[5.0] "This wasn't great, but it wasn't supposed to be. I still like the story, but I think just about everyone knew Dakota was turning on Bayley here. I'm interested to see whether or not the WrestleMania match between Bayley and IYO gets turned into a Triple Threat with Dakota or not. Either way, I'm excited."
[6.0] "Hit all the right story beats, but no definitive conclusion. Was fine for what it was, though. Kai turning on Bayley was predictable but still hit a nerve because of the good work by these folks for weeks now."
[1.0] "The Dakota Kai turn on Bayley was cool I guess but it unfortunately was the only good thing about this 'match' my rating is based on the in ring wrestling and what I saw was a 5 minute match that ended in a no contest where Bayley got absolutely destroyed."
[2.0] "This was a vehicle for Dakota's heel turn, which was executed well enough, but to call it a match is not fair. I would've preferred Dakota's heel turn come during the match vs. Iyo itself, but this is fine too, I guess. This is only worth revisiting to see Bayley's babyface fire once she realizes how against her the odds are."
[4.0] "Decent match while it lasted. Bayley and Dakota team up to take on the Kabuki Warriors. Bayley was in the entire time as they built to a hot tag to Dakota, who was making her in-ring return from a torn ACL. Instead, Dakota jumped down from the apron to avoid the tag and helped the rest of Damage CTRL beat Bayley down for the match to end in a no contest. Though for whatever reason the bell was never called for. It wasn't at all shocking to see the betrayal, though it should have been done differently or perhaps not as quickly as it did because they only joined together a couple of weeks before this. The turn would have meant a lot more if it happened at WrestleMania when it really mattered, but they're going in a different direction. The match wasn't important here, the story was, and that's fine. 4/10"
[3.0] "Nothing of note in this match outside of the predictable Kai turn. Wish they would have let the Kai and Bayley saga play out a bit more before turning Kai. There was no bell or anything as the ref just left which I thought was weird."
[5.0] "I was really looking forward to this one and was very disappointed with the outcome. WWE should have built it better with five weeks until Wrestlemania XL. It felt rushed and half-baked. Bayley's story deserves better! The worst part was when the referee just got out of the ring without even calling the end of the match..."
[4.0] "Well, I was expecting much more of this match. Yes, this was all build as just an angle for Dakota's turn, but even for that turn they could have made more of a build than just a tag refusal followed by a 4 on 1 attack. I guess they probably lacked time after the Rock's promo turned out to be longer than they thought. 4/10."
[5.0] "Dakota Kai had arguably the greatest heel turn in WWE history when she turned on Tegan Nox at WarGames in 2019. Kai also turned on Raquel Rodriguez (then Gonzalez) in 2021. Bayley should have seen this coming. On the weekend of Sting's retirement, a lot of people were expecting some sort of homage to Ric Flair's many turns on him, and we got that here, with Bayley (who I think has many Sting parallels herself with The Hugger and The Surfer being similar, followed by The Role Model and The Crow) watching Dakota avoid her tag, leading to a mass beatdown by Damage CTRL. Just a shame that her ideal backup has signed elsewhere."
[6.0] "The match was pure storytelling and a very well executed one. At first I was sure this would serve to execute the betrayal of Dakota, but there was a moment, where she got knocked off the apron that I thought they would use that to keep the mistrust between Bayley and Kai going on, but then it finally happened. Dakota was always on Io's side, but she kept playing both sides to use Bayley and get some laughs with the girls. Now Damage CTRL is fully led by Io, even the stable theme song is in japanese now, and Bayley will have to battle her creation alone (or not. I wouldn't be surprised if Shotzi, Mia Yim, Zelina and Bianca aid her in some way) (***)"
[7.0] "[3.50/5.00]: This segment wasn't focused on wrestling, and that's perfectly fine. It's refreshing that they didn't prolong the Kai turn, as it felt like a possibility for some time. Predictable? Perhaps, especially given Kai's history with betrayals. However, it was a logical move that adds weightage to the No. 1 contender's character, making her a more sympathetic babyface poised for redemption. This development sets the stage for a strong Bayley vs. The World storyline leading up to WrestleMania 40."
