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.
For this post, I will be reviewing the three-disc set of
Wrestlemania 26. The 2010 rendition of Wrestlemania was shot in high definition
and can be viewed in either a 16:9 aspect ratio if you have a 16:9 screen
television, or it can be viewed in a cropped 4:3 aspect ratio if you have an
old “box” screen 4:3 TV.
The first disc of this set contains the first few hours of
the Wrestlemania 26 pay-per-view. As you probably guessed, it starts with the
traditional singing of “America the Beautiful” and ends with the five on five
divas tag team match.
Disc 2 has the rest of the event on it as it features the
last two matches on the Wrestlemania 26 card. Also on the second disc area a
lot of great bonus features that really make this three-disc DVD set one of the
better Wrestlemania DVD sets that WWE has ever released. The bonus features
include the 26-Man Battle Royal that happened right before Wrestlemania 26 went
live and a variety of matches that feature wrestlers from the 2010 class of WWE
Hall of Fame inductees.
The third disc of the three-disc set contains the entire
2010 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony. While this class was not as
star-studded as the 2009 version, it was still a really good group of wrestlers
and entertainment personalities and included Wendi Richter, Stu Hart, and the
“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase among others. My favorite induction from this
class is of Bob Uecker, and if you are a fan of baseball, wrestling, or both,
definitely check out this disc to watch Mr. Baseball’s induction.
The packaging of this Wrestlemania is not as cool as the
Wrestlemania 25 packaging, but it still looks good and is very appealing. The
front features all the participants from the four biggest matches on the
Wrestlemania 26 card with the inside featuring pictures from the various
matches that happened during the event.
In conclusion, the Wrestlemania 26 three-disc DVD set is one
of the best home video versions of the showcase of the immortals that WWE has
ever released. The actual event was very entertaining and featured good matches
such as both world title bouts, the Money in the Bank Ladder Match, and Rey
Mysterio taking on CM Punk. The match that stole the show, however, was the
rematch between Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker in which they put on a
performance that blew the roof off the arena. That match alone makes this
Wrestlemania a must-see for every wrestling fan. You can also find this event
on a two-disc DVD set, which includes the pay-per-view and an abbreviated hall
of fame induction ceremony. You can also get this event as a Blu-ray, which has
better sound and picture than the DVD version.
Stay tuned for the Wrestlemania 27 three-disc DVD set
review!
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