Rating: 
Summary: The Battle Line Has Been Drawn... (4.5 stars)
Review: While I don't really pay attention to wrestling like I did in the past, I started getting into WWE (back then known as the WWF) right when the Monday Night Wars were at their most intense peak. This was when Stone Cold was the most popular WWE superstar and his rivalry with Vince McMahon was getting out of control each week. This was also when The Rock was a heel that quickly grew on you, as the crowd would always repeat all of his sayings when he'd try to talk. Bash the crowd, he would, but that wouldn't stop the crowd from "singing along" with him. I admit that I didn't really pay attention to the WCW, but I knew of the battle between the two corporations."The Monday Night War" finally reveals to you the complete (or as complete as it's going to get) story about the rivalry between the two giants, the WWE and the WCW. Here, you get all of the dirt and the low-down tricks that were implemented by each group. In one corner there's Vince McMahon, who takes his Monday night programming to new and subtle heights. In the other corner is Eric Bishoff, who manages Ted Turner's WCW company. Determined to bring new blood and a new flavor to the game, Bishoff takes it up a notch by offering unpredictable wrestling programming that would endanger Vince's empire. The changes would force Vince to change the face of wrestling entertainment as we now know it. The fight between the two was brutal, vicious, and threatened the careers of hundreds upon hundreds of wrestlers on both sides. This DVD was really interesting to watch, as I had no idea how close the WWE was to going out of business, and I had no idea of the impact that Bischoff had on the WWE. Now that the two corporations are joined into one, both are able to reveal their stories and candid commentary without restraint. You hear comments from McMahon, Bishoff, wrestlers, and other former employees of the two giants. The program proves to be very honest and straight to business. And, as intense as the battle was between the two, no matter how vicious or brutal it was, it definitely had a positive impact on Vince's corporation. In a way, I wished the two were still going at it today as opposed to being all lumped into one organization. If that were the case, maybe I'd still be intrigued to watch today. The DVD has some cool things to offer, other than the original program that runs about over an hour and a half. Extras include about 86 minutes of bonus footage that includes matches, events, and other benchmarks that intensified that Monday Night Wars between the two organizations. It would've been cool to have some more extra footage, as there were TONS of things that could be included in the wars between the two giants, but 3 hours of programming isn't too shabby. "The Monday Night War" is a thought-provoking and energized look into the wrestling industry like never before. Learn about the betrayals, the back stabbings, the fear of losing jobs, and much more on this very entertaining DVD. Former and recent wrestling fans will want to include this in their collection. A great feature that isn't a waste of time by any means. -Michael Crane
Rating:
Summary: Just Short of Greatness
Review: The Monday Night War is probably one of the best DVDs to come from the video vaults of WWE. A good documentary coupled with good extras makes this a DVD worth owning. The documentary, which is surpringly even-handed, tells of the phoenix-like rise of WCW from a second-rate promotion that was just a ratings booster for TBS to a juggernaut that almost put WWE out of business. Interviews with Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio and other former WCW performers chronicle the attiude and handling of the company at the time, while Vince Mcmahon shares his reactions to the tactics used by WCW at the time. The documentary is lacking in some areas--I would have liked to see more on the background and origins for both companies--it would have been nice for fans who are just getting interested in pro wrestling. Another annoying gripe--while most interviewees are candid and impartial, Gerald Brisco comes across like a whiny suck-up to Vince Mcmahon. The extras are probably the most lacking part of the DVD--the matches have the wrestler intros cut off,which probably takes away any backstory that may have been filled in by the announcers and the matches--especially the Goldberg/Hogan match cuts away after the pinfall--which again takes away from the matches and the stories they tell. Despite these misgivings, this DVD is well worth it for new fans and those who want to relive the NWO, Rick Rude appearing on Raw and Nitro on the same night, and the glory days of D-Generation X and the night they "invaded" WCW
Rating: 
Summary: Good DVD
Review: This DVD tells you the story of the Monday night war in a very advanced way like they explain all the tactics they used to overcome each other, about the superstars who exchanged shows and after the era of WCW over. The DVD goes beyond wrestling and into a war of two huge companies. The media giant Ted Turner VS Vince Mchahon. The extras on the DVD were great to like Goldbeg Vs Hulk Hogan. My favorite extra is DX invading WCW like DX sending a small amoured tank with guns was just so funny. There also other good extras such as Booker T Vs Chris Benoit, Shawn Micheals and HHH VS The Leigon of Doom and The return of the Fourhorsmen. So overall I think this DVD is great and it is a must see for any wrestling fan who wants to know about the Monday Night War.
Rating: 
Summary: Great, but could've been better
Review: Well, what can you say about this DVD? Everything, with the omittance of some things, that you ever wanted to know about the Monday Night Wars between the WWE and WCW is on this DVD. The story alone gives the DVD 3 1/2 stars. But the extras is what makes this DVD disappointing. ONE match in the extras section stands out and that's the Austin/HBK vs. Owen/Bulldog match. It's an excellent match and well worth your time seeing. The others, Goldberg vs. Hogan, Benoit vs.Booker T, and L.O.D. vs. HBK/HHH (???) or ok, but they are NOT classic material. This DVD SHOULD'VE been a 2-disc set, with the story (and a few extras within the chapters) being on disc 1 and the best matches in the history of Raw and Nitro being the second disc. Looking at the HUGE WWE video library, this DVD could've been so much better with the addtion of more extras. RAW and Nitro, during the course of the war, had many memorable moments. Too bad that most of them were left out. Overall, the story of the Monday Night War and the awesome tag team match from Raw make this DVD worthwhile. Otherwise, don't bother picking this up. If you desperately want to buy this, rent it or borrow it from a friend BEFORE you make your purchase.
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Summary: Greatest Story Ever
Review: The Monday Night War is a great documentary on the history of WWE/WCW. I did not become a huge wrestling fan until about 1997 so I missed out on the beginning of the MNW and this dvd was a great way to get filled in. It is definitely worth seeing. It was especially cool to see the WCW debuts of Randy Savage, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and Lex Luger (well, after he left WWE anyway), as well as Hogan signing the WCW contract in 1994. Another plus about this dvd is how candid Eric Bischoff is about his days in WCW, he doesn't hold anything back including saying he wanted more than anything else to put WWE out of business and he didn't care what he had to do to make it happen. As far as the actual documentary goes it's about 1h 40m long, but I though they could have focused a little more on the 2000's, right before WCW went under, but overall it was a great documentary.
As for special features, there were some questionable things but there were definitely more good than bad. The tag team title match between Austin/Michaels and Bulldog/Owen is easily the best of the four full-length bonus matches, aside from the match itself it was great seeing the Hart Foundation and getting a little taste of what good writing looks like (Guerrero and JBL, WTF is happening in today's WWE?). The DX vs LOD tag match was entertaining, but the match itself was lacking. As for the two WCW matches the Goldberg vs Hogan for the WCW Title was the 2nd best of the four matches, it was really cool to see Goldberg win his first (and only) WCW title, this match was almost a no-brainer to make it on the dvd. Argh, the Benoit vs Booker T match had me wondering how in the blue hell it made it's way on this dvd. It was a boring match featuring a bout between two current WWE stars, isn't the point of getting this dvd so you can see history and nastalgia, I mean come on, WCW had much better matches than this piece of crap. My final note is that the best part of the actual story was the birth of the NWO in July 1996, great thing to see.
Ratings
Story: 9/10
Special Features: 8/10
Overall: 9/10
Rating:
Summary: Great for those who missed out on the NWO and DX/Austin 3:16
Review: Well, since I did not have access to cable TV during the start of the Monday Night War, this DVD is very informative on what Bischoff and McMahon had to do in order to beat each other in the ratings. It shows the most important storylines that created a new surge in popularity, the NWO for WCW and Stone Cold, as well as DX for the WWE. I thought it was even-handed and both Bischoff and McMahon stated that they played dirty in order to get the upper hand. Maybe there were some unknown tactics left out but I thought it explained a lot. By the end of the feature, it was clear that many WCW stars wanted out and that the WWE was willing to push new stars and that's why WWE won the war. Basically, this is a good look at the stuff that goes on behind the scenes and it also shows the most creative period in wrestling for both companies.
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Summary: The true story one day
Review: Sadly this is just another promo for Vince McMahon and the WWE the site of Vince McMahon playing the victim in this DVD is a joke Vince McMahon is the guy who put Verne Gagne's American Wrestling Association out of business by stealing every single peice of decent talent that the company had. Until it finally went out of business there are several things that the DVD fails to mention. One being the number of lawsuits that were launched as a result of the Monday Night Wars most of those by the WWE. If your pro WWE this is a good DVD if your interested in the truth it's not. If you want truth in wrestling DVDs save your money and pick up Wrestling With Shadows the story of the Bret Hart screw job. Or Beyond The Mat these are much better DVDS because they are out of the control of McMahon and the WWE. Although they did try and gain control of those too and failed each time. Bottom line is that this DVD is enjoyable for what it is and it is well produced though the highlight has to be Jim Cornettes rant. And that's my opinion
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Summary: Its Great, It's True, It's True!
Review: when you hear of wrestling you think of the fakeness and then about how they concitrate on storylines, well i thought like this till around 1995, the main story was wwf(as it was called then) Vs wcw, i have never been and never will be a wcw fan but watching this dvd shows you excackly what went on, what you didnt get to see! i recommend anyone to buy this!
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Summary: it might be the best wrestling documentary yet
Review: i bought this dvd from a fye store, and i love it.it really goes in depth about the monday night war..i was actually glad to be a wrestling fan then, and i can relive the good days when i watch this dvd..all the wrestlers on it give good insight..mainly jim cornette..i just wish there were more matches, and they could have been better one's for sure..but still, it's great to have..especially if you're really a wrestling fan..but i really want an ecw dvd bad..chech it out..you'll be glad you did
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Summary: WWF/WWE Vs. WCW
Review: I just bought this dvd a day or so ago and just now got around to watching this dvd today. And I must say that this dvd was very very well done. They show anything and everything and hold nothing back. I personally liked WWF much much more then WCW but I guess I never really realized just how bad WWF was being smashed by WCW. Don't get me wrong WCW had awesome talent but as I look back to 95 and through the years of the battle I thought WCW didnt know how to use the talent in which they had. I thought the story lines were stupid WWF had better storylines better matches, Better Pay Per Views and so on...WCW did slaughter WWF for 83 consective weeks but like i said in my opinion I still felt WWF was the better program due to the way they used their talent, better matches, and better pay per view events This dvd covers it all, if you contemplating getting this dvd, do yourself that favor and get it. See for yourself
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