[6.0] "As a prelude to ECW opening as a WWE brand, this event was perfectly fine. As a prelude to ONS '06, however, this show wasn't great. RVD v Mysterio was the only match better than "alright, " the Orton and Angle promo was a bit stale, the battle royal wasted twenty minutes of my time, and the battle of the commentary teams was more heated than most of the show. This event did little but bury ECW originals. Foley's promo, RVD v Mysterio, and the knowledge that Cena lost the title later in the week after this disappointing main event were about all that made this worth watching."

[5.0] "The positives of the show more or less end for me after the opener, which admittedly was pretty good. But Lawler, Styles & Taz get increasingly annoying as the show goes, I just hope JR knows he wasn't alone in receiving a migraine over the course of the show, but do feel for the fact he was caught right in the middle of it as he was actually trying to call the show and organically build excitement. But I suppose that just further confirms that JR was miles ahead in quality to the other 3 commentators as of 2006. While the battle royal and Edge vs Dreamer was just eh and did minimal to drum up build to ONS 06, I am at least 'neutral' to Cena v Sabu. I don't know, this was a fine enough watch but didn't achieve a lot to build up hype for the 'return of ECW'. And I just have to complain one more time about the commentary, especially in terms of Taz & Lawler's match that was impending the following Sunday. By the time the show is done, you don't want to see them in the same room again, let alone have a 'match'. And of course in the end Taz v Lawler at ONS was a glorified confrontation, but that only further flummoxes me that I had to hear them blather on like stuck records. But hey, as far as a Vince McMahon owned ECW can go, it could have gone a lot worse, as we would eventually go on to sadly see"

[6.0] "Watching this show, one of the things that sticks out to me is how overbearing the commentary was at times, to the point of almost distracting from matches. Other than that, solid show, has the frantic chaotic energy one expects and enjoys from ECW, worth a watch from a wrestling history viewpoint - seeing the beginnings of WWE ECW and what it would eventually become"

[9.0] "I thought this was a very entertaining show and a great setup to one night stand and what to expect their was some solid matches and great segments."