First, the obligatory Amazon link (The W at Amazon)...
Here's a cut-n-paste of the contents:
Documentary chapters:
Jim Crockett Promotions Georgia Championship Wrestling Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling Black Saturday The Expansion Crockett Sells to Turner Greatest Talent in the World New Management Bill Watts Era Bill Shaw Hires Eric Bischoff Hulk Hogan Arrives Nitro Debuts nWo Cruiserweights Goldberg WCW Ratings Champ Celebrities Goldberg vs. Hogan Mistakes Begin Vince Russo A Corporate Merger McMahon buys WCW Legacy of WCW
Bonus features:
* Lost in Cleveland (Cactus Jack vignette) * Bill Watts Defends Himself * Spam Man * The Origin of Goldberg * Bischoff Gives Away RAW Results
Matches:
$1,000 Challenge Match Ric Flair vs. Magnum T.A. NWA World Championship Wrestling - June 15, 1985
Sting, Lex Luger & Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) The Main Event - April 3, 1988
United States Championship Match Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham Great American Bash - July 10, 1988
NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. Ricky `The Dragon' Steamboat Chi-Town Rumble - February 20, 1989
The Rock `n' Roll Express vs. The Midnight Express Wrestle War - February 25, 1990
NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Midnight Express vs. The Southern Boys Great American Bash - July 7, 1990
WCW World Tag Team Championship Match The Steiner Brothers vs. Sting & Lex Luger SuperBrawl - May 19, 1991
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Sting vs. Big Van Vader Great American Bash - July 12, 1992
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship Match Rick Rude vs. Sting Spring Stampede - April 17, 1994
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan Bash at the Beach - July 17, 1994
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair vs. The Giant Nitro - April 29, 1996
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Dean Malenko Clash of the Champions XXXIII - August 15, 1996
War Games Match Team WCW- Sting, Lex Luger, Ric Fair & Arn Anderson vs. Team n.W.o.- Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & a Mystery Partner Fall Brawl - September 15, 1996
United States Championship Ladder Match Syxx vs. Eddie Guerrero Souled Out - January 25, 1997
United States Championship No Disqualification Match Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko Uncensored - March 16, 1997
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Title vs. Mask Match Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera SuperBrawl VIII - February 22, 1998
WCW Unified World Tag Team Championship Match The Steiner Brothers vs. The Outsiders SuperBrawl VIII - February 22, 1998
Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman Bash at the Beach - July 12, 1998
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Goldberg vs. Diamond Dallas Page Halloween Havoc - October 25, 1998
WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match Booker T vs. Lance Storm Nitro - August 7, 2000
Right now it's $31.49 for a preorder - that price is a ripoff compared to $19.80 at WWEShop (wweshop.com) - they also have some special packages: for $26.99 you can get the DVD PLUS a "retro nWo T-shirt" - OR for $22.99 you can get the DVD with a copy of Eric Bischoff's "Controversy Creates Cash" - now THAT'S tempting!
Wasn't this on WWEDemand channel not to long ago for a couple of bucks? Anyway now I could probably find a lot of this on Y-Tube for no cost. Credit CRZ for the contents.
Can we go out on the limb and state that if Foley hadn't left the company, Lost In Cleveland would not be anywhere near this DVD? Match selection really doesn't inspire me to make the purchase. Far too little JCP, and why would anyone want the Rodman/Karl Malone match to see the light of day again?
Originally posted by redsoxnationWhy would anyone want the Rodman/Karl Malone match to see the light of day again?
Well, '...the Fall' is right there in the title.
Kirk, crackers are a family food. Happy families. Maybe single people eat crackers, we don't know. Frankly, we don't want to know. It's a market we can do without.
As far as I can tell, only one of these matches is already on a compilation DVD that I own, that being the War Games '96 match, which was on nWo: Back in Black.
Having said that... Hogan v. Sting at Starrcade '97 was indeed on the Best of Starrcade DVD that was just released, so that's probably why it didn't get on this one. (I wouldn't have minded seeing their rematch from SuperBrawl VIII for the vacant title, though.)
Of course, if this were a perfect world I'd like to see the finale of Booker T and Chris Benoit's "Best of 7" series (which ended in eight matches); or Benoit winning the U.S. Title from David Flair; or the triple-threat between him, Page and Raven...
(I know. Keep dreaming.)
I can say with authority that the ladder match from Souled Out '97, in which Eddie Guerrero defended the U.S. Title against Syxx (who had physical possession of the belt), is fantastic. If I'm not too much mistaken, this is the first match from that pay-per-view ever released on a WWE DVD. (Not that I've taken the time to look through eight years worth of catalog titles.) The Souled Out '97 atmosphere was... well, "bizarre" doesn't quite do it justice.
The Booker T vs. Lance Storm match for the World Title should be quite interesting to see, too. Storm, of course, was a triple-champion at that point, holding the United States, Cruiserweight, and Hardcore Championships concurrently. (Which he renamed the Canadian, 100 KG and Under, and Saskatchewan Hardcore International Titles, respectively.)
I'm there, even though my protest about the continued whitewashing of you-know-who has been registered.
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Originally posted by redsoxnationCan we go out on the limb and state that if Foley hadn't left the company, Lost In Cleveland would not be anywhere near this DVD?
If Foley were still in the WWE, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this still made the cut just so he could do commentary on it.
What's Black Saturday? (Oh, hey, I'm on the Internet and can probably look that up for myself. It was when Vince McMahon bought out Georgia Championship Wrestling's TBS TV deal which apparently kicked off the entire Ted Turner/Vince McMahon rivalry. (Is it really a rivalry if only one person is actively participating?) Here's the Wikipedia article about it for anyone else who had never heard of it.))
The Booker T vs. Lance Storm match for the World Title should be quite interesting to see, too. Storm, of course, was a triple-champion at that point, holding the United States, Cruiserweight, and Hardcore Championships concurrently. (Which he renamed the Canadian, 100 KG and Under, and Saskatchewan Hardcore International Titles, respectively.)
This is a terrific match. I remember being red hot for it in 2000 thinking Storm had a chance. Perfect way to elevate a wrestler. At least Russo gave new people chances.
The Booker T vs. Lance Storm match for the World Title should be quite interesting to see, too. Storm, of course, was a triple-champion at that point, holding the United States, Cruiserweight, and Hardcore Championships concurrently. (Which he renamed the Canadian, 100 KG and Under, and Saskatchewan Hardcore International Titles, respectively.)
This is a terrific match. I remember being red hot for it in 2000 thinking Storm had a chance. Perfect way to elevate a wrestler. At least Russo gave new people chances.
Off the ropes, up and over, Storm leapfrog, SOME GUY delivers food to Awesome and Heidi...they just CAN'T have a match in WCW, can they.
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We look at a plate of Arby's while Heidi complains that there aren't any donuts on the plate. For the love of God, how about the MATCH.
My hunch is that it's in as a bad example of Russo, in that even when he gives new people chances, he cuts their legs out from under them by surrounding bullshit.
(edited by hansen9j on 10.8.09 1417) It is the policy of the documentary crew to remain true observers and not interfere with its subjects.
I was just thinking about this the last two weeks. It's good to see that I'm not alone. Raw isn't really bad, it's just really stale. A couple of weeks ago, when Raw opened with that Benoit vs. Edge match, I actually groaned.