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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Match Listing, August 23, 2006
Credit to the Observer,
-The Pillman DVD will be a 95 minute documentary on his career in football, Stampede Wrestling, Hollywood Blonds, Four Horseman, ECW, car accident Hart Foundation and more. The match list is:
-Bruce Hart & Brian Pillman vs. Midnight Cowboys 4/23/88 for International tag team titles
-Pillman vs. Lex Luger 10/28/89 Halloween Havoc
-Pillman & Tom Zenk vs. Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin 2/12/90
-Pillman & Austin doing "A Flare for the Old" segment on WCW TV
-War Games 1991 with Pillman & Sting & Steiners vs. Four Horsemen
-Pillman vs. Ricky Morton 10/27/91
-Pillman & El Gigante vs. Barry Windham & Arn Anderson 6/12/91 loser leaves town match to lead to the Yellow Dog angle
-Pillman & Windham vs. Johnny Gunn & Zenk 12/26/92
-Pillman & Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas 5/23/93
-WCW Thundercage with Pillman & Sting & Dustin Rhodes vs. Paul Orndorff & Austin & rick Rude
-Pillman vs. Jushin Liger from the first mach of the very first episode of Nitro
-Pillman vs. Dean Malenko 1/22/96 Nitro
-Pillman vs. Eddie Guerrero 1/23/96 Clash of Champions (where Pillmans scared Bobby Heenan half to death)
-Pillman vs. Austin 6/16/97 Raw
-7/6/97 Calgary Stampede Hart Foundation vs. Austin & Shamrock & LOD & Goldust (I can tell you from talking to Pillman right after this match ended that this match was the personal highlight of his career)
-Pillman vs. Goldust 9/7/97
-Pillman vs. Liger 2/22/92 SuperBrawl from Milwaukee
These are the dates WWE has listed. I know off the top of my head the SuperBrawl was 2/29/92 so others may be off as well
judging by listing this is the greatest WWE dvd of all time IMO
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's about time, August 13, 2006
As great of a tragedy as the untimely death of Brian Pillman was, the greater tragedy has been the complete ignoring of his existence by the WWE for the last 9 years. Pillman's death came at a particularly bad time for the wrestling world, as it's booming popularity had placed the companies (WWF and WCW) under a media microscope. In a way I believe McMahon resented Pillman for that. However, it was difficult to feel bad for McMahon at the time. One night after the death of the "Loose Cannon", Vince interviewed the recently widowed Mrs. Pillman in what seemed like a very disturbing attempt at grabbing some of those all important ratings. For the next couple of weeks a beautiful video montage that was voiced over by Brian's close friend Jim Ross was shown. And then it was over, and Brian was never mentioned again. I have been watching wrestling since that time and I can honestly say that I don't believe I have heard Brian's name mentioned more than maybe once (perhaps in the Raw Tenth Anniversary tribute video?). For whatever reason his legacy was erased, and his name forgotten.
Nine years later the WWE is releasing a double dvd set dedicated to the life of a man who was consistently and undoubtebly ahead of his time. Prior to what should have been a career ending motorcycle accident, Pillman was one of the best performers in the business. His matches constantly stole the show, and his good looks made him a hit with the female audience. Incredibly, Brian Pillman became one of the greatest heel's in the business, and along with Steve Austin formed "The Hollywood Blondes". The two made the mistake of getting over in WCW, and were de-pushed. Brian however was not done. What followed was a phenomenal heel run with the Horseman, and a worked shoot feud with Kevin Sullivan that was clearly way ahead of it's time ("I quit booker man"). What happened next will without a doubt be the most enchanting aspect of the dvd. Pillman played Eric Bischoff into letting him out of his contract, and started a bidding war between three companies that made him the hottest free agent in the wrestling world. A motorcycle accident that happened shortly after his signing with the WWF would destroy his ankle and take away the majority of his wrestling ability. Pillman was able to compensate for this by going full blown into his loose cannon persona, to the point where even the boys in the back didn't know whether or not he was really crazy. The truth is Brian Pillman was a father, a husband and one of the greatest entertainers in the history of wrestling. He survived multiple throat operations as a child, and overcame numerous injuries that would have stopped any other man from achieving his dreams.
Matches included have now been released as
-Bruce Hart & Brian Pillman vs. Midnight Cowboys 4/23/88
-Pillman vs. Lex Luger 10/28/89 Halloween Havoc
-Pillman & Tom Zenk vs. Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin 2/12/90
-Pillman & Austin segment from WCW
-War Games 1991 with Pillman & Sting & Steiners vs. Four Horsemen (Pillman takes a Vicious beating from Sid)
-Pillman vs. Ricky Morton 10/27/91
-Pillman & El Gigante vs. Barry Windham & Arn Anderson 6/12/91 loser leaves town match
-Pillman vs. Liger 2/22/92 SuperBrawl
-Pillman & Windham vs. Johnny Gunn & Zenk 12/26/92
-Pillman & Austin vs. Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas 5/23/93
-WCW Thundercage with Pillman & Sting & Dustin Rhodes vs. Paul Orndorff & Austin & Rick Rude
-Pillman vs. Jushin Liger 1st Nitro
-Pillman vs. Dean Malenko 1/22/96 Nitro
-Pillman vs. Eddie Guerrero 1/23/96 Clash of Champions
-Pillman vs. Austin 6/16/97 Raw
-7/6/97 Calgary Stampede Hart Foundation vs. Austin & Shamrock & LOD & Goldust
-Pillman vs. Goldust 9/7/97
Other things to look forward to: Brian's ECW "invasion", His legendary exit from WCW, his motorcycle accident, the legendary gun incident with Stone Cold Steve Austin from an incredibly surreal Raw back in 96', his run as a member of the Hart Foundation , his hilarious feud with Goldust and much much more.
Rest in Peace Brian, hopefully after the release of this dvd you will take your rightful place in wrestling history, and live forever.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
OVERLOOKED INNOVATOR FINALLY GETS HIS DUE, October 18, 2006
Brian Pillman was one of my favorite wrestlers since I first saw him in 1991 on WCW Pro(I think it was called). He was still the high flying fan favorite then and was about to win the new WCW Cruserweight championship. Little did I know what was in store for this man nor what he had already done in his life. I wont recap all of that, the dvd does that just fine.
Disc 1 is a great overview. To be honest, the reverence in which I hold Brian had me very scared that they would drop the ball on this dvd. This was not the case. We have interviews from Brian's family, friends, children and his widow. We also have new interviews with many superstars who came up with Brian. The extra matches and promos are very cool and offer great bonuses to a man who created a character way ahead of its time. The matches are some of Brian's best or at the very least show him at a particular time frame. Ending the DVD with the epic Liger vs Pillman match from SuperBrawl 2 shows that there was a lot of actual thought put into this dvd. That match set a high benchmark of greatness on that card and for high flying matches to come.
One thing I would have like to have seen more of on here is more promos. ALl the ECW promos would have been fantastic in their entirety. I mean, Pillman wrestling a pencil, being "stripped" of his constitutional rights, the incident onthe first night at the ECW arena. And how about more of the Loose Cannon/Ticking time bomb stuff from WCW and WWE(F). The prayer for Bret he lead in the ring with Owen and Davey Boy comes to mind as a classic Pillman moment. It always seemed so ironic to me that Brian died right before the whole "Attitude" era really took off. He would have fit in so well. He had already been doing it for years prior.
I reccomend this DVD to any wrestling fan. In his own way Brian is too often forgotten about and this tribute is a great way to introduce people to this unique and courageous man.
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