[6.0] "I thought this was solid. This is certainly the most talked about match of the night, but that doesn't mean it was the best. I mean this was Hulk Hogan and early Taker, I don't think this was ever gonna be great. This is Undertaker's first WWF/E title win; not that it lasts long. I like the finish to this match with Flair getting involved and Taker giving Hogan the tombstone on the chair."
[7.0] "Fun match that doesn't overstay its welcome. I wouldn't actually call this a slow paced match. The story of the match plays out at brisk pace, and Hogan is very lively. Yes, Taker is slow and plodding, which was his gimmick at the time, but he also had bursts of lightning quick athleticism, such as his running leaping clothesline. Hogan does no-sell the Tombstone but this is due to the power of Hulkamania (its the gimmick folks) and the crowd loves it. Taker has already started to gain a fanbase though, so it's clear why he was turned within a few months. Flair's interference for the finish is an iconic moment too, and it's well executed. The cameras actually do a good job making the Tombstone to the chair look more impactful. Yes the replays aired on future shows really exposed this move since you see it again and again, but it's not obvious on first viewing. Worth it for the historic value, but if you can accept the gimmicks at play, you'll have a good time too."
[2.0] "I understand that this match has it historical significance as it Taker's first reign of the WWF Championship, but nothing happened much between the ropes in a match that lasted 12:45 minutes. I also understand it was mostly character driven rather the in-ring itself, but it wasn't enough to kick the match into the next gear for me. Unfortunately, I found it to be on the slower side, and Taker's claw hadn't improved it. Plus, it was very noticeable that Hogan was very far from the chair at the end. The crowd loved it and Hogan, of course, but in-ring wise it hadn't moved from the first gear. [*]"
[6.0] "27/11/91 Survivor Series WWF. Not the best of matches, not really a good match-up, probably a hard one to work out either way. And it was around this time I began losing interest in the WWF at the tender age of 9, well the World title at least. A good finish to a drab enough match and always good to see Hogan lose fair and square, crowd were electric, Hogan's pop not as big as it was and Undertaker got a fine pop himself. Hogan milked the tombstone finish, but it was good watching the Hulkamaniacs crying. A kind 5.5*"
[6.0] "Yes, from a modern viewer's perspective this match looks dated in terms of quality, but for fans in 1991 it must have been quite something. Only a year ago, The Undertaker, debuting and radically different from everyone else on the roster, was something special, and the fact that he defeated the face of the company and won the title was truly shocking, similar to Bruno Samartino losing his title to Ivan Koloff. Hogan was clearly outplayed, but he was damn energetic, unlike his opponent, who seemed to move slowly at first, but in important moments he was sharp and damn dangerous. And Hulk Hogan, despite his selfishness, sold the young rising star well. ***"
[3.0] "Theres not a single interesting spot in the whole match with the exception of maybe the finish. Early 90s Taker wasn't able to produce classic matches by himself and Hogan was only good sometimes, which wasn't the case here. Loads of rest holds and nothing fun to watch. The post match promos by Roddy Piper, Mr Perfect and Ric Flair were way more entertaining"
[4.0] "I like watching The Undertaker move around because he's so unique with it, but that's the only interesting thing about this match. Taker's in control for the most of the match and I was done when the choke got put on Hogan for a few minutes. Plus Hulk has to no sell the Piledriver, which is obviously a great way to make the new monster world champion look strong."
[3.0] "This is Hulk Hogan vs early 90s Undertaker, so it's as good as it sounds. It's pretty slow and Hogan no selling the Tombstone made me a little angry, ngl"
[7.0] "Suprisingly fast-paced for a Hogan match. Early Undertaker matches were kinda bland but this still holds up some years later. It's a good match, but not excellent. 7/10"
[6.0] "Technically it's a pretty bad match, but still worth watching as a piece of wrestling history. And entertaining enough with two of the best characters ever squaring off, and Monsoon and Heenan always good on commentary."
[5.0] "Wenn Hogan auf der Mitte der Card auftaucht, ist das für ihn immer ein schlechtes Zeichen. Und auch hier kommt er am Ende ohne Gürtel aus dem Match heraus, denn dank eines Stuhles, angereicht von Ric Flair, kann der Taker den Tombstone nachwürzen und sehr zum Schrecken der Kinderschar von Detroit dem Hulkster das Gold entreissen. Bis dahin ist es aber lange eine Blaupause der üblichen Hogan-Routine, zäh und langatmig, unspektakulär und absehbar. Aber das Resultat, auch wenn es nur eine Woche Bestand haben wird, ist schon ein kleiner Schocker und einen Extrapunkt wert."
[5.0] "Early Taker matches are always pretty dull and this was no exception. It gets a few points for historical importance for Taker's first title reign but not for much else."
[6.0] "An early match for Taker and it shows, a fairly slow match between Hogan and Taker, the interference from Flair that gave Taker the win felt somewhat unnecessary a clean win would have been perfectly fine, but we know what Hogan was like at this time in terms of not losing clean. Worth a watch"
[4.0] "Rest holds a plenty as Taker smothers and chokes out Hogan until Hogan rallies and then Flair gets involved which leads to Taker doing the tombstone on the steel chair and Taker wins his first WWF championship. This was all set up to make a main event for the Tuesday In Texas ppv so fans would have a reason to buy the show and see if Hogan could get the belt back, which he did. Undertaker wouldn't see another World Title until Mania 13, Nearly five and a half years later. Amazing Taker lasted so long because he got saddled with sooooo many crap feuds post Mania 8 and Mania 13."
[4.0] "This match carries HUGE historical significance, and it got Undertaker over as fuck with a huge win over Hulk Hogan and his first WWF Championship victory. On the other side of the coin though, 80% of the match itself was spent in Undertaker chokes and it wasn't very good at all. But it is memorable and it did get Undertaker over huge, so it gets a few extra points for that. [*1/4]"
[4.0] "This match was incredibly bad, the finish is awful, full of overbooking and Hogan is just horrible in the ring, I hate his character, he even no selled a Tombstone, this is one of the worst sequence I have ever seen. **"
[7.0] ""I give it this rating only for the historic value of this match. Undertaker first title, his rise to the Main Event level that will never leave until the end of his carrear except some Tag Team titles run with his brother Kane and the Hulkamania dying of an atrocious death by the hands of the reaper that in that period was scary as hell, one of my favorite Undertaker's versions ever, with a magneficent Paul Bearer as Manager, second only to the post WrestleMania XX return and the Ministry of Darkness version in the late 90s. I can understand why the kids were so scary of him back then... scary as F**k! Hulk Hogan will get back the title in Texas few days after because it should have prepared the territory for what could easly be the greatest match in WrestleMania history against ric Flair who helped The Deadman to win the belt in this occasion, but apart from this, this moment is historic for so many reasons and will echo in the storybooks forever. "Long Live The Undertaker! " as Bobby Heenan said at the commentary table. " Rating 7+""
[7.0] "Enjoyable to watch nearly 30 years later. Hogan extremely over, Taker with a very limited moveset, but still a menacing presence. Fun finish as well."
[4.0] "You've got a pretty green Undertaker and a coasting Hulk Hogan, so it's not gonna be amazing, but I wouldn't say it's bad exactly, just a very simple match with a lot of choking. I like Flair getting involved, and the commentary is great."
[5.0] "The Undertaker looked like an unstopabble monster here and the match had its fun moments because of their characthers, two opposites clashing was what made it shine and special. But one of the things that takes it down for me is the pace of it, they had some good exchanges at the beggining but then the match go very slow, specially when The Undertaker starts using what I believe was a Mandible Claw, from this point onward the match is completely overbooked, Hogan no selling the Tombstone Piledriver and the Ric Flair run in was a confusing one to say the least. **1/2"
[7.0] "Das verrückteste finde ich bei dieser Fehde wie wenige Matches es da gab. Gerade 1991 hätte man mehr machen können. Da ist auch Nostalgie Bonus dabei. Denn damals war Mark der jüngste Champion der damaligen Zeit. Es war auch die Zeit wo er noch rötliche Haare hatte darum auch der Spitzname "Wendy" für ihn. Es gab von den vielen Gegner die der Hulkster hatte nur wenige wie dem Undertaker die ihm so sehr zu setzten. Ich finde das Title Match ist schon ein Survivor Series Klassiker (***1/4)."
