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I finally saw this... and it solidifies Benoit as my favorite WWE champ since The Rock, and one of my favorite wrestlers of all time.
The core video was a very complete retrospective of Benoit's wrestling career. Let me say that it was incredibly surreal to see high-quality ECW matches (well, as high-quality as ECW gets) with Joey Styles announcing...on a WWE video. Nearly everything that Benoit has done has been covered, surprisingly enough with WWE actually letting Benoit's career marks in other feds shine over his own work in WWE. Even the Kevin Sullivan feud was covered, and while it didn't go into too much detail at the request of Benoit himself, it's nice to see how Benoit's frustration in WCW was covered. His feud with The Rock was covered as well....this, I believe, truly elevated Benoit to the big time, but he had been held down after that. In the old WCW footage and extra matches, it's really WEIRD to see Booker T without his hair....in fact, seeing all these guys who have been in WWE as they were years ago is a plus.
Pros:
1. How complete this video is
2. The EXTRAS!! (lots of non-WWE Benoit star matches are included)
3. THE MULLET (LOL, seeing Benoit with that hair is hilarious)
4. WWE's limited "interference" in telling Benoit's story
5. Interviews with Benoit's family (even his wife, who is scantily featured)
6. The "WWF" blurring/muting is minimal (only the scratch logos are blurred, and Rock saying "WWF" was muted)
7. Seeing Benoit wrestle BRET HART!!
8. The Tazz/Cole commentary on the Japanese matches (Tazz brings a definite insight to the competitors in these matches, and hearing Tazz and Cole face off is hilarious)
9. Getting to see Benoit do moves he isn't allowed to use anymore
The Cons
1. The Benoit/2 Cold Scorpio match only having 1/2 of its commentary
2. Benoit's original WWE theme being dubbed over his WCW entrance music (what was wrong with it?)
As you can see, the cons are definitely minor.
Is it worth the $20-$25? YES. I paid more for VHS with some of these matches, and for those who want to know the hype behind Chris Benoit on the internet...they've just gotta see this to see what it's all about.
If you like pro wrestling as it once was, definitely check out this video. Even the Falls Count Anywhere match with Kevin Sullivan they put on this video is good.
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