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    WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century DVD Review

    By Henry Higgins
    | November 9, 2011
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    From the beginning of what we call pro-wrestling, there have been those who were stars and those who were much more than that – the Superstars.

    Every era had their icons, those grapplers who defined the sport, who pioneered aspects of what we see today, from entrance music, flamboyance, showmanship, charisma, technical prowess, toughness or a combination of all of the above.

    From the in-ring prowess of a guy like Lou Thesz, through the groundbreaking character of “Superstar” Billy Graham to the magnetism of Hulk Hogan through to the modern day icons of Shawn Michaels and Undertaker, each one has left their mark on the industry.

    It’s these legends of the squared-circle that are the foundation of what we see today and, in this collection, we celebrate those who have made marks since the turn of the century. Now, some of the people on the list had their start before the year 2000, but it’s been in the time since then that they really took it to the next level in WWE.

    Who made the cut? Who just missed out? Who deserves to be there, but isn’t? Who doesn’t deserve to be there, but is? The only way to find out is to sit back and watch as WWE list the Greatest SuperStars of the 21st Century.

    Wwe Greatest Wwe Superstars Dvd

    Certificate: 12

    Running Time: 6hrs 28mins (main feature and bonus matches)

    Discs: 3

    Countdown – 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
    • Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century

    Matches – Disc 2

    • WCW Championship Match: Booker T v The Rock – SummerSlam (19th August, 2001)
    • Intercontinental Championship Match: Chris Jericho v Rob Van Dam – Raw (16th September, 2002)
    • World Heavyweight Championship Match: Triple H v Kane – Raw (23rd June, 2003)
    • 60 Minute Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship: Kurt Angle v Brock Lesnar – SmackDown! (18th September, 2003)
    • WWE Championship Match: Eddie Guerrero v Rey Mysterio – SmackDown! (18th March, 2004)

    Matches – Disc 3

    • Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Championship: JBL v The Undertaker v Eddie Guerrero v Booker T – Armageddon (12th December, 2004)
    • Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship: JBL v Big Show v Kurt Angle – Royal Rumble (30th January, 2005)
    • World Heavyweight Championship Match: Triple H v Edge – Raw (7th February, 2005)
    • Women’s Championship Match: Lita v Trish Stratus – Unforgiven (17th September, 2006)
    • Triple Threat Match – Winner Faces John Cena For The WWE Championship At WrestleMania 23: Shawn Michaels v Randy Orton v Edge – Raw (5th February, 2007)
    • 8 -Man Tag Team Match: John Cena & Batista & Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker v Randy Orton & Edge & Mr. Kennedy & MVP – Raw (15th February, 2007)
    • World Heavyweight Championship Match: Batista v The Undertaker – WrestleMania 23 (1st April, 2007)

    Now, unlike the previously released Top 50 SuperStars of All Time DVD, this isn’t a countdown leading to the #1 guy since the year 2000. The main feature is basically just a brief highlight package of the wrestler in question with some comments from their peers on why they deserve a place on the list.

    As with anything of this nature, there are going to be guys you feel should be on there and guys you have no idea why they made the cut. With that in mind, however, it’s hard to argue that the guys on the list deserve their place for one reason or another.

    When introducing a wrestler, a little mini-bio appears showing what years they were active in WWE in the 2000-2010 time-frame. With some of them, like Triple H, Undertaker and Kane, being active for the entire period and others, like Brock Lesnar having a short stint (he was only in the promotion for exactly two WWE calendar years).

    It’s a nice set-up and it means no-one overstays their welcome, although some talents get more time than others. Surprisingly, there is literally nothing negative mentioned about either Kurt Angle or Jeff Hardy; a move that continues the tradition set by the Top 50 countdown from a few months ago.

    Matches

    Only thirteen matches are featured on the DVD release (the Blu-Ray has more – see below), but they are all fantastic to re-visit a second time. The first bout (Rock v Booker T, with a cameo from the APA – and a brutal Clothesline from Hell on Shane McMahon) is great and is amazingly enhanced by a killer crowd and the greatest commentary duo of the 21st Century – Paul Heyman and Jim Ross.

    Seriously, they just worked so well together and had a chemistry that, in my opinion, surpassed that of JR & King at their peak. Heyman knew how to get the best out of Ross and also make sure everyone was put over while also favouring the heels. The closest we could get today is if JBL comes out of retirement and Jim Ross is paired with him.

    Jericho v Van Dam is a great TV match (featuring an appearance by Triple H – wearing a frankly bizarre “No Foreplay” t-shirt), Kane v Triple H is the match for Kane’s mask that was pretty damn good and the rest of the bouts on show are great examples of why the guys on the list are on the list in the first place.

    For me, the best match on the card is the 60min Iron Man Match between Brock and Angle (which is shown in its entirety – minus commercial breaks), with the RAW Eight-Man Tag being up there, as are Batista v Undertaker and Rey v Eddie.

    Oh, and when a simple single-leg step-through gets a huge pop (the reaction when the fans realise Trish is going for a Sharpshooter on Lita IN CANADA), you know you’ve got a great crowd.

    Overview

    The best thing WWE did was not make this a countdown of the top names. It saves a lot of arguing over who should be above who and stops Kurt Angle from whining like a little bitch on Twitter too.

    I can’t argue with the wrestlers featured as they all, for various reasons, belong there. Of course, there are omissions (the obvious one being Chris Benoit), but you’ll find that in any list because “your” guy isn’t there.

    Of course, the real attraction with a collection like this is the matches on the second and third discs. Thankfully, they’ve put a lot of TV matches in there, which means there’s less chance you have them on another release and also that you may come across a gem that you forgot about.

    Blu-Ray owners get additional content -:

    Eight additional segments from the wrestlers listed…

    • “Everything Evolves” – Raw (3rd February, 2003)
    • Kane’s Eulogy for the Undertaker – SmackDown! (20th November, 2003)
    • JBL is Not Afraid of the Undertaker – SmackDown! (5th August, 2004)
    • Every Man for Himself – SmackDown! (27th January, 2005)
    • Kurt Angle Does Not Suck – Raw (7th November, 2005)
    • The Coronation of King Booker – SmackDown! (26th May, 2006)
    • John Cena & Randy Orton Get Together – Backlash (27th April, 2007)
    • Chris Jericho’s Highlight Reel – Raw (9th June, 2008)

    … and three extra matches -:

    • Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match for WWE Championship: Randy Orton v John Cena v Triple H v JBL – Backlash (27th April, 2008)
    • World Heavyweight Championship Scramble Match: Batista v Rey Mysterio v Kane v JBL v Chris Jericho – Unforgiven (7th September, 2008)
    • Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Jeff Hardy v CM Punk – SummerSlam (23rd August, 2009)

    This is worth price for the matches alone.

    Points: 8/10

    Buy It:

    UK: DVD / Blu-ray

    USA: DVD / Blu-ray

    Canada: DVD / Blu-ray

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