 This was, to that point, the lowest buyrate in Survivor Series history and down more than one-third from the previous year's 2.2 buyrate.The buyrate was higher than that of any of the following twelve Survivor Series events, however.Dave Meltzer awarded the main event 4.5 stars out of five, while giving the Flair/Ramon vs. Savage/Perfect tag team match 3.25 stars.