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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Here's a review of THE WHOLE DVD...not just the event., December 30, 2005
I notice alot of the reviews on here are about the WrestleMania event itself but there's alot more that came with this set that sorta makes up for the above average event.
Disc One:
Mysterio vs. Guerrero - One of their better matches from their fued this year. This was before Eddie turned heel & they were just straight wrestling.
Money In The Bank Ladder Match - A throwback to the old ladder matches/TLC matches from previous WM's. Tons of high ladder spots. I liked Kane's intro.
Muhammed Hassan appears & beats up Eugene before Hogan makes an appearence for a nice retro moment.
Undertaker vs. Randy Orton - Orton was working with an injured shoulder but was a great match. One again, Taker had a memorable WM entrance. Plus it was good to see the cameo from Cowboy Bob (before he became Randy's regular manager) & his "cast."
Trish Stratus vs. Christy Hemme w/Lita - I was at this WrestleMania live & everyone was more focued on tryin' to get a "You Screwed Matt" chant towards Lita than paying attention to the match. It was just horrible & Christy was only in that spot to get some publicity off her Playboy spread. Victoria or Molly Holly deserved this spot before her. Snack break!
HBK vs. Kurt Angle - Words don't do this match justice...and I mean that in a good way. Modern day classic.
Piper's Pit w/Stone Cold Steve Austin - This was getting interesting because nobody knew where this was going until Carlito came out & then you just knew what was gonna happen next. It was only nice for a retro moment seeing Austin & Piper after a long time (well, at least if you haven't been watching TNA as far as Piper goes).
Sumo Match: Big Show vs. Akebono - Too much stalling & it was just boring. How it is that people like Booker T are left off the card but yet this match & Christy Hemme gets on? I would say snack break but it's too long for that. Bathroom Break!!!!
Disc Two:
WWE Title: John Cena vs. JBL - JBL had a great entrance but it goes downhill from there. It was basically JBL beating down Cena throughout the whole match and then they had to cut it short & so Cena hits three strong moves, FU, and he wins the match. Complete dud.
World Title: HHH vs. Batista - HHH had a bad ass entrance with Motorhead playing him to the ring. The match itself was just HHH beating down on Batista until he pissed him off & "unleashed the Animal." I don't recall HHH getting beat up like that in a long time.
In addition to this. They had all the WrestleMania commercials & movie trailers including a reel of deleted scenes & outtakes. The career lighlight videos they did for Kurt Angle, HBK, and Undertaker. Along with two "Confidental" pieces on WrestleMania weekend & media appearences, Motorhead doing a "unplugged" performance backstage, and the RAW vs. SmackDown battle royal they had before the event with all the wrestlers who didn't make the main show (Booker T won).
Disc Three:
This was the COMPLETE Hall Of Fame ceremony they had the night before (only Piper & Hogan's were shown on TV). Mean Gene Okerland hosted the event as Randy Orton induced his dad Cowboy Bob Orton, Jim Ross inducted N. Volkoff, and Jerry Lawler inducted an emotional Jimmy Hart. The real highlights start were when Sgt. Slaughter inducted the Iron Sheik, who stole the whole show & had everyone laughing throughout his entire speech. Bobby Heenan inducted Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff but ripped into a loudmouth fan in the front row beforehand. Ric Flair sharing some "on the road" stories before inducting Roddy Piper. And Sylvester Stallone inducting Hulk Hogan with the crowd going crazy for the longest time.
This WrestleMania had 3 bad matches, 2 memorable matches, and the rest were average to above average. However the extras & the Hall Of Fame ceremony make up for it. I would recommend.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For the 1st time in history, 2 new champs!!!, April 3, 2005
WM 19 didn't have it, WM 20 didn't have it, but last night, in front of 21,000 plus fans, John Cena and Batista defeated JBL and HHH to become champs of their own brands. This was an awsome ppv, the crowd was electric all night and the matches, several especially were worth it [Except the sumo match in my opinion]
Eddie Guerreroe vs. Rey Mysterio: What a great way to kick off the show, two of the best Latino wrestlers in WWE history use high flying and fast paced action to start it off. Rey wins again and Eddie shows a little teasing of turning on Rey, but then shakes his hand in a great match. 8.5/10
Edge vs Kane vs Benoit vs Jericho vs Christian vs. Shelton B.
Ladder Match
#1 contendership:
Wow, wow, wow. Just a famous match that people will remember for years to come. The things these guys did to each other took guts and preserverance. Shelton giving Edge the T-Bone suplex off a ladder, Benoit giving Kane a headbutt off a ladder.
Shelton running up the side of a ladder that was laying on another ladder to throw Jericho off was phenominal. Then Edge and Christian gave a modified conchairto to Kane with ladders, followed by Shelton jumping out of the ring to land on at least 5 other guys, Tomko included.
Edge wins after hitting Benoit with a chair and taking him out. Benoit's arm suffered the most after Kane gave him several arm crunches with a ladder on it. Truly a great match. 10/10
Randy Orton vs. Undertaker
Legend vs. Legend Killer.
Its official, 13-0 is now the new record that the Undertaker has. A great match again, with Randy reversing a chokeslam into a RKO, then his dad interfering, but the Undertaker prevailing was a great exciting match.
I saw a lot of signs that said 12-1 over the past few weeks, but let me just say no one can beat the Undertaker at a WM, just get used to that! 9/10
Trish Stratus vs. Christy Hemme
Women's championship:
I can't say this was great, but props to Christy to actually going out there with not much experience in front of millions of people and actually trying to be good. As you could tell, Trish wins to continue her streak.
I had a feeling Lita might have been a big factor, but she just mostly glared at Trish the entire time. 6/10
Eugene/Hassan/Hogan segment:
Just to pass the time and give the Hulkster to pump up the crowd. Eugene came out and started talking about his favorite moment [When midgets attacked King Kong Bundy] Then Hassan came out to beat up Eugene and make a WM moment of his own.
Then Hogan to the rescue, cleaning house and posing in front of a televised American flag. Funny, and memorable stuff.
Kurt Angle vs. HBK:
30 minutes of pure enjoyment and captivating action. All the near falls made the crowd shout and yell like crazy. A bad spot when HBK tried to jump on Angle through an announce table, but the table didn't break.
Lots of chain wrestling, near falls, a great sweet chin music by HBK, and a moonsault gone bad, followed by chemistry and drama made this the greatest match on the card!
Other than that, this is definately the match of the year, hell the match of the decade! Angle wins after making HBK tap out, only becoming the third man to make him tap. [The first was Jericho, the second Benoit] 11/10
Piper's Pit
Stone Cold Steve Austin as Guest:
Didn't live up to the hype in my opinion. Some good trading of words by both men, with Piper making fun of the crowd with the what chants. Then Carlito of all people comes out and makes fun of them.
Piper gets beat up by Carlito by about 10 seconds as Austin watched, then Austin and Piper beat up Carlito. They celebrate with beers and then Austin stuns Piper. Some funny stuff, would have made a great Raw also!
Sumo Match: Why, why, WHY was this match on so late in the card? I certainly didn't want to see two big men in practically no clothing fight after one of the greatest one on one matches in history, or after the awsome ladder match. Anyway Akebono wins and Big Show falls to the outside of the ring. 5/10
WWE Championship
JBL vs. John Cena:
The streak is over! We have a new Smackdown champion! The match was also a disappointment, only 15 minutes, maybe even less long. Cena hits the FU out of nowhere and pins JBL. I am not complaining though. Good match, for the ending, not great. 7/10
World Heavyweight Championship
Batista vs. HHH
Motorhead played HHH's music as he entered from a trap door in the stage. Motorhead wasn't as good as they were from WM 17, but the entrance was still cool.
The crowd erupted when Batista won. HHH got busted wide open, Ric Flair got spinebustered, and Batista is the new world champ. About twenty minutes of big man fighting, lots of struggle holds and knocking people down. Batista celebrated as the crowd went crazy. 9/10
This year's WM was definately worth it, especially for the Angle/HBK match, Orton/Undertaker match, the Ladder match, and the two world title matches just for the endings. I can't wait for May 10th!
I just got the DVD also and what a bunch of extras they have:
All nine parodys of the several of the most famous scenes in movie history.
When Harry met Sally
Taxi Driver
Pulp Fiction
Braveheart
These were the best ones [my opinion]
They also have the highlights of Kurt Angle, Shawn Michales, and the Undertaker. With HBK they showed how his Sweet Chin Music kick can be devastating. With Angle they showed the Ankle lock, and with the Undertaker, they showed all his 12 wins at WM going from 12 to 1 backwards.
The extra Battle Royal is a great thing to add to this DVD. Funny moment when 5 or 6 guys hold down Viscera when Scotty gives him the worm. Heidenreich rips open the padding on the top turnbuckle, and Akio gets face planted on the steel steps after being tossed out of the ring! Booker T wins for Smackdown 8.5/10
They also have when the WWE takes over Hollywood Boulevard with a ring and matches galore. Cena even stops traffic and gets in trouble with the cops. Finally, they have a two and a half hour induction ceremony of the Hall of Fame [But you guys already know that don't ya?]
This is a great DVD to add to your collection.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great Wrestlemania!!!, July 25, 2006
A Kid's Review
WM21 is a very good wm, Almost every match is either good or awesome, a few are dissapointing but doesnt kill the show
1. Eddie (RIP) vs Rey Mysterio: Tag champ vs tag champ
A really good way to start the show, great pacing and nice spots, good opener. Winner: Rey Mysterio
Rating: 8.5/10
2. Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Y2J vs Edge vs Kane vs Benjamin vs Christian vs Chris Benoit
AWESOME match!!! lots of use of the ladder and really good spots..... 2nd best match of the night!!! Awesome match, everyone did great in this. Winner: Edge
Rating: 10/10!!
3. Legend vs Legend Killer: Randy Orton vs Undertaker
Another very good match. Both men performed very good, taker a bit off but still very good. Randy was very close to winning but taker wins via Tombstone.
Rating: 9/10
4. Trish Stratus vs Christy Hemme: Womens Title match
An ok womens title match, trish made christy look kinda good and trish carried the match to make it look decent, overall, not bad. Winner: Trish
Rating: 6/10
5. Shawn Michaels vs Kurt Angle
MATCH OF THE NIGHT FOR SURE!!!! What a fantastic match, 2 of the very best performing incredible, alot of great spots and OMG you have to see it. Unbelievable. Winner: Kurt Angle via Ankle Lock
Rating: 11/10!!!!
6. Big Show vs Akebono: Sumo match
............... ugh, disgusting!!! Well anyway very dumb and bad match, hated it! Winner: Akebono
Rating:.............
7. JBL vs John Cena: WWE title match
Not a good wm wwe title match, slow, boring but its short and ending is good, with cena winning via FU. Winner: Cena
Rating: 7.5/10
8. Triple H vs Batista: World Heavyweight title:
Now this is a title match!! Much better than the wwe title match. Pretty good match. Mostly hard hitting action, physical bout and HHH bleeds alot. Winner: Batista
Rating: 9/10
Overall, a very good wm and omg the MITB ladder match and HBK/Angle are worth your money alone, plus the other matches, overall good show, 5 star ppv.
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