WWE - Rob Van Dam - One of a Kind

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Summary: Do You Have Time to Burn?
Review: As an embittered ECW fan, I don't watch Raw or Smackdown so I haven't seen an RVD match in a few years. But watching this DVD, I was taken aback at how insane the WWE crowd is for Van Dam. And I'm going to love it when his underpromoted DVD (it's nowhere to be found in ANY store in Los Angeles!) outsells that of every other overpushed wrestler in Vince's family circus. What will Van Dam get for his efforts? I'm guessing a year long feud with Rudy Diamond -- where he loses. And we'll get more diet books from Triple HGH. BTW, The Rise and Fall of ECW is going to pass WMXX as the best selling DVD in WWE history. It's these small victories that keeps me from swallowing a gallon of Liquid Plumber . . . . Super Strength.

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Summary: Great Athlete at his Finest.
Review: For those of you that only know Rob Van Dam from 2001 to the present, this is the DVD for you. With this DVD you will finally see why a large quantity of wrestling fans think it is a travesty at how RVD has been underused in the last two years. This DVD has 16 complete matches, 11 matches are from his days in ECW and that is what you need to focus on. The extras are so so, there is a couple of eastereggs with funny RVD interviews from ECW. The matches is worth the price alone. Here is a rundown of some of the greatest matches you will ever see and they are on this DVD.

Robby V vs. Pat Rose: Ok, th is isn't one of the greatest matches and the next match I review won't be either but it shows RVD 12 yrs ago when he was trying to make a name for himself.

Robby V vs. Scotty Flamingo: Like I said before, not a great match but you get to see both RVD and Raven before they got there big breaks in ECW.

Rob Van Dam vs. Axl Rotten: And the legend begins. This is his first match in ECW and he is still trying to find the character he wants to be but he gains the ECW fan's respect in his debut match.

RVD vs. Sabu(2 matches): These guys trained together under The Original Sheik and these are just two of there classic encounters. Both matches are around 20 mins in length and the action never slows down.

RVD and Sabu vs. The Eliminators: For new fans, this may be you only chance to see one of the best and most underrated tag teams of all time, seeing that The Eliminators have been broken up for almost eight years and neither one is in the WWE. The Eliminators were Perry Saturn and John Kronus and they were in my opinion, the best tag team at the time. Before The Dudleys got there huge push in ECW. This is a great hardcore tag team match that includes, Tables, Ladders, and Chairs, among the usual RVD moves.

Rob Van Dam vs. Lance Storm: Decent match, lets you see the story of how RVD became Mr. Monday Night.

Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy: Total squash. Only reason for this is to continue the storyline of the Mr. Monday Night angle.

Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer: This was a flag match in which the winner would get to raise his flag. Tommy Dreamer carried the flag for ECW and RVD carried the flag for WWF, which is now WWE. Some hard hitting action. Only minus in this match is the screwjob ending. Should have been a clean decision. Not giving away the outcome, but a non ref makes the official three count.

Rob Van Dam vs. Bam Bam Bigelow: This is the match in which RVD became the individual that could do no wrong. No matter what he did after this match, he was a fan favorite. The aerial moves he pulls off in this match will astonish you.

Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn(two matches): Two of the greatest wrestling clinics ever displayed. Not much more I can say. The best match they had is not even one of these two. Thats my opinion of course and that match I am speaking of is on the Rise and Fall of ECW dvd. These two matches on this collection are classics as well and would complement the other match for anybody that has the Rise and Fall DVD. The latest ECW match on this dvd is RVD and Jerry Lynn from ECW's last ppv. It shows RVD use the Van Terminator, which is the best in ring move he has ever done.

Rob Van Dam vs. Balls Mahoney: Very similar to the Bam Bam Bigelow match. RVD doesn't do quite as many daredevil moves as he did in the Bigelow match but he still does a couple that are just amazing.

Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy: In my opinion, this is his finest match since coming into the WWE. There was so much difference in the four years since his other match with Jeff Hardy, that I couldn't group them in a review like I did the Lynn and Sabu matches. Jeff Hardy had come along way since 1997 and this was 2001. This was for the hardcore championship and in the introduction that RVD gives before this match, he states that he wish WWE would bring back the hardcore title and he thinks the reason they did away with that title is because no one could keep up with his own hardcore style. I can't argue.

Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho: Great scientific display by these men and it took place in 2002, which was the year it appeared WWE was going to give RVD the proper push he deserved.

Rob Van Dam vs. Christian: One of the shorter ladder matches you will see but it was the most brutal in WWE history. This being a ladder match, I am not including the TLC classics. Good display by two men that in my opinion should be future world champions.

The intro into each match by RVD is insightful as well. Any fan of RVD or ECW should by this must have collection.

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Summary: the biggest load of sh*t I've ever bought...
Review: OK first of all let me say this, I'm a HUGE RVD fan, I love him in the WWE, and in ECW his matches were some of the best in pro wrestling history. However you woudn't know that from this hack-job. First of all they include his matches from WCW when he was nothing more than a jobber imitating moves from jean claude van damme movies. These first two matches were nothing more than pure garbage. Van Dam goes about doing his routine, then lets the other guy do his routine, till van dam hits the split legged mounsault and gets the pin. These matches might have been memorable to RVD but they are hardly his best stuff. When it gets to ECW the WWE managed to pick out some of his worst matches in there. Axl Rotten, Perry Saturn, even the first sabu matches were nothing but crap. good for their day, but today, those matches look like garbage.

Outside of his later matches, aka, vs. Jerry Lynn, as well as vs. Bam Bam Bigelow, and his matches in the WWE this DVD sorely lacks. RVD's commentary mainly goes about discussing the matches that are on the DVD, since those matches pretty much suck as it is, it gives you an idea of what to expect. Van Dam does his career no justice by over romanticizing these crap matches. rather than say what's wrong with them I'll tell you this, there were so many better matches in his career that I'll just give em to you...

RVD V. SABU for the TV title, (1998, and another one who's date I cannot recall) ARGUABLY the best match of RVD's career, as he and SABU fought twice to time-out finishes. Some of the best wrestling ever done this side of the pacific ocean.

RVD & SABU v. Candino & Storm the culmination of one of the best angles ever done in ECW, STorm and Candino were the champs who didn't like each other, van dam and sabu had just put their differences aside to fight these guys in what ended up being a very emotional match.

Sabu & RVD v. DUdleys (Japan) Finished with a van-daminator through a table, need I say more?

RVD v. Tommy Dreamer TV title defense. Tommy Dreamer not only put over RVD big time he was almost perfect for taking the punishment Van Dam had layed out.

RVD v. Bigelow, Bigelow's last match. These two guys found a way to break metal tables, too bad it was taken by the ECW fan cam, ECW's worst idea by far.

RVD & SABU v. Hakushi & ?. The other guys name ecapes me right now, however, I know that these four put on one of the best matches I've ever seen from the tag division, no suprise it ends with RVD & SABU comin out with the win.

RVD, SABU, TAZ v. TRIPLE THREAT. THis match was one that defined the Triple threat, and the triple threat's angle throughout all ECW. Sabu may have come up with the pin yet RVD did his fair share, some might argue this is more of a taz match, but everyone had their moments.

No offense to RVD, but the matches chosen were probably picked as part of Vince's idea to rewrite wrestling history. He wants you to think ECW was all about tables chairs, and spots when in actuality it was about great wrestling. This DVD shows RVD's spots real well, and it works to define him as a "spot" oriented wrestler. No doubt as a way to show him under the current champ, and heir to the throne, triple h.



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Summary: I love RVD hes the reason why I watch wrestling but...
Review: RVD is the reason to watch wrestling today. He is being screwed over by the WWE right now, no world title? He could out wrestle both JBL and Triple H but he doesnt seem to get any respect. This dvd is the same way. Ive watched RVD for the last few years on WWE and the matches from WWE could have been better then what is presented. RVD and Kanes tag team ladder match on RAW a few years back was one of the greatest matches ive ever seen and sadly its omitted. Still happy that he has his own dvd though! Id recommand it!

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Summary: THE WHOLE F,N SHOW
Review: The new DVD, "One of a kind" is a fantastic look at the WWE's very underrated wrestler nowadays, Rob Van Dam. Back in ECW days, RVd's name was spoken with respect and amazement, as thousands of fans came to see the "Whole F'ing Show"

This DVd set show us just what that saying means. It includes 16 matches that are each great to watch, no matter what type of wrestling fan you are.

However the one problem I have is that most of these matches are relatively short, only about 10 minutes long for several of them, some of them less than that. But the rest are awsome to watch and should not be overlooked because of the short matches.

Matches:

Robbie V. vs. Scotty Flamingo: Not that great, one of the short matches I was talking about. But even back then RVd still had great moves. 6/10

RVD vs. Axl Rotten: Again, a short match, but RVD shows us his martial arts skills. Good match, but still not spectacular. RVD wins with a split-legged moonsault. 7/10

RVD vs. Sabu: There are actually two matches with him versus Sabu, but this one is in the first disk, and it is great, considering the ring ropes broke about 5 minutes after the match started.
Highlights include several wild chairshots and Sabu, giving a DDT to Rvd through a table 3 feet off the floor! 9/10 Very innovative.

Sabu and RVD vs. The Eliminators: Great tag team action. The crowd was great and all four men were okay. Sabu and RVD worked great as a team. 7.5/10

RVD vs. Lance Storm: This was the match before ECW's fist ppv. Okay match, and RVD used chairs with great action. Lance storm's chairshots were'nt that great though, but it was still entertaining. 8/10

RVD vs, Jeff Hardy: This was the first of the two matches with Jeff Hardy and this was the bad one. Maybe 3 and a half minutes at the most, and the King's commentary before the match was kinda annoying. 4/10

RVD vs. Tommy Dreamer: A flag match means that the winner would wave a flag of the wrestling company they work for. Dreamer was for ECW, and RVD was for the WWF.

Great match with at least 4 referees getting destroyed and a piledriver that makes RVD jump back up three feet in the air! And in this match Dreamer had a hurt foot that was in a brace. Good match. 9/10

RVD vs. Bam Bam Bigelow: Nice match with two insane jumps by RVd into the crowd. B. B. Bigelow even gave an elbow drop onto a table with RVd on top of it. 8/10 I think this is where RVd started his 23 long month reign.

RVd vs. Jerry Lynn: This is another first match with another competitor. Great chain wrestling and a great Van terminator by RVd. 8.5/10

RVd vs. Jeff Hardy: This was the hardcore title match at the 2001 Invasion ppv. The first 12 seconds of the match were enough for me. A ladder and a chair were used in this one. Good match. 9/10

RVd vs. Chris Jericho: nice match, the only good one of the 2002 King of the Ring. The crowd was great and the chain wrestling was great. 8/10

RVd vs. Christian: Awsome ladder match. About 10 minutes long but very brutal with two ladders.

Highlights include Christian giving a unprettier to Rvd off a ladder and RVd giving the five star frog splash to Christian off a ladder. Too many other hard hitting spots to name in this one and RVd wins a great match. 10/10

Extras include lots of commentary from RVd about competitors and matches themselves, along with talks about his injuries. Plus a look at what would happen if the legendary Superfly Snuka met RVd in the ring.

Lots of more extras that I wont spoil, but you will regret not getting this Dvd if you are a fan of high flying wrestling.

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Summary: 5 stars Just Like THe Frog Splash
Review: THis DVD is amazing, some of the things on this DVD are utterly INSANE. I hadnt seen alot of these matches since i didnt get to see ECW Often, but this was Deffinatly Worth the Money, if your a RVD Fan, or a ECW Fan, or a hardcore Fan YOu really Should get this DVD 5 Stars, Amazing Show!

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Summary: great dvd
Review: Unlike the best of the intercontinental championship dvd, this is one that delivers. This dvd contains about 3 hours of matches with wrestlers like Jerry Lynn, Jeff Hardy, Sabu, Bam Bam Bigelow, Y2J, and Scotty Flamingo a.k.a Raven. RVD talks about his time with all 3 companies WCW, ECW, and WWE and compares the companies. He talks about his favorite wrestlemania moment, wrestlers talk about who would win b/w RVD and Superfly Jimmy Snuka, comparing his frog splash with Eddie Guerrero's and have that move became one of his signature moves and a breif detail of what RVD's life was like before entering the business. Any die hard fan of Mr. Monday Night would enjoy this as it contains many memorable matches from ECW. Recommended.

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Summary: The Extreme DVD of RVD
Review: When RVD came into WWE in 2001, I knew very little about him. We didn't get ECW locally and I never got to see TNN. But after the last 3 years of stellar performance, I wanted to see what RVD was like in his element: ECW. So when I saw RVD's One of A Kind DVD on a local store shelf, I immediately picked it up and bought it. This DVD is without a shadow of a doubt one of the best Superstar packages ever produced by WWE.
This really shows the evolution of RVD from low-card challenger to the mid-card king to main eventing PPVs when he wasn't even ECW champion. Here are some of my favorite matches on this DVD:
1) RVD vs. Sabu- Amazing. The rope broke and they still put on an extreme classic.
2) RVD vs. Bam Bam Bigalow- I've watched Bam Bam for most of the time I've watched wrestling, and I've never seen him get his butt handed to him in such a dramatic fashion. Great match.
3)RVD vs. Jerry Lynn- WOW! EXCELLENT 25 min. match. Too bad Lynn couldn't make it in WWE.
4) RVD vs. Hardy-(Invasion 2001)- This is where that Bon Jovi wannabe gets to know the true Mr. Extreme,(MR.PPV) RVD.
5)RVD vs. Christian- Excellent Ladder Match. Sounds great on DVD compared to live TV.
There are other superb matches on this DVD. My advice is to get it now!!!!