[6.0] "This was a fun Saturday Night's Main Event and I think it's a very underrated show. All 4 matches were of decent quality and entertaining, and the US Title match was very good. I give this show 6 points ."

[0.0] "Worst snme by far. It was always going to be especially when the women aren't on the card due to evolution. There was no reason to have an snme. Randy vs drew is hot ass, an 8 minute match with half of it being on commerical break and the other half having jelly roll and Logan Paul fighting sounds like a made up story but its actually real. Solo vs jimmy is garbage too. It was only there to set up Jacob vs solo at SummerSlam which also ended up being hot ass. Seth vs la knight was good til the very unnecessary injury angle which was only done for a Netflix show. Gunther vs Goldberg is motn and that's hilarious because it was average at best. But I guess that's good for Goldberg."

[4.0] "The most underwhelming major wrestling show of this particular busy weekend. Orton vs McIntyre was a through-the-motions TV match mainly existing as a setup for the Jelly Roll-Logan Paul angle (and subsequently the SummerSlam tag match). Sikoa vs Jimmy Uso was certainly a match that happened. Knight vs Rollins was pretty decent up until the Rollins injury (or injury angle, as would later be revealed). Gunther vs Goldberg was the best of the show pretty much by default and actually overperformed on expectations; it's easily on the top shelf of competitive Goldberg matches, and particularly of those that have gone over ten minutes, which was rather surprising as that wasn't his strong suit in 1998 let alone in his retirement match 27 years later. Crappy move to cut off his speech, however."

[6.0] "Der Opener zwischen Orton und McIntyre war im Ring eher ein Houseshow-Match, aber das Sports Entertainment mit Jelly Roll und Logan Paul war ganz nett und es ist zu spüren, dass Jelly Roll ein Fan ist, der hier nicht nur auf Promotion Tour ist, sondern Spaß an den Spots hatte. Das Match zwischen Jimmy Uso und Solo Sikoa war zwar vielleicht das beste Singles Match in Jimmy Usos WWE-Karriere, aber viel sagt das nicht aus und das sehr lahme Finish mit einem Distraction Roll Up lassen einen hier doch eher unbefriedigt zurück. Beim Match zwischen Rollins und Knight hatte ich von Beginn an den Eindruck, dass die beiden in einem Sprint gegen die Zeit waren. Dann wurden sie von der Verletzung Rollins' ausgebremst und das Ende wirkte dadurch seltsam, weil Knight als Babyface einfach den verletzten Heel mit dem Finisher besiegt. Goldberg-Gunther im Main Event war dann solide. Ich fand, es war ein würdiges letztes Match für Goldberg, der hier noch einmal mit gutem Selling des Knies eine Seite zeigen konnte, die man ihn von ihm selten gesehen hat. Der letzte Spear und der letzte Jackhammer erzeugten tatsächlich einen coolen Near Fall und am Ende finde ich es dennoch konsequent und gewissermaßen auch mutig, dass man Gunther recht clean gewinnen lässt und ihn so erneut im Status anhebt. Bei der TV-Produktion im Fernsehen musste man einige Abstriche machen, da man nichts von den Momenten nach dem Match mehr mitbekommt, aber dafür gibt es ja Youtube. Alles in allen erneut ein SNME, das nicht die Wichtigkeit und Größe eines PPVs besitzt, aber als schnörkellose TV-Show ohne große Backstage- oder Promo-Segmente doch unterhaltsam ist."

[2.0] "One of the worst wrestling shows I have ever seen. Other bad shows are like trainwreck this was just boring like paint dry bad"

[0.0] "What in the world did I watch? ! I am late to the party and I'M GLAD! That was horrid from start to finish. They flushed a match down the toilet just so they could fake Seth's injury. The only good thing about the show was Jesse Ventura. Horrible year for WWE."

[5.0] "This was an average show filled with very average matches. The main event was the best of the bunch."

[2.0] "Ich habe SNME diesmal zum ersten Mal live geschaut. Ich kann denselben Kritikpunkt wie viele andere bringen: viel zu viele Werbungen. Wenn man in den USA um 19 Uhr einschaltet, hat man zwei Stunden Show, davon aber nur knapp 40 Minuten Matchzeit. Der Rest ist Werbung. Ganz ok, ist ja nur von 8pm bis 10pm mit coolen Werbespots. Aber international ist das noch schlimmer, da sieht man einfach nur Nachts 2-4am , , We'll be right back"-Screens. Besonders ärgerlich war der Umgang mit Goldbergs Abschied. Nachdem Match kommt Werbung. Als man endlich aus der letzten Werbung kommt, darf er sich kaum verabschieden. Zwei Sätze, dann wird er abgewürgt, weil dann Sendungsschluss ist. Dabei hatte man durch Seths Verletzung eigentlich mindestens 5-6 Minuten extra. Warum gibt man ihm nicht einfach noch eine richtige Abschiedsrede? Oder für internationale fans die auf YouTube schauen, wo du kein Rahmen hast wann du enden musst. Hoffentlich, werden sie es aber noch beim Nachhinein voll hochladen, das hat er verdient. Insgesamt war das eine Show mit Matches, die auch bei Raw oder SmackDown laufen könnten. Der Main Event hatte zumindest die Besonderheit, dass der eine nicht mehr bei RAW Wrestlern würde. Aber auch das hätte man gut beim SummerSlam unterbringen können, vielleicht sogar als Opener Nacht 1, wenn CM Punk vs. Gunther es sein soll, dann erst Nacht 2."

"As a long-time wrestling fan, the Saturday Night's Main Event on July 12, 2025, wasn't just a disappointment; it was a profound insult and a microcosm of everything wrong with WWE in its current TKO-era state. This show, positioned as the crown jewel of a "flood the zone" weekend, felt like the company threw everything into stacking the weekend, but then bothered to do nothing beyond that for its supposed biggest draw. December 2024's SNME wasn't bad, and January 2025's was merely wobbly, but post-WrestleMania, the wheels have come entirely off, the brakes have been cut, and we're careening off a cliff with no one seemingly capable or willing to save us. This was a drag of a show, delivering nothing but lifeless matches, forgettable moments, and the depressing reality that we're watching 40-year-old men slowly shuffle through half-hearted routines. It showcased mediocre wrestling, bad production, and storytelling so poor that there was simply no reason to care about anything that happened, before, during, or after this creatively bankrupt disaster. The numbers speak for themselves: out of a roughly 120-minute runtime, we endured a meager 31 minutes of on-screen wrestling. To add insult to injury, this was less than the 35 minutes dedicated to the "commercial break in progress" screen. I shudder to think how much self-promotion padded that total, but the show frankly felt more like an extended advertisement than a wrestling program. And no, for those watching live, you can't "skip the adverts"--televisions are not time machines, and neither is the broadcast. Everything truly fell apart the moment Seth Rollins went down with a serious injury. It didn't just look bad; it felt palpably serious. You could practically hear the collective silence and see the panic backstage, yet WWE barely reacted. The rest of the night was dead. LA Knight looked lost, Bron Breakker was running on empty, and absolutely nothing that followed had any fire. If Seth Rollins is out long-term, this entire main event scene is utterly cooked, robbing us of our MVP and leaving us with a flat show and an equally flat crowd. It was a disappointing sight, as his match with LA Knight had genuine potential, only to be cut short by this devastating incident. Even Goldberg's otherwise "somewhat good send-off match" was marred by the F-level production cutting off his final, crucial promo. The baffling decision to feature only four matches, with only one appearing to have any thought put into its production, compounded the misery. The main event segment starting at 9:30 PM, featuring a 59-year-old Goldberg who "topped out after three minutes in the prime of his career" attempting to work for nearly a quarter of an hour, was an absolute mind-boggle. It makes you genuinely wonder if Triple H has lost his goddamn mind. And this plan was evidently in place after Seth's injury. The structure of the Goldberg match offered little room to cut minutes for Seth's bout or to afford Goldberg a retirement speech lasting more than twenty seconds. They even had to scramble and throw to commercial at 9:55 PM after the match because they nearly forgot their full commercial allocation--perhaps if they'd utilized that time during the excessive padding segments earlier, Goldberg could've had his moment. This rushed and poorly executed build-up for all three weekend shows explains why Goldberg himself reportedly complained to Ariel Helwani about the shoddy handling of his farewell. At least he made an effort, which is more than can be said for Butterbean. Perhaps the biggest sin of all for a major WWE show in 2025 was the complete absence of a single woman wrestling on the card. The women's division, often a consistent highlight, was unceremoniously shunted to the "here, damn" show the next day, which was then made to compete directly against a Beyonce concert. This is a blatant disregard for a vital part of the product and a truly terrible decision. And then there's Jelly Roll. Who the f* asked for Jelly Roll? ** His cameos are no longer fun; they actively detract from the show. The utterly perplexing announcement that he's slated to work SummerSlam too makes me question what they're smoking up in Stamford. This show burned through a substantial portion of the goodwill Triple H had accumulated simply for "Not Being Vince McMahon." It was entirely avoidable, and its failure wasn't just confined to the in-ring action. It didn't even achieve its goal of "flooding the weekend" with WWE content, as nobody truly paid attention, and the ratings cratered to their worst despite the lack of competition. No matter how you slice it, "Saturday Night's Main Event" on July 12, 2025, was an absolute, unmitigated dud. It's time for WWE to come up with something new, because the current main event offerings are nothing but gloom, MFT, and once again, gloom."

[4.0] "If such shows were enjoyed before, then I'm in favor of WWE coming up with something new. At the very least, Great Balls of Fire left a variety of impressions, including positive ones, while the main event on Saturdays offers gloom, MFT, and once again gloom"

[6.0] "Absolutely fine show, as WWE as it gets really. I may be biased because I skip the commercials, but to me this one was okay. And even if ypu consider all the adbreaks -- that is the reality of television wrestling and it always was. And if the ads didn't stop your enjoyment before, they won't now."

[1.0] "ya'll can thank Gunther for this show getting a 1. Wtaf was this? ~46/120 minutes of this show featured wrestling. Frankly unacceptable, Jelly Roll is no longer fun when he cameos. How dare you spoil the fun of the jelly roll chokeslam Paul!"

[4.0] "Ich hadere sehr mit der generellen Präsentation von Saturday Night's Main Event. Ich freue mich, dass es auf YouTube verfügbar ist aber die unfassbar vielen Werbepausen schaden der Show so massiv und da man auf YouTube immer dieses Standbild bekommt, fällt das sehr auf, wie wenig man teilweise von der Show und den Matches zu sehen bekommt. Vom Opener, der sowieso sehr kurz gehalten wurde und einfach total basic ist, bekommen wir nur 5 Minuten in einem sehr nichtssagenden Match. Solo vs. Jimmy geht in eine ähnliche Richtung, war okay aber Stimmung kommt erst beim Run In von Jacob Fatu auf. LA Knight vs. Rollins wird von der Verletzung Rollins überschattet, war bis dahin aber in Ordnung. Das Retirment von Goldberg fand ich hingegen sehr gelungen und irgendwo auch sehr versöhnlich. Niemand hatte mehr Lust auf Goldberg in den letzten Jahren und er ist körperlich echt in die Jahre gekommen, gibt hier aber nochmal alles und hat mit Gunther einen super Gegner. Das Match war nichts besonderes aber es hat einen gewissen Nostalgie-Faktor, da es Goldbergs letztes Match war. Ich fand das in Kombination mit seiner inhaltlich tollen Promo danach schon gelungen."

"1) It really sucks seeing Seth Rollins getting injured in the middle of this great run of his. The injury is exactly the same as the one he suffered back in 2015 at a house show in a match against Kane - even the leg is the same. At least it wasn't LA Knight's fault or anything. I wonder what WWE plans to do with the briefcase now, as the current Mr. Money in the Bank could be out for far longer than a year. 2) Well, I think Gunther had the best match possible anyone could have had with Goldberg at this point. Speaking of Goldberg, this man is pushing sixty but he still managed to look more physically impressive and intimidating than his 20-years-younger opponent. What a specimen he is! That broad chest of his, and thick neck, paired with gargantuan traps pays its dividents to this day!"

[4.0] "Disappointing show. None of the matches were bad but they all underdelivered. Seth vs Knight looked like it would be a good one and was until the injury. Goldberg got a somewhat good send off match although F for production for cutting off his final promo."

[4.0] "This revival of SNME has been really rough. Nothing really worth watching here, the main event was the strongest match but not anything special and the rest doesn't exceed SmackDown main event quality. Opener was terrible, and the Seth/Knight match was unfortunately hampered by an injury."

[4.0] "This show was a drag, and everything fell apart the moment Seth Rollins went down. That injury didn't just look bad, it felt serious. You could hear the silence, see the panic, and WWE barely reacted. The rest of the night was dead. LA Knight looked lost, Bron is running on empty, and nothing had any fire. If Seth's out long term, this whole main event scene is cooked. Flat show, flat crowd, and now we're down our MVP."

[6.0] "Not the worst thing WWE has done this year, but definitely feels like a bit of a let down. Seth got hurt. The celebrity match stuff is harmless, but not for me. The other two title matches were solid but not great with predictable outcomes. Moved things along though, cleared the air of the Goldberg situation."

[0.0] "This was the linchpin of WWE's plans for this weekend. Flood the zone so that the people that do want to watch wrestling come to you. They threw everything into stacking this weekend full of shows to watch, but when they came to the biggest show of the lot, Saturday Night's Main Event, they didn't even bother to do anything beyond that. SNME is an interesting microcosm for WWE as a whole in 2025: December was actually not a bad show, January was a bit wobbly but still OK, but then after Mania the wheels have fallen off, the brakes have been cut, and we're careening off a cliff with nobody to save us. Only four matches, and only one of them produced with any thought into it. 31 minutes of on-screen wrestling, which once again is less than the 35 minutes of the "commercial break in progress" screen; I shudder to think how much the self-promotion adds to that total, but the show feels like an advert in itself than a wrestling show. And no, you can't "skip the adverts" if you're watching live; televisions are not time machines. And horribly timed too -- even if Seth didn't get injured, we still would be looking at the main event segment starting at 9:30pm, which makes you wonder if Triple H has lost his goddamn mind by deciding that a man who topped out after three minutes in the prime of his career could work nearly a quarter of an hour at the age of 59; spoiler alert: he couldn't! And this, I want to point out, is after Seth's injury, so what was the original plan? There's little in how the Goldberg match was structured that could cut off those minutes to give to the Seth match or let Goldberg get a retirement speech that lasted more than twenty seconds. They even had to throw to commercial at 9:55pm after the match because they almost forgot to put the full allocation in; maybe Goldberg could've got that speech in if you had the commercial during all the padding segments earlier! And coupled with the rushed build for all three shows this weekend, no wonder that Goldberg went on to Helwani the day after to complain about how badly it was done. Though at least he tried, which is more than I can say for Butterbean. And the biggest sin of all for a major show in 2025: not a single woman wrestling on the card, because they shunted them all to the "here, damn" card tomorrow that's gonna dog walk this despite being made to go up against Beyonce. Terribly produced, terribly paced, terribly booked. And who the fuck asked for Jelly Roll? Not me! And to say he's working SummerSlam too? The hell are they smoking up in Stamford? This show burnt up a good proportion of the goodwill Triple H has got for Not Being Vince McMahon, and it was entirely avoidable. It didn't even really manage to do what it was aiming to do by flooding the weekend with WWE shows, because nobody paid attention to it, and the ratings cratered to their worst despite the lack of competition. No matter how you look at it, it was an absolute dud."

[6.0] "I'm not a huge fan of the current product but I like these Saturday Night's Main Events. The matches are tighter and I dig the old school vibes. There was nothing great on this show but in thought it was good overall, the main event exceeded my expectations. 6/10"

[4.0] "I expected Gunther Vs Goldberg to be a 4/10 and got a 6/10. Unfortunately I expected SNME to be 6/10 and got a 4/10. If Seth is as hurt as he appears (hopefully not best wishes to him) then it will be a real shame that WWE has had their Summerslam build torpedoed by this show which was ultimately unnecessary and by far the weakest of WWE's 3 shows that weekend."

[4.0] "Slightly better than the last SNME but still a pretty bad snoozefest. I barely wanted to stay tuned. The matches were all around average."

[4.0] "Damn this was really just there wasn't it? I appreciated Goldberg's retirement as a wrestling history geek but between Seth Rollins getting injured and every other match not really doing anything interesting I can't rate this beyond a 4."

[7.0] "Goldberg's last match was a lot better than expected but the rest was pretty snoozy. LA knight sends me to sleep, as does the bloodline saga and add a celeb to that, its good that this was free on youtube lmao"

[6.0] "Wasn't a particularly good show but the rating is the standard nonsense that some people do for silly reasons. Orton vs McIntyre was the low point but even that wasn't bad even if I don't have much interest in the Jelly Roll/Logan Paul feud. The 3 matches that followed were good and it was a fine show in the end"

[6.0] "Für mich ein absolut solider SME. Matches waren alle solide ohne Ausreißer nach oben und ohne Ausreißer nach unten. Die Storys für Summerslam wurden gut aufgebaut und man ist gespannt, was noch passiert. Sehr sehr schade um Seth natürlich. Eine tragende Säule gewesen für die nächsten Monate. Dazu der Abschied von Goldberg mit seinem wohl besten Match der letzten 10 Jahre. Für mich war das rundum solide."

[5.0] "Unfassbar. Ich habe bestimmt gefühlt über 50.000 mal Werbung geschaltet bekommen auf YouTube und so macht es einfach keinen Spaß, sich eine Wrestling Show anzuschauen. Ich verstehe natürlich, dass es ab und zu mal "Commercial Breaks" bei NBC gab, aber dann noch ununterbrochen Werbung auf YouTube zu bekommen ist einfach nervig. Wobei die Matches nicht mal schlecht waren. Versteh den ganzen hate gegenüber den Matches nicht. Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton war ein Aufbau Match für den SummerSlam, welches aber absolut mehr als in Ordnung gewesen ist. Das Jelly Roll miteinebezogen wird brauche Ich zwar nicht, aber ist halt Kohle für die WWE, wenn sie immer mal wieder behrümte Persönlichkeiten aus anderen Branchen in's Wrestling ziehen möchten, sollen sie das machen. Jimmy Uso vs. Solo Sikoa fand Ich auch vollkommen Solide. Natürlich gewinnt hier Sikoa durch Eingriff von außen. LA Knight vs. Seth Rollins war gut, aber die Knie Verletzung von Rollins ist echt unglaublich Bitter. Hoffe das er nicht allzu lange ausfällt. Wenn es doch der Fall sein sollte, bin Ich gespannt was sie mit dem Money In The Bank Briefcase machen werden. Und den Main Event fand Ich auch echt in Ordnung. Hätte nicht damit gerechnet das Goldberg hier gut abliefern würde & das Match ging auch länger als 5 Minuten. Ein Solides Ende für die Karriere von Goldberg. "Ein Wrestler beendet seine Karriere immer auf dem Boden". Insgesamt gebe Ich der gesamten SNME Ausgabe, 5 Punkte. Den einzigen wirklich schwerwiegenden Kritik Punkt den Ich hier habe, ist einfach wirklich das Ding mit der Werbung. Das geht einem wirklich unglaublich auf die Nerven."

[6.0] "WWE Saturday Night's Main Event 40- I watched this with skipping through commercials which for me is the best to watch shows on delay, especially SNME I enjoyed the show the Rollins injury was the downer of the night. I enjoyed the matches liked the segment with between Naomi and Jade Cargill with Bianca Belair being the special guest referee for there match. The crowd was great for the entire show and Gunther vs Goldberg was match of the night for me with Uso vs Sikoa being a close second."

[3.0] "The first PLE/special in 2 years that I didn't watch live, just such an accurate reflection of where WWE is right now, 2 celebs getting involved in what could have been an excellent Orton McIntyre match, Solo Jimmy was the most 5/10 match I've seen, Solo's comedic side is fun tho. the LA knight Rollins match abruptly ending is unfortunate, but at least LA knight got a clean win - silver lining. The Gunther Goldberg match was better than expected and the highlight of the show. Just a mediocre, boring show with an abundance of ad breaks."

[4.0] "This was an okay SNME, maybe a slight improvement on the last one. I think somebody must have put some catnip inside the announcer's table, as everyone was making a beeline for it tonight. [Orton/McIntyre] This felt like a short TV match. Some moves in the ring, as well as repeated slams on the announcer's table (a few of many spots here throughout the night), no real highspots or highlights though. The action really slowed to a standstill when Logan Paul and Jelly Roll went at it. [US Title] This was fine but maybe low energy for a title match. Again like the first match we had time spent inside & outside the ring, as well as by the announcer's table. Interference again occurring leading to the finish, but it wasn't quite as obnoxious as it could be. This lead to the return of Jacob Fatu scattering Solo's crew. [LA Knight/Rollins] This was going well and broke the sameness of earlier matches until Rollin's injury and rushed finish, which was a shame. [Goldberg/Gunther] Definitely a match of 2 halves. First half was all-Goldberg until he speared himself through the barricade. 2nd half was all-Gunther after Goldberg speared Charles Robinson. Goldberg still looked like he could go, but he looked like he was going by muscle memory with some stuff and it looked like Gunther was fighting Goldberg's aura rather than the body. If ever there was a time to have no commercial breaks though it was this match, and we didn't get it. Feel similar about the post match send off for Goldberg, it really was a brief few words and that's all really? a bit underwhelming considering all the build up and reminders throughout the match. The match I thought was fine, but Goldberg definitely deserved a better send-off than he got."

"I didn't expect anything from this show, and exactly nothing happened. SNME is one of the easiest shows to rate cuz it's a failure every single time. They need to extinguish this crap."

[1.0] "This was such a terrible PPV from WWE like an indie promotion can do better than this which is embarrassing. I haven't watch a WWE PPV since WrestleMania 41 and I decided to watch this PPV since it was Goldberg retirement match. This PPV was full of botches, bad pacing, slow matches, not interesting, except for the Goldberg match, and only 4 matches and none of the matches even went longer than 15 mins. Why is Jelly Roll getting a major storyline but not any of your younger talents like Carmelo Hayes, everyone on this card was phone it in which is embarrassing like I get it they focus more on storyline but there are no interesting storyline. Even though they focus more on stories in WWE you still have to put on a great match 15 to 20 years ago they were more focused on storylines but when it came to PPV's they still put on banger matches why is everyone in this current roster phone it in when it comes to PPV's and the tv shows. There no reason to even watch this PPV. The other complaint I have is the commercials oh my god the commercials in this PPV were ridiculous we got more commercials than matches we probably got more commercial time than wrestling time which is embarrassing. WWE in big 2025 need to change if they don't I don't think they would go bankrupt or anything like that but they would lose a lot of support cause it just embarrassing to be fan of WWE right now they are putting up mediocre matches, mediocre segments, and mediocre storylines."

[2.0] "Another not so good SNME episode with nothing too memorable and most of it being really bad. Randy Orton vs Drew McIntyre: Not a good match at all, the main highlight from this was on the outside of the ring with Jelly Roll and Logan Paul, underwhelmed big time considering who was involved in this match, the only good thing is that Orton won [*1/4]. Solo Sikoa vs Jimmy Uso: A boring title defense where Sikoa would not have won if it was not for Tala Tonga helping him, Uso carried this match and should have won the title [*1/4]. LA Knight vs Seth Rollins: This could have been a promising match but Rollins suffering the injury impacted the match which saw Knight get the win, the match was fine until the injury moment [**1/4]. Gunther vs Goldberg: Wasn't expecting this to be great and it did what it needed to do and that was to give Goldberg his retirement match, Gunther retaining was obvious [**1/4]"

[4.0] "Another SNME that felt like mostly commercial breaks. The only thing resembling a good match was cut short by a really unfortunate injury. Unless you are a Goldberg fan, this whole show was really a waste of time. Nothing truly horrible though, and Goldberg does get a nice but brief sendoff in front of the Atlanta fans."

[2.0] "This edition of SNME was so disgraceful that the best match was something involving Bloodline. We still had Drew being treated like trash, Randy Orton being Jelly Roll's #1 fan (who is this guy? ), Seth Rollins getting injured and Oldberg's retirement. Randy vs. Drew: it's a shame to see what they did to Drew McIntyre in 2025 [*3/4], Solo vs. Jimmy: MOTN (as incredible as it may seem), not that this is good, but the show is so bad that something needed to stand out [**3/4], Knight vs. Seth: I hope Rollins' injury isn't serious [**], Gunther vs. Goldberg: have a good retirement Goldberg (and please don't come back) [*3/4]. WWE is on an "incredible" streak in which every SNME is worse than its predecessor, let's see where this ends."

[6.0] "A solid show that may have been better if not for Seth's unfortunate injury. Some effective setup and continuation toward Evolution as well as Summerslam. Not a great show but not nearly as bad of a show as these ratings indicate. 5.5-6"

[3.0] "Another underwhelming SNME. Orton vs McIntyre was a meaningless match, just a setup for a tag team match at SummerSlam with Jelly Roll and Logan Paul being involved (3/10). Solo vs Jimmy for the US title was boring. Solo retains after being dominated thanks to interference. Jacob Fatu saving Jimmy from the post-match beatdown was the best part about this (3/10). LA Knight vs Seth Rollins was good until the unfortunate injury to Rollins cut it short. Hopefully Rollins isn't hurt too badly (5/10). The main event featuring Goldberg's retirement match against Gunther was one of Goldberg's best matches. I thought this was good considering how old and broken down Goldberg is. It certainly went a lot longer than expected. You can tell he tried really hard. The Atlanta crowd was hot, fully cheering Goldberg on. Goldberg loses, but ends his career on a high note (7/10). The show overall was a 3/10."

[2.0] "complete waste of time. Start to finish there's just nothing going on there's nothing that makes you feel like this is a show you must watch. Because it isn't man all of these SNME shows are completely skippable. For those of you asking which to watch this weekend this or all in i think it's clear now."

"I'm sorry but why tf is Jelly Roll getting this much screen time. It's not like he's some global superstar. I guarantee that half of the fanbase has no idea who he is. All he's doing is getting Randy, one of the best wrestlers in the company, into a pointless feud that's gonna end with both of them in a shitty tag team match that main events one night of Summerslam."

[3.0] "You would think, seeing a card like ththat is, this show could be very solid. Nope, this was abysmal, a much-packed house, but 3/4 matches didn't deliver at all. The opener was very much putrid with a lot of nonsense and commercial breaks, making the match not even fun. The United States Title Match was very much below-average and very much abysmal, but we saw Jacob Fatu make his presence known to help Jimmy Uso. Seth Rollins was sadly injured, which caused an audible to make LA Knight get the win with a BFT. Gunther gave Goldberg a solid match to end his career. This was not a good show. Very much upset with how WWE has been as of late because the shows seem so lifeless and dry. They need a WWE Draft and new creative in place because what the hell is going on with this company as of late?"

[2.0] "I'm so fed up of watching SNME and WWE in general right now knowing it's going to be poor and proven right. Four matches in two hours, one of which passed the sniff test. The best wrestler not called Gunther getting injured for nothing. Two of the best wrestlers locked into a pointless match just to build to a comedy celebrity tag that nobody wants to see. Budget Bloodline BS stinking up the card. Moving from the 'other teams PPV' to this was a simply staggering drop in quality and it's baffling. I refuse to believe that the WWE feel they can't do better, so why aren't they? ! Poor show and I won't watch another SNME again."

[5.0] "It is said to be at a point where Logan is actually right, nobody wants to see celebrities inside the ring and now we have to see Jellyroll in the ring at Summerslam. What was this show? It certainly wasn't a "saturday Night Main Event" pretty much every match was around 10 minutes long and all had regular show feel to it. There was absolutely nothing special to make it stand out and the results were exactly what you expected them to be. We absolutely would have been better with just a big NXT PLE only than this massive waste of time."

[6.0] "WWE Saturday Night's Main Event #40 bekommt von mir, 6 sehr solide Punkte. Den Co Main Event werde ich wegen Seth Real Verletzung nicht bewerten. Ansonst zu allen weiteren Matches jeweils mehr in den Guides."

[0.0] "Real you gotta be joking me show. Randy and Drew shouldve been a great tv match but ruined by the celebrity bad story they "have" to tell. This bloodline run is the beating the dead horse era and they really need to wrap it up. Cant rate Seth/Knight at all given its ending. Gunther and Goldberg went way too long. Goldberg was never a above 5min good match guy in his day and much worse at his end. I'm sure they had to buy for time but throw in some angle to promote evolution more. Just a terrible affair, 0 reason for this show to have even happened."

[1.0] "I hardly care for this. Although, if Seth's injury is really that severe, then I think it could really derail a lot of the storylines going forward. I just hope he's OK. And the only time the women were used for anything tonight was a segment/brawl with Jade and Naomi and Bianca popped up to announce she's gonna be the guest ref in their match at Evolution. But I guess that's...something. And for what it was worth, whether you love or hate Goldberg, I think the way WWE honored him was in the poorest of tastes. I mean, they cut him off while he was making his retirement speech while the show was ending. Apparently, this company can't seem to let go of the past when it was battling WCW back in the 90s.At this point, if WWE isn't gonna bother with SNME, then they shouldn't bring it back at all. It shouldn't be that shocking that we get a full weekend of wrestling and this was gonna be the weak link. Bad enough, it had one too many ad breaks. 1/10"

[6.0] "A decent episode, hampered somewhat by a lukewarm build. Goldberg's final match felt big regardless and the Atlanta crowd were generous in their encouragement for the 58 year old. It wasn't a classic by any means but it was a serviceable bout that ensured Goldberg's run didn't end with a whimper. Orton/McIntyre served more as an angle to set up the SummerSlam tag match but did its' job well enough, and Solo/Jimmy delivered an entertaining match with heavy interference as predicted. Rollins/Knight was ticking along nicely before Rollins' injury which forced the early finish."

[0.0] "Another just awful episode of this show. The matches are of poor quality and interrupted by horrible commercials. WWE doesn't give a damn about its fans. And it's even more pathetic when this show added to NXT's and Evolution's the next day is only there to steal the buzz around AEW and All In."

[4.0] "No scratch in Orton's paint, instead the worst possible scenario with Jelly Roll to give Logan Paul an opponent with momentum at Summerslam? Or a tag with all of them? And Naomi and Cargill are once again hyping their match at Evolution next night. Bringing in Belair as a special ref is a convincing move. What Sikoa and Jimmy Uso then show is hardly worth mentioning, which I regret. The injury to Rollins perhaps even prevents a higher-value win for LA Knight, which could explain why he's so unhappy at the end. In the last, I'm happy that the title didn't actually go to Goldberg, because I would have thought the people in charge were capable of it. The match is a farewell with the rest of the WCW legend in the tank and that should have been it. Overall, this show doesn't make a good impression at all."

[3.0] "SNME continues to be must miss television. The ONLY attraction was Goldberg's retirement in Atlanta. Everything else could've been an episode of Raw or Smackdown or even Main Event. Nothing of value here and it was all made worse with Seth's injury."

[2.0] "What a waste of time. So many ad breaks. Opener was terrible. Please keep these celebs as commentators at most and away from the ring. US title match was dull and usual dumb run ins. LA Knight vs Seth was ended early cause of injury. I hope he recovers. Now SummerSlam changes. Main event was bad. Such a slow match to accommodate Goldberg and he still looked gassed a few minutes in."

"I think that show was really not good. First of all - only 4 matches, but when we look for matches itself - maybe its good that it was only 4. Drew vs Randy - its only a build up for celebrity match. That was dumb - Profesionall Wrestlers and stars of the buisness were only a background for celebrity and ok - Logan is very good wrestler but why Jerry? That was nonsense. 2/10 Jimmy vs Solo - the only biggesr problem i had was that ending with roll-up. Solo as a leader was still show as a weak guy - its not good but overall nice to see and corkscrew by Jimmy - beauty. 6/10 Seth - Knigh i share without a rating because Injury case Seth again. He need to change something because if after simple jumping his knees are goes out, then what will happe in next? Hope he's be ok . Main event - Goldberg thankfully look nice like for him, and he try to deliver good show and wrestling. Gunther as gunther - very solid, and he look good as a persona so i hope he got something good. 6/10. Show itself was destroyed by comercials and big minus i shared for cutting last speech from Goldberg - he deserve to last goodbye to the people watching him around the world. Overall - 2.5/10. Worst SNME of the year."

"Not going to lie, I didn't expect much from this show, was only interested in seeing Goldberg's last match. Drew Vs. Orton was to short and just a build up to another stupid celebrity involvement match at Summerslam. Rollins Vs. Knight could have been better, if not for Seth's legitimate knee injury. Solo Vs. Jimmy was boring and probably needed a Jey Uso save at the end to make things more interesting. Then the main event, Gunther Vs. Goldberg was OK but very predictable, I was expecting a more physical contest and having Goldberg being beaten by a sleeper hold was stupid, made him look like a bitch."

[3.0] "Four matches ranging from dull to average with far too mutch padding and ad breaks. Glad I didn't stay up late to watch it."

[4.0] "Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton hat mir eigentlich ganz gut gefallen. Ich finde es gab Recht viel Action für die 8 Minuten. Den Aufbau für ein Summerslam Match fand ich auch nicht verkehrt (** 3/4). Jimmy Uso vs. Solo Sikoa war wie auch der Opener ein Match wo nur das nötigste gemacht wurde. Es gab kaum Matchfluss, es waren nur eine Anreihung von Moves (** 1/2). LA Knight vs. Seth Rollins war dann das dritte absolut durchschnittliche Match. Das Ende hat es dann natürlich komplett ruiniert, weil das Match gerade dabei war interessant zu werden (** 1/2). Goldberg vs. Gunther war langsam, es gab keinen Matchfluss und es gab gefühlt kaum einen move. Insgesamt sehr langweilig. Das einzige was beeindruckt war, der Jackhammer (**)."

[6.0] "People are mad because Wwe held the shows on this particular date and hence the obvious hate reviews. This was a fine show. I didn't find anything boring. I enjoyed most of the show. Drew vs Randy was ok. Post match angle got the crowd hyped up. Jade vs Naomi brawl was great as well. Plus we saw Bianca return to a humongous pop. Seth injured himself in what was a good match. Last match was the best imo. Gunther vs Goldberg was a satisfying retirement match."

[6.0] "Having watched the show on replay and skipped the commercials, the show was pretty decent. People should stop calling it a PLE, it's not a PLE. This semi-PLE was better than the last one. The Orton/Drew was the least good match of the night. While the match was okay, the ending sucks. Drew losing like that is terrible. The officiating of the match at Summerslam is infamy. Logan, Randy and Drew deserve better than Being mixed up with a singer. I liked the Naomi/Cargill segment with Belair being made official as a special referee. Couldn't have picked a better special referee. Belair is the best placed and it gives the match at Evolution a bit of extra interest. The Solo/Jimmy match was pretty cool. Jimmy finally woke up to his wrestling. The end was good with Solo beating Jimmy with Hikuleo. Jacob's return was good. Rollins/Knight. How sad. The match was really good but the injury ruined it. I hope Rollins comes back soon because we know he's number 1 right now. Knight's win is pleasing even if it wasn't expected. Goldberg/Gunther was above expectations. It went by fast, Goldberg was clean in the ring, Gunther conserves and the crowd was there. Even if his return in 2016 degraded his image, Goldberg will remain a wrestler who left his mark on the wrestling world. Now Evolution."

[2.0] "I watched SNME late, to see what WWE had put on this weekend. I still need to catch up on NXT. Unfortunately the show had far too much padding and ads that really drag down these shows. In terms of matches, there really wasn't much to see here and the main thing that made me tune in was seeing Goldberg's retirement. The match itself was better than I expected, but still not great, given Goldberg's age. Seth's injury was really unfortunate and I hope he recovers soon."

[5.0] "Gotta be the worst PLE of Triple H Era. SNME are just shit events that have cluttered the storyline's and with the show being 50% ads the matches never really reach a special level. Goldberg's retirement speech getting interrupted by commercials is just insulting. None of the matches are worth watching in fact the Goldberg match is probs the most entertaining one which is ridiculous to say. Feel bad for Seth hope his injury isn't anything too serious. Randy & Jelly Roll v Drew & Logan is such a stupid match. Randy & Drew deserve so much better. Fuck TKO. This is the worst WWE has been since Early 2022."

"Bad matches, childish presentation. I thought WWE had a big roster but they can only put on four matches with the same wrestlers all the time. I spent most of the time looking at a 'We'll be right back! ' screen."

[5.0] "That first match Orton vs Drew could have been a banger but sadly it revolves way too much around the Nashville raper for some reasons, and the crowd loves it good for them. Good trademarks but a super fast match with nothing interesting in it. An interesting second match between Jimmy and Solo, issue is that it was too short we wanted to see more bud sadly it was cut short by a foot in the A$$ by one of the bloodline member who helped Solo winning ! Jimmy really delivered. Knight vs Seth, good start with Knight's domination, good moves, bit of a weird finish where Seth gets injured but Knight gets the win. Golberg vs Gunther, not an awful match, tanks god Gunther wins but by making Goldberg sleep, a submission that lasted for 6 seconds you can almost hear Golberg asking not to lose by pinfall or by tapping ahah. Overall a very mid PLE so a mid rating"

[4.0] "This show had its moments, but overall felt like a step down compared to recent editions. The opener clearly served more as setup than a true showcase, the U.S. Title match resembled something you'd see headlining an episode of SmackDown, and while the main event avoided disaster, it didn't exactly elevate the night. LA Knight vs. Seth Rollins has potential, though it could go either way. Nothing here was outright bad, but it lacked the kind of standout content that makes a show feel essential. A decent watch if you're keeping up weekly, but not one that demands your time."

[1.0] "Little to no interest in matches, too many ads making almost impossible to watch it, predictable endings. If Josh Barnett appearing in WWE and Goldberg wrestling for 14 minutes (we've seen probably half of them) in 2025 are the best things of the whole show there's a problem. Seth's injury is the worst thing that could've happened to WWE. Giving only 8 minutes to Randy and Drew and with the sole purpose of building the least desired match of Summerslam history (Undertaker vs Undertaker, I'm sorry) makes me mad. I won't say anything about Jimmy vs Solo because it felt so useless, predictable and avoidable that I've already erased that from my mind, just don't give us Jacob Fatu vs Tala Tonga now. I hope that the SNME reboot experiment doesn't continue in 2026"

[2.0] "Saturday Night's Main Event needs to go away, again. The concept is nice and the throwback is nice but once again its overstayed its welcome. Tonight was just there. It doesn't feel special anymore. The commercials are annoying and it ended in a weird way. Of course Seth got legit hurt and now everything is going to change right before summerslam. The matches are so basic and nothing besides Seth's injury came out of this. In a day full of wrestling all over this was once again the weakest show that took place"

"That was really bad. Show was full of promotions, interferences, predictable results and very little wrestling. Shame for Seth Rollins' injury. I feel sorry for the fans who paid to attend this show. Thankfully for everyone else it was free on YouTube, but it really puts you off watching the WWE currently."