Showing posts with label Randy Orton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Randy Orton. Show all posts
January 20, 2012
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August 16, 2011
WWE Randy Orton: The Evolution Of A Predator - DVD Review
***SYNOPSIS***
*DISC ONE*
I Am Randy Orton
The Road to WrestleMania Begins
Preparing for the Chamber
Embarking on a Path of Destiny
Training Days
The Elimination Chamber
Facing the Media
The Next Diamond
Signs of Trouble
Dealing with Injuries
The Legend Killer
The Man of Destiny
Punked Out
Coming Home
A Hard Lesson to Learn
Evening the Odds
The Mecca
The Price and Reward of WrestleMania
Making a Difference
Dark Days
Madison Square Melee
Randy's Redemption
Axxess to the Apex Predator
Legacy
The Day Has Arrived...
I Won't Be Your Hero
The Evolution of Randy Orton
*DISC TWO*
Randy Orton vs. Slick Robbie D
OVW Christmas Chaos - January 31, 2001
Randy Orton vs. Hardcore Holly
SmackDown - April 25, 2002
Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels
Unforgiven - September 21, 2003
Intercontinental Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Rob Van Dam
Armageddon - December 14, 2003
Handicap Tag Team Match
Randy Orton, Ric Flair & Batista vs. The Rock & Mick Foley
WrestleMania 20 - March 14, 2004
Hardcore Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley
Backlash - April 18, 2004
Intercontinental Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge
Vengeance - July 11, 2004
Handicap Casket Match
Randy Orton & "Cowboy" Bob Orton vs. The Undertaker
No Mercy - October 9, 2005
*DISC THREE*
Randy Orton vs. Kurt Angle
Vengeance - June 25, 2006
Legend Killer vs. WWE Legend
Randy Orton vs. Hulk Hogan
SummerSlam - August 20, 2006
Texas Bull Rope Match
Randy Orton vs. Dusty Rhodes
The Great American Bash - July 22, 2007
Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs. John Cena
WrestleMania 24 - March 30, 2008
"I Quit" Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs. John Cena
Breaking Point - September 13, 2009
Hell in a Cell Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Orton vs. Sheamus
Hell in a Cell - October 3, 2010
Randy Orton vs. CM Punk
WrestleMania 27 - April 3, 2011
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Christian
SmackDown - May 6, 2011
The main feature on Disc 1 runs at 1hr and 30min. This was one of my most anticipated releases and I wasn't disappointed. It all starts at Elimination Chamber 2011 where we see Randy being candidly followed into the back stage area and locker room. From there the doc follows this path all the way to WrestleMania XXVII with some great insight and reflection of his career so far.
One of the highlights is seeing the great family man he has matured into when he has a home show in St. Louis. We are given a glimpse into their home life with his adorable little girl and his beautiful wife. Harley Race is seen near catering at the arena and is so sweet with Randy's daughter. John Cena jokes that he got his food all ready for him. Randy and his Wife speak openly about his drug addiction and how it almost claimed his life and it by the end of this feature you will be proud of the man he has become by focusing on his family and how he now channels his rage into his "Viper" character instead of lashing out at people who care about him.
HHH, John Cena, Batista, Edge, Cowboy Bob Orton, The Miz, and several more superstars are both praising but bluntly truthful , the best Cena calling the old Orton "a Dick and and an asshole". HHH speaks on them bringing him into Evolution and seeing a once in lifetime talent. He also reflects on Randys cockiness and addictions. It first of all was great there was no Matt Striker or Michael Cole anywhere to be seen, and to here people be so candid for once instead of just glowing praise was refreshing. I won't speak anymore on this well made documentary and let you see for yourself, you will not regret purchasing this set. 9/10
Evolution Of A Predator arrives on DVD with a 480p transfer in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The main feature is a superbly edited feature and there were no major signs of compression or edge enhancement.Interspersed between the main feature on Disc 1 are new interviews and they are pretty much perfect with deep blacks, rich color saturation, and superb facial details. The matches are presented in their original aspect ratios of 1.33:1 and more current ones in 1.78:1. There is a static image on the sides for the early matches to fill out the image on your HDTV. The content overall is crisp and clean with great color balance and strong black levels. This is a solid presentation that I'm sure will look even better on Blu-ray. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. While this is a 5.1 track it is for the most part very front heavy. The front channels exhibit some decent stereo separation and there was some subtle crowd din in the rear channels. The commentary on the matches was crisp and clean. Narration on the main feature was perfect, as was the newly shot interview footage. 7/10
August 14, 2011
WWE: Money In The Bank 2011 - DVD Review
For years, the Money in the Bank match was a highlight of WrestleMania, with each of the six winners going on to successfully cash in their opportunities and win World Championships. Last year, the popular match headlined its own WWE pay-per-view event, and two spectacular matches led to two more successful title reigns, including the Miz seizing on his momentum at last year's event to become the most must-see WWE Champion in history. So the stakes are incredibly high for the Superstars of Raw and SmackDown look to climb the ladder of success at Money in the Bank 2011. Now, you can own the DVD!
Smackdown Money In The Bank Ladder Match
Daniel Bryan vs. Wade Barrett vs. Sin Cara vs. Sheamus vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Heath Slater vs. Justin Gabriel vs. Kane
WWE Divas Championship Match
Kelly Kelly vs. Brie Bella
Mark Henry vs. The Big Show
Raw Money In The Bank Ladder Match
The Miz vs. Alex Riley vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Evan Bourne vs. R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger
World Heavyweight Championship Match (If Orton is disqualified Christian wins title)
Randy Orton vs. Christian
WWE Championship
CM Punk vs. John Cena
Money In The Bank 2011 arrives on DVD with a 480p transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. Black levels are good with solid contrast. Colors were great with nice saturation and no bleeding. Detail was solid but there was softness in the image the first 20 minutes due to Kanes' pyro making the ring and arena presented in a haze. There were some minor compression artifacts during ring entrances but nothing obtrusive. A solid performer, but it is a shame that the best PPV in quite some time doesn't get a Blu-ray release. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Entrance music was the highlight with good dynamics and some solid bass performance. Commentary was crisp and clean throughout the show. Surround channels were used for atmospheric crowd din, which comes across well with the lively Chicago crowd. 7.5/10
August 11, 2011
EXCLUSIVE PRE-RELEASE VIDEO WWE: Randy Orton Evolution of a Predator 3-Disc DVD
Here is my exclusive video preview of the package contents for the September 6, 2011 release of WWE: Randy Orton Evolution of a Predator 3-Disc DVD set.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE PRE-RELEASE PHOTOS WWE: Randy Orton Evolution of a Predator 3-Disc DVD
Good afternoon everyone. I just got in WWE: Randy Orton Evolution of a Predator 3 -Disc DVD set to release on September 6, 2011. WWE has been random in their choice of listing DVD Disc content or not, but thankfully this time we have full content listing on the left panel of the set. This is some of the nicest packaging in quite awhile, the front cover has a ton of embossing and even the individual snake bones are embossed. Nice work on this set. Review to follow shortly.
August 8, 2011
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREVIEW WWE: OMG Top 50 Incidents In WWE HistoryDVD
Here is my exclusive video preview of the package contents for the August 23rd release of WWE: OMG The Top 50 Incidents In WWE History 3-Disc DVD set.
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK PHOTOS WWE: OMG The Top 50 Incidents in WWE HistoryDVD
Hello all. I just got in WWE: OMG The Top 50 Incidents In WWE History 3 -Disc DVD set to release on August 23, 2011. WWE doses not have content listing on the first left flap of the fold out case this time.UGH!(see photo below).
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK PHOTOS WWE: Money In The Bank 2011 DVD
Hello all. I just got in WWE: Money In The Bank 2011 DVD set to release on August 16, 2011. This is without a doubt the best PPV that WWE booked in several years and the crowd in Chicago makes this worth the purchase alone. I'll review the DVD of CM Punks' biggest night of his career in full detail by tomorrow night.
July 21, 2011
WORLD EXCLUSIVE WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century - DVD Review
DISC 1
Signature Open
Ground Breaking Superstars
Chris Jericho
Edge
Triple H
JBL
Kane
Kurt Angle
The Rock
Randy Orton
Brock Lesnar
Decade of the Divas
Jeff Hardy
Big Show
Eddie Guerrero
Shawn Michaels
Booker T
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Undertaker
Rey Mysterio
Batista
John Cena
DISC 2
WCW Championship Match
Booker T vs. The Rock
SummerSlam August 19, 2001
Intercontinental Championship Match
Chris Jericho vs. Rob Van Dam
Raw September 16, 2002
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Triple H vs. Kane
Raw June 23, 2003
60 Minute Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar
SmackDown September 18, 2003
WWE Championship Match
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
SmackDown March 18, 2004
DISC 3
Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Championship
JBL vs. The Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Booker T
Armageddon December 12, 2004
Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
JBL vs. Big Show vs. Kurt Angle
Royal Rumble January 30, 2005
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Triple H vs. Edge
Raw February 7, 2005
Women's Championship Match
Lita vs. Trish Stratus
Unforgiven September 17, 2006
Triple Threat Match - Winner Faces John Cena For The WWE Championship At WrestleMania 23
Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge
Raw February 5, 2007
8 -Man Tag Team Match
John Cena & Batista & Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton & Edge & Mr. Kennedy & MVP
Raw February 15, 2007
World Heavyweight Championship Match
Batista vs. The Undertaker
WrestleMania 23 April 1, 2007
The main feature on Disc 1 runs just a little under 1hr and 40min. So that breaks down to about 5 minutes per Superstar and turns into nothing more than a fun highlight reel of the first decade of the new millennium. The voice over narration was good but admittedly a little annoying at the start with generic guitar riffs playing in the background. My personal favorite segments was Kurt Angle which shows why he was one the all time greats and why it is such a sad state of affairs to see him on Impact now. Hopefully one day he can clear his head and make one last run in the WWE. Of course Brock Lesnar is put over huge and is the recipient of some of the best superlatives from the interview participants.
The interview participants include The Miz, Alex Riley, Arn Anderson, Santino Marella, John Cena, Josh Mathews, and Matt Striker. The Miz comes across the best as you can see how much this business means to him and how much he truly loved watching these certain competitors. Disc 2 & 3 have a good selection of matches with the absolute highlight of the whole set being the full 60 minute Iron Match between Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar. Another highlight would be a WWE Championship match from Smackdown with Eddie Guererro vs. Rey Mysterio, what a great match this was. It even includes Paul Heyman's promo after the match. I also highly enjoyed seeing the hard work Batista and The undertaker put into their match for WrestleMania 23.
While not the most substantial 3-Disc collection WWE has released, this is a good effort overall and includes a couple 4 star matches for the ages. 8/10
WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century arrives on DVD with a 480p transfer in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1. This is a solid that for the most part consists of the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio of the vintage matches and footage with a colored background on the sides of the image to fill out the screen on HDTVs without sacrificing the original footage and stretching it. Early footage was better than expected with good color saturation and nice contrast. Detail was an improvement over 80's footage from the past couple WWE releases. Interspersed between the main feature on Disc 1 are new interviews and they are pretty much perfect with deep blacks, rich color saturation, and superb facial details. A visually pleasing release. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. While this is a 5.1 track it is for the most part very front heavy. The front channels exhibit some decent stereo separation and there was some subtle crowd din in the rear channels. The mid 00's matches exhibited crisp and clean commentary and good bleeding of the entrance music. Narration on the main feature was crisp and clean as were the newly shot interviews. 7/10
July 19, 2011
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011 - DVD Review
United States Championship Match - Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler
R-Truth arrives at the arena
Todd Grisham interviews The Miz
Alex Riley vs. The Miz
Sgt. Slaughter welcomes President Obama
The Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio
R-Truth wants his picture with the WWE Championship
Matt Striker interviews Wade Barrett
Intercontinental Championship Match - Wade Barrett vs. Ezekiel Jackson
President Obama meets Beth Phoenix, Santino Marella & Kelly Kelly
Josh Mathews interviews CM Punk
Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk
World Heavyweight Championship Match - Randy Orton vs. Christian
Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger
President Obama addresses the WWE Universe
WWE Championship Match - John Cena vs. R-Truth
Capitol Punishment2011 arrives on DVD with a 480p transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. This is a bright and colorful presentation. Primary colors are well saturated. Detail was good and the crowd was easily viewable. There were some light compression artifacts during ring entrances. Overall another consistently strong release. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. The best part of the presentation is the entrance music which is provide with some decent bass. The commentary was crisp and clean throughout. Surround channels are mostly used for atmospheric crowd din and light bleeding of the theme music. 7/10
* Josh Mathews interviews Christian
July 5, 2011
EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK PHOTOS - WWE: Rey Mysterio The Life of a Masked Man 3-Disc DVD
I just got in WWE: Rey Mysterio The Life of a Masked Man 3 -Disc DVD set to release on July 12, 2011. WWE has actually added full content listing ont the first left flap of the fold out case (see photo below). I'll be back with my review shortly.
March 14, 2011
Exclusive WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 - DVD Review
Six superstars vie for ultimate supremacy inside an unforgiving steel structure. At stake is a world championship and a date with the main event at WrestleMania. Six Raw superstars will battle in the elimination chamber for the WWE Championship and six of SmackDown s best will fight for the World Heavyweight Championship. In addition, other singles and tag team matches will have long-term ramifications on WrestleMania 27.
This was without a doubt one of the best PPV shows in at least a year. The main events as well as the under card were well worked and exciting matches. John Morrison once again displayed athleticism that most mortals can only dream about. Trish Stratus gets a great reaction for her return and then proceeds to foul it with a so so promo and wearing high heels she was very clumsy.
Alberto Del Rio was excellent in his opening match with Kofi Kingston and shows why he is a deserving #1 contender at WrestleMania XXVII. Jerry "The King" Lawler and The Miz had the crowd eating out of their hand by the end of their well paced and exciting match. The fans in attendance started believing that Lawler may actually win his first WWE Cahmpionship, but alas it wasn't meant to be and now he is working in a superb program with Michael Cole. The Smackdown and Raw chamber matches took their place among the best ever in that monstrosity of steel and torture. All the top stars had their working shoes on for this evening and this is a worthy follow up to the highly anticipated "Super Bowl of Wrestling". Here is the full match listing:
Alberto Del Rio vs. Kofi Kingston
Edge (c) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Wade Barrett vs. The Big Show vs. Kane vs. Drew McIntyre - (World Heavyweight Championship Smackdown Elimination Chamber Match)
Santino Marella (c) & Vladimir Kozlov (c) vs. Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel - (World Tag Team Championship Match)
The Miz (c) w/ Alex Riley vs. Jerry "the King" Lawler - (WWE Championship Match)
John Cena vs. John Morrison vs. R-Truth vs. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. CM Punk - (Raw Chamber Match to determine the # 1 Contendor for WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXVII)
Elimination Chamber 2011 arrives on DVD with a 480i transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. This is a bright and colorful presentation. Primary colors are well saturated. Detail was good and the crowd was easily viewable. There were some light compression artifacts during ring entrances. Overall a consistently strong release. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. The best part of the presentation is the entrance music which is provide with some decent bass. The commentary was crisp and clean throughout. Surround channels are mostly used for atmospheric crowd din and light bleeding of the theme music. 7/10
* The Rock & John Cena RAW February 21, 2011 - Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks you've seen this all time great promo and as you know it is pure GOLD
March 10, 2011
EXCLUSIVE FIRST REVIEW - WWE The True Story of WrestleMania 3-Disc DVD
DISC ONE - Main Feature
The Beginning
WrestleMania is Born
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles
Bigger, Better, Badder
Influencing a Generation
Battle of the Billionaires
Atlantic City Hotspot
O’ Canada
Hulkamania is WrestleMania
Emotionally Charged
Dream Match…Not a Reality
World’s Largest Toga Party
Back on Broadway
Axxess
Hall of Fame
New Generation
Baddest Man on the Planet
Celebrities
To the New Millennium
Seismic Shift
Mr. WrestleMania
The Crowd Effect
Living Out a Dream
The Music of Mania
Citrus Bowl
Preparing for the Moment
Greatest Match Ever?
Undefeated
The Legacy
DISC TWO
Hulk Hogan & Mr. T vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper & Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff
WrestleMania, 31st March, 1985
WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Randy "Macho Man" Savage vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
WrestleMania III, 29th March, 1987
WWE Championship Match
Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant
WrestleMania III, 29th March, 1987
Retirement Match
The Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage
WrestleMania VII, 24th March, 1991
Ladder Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Razor Ramon vs. Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania X, 20th March, 1994
DISC THREE
WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
WrestleMania XIV, 29th March, 1998
WWE Tag Team Championship – Triangle Ladder Match
The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Edge / Christian
WrestleMania 2000, 2nd April, 2000
Street Fight
Shane McMahon vs. Vince McMahon
WrestleMania X-Seven, 1st April, 2001
The Rock vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
WrestleMania X-8, 17th March, 2002
WWE Championship Match
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar
WrestleMania XIX, 30th March, 2003
WWE Championship Match
John Cena vs. Triple H
WrestleMania 22, 2nd April, 2006
The True Story of WrestleMania has been one of the most anticipated releases for the first quarter of the new year. While I enjoyed the Main Feature on Disc 1 (Running Time 2hrs1min12sec) after all is said and done we still don;t have a definitive look at WrestleMania. Things start off really good discussing the territories and a young, aggressive Vince McMahon wanting to expand his fathers company into the mainstream of America. I & II are discussed in great detail and even has insight from the Warner Theater owner that was one of the participating theaters to show via closed captioning the early WrestleManias. They really put over Hulk Hogan and it was nice to see them show their appreciation and realize that from the very first stages that the biggest event of the year would not have lasted without Hulk or vice versa. The documentary runs in linear fashion from I-III but then flips to XXIII to discuss Donald Trumps involvement in the Hair vs. Hair Match then goes back into IV and V hailing from Trump at Atlantic City. From that point on things run non linear which hurts the presentation overall.
What is one of the most glaring flaws is the complete glossing over several years of shows with nary a discussion of the matches that I'm sure fans would have appreciated more insight and feelings. Make no mistake this is the WWE version of history as they still insist that III held 93,173 patrons and VII was moved to a smaller venue due to security concerns during the Iraq war, when it was really because of poor ticket sales and waning interest. They are quite frank though with the fact that the preview matches at house shows between Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair just weren't catching on with fans after years of build up and that was the main reason for making two main events at VIII, with "Macho Man" Randy Savage taking Hogans spot against Flair.
The absolute highlight is an all too brief fly on the wall look at WrestleMania IX including a dancing Vince at the Gorilla position when Shawn Michaels heads out for his match. It is a candid peek behind the curtain for what is regarded among the worst WrestleManias ever. There are quick little clips of behind the scenes footage from other years but usually there is no audio as there is narration or an interviewee speaking. There are interview segments from Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, HHH, John Cena, Shawn Michaels, Sheamus, The Big Show, Ricky "The Dragon: Steamboat, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Gene Okerlund, Stu Staks - Pro Wreslting Illustrated Publisher, Jerry "The King" Lawlwer, The Rock, William "Refrigerator" Perry, Dick Ebersol, Howard Finkel, Jerry Brisco, Donald Trump, Sgt. Slaughter, and "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase. I would say this is a definite recommend to fans still but just go in not expecting an extremely open look that we were hoping for. 7.5/10
The True Story of WrestleMania arrives on DVD with a 480I transfer utilizing in the aspect ratio of 1.78:1. The main feature includes newly shot interview segments that are interspersed with a ton of vintage footage that has been stretched to fill the screen. Despite not using original aspect for the 80's and 90's footage the quality is still very good. The new and recent scenes are abound with crisp, bold colors and strong black levels. Detail was good on clothing textures and close up shots of the rings or crowd. Vintage footage was a little soft in some spots but was always pleasing with nice color saturation coming from some of the more colorful individuals and style choices of those days.
Disc 2 & 3 contain the matches and are presented in an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 with the matches presented with a starry background on both sides of the image to fill out the screen on HDTVs without sacrificing the original footage and stretching it. Colors were were consistently good with deep reds and sky blues being the best. Overall the presentation continues WWE's solid run of work. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 5.1 track on Disc 1, while Disc 2 & 3 hare presented with Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo tracks. These are crisp and clean tracks with solid dialogue reproduction. Music cues and crowd din lightly bleed to the surrounds on Disc 1. Disc 2 & 3 had decent stereo separation and the match commentary was crisp and clean. 7.5/10
February 25, 2011
WORLD EXCLUSIVE - WWE Royal Rumble 2011 DVD Review
It's the dream of every superstar to headline WrestleMania. For one man out of 40, the dream becomes reality at the Royal Rumble. Whoever outlasts 39 other competitors earns himself a championship match at WrestleMania 27. The superstars of Raw and Smackdown, including past winners Randy Orton, John Cena, Edge, and Rey Mysterio, and superstars looking to add this win to their resume, including Wade Barrett, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus, John Morrison, The Miz, Mark Henry (and more) will do everything to overpower and outlast the competition as the Road to WrestleMania 27 begins at the Royal Rumble.
I enjoyed this years show quite a bit. It had some solid wrestling action, surprise returns, and saw a new main event talent emerge. Below are my thoughts for each match:
World Heavyweight Championship Match - Edge vs Dolph Ziggler w/ Vickie Guerrero
This was a strong match to open the PPV. Dolph and Edge both worked at a steady pace that built to where the finish they had the crowd fully into it with the belief that Ziggler might actually pull out the win. Vickie of course interferes and she was Gold. Winner (Edge
WWE Championship Match - The Miz w/ Alex Riley vs. Randy Orton
This was a well fought match but wasn't there best head to head contest. There was a lot of interference from the New Nexus and Alex Riley. Miz got the pin after CM Punk slid out from under the ring and hot the GTS on Orton and laid Miz on top to retain. Winner (The Miz)
Divas Title Match - Natalya vs. Michelle McCool vs. Layla vs. Eve
The less said about this horrible match the better. It is a shame that this is what represents the Womens division now. My best opinion of this match is press skip on your remote. Winner (Eve)
40 Man Royal Rumble Match
CM Punk and Daniel Bryan started the biggest Royal Match in history. For a brief 90 seconds I was admittedly marking out for this and then came the usual jobbers that help fill out the roster. Punk was my favorite to win even though he was entrant #1. Fans were treated to a breathtaking display of athleticism from John Morrison that to describe doesn't do it justice, just watch for it. The surprise returns were Booker T and Diesel , they both received HUGE pops from the crowd. Unfortunately they were both promptly eliminated.
I felt the worst part of the match was about a 7 minute segment where John Cena and Hornswoggle teamed up and eliminated quite a few entrants with some terrible unfunny comedy and crowd pandering thrown in. Thankfully the match got back on track later and as stated a new main event talent was made when Alberto Del Rio outlasted Randy Orton, John Cena, and Wade Barret in the final four. There was a fun end when Santino who wasn't eliminated came back into the ring and the crowd was going crazy thinking he was going to actually win but Del Rio countered a move and is going to Wrestlemania 27 to challenge for whatever Championship he desires. Winner (Alberto Del Rio)
Royal Rumble 2011 arrives on DVD with a 480i transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. This is a very colorful and clean presentation. Primary colors are well saturated. Detail was good and the crowd was easily viewable. There were some light compression artifacts during ring entrances. Overall a consistently strong release. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. The best part of the presentation is the entrance music which is provide with some decent bass. The commentary was crisp and clean bit found it a little too loud in the mix sometimes. Surrounds are mostly used for atmospheric crowd din. 7/10
* Todd Grisham Interviews Eve - What is she doing in WWE still?
* Alberto Del Rio's Royal Rumble Celebration - This is from the following nights Raw and Del Rio is GOLD here. "But you already knew that"
January 24, 2011
WWE Raw: The Best of 2010 - DVD Review
Raw continues to roll on through 2010 as it saw the departure of Shawn Michaels, the shocking takeover by the Nexus, the ascension of Randy Orton, a new anonymous general manager, and so much more. Now fans can relive their favorite matches and moments with Raw: The Best of 2010. This 3-Disc DVD release will include more than 8 hours of the best of Raw. Below is the full content listing for each disc:
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
January Highlights
Bret “Hit Man” Hart Returns to RAW
4th January, 2010
Unified Tag Team Championship Match
D-Generation X vs. JeriShow
4th January, 2010
John Cena vs. Sheamus
25th January, 2010
February Highlights
Sheamus vs. Christian
8th February, 2010
Triple Threat Elimination Match for the Unified Tag Team Championship
D-Generation X vs. CM Punk & Luke Gallows vs. ShowMiz
8th February, 2010
“Undertaker… I can beat you.”
Streak vs. Career
22nd February, 2010
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
March Highlights
John Cena & Batista’s Bad Blood
“The Name and Face of the WWE”
1st March, 2010
Win by Pinfall or Submission Only
Shawn Michaels vs. Kane
22nd March, 2010
A Career in Retrospect
Shawn Michaels Says Farewell
29th March, 2010
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
April Highlights
Jack Swagger vs. Randy Orton
5th April, 2010
Divas Championship Match
Maryse vs. Eve
12th April, 2010
Unified Tag Team Championship Match
ShowMiz vs. The Hart Dynasty
26th April, 2010
May Highlights
Randy Orton on The Cutting Edge
3rd May, 2010
Edge vs. Christian
17th May, 2010
“This place is nothing without me!”
24th May, 2010
John Cena & Evan Bourne vs. Edge & Sheamus
31st May, 2010
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
June Highlights
“The start of something much, much greater.”
7th June, 2010
The Raw Roster Battles The Nexus
14th June, 2010
Chris Jericho vs. Evan Bourne
14th June, 2010
July Highlights
Randy Orton vs. Edge
12th July, 2010
Triple Threat #1 Contender Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge vs. Chris Jericho
19th July, 2010
August Highlights
John Cena & Bret ‘Hit Man’ Hart vs. Edge & Chris Jericho
9th August, 2010
Chris Jericho vs. Wade Barrett
16th August, 2010
John Cena vs. The Miz
23rd August, 2010
CM Punk Looks Back at 900 Episodes of Raw
30th August, 2010
September Highlights
Poster Child
6th September, 2010
Falls Count Anywhere Match
John Morrison vs. Sheamus
13th September, 2010
Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho
27th September, 2010
October Highlights
“You’re a Coward, Cena.”
11th October, 2010
Champion vs. Champion Match
Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler
25th October, 2010
November Highlights
Tea Time with Santino
8th November, 2010
Piper’s Pit with John Cena & Randy Orton
15th November, 2010
The Miz Cashes In
22nd November, 2010
King of the Ring Tournament Final
John Morrison vs. Sheamus
29th November, 2010
December Highlights
Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match for the WWE Tag Team Titles
Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov vs. Mark Henry & Yoshi Tatsu
vs. The Usos vs. Heath Slater & Justin Gabriel
6th December, 2010
Michael Cole & Jerry “The King” Lawler
2010 Raw Recap
What an exciting year 2010 was for the WWE and its fans. We fianlly saw the ascension of new main event talent such as The Miz, Wade Barret, and Sheamus. It saw the retirement of Shawn Michaels and yes the build up to his legendary match with The Undertaker at Wrestlemania XXVI is included here in great detail. One of the greatest moments in wrestling history saw the return of Bret "The Hitman" Hart to WWE for the first time since November 1997 and the result is an emotional but happy memory. The matches that are included were well chosen and highlight a lot of talent. This set is a definite must own. 9/10
WWE Raw: Best of 2010 arrives on DVD with a 480i standard definition transfer in the original aspect ratio of 1.78:1. With Raw being captured with full HD cameras the downgrade to DVD resolution isn't bad at all. There are some signs of compression artifacts during superstar entrances but as a whole this a very crisp and enjoyable presentation. Primary colors were rock solid with really nice saturation. Clothing and close up shots exhibited some very nice detail. Blacks were good throughout. WWE has provided fans a solid presentation. 8/10
Audio is provided by a Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Commentary and narration was crisp and clean. The superstar entrance themes had a nice full sound without drowning out the crowd. Surround usage is minimal with some instances of crowd noise placed in the rear. A good presentation overall though. 7/10
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