Todd Martin of the "Pro Wrestling Torch" noted that some regard Monsoon as "one of the all-time great announcers", while others feel he was "self-indulgent" and "dismissive of certain wrestlers", and had a tendency to "undermine the drama" by questioning the effectiveness of particular maneuvers. "Baltimore Sun" journalist Kevin Eck wrote that "a lot of people have fond memories of from the 1980s boom period in WWE, especially his work with Bobby Heenan". Eck acknowledged the criticism of Monsoon among sections of the audience, but defended his use of absurdity and cliché as "entertaining", and argued that "he sold the angles well and got the characters over". "PWInsider"s Dave Scherer said of Monsoon, "I did love him as an announcer". "Rolling Stone"s Joseph Hudak reported that Heenan and Monsoon "are regarded as the greatest color-commentary team in pro-wrestling history", and "had a Martin-and-Lewis like chemistry behind the mic".