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• Actors: Kevin Nash, Triple H, The Rock, Bill Goldberg
• Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: World Wrestling
• DVD Release Date: May 20, 2008
• Run Time: 390 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0015LBP1G
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,762 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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WWE TAGGED CLASSICS 2003:BACKSLASH/JU - DVD Movie

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2.0 out of 5 stars The Road After WrestleMania XIX Isn't A Good One, August 1, 2008

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D.P. (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE: Tagged Classics 2003 - Backlash/Judgment Day (DVD)

The "Tagged Classic" series are old WWE PPV events that they package together & release as a set together for those who didn't catch them back when they originally were released. And to answer the big question surrounding every release of a PPV since July of last year is that Chris Benoit has not been edited out of the events. These are just re-releases of the original PPV DVD events.

Backlash 2003 was the PPV after WrestleMania XIX & honestly was one of those events where if you didn't see it, you didn't miss anything. The main event was Goldberg's inring debut vs. The Rock but Goldberg didn't live up to the hype right from the start & had the crowd turn on him to start cheering The Rock. Other standout matches were Team Angle vs. Los Guerreros, the World Team Champions RVD & Kane vs. Dudley Boyz match, and the six man tag was alright but the best match in the Triple H/Kevin Nash series (which isn't saying much). The rest of the card isn't much as WWE Champion Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena didn't click well in their match & the rest of the matches were real short & easily forgettable (Jazz/Trish, O'Haire/Rikishi, Show/Mysterio).

Judgment Day was a two match show. Eddie Guerrero & Tajiri (who replaced the injured Chavo Guerrero) met Team Angle in a ladder match that to this day I will never understand didn't make the "Ladder Match" DVD because it was an awesome match that I concider a "lost classic" as far as ladder matches goes. The other match on here was the Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar match for the WWE Championship as Brock just brings out the best in Big Show & this was no different with a very humorous ending. Another "match" on here that really isn't a classic but is heavily talked about is the bikini contest between Torrie Wilson & Sable that for a long time was the most watched match on WWE.com. The rest of the card was just like Backlash in that the matches were either too short & easily forgettable such as the Womens Title match between Jazz/Trish/Victoria/Jacqueline, Cena & F.B.I. vs. Rhyno/Benoit/Kendrick, La Resistance vs. Test/Steiner, the battle royal for the reinstated Intercontinental Title, Kevin Nash vs. World Champion Triple H, and the Hogan (as Mr. America) vs. Roddy Piper match that was embarrising to watch.

In the end, these are two really passable events so it's not something I would recommend for someone looking for great overall quality.

As a side note for those looking to find certain matches on other DVD's:
Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena is on John Cena's "Word Life" DVD
The Stretcher Match with Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show is on Brock Lesnar's DVD

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Tagged" Yes, but "Classic" No, May 2, 2008

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R.A. McKenzie (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE: Tagged Classics 2003 - Backlash/Judgment Day (DVD)

Why is the WWE releasing this pair of PPVs? Critics were indifferent to the events, fans don't write to highly of either one on this website, and I personally don't see the need for this re-release. But, I'll try to stay positive, and maybe we can find the answers together:

First, the PPVs themselves:

BACKLASH 2003
---There's some good stuff here, but also some questionable decisions. Both RAW and SMACKDOWN presented solid Tag Titles matches. SMACKDOWN's, decent main event featured John Cena getting his first-ever shot at the WWE Championship against Brock Lesnar. Sadly, the "B Show" also included Big Show squashing Rey Mysterio, which was a jip at best. RAW headlined the PPV with the WWE in-ring debut of Goldberg; although he never matched his WCW success, it was nice to see him face The Rock in a match we never thought we'd see. But throw in a racial-focused Women's Title Match, and World Heavyweight champion Triple H being stuck in a 6-Man Tag Match --- RAW too made some unusual decisions. BACKLASH 2003 is a strange bird. Overall, it's not bad, but you can live without seeing it.

JUDGMENT DAY 2003
---An inexplicable catastrophe. The good news is that SMACKDOWN featured two solid title matches: a WWE Tag Titles Ladder Match, and a WWE Championship Stretcher Match. The main event is a good one --- Big Show faces his greatest rival (WWE champion Brock Lesnar) in a contest with a few neat surprises. Now for the bad...no, I should say ugly.
* Roddy Piper and Hulk Hogan (in his Mr. America gimmick) compete in one of the worst matches you've ever seen. When fans are quiet during a Hogan match, something is terribly wrong.
* There's a pointless Bikini Contest between Sable and Torrie Wilson. The women are gorgeous, but gimme a break.
* John Cena & The FBI face Brian Kendrick, Rhyno, & Chris Benoit in a 4-minute opener. Folks, I can't make that up.
* Triple H defends his World Heavyweight Title against Kevin Nash in a match where the entrances last longer than the match itself. Sorry to be a killjoy, but I'm gonna spoil the finish here. IT ENDS IN A DISQUALIFICATION!
* Throughout the evening from their box seats, Eric Bischoff and Stone Cold Steve Austin engage in drinking, spicy food, and vomit humor. Cool, huh?
* As if this isn't all bad enough, here's the worst offender. The Intercontinental Title is reinstated into the WWE, via a Battle Royal only featuring former champions. That sounds cool, doesn't it? But wait until everyone is eliminated within 2 minutes, while the final 4 slow things down for an ungodly 10 more minutes! What a disgrace to one of WWE's most prestigous belts!
In conclusion, JUDGMENT DAY 2003 is one of WWE's most embarassing presentations. Take it from a longtime fan, this PPV is tough to stomach.

OVERALL
---To be fair, these are the original 2003 DVD releases. All of the extras and menus remain on the discs. Also, 13 bucks is a good price for 6 hours of WWE entertainment. But these are the wrong 6 hours to package together.

If you're a fan like me who watches PPVs from start to finish, "Tagged Classics" is going to be a waste of time. But even if you're a fan who just skips to the matches, there still won't be much to sink your teeth into.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Of all the PPVs they could have packed together, they chose these?, May 5, 2010

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Northlander (The Northlands, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE: Tagged Classics 2003 - Backlash/Judgment Day (DVD)

I don't want to be mean, but Backlash and JD '03 were not "classics" by any stretch of the imagination. Coming off a great WrestleMania, WWE was entering one of its worst and most boring post-Attitude periods, especially on the RAW side of things. But if you want to see how lame things were getting by the spring of 2003, I guess this is the cheapest way to do it.