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4.0 out of 5 stars The best of the 90s, almost, April 14, 2009

This review is from: WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s (DVD)

If you purchased WWE Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80s and were disappointed with the profiles and match selections on that disc, WWE redeems themselves with the sequel that focuses on the best of the '90s.

First, the main thing that surprised me about this set was how strong they put over Sting. Sting is currently the world champion of their competition, the dreadful TNA promotion, yet they gave him his due on this release. When you open the 3-disc set up your eyes are drawn to a giant image of Sting on one of the DVD art panels. WWE talent and announcers really talk positively about Sting also and do nothing to make the champion of their rival look bad, very surprising indeed.

OK, on with the rest. Disc one is a 3 hour documentary that focuses on who the WWE considers to be the biggest wrestling stars of the '90s, which is without question the greatest decade in the history of the sport. The recently departed Tazz hosts the documentary and introduces each segment that chronicles each wrestler's career from it's beginning thru 1999. All the major players are covered: The Rock, Mick Foley, Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Ric Flair, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, Yokozuna, Triple H, Bret Hart, Lex Luger, Owen Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
The WWE saves Austin for last and Vince himself puts Austin over, and rightfully so, as the greatest star ever in the company. Some may think Bret, Shawn or the Rock are the greatest from '90s, and they're entitled to their opinion, but it's hard to argue with record setting PPV buys, ticket sales and merchandise sales that Austin achieved in the '90s. He's the best, and it's nice to see the company acknowledge it.

If I had to guess, I would say about 40% of the interviews in the documentary are from previous releases, but we do get some new comments from a few guys, most notably from CM Punk (see his comments concerning Lex Luger, he nailed him!). Each wrestler is covered nicely with what they accomplished in the '90s taking center stage.

WWE is famous for taking shots at people in their documentaries, but they really didn't bury anyone here. There are some subtle shots of note though. The most obvious one to me is how during Mick Foley's segment, they showed footage from his "This is Your Life" segment with the Rock from Raw, but failed to say how it was the highest rated segment in the history of Raw, an achievement they've always acknowledged in the past. That was interesting. Also, they take a few digs at Luger, they're fair digs though in my opinion, about how he may have been the total package, but never reached his full potential.

My only complaint with the documentary is that they included Owen Hart and left out a talent like Big Van Vader. I'm sorry, but as nice a guy as Owen was, he was not a main eventer or big draw during his career. Was he good and talented in the ring? Absolutely. Should he be called one of the greatest of the '90s, I don't think so. I would've replaced Owen with Vader. Vader dominated the '90s as a monster heel champion in WCW that helped WCW during a very dismal time in their history. His matches with Cactus Jack, Sting, Ron Simmons and Ric Flair are classics and it would've been nice to see his career highlighted here. That's my only complaint, otherwise it's a very entertaining trip down memory lane. They show a lot of clips and parts of promos during each wrestler's segment that I had forgot about, so there's some great stuff here.

Now, for the match selection. There are some great matches on this set. First, WWE has finally released Flair vs. Hogan from '91 at Madison Square Garden. This feud was going to headline WrestleMania VIII, but Vince scrapped the match after he wasn't impressed with the in-ring work, or the box office results (which I think was unfair because those matches took place during the first steroid scandal and a lot of fans were turning away at this point) from their series of bouts. I have to disagree, this match between Flair and Hogan is great! I never thought Hogan and Flair had good matches in WCW, but they have a pretty good bout here in WWF. It's well worth a look.
Vader is well represented in the match department with a forgotten classic against Sting at Slamboree '94 for the International World Title. For me, this match was worth the price of the set alone.

Other matches of note include: Diesel vs. Razor Ramon for the Intercontinental Title from WWF Superstars (you always knew there was going to be a title change when the belt was defended on Superstars!), Diesel and Shawn vs Yokozuna and Bulldog with all titles on the line from In Your House '95 (great tag match), Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels from Survivor Series '92, Austin vs Undertaker from SummerSlam '98, Sting vs Bret Hart from Halloween Havoc '98 and Triple H vs The Rock in a strap match from Fully Loaded '98.

WWE continues to release one great compilation set after another, and this one's no exception. Well worth a look.
Future sets I would love to see them make: The history of the World Title (and please go all the way back to when it was the NWA title), history of the ECW world title, a rise and fall of WCW set, a greatest gimmick matches set and 3-disc sets for the following wrestlers - Jerry Lawler, Big Show, Terry Funk, Chris Jericho and Ricky Steamboat.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Remembering Austin 3:16, nWo 4 Life, WHOOO!, Banzai, If You Smell....And More, May 9, 2009

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This review is from: WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s (DVD)

Without a doubt, the decade of the 90s has seen more changes to the professional wrestling business than any decade before it & possibly any decade since then which will make the 1990's probably the most memorable decade at this point to any wrestling fan. Now this is one of those WWE documentries just like their "Greatest 80's Stars", "World's Greatest Managers", and "Powerful Wrestling Families" where certain wrestlers are selected and their important moments of the 1990's are profiled. Tazz host this DVD and along with hearing new comments from people like C.M. Punk (listen to what he had to say about Lex Luger & Sting), Gerald Brisco, Jim Ross, Mr. Kennedy, Jeff Hardy, Jerry Lawler, Gene Okerland, Joey Styles, John Cena and Beth Phoenix (check out her comments regarding Kevin Nash)...this DVD also reuses footage & commentary from other DVD sets and past interview archives like the old WWE Confidental show.

Here are some highlights from the profiles on this DVD:
Shawn Michaels - Going from a tag team with the Rockers to being a singles wrestler, the importance of Sherri, the importance of his singles championships, quality as an in-ring performer, innovative & memorable matches, DX, career ending back injury.

Yokozuna - Abilities as super-heavyweight, main eventing WrestleMania IX, weight problems that eventually lead to his death.

The Rock - Being trained by his dad, getting into WWE, transformation from Rocky Maivia into The Rock, feud with Stone Cold, his ability to entertain.

Kevin Nash - Early WCW characters, coming into WWE as Diesel, friendship with Shawn Michaels, level of charisma, his run in the nWo.

Owen Hart - His feud with Bret, his acomplishments such as King Of The Ring & Slammy Awards, being a tag team specialist, his runs in the Hart Foundation & The Nation, his tragic death in 1999.

Ric Flair - His WWE run in '91-'92, going back to WCW, his Starrcade '93 match vs. Vader, the ability to raise other's game in the ring.

Mick Foley - The runs in WCW & ECW, his hardcore style, the Mankind character, importance of the WWE championship win, Mr. Socko, the Rock 'N Sock Connection, his (original) retirement from the ring.

Hulk Hogan - This just really discussed his runs in WWE in the early '90s and early days of coming into WCW before going into his transformation into Hollywood Hogan & the nWo.

Triple H - His original bloodblood character, the importance of the Interconentinal title & King Of The Ring, DX, transforming into "The Game", ability to incorporate past wrestlers styles into his own.

Bret Hart - His Intercontinental & WWE Championship runs, becoming King Of The Ring, his Ironman Match vs. Shawn Michaels, the Stone Cold feud, his run in the new Hart Foundation, Survivor Series '97, his WCW run & end of his career.

Mr. McMahon/Eric Bischoff/Paul Heyman - This was just video highlights of each man's on screen characters showcasing them as the heads of the top 3 promotions of the 1990's.

Lex Luger - Being WCW champion, art imitating life with his Narcississt gimmick, buildup to SummerSlam '93 by slamming Yokozuna & the Lex Express (complete with the "I Need A Hero" song," his jump to WCW & the impact he had there, did he live up to his potential?

Sting - Becoming the NWA champion, how he just connected with the crowd, transformation into the darker character, his Starrcade match vs. Hogan.

Scott Hall - The orgins of his Razor Ramon gimmick, being Intercontinental Champion, his WrestleMania X ladder match vs. Shawn Michaels, his success as part of the nWo.

Undertaker - Winning the WWE Championship in his rookie year, the WrestleMania streak, ability to move like crusierweight but retain the larger than life persona.

Steve Austin - His runs in both WCW & ECW, Austin 3:16, the WrestleMania 13 match vs. Bret Hart, his SummerSlam '97 match vs. Owen Hart, his feud with Mr. McMahon, winning the WWE Championship.

Along with this are certain highlight features showcasing how WWE became a big part of pop culture, some of the top women of the decade (Sable, Alundra Blazye, Sunny, Chyna, Marlena, Debra), and just some of the characters from the decade like Baston Booger & Glacier & Repo Man that make you go "WHAT THE HELL WHERE THEY THINKING WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH THAT!"

DVD extras include one of the original Razor Ramon vignettes, all the vignettes with Undertaker building the casket for Yokozuna leading up to their Royal Rumble '94 match, a Bret Hart "New WWF Generation" commercial, Owen Hart being interviewed inside the cage leading up to SummerSlam '94, Shawn Michaels' comments at the WrestleMania XI press conference, one of the original Hunter Hearst-Hemsley promos, one of the first Mankind promos that he did in a basement, a "The Following Announcement Has Been Payed For By The New World Order" promo featuring Hall & Nash, the reunion of Bret & Owen & Bulldog on RAW, DX reinacts the Montreal incident, the Rock giving a funeral for Steve Austin that featured a monster truck & a Lincoln Continental & a hearse, and Steve Austin talking about the comical debut of the "Shockmaster" in WCW. Hidden DVD extras include one of Sunny's "Viewer Discression Is Advised" advertisments before RAW and Road Warrior Animal telling a story about Steve Austin giving the stunner to 12 kids.

Matches Include:
Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair - This is a rare match here as this was their first encounter against each other in Madison Square Garden. Hogan took control of the match early with the action going both in & outside of the ring. Just as expected with Flair being "the dirtiest player in the game" in that he got the advantage once Hogan took his eyes off him and worked over Hulk's knee. The ending (classic heel Flair) setup future encounters between two but this was more of a teaser match for their more famous future encounters.
"MSG" Nov. '91

WWE Champion Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels - This one of those matches that have been classified as a "lost classic" because it's a high quality match that have gone down as one of the best in both men's careers but always gets overshadowed by other encounters that are more famous (or infamous) for one reason or another. This was the first singles match between both men on PPV, Shawn Michaels' first PPV main event, and for those Survivor Series historians...this was first of 3 times Bret & Shawn would face each other at this event & this match was exactly 5 years (give or take a few days) before the "screwjob". Shawn Michaels walked into this match as the Intercontinental Champion after defeating British Bulldog for the belt around a week earlier so the added story to this match was that Shawn had the advantage since he recently beat the man who Bret Hart at the previous PPV. This is a match that I can't describe as words wouldn't do it justice as they went around 30 mins. here in a classic performance that showcased the new era that WWE was going in where it was built on athleticism & wrestling. Again, a lost classic that made both men walk out with more credibility than they walked in with.
Survivor Series '92

WWE Champion Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna - After that ending to WrestleMania IX, this was the rematch. If this wasn't Hogan's last WWF match for almost a decade, it wouldn't have been very memorable as the match never seemed to move out of first gear & was the sterotypical Hogan performance of being dominated before "Hulking Up" & making his comeback in the end but I'll give Hogan credit in the fact that he heavily sold for Yokozuna just based on his facial expressions throughout the match & the fact that he didn't slam Yokozuna. The ending was crap but in the end, Yokozuna regained the WWF Title & Hulk Hogan left the WWF to not be seen again until 2002.
King Of The Ring '93

Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart - They started off by trying to one-up each other in the beginning with Owen having some very entertaining taunts towards Bret before both men ended up exchanging slaps to each other. This went into a very technical match as Owen worked over Bret's back after ramming it into the steel post, doing a variation of the camel clutch, and even doing the imfamous piledriver that he did to Steve Austin years later. The target would eventually turn towards Bret's knee with Owen using the figure four & hurting it even more with the ringpost. Bret gained momentum back & we even had a battle of the sharpshooters before Owen was able to get one step ahead of Bret (literraly) and have what was without a doubt the breakthough performance of his career with Lawler quoting the moment perfectly, "He didn't step out...he jumped out of the shadow."
WrestleMania X
("Bret Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be")

WWE Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon vs. Diesel - This match happened a little while after the classic ladder match between Shawn Michaels & Razor Ramon at WrestleMania as it was time for Shawn's bodyguard, Diesel, to attempt to gain the Intercontinental Championship. Razor came out very aggressive while Diesel used his power & size to his advantage. There were times where Razor was able to counteract Diesel's size like a top rope bulldog but in the end, numbers amongst other things caught up to Razor as Diesel would go on to win his first championship. This was more of a teaser for their upcoming SummerSlam match than anything else but a very good match for the "Superstars" show at that time.
"Superstars" Apr. '94

WCW International Championship Match: Sting vs. Vader - Before I get started, for those who don't remember the story behind this championship...this was the "big gold belt" (currently referred to as the World Heavyweight Championship in WWE) that was originally the NWA Championship but when the NWA pulled out of WCW for the last time, WCW owned the belt and just renamed it but kept the status of it being a World Championship.
Now it was during this time that Sting & Rick Rude were feuding against each other for the championship with Vader waiting to face the champion at this show. Rude regained the championship in Japan but suffered a career ending neck injury causing him to forfit the title leading to this match to declare the new champion. Vader just boxed & beat Sting down in the opening moments before Sting recovered & hit one hell of an impressive vertical suplex on Vader. Vader used a different strategy on Sting than normal as he punished Sting throughout the match and did moves that weren't usual for him such as a leg submission hold & a chokeslam on Sting. Sting & Vader always had good matches against each other with each match playing out different than the previous one and this was no exception
WCW Slamboree '94

WWE Champion Diesel vs. Bret Hart - The story setup behind this match is very similar to the previous Shawn/Bret match on this set in that Bret was again going against the man (Diesel) who defeated & won the championship from the guy (Backlund) Bret lost it to at the previous PPV. This match showed a more aggressive & intense Bret Hart than we had seen from him previously as he focued less on technical ability and more on just bringing the fight straight to Diesel. Bret worked on "chopping the tree down" by working on Diesel's legs to take away the height advantage while Diesel stuck to his power/strength offense. With this match being a rare "good guy vs. good guy" match, this match kept having constant interference from the heels who had their personal issues with one of the participants at that time such as Shawn Michaels & Owen Hart & Bob Backlund. Overall, this match was a great encounter as Bret always knew how to bring out more from Diesel than other's did & this match topped their previous match at the King Of The Ring months earlier but this was more of an additional teaser to lead up to their more memorable Survivor Series match later in the year.
Royal Rumble '95

WWE Womens Champion Bull Nakano vs. Alundra Blayze - On paper, this match looks out of place on this set but this match is a lost gem in itself as this is probably ones of the greatest womens wrestling matches in America during this decade. Bull Nakano was heavily using her size advantage in the beginning by overpowering Blaze and applying various submission holds...some you don't even see the men attempt to do while Blayze counteracted with her speed. This was a very competitive match that would probably be remembered more if it happened on a PPV than RAW but as I said before, this is probably the best womens wrestling match of this decade & a "lost classic" under those circumstances.
"RAW" Apr. '95

WWE Champion Diesel & WWE Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels vs. WWE Tag Team Champions Yokozuna & British Bulldog - This was a very unique match as for the first time in WWE history that all the championships were on the line in one match with the rules being that if either Shawn or Diesel gets pinned/submits then they will lose their championship but if the same happens to their Bulldog or Yokozuna then they both will lose their tag team championship. There were multiple stories going into this match was weather Shawn or Diesel could trust each other as Jim Cornette pointed out various times if both men were willing to sacrifice their championship for their friendship while on the other side, Owen Hart was not at the PPV and Bulldog replaced him after already wrestling a match earlier in the night while there was no love lost between Diesel & Bulldog after he turned on him in a tag match right before SummerSlam. This was a good tag team match that played to everyone's strengths at various moments with a very unexpected ending. It should be noted though however that because of the way the ending went down, the losers of the match had their championships returned to them the next day.
"In Your House" Sept. '95

Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart - This was the return match from their match on RAW (on the RAW 15th Anniversary DVD set) after Survivor Series that caused Shawn Michaels to be out of action for several months with the special stipulation that if Owen Hart gains Shawn's WWE Title shot at WrestleMania if he wins the match. Shawn made an entrance here that was more of a teaser for the entrance he would have at WrestleMania the next month. The opening moments was typical "Shawn being Shawn" showing how his charisma & having fun at the expense of Owen and even doing some comedic cheating such as pulling hair behind the referee's back. From there it went into a nice match between both men as it was good quality that you would expect from both wrestlers.
"In Your House" Feb. '96

WWE Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Vader - This was the biggest (literally) challenge Shawn had during his first WWE Championship title reign as Vader was just a monster going through everything in his path leading up to this match. Shawn came out aggressive by taking Vader down with kicks & punches before Vader rebounded by working over Shawn's back with his power & even doing a powerbomb on the floor at one point. This match had various restarts due to Jim Cornette refusing to accept Vader not leaving without the championship before it came back to bite him in the end.
SummerSlam '96

Steel Cage Match: Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst-Helmsley - This was the the third match in the series between these two and with the previous matches getting so out of control, this one was put inside the steel cage. Hunter tried running away various times to get away with Mankind while Chyna was able to get involved in this match eventhough she was on the outside by reach through the steel bars & later on slamming the cage door into Mankind's face. This was a great match between these two (when did they ever really have a bad one when you think about it) with some big moments like the superplex off the top of the cage & Mankind recreating the one moment that inspired him to become a professional wrestler years earlier.
SummerSlam '97

WCW Champion Hollywood Hogan vs. Lex Luger - This match happened on the 100th episode of "WCW Monday Nitro" and after chasing Hogan for months, Luger got his title shot here. This was a different Hollywood Hogan than usual as he didn't try to stall & avoid Luger but went straight at him & took the fight to Luger. This match was as good as you expected it to be for television with Luger overcoming Hogan & the nWo to finally bring back the WCW Championship to WCW.
"WCW Nitro" Aug. '97

WWE Champion Steve Austin vs. Undertaker - This was the conclusion of the months long build between Austin & Undertaker at SummerSlam that was dubbed "The Highway To Hell" (complete with the AC/DC song of the same name). Both men came agressive at each other in the beginning with Austin getting knocked out early in the match due to hit accidently butting heads with Undertaker. From there, you got all the elements you expected in this match as you had the brawling through the crowd & both men putting on a quality match in the ring with both men pulling out some suprises like Taker doing a legdrop off the top rope onto Austin on the outside announcetable while Austin tried doing move wrestling moves like the drop toehold he executed early in the match. A high quality performance from both men here.
SummerSlam '98

WCW United States Champion Bret Hart vs. Sting - This was the dream match that fans had been waiting on for years since both men shared so many similarites to each other from their finishing moves even down to at times wear very similar ring attire like their jackets. However, this match didn't lie up to the hype as Bret kept stalling early in the match before Sting just went Bret & brought the fight to him but the match still kept a very slow pace throughout the bout with Bret relying more on his heelish tactics like low blows, knucks, attacking the referee, and even using Sting's bat than delievering a quality performance.
WCW Halloween Havoc '98

Strap Match: The Rock vs. Triple H - A "forgotten" match in the feud between Triple H & The Rock as this was to determine the challenger for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam that year...and your treated to a old school Rock promo before the match. This strap match didn't have the "touch for corners" rule in effect as it was Falls Count Anywhere. As you expect from a HHH/Rock match, this was wild from start to finish as they brawled through the crowd & ringside (with Rock even taking a special photo for a fan) and used the strap to their advantage to whip & choke their opposition. It was a good quality match that has been overshadowed by their other more memorable & better quality performances over the years.
Fully Loaded '99

Now WWE did a way better job here than they did with their 80s DVD set here in that all the names here have some qualifications to be concidered a top star of the 90's and they had a selection of matches & extras (no throwaway fillers). It was also a welcomed change that WWE actually acknowledged the acomplishments & didn't go out of their way to bury names like Luger & Blayze/Madusa like they've heavily done in the past. However if I can think of something I think WWE dropped the ball on is simply this...people can debate on who should have made the cut & didn't with names from Randy Savage to Goldberg to Curt Hennig but there is one man who's did make his mark on the 90's to the point where he's showcased in two of the bonus matches & even pictured on the inside booklet cover and that's VADER. No disrespect to Yokozuna but quite frankly, how the hell did he get chosen over Vader for this? If you listen to everything they put Yokozuna over for in this DVD, it was the same exact things Vader did as well but better...the two Yokozuna matches selected for this DVD & the two Vader matches on here clearly showcase that fact alone. For a guy who completely dominated WCW for around 4+ years & made his mark in WWE during his run to be overlooked on this list...that's one decision that really makes you think.

In the end, this is your basic "multi-profile" DVD set that WWE has put out in the past that really doesn't provide enough classic matches or a heavy in-depth documentry that makes this a DVD set for you to go out of your way & buy but it's something you will enjoy whenever you decide to purchase it so I recommend.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Argubably The Greatest Decade In Wrestling's History., July 16, 2009

Scotty M. "Little Nose" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s (DVD)

WWE's "The Greatest Stars Of The '90's" is the sequel to WWE's release "The Greatest Stars Of The '80's", only this time much more organized & presented better overall. The decade of the 90's generated such much of great moments & history value throughout it's run which helped Pro Wrestling to make it as big as it is today. The 90's changed the face the Pro Wrestling like no other decade before & probably any after it which made the decade of the 90's argubably the greatest decade in Pro Wrestling's history. Just like "The Greatest Stars Of The '80's", certain wrestlers are profiled & highlighted on. Tazz hosts the DVD along with new superstars commenting on the DVD such as Hulk Hogan, C.M. Punk, Jim Ross, Mr. Kennedy, Jeff Hardy, Gearld Brisco, Jerry Lawler, William Regal, Gene Okerlund, John Morrison, Matt Hardy, Joey Styles, Beth Phoenix, & John Cena. This DVD also shows footage from previous DVD biography releases & the old WWE Confiditional pieces.

Here are the wrestlers profiled & highlighted on (Disc One):
Shawn Michaels - His break-off from Marty Janetty as The Rockers, the importance of Sensational Sherri as his manager, the importance of becoming a singles wrestler & winning single championships, his matches with Razor Ramon from WrestleMania X & his match with Bret Hart from WrestleMania XII, the quality of wrestling ability he brings as an in-ring performer, DX, & his career threatening back injury.

Yokozuna - His ability to perform as a super-heavyweight, WrestleMania XI main event & winning the WWE championship, weight problems that eventually led to his death in 2000.

The Rock - Being trained by his dad & debuting as Rocky Maivia & the transformation of Rocky Maivia to The Rock, his feud with Stone Cold Steve Austin, great mic skills & the abiltiy to entertain millions.

Kevin Nash - His early WCW days & gimmicks, moving to WWE to be HBK's manager as Diesel & transitioning into his own, leaving the WWE for WCW, & his course in the nWo.

Owen Hart - Feud with his brother Bret, winning the prestigious King Of The Ring & becoming a 2x Slammy Award winner, being a tag team specialist, being apart of The Hart Foundation & The Nation Of Domination, & his tragic passing in 1999.

Ric Flair - Entering the WWE as "The Real World's Champion" & winning the 1992 Royal Rumble Match, returning to WCW, his Starrcade '93 match with Vader, & his in-ring ability to raise up the level for other wrestler's ability.

Mick Foley - His runs in WCW & ECW as Cactus Jack & hardcore style, moving to the WWE as Mankind & his infamous King Of The Ring Hell In A Cell match, the debuts of Dude Love & Cactus Jack in the WWE & the importance of winning the WWE championship, "Mr. Socko", The Rock n Sock Connection, being a creative genius, & his original retirement match against HHH.

Hulk Hogan - His WWE run in the early 90's and moving to WCW & soon transforming into Hollywood Hogan, becoming heel & forming the nWo with Hall & Nash.

Triple H - Starting off in the WWE with his original blue blood gimmick as Hunter Hearst Helmsley, the importance of the IC championship & winning the King Of The Ring, forming DX with HBK, morphing into "The Game", standout matches with The Rock, Stone Cold, & Mick Foley, winning the WWE championship, & the ability to be a true student of the game & able to incorporate past wrestler's styles into his own.

Bret Hart - His runs as the Intercontinental & WWE champion, the importance of winning the King Of The Ring, connection with the fans, WrestleMania XII match against HBK, his feud with Stone Cold, Survivor Series '97, his run in WCW, winning the WCW championship, & the end of his career with is Hall Of fame induction.

Mr. McMahon/Eric Bischoff/Paul Heyman - This only shows their on-screen characters being the head man in WWE, WCW, & ECW.

Lex Luger - Being the "Total Package" & winning the WCW championship, entering the WWE as "The Narcissist", the Lex Express, slamming Yokozuna & his WWE championship match with Yokozuna at SummerSlam '93, his sudden jump back to WCW, & questioning if Lex truly lived up to his full wrestling potential.

Sting - Having the "it" factor & his matches with Ric Flair & winning the NWA championship, how he connected with the fans, championship reigns in WCW, transforming into the much more darker "crow" character, & his Starrcade '97 match against Hogan.

Scott Hall - Early characters & morphing into Razor Ramon & making a stable with that character as being the "Bad Guy", winning the Intercontinental championship & his WrestleMania X Ladder Match against Shawn Michaels, being apart of the "Outsiders" & having success in the nWo.

Undertaker - Making a huge impact in the WWE since his debut at Survivor Series '90 & winning the WWE championship in his rookie year, being a super-heavyweight but able to perform like a cruiserweight, his WrestleMania undefeated streak, his battles with Shawn Michaels, Mick Foley, Kane, Stone Cold & being the first to compete in innovative match types, & setting the bar for all who enters Pro Wrestling while maintaining a larger than life persona.

Stone Cold Steve Austin - His early runs in WCW & ECW, Austin 3:16, the importance of his WrestleMania 13 match with Bret Hart, his SummerSlam '97 match against Owen Hart & winning the IC championship, feud with Mr. McMahon, & winning the WWE championship at WrestleMania XIV from Shawn Michaels.

Along with video highlights profiling the certain superstars listed, the DVD also features video higlights on how big WWE came apart of pop culture, the women of decade featuring Sable, Alundra Blayze, Debra, Sunny, Marlena, & Chyna, and certain characters & gimmicks throughout the decade that made no sense & made you wonder to yourself, "What were they thinking?!" The extra's on this DVD contains many vignettes & promos dealing with the superstars listed including one of the original Razor Ramon restaurant promo, the Undertaker building a coffin for Yokozuna leading up to their 1994 Royal Rumble Casket Match, the Bret Hart "New WWF Generation" commercial, Owen Hart's interview with Mr. McMahon inside a steel cage leading up to his Steel Cage Match with Bret at the 1994 SummerSlam, Shawn Michaels' comments on his match with Diesel at the WrestleMania XI Press Conference, one of Hunter Hearst Helmsley's original promos, Mankind's WWE debut promo, an original "The Following Announcement Has Been Paid For By The New World Order" featuring Hall & Nash, The Hart Foundation reuniting, DX reenacting the Montreal Survivor Series incident, The Rock reading Stone Cold Steve Austin's eulogy with Stone Cold running over The Rock's Lincoln Continental with a monster truck, & Stone Cold commenting on the comical debut of "The Shockmaster" in WCW.

Disc Two:
A lot of the matches selected for this set aren't neccessarily all "classic" matches but morely rare gems that features some of the greatest stars of the 90's squaring off against one another or highlighting their best moments.

Madison Square Garden (November 30, 1991)
Hulk Hogan Vs. Ric Flair - This was one of the first rare one-on-one matches between Hulk Hogan & Ric Flair as they didn't compete much against one another in the WWE. The match is good overall with Flair having to rely on his dirty back of tricks to ALMOST get away with the victory over Hogan. 3.5/5

Survivor Series (November 25, 1992)
WWE Champion Bret Hart Vs. Shawn Michaels - Again, this was one of those classic confrontations between Bret Hart & Shawn Michaels early in their careers only to be overshadowed by their later battles together. This was a technical masterpiece & way better then their rematch at the same event 5 years later. 5/5

King Of The Ring (June 13, 1993)
WWE Champion Hulk Hogan Vs. Yokozuna - This is a WrestleMania IX rematch & a way better match than that 30 seconds of wrestling crap Yokozuna & Hogan put on 3 months earlier. Yokozuna regains the WWE Championship from Hogan in the end after an interference from a phony camera man. 3.75/5

WrestleMania X (March 20, 1994)
Owen Hart Vs. Bret Hart - Just a classic wrestling match from the Hart brothers. Unargubably, one of the greatest matches in WrestleMania's history. 5/5

Superstars (April 13, 1994)
WWE Intercontinental Champion Razor Ramon Vs. Diesel - This was a very good back and forth battle. Razor Ramon came out electrified & giving it to Diesel right off the bat. This was a very good encounter from the later tag team known as the "Outsiders". 4/5

Slamboree (May 22, 1994)
Sting Vs. Vader - This was a match for the WCW International Heavyweight Championship (soon later the World Heavyweight Championship). This isn't as good as their past great battles but Sting & Vader gave a good performnce & delivered a good match. 4/5

Royal Rumble (January 22, 1995)
WWE Champion Diesel Vs. Bret Hart - If you like their Survivor Series match then you will like this one as well. Nealry the same kind of match as that was. 4.5/5

Raw (April 3, 1995)
WWE Women's Champion Bull Nakano Vs. Alundra Blayze - This match may seem out of place but this is undoubtfully one of the greatest Women's Title Match I have ever seen. Great action & maneuvers portrayed by both ladies. 5/5

Disc Three:
In Your House (Steptember 24, 1995)
WWE Champion Diesel & WWE Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels Vs. WWE Tag Team Champions Yokozuna & The British Bulldog (replacing Owen Hart) - All titles were on the line here similar to HHH/Stone Cold vs. Undertaker/Kane from Backlash in 2001. Overall, a pretty good tag team match. 4/5

In Your House (February 18, 1996)
Shawn Michaels Vs. Owen Hart - Owen & HBK delivered a great match here. Though not as good as HBK's & Owen's matches with Bret from the first disc but still is good. 4.5/5

SummerSlam (August 18, 1996)
WWE Champion Shawn Michaels Vs. Vader - This match proved that HBK can hang in there with anybody. Just a classic "David vs. Goliath" match. 5/5

SummerSlam (August 3, 1997)
Steel Cage Match: Hunter Hearst Helmsley Vs. Mankind - HHH & Mick Foley brought their A game in this match. Not as brutal & violent as their battles in 2000 for the WWE Title but still is worthy as one of their best matches together. 4.75/5

Nitro (August 4, 1997)
WCW Champion Hollywood Hogan Vs. Lex Luger - This match is all Hogan beating on Luger until Luger gets the comeback win and defeats Hogan andwins the WCW Championship. 3/5

SummerSlam (August 30, 1998)
WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin Vs. Undertaker - The classic culmination of the "Highway To Hell" storyline. This is another classic match as the match is better then their matches in 1999 & 2001. 5/5

Halloween Havoc (October 25, 1998)
WCW United States Champion Bret Hart Vs. Sting - This match is a little bit of a disappointment. The match isn't bad but is certainly not on the classic level this match could've been. 3.5/5

Fully Loaded (July 25, 1999)
Strap Match: The Rock Vs. Triple H - This is another great battle from these two but I think their Fully Loaded 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match from a year earlier would've been a better choice. But this match is good what what its worth. 4.5/5

In the end, WWE did a better job here as oppose to their previous "Greatest Stars Of The 80's" DVD as in featuring the true stars that made the 90's what it was. But of course there can be a debate on which superstars (who was better in quality) should have made it to the list. Such as Vader who was just as big as Yokozuna but a far better athlete than him, Goldberg who made a huge impact througout his run in WCW, Mr. Perfect, Rob Van Dam, & a countless of other great superstars who made their names in the 90's. Along with better matches could have been chosen such as Bret & Owen Hart's Steel Cage Match from SummerSlam 1994 instead of their WrestleMania X match (that is also featured on Bret Hart's DVD), Undertaker should have been given his own match such as his Survivor Series 1994 Casket Match against Yokozuna, HHH's & Rock's match could've been replaced with their 1998 Fully Loaded match leaving another match to be chosen from 1999 such as The Rock vs. Stone Cold from WrestleMania XV. Though on the better hand, WWE did a way better job here so therefore, this set is recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars As good as it will get..., May 4, 2011

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This review is from: WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s (DVD)

The decade of the 90's, in wrestling it brought the industry to new heights, with 3 companies competiting against each other and all the new talent that came to the forefront. Each of the wrestlers have a brief profile with comments from some superstars and agents, like Edge, Pat Patterson, CM Punk, Beth Phoenix, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Steve Austin, among others.

Disc 1

-Shawn Michaels: His time growing up and how he fell in love with wrestling at an early age. His time as with Marty Jannetty was briefly brought up before his singles career is discussed. His first time winning the Intercontinental Title, the buildup to the ladder match at Wrestlemania X with Razor Ramon, his Iron Man match vs. Bret Hart at Wrestlemania XII, the first Hell in a Cell match vs. The Undertaker, his time in D-X and his back injury in '98 that lead to his last match of the 90's at Wrestlemania XIV.

-Yokozuna: How talented he was, how athletic he was even at his size, how he executed the moves he did without ever seriously hurting someone. His '93 Royal Rumble win, winning the title at Wrestlemania IX from Bret Hart then losing it to Hogan moments later. His regaining it at the King of the Ring '93 and holding it til Wrestlemania X when he lost it to Hart. His weight issues that lead to him going to the Duke University weight loss clinic but the therapy didn't take. He came back at Wrestlemania XI as Owen Hart's tag team partner winning the tag team titles. His weight problems became his downfall and he death in 2000.

-The Rock: How he got into the business, his dad training him and how Pat Patterson said Vince needed to sign him right away. His debut at Survivor Series '96, his reign as I.C. champ, his heel turn and his rise to main event status. Winning the WWE title just two years into his career and how the Austin/Rock rivalry got going. How his mic skills were phenominal.

-The evolution of women in wrestling, showing footage of Sunny, Alundra Blaze, Sable, Chyna, Debra, Marlena among others. Chyna's winning the I.C. title, being the first woman to do so.

-Kevin Nash: His early WCW days as Oz, Vinnie Vegas and his jump to WWE as Shawn Michaels bodyguard, his WWE Title win over Bob Backlund in 8 seconds. His friendship with Shawn, Triple H and X-Pac and his jump to WCW with Scott Hall as The Outsiders and the formation of the NWO. His win over Goldberg at Starrcade '98 for the WCW title.

-Owen Hart: His numerous reigns as Tag Team and the I.C. champion. His early days of tag team wrestling before his rivalry with Bret Hart and his win over Bret at Wrestlemania X. The cage match for the title at Summerslam '94 that they had. His becoming the King of the Ring in '94, how he won 2 slammy awards. The Hart Foundation storyline and his joining of the Nation in '98. How sad his death was in May of '99 and how he was so well liked by everyone in the industry.

-Ric Flair: His status as one of the greatest in the 80's and how it carried over into the '90's. How much he loved going to WWE in '91, how his matches with Hogan were good but WWE never pulled the trigger on having them at Wrestlemania, his win at the Royal Rumble in '92 where he won the WWE title. His return to WCW and how he elevated anyone he was in the ring with. The great match he had against Vader at Starrcade '93 where he won the title. How he was still the man even after all the years he had in the business.

-Mick Foley: Starts out talking about his run in WCW in the early '90's, his jump to ECW and how he helped make stars and his great mic skills. The Mankind character and how dark it was for WWE at that time, how good he was at it. How the Hell In A Cell match with the Undertaker made him more famous, but it spelled the beginning of the end for his career. Dude Love is briefly spoken about and then his WWE title win as Mankind. The humorous side of Foley and how Socko helped him. His run with the Rock and the Rock N' Sock Connection and his retirement match vs. Triple H.

-Some 90's gimmick failures are proflied briefly such as: Man Mountain Rock, The Repo Man, Damien Demento, Duke "The Dumpster" Drose, Mantaur, Baston Booger, The Yeti, Waylon Mercy, Glacier, The Berserker, Oz, The Goon and of course The Shockmaster, among others. Funny stuff.

-Hulk Hogan: His match vs. Ultimate Warrior at Wrestlemania VI, his falling out with Vince, his jump to WCW, winning the WCW title in his first match vs. Ric Flair, his heel turn and becoming the head of the NWO. How he reinvented himself when he was on the downside of his career.

-Triple H: His debut as the Conn. blueblood, winning the I.C. title from Marc Mero on Raw about a year into his WWE career. Becoming the '97 King of the Ring and along with Shawn Michaels created DX. How he helped make the new DX with Chyna, X-Pac and the New Age Outlaws and his push to the WWE title in '99 and how he came up with "The Game" catchphrase and gimmick.

-Bret Hart: His winning the I.C. title vs. Mr. Perfect in their classic Summerslam '91 match, how good the Summerslam '92 match against The British Bulldog was. Winning the WWE Title from Ric Flair in Canada and becoming the King of the Ring in '93. Bret's popularity with the fans in the U.S. and internationally, the Iron Man match he and Shawn had at Wrestlemania XII and how its one of his favorite matches. His return against Steve Austin and the match they had at Wrestlemania XIII. His heel turn and the U.S. vs. Canada storyline and how he loved it. The Montreal Screwjob is talked about and his going to WCW and how it wasn't very good during his time there, except for winning the WCW Title. His concussion that ended up ending his career.

-The figure heads in the 90's, Paul Heyman of ECW, Eric Bischoff of WCW and of course Vince McMahon of WWE. This segment shows how each man helped their companies and made the characters larger than life. Funny stuff with Vince, especially the beer bath. I did forget how much of an a** Eric was in WCW, though still entertaining. How wild and crazy Paul was and how it rubbed off on the talent.

-Lex Luger: Labeled "The Total Package", his winning the WCW title, jumping to WWE as the Narcissist, which is a gimmick that fit him like a custom made glove. His body slamming of Yokozuna and the following Lex Express Summerslam tour, which had some funny comments from CM Punk. The Summerslam match that didn't go like Lex wanted and how he jumped back to WCW in '95 for the first Monday Nitro. Also its brought up that while he was a big star that he didn't seem to live up to his full potential.

-Sting: His huge amount of charisma, how he had such energy and his winning the WCW Title against Ric Flair in '90. How he was a huge star both in the U.S. and worldwide, how the fans went nuts whenever he came out. His turn into the dark "Crow" Sting in '96-'97 and how it lead to a huge match with Hogan at Starrcade '97 and the long build-up to it (nearly a year). Also how he stayed in WCW throughout the '90's during the Monday Night Wars.

-Scott Hall: His early time in WCW, before going to WWE as Razor Ramon, winning the I.C. title against Rick Martel in '93 and winning the Ladder match at Wrestlemania X against Shawn Michaels and how his charisma caught on with the fans. His jump to WCW and becoming an important part of the NWO. His becoming a multi-time U.S. and Tag Team champion, his great promo ability and how when he wanted to he could compete with anyone.

-Undertaker: His Survivor Series '90 debut, his beating Hogan for the WWE title one year after debuting. His agility for a big guy, his unique look, his undefeated streak at Wrestlemania starting in '91 and continuing even today. His battles with Austin, Kane, Mankind and Shawn Michaels and his success in Buried Alive, Casket and Hell In A Cell matches. How his persona and work ethic raised the bar for every heavyweight wrestler that follows him.

-Steve Austin: Started out with the USWA, then went to WCW becoming the TV champion, teaming with Brian Pillman to form the Hollywood Blondes. How he brought out his passion for wrestling in ECW and how it propelled him to WWE. The birth of Austin 3:16 at the King of the Ring '96, how his match at Wrestlemania XIII vs. Bret Hart helped make him a star in the fans eyes. Winning the I.C. title from Owen Hart at Summerslam '97, this was the infamous match where he suffered his neck injury. How that helped create the Vince/Austin feud that carried on for years. His success, both in the ring and merchandise wise and his winning the WWE Title at Wrestlemania XIV.

Special Features:

-Razor Ramon: Scott Hall at a restaurant talking about how he's coming to the WWE. Classic Razor here.

-Undertaker: The building of a coffin for Yokozuna, great creepiness here.

-Bret Hart: A nice hype package for The Hitman, where he gives a fan his glasses, much to the fans amazement.

-Owen Hart: Owen inside a steel cage talking about how he will win the WWE Title from his brother Bret at Summerslam. He was a great talker thats for sure.

-Shawn Michaels: At the Wrestlemania XI press conference, he says he will excite the fans like never before and will win the title from his former friend Diesel.

-Triple H: Talking about how he's gonna teach the wrestlers of the WWE some class. Funny stuff

-Mankind: Such a creepy, creepy, dark promo, very good though, one of his very first.

-Scott Hall and Kevin Nash: NWO promo here, where they just goof around as only they can.

-The reuniting of the Hart Foundation, pretty good stuff here. Great, great anti-U.S. promo here by Bret Hart.

-DX pokes fun at the Montreal Screwjob, bringing out a midget dressed as Bret Hart. Funny stuff.

-The Rock holds a funeral for Steve Austin, anything with Austin and Rock is great and this is no exception.

-Steve Austin remembers the debut of The Shockmaster and during the video you can clearly hear Davey Boy Smith say "Oh my god, he fell flat on his a**". This was easily one of the worst debuts ever and oh so funny.

Disc 2

-11/30/91, MSG: Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair: This was a rare televised house show match that saw these two icons clash. Hogan was out for revenge against the man who cost him the WWE title a few days prior. Hogan does his usual power moves to pump up the crowd, while Flair uses all kinds of tricks, shots to Hogan's legs to get him primed for the figure four leg lock. Flair makes Hogan look like a million bucks as he usually did in his matches. The action was great back and forth between these two, Flair almost gets away with a win after using brass knuckles on Hogan, but the referree spots them and awards the match to Hogan via DQ. 8/10.

-11/25/92, Survivor Series: WWE Title Match: Bret Hart (Champion) vs. Shawn Michaels (I.C. Champion): These two have never had a bad match and this is no exception as both brought their A-games and Shawn had some good momentum having just won the I.C. title a couple of weeks before. Shawn really stepped up his game and had the Hitman on the ropes on several occasions, but Bret pulled out the victory after catching Michaels jumping from the top rope and trapping him in the Sharpshooter to retain his title in about 25 minutes. 9/10.

-6/13/93, King of the Ring: WWE Title Match: Hulk Hogan (Champion) vs. Yokozuna: This was the actual return title match after the brief face-off/fiasco at Wrestlemania IX and it was a good one. Yoko used his obvious size and strength advantage to wear down the veteran Hogan, while Hulk did his best to knock and keep down the mighty Yokozuna, even tried slamming him on a few occasions but failing and injuring his back. As Hogan had Yokozuna down a camera man is on the apron and a flash comes from his camera blinding Hogan, allowing Yoko to hit the leg drop for the win. 8/10. New WWE Champion Yokozuna. Nice postmath beatdown with Yoko hitting a banzai drop on Hogan, loved the shocked reactions of everyone in the crowd.

-3/20/94, Wrestlemania X: Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart: A match that had been brewing for months comes to a head a the biggest show of the year. There were many who thought Bret would beat his younger brother Owen (myself included) and these two put on a classic mathc full of counter wrestling and great submission moves. Owen did indeed step out of his brother Bret's shadow as Bret was on his shoulders, went to roll through but Owen pinned his brothers shoulders to the mat for 3, much to the shock of Bret and the crowd.

-4/13/94, Superstars, Intercontinental Title Match: Diesel vs. Razor Ramon (Champion): Two years before they would form the Outsiders in WCW these two faced off just a few weeks after Razor's ladder match at Wrestlemania X. Razor came out full of fire but Diesel quickly used his power to take over, hitting a sidelam and Snake Eyes in the corner.Razor showed his strength lifting Diesel up on his shoulders while on the mat. Razor hits the exposed turnbuckle and Diesel hits the Jacknife to become the new I.C. champion. 7/10.

-5/22/94, WCW Slamboree, WCW Title Match: Sting Vs. Vader: This was for the vacant WCW title as the Stinger took on the man they call Vader. These two have had a rivalry dating back to '92 and have never had a bad match that I've seen. Vader just uses his power, hammer fisting Sting in the corner. Sting counters by hitting and impressive vertical suplex on the 450 lb. Vader. Sting kicks out of two Vader bombs and eventually makes his comeback, going nuts with punches and chops, and Vader goes down. Vader misses a moonsault, Harley Race misses a a head butt from the top rope and Sting hits a top rope splash to become the new World champion. 8/10.

-1/22/95, Royal Rumble, WWE Title Match: Diesel (Champion) vs. Bret Hart: This was easily one of the best matches of the 90's so it fits being on this set. This was a great david vs. goliath match, Diesel kept hitting power moves and using his size to his advantage, while Bret kept trying to chop down the big man. This was a 30 minute classic where constant interference by Shawn Michaels, Jeff Jarrett, Bob Backlund and Owen Hart forced the referree to throw the match out and DQ both men. That doesn't take away from this match though, 9/10.

-4/3/95, Raw, Women's Title Match: Alundra Blaze vs. Bull Nakano (Champion): Bull used her size and strength edge to wear down Alundra, using a nice a variation of the surfboard submission and a top rope legdrop while Blaze used her speed, hitting some great dropkicks and even showing her own strength as she german suplexed Nakano for the 3 count to win the Women's title. 8/10.

Disc 3

-9/24/95, In Your House, All Titles On The Line Match: Yokozuna & The British Bulldog (Tag Team Champions) vs. Shawn Michaels (I.C. Champion) & Diesel (WWE Champion): This was a pretty decent main event match that saw Bulldog replace Owen Hart last minute, which I thought helped this match more as there was more strength on display while Michales used his speed and ability to counteract both men. Nice to see a face off between Yokozuna and Shawn, though Yoko obviously has the strength edge, stunning how he can move like he does at his size. Owen Hart comes down to help his team but gets the Jacknife powerbomb from Diesel for the 3 counts. Winners and new tag team champions, Shawn Michaels & Diesel. 7/10.

-2/18/96, In Your House, Number 1 Contender's Match: Shawn wanted revenge on Owen for putting him out of action with a concussion for over a month. Their styles mix well, Owen targeted Shawn's neck and head and Shawn used his showman ship and athletic talent to combat the King of Hearts. Shawn wins after hitting Sweet Chin Music to go on to Wrestlemania XII. Nice post match celebration with a member of his Clique. 8/10.

-8/18/96, Summerslam, WWE Title Match: Vader vs. Shawn Michaels (Champion): This was probably Vader's best match in WWE as he almost had Shawn beat on a few occasions, Vader hits all kinds of fists, clotheslines, even a powerbomb on the outside. Shawn out quicks Vader, hitting a nice dive over the ropes to the outside. Shawn wins the match via count out, Jim Cornette demands the match be restarted and it is, Michaels uses Cornette's racket for a DQ finish, Cornette again demands the match restart and it does, Vader even kicks out of Sweet Chin Music, the referree gets knocked out, here comes a Vader bomb that Michaels kicks out of. Vader goes for the moonsault but misses, Shawn hits a moonsault of his own and pins Vader to retain his title. 9/10.

-8/3/97, Summerslam, Steel Cage Match: Triple H vs. Mankind: Pretty brutal one here, both men take shots against the steel, Chyna makes her presense felt as she tries to help Triple H win the match. Triple H hits the superplex from the top of the cage, Mankind suplex Triple H into the cage hanging him feet first from the top of the cage and hits a running double axe handle. Mankind is about to win when he goes back up to the top of the cage hitting a huge diving elbow onto Triple H. Mankind wins by dropping down to the floor moments before Chyna pulled Triple H through the door. Post match stuff with Mankind going to his Dude Love persona as he exited the ring side area. 8/10.

-8/4/97, WCW Monday Nitro, WCW Title Match: Hulk Hogan (Champion) vs. Lex Luger: Its Hogan vs. the man the NWA and WCW believed could be the next Hogan, Lex Luger. Power for power here, Hogan wears down Luger in the early going with kicks, fists and clotheslines, in fact besides a small flurry by Luger, Hogan dominates the first part of this match, having him pinned down but not out a few times. Luger does kick out of the Hogan leg drop, then makes his comeback, taking out the interfering members of the NWO. He slaps on the Torture Rack and Hogan gives up. Winner and new WCW Champion, Lex Luger. 6/10.

-8/30/98, Summerslam, WWE Title Match: Undertaker vs. Stone Cold (Champion): This was the match billed as the Highway to Hell match and these two went all out as they usually did. Its a brutal and physical match, Austin wins after countering Taker's top rope walk and hitting the Stunner to retain his title.

-10/25/98, Halloween Havoc, United States Title Match: Sting vs. Bret Hart (Champion): A dream match for wrestling fans, but maybe its just me, something seemed to be missing. There's some delayling by Hart on the outside in the beginning, Sting finally gets his hands on Hart and he starts beating on him slowly and I do mean slowly, Bret gains the advantage even hitting a DDT for a 2 count. The match never seems to get out of first gear. The referree is knocked down, Sting hits the Stinger Splash in the corner but his head hits the ring post, Bret uses Sting's bat on him in the corner, uses a diving elbow with the bat and locks on the Sharpshooter, Sting is out cold and Bret retains his title. 6/10. Nice comment by Bobby Heenan as the referree comes to looking groggy, "Looks like he's been hanging with Scott Hall for a week".

-7/25/99, Fully Loaded, Strap Match: Triple H vs. The Rock: Nice pre-match promo by The Rock, this is a good solid match, as both men bring the physicality to each other. The strap marks up both men and the fists fly as well. The action spills to the outside, even into the crowd, into the entrance ramp, back to the ring. Triple H wins after nailing the pedigree, pretty good and brutal match. 8/10.

While not the greatest set ever put out, its nice to see some of the WCW matches and the profiles on the various stars, though I do wish they would've included one on Macho Man Randy Savage.

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