WWE - Hard Knocks - The Chris Benoit Story

Rating:
Summary: HARD KNOCKS!!
Review: This is #6 on my 130 greatest WWE DVD's. This DVD spans through Benoit's career which is pretty amazing.

Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle Steel Cage Match was an awesome bout between these 2 great techincal wrestlers. Benoit does a Headbutt of the top of the Cage.

Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit Royal Rumble 2003 was the Match of 2003. This could be their best match against each other and I'm not kidding.

Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit WrestleMania XX this was the greatest match in Benoit's long career. He puts on a show and so do Michaels & Triple H. Benoit wins the world Title after 18 years.

This an emotional disc and it has some great matches and extras on Chris Benoit. This DVD could move up so pick it up.



Rating:
Summary: This is a must buy for any true wrestling fan.
Review: This is easily one of the best DVDs the WWE has ever released. It's a 2-disc set, with disc 1 telling the actual Chris Benoit story and having the first half of the extras (which there are a lot of), and disc 2 giving the other half of the extras. The extra matches are:
Disc 1:
1.) The Pegasus Kid V.S. Jushin "Thunder" Liger-IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title Match This is a match that has Chris Benoit wrestling as the masked Pegasus Kid from New Japan Pro wrestling. It was not his best match from Japan, but it was still very good. (8.5/10) (The matches from Japan also contains alternate commentary from Michael Cole & Tazz or Dean Malenko & Chris Benoit)

2.) Chris Benoit V.S. Too Cold Scorpio-WCW Superbrawl
This is a pretty long match with a lot of technical wrestling and good spots in this match. It's basically non-stop action from action from start to finish.(9/10)

3.) Wild Pegasus Chris Benoit V.S. Black Tiger-Super J Cup Semi-Final
This is the second of three matches from New Japan, with Chris Benoit wrestling unmasked against Eddie Guerrerro, who was under the name Black Tiger. This is a very entertaining match, although they would go on to have some true classics in the U.S. (8/10)

4.) Wild Pegasus Chris Benoit V.S. The Great Sasuke-Super J Cup
Final
This match took place on the same night as Benoit's match against Black Tiger, but both men put on a display of great aerial and technical wrestling. Great match.(9/10)

5.) Chris Benoit V.S. Sabu-ECW November 2 Remember
This match isn't much of a match at all. It is actually only about a minute long, but you should watch the match because this the famous match where Sabu breaks his neck and Benoit gets the name "The Crippler." Check this one out. (5/10)

6.) Chris Benoit V.S. Al Snow-ECW Double Tables
This match is actually very entertaining. Al snow actually carried his weight in this one. (8/10)

Disc 2:
7.) Chris Benoit V.S. Eddie Guerrerro-WCW Monday Nitro
This is a very good, fast paced match. Watch for when Benoit whips Guerrerro into the ring post. It's sick. (8.5/10)

8.) Street Fight: Chris Benoit V.S. Kevin Sullivan-WCW Great American Bash `96
This isn't the best wrestling match, but it is still entertaining. Listen the commentary when Benoit and Sullivan fight in the bathroom. It's hilarious. (7.5/10)

9.) Final Match in Best of 7 Series: Chris Benoit V.S. Booker T-WCW Great American Bash `98
I have a short attention span, but this match had me glued to my seat. Awesome match. (9.5/10)

10.) Owen Hart Tribute Match: Chris Benoit V.S. Bret Hart-WCW Monday Nitro
This match was not about storylines or titles, it was about wrestling, and these two athletes left it all on the line in this one. (10/10)

11.) Chris Benoit V.S. Sid Vicious-WCW Souled Out
This match is important in Benoit's career, but it's also long and boring. (6.5/10)

12.) Chris Benoit V.S. William Regal-Brian Pillman Tribute Show
This is a very entertaining match. These two seemed to mix very well. (8/10)

13.) Steel Cage Match: Chris Benoit V.S. Kurt Angle-WWE Monday Night RAW
This is an awesome match with a lot of high spots the include Benoit German suplexing Angle off the top rope and Benoit hitting the diving head butt from the top of the cage. (9.5/10)

14.) WWE Title Match: Chris Benoit V.S. Kurt Angle-WWE Royal Rumble
A truly classic match, this is what wrestling is about. Classic match. (10/10)

15.) World Heavyweight Title/Triple Threat Match: Chris Benoit V.S. Shawn Michaels V.S. Triple H-WWE Wrestlemania XX
Many people say that this is the greatest main event in Wrestlemania history, and I can't say that I disagree. Unbelievable match. (10/10)


Rating:
Summary: OMG!!!1! Benoit!
Review: Yea its odd to review a product that isn't out yet... but it is. You see its just a nice collection of already available matches from Benoit's long and brutal career. The fact that it has Benoit vs William Regal from the Brian Pillman Memorial Show kicks 29 kinds of ass! I guess its one of the best indie matches of that year and I can't wait to see it. Plus you get the match Benoit put on against Kurt Angle from the 2003 KOTR, which was one of the best WWE matches that year, if not ever. You won't be disappointed if you like either Angle or Benoit, and missed out on this payperview. Its worth the price of a dvd alone. Plus you get to see him take on Sabu in ECW, and see him in the legendary Super J Cup from Japan! (...) But back to Benoit... This DVD will have the best matches he has been in, if you like him, get it, you will enjoy.

Rating:
Summary: Must See Matches
Review: Yea, a review of a product that isn't out yet is weird, but not so much considering the product isn't new at all, but rather a collection of matches that have been available for years. That said, you know that the WWE has the best A/V editing team anybody could ever want to be putting together a DVD. You can go and find all these matches on your own, or just get this double disc set and know that you will be getting the best possible video quality available. I expect some of the older Japanese footage to be grainy or blurry, but it will be no worse then the quality of any tape dealer/trader online, so thats just fine with me. Apparently they put a match with Regal at the Pillman Memorial Show on the discs, which is supposed to be one of the best Indie matches of that entire year, and pretty hard to find anywhere else. Plus they have his match against Kurt Angle from the 2003 Royal Rumble, this is one of the best matches I have ever seen, easily one of their best matches for either of their careers'. Its a 5 star match that is absolutly must see, getting it on this set keeps me from having to drop 20 bucks on the RR for that single match that stole the show. All of the matches listed are top caliber, this is must have for any fan of hard hitting and technical wrestling of which Benoit personifies.