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WWE - Wrestlemania 12 To 17 [DVD] review

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18 Hours of Wrestlemania for £40
All in all this boxset of Wrestlemania's 12 - 17 is excellent, almost everything I wanted... just a few small flaws.

Obviously these Wrestlemania's are from the WWF & Attitude era's, this is fine for 12-14 as the old logo is acceptable and doesn't need blurring but Wrestlemania's 15-17 have excessive blurring all over to hide the WWF logo's. This includes ringposts, cameramens T-shirts and titantrons all with an annoying fuzzy patch all the way through. Also, another problem with wrestlemania X-Seven (17) is in the original DVD and live show it had "My Way" By Limp Bizkit as the event theme, in this DVD it is replaced by something else which is nowhere near as good. This new track was put on the promo spots too which were edited to fit and are simply not as good as the original. One last thing, Wrestlemania's 16 & 17 are both 2 discs each, this breaks up the event and stops the flow somewhat as there are some unskippable scenes when you start the discs before you can resume the second disc and carry on watching.

Even so, the events themselves are complete, high quality and come in a very nice 8 disc set. Highly recommended to WWF fans!

Also, about the release date on this site, it simply isn't true. It was released in Mid-December here in the UK and I have it right now, look around on google and you'll find it pretty quickly.

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WrestleMania 12- Not much content, good to see how things were back in the day. However, the main event, a 60-minute Iron Man Match between the Heart Break Kid Shawn Michaels and Bret "Hit Man" Hart, overshadows the entire event, both in quantity and quality. Perhaps the greatest WrestleMania main event of all time, two icons of the age put it all on the line in a breath-taking match. A definite must-see. Features HBK flying down from the rafters in what is arguably the greatest entrance of all time.

WrestleMania 13- Again, not much of an event here. Bret Hart steals the show yet again with Stone Cold Steve Austin, in a match that made the Rattlesnake what he is today. An okay main event but not anywhere near the quality of 12's and an overall disappointment.

WrestleMania 14- Details the rise of the Austin era. And finally some substance in a WrestleMania! Owen hart vs HHH, The Rock vs Ken Shamrock, Kane vs the Undertaker. The main event, HBK vs Austin, "Iron Man" Mike Tyson as special enforcer. HBK clearly battles through a severe back injury and forces through the pain to put on his final match till 4 years later. A brilliant match with one of the most famous endings in WrestleMania history.

WrestleMania 15- The blurring of the WWF sign features heavily in the event and can become an irritation, an alright event and a pretty good main event between the two icons of the Attitude era, Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. Some good action and the loss of Vince McMahon as a commentator greatly improves the feel of the event, Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler shine through.

WrestleMania 2000- A bit of a novelty WrestleMania, with not a single male singles match. A triangle ladder match with the Hardyz, the Dudleyz and Edge and Christian comes close to stealing the show. However, it is perhaps overshadowed by the main event, a fatal fourway between The Rock, The Big Show, HHH and Mick Foley, but if it weren't for the fact that it was the end of the event it could easily be just another match, slightly disappointing.

WrestleMania X-Seven- An amazing WrestleMania with too many good matches to mention. The TLC 2 match shines out but the final match, Austin vs The Rock, both fan-favourites of the time, is almost defintely the greatest match in Pro Wrestling history. Not in technical terms or Hardcore terms but in shear "Wow" factor. Without a doubt the most shocking ending of any PPV and a breath-taking twist. The loss of "My way" by Limp Bizkit as the event theme slightly detracts from the overall effect but cannot ruin what is undoubtedly a WrestleMania for the ages.

If you are a WWF fan, then you must have this collection, great for the old fans who can see their favourite 'Manias once more and great for new fans who want to see WWF in it's prime. Amazing and highly reccomended.