Product Details

• Actors: John Cena, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Carlito, Trish Stratus
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: World Wrestling
• DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
• Run Time: 180 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AOEPSY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,492 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST UNFORGIVEN PPV EVER!, June 24, 2006

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Sime'on - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE Unforgiven 2005 (DVD)

On September 18, 2005 w/the success of VENGEANCE 2005 this is another AWESOME RAW PPV from 2005

WWE Unforgiven was AWESOME and this was better than all of the other Unforgiven PPV's that I have ever seen.

I mean you had 8 Matches, 3 Championship Matches, 2 Tag Team Matches, lot of Grudge Matches, and you even had that Unforgiving Steel Cage Match, plus for the 1st time ever you had the LIVE PPV @ the Ford Center in Jim Ross's Hometown of Oklahoma City, OK, I mean what more could you ask for.

and now, here are my thoughts:

Ric Flair vs. Carlito for the WWE Intercontinental Championship-This was an AWESOME way to start the show w/Flair winning the I-C Gold for the very 1st time, and becoming the oldest I-C Champion and the oldest Triple Crown Winner in WWE History.

DIVA Tag Action Trish & Ashley vs. Victoria & Torrie w/Candice-This was a pretty good match, Victoria looking very sexy and strong and she put a good hurtin' on Ashley, but Trish gets the win for her team w/the Chick Kick, Trish still remains undefeated @ Unforgiven w/a 4-0 record, but what's up w/Torrie bailing on her partner? I don't understand that.

Big Show vs. Snitsky-Big Grudge Match-Another great grueling match, but @ the end Big Show wins w/the chokeslam and hitting Snitsky over the head w/the ring bell for payback, WOW!

Shelton Banjamin vs. Kerwin White (Chavo Guerrero)-2 former SD! WWE Tag Team Champions, they've faced each other before in Tag Team Matches, but this was 1-on-1, Shelton picks up an easy win w/the T-Bone Suplex, another win for the 3x I-C Champ.

Matt Hardy vs. Edge w/Lita-Steel Cage Grudge Match-Of course me being a Cage Match Fanatic, This my friends is what stole the show, I mean Edge & Hardy FINALLY settled their differences in the Cage, w/Hardy giving Lita the Twist of Fate, he also gave Edge the biggest Leg Drop off the Top of the Cage and got the V for Victory, I give this match 5 Stars.

Cade & Murdoch vs. Hurricane Helms and Rosey-RAW World Tag Team Titles-a pretty good match, but @ the end the 2 Cowboys picks up the win.

HBK Shawn Michaels vs. The Masterpiece Chris Masters-Special Challenge Match-HBK proved that he is INDEED The Showstopper, Masters gave him a great match, but @ the end it was the Sweet Chin Music that got HBK the victory, another BIG win by the 3x WWE Triple Crown Winner HBK.

John Cena vs. Kurt Angle-WWE Championship-These 2 put on one heck of a performance, but the ending was kind of premature w/a DQ on Cena, but Bischoff and Angle suffered the FU from Cena, and a good way to end the show.

Also Ric Flair partied All Night w/the ladies in his Limousine and Lilian Garcia the woman w/a beautiful singing voice, introduced the legendary ZZ TOP, prior to the Big Show/Snitsky Match.

also there were a couple of extras on the DVD, one has Maria Interviewing ZZ Top and it was a short one, and ZZ TOP said to Maria that "Everybody's crazy about a sharped dressed girl". That was so cute when Maria smiled.

and another extra one there was the Wild West 8-Man Tag Team from RAW the night after Unforgiven John Cena, Big Show, HBK, and Matt Hardy vs. Kurt Angle, Snitsky, The Masterpiece, and Edge, it was an awesome match, but @ the end it was Big Show dominating the match and hitting the Choke Slam on Edge and everyone did a Gang Pile for the 3-Count, a nice photo finsh.

This is an AWESOME DVD and if you didn't see it, then I strongly recommend that you get this DVD, you are going to love it, and the theme to UNFORGIVEN Calling by Taproot is an awesome song, and just so it happens that I have both the Unforgiven DVD and the Taproot CD Blue Sky Research.

Vengeance 2005, Unforgiven 2005, and Taboo Tuesday 2005 are truly Must Haves for your DVD collection, they are awesome.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars FOR THE RECORD, December 26, 2005

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Daywalker "v1" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE Unforgiven 2005 (DVD)

I'll be fair this time. WWE honestly seems like they're either running out of ideas, or running out of talent, which would be their own fault by the way. It's like they're not even trying to please a wrestling audience. Now some of the "Entertainment" is pretty funny at times, but you start to notice that's almost the entire show, and very little wrestling. And plus everything is very predictable. At the rate WWE is going, a "Main Eventer" can really only have about a 6 to 8 year run. Why? They don't follow wrestling tradition...meaning, they don't expose their "bottom guys" and give them a chance(by the script). They just put em' heat or velocity, which like no one watches. And that's one of the reasons why the titles have absoluty no value anymore. And oh yes they do need a new champ?,But who are they gonna give the title to? This where only showcasing the "big names" comes back to bite WWE in the butt. And you can't keep asking guys like HBK to be the champ and head the company, or bring value back to the title. Those guys are simply there to put the young guys over. But no one will believe it when it happens because there's way too much comedy and hollywood production going on. And for that,WWE fans will never be as loyal as ECW or TNA fans in the end.

Now as for TNA, will they really ever put WWE out of buisness? NO! There just like ECW; They're not really meant to be in Madison Square Garden, which is not a bad thing at all. And as far as I'm concerned, Christopher Daniels, A.J. Styles, and Petey Williams are a lot better than most of what WWE is putting out there. Also a few of their paper-views were way better that WWE's. However, TNA's regular shows are pretty much crap. All in all, I've been a wrestling fan for 16 years now, and I'm just trying not to loose faith.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WWE Unforgiven 2005, July 2, 2006

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Brendan - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE Unforgiven 2005 (DVD)

1. Intercontinental Title Match: Carlito (c) vs. Ric Flair
Good way to start the show, these two big personalities collide in a very entertaining match. Flair proves that he can still have good matches and win titles at his age, and the crowd really gets behind him. Also, Flair finally hits a move off the tope rope! The crowd goes nuts for that. Overall a good opener, gets the crowd very excited for the show. 7/10

2. Trish Stratus & Ashley Massaro vs. Torrie Wilson & Victoria
Standard women's tag match, skip this, it isn't worth your time. 4/10

3. Big Show vs. Snitsky
Going into this, I thought this would be painfully boring. It isn't as slow as I imagined, but it is quite obvious that Big Show carries the entire match. Snitsky is an absolutely horrendous wrestler, but Big Show does a pretty good job making up for it, and he actually makes this one relatively entertaining. Worth a watch, but I wouldn't go back to this one. 5.5/10

4. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kerwin White
Kerwin White is Chavo Guerrero's attempt at a "typical middle class white man" gimmick. While hilariously awful, it limits Chavo somewhat and doesn't allow him to have the good match that him and Shelton should have had. This match isn't bad, but not much happens here, and Shelton picks up the easy win. Take a look at this one once, if just to see Chavo drive a golf cart to the ring, wearing a sweater with bleached blonde hair. 5/10

5. Steel Cage Match: Matt Hardy vs. Edge
Finally, these two get the time and the stipulation that allows them to truly shine. This match is a classic Steel Cage match, and after a poor confrontation at Summerslam, this is quite welcome. This fued was dying for a brutal stipulation, and thats what the Steel Cage provided. Not only does this match have great, breathtaking spots, but its also very well wrestled. Matt Hardy and Edge both prove here that they are deserving of the 20 or so minutes that they are given, and they truly make the best of them. The crowd is on their feet nearly the entire time, cheering on these two for wonderful performances, and rightfully so. This is just an excellent match, with a fantastic ending that I won't spoil. 9.25/10

6. World Tag Team Championship Match: The Hurricane & Rosey (c) vs. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch
This is rather boring, as neither team is anything special in the ring. The match is uneventful to say the least, and isn't worth your time, other then the one spot where Trevor Murdoch DDT's Hurricane off of the ring apron straight onto the ringside floor. I spoiled that spot for you, simply because you shouldn't have to watch the rest of the match waiting for it. Overall, this is lame and unexciting, skip if you've already seen the viscious DDT. 4/10

7. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Masters
I was fairly suprised by this, but then I remembered that HBK was in this one for a reason. The Showstopper and the Masterpiece have a good, back and forth match here. Shawn makes Masters look pretty good, and puts on yet another great performance himself. They gave this one just the right amount of time, and this match has an excellent pace. Great ending to a good match, don't pass this up. 7.5/10

8. WWE Championship Match: John Cena (c) vs. Kurt Angle
Angle and Cena have had many matches, but this just may be their best. These two bring a great amount of intensity to the table in this one, and make the whole atmosphere very exciting. They really work well together, and put on a great title bout. Other then the ending, this match is probably one of Cena's best matches in the WWE to date. Both men put on great performances on this one, and make this one a great match other then the DQ ending. Of course, the ref ringing the bell doesn't stop these two from fighting, because they continue until one of them ends up through an announce table (I won't spoil it for you, watch what happens). Overall, a very good match with a slightly annoying finish. 8.5/10

Unforgiven 2005 is yet another great single brand PPV from 2005, as most matches deliver. Some are lackluster, but the uppercard is solid. There are four good matches that make this worth your time.

Match of the Night: The Steel Cage match: Matt Hardy vs. Edge. These two have a very brutal and very entertaining match, with excellent pacing and wonderful spots, as well as good wrestling. This is everything you could have asked for from these two, and they put on a great show. Don't miss this, this is one of the better matches of the year.