[6.0] "The last few minutes of this are electric and Daniel Bryan looks straight up like the best wrestler in the world in them, but before that it feels on the weaker side of The Shield's six man tag matches from this time. There's a pretty high floor to these matches so that's really not a big insult but I see this as more of a great moment than a great match personally."
[6.0] "This is hugely over hyped there are so many better 3vs3 tag matches 90% of them in the early 00's was better than this. Its a decent ok match that's it. The crowd was hot though will give it that which was rare during this time but I think they was starved of anything decent and Shield 0 going was a big moment."
[7.0] "[3.5*] Very important match because this was the 1st ever Shield loss in 3-on-3 matches. It was mad fun, specially for the last 5 minutes, when the crowd completely embraced Bryan and he did an electric comeback sequence. Loved the story that the Shield tried to isolate their opponents but were completely countered for the first time. The RKO on Rollins was beautiful and Bryan was just tremendous there. I would preferred it if it was a little bit longer tho, still great."
[9.0] "One thing's for sure, they made The Shield's first loss as a team feel massive. The final sequence in this match was insane (and this was pretty awesome from the moment Daniel Bryan stepped back into the match towards the end). Maybe it could've been a bit longer, but this was another great TV match for WWE around this time. I jumped out my seat like crazy during the last 5 minutes."
[9.0] "Superb match. It had the big fight feel to it and the crowd made it even better. The Shield never dominated the match except for the first few mins. Daniel Bryan was tremendous in this match. The final sequence is one of the best ever endings to a tag team match. Kane chokeslamming Dean into Roman and then pushing Rollins into an amazing RKO and Bryan applying the yes lock to make Rollins tap out...damn it was beautiful. Lilian Garcia's post match announcement added to the legendary moment that was just created. Great non stop action with great storytelling."
[6.0] "A decent TV match but too short to be anything than that really. It was a big moment given the storyline but the match itself needed to be longer personally."
[9.0] "This is a pretty underrated moment in WWE history. All of the building up of the shield as an unbeaten team in 6 man competition culminates here. This is also different from a usual Shield 6 man tag, and they aren't really able at any point to isolate one of Orton, Bryan or Kane. When Bryan comes in for the tag at the end the crowd is going completely ballistic and the action goes up to a tee. The shield here finally wasn't able to have the match come down to the numbers game, and that's why they ended up losing. Their loss got a huge pop, and Michael Cole/Lillian Garcia also had perfect reactions to the loss.****1/4"
[6.0] "It is a match that is carried by the final few minutes. It is a really great final minutes, and as far as TV main events go, this is probably one of the best. Expecting an absolute classic on weekly programming is far too high of a bar to give to any wrestling company, so a 6/10 for this is actually really good. By the standards of television wrestling, it's fantastic."
[8.0] "Pretty run of the mill six man tag stuff until THAT final few minutes that elevated it to greatness status. Holy cow, was that something else. Very historic as being The Shield's first defeat as a unit as well. [****]"
[8.0] "It's 13 minutes of non-stop action with an amazing atmosphere, and an insane finishing sequence where the crowd goes WILD for all the counters, leading to a huge feel good moment. TV-wrestling perfection. ****1/4"
[9.0] "WWE Friday Night SmackDown #721 This match was very good for a Weekly match That was a big sprint of 13 min where the end was so explosive The SHIELD at this time was so f'n good This era was GOATED CFØS Ratings : ****1/2"
[7.0] "The final phase was truly incredible, especially Randy Orton's super Rko followed immediately by Bryan's Yes Lock, but the rest of the match was enough, nothing more than a usual 6-man tag team match. In addition, I just can't understand the choice to make the shield lose in a regular smackdown episode."
[7.0] "Jesus fucking Christ what a match that was. The six of them had the crowd on the palm of their hands for 100% of the match and made everyone go crazy every single minute. The build for this match is just great and makes it more intense, also, the closing stretch is simply amazing and insane. ***3/4"
[10.0] "Good lord was this ever great. It couldn't have been more on point, they started hot and never seemed to stop. Everyone did well, Bryan especially, but the structure of this, especially the final stretch, is what puts it over the top with full, full marks."
[9.0] "A great match, but even more of a great moment in time. The last few minutes with the action being super chaotic & the urgency being through the roof, the babyfaces systematically getting rid of The Shield & ultimately getting the victory, them reacting to that big W accordingly & Lilian Garcia's fantastic announcement of "... for the FIRST TIME EVER in a 6-man tag team contest, The Shield HAS been DEFEATED! " -- it's just goosebumps worthy stuff. The match layout is pretty different from the usual by The Shield lads too; it feels like they never get a full-on groove going, sure there's a couple of FIP segments, but they're all very short & not as organized n' tight as usually with them. Every time a member of the babyface team was in trouble, he tagged a fresh man in as fast as he could. It's some fantastic storytelling. As Michael Cole fantastically put it, this was not like every other night."
[8.0] "This was amazing. All that build, all the protecting that the Shield had, climaxing in this match. Loved the finish of the match. Kane sidestepping Roman's signature spear into the barricade and choke-slamming Ambrose onto him, taking them out, leaving Rollins to be easy pickings. They learned their lessons and won as a result. The rest of the match was usually chaotic Shield match. ****"
[9.0] "Der Grund wieso The Shield hier ihr erstes 6 Man Tag verloren haben, war natürlich selten dämlich. Dadurch ist dieses Match aber so enorm wichtiger geworden. Es sah anfangs nach dem Standart Shield Formular (was Awesome ist) aus, mit den Faces die am Ende steil gehen und dann eben The Shield durch Teamwork "abstauben" kann. Hier jedoch haben die Faces dazu gelernt und so gut wie alle Trademarks des Shields abwehren können. Gerade die letzten 3-5 Minuten des Matches waren unglaublich hot bis dann mit dem Sieg durch die Aufgabe im YES Lock der Höhepunkt erreicht wurde. Großartig. **** 1/4"
[8.0] "Another match I can admit was made better by the atmosphere Bryan brought with him. Not to say the match wasn't good at all because it really was. Kane and Orton looked great with Bryan being the obvious star of the match actually taking out all the members of the Shield at one point. The crowd going nuts after Bryan wins the match is just the cherry on top, ****1/4."
[8.0] "Good match, particularly the last 3 minutes. Turns into a real flurry of action, and Bryan takes over. He is the clear star here. The Shield looks good, too. Fun stuff."
[8.0] "This bout occurred on the Smackdown prior to the ‘Payback’ PPV, and as ‘The Shield’ had dominated WWE, including Team Hell No & Orton, in matches past, the bookers evidently felt the faces needed some shine to make it appear that they could win in their respective title matches at the PPV. This was a much shorter bout than most of the house show/TV wars these men had had, only about ten minutes of TV time, and unlike most did not feature an extended workover on ‘Weak link’ Daniel Bryan. There was nothing particularly special during the first seven minutes, but the last three are very strongly choreographed as it became apparent when Kane dodged a hard-charging RR spear, and then threw Ambrose on top of him near the ‘protected’ timekeepers table, that the faces, mainly my cheers was for D Bry, were actually going to win. There was no doubt to my, or many fans’ minds, that at that point the brightest star in WWE was Daniel Bryan and it’s clear looking back that indeed his force was larger and most in-sync w/ the crowd of anyone on the roster. He had undeniable ‘It’ then and it’s a shame the WWE never captured it to its full potential. (The guy was on the World Series Champion’s celebration float, his chant was on SI’s cover, and WWE gave him little acknowledged pub for this. ) Bryan hooked on the ‘Yes’ lock for the submission after an errant SR SE top-jump into a RKO. This first victory over ‘The Shield’ in six-man action should have been on a PPV but it was relegated to the ‘B’ show…a crying shame. 7. 75"
[9.0] "This was a great 15 minute match. The last few minutes were absolutely incredible. Great crowd and an unforgettable moment went the Shield's streak was broken."
[8.0] "Es war damals die 1. Niederlage von The Shield und ein großartiges Match noch dazu. Das die Niederlage bei Smackdown herausgehauen wurde, war natürlich sehr verwunderlich, das Match jedoch gehört meiner Meinung nach zu den besten Matches, die The Shield in ihrem Lauf gezeigt haben. Die letzten 5 Minuten gehören zu den besten Minuten, die ich in einem Tag Team je gesehen habe und das Publikum drehte zurecht vollkommen durch, als The Shield endlich besiegt wurde. Eines der besten 6 Man Tag Team Matches, die ich gesehen habe und das beste Smackdown Match seit Ewigkeiten. **** (7)"
[9.0] "It's really nice of WWE to give Smackdown moments every now and the Shield's first defeat could have been built up a little bit more, perhaps having somebody trying to break their streak with various combinations of people. The match is so good though that it's really a minor complaint. The crowd is really great and Daniel Bryan plays a vital part in this victory during his "weak link" storyline."
[9.0] "Das war sie also, die offiziell erste Niederlage des Shield in einem Six Man Tag Team Match. Was mich daran stört ist einfach nur die Tatsache, dass man dieses Match bei Smackdown rausgehauen und nicht für einen PPV vorgesehen hat. Sonst kann man über dieses Match nichts Negatives sagen."
[7.0] "Das Match ist vielleicht nicht das schönste, aber sicherlich das stimmungsvollste Puzzleteil in der monatelangen Reihe an Versuchen, The Shield in einem 6er-Tag zu besiegen. Auch wenn es sich qualitativ kaum von den bisherigen Matches unterscheidet (und das ist keinesfalls negativ), so bekommt doch besonders die intensiv gebuchte Schlussphase mit dem Ergebnis eine tiefere Bedeutung. Ich runde auf Sieben ab, da man einem solchen Match eigentlich mindestens 20 Minuten geben müsste."
[9.0] "Awesome TV match. Especially for long-forgotten SmackDown. Big props to Daniel Bryan for amazing perfomances. He's definitely not the weak link. Well, no weak links in their team in this match. The ending was perfect, a nice way to beat The Shield for the first time. The crowd was okay. Can't say nothing more just because of WWE's stupid crowd sounds. Even though we haven't seen something new from these wrestlers, they absolutely killed it (that RKO... ). Brilliant!"
[9.0] "Super Match so das für mich sogar die erste Niederlage von Shield verkraftbar war. Alle 6 beteiligten agieren Super mit einander. Daniel Bryan fällt ganz besonders Gut auf. Crowd war Top. Das Beste SmackeDown Match seit vielen Monaten!"
[9.0] "Und mal wieder ein starkes Six Man Tag Match, das aber dieses Mal klar im Zeichen von Daniel Bryan und der ersten Niederlage für The Shield steht. Aber gerade diese Story und die Crowd, die voll dabei war, macht dieses Match so stark."
[9.0] "Unfassbar gutes 6-Mann-Tag! Sogar besser als die meisten dieser Ansetzungen der letzten Monate. Spannend und dramatisch aufgebaut; alle Beteiligten exzellent aufgelegt (mit Bryan mal wieder on the top); aber zum Glück mit nur einer echten Isolierungsphase (irgendwann wirds halt auch mal zu viel). Großartig auch die Stimmung im Publikum. Fünf Minuten mehr Action und 10 Pkt wären es gewesen!"
[9.0] "Wie geil war denn bitte dieses Match, zudem mit einer ungewohnt starken SD Crowd ? Da es keine lange langweilige Isolations-Phase gab, war das Match super flüssig und Bryan wird mal wieder abgefeiert wie sonst was ! Kane war zum Ende klasse, der Konter gegen den Spear kam total unerwartet und das Ende war auch total glaubwürdig, sodass Rollins diesmal nicht als das Opfer im Shield dargestellt wurde, einfach nur klasse Match. 9Punkte !"
[10.0] "Diese ganze Story mit Shield, Bryan, Kane & Orton ist sowas von genial. Sowohl am Mic als auch im Ring zeigen alle Worker Topleistungen. Dieses Match ist ganz oben auf der "Best of Shield Matches" Skala. Man merkt, dass eine regelrechte Entwicklung stattgefunden hat, denn jeder kennt schon den Move seines Gegenübers und weiß wie er kontern kann. Hier war einfach HellNo & Orton zu 120% wachsam und ließen keinen matcheintscheidenden Eigriff zu und konterten diese Aktionen ins eigene Finish welches sogar den Sieg brachte. Hier war alles Top. Alle 6 Worker (nat. stach Bryan wieder heraus), die Crowd und sogar die Ansage von Lilian Garcia, dass Shield zum ersten Mal besiegt wurde passte hier wie die Faust aufs Auge. Ein Magic-Moment den man auch noch dazu bei der oft gescholtenen Smackdown-Show zu sehen bekam."
[8.0] "Wie sonst auch, diese Matchserie zwischen The Shield und Bryan/Kane kann ewig weitergehen. Hat wieder riesig Spaß gemacht und die Fans drehen regelmäßig am Rad. Auf einmal wird sogar Randy Orton wieder interessant, nachdem er zuvor Monate der Langweiler überhaupt war."
[10.0] "Fand besser als das Single Match Bryan vs. Rollins vom Montag aber generell bin ich ein großer Fan von Six Man Tags, vor allem, wenn sie so unfassbar großartig sind. Das hier ist derzeit der Beweis, dass es im Wrestling nicht um Move-Sets geht. Jeder hat seine handvoll Spots, die er immer in jedem Match zeigt, sie durchbringt und die Fans rasten gnadenlos aus. Dazwischen rasten sie ebenfalls aus, wenn Bryan im Ring ist. Im Match ist zwischen den Moves einfach alles nur richtig. Da wird nix verschwendet, das Brawling ist klasse. Ich hatte es eben auf 9 Punkten, ich setzt es jetzt auf 10. Vielen Dank, nächste Woche wieder gerne. Und die Woche drauf auch."
