It's a timeless debate for sports entertainment fans everywhere. Who is the greatest of all time? Better yet, what superstars make up your top 10, or if you are a real student of history, 20, 40, or 50? The debates and cross-generational comparisons can go on forever, as fans compare Stone Cold to the Hulkster, Ric Flair to Shawn Michaels, this generation s giant (Big Show) to the all-time Giant (Andre), or ask whether John Cena and Randy Orton have already done enough to cement a permanent legacy in this industry. Now, with the 50 Greatest Superstars in WWE History fans can enjoy the first-ever countdown of the biggest superstars in history, complete with highlights of the top 50, commentary from today s WWE Superstars explaining their choices, and more. Contents of the 3-disc Set include:
**DISC ONE**
Top 50 Superstars Countdown Feature
This will contain video profiles of the Top 50 Superstars, as revealed last week.
**DISC TWO**
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Lou Thesz vs Argentina Rocca
Buffalo, NY
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Jack Briscoe vs Dory Funk Jr.
Championship Wrestling from Florida
Women's Championship Match
The Fabulous Moolah vs Susan Green
Madison Square Garden - June 16, 1975
Gorilla Monsoon vs Muhammad Ali
Philadelphia, PA - June 2, 1976
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Harley Race vs Terry Funk
Championship Wrestling from Florida - February 6, 1977
Boxing Match
Gorilla Monsoon vs Andre The Giant
Puerto Rico - September 23, 1977
WWE Championship Match
"Superstar" Billy Graham vs "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
Madison Square Garden - September 26, 1977
WWE Championship Match
The Iron Sheik vs Hulk Hogan
Madison Square Garden - December 28, 1984
Six Man Tag Team Elimination Match
Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Rowdy Roddy Piper & Junkyard Dog vs Randy "Macho Man" Savage, "The King" Harley Race & Adrian Adonis
Madison Square Garden - February 23, 1987
"Ravishing" Rick Rude vs Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
Madison Square Garden - December 26, 1987
AWA Heavyweight Championship
Jerry "The King" Lawler vs "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig
AWA - August 13, 1988
No Disqualification Match - Virgil Barred from Ringside
Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
Madison Square Garden - December 28, 1989
**DISC THREE**
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair vs Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Saskatoon, CN - October 12, 1992
The Rock vs Mankind
Halftime Heat - January 31, 1999
Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs The Rock vs Undertaker vs Kurt Angle
Smackdown - December 7, 2000
Undertaker, Kane, Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy vs Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Edge & Christian
Raw - April 23, 2001
Edge & Triple H vs Kurt Angle & Chris Jericho
Smackdown - May 16, 2002
Eddie Guerrero vs Big Show
Smackdown - April 15, 2004
Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Kurt Angle vs Rey Mysterio vs Randy Orton
WrestleMania 22 - April 2, 2006
John Cena & Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker & Batistia
No Way Out - February 18, 2007
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Edge vs Undertaker
WrestleMania XXIV - March 30, 2008
With the voting being done by current WWE wrestlers and agents the final position of several legends are definitely placed in some controversial spots on the top 50 overall list. I didn't list the full list that was leaked a couple weeks ago so readers that don't want this release spoiled with their mind already made up whether they don't agree with who was chosen. The first disc is one full length feature that is hosted ESPN Sportscenter style by Todd Grisham. The top 50 are counted down with each Superstar getting on average a 3 minute career highlight reel with old and new comments spliced in between the footage and sometimes narrated over the action on screen. Some of the more notable wrestlers that were filmed for their thoughts include John Cena, The Miz, Arn Anderson, JJ Dillon, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Ken Patera (only briefly though), and Ted Dibiase.
The matches that are were selected for Disc 2 and 3 are a nice selection and include some matches I don't recall seeing on previous releases. Some of the best are the mid to late 80's matches from Madison Square Garden. I will be back to update my personal thoughts on the position that some Superstars were voted into after the set is officially released on December 14th. Overall score 8/10
WWE has made this release 16:9 anamorphic compatible. First off the colors were really solid , newer footage that was shot in HD looks great with striking primary colors. The recently shot interviews are the best for natural fleshtones and image detail. Vintage footage is shown in it's original aspect ratio with some WWE Universe type bars on the right and left of the picture to fill the screen. Vintage footage is mixed but anything from the mid 80's up looked very sharp. Black levels were consistently rock solid throughout. 8/10
Audio is presented in Dolby Digital. Dialogue was crystal clear throughout. The only time sound was muffled was during the Lou Thesz match on Disc 2. The always stellar video highlight packages WWE puts together sound great with either the wrestlers them music or another well chosen score accompanying the footage. Overall a good performer.7.5/10
