[9.0] "This show really did have a bit of everything as this match was just pure WWF Attitude Era soap opera absurdity and yet its so entertaining in the way it plays out. Shane gets wiped out in a classic all or nothing spot where Stephanie moves Vince off the top of the announce table as Shane just goes crashing through it. Trish wheels a 'comatose' Linda to the ring as instructed, but then turns face and slapped Vince and then she has a big catfight with Stephanie out of the arena. Vince goes comically evil where he wipes out Foley with a chair and starts moving around a limp Linda and sits her in the corner and he trash talks her while he hits Shane with garbage cans. I can't believe the pop Linda got when she rises off the chair and kicked Vince in the balls. Honestly that was some Oscar worthy acting from her all match and then Foley beats the crap out of Vince and Shane does the classic coast to coast move on Vince. This obviously isn't a good wrestling match, but as a pure spectacle it's amazing to watch."
[10.0] "I've always had a huge soft spot for this one, and having been lucky enough to live through the build-up will definitely have helped. Months and months of absurd soap opera storytelling unspooling into the perfect climax. A pop that huge for someone standing up from a chair speaks for itself with regard to the investment achieved. In terms of the McMahon storylines, which would become much more annoying very quickly, this was the masterpiece."
[9.0] "One of my favorite WrestleMania matches of all time. It's an overbooked masterpiece with a deep story. Everyone did great and we the very first Coast to Coast from Shane (yes we've seen RVD do it in ECW but that's different). Linda had some good acting skills and we could've seen the WCW guys attack Vince but motherfucking Shawn Stasiak had to tell the media."
[7.0] "Say what you will sometimes an excellent in ring match falls under "sports entertaining" matches. This was one such example. I was thoroughly sports entertained. Linda Mcmahon with the performance of the year, lol. Somehow this was less of a street fight than the the hardcore match."
[5.0] "The beginning is truly awful, I think. Everything is shaky, especially the use of objects. The elbow drop, however, is striking. I don't know the story, but the overbooking seemed so pointless and ridiculous. In fact, if we judge the match on the wrestling, I think there's really nothing to learn from it."
[8.0] "Street fight was a perfect platform for Vince to somehow deliver a good wrestling match and he accomplished it 3 times at the Showcase of The Immortals. McMahon's family feud at probably their pick, really fun bout to watch."
[9.0] "There are layers to the absurdity of this soap opera and I'm here for it. The McMahon's are reprehensible in both reality and fiction, and they sure know how to capitalise on it in the most entertaining of ways. The in-ring portion of the match is of course the weakest, although Shane's missile dropkick for the finish was surprisingly good."
[7.0] "This is male soap opera to a max. Linda raising to an ovation is a moment to remember. Both Vince and shane throw everything in their way to make this match as entertaining as possible"
[7.0] "very entertaining sport entertainment match. Not much of a match just a few crazy spots and a few good story beats that wrap things up real nicely. 3.25 stars"
[8.0] "[4.0*] The best match of the night until this moment. Actually, this was more of an angle than it was a match, but it fucking ruled nonetheless. Vince and Shane were on a crazy rivalry where Shane bought WCW before him, so this was a WWF vs WCW type of match, with the whole Linda/Trish stuff, which even had Stephanie and Foley involved. Complete madness. The match starts and Shane already does a crazy bump with the elbow drop from the third rope to the announcers table that set the crowd on fire. Then, Linda McMahon begins her run as the absolute star of the match. She was in vegetative state or something and she was not able to move or do facial expressions. Vince was humiliating her throughout the whole match, until Trish turns on him for an insane pop. She begins a brawl with Stephanie, who was trying to interfere the match. She slapped Foley and the three of them ran away lmao. Vince put Linda in a chair on the ring and I swear to God that my only desire for this match was for Linda to pull off a miracle, get on her feet and attack Vince. They kept filming her face for the whole match and she was just there like a statue, I busted myself laughing. When the miracle finally occurred and she got on her feet, the pop was tremendous. She gave Vince a low blow and Foley started to punch Vince too. People were just nuts, by far the loudest match of the night until the TLC. Shane then put the trash can on Vinces face and did a crazy Coast-to-Coast for the win. This match literally defines Sports Entertainment and was a perfect pick for a Mania mid-card. Everyone had the time of their liver. It ruled A LOT."
[10.0] "I'm not a proud woman. This storyline, this match, this whole production is absolutely disgusting trash and is even more reprehensible knowing what we know now. The issue is, I also know myself. This is MY disgusting, reprehensible trash. Vile wrestling, black pill graps."
[3.0] "Beginning of the match is just awful. Shane does a nice baseball slide, so i'll give him that. They basically throw potatoes at each other and then Shane hits his dad with a cardboard sign and chokes him with an extension cord. Shane does a jumping clothesline off the barricade. Doesn't look good but i respect that he tried it I guess? Then genuine respect for the nice elbow drop through the table by Shane, that was pretty sick. Then Trish come down with Linda, Trish slaps Vince, then Trish and Stephanie go at it. Mick Foley pulls Steph off and then Stephanie slaps her as Mick and Trish pursue her down the ramp, and Trish chases her backstage. Vince starts to go after Linda but Foley stops him, then Vince hits Foley with a chair a few times. Vince then rolls Linda into the ring, puts a chair in the ring, sits Linda down in it, gets Shane from ringside who has been down this entire fuckin time, lol, gets a trash can out, hits Shane over the head with it in the ring. He basically beats the shit out of Shane twice, but the third time Linda gets up and kicks him in the balls, then Shane does the coast to coast onto the trash can, again nicely done by Shane, all credit to him, Shane pins his dad for 3. I mean the actual wrestling part of it is shit, but big credit to Shane for his two big spots to pull them off. But jesus this was boring and so stupid to have for Wrestlemania, and the entire storyline was wildly distasteful and hard to watch."
[7.0] "[***3/4] A mainly story-driven match of Vince's actions catching up with him. Stephanie pulled Vince off from Shane top-rope elbow drop into the announce table. Then melodramatic stuff happened with Trish beating up Stephanie, Vince beating up Foley with a chair, then Vince setting up the possible finish. The great NO DQ stuff really took place after Linda low-blowed Vince. Foley then beat up Vince, then Shane did the legendary coast-to-coast dropkick to Vince through a garbage can. Damn good stuff."
[7.0] "This was crazy man, Shane and Vince went out here and beat the shit out of each other, this was so entertaining it was a blast to watch i loved it"
[8.0] "[4*] If it isn't overbooked, it isn't vince. This match is hilarious, Linda McMahon for sure is the MVP of this match, the fact that she contained the straight face doing this is impressive as hell, every time the camera was on her she didn't blink"
[8.0] "[4.0*] Shane McMahon and Vince McMahon were very entertaining to watch, a family feud based on how the father treated the mother, leading to the son rebelling against it. When the match starts, you can already tell it's going to be epic because Vince immediately lands several solid punches on his son, and Stephanie delivers a huge slap to her brother. After that, Shane starts to dominate and destroy his own father with punches, strikes, and the Kendo Stick while the crowd goes wild. However, everything began to change when Shane went for his famous Elbow Drop on the table, but Stephanie made him miss, and at that moment, the tide started to turn. Trish brought Linda out to watch everything, and then she betrayed Vince and started fighting with Stephanie. There was a scuffle between Vince and Foley, who was the referee, and all this while Linda, who was paralyzed (which, by the way, was the best part of the match), delivered an incredible performance acting as if she was in a vegetative state, and her "resurrection" was even better. In the end, everything was beautifully done when Foley helped Shane, and we got to witness the first-ever Coast to Coast."
[9.0] "A really great match between both father and son with great action and spots, but it's the insanely fantastic storytelling and drama between the whole McMahon family that help carry this match to being both special and entertaining."
[8.0] "I really liked this match. Having it be a street fight suited both guys, as I think if it was just a regular match it would've sucked. They knew exactly what they were doing making it a street fight and it paid off. Foley as a referee is... just kinda there. It's cool to see him, but aside from that, Shane & Vince really do a lot of the memorable stuff. That coast to coast to Vince at the end was a thing of beauty, just the sound it made when Shane hit the trash can was perfect. Linda getting up and kicking Vince right in the family jewels was great too. Overall very memorable, anybody expecting this to be a 5* classic needs to keep their expectations in check. For what both guys are capable of, they really delivered and put on a fantastic match."
[6.0] "Not my favorite street fight by any means, and the McMahon storylines don't do a ton for me (outside of Austin and Rock stuff) but this was pretty fun. Vince getting his ass kicked is always at least satisfying. I think Shane has done way better hardcore matches than this, but it was still good."
[7.0] "This match was 100% an entertainment based match but it was still really fun. You shouldn't base ratings on in-ring or entertainment in my opinion, it should be based on whether you enjoyed it, and you can combine entertainment and wrestling based on your enjoyment. With that in mind I really enjoy this match, it was not a technical masterpiece, however it was an amazing storytelling match."
[9.0] "If you rate this match purely on a technical basis, you're doing it wrong. Sorry not sorry. There is nothing wrong with having a match that is purely an angle, ESPECIALLY a street fight. This match is honestly awesome, and all you have to do is look at the crowd in Houston to see how great it was. The greatest Wrestlemania of all time, and one of its biggest pops is Linda standing up. I really shouldn't have to say any more than that. So much great about this match imo."
[8.0] "I want to review because I enjoy writing my justifications for my future self, but everyone already said it. This match is all hype and story, and the wrestling was clunky at times and non-existent at others, but darn if I was not entertained. Watching Vince is uncomfortable, but when he got his comeuppance, it was cathartic. I am lukewarm about Foley getting retribution physically while he was officiating, but it was justified."
[1.0] "I mean, its sports entrainment, an angle, a soap drama as many call it. The in ring stuff is obviously not very good there wasn't much to expect. The storyline attached to this match is kinda cool but I wasn't too terribly invested in it and the stuff with Stephanie is kind of uncomfortable to watch knowing what we know now. Theres a monster pop for Linda getting up and Foley beating up McMahon man is good regardless of the storyline or match. The final move that Shane does is cool. But overall, I don't see this as much of a match, and I wasn't a fan of it."
[8.0] "One of the best examples of in-ring storytelling carrying a match to the rating it deserves. While the in-ring work itself was good, with Shane doing Shane things, the story being told is really what makes this match. An absolutely overbooked clusterf**k that made me enjoy every single minute."
[7.0] "The match might not be the greatest but definitely delivers in the sports entertainment department. Linda standing up gets an enormous pop from the crowd and Vince winning was great."
[7.0] "This is honestly so bad its great. The in ring part is abysmal but the story and actions outside are what make this match. Shane going through the announce table, the classic horror trip is Stephanie tries to escape Trish, Linda McMahon outside/inside the ring, very entertaining. The ending had you really captivated"
[7.0] "Chaos and dumb drama, the McMahon family entertaining at their best, and with spots like the one on the Spanish Announcement Table I'm okay with the rating of 7 a satisfactory match to see [***1/4]"
[6.0] "It's all dumb drama but I gotta admit that it's really well put together. The absurd of some things is just well balanced to make you care about the action and at the same time not think about it only as silly bollocks. A lot of build from the previous weeks comes in play and because of that it works, plus Linda getting up from the chair is just fantastic and the pop it got was ridiculous."
[7.0] "This is stupid dumb trash and I love it. This is what defines the term sports entertainment to me. An over the top ridiculous storyline about a family imploding, drugging people, attempting murder, company warfare, its all so much and its so stupid and awesome. The action is not even wrestling, its just a fun extreme brawl, and Mick Foley being there actually elevated the match even more. Thank god Shane won by the way, hes easily the best of the McMahons."
[8.0] "The Finale of the McMahon family drama. A great ending that had no reason being this fun and good. Steph and Trish drama foley getting involved shane taking big bumps and the Huge pop Linda got at the end just for standing up. Fantastic spectacle 4/5"
[5.0] "I think the story heading into this match is really disgusting and one of the worst stories of the attitude era. I like how over Shane is cause I needed to be reminded of that after how horrible he got in recent times. The match itself is whatever I guess, nothing all too notable besides the awesome coast to coast that finishes it."
[5.0] "An okay match. Well... Not really a match more a cinematic soap opera. The best part of it was the story throughout the whole match and the worst part of the match was the wrestling... Shane really carried the match with his spots and the ending was pretty cool"
[10.0] "Pure and utter soap opera wrestling at it's finest this match is endlessly entertaining and fun, the moment Linda stand up lives in my brain the catharsis when she sticks it to Vince is incredible. I haven't watched this match in a good while so with the Vince stuff it probably hasnt aged well on a further rewatch but simply from memories of the feelings this match produces i have to give it 5 stars."
[8.0] "I would give it a 9 if it wasn't for the history of Vince McMahon in real life. Hell, maybe eight is a bit too high. It's just hard to watch this match the same way I did in the past, simply because of how despicable of a person he is. Asides from that, It's honestly incredible how good this match considering both of these McMahons aren't really known for good wrestling, and mostly known for the soap opera. At least Shane McMahon can do high spots. But what really sells this match for me is the buildup to that massive pop. If it wasn't for that, and Linda McMahon kicking Vince in the fucking nuts, I wouldn't rate this match so high."
[5.0] "This was okay. Your WWE melodrama of the Attitude Era. It's a bit too much looking back today. Back then, the McMahons were integral parts of storylines. But there's been so much overexposure of the McMahons over the years, it feels like you're glad you don't have to watch their mess again. This is simply a storyline than a match, but that's expected."
[8.0] "This is just pure fun, from the wild Shane spots, to the pop with Linda getting up from her chair, everything was built perfectly, the match was structured just amazingly."
[8.0] "Everything about this match was ridiculous but it was entertaining as hell. This is a prime example of the Attitude Era not necessarily having the greatest in ring wrestling but still being great."
[5.0] "I'm sorry, but I wasn't really invested in the story of the match, and that's pretty much all this match was. I felt like it really dragged on, even though the coast to coast was a super cool spot, the rest of the match just felt like they were sloppily using weapons without anything in between that. Didn't really enjoyed the whole Linda angle either."
"i personally really enjoyed this match . the whole dynamic between the family made it better and overall it was so entertaining . Shane is such a risk taker and even though he is not a full time wrestler he puts 100% effort. overall the match was full of surprises and very enjoyable . the in ring work was probably like a 2/10 but the story and dynamic and the surprises made it a 7/10 for me personally"
[6.0] "It's fun... but hardly even a match. The two men in the match are props essentially, other than Shane taking some big bumps, the match is mostly about the people involved in this weird, perverted story. Trish fights Steph, and gives Vince a slap(For some reason she decided to turn on him, but that wasn't really explained) and the pop for Linda standing up to kick Vince in the grapefruits is by far the biggest pop ever received by a geriatric non wrestler by far. Still, it's hard for me to give the match a much higher rating because the two men in it simply don't do much, but at the time this match had everyone buzzing."
[8.0] "Way more plunder and storyline than wrestling, but thats what you want to see from a match with two McMahons and Foley as a special guest referee. Really fun watch"
[8.0] "This match is the literal definiton of Sports Entertainment. It's such a fun and a ridiculous match with the most WWE story behind it and a relatable story. Vince was being bad to Linda, drugged her, and then Shane was like "Hell no, I'm kicking your ass." So this was the whole premise of the match and these two must have said "Let's put on the best street fight in WWE history" and that's what they came out here and did. They put on perhaps the best WWE street fight ever just because of how goofy it was and let me tell you, when Linda gets up from that Chair, the Astrodome explodes. This is such a stupid dumb fun match you need to go check it out."
[9.0] "One of my all time favorite matches. The greatest Sports Entertainment spectacle ever done, everything worked really well, the crowd was hot and the pop for Linda still is amazing."
[4.0] "I know alot of people love this match if you can call it a match, but I guess not watching at the time this doesnt have the same space in my heart and I didnt really care much about the match in general"
[5.0] "I guess this is what people wanted to see at the time, but it was just a bad soap opera about the McMahon factory mixed with some OK but not great wrestling. It was mostly a brawl with the expected big spots from Shane. At least at just under 15 minutes it was the right length, rather than dragging out."
[7.0] "This was such utter nonsense and I really enjoyed myself. This is the kind of crap I enjoy on Wrestlemania. I was thoroughly sports entertained."
[6.0] "This came about after Shane bought WCW out from under Vince and was preparing for a totally lopsided WCW invasion. Shane comes out and introduces some of the WCW employees who are at ringside....well not at ringside anyway there up in the nose bleed section about a half mile away and you can't make out who the people are, then the camera pulls out after 3 seconds. Mick Foley is the special referee. The brawl goes out to the floor early. Shane picks up a steel plate and starts smacking Vince across the back. Shane climbs the security wall and hits a flying clothesline on Vince. Shane pulls out a kendo stick and starts hauling off on Vince. Shane sets up Vince on the announcers table and goes up top and tries a flying elbow drop. Vince gets out of the way and Shane crashes throught the table. Trish Stratus brings Linda McMahon down to ringside in a wheelchair (Vince has been giving her tranqs for the past couple of weeks because he doesn't like her anymore and wants to dry hump Trish or some BS story. Trish attacks Vince, Stephanie slaps Trish and we have a cat fight break out. Trish backs Stephanie into the ring apron. Stephanie and Trish fight in the ring and Foley breaks them up, Steph slaps Foley and he and Trish chase Steph out of the arena. Vince goes after Linda and Foley stops him. A Foley chant starts. Vince hits Foley with a chair while Foley's back is turned. Vince puts Linda on a chair in the ring then tosses Shane who hasn't done squat since going through the table five minutes ago, into the ring. Vince picks up a trash can and busts Shane in the head. Vince starts wailing on Shane with the trash can. Linda stands up walks over and gives Vince a low blow and the crowd looses it. Foley starts hammering Vince and the crowd just gets louder. Shane puts Vince in a corner and sets a trash can on him, then climbs the opposite corner and does a missile dropkick into the can into Vince's face. Shane gets the pin. This was better than it had any right to be for being just another spotlight on the McMahon family."
[8.0] "The build up to this match is the most hilarious thing ever, so as a result we got peak sports entertainment in this one. Vince and Shane brawl for a bit but they don't really wrestle after Shane takes the huge bump though the announcers table. We then got Vince just being the all time great heel he was, and Trish Stephanie had a little fight before heading to the back. The ending with Linda getting up to a huge pop, Foley getting his back on Vince and Shane finishing it off with the coast to coast on the trash can was perfection.****1/4"
[7.0] "Ringwork-wise this wasn't that great but from a purely entertainment perspective it was incredible. The McMahon vs McMahon storyline was pretty cringey but the payoff here was great. The pop Linda got when she stood up was amazing and Foley was a great special ref."
[9.0] "The gold standard of Sports Entertainment style matches. Big, crazy fun, and the first WWE appearance of the Van Terminator to boot, which completely blew my mind at the time."
[7.0] "The word would be ''entertaining'', but overall, it wasn't bad at all, from start to finish you could feel the rivalry back then so it was a very positive bonus to the fight."
[8.0] "The first third of this wasn't anything special - just them doing the usual Attitude Era brawl and throwing average offense in. It wasn't until Stephanie came out to help her father avoid Shane's big elbow that this officially kicked into high gear. Trish brought out the handicapped Linda to the ring, and she got into a catfight with Steph after pulling a double-cross on Vince. Vince put Linda in the ring and forced her to watch him beat up her own son, but she stood up and ultimately kicked him in the grapefruits for a goosebump-worthy pop! Mick Foley finally getting his hands on Vince and Shane hitting the Coast-to-Coast on his dad were both tremendously satisfying conclusions to this story. Sports entertainment at its absolute finest, this. [***3/4]"
[7.0] "A hardcore spotfest and probably the best McMahon-Soap Opera match ever put on by WWF. Pure Sports Entertainment meets pure Attitude Era, in a match that proves surprisingly enjoyable despite the differing wrestling styles of the two competitors."
[10.0] "As someone said below this is soap opera at it's finest. We got Trish Stratus' face turn, we got a massive pop for Linda McMahon, Mick Foley inclusion here made sense, everything worked really well. Shane McMahon's coast to coast was perfectly executed."
[6.0] "This was a whole lot of fun. The McMahon family drama in full effect here. The storyline of this match was genuinely awesome. Vince is the perfect sadist with his facial expressions and trash talking. Stephanie, Trish, Foley and Linda all getting involved was great. Loved Vince hitting Foley in the head with a chair and trying to embarrass Shane in front of a sedated Linda. Linda gave Vince a low blow got a huge pop from the crowd. Shane did his brawling and played the hits. The strikes don't look good but that doesn't matter here. An absurd match and 'sports entertainment' at it's peak. ***"
"The storyline for this match was crazy. This type of brawl was called for. So many entertainment spots and a huge spot from Linda, Foley and Shane. I like the chaos. 6.5/10"
[7.0] "This was fun for what it was, somehow I expected something a bit crazier the first time I watched it. Definitely crazy on the drama but somehow it worked out."
[8.0] "I talked a lot of shit about the McMahons hogging the spotlight but this was very good. Fun, very physical hardcore brawl with lot of twist and turn. ****"
[9.0] "Soap opera at it's finest. Vince is one of the best heels ever, and Shane pulls out some great spots that get the crowd standing up. Sure it's overbooked, and Vince isn't exactly the best when it comes to wrestling but the Street Fight stipulation is incredibly fun and entertaining and the match features some of the best moments of the entire night. I love the McMahon family drama, and it's on full display here and everything just works."
[10.0] "Only in this era of WWE can they take 2 nonwrestlers over the top trashy soap opera family drama story and turn it into one of the biggest highlights of the night."
[9.0] "Soap opera pro-wrestling at its absolute best. Vince is brilliant at being a batshit crazy sadist. We only get a few minutes of Vince and Shane brawling before Trish brings out a sedated Linda and the crazy overbooking begins. Vince calls Linda a bitch, and takes out the guest referee Mick Foley. Vince decides he wants to beat Shane in front of Linda. The monster pop Linda gets when she rises up from her chair is incredible. Who knew a street fight between two non-wrestlers could be so enthralling? ?"
[6.0] "I was so down on the McMahon family drama of the previous Mania but this worked. It's dumb, it's silly, it's not actually good, but it is entertaining."
[6.0] "The storyline leading up to this is actually hilarious, and the way it reaches its apex in the closing moments of this match? Legitimately awesome stuff. Other than that great last few minutes, this match was alright. Obviously the punches don't look very good, but the brawling is solid enough & then there's your usual amusing big match Shane insanity. A pretty solid & entertaining overall package."
[6.0] "This actually ended up being pretty entertaining. Not a great wrestling match, but a great storyline match. Moments like these are why I love the Attitude Era. Linda finally standing up to a massive pop never gets old. **3/4"
[7.0] "Crash TV at it's finest. Very entertaining, very messy. I knew this wasn't going to be the greatest match of all time going into this but it still was very fun to watch."
[7.0] "Das ist natürlich aufgrund der Storyline Overbooking vom feinsten, aber ich finde es hier sogar angemessen. Man packt dann natürlich die volle Story um die McMahon Familie rein, hat aber auch mit dem Elbow durch den Table und dem einzigartigen Coast to Coast von Shane auch zwei klare Highlights im Gepäck. Zudem feiert das Publikum das Ding ebenfalls gewaltig ab und ich muss sagen, das das Ganze auch mich ganz gut unterhalten konnte - aufgerundet die 7."
"5. 5/10 i cant rate this match more than 5. 5/10 I mean we have seen so awesome street fights, this one was so slow and boring with no creativity at all ."
[8.0] "I mean come on. How can? t you enjoy this match. Whether it be Linda kicking Vince in the balls, The over the top family drama, or Mick Foley in general. I will say that I wasn? t a huge fan of the storyline leading to this, tho this match was so entertaining it almost made up for it. ****"
[7.0] "Some people will hate this, some people will love this. I thought it was fine, the storyline was kinda odd and distasteful but the result of the storyline that played out in this match was pretty well done"
[3.0] "Not a fan of the storylines and matches involving the megalomany of McMahon family: useless bad taste done in bad taste, unbelievability, poorly structured."
[6.0] "I liked the match because it was completely story-driven. Good punished evil, Vince received in full, first unexpectedly from Trish, and then from his wife. Everything was put in its place and the villain received the punishment he deserved."
