Wrestlemania: The Complete Anthology Volume II Review

Wrestlemania is the biggest wrestling event of all time. It features high profile matches, celebrity involvement, and showcases World Wrestling Entertainment’s product on a global stage. An event this big only happens once a year, but that does not mean you only have to watch it once every 365 days. WWE has released every Wrestlemania on some sort of home video format whether it be on VHS, DVD, or Blu-ray. Over the course of the next few weeks, I will review the different home video editions of Wrestlemania that I own.

In this post, I will be reviewing Wrestlemania: The Complete Anthology Volume II. On this volume, you will find Wrestlemanias 6-10 on five separate DVDs. Wrestlemania 6 and Wrestlemania 7 are too long to be stored on a single DVD, so they were put on double sided DVDs meaning you will have to flip them once the first side has finished in order to continue watching.

Just like the events in Volume I, the Wrestlemanias in Volume II are also edited, as things such as musical changes and the muting of the letter “F” in WWF are noticeable. As I said before though, I really do not think it is a big deal and if you watch wrestling for the matches, then you will be entertained despite the edits.

The packaging of Volume II is pretty much the same as Volume I with the only difference being the pictures. Since Volume II contains Wrestlemanias 6-10, the pictures on the inside cover of the case of Volume II feature pictures from iconic moments from those Wrestlemanias.

Also packaged with this volume is another program, which lists all the matches and segments, contained on Volume II. The legendary faceoff for this set is of the main event of Wrestlemania 6 as it features the Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan.

In conclusion, Volume II is a nice addition to have in your wrestling collection if you do not own Wrestlemanias 6-10 on VHS. The packaging looks great, the edits are really not a big deal and do not take away from the viewing experience, and you get a great look at the industry as the cartoony, over-the-top gimmick era of the 1980’s and early 1990’s came to a close. You also have some great Wrestlemania moments such as the Ultimate Challenge Title for Title bout at Wrestlemania 6, the fantastic “retirement” match between the Ultimate Warrior and the “Macho Man” Randy Savage at Wrestlemania 7, the excellent in ring story that was told during the WWE Intercontinental Championship match between Bret “Hit Man” Hart and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper at Wrestlemania 8, the impromptu WWE Championship match at Wrestlemania 9 between Hulk Hogan and Yokozuna, and the WWE Intercontinental Championship ladder match as well as the Hart vs. Hart match at Wrestlemania 10.

Despite this generally being considered a lackluster period for the WWE, there were still some exciting Wrestlemania moments that occurred that can only be seen on Wrestlemania: The Complete Anthology Volume II.