Owen Hart vs. Rocky Maivia

"Randomly good match from these two. Owen leads this on, but you can see that the Rock at this stage is a good worker. The ending is also good with Owen getting the better of the rookie (***)"

[6.0] "This was a solid title match that even though it went for only 8 minutes it was still very enjoyable to watch. Its crazy though how everyone was kicking out the rock bottom at 2 but at the same time it makes sense since Rocky wsant a main eventor but he was a babyface mid carder. Owen did great in this match and if it went a bit longer around 10-15 minutes this would have been something else, non the less a very nice match."

[6.0] "I always forget that Bret Hart and The Rock were in WWE at the same time. This match was short but good. Owen Hart kickout Rock Bottom and back suplex on the top rope like its nothing and win with a rollup.I believe this match would have been very, very good with an extra 10 or 15 minutes or a better build."

[7.0] "Despite the poor crowd responses it's a solid match overall and ended with a title change that badly needed to happen. Owen Hart's performance is really good here and he does a good job carrying it. Rocky's selling for him is really good as well. I can't really fault Rocky's efforts here, I think it's the booking more than anything that got him so badly rejected by the crowd. The stuff with the Hart's on the ramp and Bulldog's celebration when Owen won was pure gold."

[7.0] "Good match, Rocky still got his shine so to speak while losing to Owen and of course Owen is an incredible worker."

[5.0] "In his last big profile match before turning heel and joining the Nation, Rocky puts in a half-arsed performance and is dragged kicking and screaming to a decent match by Owen. Even when he enters the arena, Rocky looks tired and doesn't have the pep in his step that he did during all his early babyfaces appearances. I thought this was initially a bit of foreshadowing, but it seemed that Rocky was just having a bad day at the office. Rocky opens the match with a dull shine segment. Rocky's stuff looks decent, but there's no spark to anything he does here. It all felt like he was going through motions. The match improves once Owen takes control. Owen lands a beautiful drop-toe hold to leg grapevine and starts working on his leg. The crowd is shockingly quiet throughout the entire match. We get some fun moments during the go-home stretch with Rocky pulling out one of the worst Rock Bottoms that I have ever seen and Owen damn nearly beheading Rocky when he cuts him off with a spinning wheel kick. The finish here came out of nowhere though. Bulldog is with Bret at the top of the stage, but neither gets involved and Owen wins the strap clean as a whistle after countering Rocky and landing a victory roll for the three."

[4.0] "A really good match-up as the Hart Foundation gain even more gold. Rocky needed to lose the belt and reinvent himself a bit as the crowd weren't buying into him as much as they needed to. **"

[6.0] "Solid match but hurt a bit by the lack of response from the audience. This lacks any heat at all and the crowd is just completely indifferent rather than hostile to either man. The post match celebration with Bret is nicely done."

[8.0] "Excellent match as a very hot Owen Hart takes the Intercontinental title off a very game but slightly floundering Rocky. Love the little touches with Bret and Bulldog looking on and Owen just playing his part to perfection."