WWE GBOF 2017 Thoughts

Ryan of Cincy Fan Zone shares his thoughts on WWE GBOF 2017.

Who Will The Phenom Face?

The road to Wrestlemania is officially underway. Over the last few weeks, various wrestlers have announced their participation in the Royal Rumble match. Wrestlers such as Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, Chris Jericho, the Miz, the Undertaker, and Dean Ambrose have all said that they will be participating in the bout. The winner will earn a main event title shot at Wrestlemania, and I believe that the Undertaker is the current odds on favorite to emerge victorious. Should the Undertaker indeed win the Royal Rumble match, who will he face? Allow me to explain.

There are currently two world champions in WWE. Raw is home to reigning WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens, and SmackDown has WWE World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles. Owens is in the midst of a feud with Roman Reigns and appears to have a showdown with Chris Jericho on the horizon. Styles is currently set to defend his title against John Cena at the Royal Rumble in what should be another fantastic bout between the two top wrestlers of the blue brand. I think Cena will defeat Styles and win his record-tying 16^th world title. This will set up the much-anticipated Wrestlemania showdown with the Undertaker.

A Wrestlemania match between “the face that runs the place” and “the phenom” is a Wrestlemania dream match that has yet to come to fruition. The two were engaged in a rivalry during Cena’s early days on the roster in 2003, and they almost faced off at Wrestlemania 23 in 2007. The Undertaker had won the Royal Rumble match that year and Cena was the reigning WWE Champion. It was teased that “the dead man” was going to face Cena, but he ultimately challenged Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship instead.

I think it would be very fitting if Cena and the Undertaker clashed at the “Showcase of the Immortals.” The Undertaker has been a WWE cornerstone for nearly three decades, and Cena has been the most well-known wrestler on the roster for about 15 years. A bout between two of WWE’s greatest wrestlers would definitely sell out Wrestlemania 33, and WWE needs to capitalize on this opportunity. The Undertaker only has a few matches left in him, and Cena is transitioning from a full time wrestler to a part time wrestler/actor. The window is closing fast for this match, and I think that this is the year WWE pulls the trigger on a Wrestlemania matchup between Cena and the Undertaker.

Wrestlemania 27 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.

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!