[6.0] "Solides Match.Nette Geschichte, die aber wiedermal viel zu lang ging, auf der einen Seite will man Archer als das absolute Monster darstellen, aber dann brauch er über 20 Minuten, ne das passt für mich nicht, wobei das Finish ziemlich cool war. ***"
[4.0] "Ein quasi Squashmatch, dass viel zu lange geht und nur von Archer beeindruckenden Aktionen hochgehalten wird. Der Bladejob ist unnötig und auch zu früh. Dustin ruiniert Archers Mystik, ohne wirklich Beeindruckendes zu zeigen. Die Szene mit Cody kurz vor dem Ende haut dann nochmal etwas nach oben raus und Dustin wirkt immerhin resilent, aber sonst wurde nicht viel erreicht und es war ein enttäuschendes Ende für eine sonst gut Show."
[7.0] "Erstaunlich anschaulicher Big Men Clash! Beide Worker sind natürlich sehr beweglich. Es war ein schönes hin und her bei dem keiner schlecht aussah. Das Ende war passend, der Einsatz von Cody stimmig. Ganz guter Main Event soweit!"
[8.0] "This match was great, a job started by Colt two weeks before and perfected by Dustin on selling Archer as a monster heel and really putting him over for the PPV match, some really good stuff here."
[8.0] "The presentation of the whole match really helped the stakes here since Cody had already went up to the finals of the tournament and Dustin had survived a career threatening match against Kip in the first round. The way Archer dominanted Dustin really helped with Archer's presentation as a monster and might have helped even more if Archer beat Cody. 8/10"
[7.0] "I really like this match. It was a perfect example of how to build a monster heel. Huge props to Dustin, who really made Archer look like a beast here. The storytelling also couldn't be any better, with the old vet going against a raging monster. Very good stuff, and would've paid off even better if Lance went on to win at Double or Nothing. [***3/4]"
[7.0] "Das Match wird gut erzählt und kommt dabei mit Ausnahme des Moonsaults nach dem rope walk ohne größere Spots aus. Dustin ist klar der Underdog gegen den unbezwingbar erscheinenden Goliath. Der alte Hase hat es im Ring immer noch wenn es um old-school geht und dem war so! Schön, dass das Match ohne Einwirkung von außen geführt werden konnte."
[6.0] "*** rating. Solid match. Nothing overly special or memorable. Dustin can still go in the ring while Archer has continued his solid last 18 months. It was a decent match in the tournament."
[8.0] "Persönliches Match of the Night. Der Blutverlust von Dustin ist wegen der roten Schminke nur schwer zu sehen aber als man dann das Blut auf Lance Brust sah wusste man da blutet wer. Aus dem Opener hat man auch dazugelernt so das Brandi nicht auch hier nochmal eingebaut wurde. Außer das sie am Ringrand stand tat sie diesmal nichts. Archer zeigte auch seine Beweglichkeit Seiltanz into Moonsault und das bei solch einen Riesen (***1/2)."
[9.0] "Great match, nothing to special. Dustin contines to proves he still got it and Lance Archer is really growing on me, his agility is very impressive for a guy his size."
[6.0] "Die Szene am Ende als Archer Rhodes zurück in den Ring zieht, das Tandtuch Cody um die Ohren wirft und dann mit dem Claw gewinnt, fand ich absolut großartig. Lance Archer sah hier genau wie der Killer aus, den er darstellen soll. Ansonsten ein ordentliches Match mit kleineren Längen."
[5.0] "Decent match that could have worked a bit better if shorter. Lance is one of the few highlights of Dynamite since the lockdown started and robbed us of so many people. **1/4."
[7.0] "Wrestlerisch ist dieses Match sicherlich nichts Besonderes aber es lebt halt wirklich sehr stark vom Characterwork beider Wrestler und wie sie ihre jeweilige Rolle ausfüllen. Archer kommt genau wie das Monster rüber, welches er sein sollte und Dustin auf der anderen Seite ist ein guter Underdog und auch das mit dem Bluten passt dann in die Geschichte rein. Die Geschichte selbst ist natürlich eher simpel gehalten aber effektiv erzählt, weswegen es dann auch insgesamt ein mehr als anständiges Match ist, welches in meinen Augen 7 Punkte verdient."
[7.0] "I loved the story they were telling during this match. Dustin was the resilient veteran and Archer was the dominant monster. Lance Archer straight dominated Dustin at the beginning. Archer moves on to the TNT Championship tournament finals at Double or Nothing."
[9.0] "With a little more intensity and urgency I think this could have been a 10, but being just a step below is still pretty great. Archer laid into Dustin impressively, and the blood helped increase the danger further. The finish was my favorite part, Cody kept his brother in the match only to see him get his brains pounded into the mat. Archer didn't even need his finishing move to end the match, you gotta appreciated that."
[8.0] "Sometimes it is great to see wrestling as it used to be and this was such an old fashioned match. There was no flippy shit, hardly any technical holds or even speed, but somehow it was impossible to take eyes of this match. Archer is a beast and worked Dustin over so convincingly. I had a feeling Dustin would bleed and was delighted when he did, contests like this need blood to enforce the brutality of the monster heel. Dustin's limitations are now so obvious but he worked off the counter well, before succumbing to savage combination after savage combination from Archer. This ending was oh so clever, but would not have worked if not for the horrific way Archer put Dustin out. This was fun and really reminded me of the glory days of the early 90s."
[8.0] "This was a pretty perfectly booked match. It was virtually an extended squash, but was done in a great way. Lance looks dominant but Dustin looks tough. Eventually, when Dustin was able to mount some offense it got pretty great. The ending minutes perfectly concluded the match and story. The head bashing into the turnbuckle and then smash on the canvas was brutal and sold Lance like death. As good as this could be and I felt got everyone and every story over ***3/4"
[4.0] "Archer is a dominant monster of a man & Dustin is an older babyface looking to show that the veteran still has a few tricks up his sleeve to go and get that victory. On paper, that dynamic sounds SO GOOD, and I was genuinely excited to see how the match went, and while by the end it was solid, I was disappointed in it. I really wanted to LOVE it, but the reality is that it just wasn't that interesting. Was it bad? No, not even close, but it also wasn't anything to write home about, really. Archer wasn't at his most compelling form, doing slow, methodical work on top for most of the match, and I really didn't care for most of Dustin's comebacks either. It felt like they were trying to go for the narrative of Archer being a real vicious monster, but most of his work left me cold, as it felt like generic TV-heelwork rather than the Mark Henry 2011 hype he was given by the commentary. Even the blood didn't really add anything either, at least not until the last few minutes w/ Archer exposing that turnbuckle & smashing Dustin's face. Everything after that ruled -- looooved the drama increasing when QT, Cody & Arn came out, but that's only a few minutes of a 20-something minute match."
[7.0] "A pretty entertaining main event between the veteran in Dustin and the unstoppable monster in Archer. I appreciated Dustins no die attitude and babyface work. Archer looked like a beast and beating such an established name was key to his development and his presentation and an undeniable threat that belong sin the upper midcard/ main event scene."
[6.0] "Ordentlicher Brawl von Rhodes und Archer, der durchaus andeutet, dass bei Rhodes noch Pfeile im Köcher sind und Archer eben mit seinen bisherigen Siegen nur angedeutet hat, was da noch schlummert. Das füt sich gut zusammen, hat einen netten Nearfall für Rhodes und lebt am Ende von den High Impact Moves von Archer. Hier und da zieht sich das Ganze sicherlich etwas, aber das ist dennoch im Rahmen. Das Finish ist dann nicht ganz mein Fall. Archers Moves haben genug Power, da braucht es kein Turnbuckle, aber dennoch ein ordentliches TV-Match."
