[5.0] "A very hit and miss episode of Raw. The 6-man tag was the only really good match, with Angle getting the win by pinning Cena. Trish vs Victoria was alright, with some very painful-looking submission holds from Victoria, but it was criminally short. It's also noteworthy for Mickie James' debut, where they already plant the seeds of her obsession with Trish. Triple H has the best promo of the night, being chillingly cold about his turn against Flair last week: 'he took the horse behind the barn and pulled the trigger.' The matches take a back seat as everything builds to a Linda McMahon heel turn where she fires Jim Ross and kicks him in the nuts. We needed a whopping 20 minutes for that?"

[4.0] "This is the show that featured Linda McMahon's heel turn, and it went as well as you expected it to, as the crowd was dead when she said "you're fired" to JR and kicked him down low. The rest of the show was extremely hit/miss, and the women's match featured the debut of Mickie James."

[5.0] "Decent Raw. Memorable for JRs firing and the debut of Mickie James. They gave it to JR pretty good here, with Linda McMahon turning heel and low blowing him to end the show. The 6 man tag was solid, Angle pinning Cena basically solidifies him as number 1 contender. Strong Triple H promo explaining why he brutalized Ric Flair last week. Conway over Doink was a way to further the Conway vs Legends stuff but by this point it's clear Conway isn't going anywhere, it's completely silent when his music hits and doesn't get much louder for him after that."