 Rob McNichol at the United Kingdom 's The Sun rated the event nine and a half out of ten , describing it as a " flawless exercise in the booking , promotion and performance of a wrestling show ... full of excitement , emotion and great wrestling " . McNichol described Bryan 's win in the " very good " opener as memorable and " a great way to inspire the crowd , who would become so important during the night " . He said of the Orton – Christian match , " Christian ’ s character development was excellent " and that while the audience were initially " pro @-@ Christian , who was supposed to be playing the heel " ( a villainous character ) , they eventually cheered Orton 's post @-@ match beatdown of Christian . McNichol described the main event as " professional wrestling at [ its ] finest " and " probably the most gripping angle in wrestling this century " . He said the audience 's " astonishing " reception to the main event was as good as " any major match you have ever seen or cared about in history " , and the match itself " was methodical , played to both wrestlers ' strengths , and was beautifully paced " . 
