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 DVD set of
Wrestlemania 27. The 2011 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.
Disc 1 contains the first few hours of Wrestlemania 27. It
starts with the singing of “America the Beautiful” and ends with the “No Holds
Barred” match between Triple H and the Undertaker. Also included on the first
disc are two bonus features: the history of the feud between Alberto Del Rio
and Edge, and the United States Championship match turned battle royal between
Sheamus and Daniel Bryan.
Disc 2 picks up right where disc 1 left off by starting with
the continuation of the Triple H versus Undertaker bout before ending with a
highlight reel of the event. The second disc also contains a few special
features that are worth a peak such as a bonus match between Jack Swagger and
Jerry “The King” Lawler from Monday Night Raw, the Rock electrifying the city
of Chicago, and the announcement of the Wrestlemania 28 main event.
The third disc features the complete 2011 WWE Hall of Fame
induction ceremony. This class had some really good inductees such as “Hacksaw”
Jim Duggan, Sunny, the Legion of Doom, and the biggest and most deserving of a
hall of fame induction of the bunch, Shawn Michaels. He was the greatest in
ring performer of all time, and his induction is a must see for all wrestling
fans.
The packaging of this DVD set is okay. It is not anything
special as it features the wrestlers involved in most hyped matches of the
night. Compared to past Wrestlemania DVD packaging though, it seems kind of
bland and lazy. There were tons of moments that they could have used to make a
collage for the packaging. To me, that would have looked a lot better than just
two pictures.
Overall, the Wrestlemania 27 three-disc DVD set is
definitely something to watch if you are a diehard fan of professional
wrestling. While the event was not the greatest Wrestlemania, I certainly do
not think it was as bad as many people claim. Some of the matches were pretty
boring such as the eight man tag team match and the match involving Snooki, but
other matches such as Cody Rhodes versus Rey Mysterio, CM Punck versus Randy
Orton, and Edge versus Alberto Del Rio were all solid and entertaining
contests. The match of the night easily goes to the battle between Triple H and
the Undertaker as it was hard-hitting affair in which the aftermath of the fight
was one of the most memorable Wrestlemania moments of the “PG Era.” The biggest
complaint I have with the DVD set is the removal of some of the songs from the
event, especially during the entrances of Triple H and the Undertaker. Other
than that, I thought that this was a good home video version of Wrestlemania 27.
Next up is the two-disc Wrestlemania 28 Blu-ray review!
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