Big Vito vs. Reno

[3.0] "Not really good tbh, it's not the worst thing ever cuz the moves executed well here but I just don't think it's a good match or even near to it, nice reversal in the ending though."

[5.0] "This match felt like watching two guys argue over who gets the last protein shake at the Gym. Reno's out there trying to convince us he's the next big thing and the commentators are acting like he's prime Randy Savage or something. Vito takes his bumps but it's mostly Reno pounding away with the charisma of a damp towel. It's not terrible, just kinda... there. You know when you go "Yup, that sure was wrestling". The crowd barely cared."

[5.0] "Honestly, a perfectly competent midcard match between two big beefy Power Plant guys. By that standard, it was pretty good, if largely forgettable."

[6.0] "This was surprisingly pretty good. Two similar sized muscle men with closely stylized move sets going head to head in a straight up fight with no outside interference. That is saying a lot right there for WCW in 2001. The announcers really sell the kayfabe brother angle throughout the match. While Reno is the supposed younger brother, he still gets the upper hand in the majority of the exchanges. After an enziguri, the crowd gives a "you f*cked up" chant, but otherwise they pulled of what seemed like a mostly improvised, off the cuff match pretty well. Scott Hudson gets overly excited at Reno's forced, unnatural "blow on the dice" signal for his signature maneuver, which is some type of gator roll? I've seen someone pull that off with a deep Ricky Steamboat style arm drag, but I can't quite put my finger on it. This move is apparently so devastating that NO ONE has ever gotten up from it, and Big Vito is not about to be the first. Little brother Reno dominates with the pinfall & wins on the final score card 7.47 - 3.37."

[7.0] "Shockingly watchable for the names that are in it. Absolutely nothing special in-ring, but both men played to their strengths, tried their very hardest, and it was over with the crowd, which is more than I'd have expected for Vito vs. Reno of all people. This should be in the conversation for WCW matches that exceeded expectations."

[6.0] "Much better match that you'd expect from these two, mixing enough actual wrestling in with the brawling and selling the story of brothers who now hate each other well."

[6.0] "A fine match, it felt like it went way longer than 8 minutes but I won't describe it as boring. Two surprisingly good openers for Sin."

[7.0] "Enjoyable match for what it was, the story around it is nonsense but after enduring all that Russo it's not nearly so painful. Vito was a fine worker actually, despite being known mainly for the dress gimmick."

[4.0] "Very basic stuff. The reversal sequence leading into the Roll of the Dice was neat but that was the only thing of note."