WWE: The Attitude Era

This review is specifically for the blu-ray edition.WWE releasing a compilation blu-ray set of the Attitude Era is something that I've wanted for quite some time, and now that it's been done (twice, actually) I'm very happy with the overall output! The first disc of this set has a very brief, although painless documentary about the Attitude era which runs only 57 minutes. This works as a neat introduction to the real meat and potatoes of this set, which is seven and a half hours of various matches and vignettes of the Attitude Era.A lot of the matches are at the very least good, but the ones in the blu-ray Exclusives section (the entire selection encompassing only 85 minutes) are woefully short for the most part and overall pointless. There are two or three good matches in that section though, even if the longest match is only 12 minutes.One complaint I have is that on the first disc, there are 24 matches/vignettes separate from the documenary, and these are the main reason you'd buy this set, right? I don't know if this was a horrendous oversight or moronically intentional, but there is NO Play All option. You literally have to sit there and watch each individual segment with the remote in hand, ready to quickly Arrow Down and move onto the next segment. To do this for 24 individual items is tedious; not to mention the menu screen itself has an overly loud metal song that restarts itself every single time you go to the menu. Thankfully, the second disc doesn't have this issue. The "Play" option plays the entire main feature of the second disc, which is nine matches and two vignettes long - totaling two hours and forty minutes. From start to finish, this was a GREAT set of segments, even if two of the matches very quickly (and I mean in less than five minutes) devolved into entertaining fun as opposed to presenting a clear winner (Too Cool vs. D'Lo and The Godfather literally becomes a party, Hardcore Holly vs. Crash Holly gets "interrupted" by about 6-8 other wrestlers vying for the Hardcore Championship under Crash's 24/7 condition). Otherwise, the Buried Alive match was an absolute highlight, as was Rikishi vs. Val Venis, the very first Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match and the six-man Hell In a Cell for the championship.At the $20-22 price tag for eight and a half hours of nostalgic entertainment, you can't go wrong with this set. It's also worth noting that the WWF logo is NOT blurred out on this set, nor is the "WWF" dialogue bleeped or cut.Of course, not EVERY moment you remember from the Attitude Era will be presented here....but that's why there is a Volume 2 released (which I have yet to see). Heck, WWE could release a 15-disc blu-ray set of the Attitude Era and I'm sure something will be missing. Just take what's presented and have a grand time with it.

Before we go all nuclear on this dvd for lacking certain key moments and the documentary portion not meeting up to crucially high standards, this is actually an enjoyable better than nothing entertainment of one of wrestling's finest hours. Do I think it could have been made better? Maybe. But the dvd could be a whole heck of a lot worse. I think of it as a huge puzzle peace and then aquiring the era's pay-per-views are the missing pieces. The huge redeeming factor is the WWF logo isn't censored. Great moments and a good dvd with some obscure moments of the era and it's a nice way to get us anticipated for a possible volume 2.

This is a worthwhile watch. Of course, it can’t all be summed up on 3 discs. I have several wrestling DVD sets from Attitude Era stars and still don’t have all the matches I want. It’s a little annoying, but it is what it is.The only downfall to this set and every set released by WWE is the blurring out and muting of ‘F’ in WWF. You get used to it after a while, but it’s absurd. And, the promotional ads on every disc that you can’t skip through.

The commentary/back history wasnt nearly long enough and only a handful of guys were selected to talk about it. I would have enjoyed it more if we would have heard from more wrestlers that were in the Attitude Era but still pretty cool. I thought the extra promos/matches/interviews could have been better. I felt they didnt do that great of a job choosing the matches and promos to go on the DVD but there are some pretty cool rare/niche segments that were included.Disc 1 Extras:Most of what was chosen here wasnt really that special especially the Goldust/Marlena int. I thought they could have chosen something else to highlight Goldust. Whom has always been underated. I can think of so many other tv segments/promos that could replace these.Disc 2 Extras"Better than disc 1 extras but again WWE could have chosen better matches. LOVE that they included Chris Jericho's debut which to this day is still the best wrestling debut ever.Disc 3 Extras:Includes a few rare matches but again nothing super special. Had Chris Benoit not killed his family pretty sure one of his matches would be on here, horrible thing that was. Love they included TLC 2 on here, wouldve rather seen TLC 1 or TLC 4. Loved the inclusion of HHH interrupting Steph/Test wedding. Godfather/Too Cool segment was a great reminder of those 3.All in All it was an ok dvd but I hope they come out with another Attitude Era DVD call it part 2 or the Legend Continues and have better matches and segments on there.

This is a great collection of classic WWF attitude era memories. The documentary is too short in my opinion and could have used more insight from the talent that lived it. You still get good insight, but the documentary part of the collection could have been done so much better. The matches are great! You get a great collection of memorable matches and moments. It's nice that they mix up the interviews, promos, and matches. All in all this was a must buy on Bluray for me because the extra content is worth it.

What a great set or documentary to return to the era of attitude.Triple H, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Mark Henry, The New Age Outlaws, The Acolytes, X-Pac, Kane, The Big Show, etc. were all outstanding during this era.Naked divas, GTV, sex and violence.No Holds Barred Matches, No Disqualification Matches, Last Man Standing Matches, Falls Count Anywhere Matches, First Blood Matches, Street Fights, Bra and Panties Matches, Steel Cage Matches, Ladder Matches, and TLC Matches all the matches that made this era special.