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WWE: The Best of RAW 15th Anniversary

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Thanks to Silvervision we now have the complete line up, Sounds like they've finally got a Raw highlights DVD right:

DISC ONE

# First RAW - January 11, 1993
# Mr. Perfect vs. Ric Flair Loser Leaves WWE Match - January 18, 1993
# Parking Lot Brawl - May 10, 1993
# Razor Ramon vs. The Kid - May 17, 1993
# Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty Intercontinental Championship Match
May 17, 1993
# Gorilla Monsoon Fires Bobby Heenan - December 6, 1993
# Bret Hart vs. 1-2-3 Kid WWE Championship Match - July 11, 1994
# The Search for The Undertaker - August 1994
# King's Court with William Shatner - January 9, 1995
# Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart - November 20, 1995
# Vader attacks WWE President Gorilla Monsoon - January 22, 1996
# A Touch of Goldust - May 27, 1996
# Pillman's Got a Gun - November 4, 1996
# Mankind vs. The Undertaker No Holds Barred - December 9, 1996
# Shawn Loses His Smile - February 13, 1997
# The Ninth Wonder of the World - February 17, 1997
# Original ECW Invasion - February 24, 1997
# Owen Hart vs. British Bulldog WWE European Championship Match-
March 3, 1997
# Bret Speaks His Mind - March 17, 1997
# Flag Match - United States vs. Canada - July 21, 1997
# Stone Cold Stuns the Boss - September 22, 1997
# Bret Screwed Bret - November 17, 1997
# Sable in a Sack - December 8, 1997
# Gold Meets Water - December 15, 1997
# Christmas with DX - December 22, 1997

DISC TWO

# "Tyson and Austin!"- January 19, 1998
# DX Special Report - February 2, 1998
# Dumpster Diving - February 2, 1998
# Formation of the New DX- X-Pac Returns - March 30, 1998
# Stone Cold vs. Vince McMahon - April 13, 1998
# DX Invades WCW - April 27, 1998
# DX Nation - July 6, 1998
# Zamboni 3:16 - September 28, 1998
# The Debut of Mr. Socko - October 5, 1998
# McMahon's Cement Corvette - October 12, 1998
# Bang 3:16 - October 19, 1998
# Mankind wins the WWE Championship - January 4, 1999
# Stone Cold Beer Truck - March 22, 1999
# Monster Truck vs. Town Car - April 19, 1999
# Mean Street Posse vs. the Stooges - May 10, 1999
# The Greater Power Revealed - June 7, 1999
# Y2J - August 9, 1999
# Rock: This is Your Life - September 27, 1999
# Bossman Sympathy - November 8, 1999
# What Happens in Vegas... - November 29, 1999
# Jericho not the new Champion - April 17, 2000
# Shane Purchases WCW - March 26, 2001
# Milk-o-Mania - August 20, 2001
# Triple H Returns - January 7, 2002
# Past Meets Present - February 18, 2002
# Worlds Unite- Bischoff Hugs Vince - July 15, 2002

DISC THREE

# "The Rock" Concert - March 24, 2003
# Kane Unmasks - June 23, 2003
# Musical Chairs with Eugene - July 5, 2004
# Evolution Turns on Randy Orton - August 16, 2004
# Are you ready for some wrestling? - November 22, 2004
# Batista Turns on Triple H - February 21, 2005
# Shelton Benjamin vs. Shawn Michaels - Gold Rush Tournament Match
May 2, 2005
# John Cena Drafted # 1 to RAW - June 6, 2005
# Edge / Lita Wedding - June 20, 2005
# Shawn Michaels turns on Hulk Hogan - July 4, 2005
# Jericho is Fired - August 22, 2005
# Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle - WWE Iron Man Match - October 3, 2005
# A Stone Cold Homecoming - October 3, 2005
# Eric Bischoff Trial - December 5, 2005
# Edge / Lita - Live Sex Celebration - January 9, 2006
# DX Impersonates Shane and Mr. McMahon - June 26, 2006
# Edge vs. Rob Van Dam vs. John Cena - Triple Threat Match for the
WWE Championship - July 3, 2006
# Edge vs. Shawn Michaels - Street Fight - January 22, 2007
# Shawn Michaels Returns! - October 8, 2007

Being a big fan of wrestling I'd expected alot more from this DVD. Yeah sure there are some great moments and footage picked for this DVD but I know there was alot better moments on Raw that could've been chosen for this set. Also, I was reading the back of the DVD case and noticed for instance on DISC, one of the moments on the DVD would have Big Show chokeslam the Undertaker through the ring, and on Disc 3 it would have Vince's paternity test but it wasn't on the DVD. What the hell is with that. Overall it's an ok dvd to the add to the shelf, but the fact there is missing footage, really pisses me off...

Wow what a letdown. Most of the footage on this set is great but the DVD presentation ruins it. The pop up info graphics during these segments alone ruins the set. It's mostly filled with information you already know if you are a hardcore fan. I'd much rather just watch Shawn Michaels wrestle Marty Jannetty than be told it was the 1993 PWI Match of the Year. I guess they were trying to fill in some backstory for fans that didn't know but use your host for that when introducing the segments. But I guess asking Todd Grisham to provide useful information was asking too much. As far as the matches go, most of them are clipped. If you weren't going to show the full match why even bother including it in the set. I agree with another reviewer who said he'd pay more to see the full matches on extra discs. Flair/Mr. Perfect was almost unwatchable and Undertaker/Mankind didn't even have consistent editing. It would do a jump cut for one commercial break and fade out and back in for another. Very irritating. This set had so much potential but again the presentaion is awful. Come on WWE, we know you can do better.

Raw is the longest running weekly show on TV today and over the past 15 years there have been many great memories, moments, and matches. This 3 disc set shows a lot of those moments and matches. Now I aint going to run through all of the moments but I will tell what I think are the bests on each disc.

Disc 1
1993-1997
This first disc mostly tells where and why Raw was created and a number of past and current superstars speak on the matter such as Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Mr. McMahon, Chris Jericho, Edge, Trish Stratus, and others as well. It soon moves on to the "loser leaves Raw match" between Mr. Perfect and Ric Flair. The night where the 123 Kid beats Razor Ramon. The debut of Goldust and Chyna. The night where Bret Hart says he got screwed in his title match and then confronting Vince which leads to the "Bret Screwed Bret" interview with Vince and JR. Stone Cold stunning the boss is also showed.

Matches from Disc 1
- Mr. Perfect vs. Ric Flair 1.18.93

- Razor Ramon vs. The Kid 5.17.93

- Intercontinental Title
Marty Jannetty vs. Shawn Michaels 5.17.93

- WWE Title
Bret Hart vs. 123 Kid 7.11.94

- Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart 11.20.95

- No Holds Barred
Undertaker vs. Mankind 12.9.96

- European Title
Owen Hart vs. The British Bulldog 3.3.97

- Flag Match
USA vs. Canada 7.21.97

Disc 2
1998-2002
Disc 2 kicks off from the attitude era in early January where Austin confronts Mike Tyson the night after the Royal Rumble. A number of DX segments are here also that includes DX imitating the Nation, Foley and Funk crashing off the stage in a dumpster, DX invading WCW, & X-Pac returning to the WWE to join DX. Mick Foley winnig his first WWE title from the Rock with the debut of Mr. Socko. Chris Jericho debuting and the controversy surrounding him and his WWE title match against Triple H. Shane purchasing WCW. The return of the Game in Madison Square Garden. Bischoff becomes Raw's new GM and the Rock face to face with Hulk Hogan for the first time. There is also a lot of moments on here concerning Stone Cold and Mr. McMahon.

Matches from Disc 2
- Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Mr. McMahon 4.13.98

- WWE Title
The Rock vs. Mankind 1.4.99

- Mean Street Posse vs. The Stooges 5.10.99

- WWE Title
Triple H vs. Chris Jericho 4.17.00

Disc 3
2003-2008
Disc 3 opens up with the Rock's Concert from Sacramento. Kane unmasking. Evolution turning on Randy Orton the night after Summerslam with Batista turning on Evolution shortly after. John Cena's first night on Raw after being drafted there. Chris Jericho being fired by Bicshoff. DX impersonating the McMahons. The live sex celebration involving Edge and Lita. Shawn Michaels returning and superkicking Orton the night after No Mercy. Also, Stone Cold stunning all the McMahons from Raw's Homecoming.

Matches from Disc 3
- Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin 5.2.05

- 30 Minute Ironman Match
Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels 10.3.05

- WWE Title
Edge vs. John Cena vs. RVD 7.3.06

- Street Fight
Shawn Michaels vs. Edge 1.22.07

This is a great set of moments and matches from Raw's history. I recommend on purchasing this whenever you get the chance too.

I had read many reviews of this DVD before I bought it and they ran the gamut of emotions, so I didn't really know what to expect. But, it's 15 Years of Raw so I still shelled out the cash.

I have to disagree with the negative reviews of this set. No, the matches aren't (for the most part) in their entirety but in order to do so, WWE would have had to put out a 40 DVD set. There is enough of the matches to get the gist of what happened and I'm satisfied.

It's a 3 DVD set that is chock-full of RAW moments. You can re-live the early days, the Attitude era and the present day. No, it doesn't go 100% in-depth with every angle and storyline but it gives you enough to be fun. There's virtually no "Wrestler Looks Back" interviews and just gives you the moments themselves, which I like.

And contrary to popular opinion, the "Pop-Ups" really aren't that big of a deal. I found them to be completely inobtrusive, albeit not very informative. If you're more than a casual viewer of WWE programming, you're not going to learn much.

All in all, a great set that completely blows away the "10th Anniversary" DVD. Enjoy!

I gotta admit, i was let down also. I am a die-hard 30+ year wrestling fan. I crave dvd footage of all the great raw matches. However, while the quality of the video is A+, the fact that the matches are clipped to death is a MAJOR letdown. Year, it brought back great memories, but its hard to watch when the matches dont flow because they are clipped to death! The pop-ups are VERY distracting also..! What could have been a great set was runied by the dvd presentation...IF WWE starts making more sets based on this dvd presentation, then their sales will start dropping! I did like the fact that they made it a box set with 3 slimline dvd cases for the discs, but for me the content on the discs and the way its presented is the most important thing!..

I was really looking forward to this DVD..I picked it up read the back i thought it was going to be great.Popped it in an was very surpised to see some of the matches i wanted to see the most were clipped..The Flair Perfect match from 1993 was chopped to shreds.HBK VS Owen boom edited alot..In this day an age of DVDs its all about showing complete versions of shows..An this DVD killed the concept out right.I would glady pay more for a set if they had to include another dvd or two to make the matches complete.On top of all this they have these crappy (huge) popups on the screen telling you things you already know or could care less about..WWE sets back the dvd gimmick ten years with this set.

I Was extremely impressed with this 15th Anniversary DVD. I realize that not ALL of the best moments are on the DVD but a good chunk of them are and i was impressed at what they had. I personally think they should have had J.R. do the voice commentary but...whatever. It is solid from beginning to end. i personally dont like seeing the FULL match suffice to say that the entire match gives you the full effect on what happened. but lets face facts folks. we know nothing is going to happen until 20 minutes into it when the false finishers and BIG BIG moves take place so i usually like to cut to the meat and potatoes for the most part. which is what this DVD does for the matches. GREAT SET!

I think this was a well put together dvd. It had alot of favorite moment's to choose from. The second disc was my favorite featuring mostly the "Attitude Era". I also liked the pop-ups they were fun. If you love Monday Night Raw in the WWE treat yourself to some Raw history.

This is a very good collection of highlights from Raw's run and will pacify WWE fans with its inexpensive price, but this can hardly be considered a definitive collection.

While it gives the fan a warm feeling to see some of these moments again in (largely) unedited form, the DVD sacrifices a lot of really excellent matches for 'segments', some of which are just stupid. (Did anyone really need to see Mean Street Posse VS. The Stooges, or Musical Chairs with Eugene?).

The few matches that are picked are good, but seem totally random. Perhaps in the future a 'Best Matches' Compilation can be released.

BTW, while some fans have complained about segments being edited or about the pop-ups, I did not find either to be a major distraction. With this collection being over 9 hours, there is only so much footage that can be shown, and frankly, I didn't find it obvious what was edited and what wasn't.