. Cody and Cena promo was great because of how good both of them are on the Mic."
