Wresltemania 21 3-Disc DVD Set 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 week’s post, I will be reviewing the 3-disc collector’s edition of Wrestlemania 21. With this being an individual Wrestlemania DVD set, all three discs in this set deal with Wrestlemania 21 as opposed to the Wrestlemania anthology series that had one Wrestlemania per disc. Disc 1 contains the first few hours of Wrestlemania 21 as it goes from the start of the event until ending with the sumo match between the Big Show and Akebono.

Disc 2 has the rest of the show on it as it picks up right where the first disc left off and contains the WWE Championship match and the World Heavyweight Championship match. Also on disc 2 are a lot of bonus features such as different promotions for some of the big matches on the card. Another cool bonus feature is the inclusion of the movie parodies that featured various wrestlers. Since Wrestlemania 21 was held in Los Angeles, WWE used wresters to parody famous movie scenes to promote the event. They are entertaining to watch and worth a look. There are also career highlights for a few wrestlers, the Wrestlemania week activities that happened throughout the Los Angeles area, and the preshow Wrestlemania 21 battle royal.

Disc 3 has the entire WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which features the inductions of legends such as the Iron Sheik, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, and Hulk Hogan among others. I enjoy watching the Hall of Fame ceremonies as they feature some of the biggest legends from the professional wrestling world, and the Hall of Fame class of 2005 was pretty heavy on star power. 

The packaging for Wrestlemania 21 is very nice and plays up on the event’s tagline of “Wrestlemania Goes Hollywood” as it features various Wrestlers and the Wrestlemania 21 logo above the famous Hollywood sign. Inside the case are of course the discs as well as multiple pictures from the event. The two biggest pictures on the case, however, are of Batista and John Cena as they won the World Heavyweight Championship and the WWE Championship, respectively, at the event.

In conclusion, the Wrestlemania 21 3-disc DVD set is a really good home video edition of the WWE’s 21^st installment of the showcase of the immortals. The packaging is very nice, there are a lot of bonus features, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony is included, and the Wrestlemania 21 event itself was pretty good. There were some great matches and a very entertaining “Piper’s Pit” segment that featured Stone Cold Steve Austin. Since the event happened a decade ago, (which really makes me feel old!), you can easily find it for a few bucks online. That’s a really good deal for a really good Wrestlemania. 

Keep an eye out for the Wrestlemania 22 DVD review!