Showing posts with label Wrestling - WCW/JCP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wrestling - WCW/JCP. Show all posts

Thursday, December 03, 2015

DVD Review: Brothers of Destruction Greatest Matches

They recently came out on top against the Wyatt Family at the Survivor Series in what some say could be their last match together. If that’s the case then there’s no better time to take a look at WWE’s DVD tribute to the combined efforts of Kane and the Undertaker, The Brothers of Destruction Greatest Matches.

Sunday, October 25, 2015

DVD Review: Chris Jericho: The Road is Jericho

He was the first Undisputed Champion in WWE history. He's also an international rock star, a best selling author, and he'll probably go into the Hall of Fame. Now we're going to take a look at WWE's most recent DVD tribute to Y2J himself, Chris Jericho. The DVD in question is The Road is Jericho.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

DVD Review: Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come

So how do you start a DVD review about one of the most powerful men in the world of wrestling today? You could go on about how he's been a polarizing figure during his career, or how he went from a blue blood to a degenerate and all that. But I think the best way to start this thing is to just say that we're going to take a look at WWE's most recent DVD tribute to their Chief Operating Officer with Triple H: Thy Kingdom Come.

Thursday, June 04, 2015

DVD Review: Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection

He was the last bonafide superstar that WCW ever created, a proverbial force of nature who obliterated everyone in his past, and now we're going to take a look at WWE's tribute to this powerhouse of a man. The release in question is Goldberg: The Ultimate Collection.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

DVD Review: True Giants

They are the men who were not only metaphorically larger than life but physically larger than many of their opponents, the big men who became legends in the world of professional wrestling. Now WWE have dipped into their vast video archive to pay tribute to these men, from Gorilla Monsoon and Andre the Giant right up to their modern counterparts Mark Henry and the Big Show, they're all here in the three DVD set True Giants.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches - DVD Review

For over a decade it was an integral part of the Jim Crocket Promotions and World Championship Wrestling universes, a two ring cage match designed to cause carnage and to settle score. Sadly I only ever got to see one of them, mainly because NWA & WCW pay per views weren't shown here in Britain.

Now all that's going to change, because now we're going to look back at the history of these events with War Games: WCW's Most Notorious Matches.

Thursday, May 01, 2014

The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History - DVD Review

There's one thing that keeps the world of professional wrestling going, and that's the rivalries. For decades fans have watched show after show to see how these rivalries develop, and how they will ultimately end.

Now the good people at WWE have dipped into their ever-growing video archive to bring us a list of the biggest rivalries ever, with the three disc set entitled The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History.

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Dungeon Collection - DVD Review

We're dipping into the ever-growing pile of DVDs sent to me by the good people at Fremantle Media and Fetch Publicity for our next review. It's a three disc set dedicated to the best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be as we take a look at Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Dungeon Collection.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Volume Two - DVD Review

Now here's something I haven't said in a while. It's time to step into WCW territory as we dip into the ever-growing pile of DVDs sent to me by the good people at Fremantle Media and Fetch Publicity for a review of The Best of WCW Monday Nitro Volume Two.

Friday, January 10, 2014

For All Mankind: The Life & Career of Mick Foley - DVD Review

We're about to take a look at one of the most documented talents in the history of professional wrestling. He's written four biographies, he's been the subject of a Biography Channel documentary, and there's been numerous video and DVD releases documenting his career.

Now we're going to take a look at the most recent addition to this collection, a three disc set that takes us into the world of the hardcore legend himself as we take a look at For All Mankind: The Life & Career of Mick Foley.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

WCW Bash at the Beach 1996 - Retro Review

It was one of the biggest moments in professional wrestling history, and it happened 15 years ago this month as Lex Luger, Sting and Randy Savage faced The Outsiders and their mystery partner in the main event of World Championship Wrestling’s Bash at the Beach.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon - DVD Review

Over the past few years WWE have released a ton of great compilations, but there’s always been one that I’ve wanted to see, that I’ve never gotten around to watching until now. That collection was Brian Pillman: Loose Cannon.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

WCW/New Japan Collision on Korea - Retro Review


It was the one-time meeting of legends as over 300,00 fans gathered over a two day period in April 1995 in Pyongyang, North Korea as World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling joined forces for Collision in Korea, with Mike Tenay, Eric Bischoff and Sonny Onoo handling commentary duties.

Monday, March 01, 2010

Hulk Hogan's Unreleased Collector's Series - DVD Review

A really ironic things happened in the wrestling business recently. As Hulk Hogan made his first appearances for TNA, WWE decided to release yet another DVD compilation dedicated to the man, featuring rare and unreleased matches, entitled Hulk Hogan’s Unreleased Collector’s Series. So what is this three disc set like then? Well, that’s what I’m hoping to find out.

Sunday, February 07, 2010

WCW Starrcade '99 - Retro Review

It was the last wrestling pay-per-view of the 20th century, and the beginning of the end of a legendary wrestling career as Goldberg challenged Bret “Hitman” Hart at World Championship Wrestling’s Starrcade ‘99, with Tony Shiavone, Scott Hudson and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan handling commentary duties.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Starrcade: The Essential Collection - CPC Movies DVD Review

You know what the really interesting thing about WWE's vast video library is? For years we were told that anything that happened outside of a WWE arena was the pits.

Friday, August 07, 2009

Starrcade: The Essential Collection - DVD Review

Long before Vince McMahon got the idea of holding a certain super show called Wrestlemania, Jim Crockett Promotions and the National Wrestling Alliance came up with a super show of their own, and in November 1983, Starrcade was born, headlined by Harley Race defending the NWA World title against Ric Flair.

Monday, May 25, 2009

King of Harts: The Owen Hart Collection - DVD Review

Following on from my review of WWF Over The Edge 1999, the event that sadly took away one of the world’s greatest wrestling talents in Owen Hart, I’m going to look at the positive side of his wrestling career with a review of a compilation that has been doing the tape trading rounds. Entitled King of Harts: The Owen Hart Collection, and put together by J&M Productions of Pro Wrestling Torrents fame, this compilation contains matches from Stampede, New Japan, WCW, and, of course, the WWF.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection - DVD Review

The DVD collection I’m about to review is actually a collection I’ve been thinking of reviewing for some time now. But given the events of the past couple of days, reviewing it now seems more apt than ever. Which is why now we’re going to take a look at The Ultimate Ric Flair Collection.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

WCW Starrcade 90: Collision Course - Retro Review

So just who was the mysterious Black Scorpion, and why was he targeting World Champion Sting? This was what WCW were attempting to find out at their biggest show of 1990, Starrcade: Collision Course. Our hosts for the evening are none other than Jim Ross and Paul “E. Dangerously” Heyman.