WWE WrestleMania X8 | Hulk Hogan, Lance Storm | Great event with a great dvd

WWE WrestleMania X8 | Hulk Hogan, Lance Storm | Great Memories

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WWE WrestleMania X8

	WWE WrestleMania X8 Hulk Hogan, Lance Storm Sony, 2002 average customer review:based on 180 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

If WrestleMania is truly the "Super Bowl of sports entertainment," then it deserves Super Bowl DVD treatment as well. In the past, WrestleMania DVDs were treated like any other pay-per-view event, but this time, WWE finally got it right. This two-disc set features a ton of goodies that not only add context and enhance the matches in WrestleMania 18, but take a look back at seminal WrestleMania moments. You get the top five WrestleMania finishes, the complete Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior match from WrestleMania 6, and a ton of other extras. As for WrestleMania 18 itself... well, perhaps there is a reason all of the supplement material was included, because it's a bit of a lackluster affair. The hype is there, with Hogan battling the Rock, Triple H fighting to regain the WWE title from Jericho, and the Undertaker vs. Ric Flair. However, actually watching aging legends like Hogan and Flair wrestle in their 50s is more sad than thrilling. In the end, the event seems more like the Geriatric Bowl than the Super Bowl. --Dave McCoy

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Great event with a great dvd

This 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.

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Great Memories

If you don't own any of the out of print WWF Wrestlemania's, get this one along with Wrestlemania 17. I loved the Hollywood Hogan Vs. The Rock match.

Back on track

WrestleMaina X8 was a great PPV. It was just as good as X7 was a year before.

Rob Van Dam vs Wlliam Regal- Ive always wanted to see RVD wrestle live and never got the chance. He is such a great talent and its too bad he was kept down for so long in his early WWE run for the world title. I'll admit he screwed it up after winning the world title though. Yes, I know this was for the intercontinental title. Good match.

DDP vs Christian- Christian always talked better then he wrestled, expect in ladder matches. DDP wins with a diamond cutter in a short match.

Goldust vs Maven- Decent hardcore match but nothing speical. The usual run ins.

Kurt Angle vs Kane: Good match, Angle wins.

Ric Flair vs Undertaker: A good street fight but very short. Flair can still out perform the WWE locker despite his advanced age.

Booker T vs Edge- Edge is the hometown hero. Need I say more?

Steve Austin vs Scott Hall: Both men would leave WWE soon after this match took place. Hall was in rough shape for a long time but he looks to have cleaned himself up pretty good for this match. Not a great match like you'd expect if both men were in there prime.

Dudley Boyz vs Hardy Boyz vs APA vs Billy and Chuck- Decent match but nothing to exciting.

Hulk Hogan vs The Rock: The match everyone was waiting for. Rock can wrestle but Hulk is a better showman, although Hulk can wrestle a good match sometimes. A good match but alot of punches thrown never connected and some moves looked fake. Both men shake hands afterwards. I remember the next night on Raw when Hogan addressed the crowd. Powerful stuff.

Trish vs Jazz vs Lita: Ill admit these ladys have talent but I still dont watch women's wrestling.

HHH vs Jericho- Of course Triple H was going win the title back. Like it would have been any different in this era of the WWE. Its too bad Triple H hated Jericho because I would have love to see Jericho win anther world title. He has returned and maybe its in his future...just maybe.

Great WrestleMaina and WWE hasnt slowed down the pace to put on a great one every year.

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Hogan vs. Rock is what sold this one

Some people believe the Rock vs. Hogan match was the greatest match ever. I'm definitly not one of them. I honestly don't believe a true wrestling fan or fan of sports entertainment would think that at all. And I don't even believe it was the best of the year or even the best of the night anymore. But it was the match with the most hype and biggest pop. The card itself was pretty solid and the matches with the best build up lived up to the hype for the most part.

IC Title
William Regal vs. RVD
A solid opener. The brass knucks came into play early and later on to get the suspense up. RVD does take some sick slams. These two meshed well together with some good wrestling and a nice ending. 3.5/5

European Title
DDP vs. Christian
Possibly DDP's best match during his WWF run. With the way he was used I was shocked to see he could win a title at all. Much less come into WM as champ. Still a short decent match with some good spots and nice counters. Christian delivers a pretty good pre interview. Not his best but still worth hearing. 3/5

Hardcore Title
Maven vs. Goldust
If there is a weak match on this card, it's this one without a doubt. Nothing too special here, a bit of weapon use but was pretty boring to me. The 24/7 rule was in effect and it added a bit more to the match. In fact, the aftermath carried on throughout the ppv did more justice than the match itself. 2.5/5

Kane vs. Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle starts this one by verbally attacking the fans, which was pretty funny. Kane was selling his head injury in this match. And it came into play before the match even started. This started as a brawl but became very entertaining later. Some pretty good spots and near falls. This is when the ppv starts to get better. 4/5

No DQ
Ric Flair vs. Undertaker
I clearly remember all the build up to this match. And this was one of the big reasons I wanted to see this event. The No DQ rule came into play and Flair bled buckets. This was onesided for a while and Flair took probably the sickest top rope suplex I have ever seen. I can't think of another one better. A very good match and my favorite. Match of the night for me. 4.5/5

Edge vs. Booker T
The storyline is so dumb I won't even mention it. The match was about average but they were off several times. There was some decent stuff going on but nothing too special here. 3/5

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Scott Hall
Another match I was looking forward to and enjoyed. It was average in the beginning with some fast paced brawling and stomp outs. Just like any Austin match. Other things came into play and made the match alot better than what it could have been. It never really lost momentum to me. 4/5

Four Team Elimination for Tag Titles
Billy & Chuck vs. APA vs. Dudleyz vs. Hardyz
The only tag team match on the ppv. And a very good one too. But the match was clearly at it's best when the Hardyz and Dudleyz went at it. Fast paced at times with some good spots. 4/5

Icon vs. Icon
The Rock vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan
If this match is remembered for anything. It's the way Hogan got his fans back and had the entire arena in the palm of his hand. They popped for just about everything he did. The much itself is pretty good with finisher kick outs and near falls. The ending added a whole lot more to a very good match. Match of the night in most people's eyes but I disagree. 4/5

Triple Threat Women's match for the title
Jazz vs. Lita vs. Trish
The crowd wasn't into this one at all. Even though I'm sure thousands of guys stripped Trish with their eyes. I do it everytime I watch her matches. The match was decent but nowhere near great. I think Jazz and Lita worked it the best though. 3/5

Undisputed Title
Chris Jericho w/ Stephanie McMahon vs. Triple H
This match was a huge step down from what they did in the past. This match was basically building up to Triple H getting his hands on Stephanie. Which to me took away from the match. Those who have seen what these guys can do know what I'm talking about. The match was still entertaining though. Triple H was heavily selling his leg and Y2J went to work on it. Some good spots and decent wrestling plus weapon use. A good main event but overshadowed heavily by Hogan vs. Rock. 4/5

This is a very good WM but nowhere near the best ppv of that year. I think Summerslam and Vengeance are far better. This DVD is loaded with extras and Hogan vs. Warrior is one of them. This is definitly a ppv worth getting though if you don't ever plan on buying the anthologies. I still recommend the anthologies over a single ppv if you have the cash.

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Wrestlemania X8 ICON vs. ICON

WWE Wrestlemania X8
March 17, 2002
Toronto, Canada

1. Intercontinental Championship
William Regal (C) vs. Rob Van Dam
A great kick off to the show. Lots of back and forth action all the way.
Winner: RVD 3.5/5

2. Hardcore Championship
Maven (C) vs. Goldust
After eliminating the Undertaker at the Royal Rumble fans truly got behind Maven for a little while at this time period which got him to win the Hardcore Championship. Not the greatest hardcore title match but Goldust brings out his own Gold trash cans but it leads to a series of title changes throughout the night that ended in the parking lot with Maven pinning Christian to win the title back.
Winner: Maven throughout the night a total of 2.5/5

3. European Championship
Christian vs. DDP (C)
Probably the weakest match on the card, the crowd doesn't really get into this match at all just not a good match you would get into to watch.
Winner: DDP 1.5/5

4. Kane vs. Kurt Angle
This was a good match up. Kane displays his technical skills he has in this match. You really get into this match. The ending sucked when Kurt messed up trying to grab Kane's tights to pin him which Kane layed on the mat for about 5 seconds but overall a pretty good match up.
Winner: Kurt Angle 3.5/5

5. No Disqualification- Undertaker vs. Ric Flair
Not that many people were expecting this match to be good, but boy old boy werent they wrong. Some say the Rock/Hogan match was the match of the night but in my opinion this was the better match of the two. Ric Flair gets cut open early in the match buts gives an hell of a effort to stay in there with the Deadman. Arn Anderson comes out and makes an appearence and spine busters Undertaker and the crowd really got into that. Taker sits up and counters the figure 4 leg lot then delivers the tombstone on Flair becoming 10-0 at WM.
Winner: Undertaker 4/5

6. Edge vs. Booker T
Not a whole lot to say about this one except the Toronto crowd his behind their hometown boy all the way.
Winner: Edge 3/5

7. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Scott Hall w/ Kevin Nash
This match was not one of The Rattlesnakes greatest WM match. Nash gets banned from ringside during the match but anyways this match certainly could have been better with two former IC champs but it is always great to see Austin raising hell.
Winner: Stone Cold Steve Austin 2.5/5

7. WWE Tag Team Championship
Billy and Chuck (C) vs. Dudleys vs. Hardys vs. APA
Not a great tag match but its diffanently worth watching. D-Van gets throwned through a table then Billy and Chuck gets the victory.
Winner: Billy and Chuck 2.5/5

8. ICON vs. ICON- The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan
An outstanding match and great to watch the crowd boo the Rock until the end of the match when they cheered for the Rock once he won. This match was back and forth all the way. One of the greatest matches in Wrestlemania history. Rock gets out of the Hogan leg drop and comes back to give Hogan two Rock Bottoms and then a Peoples Elbow to beat Hogan in second WM lost.
Winner: The Rock 5/5

9. Women's Championship
Trish Stratus vs. Jazz (C) vs. Lita
A nice wrestled womens match. Not much to say but a goos womens match to watch.
Winner: Jazz 3/10

10. Undisputed Championship
Triple H vs. Chris Jericho (C) w/ Stephanie McMahon
What a great match. Even with HHH still a whole 100% better this was a great match to end the show. HHH pedigrees Steph then pedigrees Y2J to become the Undisputed Champion.
Winner: Triple H 3.5/5

Wrestlemania X8 was a great Wrestlemania I suggest investing in this ppv with a lot of good matches and one Historic match in Rock and Hogan.

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