Booker T vs. Chris Jericho vs. Christian vs. Goldust vs. Kane vs. Lance Storm vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Test vs. Val Venis

[4.0] "Most bizarrely paced match of all time with the Kane elimination being the only normal segment here, then everyone gets eliminated too quick and the final three segment drags so much, basically just turning into the most boring triple threat of your life. The last two eliminations were admittedly class."

[4.0] "This actually felt like a pretty stacked BR in terms of the names involved. But it also felt like there was no flow or anything until the final 4. And then it kind of turned into a regular match for a bit, which was weird. I did find the ending a bit clever though."

[4.0] "It felt so long even though it was barely 12 minutes, but it's due to the fact that they eliminated everybody almost immidately and left only four guys who had to kill time. I liked Christian turning on Jericho, but the finish felt weird. Why was Booker's music playing? Why did Pat get up to hand him the title if the referee didn't say so? I don't know, they could have made it something else than Battle Royal if they were going to make it a Fatal 4 Way anyway."

[4.0] "The gimmick of bringing back the IC title in a match filled with all former IC champs (minus Booker at this time) was a really good idea. It made the match and the return of the belt feel special. The match itself was a pretty normal battle royal, but I do think it dragged on at the end. A couple of minutes could have been shaved off here and added to the other short matches each. The finish was incredibly dumb, and I'm conflicted on the booking. I understand why they went with Christian. No one would have predicted him, so it was a surprise, and now you have someone Booker T can chase to get the title to get a few months more of feuds and TV time out of him. However, at the same time, I think the heat was starting to burn off him. After a flat Wrestlemania world title loss, and then getting thrown into a nothing match he felt out of place in the month before this, even if it would have been obvious, it might have been his time to win to keep the gas on him. Even if they were going with Christian, though, this was the best we could come up with for a finish? Why not have him eliminate Jericho and have Jericho distract him for Christian to toss him or something? This just was unsatisfying. A watchable match for the history, but not exactly a good one."

[6.0] "A fine match for what it is. Wasn't really a fan of the way it started where everyone eliminated Kane ant then Kane came back and destroyed everyone including his own tag tean partner! Then the eliminations just happened one after the other in quick fashion after that. It gets a lot more enjoyable and focused once it gets to the last four and the finish of the match was creative where Christian got the win by cheating and establishes a feud with Booker T. His elimination on Chris Jericho was a great spot as well. This would have been much better as a tournament!"

[4.0] "Battle royals usually aren't the best unless it's a rumble and this was no different. The ending with Christian and Booker T was well done, however.**1/4"

[5.0] "Some part were pretty slow wish was a surprise with all those talent in the ring. Some of them managed to tell good story beats and it's what you expect from a battle royal. Booker T eliminating Goldust was fun and Christian stealing the win was pretty well done too."

[3.0] "With a battle royal so stacked like this you would think that this got out something entertaining, but they did not. The only good part was Christian winning it"

[5.0] "It was a pretty decent battle royal. Nothing especially good about it, but most everyone involved looked pretty good. The ending was weird as hell and definitely not in a good way. **1/4"

[8.0] "A battle royal to correct the boneheaded decision to briefly retire the Intercontinental Championship. I know some don't like battle royals but I like a good one, and this is actually a really good one with a great winner. Huge collection of talent here."