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Summary: Decent WWE DVD
Review: "Stone Cold Steve Austin What" chronicles Steve Austin's 2001 WWF year through a combined mix of interviews and video footage. In addition to chronicling his year 2001, the video also takes a quick look back at his time in the old WCW. Overall, while the feature can be criticized for its brevity (with a runtime of approximately an hour) it is a decent review of his year 2001.THE FEATURE: The feature reviews the following:
1 - His feud with Triple H during the beginning of 2001, in particular their Match of the Year at No Way Out 2001 2 - His feud with the Rock for the WWF title 3 - His heel turn 4 - His quick feud with Chris Benoit 5 - His lead role in the ill-fated Invasion angle 6 - His awesome feud with Kurt Angle 7 - A handful of the comedy sketches he did on WWF TV in 2001 with Vince McMahon and Kurt Angle 8 - His appearance on MadTV 9 - A quick look at his WCW career as "Stunning Steve" with interviews by Ric Flair and Arn Anderson and footage of Ricky Steamboat and Brian Pillman. 10 - How he came up with his "WHAT???" catchphrase (you'll be surprised how it developed). THE DVD FEATURES: WWE is starting to put out better extras on their DVDs. It's good to see they are putting SOME use to the WCW footage they acquired in the buyout. Here's the rundown of the extras on this DVD: 1. "Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H" No Way Out 2001. THE Match of the Year of 2001. 2 out of 3 Falls Match (Regular, Street Fight, Steel Cage). Talk about intensity and athleticism. 5 stars. 2. Coronation speech from King of the Ring 1996. Witness the birth of "Austin 3:16." 3. "Stunning" Steve Austin vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Bash at the Beach 1994. Austin's favorite match against his favorite worker. Actually, from what I understand Austin wanted the match from the Clash of Champions against Steamboat. Oh well. Decent 23 minute bout. 3 ¾ stars 4. Extra Interviews: 1) "Origins of 3:16" Austin gives his thoughts on the catchphrase. 2) Arn Anderson: 1 minute spot where AA talks about a trip to Japan with Austin. 3) Camera Guy: 2 minute spot with the camera guy talking about his relationship with Stone Cold 4) Wildlife: 1 minute 30 seconds. Austin talks about his ranch animals. 5) "Back on the Ranch": 3 minutes. Austin talks his pets and the types of food and music he likes. THE CRITICISM: While the feature is decent, the one limiting thing about it (and this applies to just about ALL WWF/E DVDs) is the one hour time limit. There is just SOOOO much more that they can include on these but don't. Some of the other things they could have included: 1. More on his WCW career (including more bonus matches). They have the footage. 2. His feud with RVD during the Invasion. 3. His feud with Booker T. 4. More bonus matches. THE VERDICT: Aside from these criticisms, the feature is OKAY. The stuff they do put on is quality and it is a decent watch for Austin/WWE fans. The bonus matches make this a worthwhile viewing/purchase. Recommended
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Summary: Decent WWE DVD
Review: "Stone Cold Steve Austin What" chronicles Steve Austin's 2001 WWF year through a combined mix of interviews and video footage. In addition to chronicling his year 2001, the video also takes a quick look back at his time in the old WCW. Overall, while the feature can be criticized for its brevity (with a runtime of approximately an hour) it is a decent review of his year 2001. THE FEATURE: The feature reviews the following:
1 - His feud with Triple H during the beginning of 2001, in particular their Match of the Year at No Way Out 2001 2 - His feud with the Rock for the WWF title 3 - His heel turn 4 - His quick feud with Chris Benoit 5 - His lead role in the ill-fated Invasion angle 6 - His awesome feud with Kurt Angle 7 - A handful of the comedy sketches he did on WWF TV in 2001 with Vince McMahon and Kurt Angle 8 - His appearance on MadTV 9 - A quick look at his WCW career as "Stunning Steve" with interviews by Ric Flair and Arn Anderson and footage of Ricky Steamboat and Brian Pillman. 10 - How he came up with his "WHAT???" catchphrase (you'll be surprised how it developed). THE DVD FEATURES: WWE is starting to put out better extras on their DVDs. It's good to see they are putting SOME use to the WCW footage they acquired in the buyout. Here's the rundown of the extras on this DVD: 1."Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Triple H" No Way Out 2001. THE Match of the Year of 2001. 2 out of 3 Falls Match (Regular, Street Fight, Steel Cage). Talk about intensity and athleticism. 5 stars. 2.Coronation speech from King of the Ring 1996. Witness the birth of "Austin 3:16." 3."Stunning" Steve Austin vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Bash at the Beach 1994. Austin's favorite match against his favorite worker. Actually, from what I understand Austin wanted the match from the Clash of Champions against Steamboat. Oh well. Decent 23 minute bout. 3 ¾ stars 4.Extra Interviews: 1)"Origins of 3:16" Austin gives his thoughts on the catchphrase. 2)Arn Anderson: 1 minute spot where AA talks about a trip to Japan with Austin. 3)Camera Guy: 2 minute spot with the camera guy talking about his relationship with Stone Cold 4)Wildlife: 1 minute 30 seconds. Austin talks about his ranch animals. 5)"Back on the Ranch": 3 minutes. Austin talks his pets and the types of food and music he likes. THE CRITICISM: While the feature is decent, the one limiting thing about it (and this applies to just about ALL WWF/E DVDs) is the one hour time limit. There is just SOOOO much more that they can include on these but don't. Some of the other things they could have included: 1.More on his WCW career (including more bonus matches). They have the footage. 2.His feud with RVD during the Invasion. 3.His feud with Booker T. 4.More bonus matches. THE VERDICT: Aside from these criticisms, the feature is OKAY. The stuff they do put on is quality and it is a decent watch for Austin/WWE fans. The bonus matches make this a worthwhile viewing/purchase. Recommended
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Summary: Great DVD!
Review: "What?" is a good account of Austin's year in 2001. Here are the things that you can expect from this DVD: -His match with the Rock at Wreastlemainia X-7 and his shocking heel turn
-Arn Anderson talks about how WCW misused Austin
-Austin joining forces with Triple H
-Austin talks about Vince McMahon
-Includes the skit with Vince McMahon and Kurt Angle that has Austin playing guiter and singing to them (from Smackdown) classic!
His match with Chris Benoit on Smackdown on May 31st, 2001. Should have included this in DVD extras. I saw the match and it was that good.
The post 9/11 show (Smackdown)
His match with Kurt Angle at Summerslam. Should have included this in extras too. Extras include the following matches: No Way Out 2001 verses Triple H 2 out of 3 falls. This match is one of the greatest in WWE history. Bash at the Beach 1994 Vs Rickey Steamboat for the United States title. Another great match
Victory speech at the 1996 King Of The Ring
5 more interviews Buy it!
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Summary: What? WWE Dropped the ball
Review: I am a huge fan of the WWE and their products. I was extremely pleased with the Triple H DVD as I felt it covered a lot of what the man was about. I also realize that Steve Austin has had tapes based on him before in different times in his career, so I understand that this only covered about the last year of storylines. However I feel that there is way to much left out. While it was a good overall look beginning wth the Rattlesnake's heel turn at WM X-7, it seemed light in a lot of areas. The interview segments were good. I like hearing how Austin comes up with ideas. he speaks frankly about how the fans didn't take to it at first and how he gets ideas for certain things. What was missing were some great skits featuring Kurt Angle and some of the confrontations Austin had with Rob Van Dam. I also felt like more time should be spent on his days in WCW and even a little in ECW. When Austin and Brian Pillman were together it was classic. That was only touched upon. Doesn't anyone remember "Flair for the Old"? Then there was a tag match that both Ric Flair and Arn Anderson talk about, and it's not included as an extra on the DVD. Instead they put the boring Bash at the Beach match with Ricky Steamboat. Austin had way better matches with Steamboat than this one, where is the one from Clash of the Champions? I think the extras is where the ball was really dropped. In past DVD's WWE offered rare first matches of wrestlers and lost gems from RAW of years past. There is nothing like that here. There was a great match with Chris Benoit from November 2000 that should have been included (I don't think it was the same one they cover on the DVD). How about RAW segment with Ted Dibiase when Austin (then known as the Ringmaster) explains how he's going to dominate the industry? This DVD could have easily been 3 hours long. They didn't include the singing with The Rock, and his antics with The Alliance. I mean this guy was on TV every week for almost an entire year. They could have shown the entire segment with the Hardy Boyz and Lita. There is so much that was left out. I am a WWE superfan, and I realize that you can't put EVERYTHING on these DVD's, but I felt that there should have been a better attempt to really showcase that 1 year heel turn. This DVD is good for the casual fan, but drops the ball for the true fans.
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Summary: There wasn't enough history of himself and his background..
Review: I remember seeing him for the first time in the ring as 'Stunning Steve Austin'. It was when I was in high school. I was either a sophmore or junior back in either 96' or 97' at 17 or 18. It was watching WCW and it was around the time Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and Hulk Hogan fromed the NWO. I liked him. I liked that personality. He was cauky, energetic, brash, and arrogant. I wanted to see more of that side of him. I would've enjoyed seeing him get interviwed as 'Stunnng Steve Austin' or at least have him say a few words. Yes, I liked Steve Austin better as 'Stunning Steve Austin'. Also, more info and pictures on his past when he was growing up would've been nice. Other than that, this documentary was alright,
Steve
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Summary: Not enough...
Review: I thought this DVD was lacking. They showed probably one of the worst matches ever in the Bash at the Beach, with Stunning Steve v Ricky Steamboat. As much as I respect Ricky, this match was a snoozefest. Why put a match that you can see people sitting looking around and hear people shout "boring"? They should've showed more of him in ECW too.
I thought it would give a more indepth side of SCSA. It showed him mostly in character and talking to JR like he never met the guy.
I wish it had more history and entertainment.
The best part was they showed the FULL 2 out of 3 with HHH (Technical, Streetfight and Cage).
I wanted to see more of the KOTR when he came into his own instead of his post-match interview.
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Summary: One of the Greatest DVD!! What?!?! One of the Greatest DVD!!
Review: If you're a big wrestling fan, you must buy this DVD of Stone Cold Steve Austin! It relates how is Stone Cold behind the scenes, in real life and it show why he is one hell of a great worker! Also, we can see a moments of "Stunning" Steve Austin in the early WCW. It's amazing to see Stone Cold with blond hair before he arrived in the WWF! You must buy the DVD ! WHAT?!? I SAID YOU MUST BUY THIS DVD!!|
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Summary: Why, Stone Cold, Why?!?
Review: In what is most likely the last WWE-sanctioned DVD of the 'Bionic Redneck''s career, "What?" covers Austin's championship run in 2001, beginning with his heel turn at Wrestlemania through the 9-11 show. It includes interviews with Rick Flair, Arn Anderson, Kurt Angle, Christian, and the camera guy Austin loves to pick on. The regular menu features: *Wrestlemania - vs. the Rock
*No Way Out - vs. HHH
*Beatdown Montage - Austin punking out JR, Michael Cole, Tajiri, Tazz, Spike Dudley, Kane, 'Taker, team Xtreme
*Smackdown 5/29/01 - vs. Benoit
*WCW Retrospective
*Hosting Mad TV
*Angle/Austin/McMahon -featuring some of the funniest skits ever!
*The What? Phenomenon
*Summerslam - vs. Angle
*9-11 Show
*After the Cameras Stop Rolling -Austin messing with any and everyone
*Being On Top Xtras include two full matches, the birth of 3:16, plus a few others only diehard fans will appreciate. The Austin/Angle/Mcmahon segments alone are worth the price of the DVD. I would have liked to have seen even more of these skits in their entirety as I thought they were more entertaining than the whole 'Invasion' angle. Also, "What?" is given one measly segment. They should have included some Austin's classic promos (like the one where he recites the entire theme song to the 'Beverly Hillbillies' to the "What?" chant) which made it catch fire. Overall, the DVD is like Stone Cold Steve Austin himself - no longer spectacular, but still worth watching.
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Summary: Why, Stone Cold, Why?!?
Review: In what is most likely the last WWE-sanctioned DVD of the 'Bionic Redneck''s career, "What?" covers Austin's championship run in 2001, beginning with his heel turn at Wrestlemania through the 9-11 show. It includes interviews with Rick Flair, Arn Anderson, Kurt Angle, Christian, and the camera guy Austin loves to pick on. The regular menu features: *Wrestlemania - vs. the Rock
*No Way Out - vs. HHH
*Beatdown Montage - Austin punking out JR, Michael Cole, Tajiri, Tazz, Spike Dudley, Kane, 'Taker, team Xtreme
*Smackdown 5/29/01 - vs. Benoit
*WCW Retrospective
*Hosting Mad TV
*Angle/Austin/McMahon -featuring some of the funniest skits ever!
*The What? Phenomenon
*Summerslam - vs. Angle
*9-11 Show
*After the Cameras Stop Rolling -Austin messing with any and everyone
*Being On Top Xtras include two full matches, the birth of 3:16, plus a few others only diehard fans will appreciate. The Austin/Angle/Mcmahon segments alone are worth the price of the DVD. I would have liked to have seen even more of these skits in their entirety as I thought they were more entertaining than the whole 'Invasion' angle. Also, "What?" is given one measly segment. They should have included some Austin's classic promos (like the one where he recites the entire theme song to the 'Beverly Hillbillies' to the "What?" chant) which made it catch fire. Overall, the DVD is like Stone Cold Steve Austin himself - no longer spectacular, but still worth watching.
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Summary: All about the GAME-TRIPLE H DVD will put this one to shame!
Review: jUST WAIT TILL June 25th when Triple H's DVD hits the stores. This will blow this Stone Cold WHAT? dvd or any other WWE DVD out of the water for sure. Us Triple H fans have waited a long damn time for him to come out with a new dvd/video and now we get it finally and it's sure to not dissapoint. I haven't seen this Austin dvd yet, but I plan to, but not before I see "ALL ABOUT THE GAME" with Triple H. The best in the business.
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