Customer Reviews

Honour the Great One! - By: R. Wood, 17 Aug 2008
The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment.

UNDENIABLE FACT.

Throughout the decades of the wonderful world that is wrestling, we've had the best there is, was, & ever will be, a Showstopper, the toughest S.O.B.in the WWE among many more legends with titles that are so truein their own right. But none have ever had the charisma or ability to fire up a crowd as uniquely as The Rock. The Brahma Bull was without doubt one of the greatest to ever step footin the ring. Like Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Steve Austin, Triple H, Brock Lesnar & John Cena (to name only a few), the Rock had the all greatness, the wrestling ability, the personality, the mike skills, the charisma & the leadership skills necessary to carry the weight of the whole WWE promotion on his shoulders. Even though the People's Champion has moved on to a successful film careerin Hollywood (and the odds of him making a wrestling return can be considered next to impossible), no one can ever forget the impact he made on the wrestling business or the legacy he's left behind.

There have been plenty of DVDs honouring the Great Onein the past, but this seems the right time to have the definitive Rock DVD. This is a three-disc set that's presentedin the same style of Tombstone: The History of The Undertaker. Which means no new interviews with Dwayne Johnson, just an extensive narration of this legend's career, with many of his greatest matches thrown in.

To start with, we have The Rock's wrestling roots & heritage covered, starting with his late grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia & his father, Rocky Johnson. To learn of the Samoan Family tree is amazing, especially given that it includes such greats as Superfly Jimmy Snuka & Yokozuna. After that, it's just more & more awesomeness. We're treated to coverage of his debut at the 1996 Survivor Series as babyface Rocky Maivia & subsequent infamous chants of "Rocky Sucks", his unforgettable reigns as the Intercontinental Champion, his affiliations with the Nation of Domination & Vince McMahon's Corporation, the multiple WWE Championship victories, going back & forth between being face & heel, classic feuds with Triple H, Mick `Mankind' Foley, Stone Cold Steve Austin & Kurt Angle, the origin of SmackDown!, the birth of the Rock `N' Sock Connection, his pursuits of the WCW & Undisputed world titles, the awesome dream showdown with Hulk Hogan & finally, transcending to Hollywood.

With these match compilation DVDs, there are always bound to be problems with fans. That there are matches that should've been included & that it feels incomplete as a result. Let's be honest, it's a problem that haunts all wrestling DVDs & it's the same here. So let's discuss problems first.

These are only personal preferences of mine, but I would've loved to have seen his matches with Goldberg & Brock Lesnar, his two-out-of-three falls/Iron Man bouts with Triple H, battles with Ken Shamrock & Chris Benoit, & the Rock `N' Sock battle against Evolution at WrestleMania XX. I also feel that some important stuff has been overlookedin the narration pieces, such as his great feud with Ken Shamrock, the end of his era at the hands of Brock Lesnar, more of his brief returnsin 2003/04, his short-lived encounters with Bill Goldberg & Evolution, quality interactions with Christian (Cage) & Eugene etc. And I was really hoping to see brand new interview footage with The Rock himself. I can understand why that hasn't happened given his movie schedule, but his participation would've really been a positive boon for this release.

Still, the 3-disc set gets so much stuff spot-on & very little wrong. The narration pieces have been superbly done & all nineteen matches range from being very good to outstanding to absolutely classic. The Rock's electricity meant that no match featuring him could ever be boring, & it's evidently true here.

One of the things that was sorely lacking from HHH: The King of Kings was the fact that there was no coverage/matches of the epic Rock/HHH rivalry. That's something that's suppliedin abundance here. There are four of their bouts here, the best being their classic WWE title match at Backlash 2000. The rest are high-stakes Raw matches, involving the Intercontinental title, the 1998 King of the Ring & a steel cage.

More real treats are obviously amazing encounters from his intense rivalries with Mankind & Stone Cold, mostly revolving round the WWE Championship. With Mankind, it's the title tournament finals from Survivor Series `98, a Last Man Standing match & a ladder match, all brutal affairs. With Austin, it's his epic classics from WrestleManias XV & XIX. Other classics include phenomenal matches with Kurt Angle, Booker T & Chris Jericho, a truly entertaining cage match with Shane McMahon, a thrilling triple-threat with Angle & the Undertaker, & of course, his timeless dream encounter with Hulk Hogan from WrestleMania XVIII.

There's also a historic tag title match with Mankind against `Taker & the Big Show. Other bouts with the late, great Owen Hart & Eddie Guerrero, as well as Kane, seem to have been randomly chosen, but the Rock's gifts & the true talent he works with make for more great battles, that earn their place on the set.

Finally, we have extras, which is a rich assortment of the Rock's very best interviews, promos & segments. These are all absolutely hilarious & are truly the icing on the cake. Like the matches, these MUST be viewed to understand why the Brahma Bull truly was the `Great One'.

This DVD is yet another ESSENTIAL release from WWE. They've done a masterful jobin chronicling another true legend & making sure that his impact on wrestling can never ever be forgotten. The People should forever honour their Champion by buying this...if (one more time) you smell what The Rock is cookin'.

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The Rock lives forever - By: Deborah Marsh, 08 Aug 2008
In the latest wwe dvd, I must admit I was dissapointed at the fact thier was no documentary with this dvd, it has that odd chapter thing likein the austin & triple h dvd's. I wonder why wwe does this, I bought the Bret Hart dvd & saw the very long & detailed yet exstemley enjoyable documentary, with very great matches. For a superstar the Rocks caliber I thought there would be a hugh documentry with great matches & promos, I wanted to hear why the Rock left wwe for hollywood & would he ever consider returning & have all the guys go threw the matches & thier thoughts on the Rock. But for the matches they are great I have a few complaints, if we did it my way we would have less nation of domination matches for the documentry, I wonder why the eddie match is there but I am a fan of eddie so I did enjoy this match, the other match that could be removed was the Kane match, I am a hugh Kane fan so I wasnt rearly botherd but if I was abjective I would be questioning the wwe's reaseningin putting this match in, but allin all this is a good dvd if you enjoy the Rocks matches & promos but if you are after a story of the most electrifying manin sports entertainment

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The Rock of all DVD's - By: J. C. Pearson, 07 Jul 2008
Throughout The Rock's incredible sports-entertainment career, fans & foes alike knew enough to know their role, shut their mouth, or risk a beatdown from the Brahma Bull. While he's gone from WWE rings to the big screen, his impact on professional wrestling will never be forgotten. The Rock: The Most Electrifying Manin Sports Entertainment highlights the meteoric rise of The Great One, the first man to hold the WWE Championship seven times. This package is packed with 3 discs filled with 19 amazing matches.

Disc 1

Samoan Royalty

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Rocky Maivia
RAW (13/02/97)

Rock the Ruler

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Owen Hart vs. The Rock
RAW (06/04/98)

Nation vs. DX

King of the Ring Quarterfinal Match
Triple H vs. The Rock
RAW (22/06/98)

Rock's Big Chance

WWE Championship Match (Final Round)
Mankind vs. The Rock
Survivor Series (15/11/98)

Rivalry with Mankind

Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship
Mankind vs. The Rock
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (14/02/99)

So it continues...

Ladder Match for the WWE Championship
Mankind vs. The Rock
RAW (15/02/99)

Two of the Most Charismatic Superstars Ever

WWE Championship Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock
WrestleMania XV (28/03/99)

Disc 2

People's Champion

Steel Cage Match
The Rock vs. Triple H
RAW (05/07/99)

Rock `n Sock Connection

World Tag Team Championship
The Rock / Mankind vs. Undertaker / Big Show
RAW (30/08/99)

The Verbal SmackDown!

No Holds Barred Match
The Rock vs. Kane
SmackDown! (30/12/99)

McMahon - Helmsley Regime vs. The Rock

WWE Championship Match
Triple H vs. The Rock
Backlash (30/04/00)

The Following Night...

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship
The Rock vs. Shane McMahon
RAW (01/05/00)

The Great One vs. The Olympic Medalist

WWE Championship Match
Kurt Angle vs. The Rock
No Way Out (25/02/01)

The New Title

WCW Championship Match
Booker T vs. The Rock
SummerSlam (19/08/01)

The Undisputed Champion

Undisputed WWE Championship Match
Chris Jericho vs. The Rock
Royal Rumble (20/01/02)

Disc 3

Icon vs. Icon

The Rock vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
WrestleMania X8 (17/03/02)

Triple Threat

Triple Threat Match for the WWE Undisputed Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker vs. The Rock
Vengeance (21/07/02)

Just Bring It

The Rock vs. Eddie Guerrero
RAW (22/07/02)

Third Time's A Charm?

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock
WrestleMania XIX (30/03/03)

Transcending Sports Entertainment

The Rock: The Most Electrifyingin Sports Entertainment

Extras

Promos

Heat July 11, 1999 - "Billy's Prayer to God"

RAW August 9, 1999 - "The Big Slow"

RAW September 6, 1999 - "My Name is Kane"

RAW November 15, 1999 - "Doughnuts"

SmackDown! August 10, 2000 - "Hermie"

RAW December 4, 2000 - "Armageddon Opponents"

RAW August 13, 2001 - "Thomas Jefferson Sucka"

RAW September 10, 2001 - "The People's Strudel"

SmackDown! September 20, 2001 - "Great Balls of Fire"

SmackDown! January 3, 2002 - "Copacabana"

SmackDown! January 17, 2002 - "Camera Man"

SmackDown! January 24, 2002 - "The Charleston"

No Way Out February 17, 2002 - "NWO"

SmackDown! July 11, 2002 - "Busta Rhymes"

RAW March 10, 2003 - "The Superhero"

RAW June 21, 2004 - "Miami Dolphins"

The One-Liners


So thats the listing & I can't wait for my copy to arrive.