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WWE - Brock Lesnar - Here Comes the Pain

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I thought I would make a review after the DVD was released and give actual facts of the DVD and it's features. Unlike the first four yahoos that just wanted to put in their two cents in before they knew anything. It turned out that they had no clue after all, big shock there. The first chapter of the DVD is the Brock Lesnar segment from Before They Were WWE Superstars 2, and is the only chapter that you actually hear from Brock. The rest of the DVD is Superstars, Officials, Agents, and other WWE personnel speaking very candidly and as them self's and NOT as their "turned up" ring personas. What Paul Hymen contributes is great cause you get to see him as a man and not the little worm he plays on SMACKDOWN! Other contributors include Big Show, Dreamer, Rey, Cena, Angle, and many many more. You learn of the extent of Lesnar's WM19 injury and other great stuff. Unlike what one of the other "review writers" wrote these events are not highlighted, (WWE SMACKDOWN! Ring collapsing, (it is shown but as a clip, it is not even talked about), WWE SMACKDOWN Shut Your Mouth commercial w/Lesnar, or the making of the SMACKDOWN! SYM commercial.) His "inside information" was more like outside information that much is obvious. If you want to write a review, I don't know wait till the product is released and state the truth, and not what your "sources" or imagination tells you.

In all, this DVD get a 5 Star rating. It is a great piece of business.

DVD Extras

Six matches

SMACKDOWN
Brock vs. Hogan

WWE Undisputed Championship: Summer Slam
Brock vs. Rock

WWE championship Hell in a cell: No Mercy
Brock vs. The Undertaker

WWE Championship At WrestleMania X9
Brock vs. Kurt Angle

WWE Stretcher Match: Judgment Day
Brock vs. Big Show

SMACKDOWN
Brock vs. Big Show

Two Confidential Segments

Training for Summer Slam - As seen on the Summer Slam DVD Extras

The Summer Slam Experience

A collection of matches and highlights featuring former WWE superstar, Brock Lesnar. A young and athletic superstar, Lesnar was crowned "The Next Best Thing" upon his arrival in the WWF in 2002. During a period when wrestling was really at an all-time low, Brock impressed many with some tremendous matches against opponents like The Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Big Show, and The Rock to name a few. This DVD was compiled before Lesnar left wrestling for a chance to play pro football. Like other superstar DVD's, it features an hour-long look at the star's career with exclusive interviews and career highlights as well as "bonus matches" shown in their entirety. "Here Comes The Pain" is one of the better WWE DVD's of recent memory.

Covers his career pretty good. Good highlights for such a brief Pro wrestling career. There is no UFC stuff on here. It would be good if WWE and UFC could come to an agreement and cover his entire UFC/WWE career, as he is an extroardinary athlete.

I just picked this DVD up today and I was very impressed with it. I'm a big fan of behind the scenes footage, superstars breaking character, and good matches. (Including the epic Rock vs Brock Summerslam match) This set had it all. My only complaint was that the length of the DVD was far too short. Also it seemed to me like it was thrown together, kind of spur of the moment. They went through the documentary a little too fast for my liking. I would have loved to see this set be 2 discs but all in all it's still very solid! I would recommend this to every collector.

Good dvd but not great. The 1st 15 min of the documentary has Brock speaking and giving his story and you don't hear from him again. From there its just other wrestlers giving his side of the story. Wish there was more storyline with brock in the documentary but other wise good documentary. As for the matches--awesome...Brock vs taker in hell in cellis worth the price alone.

Brock Lesnar debuted on our TV screens on March 22nd 2002 in which he interrupted a match and destroyed Al Snow, Spike Dudley and Maven. The man was accompanied by Paul Heyman and I think all wrestling fans around the world, when watching that moment all thought "What The F**k?" After a few weeks and a few more match interruptions, we came to learn his name and the title that Heyman gave him of The Next Big Thing. The title was one of the only true titles that have ever been given to a wrestler, much like The Most Electrifying Man in sports entertainment for The Rock. Within the space of only two years, Brock became one of the biggest names in professional wrestling and won some of the most prestigious titles and matches in their history. He was the 2002 King of the Ring, he won the WWE Undisputed Title at Summerslam 2002 and won the 2003 Royal Rumble.

This DVD chronicles the most influential moment in Brocks very short WWE career and I'm sure will give any old school fan a pleasant nostalgic look at what once was. He was the true unstoppable force and this DVD shows how he went from NCAA champion to one of the fastest rising stars in WWE history.

Match List:

1. Vs Hulk Hogan 08/08/2002 This wasn't an overly great wrestling match but it set in stone the sheer indestructibility of Brock as he completely brutalised Hogan.

2. Vs The Rock Summerslam '02 The rising star vs. the biggest star in sports entertainment. A very exciting back and forth match which really had me surprised at the reaction of the crowd.

3. Vs Undertaker Hell In A Cell No Mercy '02 Easily one of the best ever hell in a cell matches which had both superstars brutalise each other to the point of no return.

4.Vs Kurt Angle Wrestlemania XIX Easily one of the best Wrestlemania Main Events in its history. It was back and forth, genuine wrestling action with a lot of mat work. Oh and the infamous Lesnar Shooting Star Press.

5. Vs Big Show Stretcher Match Judgement Day '03 Brock will always be known as the guy that challenged Big Show on a physical level. Rather than Show being the one to throw Brock around, a lot of the time in their matches it was the other way around. This also had a really cool ending.

6.Vs Big Show Smackdown 06/12/2003 Easily one of the best matches to ever take place on a Smackdown program. Again it's a match challenging for Big Show as in order to keep up with Brock he needs to work harder than he ever has. This also has the famous ring collapse at the end which is something to be experienced and a genuine surprise for any viewer.

If you're a fan of WWE and their history, then this is a DVD that showcases the best in their modern history. The only bad thing is the lack of special features, some along the lines of his OVW matches or special commentaries etc. would have made this DVD that much more special.

I just saw this for the first time today. I found it at a local Wal-Mart for an Amazing $3.88!!! It features a great doc. and OK extras. So, if you where a fan of The Next Big Thing and or the WWE, this is well worth the ruffly $4 I payed for it.

This DVD was released in the summer of 2003 after Brock had only been in the WWE for a year and a half. Unfortunately, he has since left the WWE and has tried to start a career in the NFL. The DVD is actually pretty decent. The main part of the DVD is a biography about the life of Lesnar. It follows him in his days growing up, as a high school and college wrestler, and his young career in the WWE.

Again the WWE goes all out with DVD extras. This particular DVD contains six bonus matches.

1. Brock Lesnar vs. Hulk Hogan (8/15/2002 Smackdown)
If Hogan were to win this match, he would take away Lesnar's number one contendership to face The Rock for the Undisputed title at Summerslam. Not the best match, but the crowd was into it and it is important for historical perspectives. This match shows the brutality of Lesnar. (8/10)

2. Brock Lesnar vs. The Rock (Summerslam 2002 - WWE Undisputed Title)
This is Brock's first great match in the WWE. It really showed what Brock could do because he had to try to keep the crowd into the match after the amazing HBK/Triple H match. The crowd was on their feet the whole time. They actually started cheering for Brock and booing The Rock. There are tons of reversals in this match and a pretty decent announce table bump. (9/10)

3. Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker (No Mercy 2002 - WWE Championship/Hell In A Cell)
This was not the most exciting and fast paced match you will see, but it is one the most brutal. Lesnar bleeds for most of the match and The Undertaker bleeds like no one has bled before. (8.5/10)

4. Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle (Wrestlemania 19 - WWE Championship)
I was looking extremely forward to this match. Unfortunatly, Angle hurt his neck and was going to miss the match. He decided to go on with the match, risking possible paralysis and even death. For this reason, the match was not as good as it could have been, but it still turned out to be probably one the ten best matche sof the year. Amazing and scary spot when Lesnar does the shooting star press. (9/10)

5. Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show (Judgment Day 2003 - WWE Championship/Stretcher Match)
These two competitors built up quite the rivalry in towards the end of 2002 and into 2003. I was a little disappointed in this match because the WWE built this up to be a very bloody, brutal encounter, which did not happen. Nonetheless, it was still an exciting match. Good spot with Lesnar jumping off the forklift. (8.5/10)

6. Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show (6/10/2003 Smackdown - WWE Championship)
Not a great match, but it shows one of the craziest moments in WWE history. The ring collapses under the weight of Lesnar and Big Show. You have to see it to believe it. (7/10)

Other extras include: two Confidential segments, training for Summerslam by Brock and The Rock, and Brock's personal video diary on his first Summerslam experience.

This is a good DVD. I recomend picking it up, but it is not a necessity into your WWE collection.

Overall Rating: 8.5/10

This WWE VHS video is one of the best ever released by World Wrestling Entertainment. It shows all Brock's highlights from when he a little kid sleeping in his hayloft to joining ametur wrestling at the age of 5. To becoming a three time NCAA Champion. Also, it shows when WWE signed Brock in April of 2001 to a developmental contract. Then it shows his first official match at Backlash 2002 VS. Jeff Hardy. To the match for the WWE Undisputed Championship VS. The Rock. To winning the 2003 Royal Rumble and beating Kurt Angle for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania XIX. Also, it goes in depth and behind the scences from Brock flying on the WWE plane and pre- match and post match interviews. Also, Brock explains about his business dealings with Paul Heyman to his very good friendship with Kurt Angle. All in all this Brock Lesnar video is the whole complete package if you are a fan of the "Next Big Thing" Brock Lesnar.

This is a very cool behind the scenes DVD with Brock Lesnar, who not only was a big time wrestler in college but quickly ascended to the top of his field pretending to wrestle in the WWE! I think now that Brock is a real world champion in the UFC this DVD is made even more interesting when you watch the interviews and hear the comments...like Kurt Angle saying..."put him in the octagon and he'll be the world champion"! of course Kurt is also the REAL deal..a Gold Medalist who pretends to wrestle for TNA now. OH..and lest you think I am not down with wrestling entertainers..wrong.. i love the stuff!

PS..the behind the scenes is an hour...then there is another couple hours of matches...great value if you can find one!