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|  #1 Posted on 7.2.04 1544.34 | Instant Rating: 5.58 | Looks like Best Buy broke street date again - I picked up the Monday Night War DVD last night for $19.99.
It's a REALLY good DVD - they seem to hit all the major points and defections during the war, and even talk about signing over Luger, convincing Madusa to trash the women's belt, Foley winning the World title and WCW spoiling it, the Radicalz jumping, and all the other good stuff.
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| #2 Posted on 7.2.04 1602.08 | Instant Rating: 5.46 | Originally posted by Mike Sweetser
Looks like Best Buy broke street date again - I picked up the Monday Night War DVD last night for $19.99.
It's a REALLY good DVD - they seem to hit all the major points and defections during the war, and even talk about signing over Luger, convincing Madusa to trash the women's belt, Foley winning the World title and WCW spoiling it, the Radicalz jumping, and all the other good stuff.
Mike
Is it even barely objective?
and what matches are on the DVD?
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|  #3 Posted on 7.2.04 1811.41 | Instant Rating: 2.10 | This DVD looks great, it's scheduled for a Feb 10 release but Amazon released it on Feb 3. I've preordered and its on its way to me with 'The Stone Cold Truth' which looks great with the off-air stuff. Here is the full contents of the DVDs-
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw is War vs. WCW Nitro-
Now it can be told.
In 1995, two wrestling companies squared off on Monday night television to compete head to head in an unprecedented confrontation.
On one side, Vince McMahon, the promoter who created the WWE and made the industry what it is today.
On the other, WCW, owned by media giant Ted Turner, and run by an ambitious man named Eric Bischoff.
This is the whole story, told by those who created it, lived it and survived it. The Monday Night War.
Chapters:
-Early days of WCW & WWE
-Raw arrives, Talent leaves
-Birth of Nitro
-The war begins
-WCW takes the lead
-The nWo
-WCW and Austin
-WWE Evolves
-Mr. McMahon and Austin
-WWE wins a round
-WWE takes the lead
-Ric Flair
-WCW struggles
-Talent goes to WWE
-More chnages at WCW
-The last chapter
Extras:
-Stone Cold Steve Austin & Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart & The British Bulldog (Austin and Michaels win titles, from Raw, 5/26/97)
-Stone Cold Steve Austin stuns Mr. McMahon (09/22/97, from RAW)
-Jim Cornette commentary (10/27/97, from RAW)
-Vince McMahon interview: "Bret screwed Bret" (11/17/97, from RAW)
-Shawn Michaels & Triple H vs. The Legion of Doom (from RAW, 12/15/97)
-D-X invades WCW (04/27/98, from RAW)
-The last Nitro
-nWo in the production truck (07/22/96)
-Eric Bischoff challenges Vince McMahon (05/11/98)
-Chris Benoit vs. Booker T (06/01/98)
-Bill Goldberg vs. Hulk Hogan (Goldberg wins WCW World title, from Nitro, 7/6/98)
-Ric Flair returns to WCW (094/14/98)
-Rick Rude appears on Nitro and RAW on the same night (11/17/97)
-Apparently no Easter Eggs.
The Stone Cold Truth-
Stone Cold Steve Austin will tell his won story, in his own words, in his own unique style. Travel all the way to England to hear the Texas Rattlesnake's two daughters Stephanie and Cassidy, on Stone Cold the dad. Journey with the Rattlesnake back to his home of Edna, Texas for the first time, this notoriously private man opens his world to you. Plus his Mom, Dad, brothers and sister discuss just how a young, polite and shy Steve Williams turned into Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Get candid cmments on just how the Texas Rattlesnake felt about Owen Hart before and after taking the piledriver that nearly left the Rattlesnake paralyzed, and ended it all, before the Stone Cold phenomenom ever took off.
Chapters:
-Wrestlemania XIX
-Bring it On
-Down home with the Rattlesnake
-Paying Dues
-WCW & The Hollywood Blondes
-Austin's Truck and Sam the dog
-ECW to Stone Cold Steve Austin
-Now is the Time
-Singing with Stone Cold
-Getting Personal - Family Life
-Summerslam 1997 & Owen Hart
-The Look
-For the Love of the Business
-Survivor Series 2003
Extras:
WCW-
-TV Title Match: Stunning Steve Austin vs. Beautiful Bobby Eaton (06/03/91, WCW Worldwide, Austin wins the title)
-A Flair for the Gold with the Hollywood Blondes (05/15/93, WCW Saturday Night)
-Hollywood Blondes vs. Arn Anderson & Ric Flair (06/17/93, Clash of the Champions XXIII)
ECW-
-Mick Foley talks about Austin ECW
Promos:
-as "Hulk Hogan" (ECW Debut, 09/16/95)
-on Mikey Whipwreck & Sandman (09/23/95, Middletown, N.Y.)
-on being held down by WCW (10/10/95)
-on Eric Bischoff and being fired on "Beulah's Box" (10/31/95)
-at the end of his time at ECW (12/19/95)
-ECW Championship Match: Steve Austin vs. Mikey Whipwreck (11/18/95, November to Remember)
WWE-
-Ringmaster vs. Scott Taylor (01/20/96, WWE debut, Superstars)
-Intercontinental Title Match: Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Owen Hart (08/03/97, Summerslam, Austin wins title)
-Stone Cold Beer Bash (05/05/03, RAW, with Bill Goldberg & Eric Bischoff, includes 10 minutes from after RAW went off the air)
-Stone Cold & Lilian Garcia sing "America the Beautiful' (05/26/03, RAW)
-Stone Cold toasts a beer on Vince McMahon's birthday (08/24/03, Summerslam)
-Stone Cold drinks beer, rides chair down ramp (11/03/03, after RAW went off the air). Austin takes a chair from the announcers and rolls down the extrance ramp.
Family Stories:
Stone Cold: Tells a story about the Edna Jail
Brother Kevin: Snapping Turtle, Selling water in a plastic bag
Sister Jenny & Brother Kevin: Steve being shy when he was young
Brothers Scott & Kevin: About being timid on a horse
Father Ken: Steve's encounter with a rattlesnake
Daughter Stephanie: Message for her dad
Moments (comments by the Austin Family):
-Wins first Championship (03/29/98, Wrestlemania XIV)
-Drives a Zamboni into the arena (09/28/98, RAW)
-Surprises Mr. McMahon in the hospital (10/5/98, RAW)
-Pours concrete in Mr. McMahon's Corvette (10/12/98, RAW)
-Stone Cold Beer Truck (03/22/98, RAW)
Easter Eggs (hidden features):
-On the "Extras" menu, go to WCW and highlight "Flair for the Gold". Press the right arrow. Portion of "Flair for the Old" segment from WCW will then play. This is a segment where Brian Pillman is dressed up as Ric Flair and Steve Austin is intereviewing him when Arn Anderson steps in and punches Austin. (06/07/93, WCW Main Event)
-On the "Extras" menu, go to WCW and highlight "Stunning Steve Austin vs. Beautiful Bobby Eaton". Press the left arrow. A piece plays where Austin, dressed as a photographer, attacks Arn Anderson during an Arn Anderson vs. Brian Pillman match. (06/14/93, WCW Main Event)
-Go to the "Extras" menu, go to WWE, and highlight "Stone Cold drinks beer, rides chair down ramp". Press the right arrow. The segment "Whataburger" will then play. Michael Cole interviews Stone Cold Steve Austin in classic "What" over five minute interview. (01/14/02)
-Go to the "Chapters" menu, highlight "Austin's Truck & Sam the Dog" and press the right arrow. Steve Austin's brother tells a story about Austin's car will then play.
Can't wait to get 'em.
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| #4 Posted on 7.2.04 1820.36 | Instant Rating: 5.46 | Time to go to Best Buy and get these 2 DVDs.
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| #5 Posted on 7.2.04 1853.37 | Instant Rating: 5.26 | | As much as I can't stand Austin, I'm tempted to buy his DVD purely for the Eaton and Pilman stuff. I think I'll have to hold off until I actually have a DVD player, though. Otherwise, it'll just be sitting there beside my Ric Flair DVD taking up shelf space. | CANADIAN BULLDOG
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| #6 Posted on 8.2.04 0721.46 | Instant Rating: 6.50 | The Hollywood Blondes vs. Horsemen match from the Clash was incredible, and if I don't have it on tape somewhere, I'll definitely buy the Stone Cold DVD just for that.
Anyways, just wondering if anyone has heard when The Monday Night Wars will be available in Canada? Based on past history, I'm guessing, oh, April 2007.
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| #7 Posted on 8.2.04 0756.54 | Instant Rating: 2.10 | Originally posted by CANADIAN BULLDOG
Anyways, just wondering if anyone has heard when The Monday Night Wars will be available in Canada? Based on past history, I'm guessing, oh, April 2007.
According to Amazon Canada, The Monday Night War is scheduled for a March 23, 2004 release. It's a bit unusual for a DVD to be released in the UK before Canada eh?
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| #8 Posted on 8.2.04 1239.38 | Instant Rating: 5.58 | The Monday Night War DVD seemed pretty objective - they talked to Bischoff about most of the stuff and only briefly spoke with Vince. Bischoff was all over this DVD.
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|  #9 Posted on 8.2.04 1406.55 | Instant Rating: 3.36 | Originally posted by Mike Sweetser
The Monday Night War DVD seemed pretty objective - they talked to Bischoff about most of the stuff and only briefly spoke with Vince. Bischoff was all over this DVD.
Mike
Vince McMahon being objective? That's something I gotta see. Three years after he bought out WCW, I still think he gloats about it.
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| #10 Posted on 8.2.04 1456.26 | Instant Rating: 6.28 | Originally posted by Mike Sweetser
The Monday Night War DVD seemed pretty objective - they talked to Bischoff about most of the stuff and only briefly spoke with Vince. Bischoff was all over this DVD.
Mike
Considering it was initially to be "The Rise and Fall of WCW", that's not surprising.
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| #11 Posted on 8.2.04 2007.13 | Instant Rating: 3.12 | Damn the WWE! They'll have ALL my money if they keep coming out with these DVD's!
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| #12 Posted on 8.2.04 2103.24 | Instant Rating: 8.46 | | How long is the extra that shows the return of Flair in 1998? Do they show the full Arn Anderson promo or just Flair coming out? | T.i.O a B.m.F
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| #13 Posted on 8.2.04 2225.14 | Instant Rating: 0.00 | Man the Hollywood Blondes were awesome. I liked Stunning Steve Austin a lot back in the day but his "Stun Gun" finisher was really weak.
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| #14 Posted on 8.2.04 2238.59 | Instant Rating: 5.00 | Originally posted by bradbice
How long is the extra that shows the return of Flair in 1998? Do they show the full Arn Anderson promo or just Flair coming out?
Flair coming out, hehe poor choice of words!
But yeah, I think these will be two solid pickups. At first I had just assumed that the Stone Cold DVD would be something silly or just WWF/E stuff. I never got to see any of the Foley ECW stuff and when I got the DVD I loved it so I'm interested in seeing Austin's ECW stuff. | Dexley's Midnight Jogger
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| #15 Posted on 9.2.04 1437.21 | Instant Rating: 8.28 | | Hey, I was at the HHH/HBK vs. Road Warriors show! Now I have to get this DVD to see myself on it, perhaps. | Spaceman Spiff
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| #16 Posted on 9.2.04 1446.13 | Instant Rating: 4.05 | Originally posted by hhhgamewmx7
Ric Flair returns to WCW (09/14/98)
That promo alone is practically worth the price of the DVD.
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| #17 Posted on 11.2.04 0549.40 | Instant Rating: 7.07 | Originally posted by bradbice
How long is the extra that shows the return of Flair in 1998? Do they show the full Arn Anderson promo or just Flair coming out?
It starts with the promo Anderson was cutting in the ring after Benoit, Malenko, McMichael and JJ Dillon had already come out. They let it run unedited, until...
Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff
"Fire me! I'm already fired! Fire me! I'm already fired!"
And right after Flair says that, it fades out.
An awesome moment...big ups to WWE for putting it out in all its DVD goodness. I'll recommend The Monday Night War...nowhere near as kayfabish, Vince-saved-wrestling as I thought it'd be. But dammit, the Nitro Girls only show up on one menu's background! What the hell?
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| #18 Posted on 12.2.04 0115.40 | Instant Rating: 2.34 | The DVD is actually well balanced. They give WWF and WCW a good amount of time to tell their story. However, however, HOWEVER, the biggest piece of irony is that all the WCW stars say how bad WCW was at making the younger guys look good. They talk about the same guys being on top for too long and how since WWF was making new stars they were winning in the ratings. Look at today. Triple H same guy on top for sooooo many months/years. I actually gasped at the amount of times stars said all they needed to do was push younger guys.
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| #19 Posted on 12.2.04 0637.53 | Instant Rating: 0.53 | I really enjoyed the piece on the dvd that had eddie in it.
They show Eddie's promo where he "quit" on nitro. Eddie comments that his promo was a shoot, that Eric had really thrown coffee on him...
makes me smile to think this Sunday Eddie is probably getting the title!
Alot of other "shoot"ish moments shown from the ding days of wcw with Jericho and others.
Bischoff comes across as having no regrets. Funny stuff with Eric on the whole Alundra Blayze angle...
JUST GET THE DAMN DVD!
Its available all over the place, I got it at tower records.
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| #20 Posted on 14.2.04 0153.22 | Instant Rating: 7.42 | | Hey! It's really good! You'd be surprised! Hey! JUVY! RUSSO!!!! | | Pages: 1 2 Next
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