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Review of Ric Flair Definitive Collection

Review of Ric Flair Definitive Collection

Posted: Jul 23rd 2008 By: mikeiles

Courtesy: www.MondayNightMayhem.com
Monday Night Mayhem DVD Review
Presented By Sweet Sunshine Sauces
?Nature Boy? Ric Flair:
The Definitive Collection Three-Disc Set

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Content: 8.0

Tons of stuff here with a great documentary, awesome matches, & fun promos. Some would be disappointed in wanting to see other things, but a 35-plus-year career & three-disc DVD title produced discs later from the WWE, and you could see where they have to go elsewhere in search not to review previous material.


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Video: 8.5

Great video considering some of the matches are from footage over a quarter century in time where video technology was not elite. The presentation of this footage by WWE Films really enlightens the picture enough throughout to the point that your realization of the footage used has no negative effect to the viewer.

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Audio: 9.0

Clear & crisp commentary during the documentary and matches. Dolby Surround in two channels. Accurate sound reproduced.

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Special Features: 9.0

Great stuff with tons of classic unbelievable promos, and the extra-long farewell address on Monday Night RAW that was never seen fully. The panelists tell beautiful stories and make you relive all the moments.

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What?s On The DVD?

The first disc is the story from Ric & his peers in regards to his adopted beginnings and breaking into the sport. The plane crash is reviewed again, because it is something that cannot be ignored. But from there it?s a throwback to the old day, something that Flair was pretty much the last man in the modern era to display to the viewer ? where we see the constant grind of Ric being the traveling champion an his role in every territory. Not only do you learn a lot about Ric Flair, it is also a history of wrestling. Flair is the champion that bridged the territorial era and the national era. This DVD explains the massive changes that took place in the industry in a way that is much better than on previous WWE DVD?s. The stories are facinating with some review but mainly new discussed material coming from a relaxed Flair. Seeing Jim Cornette share many thoughts in this DVD was a surprise but even more shocking was not hearing a word from possibly Flair?s greatest opponent of all time who works for the company, Ricky ?The Dragon? Steamboat. But hey, at least we did not get comments from ?The Brooklyn Brawler,? Steve Lombardi this time around. Many funny moments & incredible stuff is said in these old school promos from the past, where Flair?s greatness is gloated upon by himself with not one scripted line from a writer involved.

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The Matches:

If you got the DVD just to see Flair?s greatest matches, well out of the thousands out there you were limited to close to a dozen. The choices are fair, but not the very best and anything past Starrcade 1983 pretty much has made it?s way around if it was a major moment in Flairs career.

A great match of the set is a six-man tag team match from World Wide Wrestling. The match pits Flair & The Andersons against Magnum TA, ?The American Dream? Dusty Rhodes, & Manny Fernandez. The intensity in the building creates one of the greatest atmospheres and you could see that every fan loved every minute of it. The workers in the ring had the crowd at their mercy. Seeing Flair govern Kerry Von Erich in his Dallas match or Sting in their classic Clash Of The Champions battle from 1988 makes you realize that Flair in his prime no matter what was ALWAYS on his A-game.

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The Verdict:

This DVD features a great story of the career of Ric Flair. The overlapping between the stories on this DVD & The Four Horsemen DVD are kept to a minimum. Compared to other wrestler documentaries, this is one of the better ones that the WWE has done. If you also are waiting to hear Flair talk about anything that displeased him, well, it will only be pre-WWE, as he has not a harsh word to say regarding anything with his current employer. Flair will get his shots in at the Jim Herd?s & Eric Bischoff?s, but any issues with Vince & the direction of his carer the last few years where you felt that there were problems will never be dwelled upon.

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Overall Recommendation:

Buy this DVD. Old school fans that remember the prime of ?The Nature Boy?s? career will be sure to enjoy this trip back in time. Younger fans that might have been wondering why Ric was shown such a great deal of respect, and brought many stars & fans to tears when he retired will understand why once they watch this DVD.

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Final Thoughts:

While you may have not been happy when Vince bought out the rights to WCW back in 2001, this DVD would not exist if Vince could never use any of the older Crockett/Turner footage, because it would never have been even close to the excellent production that the WWE & their goldmine of footage can create for the viewer.

The Definitive Collection Of Ric Flair is another excellent release, and definitely worth getting for any true wrestling fan from any era.

Overall Rating: 9.0

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DVD Reviewed By ?Wild? Bill Brown

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Tags: Ric Flair, WWE, Jim Cornette, Magnum T. A., Dusty Rhodes, Kerry Von Erich, Sting, WCW

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