Product Details

• Actors: John Cena, Dave Bautista, Paul Levesque, Mark Calaway, Randy Orton
• Writers: John Piermarini, Stephanie McMahon
• Producers: Kevin Dunn, Vince McMahon
• Format: AC-3, Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: World Wrestling
• DVD Release Date: May 4, 2010
• Run Time: 240 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0037HERAM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,656 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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The biggest event of the year comes to the desert when WrestleMania XXVI explodes in Arizona! Every member of the WWE Universe has eagerly anticipated WrestleMania and the biggest Superstars of WWE up their game when they perform on sports entertainment’s grandest stage. It’s been a pop culture phenomenon for more than a quarter century—it is WrestleMania. Stars: Shawn Michaels, Big Show, Undertaker, CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Triple H , John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista, Shaemus, Mark Henry, Drew McIntyre, Edge, Rey Mysterio, John Morrison, The Miz, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars must buy DVD, April 19, 2010

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Behramjee Ghadially (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE: WrestleMania XXVI (Three Disc Collector's Edition) (DVD)

If you are planning to buy WWE Wrestle Mania 26 dvd then the collector's edition dvd pack is the only one you should get largely because it is this collectors edition that has the FULL UNEDITED HALL OF FAME CEREMONY where as the other versions all have a shorter, edited version of that ceremony. Other than that the collectors edition also has the Raw and Smackdown shows in full after WM26 + some great matches of the Hall of Fame inductees and the Wm 26 battle royal which was not shown on ppv.

This dvd pack is priced the same as the normal edition so why spend money on something that doesnt offer any significant value when for nearly the same price, you can get a collectors edition pack with all the value able freebies.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hitman's Revenge & HBK's Finale, May 8, 2010

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Jose - See all my reviews

This review is from: WWE: WrestleMania XXVI (Three Disc Collector's Edition) (DVD)

Well after a significant time off, I have returned to post a another review with this one being WrestleMania 26. This event was hosted at the University of Phoenix Stadium with an attendance record of 72,219 as not only was history made & titles were defended but also brought closure to two sets of feuds. Just to add a few notes, this was the first time since WM XII that I can remember that Jim Ross didn't do any commentary for this show & for me, was certainly missed in action but let us not get the facts get in the way of a good story.

Unified Tag Team Champions Big Show & The Miz vs John Morrison & R-Truth. For the first time since WM 22, the tag team titles are actually defended at the biggest stage of them all. I wouldn't classify this as a good opener because the match was too short for it to be anything memorable but there was some good moments with Big Show coming out looking stronger (literally & figuratively) than everyone else.

Randy Orton vs Ted Dibiase vs Cody Rhodes. The break-up of Legacy & this match played out exactly how everyone predicted it would with Dibiase & Rhodes actually turning this match into a handicap match by constantly double-teaming Orton with Orton getting a flurry here & there. However, the match would quickly turn once Dibiase & Rhodes just got too greedy for their own good allowing Orton to take advantage with his trademark "punt" much to the delight of the crowd, who was "pro-Orton" throughout the contest.

Now, I don't normally focus on backstage skits but there was a skit that occurred during Vickie Guerrero's interview involving Santino, Mean Gene, Mae Young & Melina that I just enjoyed & thought that it was well done.

"Money In The Bank" Ladder Match: Jack Swagger vs Christian vs Dolph Ziggler vs Shelton Benjamin vs Drew McIntrye vs Matt Hardy vs M.V.P. vs Evan Bourne vs Kofi Kingston vs Kane. This is the biggest (literally) MIB match that has been done to date due to this one having the most people in it since the match debuted. As is the case with this match every year, this match had plenty of moments like Christian delivering a monkey-flip onto Kofi to a ladder with guys behind it, Kane destroying the ladder & Drew McIntrye, Evan's "shooting star press" along with taking the worst fall of the match later on, Kofi using a broken ladder in a way that you have to see believe, Christian's reverse DDT from the top of the ladder to Matt Hardy, Matt getting knocked off the ladder onto another one, and the sequence of Swagger getting crushed in between two ladders while Christian, Hardy & Evan climbed to the top. It wasn't the best one that they did but this was still an entertaining match that delivered when it came to spots.

Triple H vs Sheamus. Sheamus made his WM debut against the man that he choose to face in Triple H while this is the first time since WM 15 that Triple H is not in a high-profile main event at WrestleMania. I can honestly say that I am not a big fan of Sheamus but he certainly held his own here as he told a good story in making every move count against Triple H as if he was a veteran (when he is still a rookie) before it was one mistake that allowed Triple H to get back in the game (no pun intended). This was a solid match that actually made me enjoy seeing Sheamus as an in-ring competitor.

Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk. The stipulation to this match was that if Rey loses, he must join "The Straight Edge Society". I do want to point out that Mysterio's "Avatar" look heavily makes up for his "Joker" attempt that felt flat in my eyes the year before. These two didn't get so much time to tell a story like their previous Armageddon match but with the time that they had, they didn't disappoint here. With Luke Gallows & Serena getting involved at times, this was an exciting fast paced contest that made me wish these two got more time but it certainly didn't leave me disappointed with the quality.

No Holds Barred: Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon. Bret Hart returns to WrestleMania for the first time since his classic submission match with Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13. Before the match got started, Vince McMahon brought out the Hart Family stating that he had purchased their services for them to be Lumberjacks for this match only to be revealed that Bret was in on the whole scheme. This match was really all about the story of Bret getting his revenge as fans shouldn't have expected Bret to give a quality performance at this stage in his career. Basically, the Hart Dynasty was there to do the impact spots including doing an old finisher from the Hart Foundation days on the outside of the ring before Bret beat Vince down with a chair & doing one last Sharpshooter to bring this issue to conclusion.

World Champion Chris Jericho vs Edge. After years of these two battling & having "on/off" feuds over the years, this was their first high profile singles match & how appropriate that it was at WrestleMania for the World Championship. This was a pure "old school" wrestling match that was never fought at a fast pace as it allowed each man to look strong & building up the suspense towards the end with a good story being told with Jericho attacking Edge's injury & even using many counters to avoid the spear. The ending was a surprise since it not only ended clean but the winner was actually a surprise. However, pay attention to the aftermath as Edge got his revenge that he vowed to get in a way that you will not believe.

Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, Alicia Fox & Vickie Guerrero vs Mickie James, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, Gail Kim & Beth Phoenix. This is one of those matches that you are either going to like or hate depending on how you choose to look at it as this match was real short with everyone just doing their finishers but I will say that I actually found this to be funny as I couldn't stop laughing at Vickie Guerrero whether she was getting beat up or just hiding. On a personal note though, I did enjoy seeing Vickie pay homage to her late husband Eddie Guerrero before doing what was called a "Bullfrog/Hog" splash & doing a sloppy pinfall.

WWE Champion Batista vs John Cena. Just like how I was shocked that their SummerSlam '08 match turned out to be really good considering that I am not a huge fan of either man, this match delivered as these two men worked well together. They exchanged power moves along with some surprising grappling counters with Batista focusing on Cena's neck in the early stages of the match before Cena gained momentum before both men began dishing out their trademark moves along with counters that were similiar to their previous clash & others that we haven't seen before. This match delivered more than I expected & I would call this Cena's best WM match along with this being one of Batista's best performances as well. And just like the last title match, the aftermath where Cena addressed the fans with the "WE HATE CENA" shirts was a sight to see.

Streak vs Career: The Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels. Taker's streak against HBK's career & hats off to WWE as for the first time since WrestleMania XI, a non-title match is headlined as the main event but I am pretty sure that most fans were looking forward to this match more than anything else on the card. These two deserved to go last after putting up not only an instant classic last year but also the match of the year of 2009. Despite that, this match once again lived up to the hype as they put on another classic match that was actually more aggressive & physical than their previous classic a year ago. This match had many moments like HBK doing Taker's classic "throat slash" at the start, Taker delivering the tombstone on the floor, Shawn hitting three "Sweet Chin Musics", Taker's "Last Ride", Shawn doing an unbelievable moonsault through the announce table that just got the fans on their feet & kept them there till the end of the match with chants of "THIS IS AWESOME". But the biggest moment of the match was near the end where Taker showed more emotion than is expected from him before Shawn wouldn't let this end without a fight that lead to the most impactful tombstone that we have seen in years. Once again just like the previous matches, the aftermath was something as new & emotional WrestleMania moment was created that will never be forgotten.

Now from what I have heard/seen, there are three versions of this event (two on DVD & one on Blue-Ray). I got the "Collector's Edition" so with this event you get the pre-show WrestleMania Battle Royal along with the entire Hall Of Fame ceremony with new inductees Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon, Wendi Richter, Stu Hart, Antonio Inoki, Bob Uecker, "Gorgeous" George & "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase but also with that you get matches & moments involving these inductees including Dibiase's favorite WM match vs Jake Roberts (WrestleMania VI), Antonio Inoki's Japanese Heavyweight Championship match vs The Great Hossein, Wendi Richter's Women's Championship match vs The Fabulous Moolah, Stu Hart tribute & two matches involving "Gorgeous" George & "Mad Dog" Vachon. Unfortunately, Shawn Michaels's farewell address is not included on the DVD set.

Overall, this was one of the best WrestleManias that the WWE has put out in recent years. It wasn't perfect but this heavily made up & surpassed the disappointment of the previous years WrestleMania so I would give this WrestleMania a solid 4 star rating but with the Hall Of Fame ceremony, the battle royal & the extra matches makes this a 5 star showcase that I would recommend to any wrestling fan, not just a WWE Fan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wrestlemania 26 - Goodbye Shawn Michaels :(, June 17, 2010

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ADEEB Shuhaiber "eddie" (kuwait, kuwait) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE WrestleMania 26 (DVD)

This in my mind was one of the most epic Wrestlemania's ever because this finally had matches that you could sit through and watch without getting bored or falling asleep and a major improvement in main event matches especially the WWE and World title matches.

Unified Tag Title Match : Big Show and The Miz vs John Morrison and R-Truth - An average way to kick off Wrestlemania 26 but though this was just over 3 minutes it was extremely fast paced and exciting, some great moves but a knock out punch from the Big Show to John Morrison allows The Miz to pin him and retain the Tag Titles. Rating - 6/10

Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes vs Ted Dibiase - This match featured all 3 former Legacy members going head to head in a surprisingly good match all 3 men put on a great and enjoyable match to watch but at the end Orton RKO's Dibiase and punt kicks Rhodes and pins him for the victory. Rating - 7.5/10

MiTB Ladder Match : Jack Swagger vs Evan Bourne vs Dolph Ziggler vs Shelton Benjamin vs MVP vs Matt Hardy vs Christian vs Drew Mcintyre vs Kane vs Kofi Kingston - Everybody said this was one of the worst MiTB ladder matches ever but i found it extremely good and entertaining and once again Shelton Benjamin and Kofi Kingston stole the show but Evan Bourne also put on an awesome performance. But it was an absolute shocker that Swagger came out on top because i thought that it would be Drew Mcintyre who would have won this match but then again MiTB matches are very unpredicatable. Rating - 8/10

Triple H vs Sheamus - This match saw Sheamus debut at Wrestlemania in one of the best matches of the night and Sheamus finally put on an awesome performance to watch but despite the effort Triple H nails a Pedigree and pins Sheamus for the win on the Grandest Stage of them all. Rating - 8.5/10

Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk (If Mysterio loses he joins the SES) - Wrestlemania always has been home to some of the greatest matches in WWE history and I thought that this match would be one of them but shockingly ended short just before the 7 minute mark which in my mind was extremely dissapointing. But anyway it wasn't what i expected but it still was a good match but if it had been longer it would have been far better but still good performance by both men. Mysterio gets the win after a 619 to Punk and a splash to stand tall at Wrestlemania 26. Rating - 6.5/10

Bret Hart vs Mr. McMahon : No Holds Barred - I actually thought this would be like McMahons previous 'Mania matches against Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels but it turned out to be possibly the most boring and dull match in Wrestlemania history. McMahon gets the hell beaten out of him by Bret Hart and The Hart Dynasty and finally Hart locks in the Sharpshooter and McMahon taps out finally allowing Hart to get his revenge. Rating - 2/10 (being generous)

Chris Jericho vs Edge : World Heavyweight Title Match - I remember both these men having an epic Steel Cage match on an edition of Smackdown in 2002 which was the last time these 2 fought one on one and they hoped to redo that awesome match without the cage surrounding them though and they did not dissapoint the WWE Universe at all. The 2 put on an excellent match going back and forth with several breathtaking manuvers. I actually thought that Edge would win this match but Jericho nails 2 codebreakers and finally covers Edge for the extremely hard fought win. But what might have stood out the most from all of that would be the after match spear that sent Jericho through the barricade at ringside. Rating - 9/10

Michelle McCool,Vickie Guerrero,Alicia Fox,Maryse and Layla vs Beth Phoenix,Mickie James,Gail Kim,Kelly Kelly and Eve Torres : 10 Diva Tag Match - Ok I said earlier that Bret Hart vs Mr. McMahon was one of the most boring matches in Wrestlemania history this is the worst. No comment winners Team McCool. Rating - 0.75/10

John Cena vs Batista : WWE Title Match - It was back in Summerslam 2008 which was the last and only time that these 2 met one on one in the ring and ever since then neither man could compete again because Batista lost his title to Chris Jericho in 2008 and couldn't step into Survivor Series to defend his gold against the man he faced in this match John Cena. When Batista turned heel and became one of the most hated superstars in the WWE and then had his sights set on the World title but was unable to gain the gold back but when he entered the Royal Rumble match in January he was eliminated by John Cena which made this rivalry worse because the next night Batista brutalised Cena with a Batista bomb on steel steps. Then at Elimination Chamber Cena survived a brutal chamber match but after the win Mr.McMahon placed Cena in another match against Batista which he won ending Cena's reign.(match reviewed below)

Ok so that explains the rivalry of those 2 and now onto the match. This contest is definetly one of the most memorable in Wrestlemania history not only because they are 2 of the bigeest stars in the WWE but because this was only the second time they had fought. This match was quite the same as their match back at the 2008 Summerslam especially all the signature moves delivered. It mwas an extremely intense contest but several moments stood out such as Batista catching Cena with a huge Batista bomb while Cena was leaping of the top turnbuckle or Cena's massive Five Knuckle Shuffle from the top rope onto Batista. Both men fought a grueling match hitting every move in their arsenal but at the end John Cena makes Batista tap out to the STF claiming his 9th World title. Rating - 8/10

Undertaker vs Shawn Michaels : Streak vs Career Match - Possibly the greatest match in the history of Wrestlemania and definetly the most emotional match ever seen. It was last year at the 25th Anniversary of Wrestlemania where Michaels came so close to finally ending he Streak but Undertaker proved how powerful he really is tombstoning his way to a victory and extending the streak to 17-0. At Wrestlemania 25 their match was just a basic Singles match, this year it was a No Disqualification and No Count-Out match so there were no restrictions to what they do to each other. This was definetly the match of the night and the match of the decade it was also the greatest match i had ever seen. It took 4 tombstone piledrivers to silence Michaels but even though Michaels lost he made a huge impact nailing a death defying moonsault onto the Undertaker who at the time was lying on the announce table causing the Undertaker to scream in pain and also nailing the loudest Sweet Chin Music ever heard in the WWE. But Undertaker was too much for Michaels as 'Taker nailed the 4th and final tombstone to pick up the win and extend the streak to 18-0 and ending HBK's career. Rating - 100/10

Overall i give this show out of 100 i give it an amazing 86/100 because of all the awesome matches delivered at this amazing Wrestlemania and i also praise the improvement in World title matches I haven't seen World title matches this good since Wrestlemania 23 (Undertaker vs Batista and John Cena vs Shawn Michaels). Anyway an epic show and thanks for reading this hope to hear on your feedback. Please send any comments to [e-mail] thank you.