[2.0] "I get what the match is trying to do, but it does not move me in any way. The ending was surprising, but other than that, it was very meh. With some below average wrestling which dragged for a short time but it still felt like a long boring moment until the countdown."
[7.0] "I really enjoyed this. Simple back story, who has the better full Nelson hold. Decent psychology and selling all the way through. Clear heel and face dynamic all the way through with Heenan playing his role to perfection. And Gorilla and Venturas commentary fleshed out the action on the screen. Would have scored higher if they didnt have a double count out as the finish."
[3.0] "Considering how bad both guys are, this isn't a total disaster. However, several key moments are woefully executed. The two full nelson spots especially. The Hercules one, where Billy Jack powers out, they break contact on the hands and then carry on trying to break the hold. It's already broken lads! Move on! Haynes' offence between that and his full nelson is dreadful and he has no babyface fire at all. Then the Haynes full nelson, where they're supposed to tumble out of the ring with it applied, is broken before they're even into the ropes and Haynes falling outside makes no sense."
[5.0] "Haynes looks like a beast and Hercules is no different and I must say that they worked this match pretty well up to the disappointing finish. Really wish that one of them was put over, because they're both very good here, as Billy feels like a badass and I just love heel Hercules as well."
[3.0] "About as good as the match before it wich is a shame cos there are some nice stiff spots that show that this could have been a good hoss match, the final strech was a bit boring but overall it was not so bad as to be unwatchbel or anything, hercs seems to have improved."
[5.0] "A decent match between two power wrestlers. I always loved Billy Jack Haynes despite his mental state. Hercules is a guy who I always felt was underrated in his prime. This feud began over who had a better full nelson, which is petty considering the full nelson is a fairly simple move to perform. The match end in a double count out for some unknown reason, to protect both guys, I guess."
[5.0] "Standard but enjoyable battle of Full Nelsons. Plodded along in parts, and I'm still yet to be impressed by Hercules, but the match was brutal and occasionally energetic, all good things in strongman matches."
[4.0] "A decent hoss match, but yet again nothing special from these two. I like both these guys and I wish I enjoyed their matches more. The crowd never seems to be too into them."
[5.0] "Rund um die Frage, wer denn hier den heftigeren Full Nelson präsentieren kann, entwickelt sich ein für diese Card verhältnismäßig annehmbares Match mit viel Kraftmeierei und wenig Technik. Trotzdem wirkt die Partie nicht zu aufgesetzt und bleibt intensiv genug, um sie knapp nach oben wegzurunden."
[5.0] "It was a decent match built around both men having a good full nelson. They had some good power moves. The double count out finish was not good either have Haynes win clean or more likely have Hercules and Heenan cheat to win. The post-match blood during this era shocked me. Overall, all okay match but not good."
[5.0] "Firstly I feel the need to say... Billy Jack's beard is absolutely horrible. It is a terrible looking chin strap where the jaw line is far too high. He looks ridiculous. With that out of the way... The match is a pretty decent strongman contest. It's a little plodding in parts, but I thought it was good enough for what it was (personally I always enjoy a good press slam). The finish feels like a bit of a cop out but is well executed so I didn't mind it too much, and I enjoyed the post-match. Perfectly fine in its position as the second match on the card."
[4.0] "It's not exactly a good match, but it can be fun in context. these 2 big guys were able to express brutality in their attack, especially with the full nelson. the post match is also good and fully complements the previous in ring action"
[6.0] "29/03/87 Wrestlemania III WWF. A slow burner but methodical and both brought good psychology to the full Nelson finish. I would of given this a 5, especially with the 2nd soft finish of the night, only for the aftermath which bumped it up to 5.5*"
[4.0] "This was what it was. A battle of the full nelsons so very much of its time. You get a blade job post match which got Haynes in trouble I believe."
[2.0] "Not very good, Billy Jack shoud've won in the full nelson. This "double count-out" decision wasn't good, there shoud've been a winner. The in-ring action was medriocre and the carisma of the match was carried by Bobby Heenan."
[5.0] "It's the Battle of the Full Nelson! This was a standard power affair, built around simple but effective psychology. Both men did a sound job fighting over and setting up their version of the full nelson, targeting the back of their opponents and teasing the crowd a bit before finally locking the move in. Billy Jack came out on top in the final exchange, but they both spilled to the floor shortly after. This led to Haynes locking in the hold on Hercules on the floor, giving us a lame double count-out. Afterward, BJH stupidly chased Heenan to the ring, causing him to get jumped by Hercules, who busted him up with some chain shots. Needless to say, this was a much better match than what I was anticipating. [**1/2]"
[5.0] "This one exceeded my expectations. It actually featured some real nice psychology as the two fought over their respective version of the full nelson hold. Not too shabby. [**1/4]"
[4.0] "Typical power match. I think Billy Jack got in trouble for blading and was quickly shuffled down the card after this. He stuck around until Mania 4 I think, but you wouldn't know that from his lack of appearances on anymore ppv's."
[4.0] "A really dull power match. I liked both men fighting over applying the full nelson to each other but the match had a bs double count-out finish so we didn't even get a good payoff to that battle."
[4.0] "A basic power match, pitting the two users of the Full Nelson up against each other. Hercules cuts one of the most batshit promos ever before the match, talking about his time in Ancient Rome. The match starts with an intense staredown after which Haynes gets his shine in before he's brutally cut off by a Herc lariat. Billy Jack Haynes refuses to tap out to Hercules' Full Nelson and once he's able to lock in one of his own, Hercules launches himself with Haynes still on his back out of the ring. The result of this one is a double countout after they refuse to get back into the ring. Hercules busts open and lays out Haynes with a chain shot. I'm not going to hate on the non-finish, as this made Hercules look like a monster and it protected the babyface from having to tap out from the Full Nelson. Decent enough."
[3.0] "Long, slow, and plodding. It was a classic 80s WWF battle of the giant monsters, and it was the kind of leisurely slugfest one would expect from such a match. Ending it on a cheap finish just takes it down a little bit further."
[5.0] "This could have been a lot worse, but it kind of was just a match that happened. These two had decent chemistry together for whatever reason, so the result was a decent power match, but it's entirely skippable."
[5.0] "Billy Jack Haynes answered Hercules Full Nelson challenge only for Hercules to clothesline him and beat him up and thus we have a grudge match. The idea being that Hercules full nelson is unbeatable. Really no conclusion or danger built up and although there were no sloppy transitions, the match lacked any psychology."
[6.0] "Of course this match was not the best on the show but they were able to pleasantly surprise me. To be honest, I didn't expect anything special from their match, but they were able to jump above their heads. Always thought Hercules was a terrible wrestler but on this show he was really really good"
