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. This week’s post will look at the
Blu-ray version of Wrestlemania 33.
Aside from watching Wrestlemania 33 live on television when
it aired in 2017, I have only seen it on Blu-ray on a 16:9 television screen.
Therefore I have no idea how the DVD version of Wrestlemania 33 is presented on
a 16:9 or a 4:3 television.
With people complaining about the length of Wrestlemania 32,
Wrestlemania 33 seemingly said, “hold my beer.” When including the two hour
kickoff show, Wrestlemania 33 clocked in at about 7 hours and fifteen minutes.
However this event was much more enjoyable than the 2016 edition of
Wrestlemania, so watching it straight through is not as bad. The length caused
the event to once again be split up across two discs. The first disc contains
most of the Wrestlemania 33 card. It starts with Tinashe performing “America
the Beautiful” and ends with the announcement a new Citrus Bowl attendance
record. Also included on the first disc are the “Total Bellas” segments that
showcase the Miz and Maryse mocking John Cena and Nikki Bella.
The second disc features the Wrestlemania 33 main event that
saw Roman Reigns challenge the Undertaker in a No Holds Barred Match. It also
features the entire 2017 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony that featured a stacked
class of inductees. New hall of famers included Diamond Dallas Page, the Rock
‘N’ Roll Express, Beth Phoenix, Rick Rude, and Kurt Angle among others. This is
easily one of the best hall of fame classes of all time as the inductees truly
left an impact on the professional wrestling industry. This ceremony is must
see TV for wrestling fans. There is no additional content on the second disc.
The packaging for Wrestlemania 33 is great. The front
features the Wrestlemania 33 logo and a collage of wrestlers in front of a
roller coaster track. The back looks really cool as well as it too has a nice
collage of wrestlers as well as a paragraph highlighting the event’s biggest
matches. Also included is a listing of hall of fame inductees.
The inside packaging looks good as it features a wide shot
of the Citrus Bowl with fireworks.
In conclusion, this is a good home video version of
Wrestlemania 33. I say good because it does not include the three kickoff show
matches. The Cruiserweight Championship match, the Andre the Giant Memorial
Battle Royal, and the Intercontinental Championship match all took place on the
kickoff show. To me, not including these on the Blu-ray home video version of
the event is unacceptable. Due to the lack of those matches, the event is much
shorter than when it originally aired. Despite the absence of those matches, Wrestlemania
33 was still a solid event that featured some great matches. The return of the
Hardy Boyz, AJ Styles vs. Shane McMahon, the Universal Championship match
between Brock Lesnar and Goldberg, and the possible curtain call of the
Undertaker make this event worth watching.
Stay tuned for the Wrestlemania 34 Blu-ray review!
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