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You Think You Know Me ? The Story Of Edge (3 Disc)

Documentary

I went into this documentary feeling bad for Edge. I mean, how could you not feel for a guy who had his career, his DREAM, end before he wanted it to? Well after watching this documentary it is safe to say that there is a happily ever after story for Edge, there is truly a feel-good vibe throughout the documentary that leaves the viewer feeling good about Edge's future, a man who has no regrets.

Almost everything in Edge's career is covered. I loved hearing from individuals who were close to Edge before he made it big like his two trainers, Rhyno, Christian, and various other childhood and training friends. As a matter of fact, Edge pays homage to his trainers in a segment that is very heartfelt and respectful. Little details such as how KISS influenced Edge's outfits are a nice little touch to the the documentary. His friendship with Christian is especially covered in depth, as you can tell that these two are very close.

All the main points of Edge's career are covered in depth. His entrance into the brood, the tag team title feud with The Hardyz and Dudleyz, his singles face push, the injury, the Matt Hardy-Lita situation (this is covered VERY in-depth, I actually kinda felt for Edge after watching that segment), his feuds with Cena,Batista, and Undertaker, and finally the later stages of his career up to his subsequent retirement. mostly EVERYTHING is there, save for a few things, but there isn't really too much to nitpick over.

There is a little segment on Edge's acting career, but this is strictly a WRESTLING documentary. This is the story of someone who gave his life to the business that he adored since he was a child. While not perfect, casual and hardcore fans alike will love this documentary, as it is one of the best single-superstar documentaries the WWE has ever produced (probably top 5), and even if you choose to not purchase the DVD, I'd suggest watching this ASAP as it is an hour and 50 minutes that just FLY by. Best Documentary of the year so far.

9/10

Disc Two

Adam Impact vs Christian Cage: ** 1/4
Edge/Christian vs T & A vs The Hardy Boyz vs Too Cool: ** 1/2
Edge vs Randy Orton: *** 3/4
Edge vs Matt Hardy Ladder Match: ***
Edge vs John Cena TLC Match: ****

Disc Three

Edge vs Shawn Michaels Street Fight: *** 1/2
Edge vs The Undertaker: **** 1/2
Edge vs Christian: *** 1/2
Edge vs Rey Mysterio vs Kane vs Alberto Del Rio TLC Match: *** 3/4
Edge vs Rey Mysterio vs Kane vs Drew Mcintyre vs Wade Barrett vs Big Show Elimination Chamber: ****
Edge vs Alberto Del Rio: *** 1/4

When I first saw this match listing on paper, I said on this forum that "This is the worst match listing of all time ; nothing but repeats and matches that I don't care for(Outside of Edge vs Orton and the Impact/Cage match). Fuck WWE for double dipping and attempting to steal my money once again because they're too lazy to hunt through their footage archive and compose a decent match listing for once" . I still think this is half true, as 9 out of 11 matches can be found on other PPV and Match comp DVDs, but my stance is different on the issue. I thought about it, and besides a few of these matches, I can see WHY most of these were selected to be on the DVD.

I was never the biggest fan of Edge's in-ring work post neck injury, but the matches on this set are pretty good. Impact vs Cage is very good for an indy match with barely anyone watching, a nice treat for the viewers (the commentary by Edge and Matt Striker makes this match worth watching anyways). Edge/Orton is a rare gem from Raw (which I had hoped to see more of), and while I respect the WWE for choosing not to put a TLC match on the set to showcase Edge & Christians tag team ability, they honestly could have picked a better match than the AVERAGE one that we have on this. The two ladder matches on disc two are staples in Edge's career, but BOTH can be found on the ladder match DVD. The street fight with HBK is pretty good, and his match with the Undertaker at Wrestlemania is his best single's match BY FAR IMO.

But then we get to the part of the DVD I don't understand. The last four matches (there are only eleven) take place within the last 10 months of Edge's career. I can understand showcasing his last match and his last title win, but did we REALLY need the Christian match which was released on DVD about a year ago already ? and the Elimination Chamber for that matter (longest match on the DVD, while it's a great bout, there are many more matches that can be placed on this)? Oh well, it's best to look at the match listing as a HISTORY of Edge, rather than a BEST OF. We get a match from every important phase of Edge's career on this, and not EVERYONE is a hardcore collector like myself, so it's okay to have this match selection.

All in all this is a good DVD with a fantastic documentary and a pretty decent match selection. This DVD will basically sum up Edge's entire career for you, which is alot to ask out of a DVD set nowadays. I still feel that Edge is overrated in the ring, but I've come away from this set thinking higher of him as a complete package (top 5 heel of the last decade for sure), and have more respect for him than MANY MANY other performers out there. Watch the documentary ASAP, but only buy the DVD if you don't own alot of other DVDs OR you need to own every DVD.

7.75/10
 
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PWInsider.com said:
The word making the rounds internally is that Silvervision is ending its long run as WWE's European distributor for DVD and Blu-Ray. That's a shame for those markets as in many cases, there were blu-ray releases for those areas that were far superior than what was released here, as well as older content (including old Coliseum videos) that were never released here via DVD.
That's a shame, hope to God it aint true, SilverVision has a tonne of great value even when the sales aren't on. Hoping there isn't any truth to this.
 
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That's a shame, hope to God it aint true, SilverVision has a tonne of great value even when the sales aren't on. Hoping there isn't any truth to this.
I certainly hope SV ain'tnt shutting down, still loads of DVDs for me to get lol, shame thier tagged classic sale ended, was gonna get me a couple this week too,

Still ain't seen a UK release date for the wcw DVD, hope at least amazon get it...
 
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Silvervision UK

Don't know if this is the correct place but thought some of you guys might be interested

If anybody in the UK are looking for some good deals on WWE DVD's then check out Silvervisions Sale

http://www.silvervision.co.uk/category/Extra-Sale-Items/page1.html

Seems like they are slitting from WWE as Europe's main distributor

Get them while you can.

They also have the fastest delivery system Ive ever came across.
 
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SV having all these sales is either a sign that things aren't good and they're trying to get rid of as much stock as possible... or they are just trying to keep sales up until everything is sorted and they can start releasing new DVD's again.

Just ordered:

No Mercy 2002
Vengeance 2003
No Mercy 2003

All for 13.47 thanks to the 10% off 3 items or more deal :D.
 
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Re: Silvervision UK

I was hoping this was more information about who is going to be taking over as WWE's UK distributor..

You are right though, I will be very sad to see the end of SilverVision, I have made many a order from them, with record speeds and brilliant prices before the DVD's hit the shops.

Let's hope the new distributor keeps up to the same quality.. and quickly! I'm dying for the WM28 Blu Ray! I was there and stupidly didnt order/ record it off sky box office as i was in Miami..
 
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Wasn't sure if to put this in a seperate thread, in here (since it's part of a DvD) or in the music section but I am hoping someone here can help me out :eek:

this is the final part of the Rise and Fall of WCW DvD. (A very good watch I might add)



Anyway onto my question, if you watch it there is a slow instrumental throughout the video, to close the DvD. I was wondering if anyone knew the name of the song or something simmilar, I am looking to make my own homemade video of something not to do with wrestling and want to use music like that in the background.

Big ups to anyone that can help me out (Y)
 
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I really hope it's not true about Silvervision. They always had decent bargains on their site and delivery was always very quick.

If WWE do strike a deal with another distributor then I'm wondering what's going to happen to the Tagged Classics series? I don't know if it would be possible but I've always wanted SV to do one of those fortnightly magazine/dvd combos with their old PPVs. The ones you can buy in the newsagents where the first issue is cheap like £2.99 then every issue after that is something like £8.99. Manga UK have done it in recent years with their old titles and was a success as it ended after 100 editions which was twice as long as originally intended. I know that actually works out more expensive than the £14.99 double-packs on the SV site, but it would be a wonderful thing to collect.

In the unlikely event that it ever happened though, I would like it to be Silvervision doing it.
 
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