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WWF: WrestleMania XII [VHS]

5 star:		(45)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

The downfall to this show was the fact that the whole focus was on the main event. With that being said, there was little time focused on the other matches. I guess that's understandable when you consider the fact that the main event was 60 minutes long and the show was limited to under 3 hours. There were a few decent matches but overall it's not really worth the money.
Here's the card

Six man tag
1. Jake Roberts, Ahmed Johnson, and Yokozuna vs Bulldog, Owen, and Vader
- the real focus of the match was Yoko and Vader feud. Everybody else was thrown in each to make the originally planned Yoko vs Vader match more interesting. Unfortunately, that is not the case. The match was rushed and their wasn't that much action in the match. The match was nothing more than Vader squashing the aging Jake Roberts.
Rating *

2. Parking Lot Brawl: Rowdy Roddy Piper vs Golddust
- I don't really understand the motive behind making this type of match. I can't really rate it b/c it's not really a match. Definately had some entertaining moments but entertaining alone doesn't make a good match.

3. Steve Austin vs Savio Vega
- The crowd was pretty much dead throughout this match and I can see why. It was not interesting at all. Austin tried to save this match but just couldn't. These two would have a way better match at the Beware of Dog ppv in May of that year in a strap match. Austin wins the million dollar dream (gee I wonder who taught him that move?)
Rating *

4. Triple H vs Ulimate Warrior
- The warrior made his return after being absent for nearly four years and just couldn't perform at the level he once could. Triple H attacks him before the bell and hits a pedigree but Warrior refuses to sell it. That's strange considering HHH has beating some of the best in the business with that move. Warrior gets jacked up and hits a few clothslines, press slam, and splash for the win. I'm no HHH fan, but I didn't think he deserved to be treated like this. Oh, well Vince made it up to him in the last 6 years.

Rating DUD

5. Diesel (kevin nash) vs Undertaker
- Nash was two months away from leaving the WWE to join WCW and form the NWO but leaves with a decent effort here. This wasn't your typical big men with no moves matches. Pretty cool when Undertaker quickly rised up after two jackknife powerbombs. Taker shows his strength by grabbing Nash by the neck after kicking out of a close pinfall and gets up fast to deliver a chokeslam and the tombstone to seal the deal. Not bad at all.
Rating **

Iron Man Match
6. HBK vs Bret Hart
- I didn't know what to think about a match where two guys fight for an hour. Sometimes, it's hard to get the fans attention after 20 minutes of action but this match delivered and sets the tone for the few later Iron Man Matches after this one. HBK outwrestled Bret for the first 10-15 minutes until Bret aggressively took over. HBK took some sick bumps in this one. The back suplex from the top rope and the backdrop out of the ring was brutual. Another cool part of this match is that you see both men do moves they have never done before. I don't recall Hart using a camel clutch and a belly to belly suplex before or HBK using a fisherman suplex. Again, great match with top notch wrestling that will leave you at the edge of your seat. Of course, noone score a victory in the whole hour so it went in to OT where Michaels took over and used the sweet chin music to become the heavyweight champ for the first time and well deserved. Couldn't been much better.

Rating *****

Overall, the only good match was the main event. The rest of the card was rushed and their was not enough good action. A decent Taker vs Nash match is the other highlight of the show.
Unless, you really want to check out the main event, I would not recommend this tape.

The iron man match at Wrestlemania 12 between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels was a great scientific match.Both men gave it their all and if you notice in the match Shawn who's wrestling style is more of an lucha libre,high flying,acrobatic wrestler like style actually wrestled the match more to Brets style;technician wrestling.An good match w/a lot of memorable moments;Shawn accidentally superkicking Toney Chimel,Bret w/an sleeper hold to Shawn in the middle of the ring,Shawn w/an moonsault off the top rope to the outside on Bret,and Shawn winning the match with two superkicks to Brets face.What a match,which was good wrestling by both men.Well Shawn may have won the match,but Bret will alyways be the best there is,the best there was,and the best there ever will be.This is Kenneth McKay and I will write another review on another match soon.....look out!

1.Yokozuna,Ahmed Johnson & Jake "the snake" Roberts vs Vader,British Bulldog & Owen Hart.
not really a good opener.7/10

2.Hollywood Backlot Brawl:Rowdy Rowdy Piper vs Goldust.
I like the ending part.8/10

3.Steve Austin vs Savio Vega.
not interested in this match.6/10

4.Ultimate Warrior vs Hunter Hearst Helmsly.
It's great to see The Warrior back a while.This match is not long,but cool.I'll give it a high rate.8/10

5.Undertaker vs Diesel.
2nd match of the night.I like seeing 2 tall guys going at each other.10/10

6.WWF Championship Iron Man Match:Bret "the hitman" Hart vs Shawn Michaels.
Match of the night.I think this match is too long to watch so you'll get kinda tired of watching it,even though is a fantastic Main Event.10/10

*****-Classic
****-Memorable
***-Solid
**-barely watchable
*-crap


This WrestleMania is famous for the Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels Iron Man Match, however, I feel that the undercard is underrated

Yokozuna, Jake "The Snake Roberts" & Ahmed Johnson vs.
Vader, The British Bulldog & Owen Hart- This was a good choice for the opener, all six men put in a solid performance ***

Hollywood Backlot Brawl Part 1 Rowdy Roddy Piper vs. Goldust- The first part of this match took place outside of the arena and was basically the first "hardcore" match in WWF/E history, so at the time it was pretty intense, however, time hasn't been kind to this encounter but it is still pretty entertaining ***

Steve Austin vs. Savio Vega- Austin has a solid, but unspectacular WrestleMania debut ***

Ultimate Warrior vs. Triple H- This is a two minute squash match, but it's great to see Hunter get his ass kicked and have the pedigree no-sold ***

Undertaker vs. Diesel- This is a very underrated match. Both men brought there "A" game and put on a memorable performance. It was pretty intense for the time, and I think I even sensed some psycology from the big guyes ****

Baclot Brawl Part 2- although part 2 was mildly entertaining, I could have lived without seeing Goldust stripped down to his undies **1/2

WWF Championship Iron Man Match Bret Hart (Champion) vs. Shawn Michaels- This is one of the most hotley debated matches of the modern era. Some go as far to say that it's the greatest match in WWF/E history, while others were bored by it. While I feel that it's not THE best, I definitally think it's a classic. The only downfall was that it took a while to get going as there were a lot of restholds in the beggining, but the psycology, stamina and athleticism were off the charts. *****

Conclusion- In my opinion this is one of the best WrestleManias ever. It has argubaly the greatest main event in Mania history, and although the undercard didn't produce any classics, I felt it was entertaining and did it's job.

Match 1
6-Man Tag
Vader, British Bulldog, & Owen Hart vs. Yokozuna, Amhed Johnson, & Jake "The Snake" Roberts
-good match. the heel team steal this one
Winners: Vader, British Bulldog, & Owen Hart
8/10

Match 2
Hollywood Backlot Brawl
Part 1
Rowdy Roody Piper vs. Goldust
-what a hardcore match, goldust got the beating of his life. but that goldust got into his stupid car and ran over piper, but piper was okay and got into his car and went after goldust
10/10
(during the rest of the few matches you'll see the cameras on Pipers car going after Goldust)

Match 3
"Million Dollor Champion" Stone Cold Steve Austin with "The Million Dollor Man" Ted DiBiase vs. Savio Vega
-I did not like this match at all, it was boring and the story;ine was stupid.
Winner:Stone Cold Steve Austin
"I'm not even giving a score since this was so boring"

Match 4
"The Return Of The Ultimate Warrior"
HHH vs. Ultimate Warrior
-Throughout of Wrestlemania history you see many legends return to Wrestlemania like Rowdy Roody Piper, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Mick Foley, "HBK" Shawn Michaels, Hulk Hogan, and The Undertaker. And this one was one of the best, Ultimate Warrior beat HHH in just 30 seconds.
Winner: Ultimate Warrior
9.5/10

Match 5
Diseal vs. The Undertaker
-this was also a good match, people say this was not a good big men match but I liked it because undertaker never gave up and keeped on going
Winner: The Undertaker
9/10

Match 6

Hollywood Backlot Brawl
Part 2
Rowdy Roody Piper vs. Goldust
-Finally these two guys get back to the arena and finish this fight of, goldust got some of the upper hand since piper injured his leg from the car run over, piper kicked the living crap out of goldust and made sure goldust woulden't spend the night in bed with marlena
Winner: Rowdy Roody Piper
10/10

Match 7
60 Minute Ironman Match
WWF Championship
"HBK" Shawn Michaels vs. Bret "Hitman" Hart(champion)
-WOW! this was the best match of the 90's (the bret hart vs. stone cold steve austin I Quit match was second best at Wrestlemania XIII) niether man got a pinfall at the end and had to end it in sudden death.
Winner: "HBK" Shawn Michaels
11/10

I'd give this video a 11/10 I higly recccomend this video if you wanna see alot of legends a fatastic matches.

In this exciting PPV event you see.... Stone Cold Steve Austins Wrestlemania Debut The 500 Pound Yokozuna goes up against The 450 pound Vader in a 6 man tag match. See Jake the Snake also. The Undertaker goes up against a man his own size in Diesel. The Backlot brawl between Goldust and Roddy Rowdy Piper see the 2 go all over the place then to the ring where Goldust reveals his Birthday suit. And then sit back relax and watch The Heart Break Kids Boy hood dream come true as he faces the World Wrestling Federation Champion Bret Hart. Also see the Return of the Ultimate Warrior

I haven't been a wrestling fan for more than a year and a half, but I heard great things about HBK and Bret Hart, and the Ironman match for that matter, so I had to buy this video. When I popped it into my VCR, I was amazed. In this spectacle known as Wrestlemania XII, which took place on my 12th birthday, I might add, the late Yokozuna stepped into the ring with Ahmed Johnson and Jake Roberts against British Bulldog, Vader, and Owen Hart (R.I.P.). Austin, back in the day when he was a heel, faced off against Savio Vega. Roddy Piper went nuts in a Hollywood Backlot Brawl that pitted him against Goldust, and was a fight that ended up in the ring after half an hour or so of the two of them chasing each other in their cars (It was funny because footage of Piper's white bronco reminded me of OJ Simpson. This was back in '96, mind you). Diesel and Undertaker beat the hell out of each other in one of 'Taker's best matches, along with HIAC in '97 and '98 (I haven't seen the one against Bossman yet). My man, The Ultimate Warrior makes his triumphant return in a match which made HHH's jaw drop after Warrior got up a split second after a Pedigree. The main event was definitely the best part, though. Hart and Michaels gave it their all in what was a beautiful show of technical wrestling from both men and a battle in which neither man would allow a single decision until after the 60 minute mark. This Wrestlemania is definitely one of the best I've seen, and with the excellent card and a main event that is one of the greatest of all time, I'm surprised the roof didn't blown off of the Arrowhead Pond

This is the greatest iron man match I've ever saw.Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels 60 minute iron man match.These two tore down the house with the greatest wrestling moves Ive ever saw.This is one of the greatest matches of the millenium and if youre a fan of Bret Hart you should definetly get this tape.I rest my case!

This was a great wrestlemania with a classic main event. Below is the match card.

Match 1) Ahmed Johnson, Jake Roberts&Yokozuna vs. Owen Hart, British Bulldog&Vader

Match 2) Hollywood Backlot brawl Roddy Piper vs. Goldust

Match 3) Steve Austin vs. Savio Vega

Match 4) Triple H vs. Utimate Warrior

Match 5) Undertaker vs. Diesel

Match 6) WWE Championship-Iron Man Match Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart

Here are the results with a review and rating

Owen Hart, British Bulldog, & Vader def. Ahmed Johnson, Jake Roberts, & Yokozuna

This was a solid opener, Nothing spectacular, but still a pretty decent six man tag team match. Decent start off for Wrestlemania. The upperhand changes a couple of times, but it comes to an end when Vader hits a big splash on Jake the Snake to get the three. In my mind the wrong team won to open up wrestlemania, but it was overall still a decent opener. Match Rating........... 7

Hollywood Backlot Brawl 1 Roddy Piper vs. Goldust

This was the first part to the first hardcore match in wwf/e history. This was brutal! Piper dominates and bloodies Goldust's head. It went on for awhile, but that just makes it more time to use different weapons. I was wondering what the heck they were thinking when they brought a wooden baseball bat, but they didnt crack eachothers spine or head thankfully. They take it to the streets in their vehicles. Great brawl overall. Match Rating........... 9

Steve Austin def. Savio Vega

Another good match for Wrestlemania, but there couldve been a better ending. Here Steve is known as the ringmaster and the million dollar champion. He's a heel with his mentor Ted Diabese. Savio's main move is a spin kick, which today isnt anything like a finisher, but it was 9 years ago. Austin gets the million dollar dream on Vega after hitting him with the million dollar championship belt while the ref was down. Rating: Overall this match was better than the opener, but not as good as the parking lot brawl. Good midcard match. Match Rating....... 8.5

Ultimate Warrior def. Triple H

This was just a two minute squash. Hunter hits a pedigree on the warrior, and two seconds later, warrior's on his feet. He dominates and wins after hitting a gorilla press followed by a simple splash, which doesnt look like a very powerful move, for the three. Not really a match, but it proves that Warrior is back and that he is no joke! For the return of the Warrior, I should boost the rating. Match Rating.......... 5

Undertaker def. Diesel

This was the second best match of the night, following the main event. Both men fight back and forthfor a while. Diesel almost has the match won but Undertaker fights back. Diesel hits the jacknife powerbomb, but still only gets a two-count. After a long fight, Undertaker hits the tombstone to finally get the 3. One of my favorite matches of the year under the Iron man match next. It was long, filled with nearfalls, huge moves and a match I wont forget anytime soon. Their prematch tape was awesome too! Match rating.......... 10

Hollywood Backlot Brawl 2 Roddy Piper def. Goldust

A pretty good fight, but definately not as good as the first part of the brawl. Only one real weapon is used, but Piper gets his knee hurt, which Goldust works on during the match. This was more of an actuall brawl than a hardcore match. It also had good timing, because if it went on any longer, it would begin to drag on too long. Sick ending with Goldust, but its good to see Piper get the Wrestlemania win. Match Rating............ 7

WWE Championship Iron Man Match Shawn Michaes def. Bret Hart

This was the match of the night, match of the year, and arguably one of the greatest match of all time. 60 full minutes of technical wrestling, highflying moves, and a match that I will never forget in my life. Michaels wins in a sudden death overtime with a sweet chin music super kick to win. A great celebration at the ending. Classic, thats all I need to say. Match Rating............ 10

Overall, Wrestlemania 12 gets a rating of 80.7/100, which means this is a great wrestlemania that is worth your time and your money. Keep it somewhere safe, this Wrestlemania is a classic. This is a must have for any wwe fan!

GREAT CARD WITH AN EXCELLENT MAIN EVENT THE MATCHES INCLUDE: YOKOZUNA & AHMED JOHNSON & JAKE ROBERTS vs. Vader & The British Bulldog & Owen Hart, Roddy Piper vs. Goldust in a Hollywood Backlot Brawl, Steve Austin vs. Savio Vega, The Ultimate Warrior returns to face Hunter Hearst Helmsley, The Undertaker vs. Diesel, and The WWF Title On the Line in a 60 Minute Iron Man Match Between Bret Hart & Shawn Michaels. Buy It.