Talk about it here.

The crowd didn't get into this and I get that since the sensationalistic nature of the storyline really called for some type of wacky gimmick match. But this was a solid wrestling match. Val looked green and you can tell he was trying to keep up with Dustin, but he worked hard and did a good job. I don't get them doing a match focused around a short arm scissors when one guy fucked the other guy's wife, videotaped it and broadcast it on cable television. I think that hurt the heat, because Goldust was getting a chant by name when he was down, but they lost the crowd when he made his comeback. They got them back again when Terri got on the apron, which tells me people were into the angle and would have gotten into a match that better fit the context of the feud.

must have been a disconnect between Russo and the agents that put this match together. Happened quite often during the Attitude Era in regards to PPV matches I can imagine Russo complaining like crazy over that

Parts of this was good with the stiff strikes, forearms, and Goldust dive. Other parts like Val trying to a pseudo heel and working the arm were less impressive. The crowd didn't care much either way until they started to cheer for Goldust. This kind of shows everything wrong with the attitude era in some ways as the writers are basically begging the fans to decide for them who to cheer and boo. Heel commentator Lawler now has to cheer for Val just because they are both perverts. This could have been really good in a different environment and a different angle. There was some great stuff below the surface of this storyline but it never got there and the logic was so wonky. (**3/4)

Yeah, even by Attitude Era standards the face-heel dynamics are all screwed up. Val was getting monster pops for weeks on end and Ross was justifying Terri's behavior by harkening back to that interview the previous November, but now that Goldust is back, JR is getting on Terri's case and lamenting how broken poor Dustin's heart must be. Oh well, it's good to have Goldust back and it's great to see Venis' shitty character get some comeuppance. There's some really solid work here and I think they really wanted to have a good match, but the lack of heat until the comeback as well as the weird stop-start nature of the match hurt it. It started off really strong with some intense brawling and then got bogged down in body part work when that wasn't entirely called for. Then we get the same finish we just saw with Felino and Santo! I love it when that happens, and I think this is the second time a Felino/Santo Yearbook match has been followed by a WWF undercard match with the same ending. Terri looked fantastic here, for the record.