The Wolf and the Lion IGN's Matt Fowler wrote that this was "the best episode of the series so far" even though fan-favorite characters like Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen did not appear. Maureen Ryan believed that one of the reasons the episode worked so well was because it left out the storylines with the Night's Watch and the Dothraki and focused in a single location. VanDerWerff agreed, and added that with each episode the writers got bolder in the sense that they added new scenes not included in the book to round out the source material. Other aspects of the show that were highlighted
William Regal on the 16 February 1997 episode of "Nitro". Six days later, Regal avenged his title loss by costing Misterio, the title shot against Iaukea at SuperBrawl VII. Regal got a rematch against Iaukea for the title at Spring Stampede, which he lost. Regal attacked Iaukea on the 7 April episode of "Nitro", which resulted in Iaukea losing the title to Último Dragón later that night. At Slamboree, Regal defeated Dragon to win the title for a fourth time. He lost the title back to Dragon, two months later on the 22 July episode of "Nitro". Regal got another shot at