Monday, June 28, 2010

Wwe: Legends of Wrestling 3

Wwe: Legends of Wrestling 3 Review



For those who don't already know, the "Legends Of Wrestling" program is a program on WWE 24/7 On Demand channel that's a roundtable discussion featuring Dusty Rhodes, Jim Ross, Pat Patterson, Michael Hayes, and Mike Graham speaking on various subjects. Throughout each discussion, you'll hear various personal & behind the scenes stories of each individual mentioned along with rare video highlights & pictures to showcase the point being put across. On each disc, you'll get a set of bonus matches with most of them never released on DVD before & even rare ones never seen on national television either...with Jesse Ventura's commentry not removed from the matches.

This discussion was based more about the panels personal (and most times, hysterical) stories of the wrestlers themselves than various topics. For those who didn't catch it, the Iron Sheik's famous Hall Of Fame speech is shown here before getting into the discussion with the highlights being Michael Hayes talking about the time Sheik failed a drug test & a roadtrip he took with Sheik & Jimmy Garvin & "Mary Jane" while subjects like his backstory & elements of his character was talked about. Andre The Giant's discussion was very similar with stories of being a giant, his drinking, and one about what happened when Pat Patterson roomed with Andre one time that you have to hear to believe before going into his heavy involvement with WrestleMania III and his relationship with wrestlers that he did & didn't like.

Matches Include:
WWE Champion Iron Sheik vs. Tito Santana - This was one of Sheik's rare title defences during the month he had the championship. This was a good competitive match but it got so out of control to the point where Tito Santana brought a chair in the ring while Sheik shoved the referee down.
Jan '84

Iron Sheik vs. Bob Backlund - For this match, Backlund had Hulk Hogan in his corner cheering him on. This was pretty short & sweet as it was out of control from the start with both men being heavily aggressive while Sheik kept taunting Hogan and even the referee got nailed.
Mar. '84

Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff vs. WWE Tag Team Champions U.S. Express - The first championship match at the first WrestleMania resulted in the first title change here. This had all the elements of a classic "babyface vs. heel" match even down to how important a role a manager can play.
WrestleMania
("Allied Powers: World's Greatest Tag Teams")

Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff vs. U.S. Express - This version of the U.S. Express had Dan Spivey replace Barry Windham. This was a nice tag team match between both men as they vibed off each other real well.
Aug. '86

Andre The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan - This was pretty short & was more of a "teaser" for their later matches against each other as the real highlight was Hogan doing what not alot of men were able to do & make Andre bleed.
Sept. '80
("Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology")

Andre The Giant & Rocky Johnson vs. Magnificent Muraco & Big John Studd - This was a good match as Studd & Muraco worked very well together with their double teaming along with wearing down both Andre & Rocky various times. Look out for the ending with the special guest referee Swede Hanson getting involved.
Apr. '83

Andre The Giant vs. King Kong Bundy - It should be noted that during this time, Andre had Capt. Lou Albano as his manager while King Kong Bundy was managed by Jimmy Hart. This was interesting as for a man Bundy's size, Andre used a different type of offense than you normally see from him such as an armbar/body sissors combination at one point. This was your typical "battle of the big men" match.
Sept. '85

Andre The Giant vs. WWE Champion Randy Savage - Jake Roberts talked about how Andre used to "chew Savage up & spit him out" which was the case early in the match until Savage was able to recover & get some offense in but this match was heavily centered around Elizabeth as she played a heavy factor in the beginning & end of the match.
"MSG" Sept. '88

This is one of the disc in the collection that had just the right mix of funny stories that had me pause the DVD at one point because I was laughing so hard along with a good discussion that was the highlight of this disc with the bonus matches just being icing on the cake. This is one to check out. In one of the most popular shows on WWE's on demand channel, panels that include WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Dusty Rhodes discuss the life and times of the legendary Andre The Giant and The Iron Sheik. These shows have never been available on DVD - until now! Fans can now enjoy these panel discussions along with bonus matches featuring the best of the highlighted superstars: - Roundtable Discussion - Iron Sheik vs. Tito Santana 1/21/84 - Iron Sheik vs. Bob Backlund - 3/31/84 - Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff vs. US Express - Wrestlemania - Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff vs. US Express - 8/25/86 - Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan - 9/30/1980 - Andre The Giant and Rocky Johnson vs. Don Muraco and Big John Studd - 4/30/83 - Andre The Giant vs. King Kong Bundy - 9/23/85 - Andre vs. Macho Man Randy Savage - 9/29/88, Saturday Night's Main Event


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