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In Your House DVD a trip back in time
By DAVE HILLHOUSE -- SLAM! Wrestling
Nostalgia doesn't exactly run deep throughout WWE's The Best of In Your House DVD/Blu-Ray when compared to other productions focusing on particular time periods, but the selection of matches presents a comprehensive look back at the show that changed the landscape of PPVs. Remember, there were only five per year before In Your House started (and that felt like a lot at the time).
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My Favorite Match limited by WWE history
By GREG OLIVER - Producer, SLAM! Wrestling
The thing to remember when reading My Favorite Match, the WWE Books release from last year, is that everyone in it appears to be limited to choices from their WWE careers, with three notable exceptions.
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For All Mankind DVD showcases all three Foleys
By MATTHEW BYER - SLAM! Wrestling
For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley DVD/Blu-Ray continues the strong autobiographical releases that WWE has become known for in recent years. The centerpiece of this latest collection is the new two-hour documentary which covers Foley's career from the very beginning all the way to sometime just before this year's WrestleMania.
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Dynamite Kid documentary a cautionary tale
By MATTHEW BYER - SLAM! Wrestling
Highspots.com's "Dynamite Kid: A Matter of Pride" documentary is a very well-constructed story about Tom Billington and what led to the downturn of his career, but at times it's not easy to watch. The documentary features not only interviews with Billington, but also a who's who of wrestlers from the 1980s.
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Hardcore Holly holds no punches in raw, gritty autobiography
By NOLAN HOWELL - SLAM Wrestling
Bob "Hardcore" Holly is a man many feared inside the ring. While today's wrestling product may be geared more towards entertainment, Holly always brought a no-nonsense style to the arena that echoed the days of tough men like Thesz and Gotch. In his autobiography, "The Hardcore Truth: The Bob Holly Story," Holly and co-author Ross Williams dive into psyche of the man who held multiple titles in the WWE.
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Wrestling’s Most…Botched misses the botches
By MATTHEW ASHER - SLAM! Wrestling
Imagine yourself in the main event of WrestleMania. You and your opponent are having a five-star match, with the crowd on the edge of their seats simply waiting for what can only be described as the finisher of all finishers to end the night on a high note. You get in position for your finisher, but before the match can properly conclude your opponent trips over the bottom rope and knocks himself out cold. What do you do in a situation like that?
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New Hitman DVD shows Bret at his best
By MARTY GOLDSTEIN - SLAM! Wrestling
Being able to chronicle his in-ring history to his own satisfaction was a key sticking point to resolving the years of discord between Bret "Hitman" Hart and Vince McMahon. When their differences were set aside and Bret welcomed back into the WWE fold, current fans rejoiced at seeing the iconic Canadian champion return to the modern-day ring and storylines. Those fans -- as well as those who no longer follow the sport because of its evolution to sports entertainment -- will have reason to again rejoice at the superior results of the three-disc DVD set Bret "Hitman" Hart: The Dungeon Collection, now in release.
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Matysik's Top 50 bound to infuriate, educate
By NOLAN HOWELL - SLAM Wrestling
Who is the best professional wrestler of all-time? That is a question that has been asked for ages and the answers you get will vary from person to person. In Larry Matysik's The 50 Greatest Professional Wrestlers of All Time: The Definitive Shoot, Matysik aims to list his top 50 stars of the ring. Based on his own criteria, Matysik presents arguments for each ranking, whether it be popular or controversial.
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New Sunny DVD a sobering look into substance abuse
By MATTHEW ASHER - SLAM! Wrestling
One of the tried and true clichés of professional wrestling is substance abuse by the performers. Be it prescription or recreational drugs or anything else, not many wrestlers can honestly say they've never had a problem with addiction. Tammy Sytch is no different.
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Zbyszko looks back at 1980 and Sammartino feud in new DVD
By RICH KRAEMER - For SLAM! Wrestling
Larry Zbyszko has done it all: world champion in both single and tag team division, commentator, author (Adventures in Larryland), recording artist ("Boo on Me"), pilot, aspiring pro golfer, protégé of Bruno Sammartino and heir to his Living Legend Title. In his new role with Kayfabe Commentaries, he acts as a historian recounting the history of the WWWF in 1980.
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