Exclusive WWE Elimination Chamber 2011 - DVD Review

***SYNOPSIS***

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.




***MOVIE REVIEW***

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)




***VIDEO QUALITY***
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 QUALITY***
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



***SPECIAL FEATURES***

* 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

WORLD EXCLUSIVE - WWE Royal Rumble 2011 DVD Review

***SYNOPSIS***

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.




***MOVIE REVIEW***

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)




***VIDEO QUALITY***
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 QUALITY***
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


***SPECIAL FEATURES***

* 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"

WWE Raw: The Best of 2010 - DVD Review

***SYNOPSIS***

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:



DISC ONE

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



DISC TWO

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



DISC THREE

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

***MOVIE REVIEW***

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

***VIDEO QUALITY***
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 QUALITY***
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