WWE: The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro - DVD Review

***SYNOPSIS***

WCW was a long-standing rival of WWE and attempted to take the battle to Monday nights with Monday Nitro, a show that competed directly with Monday Night Raw for 6 years, creating a wealth of famous in-ring moments for sports entertainment fans. Now, for the first time ever, the greatest moments and matches in the history of Monday Nitro are collected in The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro, a 3-disc set that captures the best of WCW from the show that almost ended WWE.

DISC ONE

WCW History Lesson

Flyin' Brian Pillman vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
September 4, 1995

Hulk Hogan vs. Big Bubba Rogers
September 4, 1995

"Macho Man" Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan vs. Ric Flair & Arn Anderson
January 8, 1996

"Rome wasn't built in a day."

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match
Sting and Lex Luger vs. The Road Warriors
February 5, 1996

Parking Lot Brawl
Lord Steven Regal vs. Belfast Bruiser
April 29, 1996

Eddie Guerrero vs. Ric Flair
May 20, 1996

Scott Hall Nitro Debut
May 27, 1996

Kevin Nash Nitro Debut
June 10, 1996

Migrating to Hot'Lanta

WCW World Tag Team Championship Triangle Match
Sting & Lex Luger vs. The Steiner Brother vs. Harlem Heat
June 24, 1996

nWo is Taking Over
July 8, 1996

nWo Awoke a Sleeping Giant

The Outsiders attack WCW Superstars
July 29, 1996

Sting & Lex Luger vs. The Outsiders Scott Hall & Kevin Nash
August 12, 1996

nWo takes Over
August 26, 1996

"Sting" attacks Lex Luger
September 9, 1996

The Enigmatic Sting

Sting walks out on Nitro
September 16, 1996

Rowdy Roddy Piper confronts Eric Bischoff
November 18, 1996

Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Dean Malenko
December 30, 1996

DISC TWO

Badda Bang!

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Mark Starr
January 13, 1997

Harvey Schiller suspends Eric Bischoff
March 3, 1997

Sting attacks the nWo
March 17, 1997

The High- Flying Cruiserweights

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Syxx vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.
April 21, 1997

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. Lex Luger
August 4, 1997

Disregard for Tradition & Authority

nWo mocks the Four Horsemen
September 1, 1997

Diamond Dallas Page vs. Buff Bagwell
September 29, 1997

Sting Saves DDP from the nWo
October 27, 1997

Sting vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage
February 2, 1998

Jericho's 1004 Holds
March 30, 1998

Who's Next?

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. Goldberg
July 6, 1998

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match
Kevin Nash & Sting vs. Scott Hall & The Giant
July 20, 1998

Non-Title Match
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Chris Jericho
August 3, 1998

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Juventud Guerrera vs. Billy Kidman
September 14, 1998

Tradition Returns!

Ric Flair Returns to the Four Horsemen
September 14, 1998

WCW United States Championship Match
Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. Diamond Dallas Page
October 26, 1998

Ric Flair vs. Eric Bischoff
December 28, 1998

DISC THREE

Cracks in the Armour

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Kevin Nash vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
January 4, 1999

Goldberg Spears The Hitman
March 29, 1999

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sting vs. Diamond Dallas Page
April 26, 1999

Solidifying a Legacy

Eddie Guerrero vs. Juventud Guerrera
June 21, 1999

Hulk Hogan & Goldberg & Sting vs. Kevin Nash & Sid Vicious & Rick Steiner
August 9, 1999

Billy Kidman vs. Diamond Dallas Page
August 16, 1999

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Bret "Hitman" Hart vs. Goldberg
December 20, 1999

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Kevin Nash vs. Sid Vicious
January 24, 2000

Last Ditch Effort

The Bischoff & Russo Era Begins
April 10, 2000

Steel Cage Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Jeff Jarrett vs. Diamond Dallas Page
April 24, 2000

Tag Team Ladder Match
3 Count vs. Jung Dragons
July 18, 2000

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Booker T. vs. Lance Storm
August 7, 2000

Triple Cage War Games Match for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship
September 4, 2000

Vince McMahon Buys WCW
March 26, 2001

Sting vs. Ric Flair
March 26, 2001

Celebrating WCW

***VIDEO QUALITY***
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro arrives on DVD with a 480i transfer utilized in the aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The majority of the presentation consists of the original television aspect ratio of Nitro with a plated steel filler image on the sides of the image to fill out the screen on HDTVs without sacrificing the original footage and stretching it. Colors were were strong with some light bleeding in the mid 90's footage concerning reds, otherwise the outlandish colors of the "Macho Man" Randy Savage's outfits(R.I.P.) to Stings face paint really stood out. Keep in mind that Nitro was never filmed nor presented in HD so while the image is consistently clean and has decent detail this isn't a tour de force perfomer. The newly filmed segments with DDP on a set exhibited solid black levels and a pleasing color palette. Overall the presentation continues WWE's solid run of work. 8/10

***AUDIO QUALITY***
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo track. This is a crisp and clean track with solid dialogue reproduction. Music cues and crowd effects exhibited decent separation in the front speakers. The match commentary was consistently clear and it was great to hear Bobby "The Brain" Heenan and his quick wit. 7.5/10

OTTERBOX REFLEX Series Case for iPhone 4 - Review

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Compatibility:

* Apple iPhone 4 (all carriers)
* Does not fit iPhone 4 in WHITE


Features:

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* Slick exterior
* Easy snap-off access for docking
* Button actuators


Material:

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* Single layer dual density material (polycarbonate molded with TPE rubber)


Environmental Protection:

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