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MauritiusToday.com - Shopping Mall - WWE: The Best of RAW 15th Anniversary
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List Price: $34.95
Our Price: $19.99
Your Save: $ 14.96 ( 43% )
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Manufacturer: WWE Home Video
Starring: Vince McMahon, John Cena, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin
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Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0651191946563
Format: Box set
Label: WWE Home Video
Manufacturer: WWE Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: WWE Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-12-26
Running Time: 540
Studio: WWE Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Editorial Reviews:
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Three disc collection celebrates the 15th anniversary of the WWE’s flagship program. Features highlights from the more than 700 broadcasts of Monday Night Raw, with all the hits, slams and high flying acrobatics as well as crazy antics, hilarious skits, revealing interviews and more!
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Customer Rating:
Summary: VERY IN DEPTH LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF RAW!
Comment: I Was extremely impressed with this 15th Anniversary DVD. I realize that not ALL of the best moments are on the DVD but a good chunk of them are and i was impressed at what they had. I personally think they should have had J.R. do the voice commentary but...whatever. It is solid from beginning to end. i personally dont like seeing the FULL match suffice to say that the entire match gives you the full effect on what happened. but lets face facts folks. we know nothing is going to happen until 20 minutes into it when the false finishers and BIG BIG moves take place so i usually like to cut to the meat and potatoes for the most part. which is what this DVD does for the matches. GREAT SET!
Customer Rating:
Summary: My son loves it
Comment: My son hasn't stopped watching this since we got it. I'm not a fan of the genre but he eats it up and I'm ok with that. There are multiple dvds chronologically and it interests him to no end.
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Summary: A good solid 15 years of Raw is War!!!!!
Comment: Raw is the longest running weekly show on TV today and over the past 15 years there have been many great memories, moments, and matches. This 3 disc set shows a lot of those moments and matches. Now I aint going to run through all of the moments but I will tell what I think are the bests on each disc.
Disc 1
1993-1997
This first disc mostly tells where and why Raw was created and a number of past and current superstars speak on the matter such as Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Mr. McMahon, Chris Jericho, Edge, Trish Stratus, and others as well. It soon moves on to the "loser leaves Raw match" between Mr. Perfect and Ric Flair. The night where the 123 Kid beats Razor Ramon. The debut of Goldust and Chyna. The night where Bret Hart says he got screwed in his title match and then confronting Vince which leads to the "Bret Screwed Bret" interview with Vince and JR. Stone Cold stunning the boss is also showed.
Matches from Disc 1
- Mr. Perfect vs. Ric Flair 1.18.93
- Razor Ramon vs. The Kid 5.17.93
- Intercontinental Title
Marty Jannetty vs. Shawn Michaels 5.17.93
- WWE Title
Bret Hart vs. 123 Kid 7.11.94
- Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart 11.20.95
- No Holds Barred
Undertaker vs. Mankind 12.9.96
- European Title
Owen Hart vs. The British Bulldog 3.3.97
- Flag Match
USA vs. Canada 7.21.97
Disc 2
1998-2002
Disc 2 kicks off from the attitude era in early January where Austin confronts Mike Tyson the night after the Royal Rumble. A number of DX segments are here also that includes DX imitating the Nation, Foley and Funk crashing off the stage in a dumpster, DX invading WCW, & X-Pac returning to the WWE to join DX. Mick Foley winnig his first WWE title from the Rock with the debut of Mr. Socko. Chris Jericho debuting and the controversy surrounding him and his WWE title match against Triple H. Shane purchasing WCW. The return of the Game in Madison Square Garden. Bischoff becomes Raw's new GM and the Rock face to face with Hulk Hogan for the first time. There is also a lot of moments on here concerning Stone Cold and Mr. McMahon.
Matches from Disc 2
- Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Mr. McMahon 4.13.98
- WWE Title
The Rock vs. Mankind 1.4.99
- Mean Street Posse vs. The Stooges 5.10.99
- WWE Title
Triple H vs. Chris Jericho 4.17.00
Disc 3
2003-2008
Disc 3 opens up with the Rock's Concert from Sacramento. Kane unmasking. Evolution turning on Randy Orton the night after Summerslam with Batista turning on Evolution shortly after. John Cena's first night on Raw after being drafted there. Chris Jericho being fired by Bicshoff. DX impersonating the McMahons. The live sex celebration involving Edge and Lita. Shawn Michaels returning and superkicking Orton the night after No Mercy. Also, Stone Cold stunning all the McMahons from Raw's Homecoming.
Matches from Disc 3
- Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin 5.2.05
- 30 Minute Ironman Match
Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels 10.3.05
- WWE Title
Edge vs. John Cena vs. RVD 7.3.06
- Street Fight
Shawn Michaels vs. Edge 1.22.07
This is a great set of moments and matches from Raw's history. I recommend on purchasing this whenever you get the chance too.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great DVD
Comment: I got this DVD being a huge fan of RAW and I loved it. I liked all the clips with DX and Stone Cold and all the clips in general. The reason I didn't give it 5 stars though was because the matches. I felt that there werent enough matches and I didnt like that It skipped the parts of the match that happened during the commercial breaks. I think seeing more matches would have given this DVD 5 stars. The matches that ARE on it though are pretty good, but overall it left me wanting more.
All together, this is a great DVD and I would recommend it for every RAW fan and WWE fan in general.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Raw 15th Anniversary Set
Comment: Raw 15th Anniversary DVD Box Set
Like most of the people commenting on this set, there are so many wonderful Raw moments on this set but in the same light there are so many things missing or not even covered at some point. It leaves you feeling kinda BLAH after watching it. I think the best way to describe this set is "incomplete".
Disc 1 talks about the inception of the show, the early days and the people that made the first generation of Raw what it is today. If you ask me Disc 1 is the best one out of all 3. Some of the most classic Raw moments are on this disc from the first Raw, Bobby Heenan getting fired by Gorilla Monsoon and Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig defeating Ric Flair in a Loser Leaves Town Match. Disc 1 also does a great show showcasing some of the superstars of the past in Bret Hart, Curt Hennig, Marty Jannety, Razor Ramon, Vader, Ahmed Johnson, Owen Hart, British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith and others. One thing that bothers me about Disc 1 is that the original ECW invasion in 1997 right before ECW's first PPV Barely Legal was touched on but more or less was a treated like a flash in the pan. In fact, the footage that's used is actually the same footage that was used in the Rise and Fall of ECW. I just felt that this was a pretty big moment and it wasn't covered.
Disc 2 is about the Attitude Era.... and boy oh boy does it ever miss it. This disc does not cover a dang thing from 1998 to 2002. First off, this is the era of the Monday night wars and it never goes into detail on how close the WWE was to the grinder during this time but even with fighting WCW from their backs, they still had some quality shows and moments. Normally, I'd run down what this disc has but I'm still angry at this disc... SO I'M GONNA DOG THE HELL OUT OF IT! OK, first and foremost the Attitude was not all about the Austin/McMahon feud. There were several feuds and major moments throughout these years and they all take a back seat to Austin/McMahon.., YAWN. Because of this, not as many Attitude era stars are featured. Not once do you see Al Snow, the New Age Outlaws (but probably because of their current TNA status), Val Venus, the Godfather, Ken Shamrock, Hardcore and Crash Holly, Steve Blackman, Legion of Doom, the Ministry of Darkness is shown in flashes and only as the Corporate Ministry. Even the Hardy Boys, Edge and Christian and the Dudley Boyz meteoric rises to stardom are not covered or featured at all. The crazy moments regarding the Hardcore Title aren't even covered and according to this DVD the Lightweight Belt never existed either. Hell, even the Alliance and the 2001 Survivor Series aren't even covered. Oh well, at least we get the Rock and Sock Connection and the Rock! This is your Life!
The last thing I want to bring up about disc 2 is that it doesn't even talk about the Raw dedicated to Owen Hart. To this day, this is still my favorite Raw moment. It was such a surreal moment in the wrestling business and seeing the emotion and heart felt response from the superstars was REAL, no frills and in the end other than the tribute to Eddie Guerrero, none have been as special as the one to Owen. OK I'm dogging disc 2... onto disc 3
All right to be honest, Disc 3 is really no better than Disc 2. This one covers early 2003 to the present day. There are some really good moments on this one such as an Evening with the Rock or the Rock Concert in Sacramento (even though I think the Rock in his locker room and Hurricane in the closet moment was better but hey, whatever), Evolution turning on Randy Orton, Musical Chairs with Eugene is funny, Eric Bischoff becomes Raw GM, John Cena drafted #1 to Raw and the Y2J Highlight Reel that coincides with it is decent and even the return of HBK. Disc 3 is OK at best to me. I didn't hate it like Disc 2 but I didn't enjoy it as much as Disc 1.
In the end, this set feels extremely incomplete to me and obviously a lot of other people agree with me on this one. I would've expected more from a set that's supposed to be this historic but glossing over some of the best moments in WWE history really makes you go "ugh" at this set. To be honest, if this was a 6 DVD box set I would've been more satisfied because then maybe more could've been covered and seriously, trying to pack in 15 years into 3 discs just doesn't work. I think at best this is a decent set for nostalgia but don't go into this way high expectations because you're not going to get it. This set feels extremely rushed and it doesn't deliver the credit it deserves. Hopefully there will eventually be another RAW set in the future but for now I'd say if you love the WWE this is an OK set to have but again, don't have your hopes up too high.
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