Mankind versus The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match, Kurt Angle VS. Shane McMahon in a Street Fight, the end of Hulkamania when Yokozuna defeated Hulk Hogan to capture the WWE Championship, are just a few matches considered some of the memorable matches that took place at the retired PPV spectacular.

The main idea behind the KOTR was to elevate a superstar to the main event scene or towards a reign as WWE Champion. Despite a few exceptions, the KOTR is rich in crowning some of the biggest superstars to ever compete in the squared circle. Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Edge, all their quests to capture the KOTR crown is featured. Hart is considered the only star to capture the KOTR twice as the WWE officially counts the tournaments WWE held in the 80′s, although ’93 is the first one shown.

Rarely shown on WWE home video releases, Brock Lesnar and Owen Hart’s KOTR wins help give new fans an idea of the great in-ring ability Owen Hart had in the ring. For fans that only saw Lesnar compete in mixed martial arts, his rise to the top in the WWE started against Rob Van Dam in the last KOTR shown on PPV. WWE does include the return of the tourney in 2006 when Bobby Lashley battled Booker T. The KOTR finals of 2008 and 2010 are also included, CM Punk against William Regal is one of the hardest hitting bouts on the set.

A great blast from the past for older WWE fans and a must for new WWE fans that never saw the 90′s era or WWE in the early 21st century. While it is a great set there is definitely a few great matches that could have been added, Kane VS. Austin from KOTR ’98 and Owen Hart VS. 1-2-3 Kid are just two of many great encounters not listed.

WWE: Best of King of the Ring

Rated PG

eOne Films

Released on Dec. 13, 2011

Run time of 540 minutes

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WWE: Best of King of the Ring listing–

Disc 1

The Noble Scroll

King of the Ring Finals Match
Bret `Hit Man’ Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
King of the Ring 13th June, 1993

Kings and Champions

WWE Championship Match
Hulk Hogan vs. Yokozuna
King of the Ring 13th June, 1993

King of the Ring Finals Match
Owen Hart vs. Razor Ramon
King of the Ring 19th June, 1994

A True King

Kiss My Foot Match
Bret `Hit Man’ Hart vs. Jerry “The King” Lawler
King of the Ring 25th June, 1995

Intercontinental Championship Match
Goldust vs. Ahmed Johnson
King of the Ring 23rd June, 1996

New Breed of Royalty

King of the Ring Finals Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Jake “The Snake” Roberts
King of the Ring 23rd June, 1996

Disc 2

Mark of Distinction

WWE Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith
King of the Ring 23rd June, 1996

Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels
King of the Ring 8th June, 1997

Blue Blood

King of the Ring Finals Match
Triple H vs. Mankind
King of the Ring 8th June, 1997

King of the Ring Finals Match
Ken Shamrock vs. The Rock
King of the Ring 28th June, 1998

A Night in Hell

Hell in a Cell Match
Undertaker vs. Mankind
King of the Ring 28th June, 1998

Disc 3

Electrifying Champion

WWE Championship Match
Undertaker vs. The Rock
King of the Ring 27th June, 1999

6 Man Tag Match for the WWE Championship
Triple H, Mr. McMahon & Shane McMahon vs. The Rock, Undertaker & Kane
King of the Ring 25th June, 2000

King of the Ring Finals Match
Rikishi vs. Kurt Angle
King of the Ring 25th June, 2000

King Kurt

Light Heavyweight Championship Match
Jeff Hardy vs. X-Pac
King of the Ring 24th June, 2001

King of the Ring Finals Match
Edge vs. Kurt Angle
King of the Ring 24th June, 2001

Street Fight

Street Fight
Shane McMahon vs. Kurt Angle
King of the Ring 24th June, 2001

King of the Ring Finals Match
Rob Van Dam vs. Brock Lesnar
King of the Ring 23rd June, 2002

Hulk Hogan vs. Kurt Angle
King of the Ring 23rd June, 2002

King of the Ring Finals Match
Bobby Lashley vs. Booker T
Judgment Day 21st May, 2006

All Hail King Booker!

King of the Ring Finals Match
CM Punk vs. William Regal
Monday Night Raw 21st April, 2008

King of the Ring Finals Match
John Morrison vs. Sheamus
Monday Night Raw 29th November, 2010

Majestic Memories

The rematch to the most anticipated match of the year, Cena VS. Punk, was to finally put to rest who was the better man. HHH, who had taken over control of WWE from Vince McMahon, inserted himself into the match by becoming the special guest referee. Appearances by HHH’s wife Stephanie McMahon during the event made the show even more exciting. Punk said some unflattering remarks towards the McMahons and continue to do so at the pay-per-view.

Another return to the WWE saw Edge confront Christian right before Christian defended the World Heavyweight Championship against The Viper Randy Orton. Christian wanted Edge as his insurance policy in retainining his championship. However, Edge told Christian that he was disappointed in his whining and that he would not help Christian at all in his match. Fans of WWE hardcore or extreme rules matches will love the amount of weapons and violence in the bout. With the war both men have gone through the last several months, the end featured a shocking ending.

Two of the largest athletes in the WWE, Sheamus and Mark Henry battled. Henry had been taking out other large athletes like Big Show and Kane. Henry attempted to do the same to Sheamus, but Sheamus refused to go down. Henry ended up slamming Sheamus through the protective barricade and setted for a count out victory. Rey Mysterio made his last appearance on PPV at SummerSlam coming out dominate and victorious in a six-man tag team match teaming with John Morrison and Kofi Kingston against The Miz, R-Truth, and Del Rio.

The most surprising encounter saw Daniel Bryan against Wade Barrett. A very strong stiff back and forth fight between the two. Bryan drilled Barrett with several kicks to the head and directly to Barrett’s face. Barrett used his power and size to get the advantage against Bryan and eventually got the win. These two are rarely shown on PPV, but showed the world that they deserve a regular spot on the big shows.

WWE: SummerSlam 2011

Rated PG

Distributed by e One

Run time of 180 minutes

Released on Sep. 13, 2011

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Simon and Prophet previewed WWE’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view including John Cena’s WWE title defense in a triple threat Hell in a Cell match against Alberto Del Rio and CM Punk.

Simon and Prophet reviewed the latest episodes of Raw and Smackdown and much more on this 1-hour episode.

WARNING: This podcast edition contains 20 minutes of un-aired bonus material that contains language that may be offensive to some listeners.

Eric Young appeared on this episode and discussed his reign as TNA Television Title, the current TNA product and TNA’s house show in Montreal on October 7, 2011.

Simon and North discussed the results from WWE’s Night of Champions pay-per-view including Mark Henry defeating Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Title and John Cena winning the WWE title against Alberto Del Rio.

All this and more on this 1-hour episode.

Mr. Anderson appeared on this episode to talk about TNA wrestling and his career in the promotion. TNA wrstling will be in Montreal on Friday, October 7.

Simon and Prophet discussed the results from TNA’s No Surrender pay-per-view and previewed WWE’s Night of Champions PPV including Triple H versus CM Punk, Randy Orton v. Mark Henry and the rest of the card.

All this and much more on this 1-hour episode of Wrestling Uncensored.

Simon and Prophet discussed Triple H versus CM Punk being booked for WWE’s Night of Champions pay-per-view and the supposed firing of Kevin Nash.

Simon and Prophet reviewed the latest episodes of Raw, Smackdown and NXT and previewed TNA’s No Surrender PPV.

All this and much more pro wrestling on this 1-hour episode.

Click here to listen to Wrestling Uncensored Episode 49. Original air date: September 3, 2011. Hosted by Dave Simon and Jeremy Prophet.

Ring of Honor wrestler Jay Lethal appeared on this episode and talked about his time in TNA wrestling, his love for Curb Your Enthusiasm, MMA and more.

“The Genius” Lanny Poffo was also interviewed and he talked about his brother “Macho Man” Randy Savage and possible induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Prophet and Simon discussed the WWE bringing the Smackdown roster to Monday night Raw on a full-time basis and what that could mean for the future of the brand splits.

All this and much more on this 1-hour episode of Wrestling Uncensored.

WWE has compiled a new countdown for their most shocking moments, entitled OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE history. Now for the first time on home video fans can witness what WWE has decided is the best of the best when it comes to the most outrageous moments ever.

Controversial, amazing, and intense, describes each moment selected. From the Austin 3:16 era to Jake The Snake Roberts unleashing his snake on the late Macho Man Randy Savage, the Top 50 incidents jumps around from one decade to another. A lot of these moments were selected from the Attitude years, so expect a lot of Austin, Rock, HHH, Undertaker, Foley and Shane McMahon showcased. McMahon’s fall from SummerSlam 2000 and his brutal street fight against Kurt Angle from King of the Ring 2001 were only a few OMG moments that Shane-O-Mac had in WWE. Without question the list will spark many debates on what should have been on and what should not be on the list.

The funeral for the Big Show’s father may be an OMG moment to some, but to others it may come off as completely ridiculous and nowhere near OMG material compared to La Resistance nearly killing Spike Dudley on RAW in 2002 or Shane-O-Mac’s leap of faith at Backlash 2001.  Jeff Hardy’s huge swanton bomb onto Randy Orton on RAW may be impressive, but it’s only one of many spectacular swantons from Hardy over the years.

As long as you’re a WWE fan this list is intriguing regardless of what made the list or didn’t. The arguments made after watching the DVD set are primarily due to the excitement the list provides. A must have for fans that have not seen a lot of WWE the past 10 years or so and want to see unedited footage that is not PG rated.

WWE: OMG! The Top 50 Incidents in WWE history

rated PG-14

eOne Films

Run time of nine hours

Released on Aug. 23, 2011

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Like past WWE DVDs covering the greatest superstars of the 80′s and 90′s, WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century covers the WWE stars that made the biggest impact from 2000-2009. More than 20 stars of the past decade are featured in short highlight packages on the first disc while the two other discs are filled with matches. The majority of the commentary comes from the current WWE roster and officials.

Surprisingly WWE showcases talent that no longer works for the company. Brock Lesnar, Jeff Hardy and Kurt Angle all get their own video bios. Angle’s video does poke fun at Angle being a goof more than his abilities at being a great wrestler though. When it comes to Hardy and Lesnar they are both given their dues for their unique and memorable moments in WWE history. Eddie Guerrero is also given a respectable tribute for his five-year contribution to WWE.

Lesnar VS. Angle in a 60-minute Ironman match for the WWE Championship is the most exciting match on this DVD set as it was quite possibly one of the best WWE television matches of all-time. Great back-and-forth action with brilliant storytelling. Although Lesnar’s career in WWE was short, the Ironman match with Angle may have been his best match. Kane unmasking after his match with HHH is a noteworthy event as it spawned into Kane’s current demonic character.

For most WWE fans this is a trip down a very recent memory lane. New WWE fans will likely benefit from this history lesson if they only tuned in a few years ago. A little disappointed that they did not expand on some of the controversial moments a lot of superstars caused. While The Miz hints at how JBL is a bully and did not like him there was no in-depth reasons to why JBL treated new talent poorly. The WWE portrays a positive light on almost every aspect of their entertainers.

WWE: Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century

Rated PG

eOne Films

Released on Jul. 26, 2011

Run time of about nine hours

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DVD listing–

Disc 1

Ground Breaking Superstars

Chris Jericho

Edge

Triple H

JBL

Kane

Kurt Angle

The Rock

Randy Orton

Brock Lesnar

Decade of the Divas

Jeff Hardy

Big Show

Eddie Guerrero

Shawn Michaels

Booker T

Stone Cold Steve Austin

The Undertaker

Rey Mysterio

Batista

John Cena

Disc 2

WCW Championship Match
Booker T vs. The Rock
SummerSlam 19th August, 2001

Intercontinental Championship Match
Chris Jericho vs. Rob Van Dam
Raw 16th September, 2002

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Triple H vs. Kane
Raw 23rd June, 2003

60 Minute Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar
SmackDown! 18th September, 2003

WWE Championship Match
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio
SmackDown! 18th March, 2004

Disc 3

Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Championship
JBL vs. The Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. Booker T
Armageddon 12th December, 2004

Triple Threat Match for the WWE Championship
JBL vs. Big Show vs. Kurt Angle
Royal Rumble 30th January, 2005

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Triple H vs. Edge
Raw 7th February, 2005

Women’s Championship Match
Lita vs. Trish Stratus
Unforgiven 17th September, 2006

Triple Threat Match – Winner Faces John Cena For The WWE Championship At WrestleMania 23
Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton vs. Edge
Raw 5th February, 2007

8 -Man Tag Team Match
John Cena & Batista & Shawn Michaels & The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton & Edge & Mr. Kennedy & MVP
Raw 15th February, 2007

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Batista vs. The Undertaker
WrestleMania 23 1st April, 2007

Simon and Prophet discuss Rey Mysterio winning the WWE title in a match against The Miz, then losing the title later on Raw to John Cena. Simon and Prophet also talked about CM Punk’s return to the WWE, a possible match against John Cena at Summerslam and potential plans for Triple H in his new role of COO.

All this and much more pro wrestling on this 1-hour episode.