Chris Jericho vs. Rob Van Dam

[8.0] "Starting a PPV with a singles match between Rob van Dam versus Chris Jericho was a good idea. Two of the best wrestlers of tbe roster, and the match really represented that. Maybe this match should have been the final of the king of ring 2002, because i didn't heard good things about the other semifinal and for the final of this Tournament."

[7.0] "Great match and semifinal of the King Of The Ring tournament, where the level and talent of Jericho and RVD are present through the whole thing and the result was Rob Van Dam to the final. 7/10 [****1/4]"

[5.0] "Eh, it's not that good. It seemed like Rob Van Dam was moving in slow motion at times, and the match didn't flow very well until the finishing stretch which was pretty good. Underwhelming match considering the talent."

[6.0] "About the first half is pretty pedestrian, but they REALLY build drama well as it goes on. The escalation of their moves, the ref's count, and their desperation to win really comes across strongly and pulls you into the match. Jericho uses the remnant of the clout he had from being undisputed champion to make RVD look fantastic. Unfortunately, this all ended up being a waste to feed to a far-too green and unready Lesnar. Very close to a 7 point match, but the basic first half brings it just shy. May come back and revisit another time, though."

[8.0] "Just a really solid wrestling match. Two of the best in ring guys for WWE at this time. I think it was kind of obvious Brock was taking King of the Ring, but this is a great semi finals match. ****"

[7.0] "Good back n fourth match the east choice to open the show. Some good nearfalls here and easily one of the very few things worth watching on this show. 3.5/5"

[8.0] "Jericho and RVD worked very well together, but I think their Unforgiven match was better. This one was very good, too, but just didn't have the same gravitas that one did."

[8.0] "By far the best match on the show, RVD has been having some fabulous matches of late and this one continued that trend. Worth going out of your way to see."

[9.0] "A very good and Competitive match. Rob van dam and Chris Jericho were on there game tonight. This was a banger."

[8.0] "By far the best match on this show and it's not even particularly close, imo. These two have fantastic chemistry with each other and felt right around the same level in terms of skill and popularity. Very fun match with a good crowd."

[7.0] "A very solid opener that had great pacing and the right winner based on the crowd reaction. I liked the beatdown angle afterward as i worked very well for RVD as a babyface for his eventual loss later on in the night. Solid 3.5 star match."

[7.0] "A really good match with a fantastic pace. RVD was over as hell and his moveset was exciting as always, but Jericho made sure that they didn't go too fast. Y2J was great as a heel and he knew when to slow things down so the crowd doesn't get worn out and it worked. The fans were alive, I was invested in the personalities and it was just fun to watch Rob move around."

[9.0] "The last time we saw Jericho at a PPV he was a bloody pulp in the ring. Now, he was trying to become King of the Ring. The only thing standing in his way were ex ECW and WCW stars and a beast within the next big thing. Jericho and RVD Drew curtain, more cheers for Van Dam. Their match back in Unforgiven '01 I had considered to be the most underrated and one of the best matches from the entire Invasion storyline. A difference between that fight and the fight at KOR is that the former was match that had no rules. So this match definitely stayed inside the ring. Fans were letting Y2J hear Jericho Sucks chants. I just find it hard not to grin while watching these two go at it. The distinguishable styles of both performers enchantingly compliment each other, magic to life and a dream match destined to happen."

[7.0] "Slower and less coherent than you might expect from these two, especially at this point, but still a pretty good match. Going 15 minutes when the winner would fight again on the show might explain why it wasn't 100% of what they could do."

[8.0] "Pretty good opening match as Jericho and RVD wrestle a solid opener and some of the cheating spots from Jericho was fun to watch. RVD was the obvious winner being the only fan favourite in the tournament, but they still worked hard. The post match attack protected RVD in his inevitable defeat in the final."

[8.0] "Pretty great opener here. Both men had their working boots on and it resulted in a fun, enjoyable back and forth matchup. [***3/4]"

[5.0] "Not a particularly good match overall. The first part of it was kind of clunky and awkward--it got better towards the end but as a whole this wasn't anything to write home about."

[7.0] "Good match. RVD can occasionally be a mess when wrestling but Jericho reigned him in and was a great foil for RVD. Jericho was great as a smarmy shit. ***1/2"