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Summary: WWE in Australia for the 1st time in 20 years
Review: 56, 000 + witnessed this show, held at Melbourne's Colonial Stadium on August 10 this year. I was one of those in attendance for the WWE's first show down under for nearly 20 years, and I can say that it was an exciting, if a little bit predictable, night of wrestling. There were some good matches on the card, specifically the Cruiserweight title match between the Hurricane and Jamie Noble, the Tag Title match with Rey Mysterio and Kidman taking on Lance Storm and Christian of the Un-Americans, Kurt Angle (playing the face, funnily enough) against Test, Chris Jericho vs. fellow Canadian Edge and the main event with the Undisputed Title on the line, which saw The Rock defend against Brock Lesnar and Triple H in an exciting match. I am led to believe there will be extras on the DVD, with footage of the WWE superstars touring throughout Melbourne. Don't watch it for the best card of wrestling but it will still be an enjoyable viewing.
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Summary: Terrible
Review: After seeing this DVD, all I could say was "Thank God I didn't spend [$$$] to see this garbage" [though my language was more creative].Really. It's that bad. Every single match is awful. Here's a rundown: Rock v. Triple H v. Brock Lesnar - terrible, boring match. And the special feature showing HHH and Rock beating up Paul Heymann is just as dull. Bra and Panties match - I'm a female, so need I get into it? No? Alrighty. Jericho v. Edge - Best match on the entire thing, though not for the match itself. Jericho's interaction with the crowd was gold. Tag Team - Follows the very basic tag formula. I defy anyone to find a person that cares about Billy Kidman. Noble v. Hurricane - I feel bad for these guys. They can wrestle their hearts out and it won't make a difference, simply because they're gimmicks aren't very compelling. Rikishi v. Rico - I skipped it. The WWE also insults the intelligence of the viewer by having Cole and Taz refer to themselves as being "at ringside" and "in Australia" when they 1) are clearly not anywhere near ringside and 2) in the States, as Taz frequently gives away. The 3 "classic" [!!!???] matches are appallingly bad. Honestly, just because a match is old, doesn't mean it's a classic. There are plenty of WWE DVD's worth your money. This, however, is not one of them.
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Summary: I guess you had to be there..................
Review: Basicly as most of the other reviewers have stated the event was nowhere near as great as it could have being, especially considering the talent that was present. None of the matches where truely outstanding and the DVD treatment is not really on par with most of the other WWE DVD's. That said, I still purchased this DVD purely because I was there and it means so much more to us Australian fans as we had the Rock, HHH, Rey and many other superstars putting a show on for us which we would not otherwise see live. In fact wrestling fans broke the attendance record at the stadium it was held. I remember Stephanie coming down the ramp and warmly kick starting the event and the dancing she done with Rikishi, she is my favourite Diva and very close to my seat. I guess you had to be there to appreciate this DVD, it meant the world to Australian fans like me who were at the biggest WWE event they had ever had the chance to go to, but for everyone else this is only a second rate DVD.
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Summary: Global Warning Tour DVD Disappointment!
Review: I recently purchased this DVD and I was disappointed to find that the Test and Kurt Angle match was CUT from the DVD,As too the Bob Holly,Devon Dudly match.What was the point of having these matches on the night if they wern't going to put it on the DVD.Apart from that,The DVD is excellant especially with the 3 bonus matches from the last time WWE Toured Australia in 1986 (The Rougeaus Vs The Moondogs,Don Muraco & Mr Fuji Vs S.D Jones & King Tonga,Andre The Giant Vs Big John Stud).The Aftermath extra feature is good for a laugh,bad luck Paul!
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Summary: WWE GLOBAL WARNING
Review: Rikishi VS Rico - This was a nothing match. Rico has quite a bit of talent, but it has been quite some time since I've seen Rikishi in a good match. Since the stipulation for this match was that the loser had to kiss the rear end of the winner, you can guess how this one ended. Cruiserweight Championship : Jamie Noble (C) VS The Hurricane - This match wasn't too bad. Hurricane hit a swinging neckbreaker off the top rope (impressive), and while it wasn't as high flying as I might expect from the cruiserweights, it wasn't a bad match. It also wasn't any different than what we see on Smackdown every Thursday. This was early in the rivalry between these two. Tag Team Championship: The UnAmericans (Lance Storm and Christian) (C) VS Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio - This match gave the feel of being thrown together at the last minute. The UnAmericans had already jumped to RAW and we had never seen Kidman and Mysterio team up. Considering the talent of the champions and how exciting Mysterio is.....this match was boring. Chris Jericho VS Edge - The best match on the card. I'm a big fan of Jericho as it is, and he plays to the opponent and the crowd so well. Good match.
Bra and Panties: Stacy Keibler VS Torrie Wilson - Is this wrestling or a watered down Girls Gone Wild? I don't know, but if the WWE expects us to take the women's division seriously, they have to stop making the women a joke. As it stands, I'm a wrestling fan and would rather see actual wrestling matches when I watch the programming. The Big Valbowski introduces the women (the most entertaining part) and Nidia gets involved. Nobody cares. Undisputed Championship: Rock (C) VS Triple H VS Brock Lesnar - Remember that this is before Summerslam, so Brock had not yet won the title nor had he faced Rock (as far as I can remember). This match was somewhat of a letdown. The Rock worked really hard, but the match was somewhat uninspired. I wonder if this is because we know who will win (as if they are going to change the main event two weeks before Summerslam) or just because the Triple Threat match was just a mess. Bonus Matches from 1986 (the last time the WWE came to Australia The Rougeaus Vs The Moondogs - The commentary for this match said that it was the WWF debut of the Rougeaus (later known as the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers). While I was always entertained by the Rougeaus when I watched in the 80's, this match didn't have anything special. Maybe it was the Moondogs that killed the match. Don Muraco & Mr Fuji Vs S.D Jones & King Tonga - I honestly skipped this one. I've only seen Muraco wrestle Dino Bravo in 1988, but I didn't care enough to watch it. It was sad to see Mr. Fuji in the ring. He was fairly old at the time and should have realized that his time in the ring was done. Andre the Giant VS Big John Studd - Always nice to see Andre in the ring, but this was a lumbering match. Slow, boring, and the only reason you should watch it is just to see Andre wrestle. Honestly, this DVD is not worth your money. Had this been a Smackdown show, it might not have been too bad. However, this was a PPV. This wasn't a good PPV at all. The matches weren't very interesting and there was nothing else to help move it along. No promos, nothing. If you have to own every WWE DVD, then buy it. If you only want the good ones, leave this one alone.
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Summary: oof
Review: Rikishi VS Rico - This was a nothing match. Rico has quite a bit of talent, but it has been quite some time since I've seen Rikishi in a good match. Since the stipulation for this match was that the loser had to kiss the rear end of the winner, you can guess how this one ended. Cruiserweight Championship : Jamie Noble (C) VS The Hurricane - This match wasn't too bad. Hurricane hit a swinging neckbreaker off the top rope (impressive), and while it wasn't as high flying as I might expect from the cruiserweights, it wasn't a bad match. It also wasn't any different than what we see on Smackdown every Thursday. This was early in the rivalry between these two. Tag Team Championship: The UnAmericans (Lance Storm and Christian) (C) VS Billy Kidman and Rey Mysterio - This match gave the feel of being thrown together at the last minute. The UnAmericans had already jumped to RAW and we had never seen Kidman and Mysterio team up. Considering the talent of the champions and how exciting Mysterio is.....this match was boring. Chris Jericho VS Edge - The best match on the card. I'm a big fan of Jericho as it is, and he plays to the opponent and the crowd so well. Good match.
Bra and Panties: Stacy Keibler VS Torrie Wilson - Is this wrestling or a watered down Girls Gone Wild? I don't know, but if the WWE expects us to take the women's division seriously, they have to stop making the women a joke. As it stands, I'm a wrestling fan and would rather see actual wrestling matches when I watch the programming. The Big Valbowski introduces the women (the most entertaining part) and Nidia gets involved. Nobody cares. Undisputed Championship: Rock (C) VS Triple H VS Brock Lesnar - Remember that this is before Summerslam, so Brock had not yet won the title nor had he faced Rock (as far as I can remember). This match was somewhat of a letdown. The Rock worked really hard, but the match was somewhat uninspired. I wonder if this is because we know who will win (as if they are going to change the main event two weeks before Summerslam) or just because the Triple Threat match was just a mess. Bonus Matches from 1986 (the last time the WWE came to Australia The Rougeaus Vs The Moondogs - The commentary for this match said that it was the WWF debut of the Rougeaus (later known as the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers). While I was always entertained by the Rougeaus when I watched in the 80's, this match didn't have anything special. Maybe it was the Moondogs that killed the match. Don Muraco & Mr Fuji Vs S.D Jones & King Tonga - I honestly skipped this one. I've only seen Muraco wrestle Dino Bravo in 1988, but I didn't care enough to watch it. It was sad to see Mr. Fuji in the ring. He was fairly old at the time and should have realized that his time in the ring was done. Andre the Giant VS Big John Studd - Always nice to see Andre in the ring, but this was a lumbering match. Slow, boring, and the only reason you should watch it is just to see Andre wrestle. Honestly, this DVD is not worth your money. Had this been a Smackdown show, it might not have been too bad. However, this was a PPV. This wasn't a good PPV at all. The matches weren't very interesting and there was nothing else to help move it along. No promos, nothing. If you have to own every WWE DVD, then buy it. If you only want the good ones, leave this one alone.
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Summary: horrible dvd!
Review: the global warning dvd was very boring. they even left out some of the matches that actually happenened at the event itself.plus all of the wrestlers performeed horribly.i thought this would be good but it was really bad.overall do nat buy on dvd or vhs the global warning 2002!
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Summary: WWE GLOBAL WARNING
Review: This dvd is for anyone who is a wrestling fan!!!
10 Augast 2003 you better run cause the wwe invades Melbourne
Australia. A crowd of 54 742 superstars like The Rock, Tripple hhh,Brock Lesner,Rey Misterio,Rikishy,and much more and many dvd
extra it is the best.
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Summary: One of the worst WWE DVDs - ever!
Review: This was a lousy card, which lead to a lousy DVD. I don't know what went wrong with this card because on paper it looked pretty good. However, everyone worked at a slow pace (jet lag?) with no creativity or exciting spots to be seen. The best match (out of all this mess) was the Undisputed Triple Threat match that featured Rock defending against Brock Lesnar and Triple H. I'm a fan of all three of these guys, but this match was uninspired from the opening bell! Unforgetable and very slow paced. This DVD includes what WWE called 3 "classic matches" from the last Australian tour - 1986. You get 2 hideous matches featuring people that you didn't care about it 1986 and still wont care about today. The lone stand out in these 3 "classics" is a bout between Andre the Giant and Big John Studd. The match is what you would expect from these two but WWE could have livened things up with commentary (there is no commentary on the 3 extra matches) from Vince and Ole' J.R. telling stories about these two WWE legends. Unfortunately, you get a DVD and wrestling card that comes off as being thrown together. So, don't throw your money away on this DVD!
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Summary: Global Warning Tour Melbourne Review
Review: This wasn't a bad pay per view but could have been better
Here are the matches: Match 1)Kis My A** match Rikishi vs. Rico Match 2)Cruiserweight Title (c)Jamie Nobel vs. Hurricane Match 3)Tag Team Title (c's)Lance Storm&Christian vs. Rey Mysterio&Billy Kidman Match 4)Chris Jericho vs. Edge Match 5)Bra and Panties match Torrie Wilson vs. Stacy Kiebler Match 6)Triple Threat match for the WWE Title (c)The Rock vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H Not many matches but here are the results with a small review: Match 1)Kiss my A** match: Rikishi def. Rico Very Short!!! The only thing that was exciting was the samoan drop by Rikishi when Rico missed the moonsault. Because of the celebration I'll give it ** Match 2)Cruiserweight Champion Jamie Nobel def. Hurricane A good Cruiserweight match! A cheap ending but the rest of the match was great! Not too long but definatly not too short! **** Match 3)Tag Team Champions Christian & Lance Storm def. Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman Another great match! It was long and highflying! Exciting, but still another cheap ending. It had the perfect timing and the perfect match! **** 1/2 Match 4)Edge def. Chris Jericho The 2nd best match on the card! Very Long from Jerichgo taking 5 minutes to get to tye ring! Another good role up ending and Jericho throws a sissy fit after the match! CRYBABY! ***** Match 5)Bra and panties match Torrie Wilson derf. Stacy Kiebler Well..... at least thy did a lue thez press. The bra and panties was just a gimmick to entertain. * Match 6)Triple Threat match for the WWE Title:WWE Champion The Rock def. Brock Lesnar and Triple H GREAT GREAT GREAT MATCH!!! These three men sure know how to put on a fight! Still, no new champions. Great ending, great moves, and great timing! That's all I need to say ***** It was an average ppv but I think it is pretty cool that this is the first time in 18 years that the wwe has came to Melbourne. GOOD PAY PER VIEW!
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