Saturday, September 5, 2009

Rise and Fall of WCW DVD Review



The Rise and Fall of WCW is covered neatly here in about 1 hr and 45 minutes. Consider that the Rise and Fall of ECW covered a shorter time period and was about 3 hours and you'll soon find what the biggest gripe the internet wrestling community has had with this DVD set.

It's just too brief. That's not to say it's not well produced (as nearly all WWE DVDs are). It most certainly is. The problem I've had with this DVD is that it simply glosses over much of the bigger moments of WCW. The Sting/Hogan match and it's epic botches from Starrcade '97, a huge turning point for the company serves as the prime example of some of the glaring omissions on this DVD. Unlike the ECW DVD, WWE's revisionist history carelessly meanders overs plenty of hot spots the changed the tide of WCW's fate, both positive and negative.

With all that being said, the matches are absolutely tremendous and remind me why and how WCW was so hot for so long. A number of some of my all time favorite matches grace this DVD Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat in Chicago, Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Dean Malenko, Syxx vs. Eddie Guerrero, Guerrero vs. Malenko, Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera, Steiners vs. Kevin Nash & Scott Hall, Goldberg vs. DDP. That's not to mention some of the more classic matches I wasn't as familiar with before this DVD like Rock & Roll Express vs. Midnight Express, Steiners vs. Sting & Lex Luger, and Rick Rude vs. Sting.

If you're looking for some great wrestling this DVD has you covered. If you know nothing of the juggernaught that WCW became, this DVD is an excellent introduction. If you're a WCW expert, there's a chance you may not see anything here you didn't already know.

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