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- Great event with a great dvdThis dvd is now out of print, but its worth tracking down. This event was recently rereleased in the big Wrestlemania DVD box set, but it was heavily edited in order to meet with copyrights. Aside from changing music in the rerelease, they had to blur the WWF logo and edit out any mentions of the initials "WWF". This original dvd had no editing. THE EVENT * Intercontinental Title: William Regal (c) vs. Rob Van Dam * European Title: Diamond Dallas Page (c) vs. Christian * Hardcore Title: Goldust vs. Maven (c) * Tear Away: Drowning Pool sings a song * Kane vs. Kurt Angle * No Choice - video package of Flair & Undertaker's feud * Ric Flair vs. Undertaker. This dvd keeps Undertaker's Limp Bizkit theme, which is edited out of other events (including the rerelease of this event) * Edge vs. Booker T (last time Edge's Rob Zombie music was not removed from a dvd) * nWo picks the wrong guy - video package of Austin & Hall's feud * Steve Austin vs. Scott Hall * Tag Title Elimination Match: Billy & Chuck (c) vs. the Hardy Boyz vs. the APA vs. the Dudley Boyz * Icon vs. Icon - video package of Rock & Hogan's feud * The Rock vs. Hollywood Hogan (a classic for the ages) * Women's Title: Jazz (c) vs. Lita vs. Trish * Undisputed Title: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Triple H * Wrestlemania 18 highlights EXTRAS Disc 1 * Byte This with Vince. * Favorite WM Moments. * Top 5 WM finishes * Top 3 WM attendences * Post Match Comments: RVD, DDP, & Angle * Making of the cast: talks about making a cast of Stacy's legs * Press Conference. Disc 2 * Wrestlemania 6's Main Event: Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior. This was placed on the dvd because it was the main event of the last Wrestlemania to hit Toronto. Great classic match. * The Rock challenges Hogan: This is the full scene from Raw when The Rock confronted Hogan and challenged him to a match. Great moment. * The Rock tells a Hulk Story: This is from the fanfest during the weekend before WM18. The Rock talks about his brief encounter with Hogan as a child. Funny! * The Next Night on Raw: On Raw, the following night, we see Hogan quit the nWo * Cat Fight: Lita & Trish fight backstage on Smackdown * Post Match Comments: Trish & Maven. Overall, I highly recommend this DVD. Its a great event with fun matches. This is definitely one to add to your collection whether you're a hardcore collector or just a relaxed fan. Rating: - WRESTLEMANIA X81. Intercontinental Championship Match: Rob Van Dam vs. William Regal (c) RATING: 6/10 2. European Title Match: Christian vs. DDP (c) RATING: 6/10 3. Hardcore Title Match: Goldust vs. Maven (c) RATING: 5/10 4. Kurt Angle vs. Kane RATING: 7/10 5. No Disqualification Match: Ric Flair vs. The Undertaker RATING: 8/10 6. Booker T vs. Edge RATING: 6/10 7. Scott Hall vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin RATING: 8/10 8. Four Corners Elimination Match for the Tag Team Championship: The Dudley Boys vs. the APA vs. The Hardy Boys vs. Billy and Chuck (c) RATING: 7/10 9. Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock RATING:: 10/10 10. Women's Championship Match: JAZZ (C) VS. LITA VS. TRISH RATING: 5/10 11. Undisputed Title Match: Triple H vs. Chris Jericho (c) RATING: 7/10 Rating: - WrestleMania X8This Wrestlemania was a pretty solid ppv but no matter what happened on this ppv it will always be remembered for one of the greatest wrestlemania matches of all time in Hulk Hogan Vs The Rock. Heres a review of the whole ppv and dvd Disc 1 Opening video of superstars giving there opinion of what wrestlemania means to them. Match 1 Rob Van Dam Vs William Regal IC Championship Solid opening match to the ppv. some innvated moves by both wrestlers. crowd was into this fight. Rating 7/10 Christian Interview Match 2 Christian Vs DDP European Chamionship Nice match better than i expected both had pretty good chemistry 6/10 Great Rock Interview Match 3 Goldust Vs Maven Hardcore Championship Not good at all crowd wasnt really into this fight best part is when maven and goldust hit each other with a trash can lid and spike takes use of the 24/7 rule. 4/10 Drowning Pool concert while watching the fued of Triple H Vs Y2J Backstage brawl for the hardcore championship on the line with Hurrican Helms flying in. Match 4 Kurt Angle Vs Kane pretty good match with not a good storyline some good athletic moves by both wrestlers. Nice finish simlar to the previous wresltmania with angle vs beniot. 6.5/10 Backstage segment with hurricane helms in the godfathers locker room pretty funny Video of the rivalry bewteen flair and undertaker Match 5 Ric Flair Vs Undertaker No Disqualification Very good match between these lots of blood from flair that turns his hair red nice arn anderson spinebuster. This match was given time to make sure itwas a good match. it look like undertakers streak was in jeopady. 8/10 Booker T Interview Match 6 Booker T Vs Edge Dumb storyline but pretty solid match nice ovation for edge in his hometown. but there was a botched dropkick in this match but the crowd doesnt really notices. also we got a good spinaroni from booker t but a better one from edge. 6/10 Backstage segment which ends with a new hardcore champion video of stone cold vs scott hall Match 7 Stone Cold Vs Scott Hall Alright match expected better but was pretty decent did pick up near the end of the match which made it pretty exciting. 7.5/10 WWF Axcess Extras for Disc 1 Byte This with Mr. McMahon Very good interview about wrestlemania and very informative 8/10 Top Five WrestleMania Moments nice little feature of superstars giving there favorite wresltemania moment 5/10 Top Five WrestleMania Finish Nice Extra 6/10 Top Three WrestleMania Attendances nothing special 3/10 Post Match Comments RVD,DDP & Kurt Angle alright interviews 4/10 The Making of the Cast Nice feature of how they made the molds of the superstars poses that were used at wwf axxes nice look at stacy keiblers legs. 7/10 Press Conference pretty normal press conference 5/10 Disc 2 Match 8 Four Team Elimination WWF Tag Team Championship Billy & Chuck Vs the Hardy Boyz Vs Dudley Boyz Vs APA pretty good match it had a good flow to it. 6.5/10 Backstage NWO segment about Hogan needs to fight this fight by himself Another hardcore match with a nice door shot. Video of Icon Vs Icon Match 9 Hulk Hogan Vs The Rock What a match between these two lots of near falls and the surprise of the crowd booing the rock and cheering for hogan truly a memorable match. 10/10 Match 10 WWF Womens Championship Jazz Vs Lita Vs Trish Stratus pretty decent match for a womens match nice ovation for Trish Stratus 4/10 the last hardcore title change of the night with maven winning the belt Match 11 Undisputed WWF Championship Chris Jericho Vs Triple H Good solid main event was given a lot of time but had a predictable ending crowd wasnt totally in this fight and was basically a triple h vs stephanie storyline with chris jericho thrown even though all that was still pretty good match. 8.5/10 WrestleMania X8 Highlights nice review of this years WresleMania. Extras Disc 2 WresleMania VI Hulk Hogan Vs Ultimate Warrior Very good match prolly the best ever from warrior nobody knew who was going to win this match it had a very climatic finish 8/10 The Rock Challenges Hollywood Hulk Hogan Crowd was really into this in ring challenge from the rock you could feel the electricty in the building 7/10 The Rock Tells a Hulk Story a funny story about rock catching hogans headband at a wrestling event. 5/10 The Next Night On Raw just a segment where The Rock tells hogan to gets out of the NWO which leads him to turn babyface. Catfight A very phsyical catfight bewteen Trish and Lita on the last smackdown before wrestlemania. 6/10 Post Match Comments Trish and Maven nothing great 4/10 Rating: - Wrestlemania X81. Intercontinental Championship Match: Rob Van Dam vs. William Regal (c) Good opener, RVD shows a bunch of cool moves, and William Regal doesn't look too bad either. RVD takes a nasty suplex towards the end. Overall, an opener that did its job by getting the crowd into it. 6/10 2. European Title Match: Christian vs. DDP (c) Not expecting much from this one at all, and I was pretty suprised. A decent match, worth a watch. 6/10 3. Hardcore Title Match: Goldust vs. Maven (c) Not even really a match, considering the ending. Nothing noteworthy here, just skip it. 3/10 4. Kurt Angle vs. Kane A pretty decent brawl between these two. A rather random match-up, considering they are very conflicting styles, but they work pretty well together. Not a bad match, worth a watch. 6.5/10 5. No Disqualification Match: Ric Flair vs. The Undertaker Flair and 'Taker put on a good brawl. They work well together, and get the crowd into it. Beware, Flair bleeds quite a bit in this one. The Undertaker continues his streak at 'Mania in an entertaining match with the Nature Boy. 7.5/10 6. Booker T vs. Edge Was expecting this one to be filler, but I was somewhat suprised. A decent match, Edge does well in this one, but Booker doesn't do anything noteworthy. Worth watching I suppose. 6/10 7. Scott Hall vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin Aside from annoying interference from Kevin Nash, a pretty good match. Austin and Hall brawl back and forth. Predictable, but still enjoyable nonetheless. 7/10 8. Four Corners Elimination Match for the World Tag Team Championship: The Dudley Boys vs. the APA vs. The Hardy Boys vs. Billy and Chuck (c) Pretty decent tag match, though the ending is quite annoying. Worth a look, if just for the Hardys and the Dudleys (and Stacy). 6/10 9. Hollywood Hulk Hogan vs. The Rock Lots of hype for this confrontation. A match that many thought they would never see. The crowd at Skydome was absolutely electric for the entire match. They were solidly behind Hogan, and booed The Rock on many occasions. Though this match isn't the best in terms of wrestling, its very, very entertaining. It feels like a classic through and through. Probably one of the biggest matches in the history of Wrestlemania, if not THE biggest. Expectations were somewhat high, and I believe it surpassed them to an extent. Epic confrontation, truly a classic. Don't miss this. 8.5/10 10. Women's Championship Match: Jazz vs. Lita vs. Trish Stratus Standard women's match. If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all. Skip this, on to the title match. 3/10 11. Undisputed Title Match: Triple H vs. Chris Jericho (c) Crowd was dead for this one after the Hogan-Rock match, which was very dissapointing. This is an underrated match, that isn't given enough credit. Predictable, but still a good match that shouldn't be overlooked under any circumstances. They both put on a good performance, and it has the feel of a Wrestlemania Main Event. Ends the night on a good note too. 8/10 Overall, this is a pretty good Wrestlemania, even if some wrestlers weren't used to their full potential (mainly Angle and Austin). Nothing unwatchable on this card, but many middle of the road matches. A few great matches that make this worth watching though. Match of the Night: Hogan vs. The Rock, definitely. Without a doubt, that is the one thing people remember this Wrestlemania for. A classic that the fans went insane over, with a great ending. Rating: - THE GRAND DADDY OF 'EM ALL!I HOLD MANIA 17 IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER REGARD THAN MANIA 18 ALTHOUGH I VERY MUCH LIKED BOTH! I WAS MORE EXCITED LEADING UP TO AUSTIN V ROCK THAN HOGAN V ROCK, & I THOUGHT AUSTIN V ROCK WAS A BETTER MATCH! THIS WAS A STRONG MANIA, TOO BAD HHH MADE JERICHO LOOK BAD IN THE TITLE MATCH & IT WAS OVER-SHADOWED BY THE ROCK V HOGAN MATCH! JERICHO MADE A GR8 HEEL CHAMPION BUT THIS MANIA DID NOTHING FOR THE EXTREMELY UNDERRATED STAR! AS FAR AS STAR BUILT MATCHES WE NEED TO AUSTIN V HOGAN AT MANIA 23! MANIA 22 COULD HAVE DONE WITH THAT MATCH! U MAY EVEN SEE ROCK IN ACTION BY THEN! 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