Post by Goldash on Aug 25, 2009 16:22:57 GMT -5
Bought this DVD earlier today after months (make that YEARS) of waiting. I took this doc for what it was (especially after being spoiled by the excellent "Death of WCW" by Bryan Alvarez and R.D. Reynolds). Yes, a lot of stuff was skipped and a lot of the horrid decisions WCW made were overlooked but overall I was pretty impressed.
The DVD, IMHO, wasn't the full-out burial people expected it to be. The few outstanding accomplishments WCW made were praised and its talent was respected enough (the most notable exception being the full-out mockery they made of Jeff Jarrett in the closing minutes, especially the ex-WCW backstage agent claiming he "couldn't draw a dime"). While not as informative or as detailed as The Death of WCW, I enjoyed what I saw. It could've focused in on the downfall of the company a bit more, though and less on the history of the promotion. Sure, the history of the league is important but what I find most intriguing about WCW is the way it snowballed in its final three years.
There's so many gems in the matches they decided to include, such as Eddie Guerrerro/Syxx (hands down the MOTN of nWo Souled Out), and the aforementioned Midnight Express/Southern Boys match. However, I expect WWE to release another 3-Disc WCW set down the road to cover a few more matches no one really talks about anymore (like Flair/Hart Souled Out '98 and Hart/Benoit Mayhem '99 - like it'll ever happen). Regardless, I like what WWE did in this set. No, the doc isn't as comprehensive as I would've liked it to be (one more hour about WCW's downfall on the doc would have made all the difference in the world) but for what it's worth, it was well worth the wait!
The DVD, IMHO, wasn't the full-out burial people expected it to be. The few outstanding accomplishments WCW made were praised and its talent was respected enough (the most notable exception being the full-out mockery they made of Jeff Jarrett in the closing minutes, especially the ex-WCW backstage agent claiming he "couldn't draw a dime"). While not as informative or as detailed as The Death of WCW, I enjoyed what I saw. It could've focused in on the downfall of the company a bit more, though and less on the history of the promotion. Sure, the history of the league is important but what I find most intriguing about WCW is the way it snowballed in its final three years.
There's so many gems in the matches they decided to include, such as Eddie Guerrerro/Syxx (hands down the MOTN of nWo Souled Out), and the aforementioned Midnight Express/Southern Boys match. However, I expect WWE to release another 3-Disc WCW set down the road to cover a few more matches no one really talks about anymore (like Flair/Hart Souled Out '98 and Hart/Benoit Mayhem '99 - like it'll ever happen). Regardless, I like what WWE did in this set. No, the doc isn't as comprehensive as I would've liked it to be (one more hour about WCW's downfall on the doc would have made all the difference in the world) but for what it's worth, it was well worth the wait!
