[5.0] "So Austin is a heel and I still think that was a terrible choice, but at least they tried hard to sell it with a very good Austin/JR segment, Austin was really awful. I actually quite liked the Regal/Angle/Benoit handicap match also, a rare example of a 2 on 1 actually being good. Nothing else of much interest though."

[4.0] "Another adequate show as expected from the WWF. It was adequate overall; the build and the main story really helped this show to not be bad in my opinion. The main story is what the company is focusing about; and can't say that I fully don't care because they could get something from it. Anyways fine show."

[5.0] "It's a watchable SmackDown, but the obsession with getting Austin booed here on top of The Rock being written off the show with an indefinite suspension makes me feel very apathetic to the product because there isn't enough star power standing against Austin and Triple H, with only Jericho putting up a fight in the main event when Triple H wins his IC Title with a lot of interference. Undertaker and Kane are probably the biggest faces at this point without The Rock there, but they're booked in a filler feud with RTC! Austin is doing his best to put over his new character where he ends up beating up JR in his home town and it certainly was a shocking segment with it being in Oklahoma. Besides the main event and the Austin, Vince and Triple H alliance everything on this show is pure filler right now."

[6.0] "SmackDown after WM 17 was decent. The Austin and JR segment was really good. Austin was pure evil to Ross and made him even more hated as a heel. The main event was good as well with Triple H being the new IC champion. The other stuff here is kinda skippable"

[7.0] "Terrific segment with JR and Austin, new ic champ to form a good stable. Other stuff was skippable. Vince's promo was long and boring."

[5.0] "A watchable enough show if a bit boring a lot of the time. The Austin/JR segment is sadly unconvincing, and the heel turn is still enormously underwhelming at this stage."

[6.0] "Smackdown after WrestleMania was definitely better than raw after mania. Jericho was the 1st victim for the two man power trip. The Austin segment with JR was alright. Like Monday most of the stuff outside of whatever Austin is involved in was meh, but like I said earlier a lot less fluff than Monday"