[6.0] "Great match and well paced opener between two good tag teams. At this point in time there have been SO many Tag Team matches across the Wrestlemania's, and this is easily one of the best of them. The crowd is into it, the finish is good, well done!"
[8.0] "Liked how the Rockers would pick up the pace anytime they gained control and The Hennan Family slowed it down. Both sides had good offense whether it being high paced by the Rockers or power moves by Haku and the The Barbarian. Crowd really got into it the match when the Rockers were getting dominated. Liked the finish to the matchup. Perfect opener for Wrestlemania at the time that shows the crowd high paced offense and gets them involved in the matches"
[7.0] "Great Opener, great match, The Rockers (Michaels and Jannetty) giving a great demonstration and The Barbarians did a great job too, It was an entertaining match and the crowd was great with reactions, 7/10 [****1/4]"
[6.0] "Fun match woth a hot crowd, the rockers did a very good job here and haku and the barbarin warent to bad either, the beatdown on martty got a bit boring towards the end and the finish wasent as hype as it could have been but still fun"
[7.0] "It took a while but WWF are finally copying WCW with the "hot opener" and obviously the Rockers are the best to do this. They bump like crazy for the bigger heels and this was really enjoyable despite Barbarian being Barbarian, but even he worked hard here and the Rockers made him look good. One of those random tag matches where the two teams hit it off and surprisingly had good chemistry."
[7.0] "This was about as good as a match featuring the Barbarian could be. The Rockers make everything look great and Haku could go when he had to. The energy from the crowd helped everything feel exciting even the dull bits when Barbarian was in the Ring."
[7.0] "***1/2 (7/10) The right opener that WrestleMania VII needed! No body knew it at the time, but we were watching Mr. WrestleMania go up against the two most feared men in the locker room, who looked beautiful as brawling brutes of Tonga. Jannetty was great, too. It's incredible how good the Rockers look today, though a bit of a sad story that Marty never got to be a singles star like HBK. I hope whatever is of Marty's life that he's doing well and happy."
[8.0] "I always loved The Faces of Fear in WCW, but this was long before they became a regular team. The Rockers were always a joy to watch and they picked the best match to open the show. I never expected The Rockers to win this one, either, so this was upset at the time."
[7.0] "This was a very good opening match. The crowd was loud and engaged, the wrestling was fast paced and exciting, and the match itself had a simple, easily understood story. This is a textbook example of how to kick off a PPV the right way, and definitely a stronger note to start on than what was seen on any of the previous WrestleManias at this point."
[5.0] "For me, this was nothing more than a very basic tag match with some Rockers athleticism thrown on there. Quite honestly, I even found this match to be a little bit on the sloppy side of things. There were a lot of moments that seemed very mistimed, as if these two teams didn't really have all that good chemistry with each other. It's a decent enough tag because the Rockers are always quite electric, but I wouldn't go much further than decent due to the basic structure and sloppy performance."
[5.0] "It seems I wasn't as into this one as a lot of people. I'm only rating this one this high for the efforts of the Rockers. Putting Barbarian and Haku together was evil for me because I hate watching both (Barbarian less so in the competition.) Decent start to Mania but not necessarily one for me."
[7.0] "Very good opener. I liked it more than The Rockers' match with The Orient Express, because here there weren't too many times when everybody was in the ring with the referee losing control. Haku and Barbarian worked great with much smaller Michaels and Jannetty who look best when they have to use their speed against bigger guys. I also loved Barbarian's incredible Powerslam here, overall a very enjoyable bout."
[7.0] "Fast paced and enjoyable, the first Wrestlemania opener that actually felt like a proper opener. The Rockers were a really fun tag team and the (not yet) Faces of Fear played the powerhouse heel part pretty well"
[7.0] "Really fun opener. Haku did next to nothing but The Barbarian really kept things moving along nicely. He wasn't exactly dynamic by any means but he pulled off a couple of cool feats of strength. The hot tag to Shawn at the end nearly blew the roof off the building and the double team top rope finish was sweet, Shawn's flying cross body was picture perfect. ***1/2"
[6.0] "They should have put Barbarian and Haku together months earlier in a legit tag team. The Proto Faces Of Fear destroy Michaels with an sky high back drop and Shawn is bumping like his usual madman self. This was a great way to open the show, but the ppv was very stop and go on match quality later on."
[7.0] "Pretty good tag match to kickoff WrestleMania, and the best choice for the opening match since this was exciting nonstop action from start to finish. [***1/4]"
[8.0] "Typical Rockers versus big men stuff, not that I'm complaining! Both Marty and Shawn bump like crazy and the crowd are super hot for them. From his staggering selling to him catching Marty in a nifty powerslam, I thought Barbarian also looked good here. Every show needs a match like this to open things up and get the ball rolling in the right direction. As I go through all the Wrestlemanias in order, I can really appreciate how dynamic and fast-paced this match was compared to what we were usually getting on the undercard for these shows. The only match that has better workrate from the first six 'Manias is Steamboat vs Savage. The Rockers are over like rover and it's crazy that the office would split them up in a few short months."
[6.0] "Solid match, a good power vs speed type battle. The Rockers were such a good team at this point and Haku/Barbarian were always rock solid, so you knew you were going to get something very watchable. A fine choice for an opener."
[6.0] "Die Ansetzung ansich war schon Awesome und das Match enttäuschte nicht. Es war ein klassisches Tag Match mit den Babyface Rockers die von dem Monster Heel Tag Team gekillt wurde und immer wieder ihre Hope Spots bekamen. Dann am Ende, wie es sich für Wrestlemania gehört, gab es den Feel Good Sieg für die Rockers. Sehr schön. *** 1/4"
[9.0] "Great little tag match, thought Haku was the standout with some great looking moves, but everyone brought something to the table. Really enjoyed this as a strong opener. Just watched it again and liked it even more, highly underrated match."
[5.0] "Netter Opener der dazu dient die Fans aufzuheizen. Gelingt, aber ich muss dazu sagen das die crowd im Regelfall noch lauter war wenn die Rockers ihren auftritt hatten. Oredntliches Match auch wenn ich schon besseres zu dieser Zeit im Tag Team bereich gesehen habe. The Barbarian gefällt mir ganz gut muss ich zu geben. Haku entäuscht ein wenig und die Rockers machen ihren job wie immer gut. Aber ich weiß da geht noch mehr bei den beiden. Als Opener brauchbar. **3/4"
[7.0] "The Rockers had many great tag team matches, this is another one of those easy to appreciate for their fast action. Good work from Haku and The Barbarian too. ***1/2"
[5.0] "Als Opener ist diese Begegnung brauchbar bis passabel. Das Tempo der Rockers ist ein interessanter Ansatz im Kontrast zur Kraft und Präzision der Heenan-Family. Natürlich ist die Crowd dankbar für jeden Flug und lässt sich mit dieser Geschichte auch solide auf Betriebstemperatur bringen, zumal die Rockers im letzten Jahr vor ihrem Split wirklich Dampf auf dem Kessel haben und endlich auch über die notwendiege Akzeptanz verfügen. Man kann die Show mit diesem anständigen Match sicherlich beginnen, es ist aber auch alles andere als ein Feuerwerk oder eine Offenbarung, sondern eher pragmatisch und zweckdienlich - und das ist dann auch in Ordnung so."
[6.0] "Ordentliches Tag Team Match mit der bewährt spektakulären Rockers Offensive, die aber immer wieder von den beiden Powerhouses zerstört wird. Es gibt eine schöne Isolationsphase mit einem guten Hot Tag. Allerdings fehlt mir in der Schlussphase deutlich die Spannung und das Finish kam ziemlich aus dem Nichts. Definitiv nicht so gut wie der Opener des Rumbles, aber dennoch eine solide Leistung."
[6.0] "This match was pretty stock standard tag team fare. While there is nothing wrong with that as it was an entertaining watch it makes it forgettable in the long run."
[7.0] "Guter Opener mit jeder Menge Aktion um die Menge anzuheizen. Shawn und Marty mit gewohnt guter Leistung und auch Haku und der Barbarian spielen ihre Rolle als Power-Team gut. Die Rockers fahren ihren ersten und letzten Wrestlemania Sieg als Team ein, als Marty den Barbarian mit einem Top Rope Missile Dropkick vorbereitet, und Shawn mit einem Top Rope Crossbody den Sack zumacht."
[5.0] "Als Anheizermatch fürs Publikum absolut ok, allerdings für ein großes Match zu kurz und auch nicht spannend genug. Es ist auch von Beginn an klar, dass die Rockers gewinnen werden um einen schönen Crowdpleaser zu erzeugen"
[6.0] "Von beiden Seiten ein sehr ordentlich geführtes Tag Match. Der Sieg der Rockers kommt doch überraschend, wenn man sich mal die Proportionen der beiden Teams anschaut. Aber die Rockers überzeugen hier voll und ganz. Kann man sich ansehen."
[7.0] "Solide geführtes Tag-Match aller Beteiligten. Als Opener schön anzusehen und mit der richtigen Länge um das Publikum auf die Veranstaltung einzustimmen."
[7.0] "Der perfekte Opener für WrestleMania 7 - ein klassisch gebooktes Tag Team Match, welches aber vorallem durch die Rockers zu überzeugen wusste. Eine (auch über den ganzen Abend) starke Crowd rundet dieses Match nochmal gelungen ab."
[7.0] "Hohe Dramatik aufgrund der anscheinenden Überlegenheit von Haku und Barbarian, ganz typisches Heel-Face Tag Match. Und auch klassisch gut rübergebracht, ich finde es klasse, kann ich mir immer wieder ansehen. 7 Punkte da es natürlich schon noch besseres gibt."
[8.0] "Sehr schönes Match, natürlich im Besonderen wegen den Rockers. Aber auch der Barbarian und Haku wissen mit ihren Aktionen zu überzeugen. Ein schöner Start für eine Wrestlemania."
