Batista & Ric Flair vs. Bubba Ray Dudley & D-Von Dudley

[3.0] "This was a shocking match. It was quite bad and very short, but I suppose it served its purpose. Genuinely don't have a decent review because it was below par and not a good opener to the show."

[3.0] "It was a match. Evolution won when Batista just out of nowhere put D-von through a table with a spinebuster. I geniunely can't remember anything else that happened. Not a good opening."

[5.0] "A lot shorter of a match than i remembered it being. Dudleyz controlled the match and pace of the match. Batista was heavily protected here. He did four spots and he's so intense with his execution of them that they all looked brutal. Like he was killing the guys. Especially the table that whiplash off the ropes and came down on the other 3 guys that only flair sold. Flair was isolated in the match and he made all of the bumps that he could still do well look great for his age. I didn't see the need for coach, but his small role worked well in to the finish as the dudleyz tried to keep batista out of the match for 80% of it, so it allowed the fans to forget about him until he swooped in and gave d-von that powerful spinebuster through the table. All and all, it accomplished what needed to fetch accomplished which was make batista look like a monster, and a million bucks despite him still being pretty green."

[4.0] "The Dudleyz were just SO checked out at this point, but thankfully this was very short. And at least they still had enough star power where Batista beating them still meant something. Not a lot to talk about here but I'm glad it was short."

[4.0] "Disappointing especially with how it started. Best part was before the bell rings when Bubba pushes a table from one end of the ring to the other into the sternum of Batista. **"

[3.0] "Some of the action and spots between both teams were fine for the most part, but Coachman's interference and the match's very short runtime doesn't do the rest of this match justice."

[4.0] "This had a few good spots but overalll the match was just too short to be anything decent for a stipulation it had it needed few more mins"

[3.0] "Dudleys, just go away. Another Tables Match and of course there's no consistency compared to the other ones, because this time there are no tags from the beginning and you have to put only one of the opponents through the table. Plus pacing is off, the structure sucks and the finish comes out of nowhere."

[5.0] "This was a pretty lackluster match that had a few cool spots like Bubba sliding the table the length of the ring into Batista's midsection. Coachman's interference at the end didn't seem to garner as much heat as anticipated and then the finish came super abrupt. 2.5 stars at best."

[4.0] "This was pretty much a nothing match. Batista cuts a TERRIBLE promo before a hot start. Coach's interference means very little because nothing comes of it, and the victory comes abruptly and not really in a big way. The action for the time they had was fair, but the match truly ended before it really even got out of the gate. It couldn't have been too much better than what they delivered, but there was no reason to overbook such an already short match."

[3.0] "Yeah this was a match of all time I suppose. Just bleh, messy, boring, not good for an opener of a PPV. 2.5/10"

[2.0] "It's a mess. Starts a mess, stays a mess, ends a mess. Not the best work by anyone involved and one of the weakest tag matches in Royal Rumble undercard history. It's not Bushwhacker level fast forward but it's the bottom once you get past crap like that. A point for Naitch and a point for D-Von but nothing to see here, move along."

[5.0] "At the very least this match goes straight to the action rather than messing about with the silly tag rules WWE usually uses for these matches for some reason. I was actually enjoying it fine as a sprint until Coach got involved for some reason. Then the Dudleys become useless faces focusing on him giving Batista an easy win. This had no real purpose on a show like this and could have easily been on Raw instead."

[4.0] "This was a nothing match, with both teams just brawling around for a bit until Coach go involved in this. The finish is pretty abrupt here with it coming out of nowhere, and giving this a pretty flat ending. **"

[0.0] "This was a horrible match in every way possible, it had potential but it didn't last much longer anyway and for whatever time it lasted it was unwatchable. Pain [DUD]"

[2.0] "Too short be anything of note, the lads brawl around a bit and then it just sort of ends. It was impossible for them to build any tension with the length of the match being what it was, and it didn't have a Hardy Boyz equivalent so the usual car crash spots you usually get are also missing"

[4.0] "This was pretty good for what it was, albeit forgettable. It felt like it ended very abruptly, with D-Von getting put through a table after Coach got involved. Batista and Flair were pretty underrated as a team too, and they did pretty well here. **"

[3.0] "Just a match on the card in my opinion the only reason this match happened was to elevate evolution. An okay match as it got 1. 75 stars off me."

[5.0] "Enough fun spots to get the crowd going and a funny continuation of Coach's punishment at the hands of the Dudleyz, complete with his hilarious post-match announcing while selling busted ribs. Batista just always looked great at this period and he jelled well with Flair."

[5.0] "It's an OK match. It's not a match you absolutely need to watch in your life, but it's always great to see the Coach taking hits from the Dudleyz."

[7.0] "A short but enjoyable tables match that gave Evolution a chance to solidify their claim to all the titles on Raw in this period, which was a very nice visual. I'll again praise the Batista/Flair team, who I enjoy a lot."