Flyin' Brian & Steve Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas

[8.0] "Another great tag team match from Douglas and Steamboat. You could see that Shane wasn't as over as Ricky, but he still held his own and got some great reactions for his hot tag. Austin and Pillman were a phenomenal heel team here, and even though the champions did a good job, it was still pretty easy for them because of the Blondes' incredible work. They were bumping all over the place, their timing on the cheating spots was perfect, and they were so fluid in the ring that they made the babyfaces look fantastic. The match got off to a quick start, then the heat segment featured some very good selling from Steamboat, while the final few minutes had a great pace and a really convincing false finish. They finished it with a DQ, but they worked toward that finish, so it didn't feel cheap at all. Instead, they used it to set up a potential rematch."

[7.0] "Took a while to get into it but it tells a great story with an energized final few minutes and a solidly convincing DQ finish."

[8.0] "I struggled with how to rank this. I'd say the first 12 minutes or so would only give this match a 6, maybe a 7 tops. However, I really liked the ending. I'm not big on disqualifications, but a DQ done right can be enjoyable. In this case, I love how everything unfolded in that last minute or so. It was drama-filled, the crowd was so into it, and Jim Ross provided excellent commentary that instantly generated hype for anyone watching. That whole last minute or so tipped it over the edge for me, making it a solid 8 match. JR's commentary is amazing. I do think I'd give the edge to the Benoit & Armstrong match from earlier in the card, although both are excellent matches; the difference is that this match had a lot of that extra boost from the ending. Still a good match. 8/10"

[9.0] "God, I love the Hollywood Blondes, they are here in full effect against the very good quality tag team of Steamboat and young Shane Douglas. The DQ finish is a bit of a copout but not unexpected in this era, and was sold in line with the larger story. Some great stuff here."

[7.0] "That was fun and the dq finish and the few minutes leading up to the finish were incredibly chaotic and fun. All 4 guys were really good here and the crowd were pretyy hot for the match especially the finish. Good stuff 3.5/5"

[8.0] "This was a great match. It's very impressive how quickly Pillman and Austin developed chemistry as a tag team. The match is quite fast paced for the era and has a lot of great action. The finish was slightly disappointing, but it made sense so I'm fine with it. Just a really entertaining match where everybody involved showed very strong chemistry with each other."

[7.0] "A pretty good match that set up for more good matches from these two teams. The Hollywood Blonde were really good together, and were a joy to watch here. I didn't care for plucky babyface Shane Douglas in WCW in this era but he was probably best when paired with Steamboat. Solid tag action here."

[8.0] "Steamboat and Austin were always great together, but throwing Brian Pillman and Shane Douglas into the same match makes it even better. This was quickly-paced and done very smoothly. The teamwork was perfect and everything seemed to gel in this one. I enjoyed Shane Douglas more during this era than I ever did in ECW."

[7.0] "I'm rating this match based on my rating for Benoit/Armstrong on the same show. Is it better than that? Maybe, maybe not, but it's pretty close. They better this match down the road anyway."

[8.0] "A great match that could've potentially been a classic had there been a stronger finish. The Hollywood Blondes looked awesome in their first high-profile tag match together. Despite the bout's relatively short length at 13 minutes, they were able to get in a number of great believable nearfalls. It was a fantastic no-nonsense balls-to-the-wall match that left me wanting to watch more in the end. [****]"

[8.0] "This was an awesome match. Douglas was on fire. The Blondes were cooking and gelling as a team. Steamboat was all action as always. This was a very fast and intensely paced match that plays off an usual structure of the heel team being the ones in danger. The champs controlled and worked over Austin for the most part with Austin pinballing himself around the ring until Pilman made the save and switched the match in their favour. I dug the finishing stretch with the barrage of close nearfalls on both sides and then the DQ finish with Austin trying to sneak the belt shot in but getting caught in the proccess and thus DQ' d. A heck of a match. ****"

[6.0] "This match was good, and not bad at all, but they had a television match that took place at the end of the month that was a lot better,"

[8.0] "Really good action with a finish set up to build to a future match, meaning this one kind of gets the short end of the stick when it comes to the finish. But the action here is really great with everyone coming out looking good and putting together great intrigue for the next match-up. The Hollywood Blondes in particular are showing how they'll be a great, if too short-lived, team."