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paragraph_text: Reception
  
  The event received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics, Shakiel Mahjouri of CBS Sports gave the Night 1 main event a grade of A+, calling it a "beautifully executed match, from Punk's entrance to the shocking conclusion". Wade Keller of Pro Wrestling Torch stated that "a lot happened in that match before Heyman helped Seth win, so that aspect of the way the story was told was contrived", and "one of the aspects of this story that felt weird was what a price they'd pay and how much they'd miss out on if either Punk or Reigns turned heel". Heyman's alliance with Rollins "gives Seth a new character to work with and a new dynamic", but Keller stated that it would take a lot to process "the Heyman-Seth dynamic", and "it makes sense that Seth believed this match would give him control of the industry".
  
  For the Night 2 main event, Keller stated that WWE "managed to get through the match competently enough", but that it was "lame" for Travis Scott to be "the tipping point for Cena to win when nobody cares about him in the WWE context". Cena winning wasn't a surprise as "that did seem like the next logical chapter in the Cena retirement story", and Rhodes being booed was not "in a way that it seemed to just become the predominant story of the match". Brent Brookhouse of CBS Sports gave it a grade of C-, stating that "Scott interfering followed by a very obvious low blow and belt shot finish was just a disappointing way for things to end, especially considering the expectations for an appearance from The Rock".
  
  John Canton of TJRWrestling reviewed the second night of the event praising the Women's World Championship match, the Sin City Street Fight match, the Intercontinental Championship match and the AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul match but criticized the main event. Regarding the main event he said "It was slow paced and not the most entertaining match, but they got through it with a lot of twists and turns". He gave Night 2 an 8.5 out of 10.
  
  Writing for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for Night One, Dave Meltzer gave the World Heavyweight Championship match a score of 3.75 stars, the World Tag Team Championship match 2.75 stars, the Naomi-Cargill bout 2 stars, the United States Championship match 3.75 stars, the Americano-Fenix match 2.75 stars, the WWE Women's Championship match 1.75 stars, and the Triple Threat main event 4.75 stars. For Night Two, he gave the Women's World Championship Triple Threat match 5 stars (the highest of the event, and the first women's match in WWE ever to receive such a rating from Meltzer), the Sin City Street Fight 4.25 stars, the Intercontinental Championship Fatal Four-way match 4.25 stars, the Orton-Hendry match no rating, the Styles-Paul bout 3.5 stars, the Women's Tag Team Championship match 2 stars, and the Undisputed WWE Championship main event 1.75 stars.
  
  The event received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics, Shakiel Mahjouri of CBS Sports gave the Night 1 main event a grade of A+, calling it a "beautifully executed match, from Punk's entrance to the shocking conclusion". Wade Keller of Pro Wrestling Torch stated that "a lot happened in that match before Heyman helped Seth win, so that aspect of the way the story was told was contrived", and "one of the aspects of this story that felt weird was what a price they'd pay and how much they'd miss out on if either Punk or Reigns turned heel". Heyman's alliance with Rollins "gives Seth a new character to work with and a new dynamic", but Keller stated that it would take a lot to process "the Heyman-Seth dynamic", and "it makes sense that Seth believed this match would give him control of the industry".
  
  For the Night 2 main event, Keller stated that WWE "managed to get through the match competently enough", but that it was "lame" for Travis Scott to be "the tipping point for Cena to win when nobody cares about him in the WWE context". Cena winning wasn't a surprise as "that did seem like the next logical chapter in the Cena retirement story", and Rhodes being booed was not "in a way that it seemed to just become the predominant story of the match". Brent Brookhouse of CBS Sports gave it a grade of C-, stating that "Scott interfering followed by a very obvious low blow and belt shot finish was just a disappointing way for things to end, especially considering the expectations for an appearance from The Rock".
  
  John Canton of TJRWrestling reviewed the second night of the event praising the Women's World Championship match, the Sin City Street Fight match, the Intercontinental Championship match and the AJ Styles vs. Logan Paul match but criticized the main event. Regarding the main event he said "It was slow paced and not the most entertaining match, but they got through it with a lot of twists and turns". He gave Night 2 an 8.5 out of 10.
  
  Writing for the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for Night One, Dave Meltzer gave the World Heavyweight Championship match a score of 3.75 stars, the World Tag Team Championship match 2.75 stars, the Naomi-Cargill bout 2 stars, the United States Championship match 3.75 stars, the Americano-Fenix match 2.75 stars, the WWE Women's Championship match 1.75 stars, and the Triple Threat main event 4.75 stars. For Night Two, he gave the Women's World Championship Triple Threat match 5 stars (the highest of the event, and the first women's match in WWE ever to receive such a rating from Meltzer), the Sin City Street Fight 4.25 stars, the Intercontinental Championship Fatal Four-way match 4.25 stars, the Orton-Hendry match no rating, the Styles-Paul bout 3.5 stars, the Women's Tag Team Championship match 2 stars, and the Undisputed WWE Championship main event 1.75 stars.