Santos Escobar vs. Shinsuke Nakamura

[5.0] "Here, two good men and former NXT champions face off, and you can't help but think about how unwise and inconsequential the way Escobar--and Nakamura in particular--are being used in WWE in 2022. Given the short time frame, the match is okay, but it doesn't even come close to showcasing their true abilities."

[6.0] "This was so mid, considering the level of both wrestlers. The interferences only lows the quality of the match. (** 3/4)"

[7.0] "The tournament started making such a reference to the World Cup and it's cool, being in the trend is what wrestling lacks and then the match was fast and fun with an interesting and correct result. In an equal fight with the help of distractions, Nakamura lost the initiative, and Escobar did not miss such a chance and held his finisher and won by 1-2-3."

[8.0] "This was very short, but very solid. A nice sprint that was basically a 'best of' compilation of these two's moves. I'm a huge Nakamura fan but I really don't mind him losing here, because it was through cheating. *3.75*"

[6.0] "Considering the immense skill these two possess, it could've easily gone a bit longer producing a match of rich action. But the shortly trimmed time length resulted in a testing piece of a bout between these talented wrestlers. The quality was never in doubt, it was the time given. The interferences were kept apt & a nice moment was created by mentioning Nakamura's involvement in Great Muta's retirement tour. Escobar advancing is a pretty good move as Nakamura stayed in the IC title picture briefly which paves the path for fresh faces and Escobar is a pretty viable option. 3 out of 5 stars!"

[5.0] "I thought this was completely mediocre. I'm not seeing where the hype is coming from with Santos Escobar. He seemed completely ordinary here - nothing that he did stood out to me at all. It was a perfectly watchable match, but nothing worth going out of your way to see."

[5.0] "I personally thought this was a below average match which was very disappointing considering the wrestling ability of both these men."

[7.0] "I hoped they would get more minute time. Good match but could have been super. I hope escobar santos wins the tournament."

[7.0] "A really fun match where they made Santos looked great with the win but due to the circumstances of the win, didnt hurt Shinsuke too much. Good fun."

[8.0] "The fact of the matter is this: the workrate is pretty high but you can argue on the booking if you wanna more for Nakamura. But, really, bell to bell, was a super match."

[8.0] "Great match, short, concise and with very good performance by Shinsuke and Santos Escobar. I liked that WWE is finally starting to give more importance to Latinos, this is the right way for the Legacy of the Phantom."

[8.0] "This match was cool. Nice to see Santos get the rub off Nakamura, with Shinsuke still looking strong. These two men are always gonna put on a good match."

[8.0] "Solid match. The two men have good chemistry and had a solid match. The start was a little slow but it picked up and the crowd eventually got more into it leading into the finish, which obviously was interference based. Big win for Escobar, hopefully he continues to get a spotlight. [***3/4]"