[7.0] "A good match, even though I expected it to involve me more than I thought it would. We had some good wrestling, and the San Diego crowd exploded with Rey Mysterio's victory. (3*1/2)"
[9.0] "That was awesome. Mysterio is San Diego is like God on Earth, while both Benoit and Angle played on this fact. Fantastic TV sprint where you don't have a single second of no-action. That was flawless, and they had a dirty pleasure to go all out on each other. Mysterio's agility, Benoit's versatility and Angle's technical wizardry, that's surely creating some kind of magic. It only clocked nine minutes, which is even more incredible. Mysterio dictating the pace was also great, because it was going at 100 miles per hour. An intense back-and-forth sprint free on TV, that's something wild. Mysterio also brought even more tension between the two others, and that's pretty fun. The good old SmackDown Six struck again, and that was brilliant."
[8.0] "A fantastic tv sprint that wouldve stolen the show on most nights. Rey getting the shock win was great and got a big pop given that it was his hometown. Benoit and angle are fantastic as they usually are and they mix with Rey really well. Awesome match 4/5"
[4.0] "It's a okay match for what it is. I can't help but feel really disappointed because with actual time given to this match it could have been one of the best triple threats. The problem is that Mysterio is often brushed aside and as a result this feels like a mini match between Benoit and Angle. Although this mini-match is great it leaves Mysterio very spare moments to be involved, but when he does get involved he steals the show. It's just a shame that he doesn't have enough time to shine fully in this match."
[10.0] "This is one of the absolute best pro wrestling matches Ive ever seen. Rey Mysterio, Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit got about as close to pro wrestling perfection as possible. The pacing was amazing. The layout of the match was amazing. The combination of mat work and high-flying fit together beautifully like two counter melodies that each give the other room to shine. This match had amateur/freestyle wrestling, expertly executed suplexes, including a belly-to-belly that saw Benoit flip Angle all the way over and Mysterio excitingly intervening after both Angle and Benoit got each other in their signature submission finishers. These three put together a classic that proves you dont need 15 or 20 or 30 minutes to tell an exceptional story. This match didnt need a prominent face/heel dynamic. It didnt need any added stakes either. All this match needed was what it had and that was three of the best in-ring performers ever having what in my opinion, could be the best pro wrestling match of all time."
[9.0] "This was in Rey's hometown of San Diego, and as such the fans are firmly behind him. For such a short match, this is damn near perfect. Everybody works together extremely well, and they all have a very clear role to play. The storytelling is simple, but very well executed - Benoit and Angle are so preoccupied with each other that they underestimate Mysterio, and Rey is forced to earn their respect. The match moves at a very fast pace and has no wasted motion. Rey is constantly trying to use his speed and resourceful to pull off the upset, and the mat wrestling between Angle and Benoit looks physical and intense as you would expect. There are some really great nearfalls and the crowd bites every time. Very underrated match (likely because of how short it is), and definitely much better than the majority of WWE's triple threat matches."
[9.0] "I don't think I could ever tire of watching Angle and Benoit together. Perfect storytelling in this match where they are both so hell bent on beating each other, they overlook Mysterio. It's an exhausting sprint to watch with Mysterio keeping a fast pace and there's just a whole bunch of crazy spots and all three look amazing. Rey getting at that time his biggest win in the WWE in his hometown and never looking out of place sharing the ring with two of the most technically sound wrestlers ever."
[6.0] "It was a good triple threat match as it allowed Benoit and Angle to continue their rivalry and Mysterio to get an excellent win, against the best wrestlers on the current roster."
[8.0] "3 of the best wrestlers in their prime going at it in an awesome triple threat match. The mat wrestling of Angle, the technical wrestling of Benoit, and the high flying of Mysterio were great here and Mysterio was definitely the highlight. This match was full speed ahead at the start and full speed ahead at the end. This match was epic on so many levels. There were so many great near falls and spots. Definitely one of the best WWE triple threat matches."
[7.0] "Hauchzart schlechter, als das Match zwischen Eddie und Edge aus der gleichen Show, aber immer noch eine absolut vorzeigbare Geschichte. Die Partie ist rasant inszeniert und die Konter verlaufen überwiegend sauber bis innovativ. Natürlich ist das Szenario 'wenn zwei sich streiten, freut sich der Dritte' absehbar, aber die Umsetzung ist für ein TV-Match qualitativ hochwertig. Für die oberen Sphären der Bewertungsskala genügen mir knapp die Matchzeit, die Bedeutung und die doch etwas leidende Psychologie nicht ganz, aber das ist, wie gesagt, eine ganz knappe Entscheidung meinerseits, die andere auch gerne nach oben korrigieren dürfen. Unter sieben Punkte sollte die Partie aber nicht durchgehandelt werden."
[8.0] "Angle and Benoit would try to make it a one-one match since they are having a feud at the moment but Rey would always find a way back into this. Rey also had the hometown crowd on his side so everything that he did got a really good reaction. Overall they kept the story consistent throughout and Rey would find a way to sneak the upset win.****"
[7.0] "It was hard to have a bad match when you have 3 of WWE's best facing off. The backstory here was that Benoit and Angle had unfinished business from the way Benoit screwed Angle to beat him at Unforgiven, but they were in Mysterio's hometown of San Diego, and Mysterio likewise had unfinished business with Angle from their Summerslam match, so Mysterio got thrown into the main-event as well. The story of the match itself then followed Benoit and Angle constantly trying to swat Mysterio away so that they could settle their personal issues, but Mysterio kept throwing himself back in the ring and catching them both off guard, proving that they couldn't take him lightly. Mysterio's acrobatics were all absolutely mesmerising, and he took some really nasty bumps to put his partners over as well. Benoit and Angle continued to impress with the intensity and aggression they displayed, especially whenever they faced off with each other and could show off their great brawling, technical exchanges, suplexes, and submission holds. The match ultimately followed the usual 3-way formula of having one guy (Mysterio) isolated on the outside to allow the remaining pairing (Benoit and Angle) to face off back in the ring, with that isolated member only ever running back in whenever it was time for their next spot. That being said, I appreciated how it was at least an active story of Benoit and Angle constantly and rather brutally throwing Mysterio to the outside to try discard him, making it believable that Mysterio would then require a while to recover before getting back in. That's much better than Mysterio being incapacitated on the outside due to only some insignificant attacks. I also thought there was great creativity due to the mix of styles from having two aggressive technical wrestlers and a high-flyer face off, making all of their 3-man spots and run-on sequences really entertaining. There was a slight bit of awkwardness in a few of their interactions, but all of those moments were always ultimately salvaged and thus insignificant because there were no outright botches. Mysterio felt like a star the way he constantly inserted himself in between the 'bigger' stars of Benoit and Angle in the most spectacular ways possible, and it was a very cool moment to see him pull off the upset as he doggedly kept going after them. ***1/2"
[8.0] "In die nicht einmal 9 Minuten haben die drei hier wirkliche eine Menge an Nonstop Action hinbekommen, die vor Allem sehr flüssig und ineinander übergehend wirkte, woran man die starke Chemie ablesen konnte. Das Timing hat halt echt immer gepasst. Natürlich hatte das Ganze hier keinen großen Tiefgang aber allein durch die wrestlerische Klasse war das hier ein echt gutes Match, welches in meinen Augen 8 Punkte verdient."
[7.0] "Bei den den Wrestlern war das klar, dass es gut wird. Schnelles Tempo und eine große Movedichte sorgen hier für unfassbar viel Spaß. Starke Sequenzen durch und durch, dann noch die Mini-Story mit dem Hometown-Mann Rey(***1/2)."
[7.0] "Well done. Good main event to end the show. Benoit showed off his grappling skills, Rey took some mad bumps and Angle had some good offence. Good chemistry all round. ***1/2"
[8.0] "Very fun fast paced match. Such a great story too with Angle and Benoit's heated feud and them constantly wanting to one up each other and prove they're the better wrestler with Rey adding an interesting dynamic with his more high-flyer speed type style being an annoyance for the other two making for some great spots. Such an awesome main event and adding this to the already great Eddie vs Edge on the same show probably makes one of the best Smackdown episodes ever."
[7.0] "I like this three way match. Really fun to watch. Another good match from "smackdown six" from 2002. Good storytelling for the hometown hero gets a win against two top stars from Smackdown."
[6.0] "Decent three way sprint, nice storytelling about Mysterio trying to sneak in and go for the pin while Benoit and Angle shoot-wrestle, and highspots were well executed. ***"
[8.0] "Sehr flottes Match das an manchen Stellen allerdings eher wie Angle vs Benoit mit Cameo Auftritten von Mysterio wirkte. Aber das war auch die Story des Matches: Angle und Benoit fehden zu der Zeit und Mysterio ist eigentlich nur quasi das fünfte Rad am Wagen und stört die beiden bei irhem PPV Rückmatch. Wie Rey sich dann am Ende den Sieg holt ist dann auch stark gemacht. Die 3 mit mehr Zeit bei einem PPV und man hätte einen Klassiker produziert. ****"
[8.0] "Starkes Match, dass vorallem durch seine Schnelligkeit und Technik punkten kann. Dafür, dass das Match nur 10 Minuten ging, wurde hier ein wirklich sehr unterhaltsames Three Way Match geboten. ****"
[9.0] "WOW! Wenn man mal überlegt was die hier in gut 10 Minuten bringen, was wäre das für ein Klassiker geworden wenn die 20 Minuten bekommen hätten. M-R:****1/4"
