Jericho’s match was heatless, World War 3 itself was kind of a mess and the main event got ruined by the booking nonsense.

"[2] In 2021, Lance Augustine of TJR Wrestling gave the event a rating of 5.75/10, stating, "So, this show didn’t embarrass itself with any offense [sic] matches as Halloween Havoc did, but I also wouldn’t say it was a step up.

Goldberg had a really good match with Diamond Dallas Page at Halloween Havoc, and on this show, he was involved in a forgettable segment between The Steiner Brothers.

You could tell the wheels were starting to fall off a bit with the booking, and we are in for a wild ride as we get into the dreaded years of 1999 and 2000 era WCW.

"[3] In 2022, Paul Matthews of Classic Wrestling Review described the event as "lackluster," stating, "Welcome to Bait & Switch: The PPV Part 2!

"[4] ^1 Other participants were Chris Adams, Chris Benoit, Bobby Blaze, Ciclope, Damien, El Dandy, Barry Darsow, The Disciple, Disco Inferno, Bobby Duncum Jr., Bobby Eaton, Mike Enos, Scott Hall, Héctor Garza, The Giant, Glacier, Juventud Guerrera, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Eddy Guerrero, Hammer, Kenny Kaos, Kaz Hayashi, Horace Hogan, Barry Horowitz, Prince Iaukea, Chris Jericho, Kanyon, Billy Kidman, Konnan, Lenny Lane, Lex Luger, Lizmark Jr., Lodi, Dean Malenko, Steve McMichael, Ernest Miller, Chip Minton, Rey Misterio Jr., Scott Norton, La Parka, Sgt.

Buddy Lee Parker, Psychosis, Scott Putski, Stevie Ray, The Renegade, Scotty Riggs, Perry Saturn, Silver King, Norman Smiley, Scott Steiner, Super Caló, Johnny Swinger, Booker T, Tokyo Magnum, Villano V, Vincent, Kendall Windham, Wrath and Alex Wright